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Letter: Get your information from reliable sources

To the editor: It has come to my attention that a letter by Devyn Smith, published on your website, includes two demonstrably false claims about me. In the interest of giving voters factual … more

11/3/22

Letter: Will the real America please stand up?

How can our town be so patriot, celebrate our country’s birthday with a wonder Fourth of July celebration, sit side-by-side with thousands of citizens, then turn around on July 5th and tolerate … more

7/7/21

Letter: Dear Elvis Presley, we need help

To the editor: In regard to the Barrington School Committee, it’s time to ask Elvis Presley for help. “Return to Sender.” The committee’s plans for the future of … more

10/12/22

Letter: A note about dogs in public spaces

To the editor: While walking on the beach and around neighborhoods, dog owners sometimes ignore repeated requests from others to keep their dogs leashed. Multiple residents have raised concerns … more

1/22/21

Letter: No need to offer demolition option yet

To the editor: I fail to see why, at this juncture, a resolution allowing demolition of the former Carmelite Monastery is necessary to entice developers to offer plans for management of the … more

5/25/22

Letter: School plan will adversely impact home values

To the editor: We agree that our neighborhood schools need to be updated and potentially even rebuilt. Yet, we hope we can keep just that - our neighborhood schools. One of the most important … more

10/13/22

Letter: Why am I able to keep my job while they lose theirs?

To the editor: Once again this week I was disappointed with the leadership of our town. I was disappointed, but not surprised, because over the past year our leaders have been tone deaf to reason … more

11/10/21

Letter: Reasons we voted against an option to demolish

To the editor: We are respectfully submitting a minority statement to explain our negative votes at the Ad Hoc 25 Watson Avenue committee on April 25, to have the option to demolish the … more

5/25/22

Letter: An independent voice for Barrington and Warren

To the editor: I’m writing to respond to last week’s letter to the editor from Joe Merrill. Mr. Merrill said that he did not know of “an instance when [I] voted on anything, no … more

10/13/22

Letter: Entire monastery process has been a bit of a sham

To the editor: I’m writing in support of preserving and renovating the monastery building at 25 Watson Avenue in Barrington. The town council has decided to go to the Financial Town … more

5/25/22

Letter: Mr. Blanchard is a wonderful teacher

To the editor: As a parent of a child who thrived in Mr. Blanchard’s Lang and Lit course as a freshman, I would like to offer our experience. Our son not only thrived academically but felt … more

10/15/22

Letter: Why isn’t school committee meeting in person?

Happy to see town council requiring members attend meetings in-person, as of Tuesday night, with remote option for the public. As it should be. Why can they handle it, but the school committee … more

2/18/22

Letter: Over-budgeting and millions in surplus in Barrington

To the editor: I would like to explain my vote on the recommended budgets for the schools and the town and what I learned while going through the budget process . I voted with the majority … more

5/25/22

Letter: K-3 should be prioritized over pre-K expansion

To the editor: We are grateful that the Barrington Times recently covered the space concerns relating to Primrose Hill Elementary . These space concerns are the result of optional preschool … more

10/12/22

Letter: Indoor smoking should be banned in casinos

To the editor: As a therapist working very close to the Rhode Island border, I am concerned for the workers and non-smokers who are again being exposed to second-hand smoke inside the casino. I … more

4/30/23

Letter: This was an attack from within

What took place at our nation’s capital last week was an attack on our country and Constitution from within. It was another 9/11 moment perpetrated not by foreign terrorist but from American … more

1/14/21

Letter: Vote yes on Watson Avenue

To the editor: I write to encourage all voters in Barrington to attend Wednesday night’s Financial Town Meeting at the Barrington High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. and to vote … more

5/25/22

Letter: Shame on the Barrington Times for getting involved

I am a 1997 graduate of Barrington High School and have been a teacher and administrator for the past 23 years. On a recent visit my parents shared the letter written regarding Dr. Kevin Blanchard … more

10/16/22

Letter: No simplistic answers for questions on gun control

To the editor: First, the current state: There are 400 million guns in a country of 300 million people. Most people don’t own guns, or own one or two; this means that a few people have a … more

4/30/23

Letter: Objection to East Bay's CD1 endorsement process

While we have no quarrel with the choice of the editors, we do have objections to the process they used to come to that choice. more

9/4/23

Letter: Barrington High School is doing just fine

To the editor: When we read last week's editorial, “Where’s the rigor at BHS?,” we, as students, were surprised and disappointed to read such an unwarranted and misleading … more

10/15/20

Letter: Vaccination as public duty, not personal choice

Where to begin with Matthew Fletcher’s anti-vaccine screed published in last week’s Barrington Times ? First, a few facts: 1. Unvaccinated adults are 16 times more likely to be … more

2/18/22

Letter: Protecting our kids

To the editor: To find out your child has been sexually assaulted by an adult is among the worst things a parent could imagine. Yet, the possibility for this to be a reality has been … more

10/16/22

Letter: Poll numbers appear to back abortion bill

To the editor: David O’Connell (letters, "Many residents oppose proposed Assembly abortion bill," The Post, March 2, edition) seems to be lumping in all those who have had abortions with … more

3/9/23

Letter: Republican Congress shares responsibility for gun deaths

Once again the Second Amendment has its day, this time in the sanctity of an elementary school. Six innocent lives brutally taken, three of them children. Mentally ill persons occur in all … more

4/18/23