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A Barrington police officer was locking up the gate at the town beach on Saturday night, Jan. 11, when he looked to the west and spotted a strange green light shining into the sky.
The officer …
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1/13/20
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To the editor:
I am a frequent pedestrian in Barrington, and my walk to and from school leads me across the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Middle Highway, the subject of an article in the …
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1/10/20
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To the editor:
Let me ask a stupid question. Would you take your family out boating in the same cove that is also being used by hunters to shoot water fowl? Of course not, but that's exactly …
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1/10/20
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There were plenty of questions surrounding the proposed construction of a new Starbucks restaurant on County Road during Thursday night's Technical Review Committee meeting.
But no question …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/10/20
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Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were close friends back in 1965. They shared the dream that our nation should be “a place where civil and human rights …
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1/10/20
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Newspapers are dying. I hear it all the time; on the news, from strangers, acquaintances, even from some customers. To be sure, it’s hard to hear … every single time. Not because this is …
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1/9/20
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Video surveillance cameras captured footage of two men trying to break into Barrington residents' cars early Sunday morning, Jan. 5.
A Barton Avenue resident called police at about 1:45 a.m. …
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1/9/20
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In the spirit of Columbus Day 2010, 2015 and 2017, one or more moonbats continued the new Elmwood tradition last year — bloodying the explorer’s likeness — and chained to its base a …
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1/9/20
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The deadline to nominate someone for the Barrington Heritage Hall of Fame's inaugural class is quickly approaching.
The Barrington Heritage Hall of Fame, which was recently established in an …
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1/8/20
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Many years ago, when Alica and her mother Relly would go to Newport Creamery for lunch, Relly would doodle on the placemats and beautiful pictures would come to life. Tiny little people and charming …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/8/20
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To the editor:
Barrington deserves better than this. Last year, Mr. Minardi, our tax assessor, covertly concocted a crazy new rule increasing property valuations on a select few properties that …
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1/7/20
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The new year brought a change to Barrington's approach to conducting property assessments.
Last year, Barrington Tax Assessor Michael Minardi adopted a new approach to conducting property …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/3/20
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Songs of the season will fill the interior of Holy Angels Church on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 5 p.m., in what promises to be an evening that the entire family can enjoy.
Under the direction of Nicholas …
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BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA
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12/21/19
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Caroll Spinney, the whole body puppeteer who brought Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life, died Sunday at age 85 in Connecticut.
Big Bird, like most six-year-olds, would …
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12/13/19
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Emma Marvelli channeled the Lorax when speaking to the town council at its November meeting.
The Barrington High School freshman told members of the council about her Girl Scout Silver …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/12/19
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Can knitting really stop children from getting bullied?
Maybe not, but thanks to the handiwork of many local knitters, children at the Hampden Meadows School YMCA After-school enrichment …
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12/11/19
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A FedEx delivery driver contacted Barrington Police on Friday, Dec. 6, after spotting a suspicious vehicle in West Barrington.
The driver told police it appeared the truck was following the …
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12/11/19
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To the editor:
This is soooo much drivel! Both the Federal Labor Relations Authority and the National Labor Relations Board honor the labor law and regulation of "Status Quo Ante". Which means …
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12/11/19
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Casey Lambert tallied her 1,000th career assist for the Barrington High School volleyball team this fall.
That milestone was made even more impressive by the fact that Casey reached that mark in …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/10/19
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To the editor:
After reading the “ One man’s trash is another man’s $$$ ” letter to the editor in the Barrington Times, I thought about pulling on a pair of green yoga …
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12/10/19
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Barrington school officials have refused to release any details about what they have spent on legal services to fight a lengthy battle with the family of a middle school student who was improperly …
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12/10/19
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The town may build a new shade structure at the tennis courts across from the high school.
At the Dec. 2 council meeting, members approved a motion to apply for a grant to build a …
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12/9/19
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To the editor:
Why would anyone in their right mind want to tear down the gas station/garage that has served this town in so many helpful ways to put up a drive through Starbucks? Really! …
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12/7/19
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DEM recently determined that Barrington officials failed to comply with the permit they had to remove invasive weeds from Kent Street Pond.
A Nov. 25 letter from Rhode Island Department of …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/6/19
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To the editor:
Rhode Island law grants broad authority and discretion to tax assessors to make real property valuations and set tax assessments. That authority, however, cannot be exercised via a …
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12/6/19
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