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To the editor:
Now, I'm not one to gossip so you didn't hear it from me but there's a dirty little secret lurking in the shadows of the fair town of Barrington that needs to be brought out into …
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12/3/19
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The Barrington Public School Superintendent’s School Scheduling Task Force has created a survey to learn about parents', teachers' and students' experiences with the new change in the …
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12/3/19
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Jacqueline Waterman said she literally had a panic attack when she opened her dad’s bill water bill last week.
Ms. Waterman, who lives in Maine but has power of attorney for her father, an …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/3/19
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Details of the agreement between the Barrington School Committee and NEA-Barrington teachers union are still unclear, as the new contract has not been released to the public yet.
Barrington …
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12/2/19
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Barrington's Daniel Shea recently collected 3,370 pieces of Halloween candy and donated it all to his school candy collection for Amos House, which is the state's largest soup kitchen.
Daniel, a …
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11/30/19
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Barrington beat Mt. Hope 22-6, in their annual Thanksgiving Day football game in Barrington on Thursday morning. The now Eagles have an 18-9 series lead over the Huskies.
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Photos and story by Richard W Dionne Jr
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11/29/19
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A fleet of volunteers and a fleet of cars delivered nearly 400 meals to the needy Thanksgiving afternoon, running the operation out of St. Thomas The Apostle Church in Warren. The volunteers, led by …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/29/19
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Bristol resident Bryan Ganley was about 21 years old when he got a late night call from his best friend, who said he wanted to end his life.
Mr. Ganley was unable to change his friend’s …
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/28/19
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To the editor:
Am I the only person who hates the blue “Holiday” lights at the Barrington Town Hall? I cringe every year when I drive by and see that town hall building dark and …
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11/27/19
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The woman who hollered out at a Barrington boy to "Get in the car" actually thought she was speaking to her son, said local police.
On Monday, Nov. 18, an 11-year-old boy told police that he was …
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11/27/19
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For more than a month, those involved with Barrington public schools have been adjusting to the change in school schedules. Everyone, from students and their parents, to coaches and teachers, has …
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By Noelle Faiza
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11/27/19
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There are certain recurring things in life that you can always set your clock by, such as long lines at the mall on Black Friday, hot and humid weather in July, and of course a regular bashing of …
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11/27/19
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As a former municipal employee, now retired, I want to respond to the Bristol Phoenix editorial, entitled ”The end of contract give-and-take.” The editorial paints such a bleak picture …
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11/27/19
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To the editor:
It’s disappointing to see that Verizon continues to waste trees on obsolete Yellow Pages. And it’s irritating as heck that they see fit to toss these relics into our …
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11/27/19
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Following a somewhat familiar theme, the Barrington town government has again announced it is reducing a service to taxpayers (tax bills, of course, remain the same).
The latest announcement …
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11/26/19
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To the editor:
I was the kid without. Without new clothes, without name brands, without enough socks. We didn't always have heat or electricity. But my friends did. As did the majority of other …
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11/26/19
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More than a dozen cities and towns in Rhode Island recently filed a lawsuit in opposition to the state's "lifetime contracts law."
The legislation, which was signed by Governor Gina Raimondo in …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/23/19
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A preliminary plan filed Friday morning, Nov. 22, at Barrington Town Hall calls for the construction of a new Starbucks coffee shop to be built on the site currently home to the BP gas station and an …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/22/19
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A Barrington girl told police that she has twice been approached by a man driving a black SUV.
On Thursday, Nov. 7, the 13-year-old girl was allegedly approached by the man while she was walking …
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11/22/19
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The Barrington High School Stagemasters will be performing Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella this weekend.
The musical was originally written as a televised musical starring Julie Andrews …
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11/21/19
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Dear School Committee members:
Last month, as you know, the school committee sued the Department of Education and one of your students in an effort to overturn RIDE’s findings that a …
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11/21/19
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The Barrington School Committee has been in a legal battle with the family of one student for 18 months, but does not know how much it has spent on that battle. Separately, the Rhode Island chapter …
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By Scott Pickering
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11/21/19
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Beer drinkers across the country will soon have the opportunity to enjoy a unique beer first brewed inside a Barrington resident's garage.
New England Breakfast Ale, a brown ale brewed with …
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11/21/19
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During an interview late last week, Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha said the new assessments policy, which has drawn some significant backlash, is “not locked in” for next …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/20/19
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To the editor:
On Saturday, Nov. 2, a large grand group of Barrington Boy Scouts, their troop leaders and some of their parents packed the halls of Tap-In with armloads of non-perishable food …
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11/19/19
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