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Gallery: EPHS Art Department 'Empty Bowls' fundraiser
EAST PROVIDENCE — Students in the East Providence High School Art Department taking instruction in ceramics from teacher Tricia Chapman held their second annual “Empty Bowls” … more
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Neal Tullson barrels through the North Kingstown defense to gain yardage for the Patriots in the season-opener Friday at home. The Patriots were defeated, 20-0.
Portsmouth downed by Skippers in season-opener, 20-0
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School football team couldn’t manage to put any points on the board as North Kingstown won the season-opener Friday night on the turf field, 20-0. The … more
Townies get extended break as boys’ volleyball playoffs loom
EAST PROVIDENCE —  To the victors go the spoils…including a lot of time off. The East Providence High School boys’ volleyball team as well as the Mount St. Charles/North … more
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Dr. Jonathan Brice discusses his budget plan at Monday night's budget subcommittee meeting at Mt. Hope High School in Bristol.
Bristol Warren school chief: 'We need this budget'
The Bristol Warren Regional School Committee will take its first full look at the superintendent’s proposed $57.1 million budget Wednesday night, amid concerns that the state will reduce the … more
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Portsmouth school budget calls for 2.6% hike in expenditures
PORTSMOUTH — The School Committee Tuesday night unanimously approved a $42.21 million budget for fiscal year 2023 that calls for a $1.07 million increase in expenditures — a … more
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Bristol Warren schools being sprayed with anti-viral solution amid coronavirus fears
With Covid-19 (the Coronavirus) starting to move into Rhode Island, officials in the Bristol Warren Regional School District are taking steps to protect students and staff from contracting the … more
Bristol Warren Joint Finance Committee Chairman Steven Calenda, a member of the Warren Town Council, will call regular meetings with school administrators in the coming months.
JFC questions Bristol Warren's long-term strategy
Members of the Joint Finance Committee will hold regular quarterly meetings with Bristol Warren administrators in the coming months as they seek ways to improve the district and eliminate the … more
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Work as a school lunch monitor and you’re eligible for a vaccination
The Barrington School Department is looking for people to work as lunch monitors at Barrington Middle School and Barrington High School. The additional staffing is needed as students in those schools … more
The Mt. Hope Masqueraders, with theatre director Nick Mendillo front and center, pose after winning the Rhode Island Drama Festival in 2019, the last year it was held.
Bristol Warren reduces theatre position to part time
Mt. Hope High School's theatre program will live on in some form, following the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee unanimous decision Monday evening to approve $2.3 million in budget cuts this … more
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Westport's team includes (from left) Ella Camara, Coach Justin Gendreau, Peyton Gendreau,Vera Rodrigues, Autymn Pereira, Sophia Nickelson, Lily Veracka, Margaret Twomey, Reese Markovich, Lily Cipollini, Bailey Hart, Ella Pereira, Coach Keith Nickelson and Mallory Crocker. Missing from the photo are Isabella Krzyston, Maddison Wenson and Coach Paul Krzyston.
Westport finishes ninth in state soccer tourney
The Westport United Grade 5 Girls' Soccer Team competed at the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions over the last weekend of June, marking the first time in 23 years that Westport had entered a team … more
An appeal hearing for the three fired Barrington teachers will be held March 31 at BHS. Shown is the pre-termination hearing on Oct. 28.
Fired teacher: 'This isn’t over the vaccine. This is over wrongful termination'
The appeal hearing for the three unvaccinated Barrington school teachers who were fired by the district will be held on Thursday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Barrington High School … more
A photo of an early construction phase for the new Barrington Middle School. Barrington officials are currently recruiting a visioning team that will create a “long-term educational vision for our schools."
Barrington building a visioning team for public schools
Barrington Public Schools are recruiting members for the district’s “visioning team.” According to a recent email from the district, the visioning team will assist with the … more
Michelle Orlando addresses a joint meeting of the Westport Select Board and school committee Monday evening.
Orlando regains Westport school board seat
Michelle Orlando is back on the Westport School Committee, five months after she lost her seat in April's elections. A joint meeting of the Westport Select Board and school committee voted 7-0 … more
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The Barrington High School girls basketball team will play in the Division I semifinals. The Eagles had been scheduled to play against St. Raphael's, but that team withdrew from the tournament recently.
St. Raphael's withdraws from basketball tournament, Eagles advance
The Barrington High School girls basketball team will play in the Division I semifinals on Sunday, March 8, after the St. Raphael's team withdrew from the tournament. Tenth-seeded Barrington had … more
English class sparks debate over 'morality' lessons in Bristol Warren
Social justice and the question of morality lessons in the classroom turned into a hot political discussion in Warren and Bristol this week, following an online post last week by a school committee … more
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The Townies' Grant Wosencroft smashes a winner over the net May 5.
Gallery: EPHS boys' volleyball vs. Barrington
EAST PROVIDENCE — Among the recent run of successes for the East Providence High School boys' volleyball team was a victory over neighboring Barrington in a Division II match last Thursday … more
East Providence District Teacher of the Year for 2020 Jen Ruthven conducts a distance learning session with members of her second grade class from Orlo Avenue Elementary School.
East Providence School District rates Ruthven teacher of the year
EAST PROVIDENCE — The School Department announced the annual recipients of its teacher of the year awards at the May 12 meeting of the School Committee, including as well the selection of … more
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Attorney Greg Piccirilli (right) sits with his clients Stephanie Hines, Brittany DiOrio and Kerri Thurber (from left to right) during a previous hearing at the high school.
Why is Barrington School Committee re-adopting its Covid-19 policy?
The Barrington School Committee is expected to complete its “second read” of the Covid-19 policy during its meeting tonight, Thursday, July 28. Two weeks earlier, the committee held … more
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The Barrington High School field hockey team plays its home games on the field that runs along the edge of County Road. A new fields report is proposing eight acres of the BHS athletic fields be covered in artificial turf.
Report includes plan for 8 acres of turf at Barrington High School
A new report focused on athletic fields in Barrington includes wide-ranging recommendations, such as covering a large portion of the high school’s playing fields in artificial turf (but not … more
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Option 1A offers a PK-2 model with pre-kindergarten at Sowams School.
What do you think about the school plan in Barrington?
Barrington officials were hoping residents would share their opinions about the plans for the future of local schools. The plans — presented by officials from the architecture firm Kaestle … more
Two Barrington schools offering Covid-19 testing
All students and staff at Barrington High School and Barrington Middle School are now being offered testing for Covid-19 through a special program that will run through the end of the school year. The program was made … more
Bristol Warren School officials react to budget worries
Bristol Warren Regional School Committee members and, just prior, members of the committee's budget subcommittee on Monday night expressed anger, concern, frustration and wariness as Superintendent … more
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Barrington schools issue complex new mask rules
Barrington Public Schools released a list of their new Covid mitigation measures, which include new rules about masks and quarantine times. District officials shared a framework for how it will … more
Riverside Middle School lot/field project crosses last hurdle
EAST PROVIDENCE — After years of dilly-dallying caused mostly by internal forces though with a few external ones as well, the City Council, at its October 4 gathering, at last gave final approval to a … more
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Dr. Jonathan Brice, shown here on July 22, his first day on the job as interim superintendent of the Bristol Warren Regional School District, was named the district's permanent superintendent Tuesday night, following a vote of the school committee. The term of his contract is three yars, retroactive to July 22.
Brice named permanent superintendent in Bristol Warren
Dr. Jonathan Brice was appointed as the permanent full time Superintendent of the Bristol Warren Regional School District Tuesday evening. Dr. Brice, who was hired as a one-year interim … more
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