PORTSMOUTH — By Dec. 1, teachers and all other employees of the Portsmouth school district must submit proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19. If they don’t, they will need to …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE —
The latest endeavor between the city and the community group East Providence Urban Forest took place last week when a dedication and opening ceremony of a new native tree …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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5/26/22
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Little Compton resident Keith Cory, an educator and long-time athletic administrator, has been named Athletic Director of the Year by the Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic Administrator …
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4/15/22
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Next month, Barrington residents will get a glimpse of what local schools may look like in the future.
Last month, the district held two deep dive visioning sessions where a group of 50 people …
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6/24/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School cross country teams continued their respective 2022 regular seasons in recent days, the boys’ squad with solid numbers and reasonable …
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By Mike Rego
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9/28/22
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First a blue ribbon. Now the green.
Barrington Middle School, which has already been honored with a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon for academic excellence, was recently selected as a …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/26/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — What’s old is new again for the East Providence High School girls’ soccer team with the start of the 2022 season as the Townies will be guided by a new coach, …
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By Mike Rego
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9/8/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School football team, coming off a fine win over St. Raphael in its Division II season opener the week prior, fell to Cumberland last week in …
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Photos by Tyler Maxwell
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9/28/22
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Members of the Barrington School Building Committee have two weeks to decide which of the six construction plans for new schools in Barrington they want to recommend to the school committee.
The …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/15/22
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BARRINGTON — Notching 10 first-place finishes, The Portsmouth High boys’ outdoor track team finished second to Barrington in a dual meet Tuesday afternoon, April 5.
The Eagles edged …
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4/6/22
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They were sophomores when everything changed.
Members of the Barrington High School Class of 2022 were about three-quarters of the way through their sophomore year when Covid turned their …
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6/8/22
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The switch to distance learning will save Barrington schools about $300,000 in transportation costs, said the district's director of finance and administration, Doug Fiore.
During an interview on …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/15/20
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A number of parents have started the school year concerned, frustrated, and angry about student transportation issues, bus ridership eligibility, and the Barrington School Department’s response …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/22/21
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PROVIDENCE — St. Mary Academy-Bay View graduated its Class of 2022 on Monday evening, June 6, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. The Class of 79 graduates have all been accepted into …
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6/8/22
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A large group of Barrington High School students walked out of class on Thursday afternoon in protest to gun violence, and as a call to action for local and national legislators.
The walk-out was …
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5/26/22
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A team of students from Barrington High School earned a first place rating and finished second in Rhode Island in the SIFMA Foundation’s “Stock Market Game.”
Students in Tammy …
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2/28/22
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The Barrington High School RoboEagles began their quest for a robotics state championship on Nov. 10.
That gave them about four months to build their robot, complete all the necessary coding and …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/2/22
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A Rhode Island Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday, May 25, that the Barrington School Committee violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by failing to provide sufficient notice before enacting …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/26/22
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The Commissioner of Education in Rhode Island stopped by Barrington Middle School last week to help celebrate a special Green Ribbon awarded to the school.
Commissioner Angélica …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/28/22
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Twenty-three eighth graders at the Wilbur & McMahon Schools said goodbye to their hometown school Thursday, when they graduated in an outdoor, evening celebration at the school.
The students …
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6/24/22
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Barrington school officials were asking for a $3.096 million increase for their nearly $60 million operating budget.
The Committee on Appropriations has recommended a smaller increase …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/19/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2022 season for the East Providence High School boys’ volleyball team somewhat surprisingly came to a quick conclusion Wednesday night, June 8, with a 3-0 loss to …
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By Mike Rego
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6/8/22
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Barrington High School will have a new principal this year.
District officials recently announced the hiring of Christopher Ashley as Barrington High School’s next principal. Ashley replaces …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/19/22
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Barrington Middle School will be well-represented at the national MathCounts competition this year.
Eighth-grader Ruoyu “Athena” Gao and seventh-grader Siddartha Gupta finished in …
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4/27/21
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Barrington has a new school resource officer.
Barrington Police Officer Corey Resendes began his work as the new “SRO” for Barrington Public Schools at the start of the school year. …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/20/22
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