PROVIDENCE — Five students from East Providence are among dozens statewide heading off to college with more than $470,000 in scholarships from a new fund at the Rhode Island Foundation: The …
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8/31/22
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For Barrington students, summer officially ended on Monday, Aug. 29.
That day marked the start of the 2022-23 school year in Barrington. Most students returned to a half-day; at the high school, …
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8/31/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Mayor Bob DaSilva, about to complete his initial term as the city’s first elected chief executive and running for a second four-year stay in office at the 2022 …
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By Mike Rego
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8/30/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys’ basketball team recently completed its annual summer slate of activities, including participation in the Johnston League where the …
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By Mike Rego
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8/28/22
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PORTSMOUTH — They’ll be no free lunch for students when they report back to school next week.
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By Jim McGaw
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8/25/22
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Following is a list of the new teaching hires for Barrington schools, the teachers who resigned, and those who retired recently. Some of the changes were announced at the Aug. 17 school committee …
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8/23/22
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Renovating the old high school for re-use by Westport's municipal offices, senior center and school administration would cost just over $29 million, while renovating the town's current offices would …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/23/22
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Primrose Hill School will start the new year with an interim principal.
Pat Tolento announced earlier this month that she was resigning from her position as Primrose Hill School principal. Tolento …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/22/22
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On Thursday night, members of the Barrington School Committee voted to move forward on their facilities master plan. Committee members voted 4-0 to accept “Option 2B” which includes the …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/19/22
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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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EAST PROVIDENCE — The biggest disruption to Rhode Island boys’ high school soccer in the near 60 years since its inception is happening this fall and is being driven in part by an entity …
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By Mike Rego
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8/18/22
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PORTSMOUTH — When students and staff enter their respective school buildings this month, they’ll see some improvements the district has been working on over the summer.
The …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/17/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Adhering to the axiom “no rest for the weary,” the East Providence High School returning football players and coaches have been diligent about preparations for the …
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By Mike Rego
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8/11/22
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Former Westport School Committee member Michelle Orlando, who lost her seat on the committee in the April election, has submitted a letter of interest for re-admission to the committee.
The …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/4/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sandra Forand made her first draft budget presentation to the full School Committee at the body’s July meeting, the new top administrator …
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By Mike Rego
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8/3/22
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The large wooden doors toward the rear of the Nayatt School cafeteria look like storage closets, but a closer look reveals something else.
As school officials pull open the doors, the spaces …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/3/22
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Members of the school building committee endorsed a plan to build two new elementary schools, renovate Nayatt and turn it into an early learning center, and eliminate Sowams School, as part of the …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/29/22
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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 …
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7/28/22
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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 …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/28/22
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Barrington Public Schools will spend $36,862 on a DEI — diversity, equity and inclusivity — audit.
Members of the Barrington School Committee approved the expenditure during …
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7/28/22
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For the last two years, students district-wide enjoyed free meals at school. But that will change this fall.
Barrington School officials emailed families earlier this month to alert them to the …
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7/26/22
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Nancy Tavares has resigned from her Westport School Committee post, opening the door for a joint school committee/select board appointment to the vacant seat.
Tavares, who was elected to the …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/20/22
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More than a dozen people applied for the vacant Barrington High School principal’s position, during the second search process.
During a recent interview, Barrington Superintendent of …
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7/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A Superior Court judge has ruled that the defendants in a lawsuit alleging negligence that resulted in the suicide of 15-year-old Nathan Bruno in 2018 may have access to only a …
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7/20/22
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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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