Barrington police officers have become quite familiar with a neighbor dispute on Adelaide Avenue.

The arguments and complaints between the two householes started years ago, and most recently involved one of the neighbors playing a radio outdoors. According to police, one of the residents called the station on Friday, Sept. 29 to report that her neighbor's radio was too loud. 

She said her neighbor had the radio — it was inside her garage and the garage door was left open — set to a talk news station, but was so loud that it became unbearable. She called police at 2:47 p.m. and asked for officers to intervene.

An officer stopped by the homes and used a noise meter to check the decibel levels. Police said the recent incident did not exceed the allowable day-time noise levels, adding that a future violation would result in a charge.

Barrington police and other town officials have reportedly offered the neighbors use of a mediator to settle their long-running dispute. One neighbor — the complainant from the recent call — is willing to use a mediator, while the other has reportedly refused the offer.

"This has been an ongoing issue. We're trying to get a resolution," said Barrington Police Chief John LaCross.