To the editor:
I never know day to day if another community will be devastated by gun violence once again. Even more worrisome is if I turn the news on and hear one of those communities is right …
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6/11/25
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To the editor:
I had intended to write a much different letter this week with information on No Kings Day. I will get to that, but first I feel the need to express my horror and heartbreak at …
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6/11/25
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To the editor:
Attorney General Peter Neronha recently announced several important actions related to healthcare that seek to address the problems facing our state and all RI citizens. These are …
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6/11/25
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Dear Members of the Barrington Town Council:
We understand that your upcoming special meeting on June 10, 2025 will focus specifically on the merits of installing ticketing speed cameras near …
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6/10/25
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To the editor:
On June 14th the nation will be subjected to the spectacle of a military parade the likes of which we generally do not have in our country, and to make matters worse, the chief …
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6/9/25
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To the editor:
I am writing to encourage East Bay readers to contact their representatives to voice support for House bill H 6207 pending in the Rhode Island legislature that would create a …
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5/29/25
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To the editor:
In a recent letter to the editor, Zachary Cooper apparently thought he was being clever and funny when he made snarky remarks about elderly Rhode Islanders’ concerns for …
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5/29/25
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Editor's Note: Scott Cary, co-owner of Stingy Alley, submitted the following letter he sent to Stanley Fafara, owner of Jack's Bar who is in the midst of another battle with cancer, this one likely …
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5/28/25
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To the editor:
Hereabouts in our little towns we are fortunate to have local newspapers featuring unbiased local story reporting, and importantly, editing by responsible journalists.
In an …
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5/28/25
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To the editor:
Hereabouts in our little towns we are fortunate to have local newspapers featuring unbiased local story reporting, and importantly, editing by responsible journalists. In an age …
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5/28/25
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Thank you for keeping us informed about so many opportunities in our local community.
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
So let’s be clear here. The Barrington School Committee failed to follow through with their original proposal to purchase solar panels for the new middle school, which the …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, May 28, the taxpayers of Barrington will meet at Barrington High School for the town’s final Financial Town Meeting to review, amend …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
I write to offer a clarification to the article posted on April 14, 2025 in the Barrington Times. The article focuses on Representative Jason Knight’s legislation, H5796AA, …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
Here we go again…a classic overreaction to solve an apparent problem brought on by a few bad actors whereby the rest of us law abiding and taxpaying residents are in the …
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5/22/25
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For those that are following, a two-hour hearing on April 15 in Providence County Superior Court marked the latest chapter in Rhode Island’s long-running …
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5/20/25
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To the editor:
Kudos to Sen. Linda Ujifusa for cosponsoring the Trade in Farmed Animal Fur Products Act (S.25), which would prohibit the sale of new products made with fur sourced from fur farms …
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5/19/25
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To the editor:
Did you know that as of mid-2022, nearly 2,000 dogs were registered with the town of Barrington? I learned this via an open records request. And there are undoubtedly many more …
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5/14/25
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To the editor:
The Barrington School Committee has asked its communication consultant to issue a press release explaining the approval of an artificial turf field contract at the high school and …
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5/13/25
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In my 30 years of traffic management in some form, I don't make this recommendation lightly.
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5/9/25
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To the editor:
Of the many recent proposals coming out of the White House, the one that haunts me in particular is the unwinding of the fabric of our Department of Education, including cutting …
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5/8/25
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To the editor:
The letter from the Pancoasts (Barrington Times: April 30, 2025) resorts to two tactics that undermine their suggestions.
First is the appeal to raw emotion: …
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5/7/25
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To the editor:
I have lived in Barrington for 53 years, first near Primrose Hill School and now near Hampden Meadows School. I am a walker most days, but also, of course, a driver. I can …
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5/7/25
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To the editor:
The Barrington Public School Committee's recent invitation to consider the possibility of keeping Barrington's public schools open on major religious holidays, including Judaism's …
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5/7/25
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To the editor:
In elementary school, my two Jewish classmates and I never received the perfect attendance award. While our school closed for Christmas, Easter, and Good Friday, it remained open …
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5/7/25
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