To the editor:
Over the past eight months, our town has sought to resolve an assessment policy change that was implemented for properties purchased during 2018. The specific concerns around the …
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2/26/20
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The Peck Center for Adult Enrichment in Barrington is nearing an anniversary: It has been almost a month since officials were forced to close the center because of a broken pipe.
But last …
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2/26/20
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In 1947 Paul Darling cashed in some war bonds and bought his first good camera.
It was a Mercury 2, said Mr. Darling, and it was not cheap. It cost $275, but was reliable and helped the …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/26/20
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A freshman at Barrington High School nearly brought home the all-around title at the Rhode Island State Gymnastics meet on Saturday.
Shaye Robinson recorded the top score on beam and finished …
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2/25/20
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At last year's financial town meeting, residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of purchasing six acres of open space on George Street. The property cost taxpayers $1.125 million.
At this year's …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/25/20
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To the editor:
Two armed men wearing hoodies and masks broke into a Florida home and began viciously beating a man in front of his wife and 11-year-old daughter. His wife, eight months pregnant, …
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2/21/20
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The Barrington Town Council recently passed a resolution asking the state's general assembly to grant cities and towns the power to assess property values annually, instead of once every three …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/20/20
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Cars traveling south on Route 114 through Barrington on Thursday, Feb. 13 were greeted with gridlock as they neared the Barrington Shopping Center.
The cause for the traffic became more apparent …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/19/20
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the northbound travel lane on Hope Street (Route 114) at the Silver Creek Bridge in Bristol on Monday, March 2 to begin …
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2/18/20
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The state's education commissioner recently offered a strongly-worded response to the Barrington School Committee's request for an advisory opinion regarding a student suspension case.
Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/18/20
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To the editor:
The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is another “wonderful” idea promoted by our governor and the East Side (Providence) think tank in an attempt to extract …
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2/18/20
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Paris is endeavoring to repair and restore Notre Dame Cathedral. We here in Providence have neglected our only Skyscraper, the most poetic and "philosophical" structure in our downtown. It saddens me …
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By Mike Fink
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2/14/20
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The Barrington School Committee deserves credit for stepping in and ending the school district’s nearly two-year legal battle with one of its own students.By dropping its Superior Court suit …
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2/8/20
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At first glance, Rep. Susan Donovan’s effort to ban the intentional release of balloons seems like a silly pursuit far from the core interests of Rhode Islanders. Peruse the photos of fishermen …
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2/8/20
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The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday, Jan. 28, on legislation, introduced by Rep. Susan Donovan (D-69), which attempts to protect the environment and wildlife by banning the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/8/20
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A Barrington resident stopped into the police station on Tuesday, Jan. 28, to report that one of his checks had been fraudulently cashed.
The resident said he had written the check out to someone …
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2/7/20
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Could a "three-peat" be in the cards for Barrington High School when it returns to compete in High School Quiz Show: Rhode Island?
Barrington, which has brought home the title in the first two …
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2/6/20
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Gov. Gina Raimondo spent about an hour with a large gathering of the East Bay Chamber of Commerce last Friday, Jan. 31, in a wide-ranging dialogue that talked about tired schools, a growing economy, …
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By Scott Pickering
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2/6/20
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Everything is not as it seems in 16-year-old Ilhy Gomez’s debut novel, Say Something Nice . Set during World War II, the story follows Walter Grover, a former detective with a tragic past, as …
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By Kristen Ray
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2/5/20
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The Wajdas have moved their business to Warren.
But just barely.
The longtime owners of K&W Automotive Repair at the BP gas station on County Road recently relocated their business to a …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/5/20
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A drive-through lane drew much of the focus of Barrington Planning Board officials and members of the public during a discussion on Tuesday night, Feb. 4 about the proposed Starbucks …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/5/20
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Barrington police responded to the Osamequin Bird Sanctuary at about 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, after a resident called to complain about duck hunters on Hundred Acre Cove.
The …
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2/5/20
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