To the editor:
In 1919 the Volstead Act was passed, which was a nationwide mandate to make the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal. It failed, and was repealed. We still, nonetheless, have …
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11/17/21
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A new report focused on athletic fields in Barrington includes wide-ranging recommendations, such as covering a large portion of the high school’s playing fields in artificial turf (but not …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/17/21
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Barrington High School held a special event last week, as seven student-athletes signed their collegiate letters of intent.
The student-athletes are Mady Calhoun (Brown University, basketball), …
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11/16/21
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Who was Concetta Marie Masiello, and why did she leave more than $200,000 to the town?
Members of the Barrington Town Council may have been asking themselves that question during this …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/16/21
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Funding for the East Bay Bike Path bridges has made its way into the 2022 Appropriations bill that was recently unveiled by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee.
Senator Jack Reed, a …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/12/21
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Today is profound. It is the first Veterans Day post-Afghanistan, the longest sustained conflict in U.S. history. The aftermath bears an eerie similarity to that of our second longest, the war in …
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11/11/21
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Last Saturday night, in a jam-packed banquet room, a couple hundred people squeezed elbow to soup bowl for a three-hour celebration of community. The occasion was the Bristol Sports Club’s …
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11/11/21
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The signs are everywhere. Literally, the signs are everywhere.
“Help Wanted.”
“Now hiring.”
“Seeking: Line Cooks, Bartenders, Dishwashers.”
Almost …
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By Scott Pickering
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11/11/21
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To the editor:
Once again this week I was disappointed with the leadership of our town. I was disappointed, but not surprised, because over the past year our leaders have been tone deaf to reason …
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11/10/21
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Barrington Police believe a bag of urine found on the edge of a school committee member’s property late last week was not placed there in an act of hostility.
According to police, the school …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/5/21
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This is in reference to the Afgans being brought into this country by the Biden administration. Once again our government picks and chooses who they will help.
As a Vietnam veteran, I watched …
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11/5/21
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A short walk from the Barrington High School campus, atop a hill just beyond the JV softball field, is where Bob Gourley worked his magic.
Over the course of four decades, the longtime throwing …
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11/4/21
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To the editor:
Remember when - it was only a few years ago - that Boston’s parking lots near Fenway Park were gouging fans with ridiculously astronomical parking fees. Why would …
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11/4/21
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PORTSMOUTH — When she was a little girl, Ashley Adamson wanted to be a teacher so badly that she’d play one at home. She even owned a school bell, as a picture she keeps in her …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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The Barrington School Committee moved very close to firing three unvaccinated teachers on Thursday night.
In a 3-1 vote, committee members Gina Bae, Erika Sevetson and Megan Douglas called for the …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/29/21
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The Rhode Island teachers' union will be asking the Barrington School Committee to halt its plan to fire teachers who choose to not get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The school committee will be meeting …
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10/28/21
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In late September, the Barrington High School sailing team qualified to compete in the Atlantic Coast Championships, an elite regatta featuring some of the best teams in the country.
But the …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/27/21
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There’s only one reason the Barrington School Department can demand Covid-19 vaccinations of all employees — because so many of its employees are already vaccinated.
If the district …
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10/27/21
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Barrington School Committee member Patrick McCrann switched seats at last week’s meeting and spoke out during the public comment period. Mr. McCrann spoke about a lack of clarity and …
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10/26/21
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It’s easy to mock the “way things used to be” guy. He’s always got a story about the old days, about things that no longer exist, about people you’ve never heard of. He …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/22/21
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For more than a month, Barrington resident Liz Clare has asked officials to allow one of her sons to ride a bus to the middle school each day. She said his commute to school is long and dangerous, …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/21/21
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