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This month, Sidney Skurkovich will be helping Barrington residents build a mosaic sign that will greet people as they enter town along the Wampanoag Trail.
A grant from PLAN (Personal Lifetime …
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7/6/21
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The Bristol Fourth of July Parade returns to its more traditional format this year, with bands, marching units, celebrtities and more. The parade will step off from the corner of Hope and Chestnut …
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7/3/21
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To the editor:
During the summers of my childhood in Barrington, during the 1960’s, the water of the Barrington River was our playground and the creatures within and around it were our …
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7/2/21
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Dino DeCrescenzo had been on the job for less than a year when he responded to a disturbance in Bay Spring.
He was working the overnight shift and was not sure what to expect when he drove his …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/30/21
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Parade Order of March
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6/30/21
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To the editor:
A great deal of the debate at this month’s Financial Town Meeting focused on affordable housing for our senior residents. After much discussion, the proposal for taxpayers …
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6/29/21
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The Barrington Town Council has introduced an ordinance that would ensure space annually on the town hall flag pole for certain flags.
The ordinance — introduced during a special meeting …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/29/21
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To the editor:
A quick question for those displaying the “In This House We Believe” signs: Who do you think you’re talking to?
In this (conservative republican) house we …
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6/28/21
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There are clear differences between following the “letter of the law” and the “spirit of the law.” The Town of Barrington followed the letter of the law by officially posting …
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6/25/21
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Kira Cortese recently installed a Little Free Art Gallery in her front yard on Court Avenue in Barrington.
Modeled after the Little Free Libraries, where people can leave or take a …
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6/25/21
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Celebrating the abolition of slavery in the United States is a wonderful observance and a vivid reminder of America’s second greatest evil. The first was the wholesale killing of Native …
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6/24/21
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The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team punched its ticket to the Division I State Finals by defeating Lincoln School 14-9 in the semifinals on Thursday, June 17.
The Eagles will play …
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6/18/21
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The Barrington High School baseball team has outscored its playoff opponents 22-0 in the first two rounds of the Division II tournament.
But starting on Friday, the Eagles will face a new …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/18/21
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One ballot.
That is all that separated the vote to spend $3.5 million to purchase the former Carmelite Monastery property on Watson Avenue.
At the financial town meeting on Wednesday night, …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/17/21
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Thank you to all the heroic CNAs, nurses and support staff at all long-term care facilities for working through this wretched COVID pandemic. Many of us would have been lost without …
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6/17/21
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I often read Arlene Violet’s columns in the East Bay newspapers. I usually find them interesting and informative. She is an accomplished woman – a former nun, former Rhode Island attorney …
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6/17/21
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As Father’s Day approaches it is a good time to remember lessons learned from your Dad. Here is one of my favorites. A lesson in adaptability.
In the mid-1950s growing up, my Dad worked …
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6/17/21
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Hundreds of students celebrated their senior prom in style at Barrington High School last week.
For the first time in a long time, the BHS senior prom was held on the school’s campus — …
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6/16/21
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To the editor:
I write to ask that you attend the Financial Town Meeting (the “FTM”) on Wednesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. at the high school, and that you vote to reinstate funding for …
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6/16/21
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To the editor:
“Consider flying a banner for straight pride,” Barrington’s United Veterans Coalition just asked the town council. I’m married to a man, proud of our …
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6/16/21
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To the editor:
Don’t let special interest stakeholders take away your voice, attend the FTM Wednesday night, June 16, at 7 p.m. at Barrington High School.
Taxpayers of Barrington …
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6/15/21
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Pressure to rebuild, renovate and eventually reopen the East Bay Bike Path bridges continues to grow.
Earlier this month, members of the Barrington Town Council approved a resolution …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/15/21
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