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4/14/21
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To the editor:
I’d like to propose a bona fide solution to Barrington’s financial issues. At last, a guaranteed fix to generate substantial income for our tax-stressed town.
Raise …
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4/14/21
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To the editor:
Out of curiosity, I examined the Town of Barrington Charter recently. I was wondering what I was missing in the job descriptions, since for the past year both our Town Council and …
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4/14/21
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To the editor:
As the second semester speeds down the tracks to completion in the next few weeks, it is good to hold the student’s attention, and not let them ease up on their studies. One …
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4/14/21
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Barrington Police Chief Dino DeCrescenzo has a message for Barrington residents: Do not leave anything valuable in your cars overnight.
For weeks, the town has been plagued by a series of …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/14/21
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Members of the Barrington Town Council recently set the date for this year’s Financial Town Meeting, but scrapped plans to hold the annual Memorial Day Parade.
During the April 5 meeting, …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/12/21
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The Spencer Trust board of directors recently voted to increase its annual budget from $92,000 to nearly $250,000.
Officials learned recently that the Trust, which is dedicated to helping the …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/11/21
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This town’s obsession with optics is growing. It seems every passion, cause and public spat ends up on a lawn sign, waving in the breeze from front lawns everywhere.
We have signs …
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4/9/21
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To the editor:
John Adams was one of the foremost of the American patriots wanting to break from England. However, to his great credit, when the British soldiers in the “Boston …
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4/8/21
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Barrington police responded a variety of calls last week, including one about the new tennis courts at Barrington Middle School.
The school resource officer was called to the new tennis courts …
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4/8/21
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Teachers, administrators, a former college admissions officer and the principal of a high school in Massachusetts recently took turns explaining the rationale behind restructuring the program of …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/8/21
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As well illustrated by Senior Chief Salesi’s letter of last week (“The 11th Commandment?”), neither the Church or the Constitution conveys a “God given right” to bear …
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4/8/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence has been charged to be one of three newly created regional COVID-19 vaccination pods, which will serve residents of most East Bay communities over the next few …
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By Mike Rego
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4/7/21
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A $1.25-million gift from an anonymous longtime supporter and friend of St. Andrew’s will provide funding for a state-of-the-art squash center at St. Andrew’s School — the …
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4/7/21
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Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the residential real estate market, and Rhode Island’s real estate market shifted with it.
According to State-Wide …
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By Sam Tavares
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4/7/21
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To the editor:
The abrupt closing of the two East Bay Bike Path bridges in 2019 displaced hundreds of riders, walkers, runners, kids on their way to school, workers heading to their jobs, out …
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4/7/21
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People waiting for the East Bay Bike Path bridges to be replaced will need to wait longer — maybe a lot longer.
During a radio interview on Thursday, April 1, Rhode Island Department of …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/5/21
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To the editor:
“If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time or die by suicide.” - Abraham Lincoln. …
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4/2/21
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United States Veterans Motorcycle Clubs (USVMC) are popular social and recreational clubs across the country. “Almost every state has at least one or two,” said Paul Mello, himself a …
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4/2/21
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To the editor:
Legalizing recreational marijuana (RM) is now on the plate of our governor and legislature. The projection is that in as little as a year RM will be in our state, and in a …
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3/31/21
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To the editor:
Thursday, April 1 is the 400th anniversary of the signing of a treaty between the Pokanoket Massasoit Ousamequin and Plymouth Colony Governor John Carver.
Their initial …
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3/31/21
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Susan Ruggieri is still reeling after the recent town-wide revaluation resulted in a 35 percent increase to her home’s assessment.
The Rose Lane resident said her home’s previous …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/26/21
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Football, cheerleading and volleyball were approved for competition at Barrington High School. Unified volleyball was not . Why? There’s no clear reason, other than the school department is …
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3/26/21
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