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A year ago, no one could have imagined that the Barrington School Committee would quickly become the model for openness in government.
For much of the past five years, that board was mired in …
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6/7/23
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With executive orders expired, Rhode Island government agencies are now operating under the same Open Meetings law that was in place pre-Covid. They have no obligation to continue with any of the pandemic-induced adaptations, yet many are doing some of the new best practices, while few are doing all of them.
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By Scott Pickering
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6/7/23
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The Barrington High School baseball team will square off against East Greenwich in a Division II playoff game on Wednesday, June 7.
Barrington opened the playoffs on Friday with an 8-4 win …
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6/6/23
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The Barrington High School golf team saved some of its best for performances for the state championship, but the impressive scores would not be enough.
The Eagles held the lead after the first …
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6/6/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: It has been clear for a while that the sugar high of consecutive budget surpluses in Rhode Island – a rare occurrence in a state usually dogged by perennial deficits --
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By Ian Donnis
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6/6/23
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“The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament doubled the number of participants with tackle shop partners last year and added a fly fishing shore and boat division,” said …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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6/6/23
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Once again, novelist Marie Benedict focuses her narrative on a brilliant, but overlooked woman, as she did in her earlier novels, “The Other Einstein,” about Albert’s wife Mileva, and “The Only Woman in the Room,” about film star Heddy Lamaar. Both of those books portrayed extremely capable scientists who were overshadowed by male counterparts.
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By Donna Bruno
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6/6/23
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The signs are coming down.
The Barrington Town Council voted Monday night, June 5, to have the two pillar signs that are located downtown removed.
The town installed the signs a …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/6/23
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Normally, people attending a Barrington High School graduation ceremony in early June are greeted with bright sunshine and warm temperatures.
That was not the case this year.
On Sunday, …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/5/23
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Violet Gagliano and Emma Johnson each scored four goals, but it would not be enough as the Barrington High School girls lacrosse team lost to East Greenwich 13-11 in the Division I semifinals on …
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6/2/23
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“We're busier than we've ever been,” said Executive Director Emily Mushen. “With the expiration of COVID-era SNAP benefits, plus ongoing high prices for food, energy, and housing, we're seeing higher numbers than ever before at the pantry.”
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/2/23
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The Barrington High School boys tennis team will square off against LaSalle Academy in the Division I State Championship on Saturday, June 3.
The match will be played at Slater Park in Pawtucket …
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6/2/23
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Over the last few weeks, East Bay Rowing was well-represented at collegiate conference championship regattas throughout the Northeast.
Barrington High School graduates Ellie McGee and …
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6/2/23
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The state recently broke ground on a new road construction project near Barrington Middle School.
A spokesman for the state Department of Transportation said the plan is to add a turning lane on …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/1/23
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The Barrington High School boys lacrosse team lost to Moses Brown, 15-7, in a Division I playoff semifinal match-up on Tuesday, May 30.
The Eagles entered the game with a determined …
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6/1/23
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There is a new sign at the Osamequin Nature Preserve in Barrington detailing the origins of the land and the indigenous people who settled it.
The sign is titled “Osamequin, Great Leader …
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5/31/23
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To the editor:
Numbers can be manipulated to tell an inaccurate story. I have seen this often done in public discourse here in Barrington. And it happened again at last night’s FTM .
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5/31/23
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Barrington taxpayers should expect a new town-run rebate program for any residents who purchase battery-powered leaf blowers and/or weed-whackers.
Toward the end of the May 24 financial …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/31/23
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Simply put, eco-friendly burials, also known as “green” burials, refer to burying a body in a biodegradable coffin without embalming or a vault. The Green Burial Council (GBC) describes …
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By Bonnie Evans & Robin Weber
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5/31/23
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Barrington Police received multiple reports last weekend of white nationalist flyers scattered on nearly a dozen roads in town.
The flyers had been left inside plastic sandwich bags and weighed down with small rocks; they were located on Washington Road, Cedar …
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5/30/23
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Barrington Police responded to the wooded area surrounding Prince’s Pond at about 8:45 on Wednesday morning, May 24 for a report of a suspicious condition.
Police received a call from a …
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5/30/23
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Barrington residents convinced a town official to withdraw a motion that would have entered the town into a long-term lease with a solar installation company.
Concerns about the lease …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/30/23
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Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with pianist, singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer Erik Peterson. Over coffee at Borealis in Riverside, the East Providence resident …
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By Michael Khouri
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5/30/23
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Great news for recreational and commercial quahoggers, as 515 acres in Mt. Hope Bay are now open as conditional rather than a prohibited shellfishing area. The area can be fished …
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5/30/23
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