To the editor:
Nikki Haley has called Trump, among other things, “unhinged,” but has said she will support him because Biden has been a “catastrophe.”
Friday, it was …
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7/9/24
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Barrington Police are awaiting the results of a test to see if a dog was rabid when it allegedly attacked a family on Fairfield Road last week.
According to police, the dog escaped from its own …
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7/9/24
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‘The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America’ By Monica Potts
T his is the tale of two young girls – best friends Monica and Darci – …
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By Donna Bruno
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7/9/24
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There is a new restaurant in the Barrington Shopping Center.
Plant City, a plant-based eatery, opened its doors to customers on Wednesday, July 3. Plant City offers breakfast favorites, …
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7/8/24
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F ishing memories last a lifetime. And, the good news, you do not need a lot of money to start creating them for you, family members and friends. Fishing connects you with the environment, it is a …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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7/8/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: With 122 days until the Nov. 5 election (as of the writing of this column), Democrats find themselves in a fix. Various news reports this week had President Biden weighing a …
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By Ian Donnis
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7/8/24
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Just a few choices for your porch, deck, beach or boat reading this summer.
“The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough (2015). As with all of his books, McCullough exhaustively …
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By Lynda Rego
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7/8/24
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While the greed of unknown thieves cost her $1,500 worth of herbs and a little faith in humanity, the kindness of strangers has renewed the faith of an Adamsville herb farmer who had more than 300 …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/8/24
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Mike Topazio has been helping Barrington sports teams win games since the late 1970s. Topazio coached the Barrington High School boys basketball team from 1980 to 1996 and helped the Eagles win the …
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By Maddie Gill
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7/6/24
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Do you like to play pickle ball? How about basketball? Maybe tennis?
If so, Barrington officials have some great news for you. Work is currently under way to rebuild the court complexes at …
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7/3/24
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Mahir Salahuddin struck out 16 and helped the Barrington Little League 12U Majors Division baseball team defeat Newport 6-1 in a winner’s bracket game on Monday, July 1.
Salahuddin allowed …
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7/3/24
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The Barrington High School boys volleyball team, winners of the Division II State Championship, earned a number of postseason awards from the Rhode Island Boys Volleyball Coaches Association.
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7/3/24
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It’s 5:15 on a Thursday morning. Down a dusty lane aside the shore of Hundred Acre Cove in Barrington, one car after another crunches and slows to a stop. Each driver steps out, makes …
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By Scott Pickering
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7/3/24
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Ask any crew of eight rowers — or get thrust unexpectedly into a boat with an empty seat, as this writer experienced while reporting this story — and you understand the critical role of …
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By Scott Pickering
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7/3/24
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A Barrington man has set up a gofundme page to help Nicole Wordell, an Adamsville herb farmer who has lost 300 plants — $1,500 worth — to theft this season.
Perez, who lives in the …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/2/24
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The Tiverton Majors Division All Star softball team defeated Barrington 8-0 in the District 2 Championship game on Monday, July 1, in Tiverton.
Tiverton scored twice in the first inning, …
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7/2/24
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2024 Bristol Fourth of July Parade Order of March
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7/2/24
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Barrington is looking for a new building official.
Dennis Begin, who worked as Barrington Building Official for the last five years, parted ways with the town in mid-May.
Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/2/24
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You might be surprised to know that Henry Winkler, better known as “The Fonz” on TV sitcom “Happy …
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7/2/24
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If you watched the June 27 presidential debate you had to ask yourself one question: How dare the Republican and Democratic Parties leave you with a choice of two grievously flawed candidates for the …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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7/2/24
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A new five-year grant was recently awarded to the East Bay Regional Coalition, through the BAY Team, the organization in Barrington that manages the East Bay regional prevention services.
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7/1/24
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Barrington Police responded to a Barrington residence for an ongoing dispute between two tenants — police said the first floor tenant claims the second floor tenant allows their dog to urinate …
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7/1/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The Kennedy - Nixon debate in 1960 marked the dawning of a new age, when the optics of televised images carried more weight than the substance of what candidates conveyed verbally. …
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By Ian Donnis
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7/1/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department:
Tuesday, June 25
Michael A. Bucolo, 61, of 29 Pilgrim Lane, was charged with domestic simple …
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7/1/24
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