William McClelland has always loved to swim. From an early age, McClelland showed a passion for competitive swimming, an energy for training hard and a desire to be the fastest swimmer in the … more

Outgoing Barrington Town Council President Michael Carroll believes history might have been made in Barrington on Tuesday night, Nov. 8.  Carroll, who has served the town for more than a … more

Barrington Police responded to Pine Cone Drive at about 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, for an alleged assault. Police said a resident had hired a landscaper to cut his grass. The … more

The Barrington High School cheer team finished fourth out of 21 teams that competed in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Game Day Cheer Comp late last month. The Eagles, coached by Kayla … more

Across Rhode Island, police departments are right now ordering, receiving and beginning to train on how to use new body-worn cameras. Many expect to be operational in the next few months — school resource officers included. Though they are often so integrated into the life of the school they seem like members of the faculty, they are not. School resources officers are members of the local police force, trained as such, and reporting to the local chief of police. more

A growing need for help is being met by an enduring pursuit to do good this holiday season. A few weeks ago, members of Barrington Boy Scouts Troops 46 and 2, and Cub Scout Pack 1 held the 34th … more

To the editor: The Times editorial of 11/9 advocated for renovating instead of replacing Barrington school buildings. Having seen Hampden Meadows and BHS as a parent for the first time this … more

To the editor: I am a Navy veteran, and moved to Barrington three years ago. Since that time, each Veterans Day, I have been gifted special thank-you presents from a group of local Barrington … more

The Giants, Falcons, Niners and Chiefs celebrated championships on Sunday, Nov. 13. The four teams each won division titles for the Barrington Pop Warner Fall Flag Football season. The games were … more

Barrington Police are investigating the vandalism of a book left in a little free library near Wood’s Pond and Peck Center building, and handling the case as an alleged hate crime. Police … more

Barrington Pop Warner sent five cheer teams to the RISMA State Cheer Competition in late October, and two teams returned with first place trophies. The JV-2 team won first place in its division … more

Barrington Police received a 911 call for a disturbance on Coach Murgo Lane at about 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Officers responded to the scene and spoke with the parties involved — a … more

To the editor: Matthew Fletcher, in his letter of October 26 , argues that “slavery isn’t a function of race, religion, or culture but rather stems from the depravity of man.” … more

Barrington Police investigated two separate marijuana possession cases last week.  Police are expected to charge a 13-year-old Barrington boy with possession of a schedule 1 to 5 controlled … more

Retired US Army Colonel Charlie Brule said he was pleased with the size of the crowd that attended the Veterans Day ceremony in Barrington, adding that the event offered an opportunity for the local … more

Retired US Army Colonel Charlie Brule stood in front of the crowd and shared some good news. Just before offering the invocation for the Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Brule said he had … more

Senior running back Payton Murphy scored five touchdowns as the Barrington High School football team rolled to a 35-20 victory over Mt. Pleasant on Thursday, Nov. 10. The Eagles relied on its … more

STORY OF THE WEEK: Allan Fung was visibly deflated when he walked into Twin Oaks last week to hug supporters and concede defeat in a campaign that many people expected him to win. Two elements made … more

Barrington’s Zach Newberg, a junior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, earned defensive recognition on D3football.com's Team of the Week presented by Scoutware for the games of October … more

We drove east — and south and north? — from East Providence to pay a late autumn visit to the Cape…”Cod," of course. We took over a beach dwelling, like the literary … more

At the risk of paraphrasing a cliché’, the basketball instead of the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. That’s the case with Michael Raffa, the newly-appointed head … more

Barrington High School Stagemasters will perform “Curtains: School Edition” this weekend, Nov. 18 to 20.   The musical mystery comedy is directed by Meaghan Corr and centers … more

Not that long ago, we suggested that the Barrington School Department hit pause, take a breath, and allow more time to develop a plan for the future of its elementary school buildings. Well, they … more

Jennifer Boylan has been a regular fixture at the RI Statehouse for about a decade, but starting soon, her role there will be different.   Boylan, a Barrington resident, has served as a … more