Visual artists who dream of having the resources to push their craft to the next level have until Aug. 19 to apply for $25,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation.
The grants are …
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8/5/22
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To the editor:
April 18, 1775, fearful of growing discontent in the colonies, the British began their march towards Lexington and Concord. Their goal: neutralize the rebel movement by seizing …
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8/5/22
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To the editor:
We are so very fortunate in our town to be blessed with many proactive individuals. Together they work hard to ensure that the residents of this town are kept abreast and …
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8/5/22
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To the editor:
Thank you to BaySide Pride for bringing its Drag Extravaganza to town, and to the amazing Barrington Public Library and its team for hosting the show. What a way to spend an …
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8/5/22
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A handful of local basketball players have been selected to participate in a special event called “A shot for life,” which will be held at St. George’s School in Newport on Aug. 13.
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8/5/22
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Tracey McGee-Moreira, an educator for 34 years, points to March 13, 2020, as the day the entire landscape of education changed. It was, to her way of thinking, the true start of the pandemic, when …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/4/22
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For backyard gardeners, mild droughts and water ban restrictions common during the summer months can be a cause for concern. Kate Venturini Hardesty, a program administrator and educator with the …
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By Mary Lind
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8/4/22
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Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia is asking residents to lock up their cars, following a rash of car break-ins that occurred in Jamestown recently.
Chief Correia shared a Facebook post on …
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8/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A major wind developer’s plan to lay a 20-mile-long stretch of mostly underwater cables that would also traverse protected land in Portsmouth is attracting increased scrutiny …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/4/22
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One would hope that any request for the Barrington Town Council to ban a type of business other than a strip club, casino or asphalt plant would be received and filed, no action taken. But this is …
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8/4/22
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The Barrington Town Council should be applauded for finally making a decision to improve athletic facilities in town. By adding portable restrooms at the town’s sports complexes, it took a baby …
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8/3/22
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Newport film outdoors will be showing "The Princess" at The Elms on Thursday, August 4. There will be food trucks from Hometown Poke, Wally's Wieners and Sprout and Lentil and live music by La …
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8/3/22
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A large crowd filled Latham Park Sunday evening, July 31, to listen to Violin River, a Grateful Dead tribute band. The performance was part of Barrington’s Summer Concert Series.
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8/3/22
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The large wooden doors toward the rear of the Nayatt School cafeteria look like storage closets, but a closer look reveals something else.
As school officials pull open the doors, the spaces …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/3/22
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King Park in Newport will be holding free concerts every Sunday through August 29 from 3:00-6:00 p.m., as a part of NIMFest. The whole family is welcome, including pets. This Sunday, August 7, come …
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8/3/22
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Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River will be holding a concert series every weekend in August.
The Garcia Project will be performing on August 5 at 8:00 p.m., with doors opening at …
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8/3/22
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Rhode Island Republicans may not win a lot of issues, but one thing has stood out for the Party, i.e. it has always promoted women for higher office. Starting in the 1980s, multiple women ran for …
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By Arlene Violet
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8/2/22
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Barrington Police received a 911 call at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, for a male party yelling and screaming in the woods behind the Bayside YMCA.
Officers responded and searched the woods …
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8/2/22
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Barrington’s Ava Kovolyan and Kate Robertson were recently named All Americans in girls lacrosse.
Kovolyan and Robertson, who helped lead the Barrington High School girls lacrosse team to a …
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8/2/22
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The soccer stadium at Tidewater Landing is variously described as a game-changer that will spark an economic resurgence in Pawtucket or a boondoggle that will be a historic debacle for taxpayers. …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/2/22
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A Barrington resident called police on Wednesday, July 27 at about 11:45 a.m. to report a stolen vehicle.
The resident told police her ex-boyfriend took her rental car without permission and was …
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8/2/22
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The Barrington Fire Department battled a large brush fire at the Osamequin bird sanctuary last week.
The fire department received a call for the brush fire at about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July …
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8/1/22
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Members of the Barrington Town Council did not make any changes to their flag policy on Monday night, July 25.
Instead, councilors voted unanimously to fly the same set of flags on the town hall …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/1/22
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Enjoy craft beer and views of the providence river at The Guild Brewing Co.'s Beer Garden on the Providence Pedestrian Bridge, happening weekly on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and …
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8/1/22
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