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Gun debate looms large in General Assembly’s final days

The Senate Judiciary Committee is the key battleground for contentious legislation in Rhode Island. So what happens when the majority of support on the committee for gun … more

By Ian Donnis | 6/7/22

Juniors Emma Johnson (facing), Amy LaBelle (#7) and the rest of the BHS girls' lacrosse team celebrate their stunning upset of Moses Brown in the state championship game.

Barrington flips the script, ends season with a championship

The Barrington High School girls’ lacrosse team played its best game in its last game and dethroned the six-time defending state champion Quakers of Moses Brown on Saturday night at Cranston … more

By Scott Pickering | 6/7/22

Davis Lee of Portsmouth congratulates a classmate at the conclusion of Portsmouth Abbey’s commencement exercises on Sunday, May 28.

Abbey grad: Classmates ‘picked me up’ after failures

PORTSMOUTH — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of … more

6/7/22

Rep. Liana Cassar, shown at a 2019 chamber of commerce event, recently announced she will not be running for re-election when her term ends.

District 66’s Cassar not running for re-election

Representative Liana Cassar will not be running for re-election. The Barrington resident is in her second term serving as the District 66 Representative (Barrington/Riverside). … more

6/6/22

Barrington Town Council President Michael Carroll (center), shown during the recent financial town meeting, said he is in favor of allowing the sale of recreational cannabis in town.

Council president OK with allowing a cannabis store in Barrington

Michael Carroll is in favor of it. Jacob Brier is leaning the same way. And Rob Humm would not show his hand — at least not yet. Members of the Barrington Town Council held a special … more

By Josh Bickford | 6/3/22

Charlotte Danyla sends a pass over a South Kingstown opponent.

Barrington girls play for state championship on Saturday

The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team will battle for the Division I State Championship this weekend. The Eagles entered the playoffs as the second seed and will square off against Moses … more

6/3/22

Not another moment of silence

I’m sick to death of observing another moment of silence when children have been murdered, particularly in a school setting. Since 2018 there have been 119 school shootings. The most recent … more

By Arlene Violet, Esq. | 6/3/22

Editorial: Pass new gun laws now

Rhode Island has enacted a handful of smart gun laws in the past decade, but it is not enough. At least five common-sense gun regulation bills sit stagnant in the Rhode Island General Assembly, where … more

6/2/22

Advocates celebrated back in 2018, when then-Gov. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order making Rhode Island the first state to act on new gun policies since a gunman shot and killed 17 people at a Florida high school earlier that month. The event was attended by hundreds of people, including many students. Rep. Jason Knight (holding microphone) addressed the crowd in the Statehouse lobby at the time.

The long fight for new gun laws

There are many ways to absorb and process news of a lone gunman slaughtering 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Images of the smiling, mostly 10-year-olds and their teachers evoke sorrow, … more

By Scott Pickering | 6/2/22

Barrington Town Moderator Richard Staples addresses the crowd at last week's FTM.

Barrington school budget increase grows to nearly $3 million

John Stafford’s request was granted. Mark Hanchar’s was denied. Stafford, a Strawberry Drive resident, filed an amendment calling for a larger increase for the school … more

By Josh Bickford | 6/2/22

Barrington Times - Wednesday, June 1, 2022

6/2/22

Letter: Gun violence prevention must be a top priority

To the editor: Last week hundreds of students walked out of Barrington High School for a thirty-minute peaceful protest. What were we protesting? Our government’s inability to take … more

6/1/22

Police investigating car break-ins in Barrington

Barrington Police received reports of car break-ins early Thursday morning, May 26. Residents on Deep Meadow Lane, a street that runs close to the Barrington-Swansea line, called police at about … more

6/1/22

Emmett Mountain, 2, (left) and his twin sister Penelope sit with Patty Watson, while watching the Barrington Memorial Day Parade on Monday. Warm weather and sun-filled skies greeted parade-goers.

Photos: Barrington celebrates Memorial Day

This year's Barrington Memorial Day Parade celebrated "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" - the cause for which veterans and deceased service members fought. The parade traveled along … more

5/31/22

Farmer’s markets planned for this summer in Barrington

Barrington residents and non-residents alike can look forward to a new farmer’s market in town this summer. The farmer’s market will be held at St. John’s Church on Thursdays, … more

5/30/22

Barrington High School’s Emma Marvelli, Stella Densley, Louise Marie Choi-Schattle, Yike Chen, Yiming Xiong, Helen Copple, Dawen Cheng and Sean Fearon (from left to right) brought home the top team award at the recent URI Chemistry contest.

Barrington High School wins chemistry competition

The Advanced Placement chemistry students from Barrington High School competed in the annual URI Chemistry contest recently, and brought home the top team award and also swept the individual awards. … more

5/30/22

Cathy Winston looks on as teammate David Schwartz returns a serve during a game of pickleball on the Bristol Town Common. The Town of Portsmouth’s grant request for matching funds to build a pickleball facility at Elmhurst Park was recently denied.

State to Portsmouth: No pickleball for you!

PORTSMOUTH — Sorry, pickleball enthusiasts. The sport won’t be coming to Portsmouth just yet. The town recently learned that its 2022 Department of Environmental Management (DEM) … more

By Jim McGaw | 5/29/22

Should Barrington allow the sale of recreational marijuana?

The Barrington Town Council is encouraging the public to attend a workshop on Tuesday, May 31 to provide feedback on whether the sale of recreational cannabis should be permitted in … more

5/29/22

Dozens of competitors break from the starting line at this year’s Tough Tiger adventure race at Hampden Meadows School.

Tough Tiger returns to Barrington

After a two-year hiatus, the Hampden Meadows School Tough Tiger returned with a new course, new obstacles, but the same fun atmosphere. Hundreds of competitors — young and old — … more

5/27/22

Barrington School Committee Chairwoman Gina Bae issued a response to a Superior Court judge's ruling that the school committee violated the Open Meetings Act.

Barrington school official responds to Open Meetings Act violation

The chairwoman of the Barrington School Committee has offered a response to Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear’s ruling that the committee violated the Open Meetings Act when it … more

5/27/22

Former Barrington teachers Stephanie Hines, Brittany DiOrio and Kerri Thurber (from left to right), shown during their appeal hearing on March 31, were fired after the school committee denied their religious exemption request to the vaccine mandate. On May 25, a Superior Court judge ruled that the Barrington School Committee violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by failing to provide sufficient notice before enacting the school district’s vaccinate mandate for teachers.

Judge rules Barrington School Committee violated Open Meetings Act

A Rhode Island Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday, May 25, that the Barrington School Committee violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by failing to provide sufficient notice before enacting … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/26/22

A friend comforts Aby Diallo after she and other students spoke against gun violence in front of Barrington High School on Thursday afternoon.

BHS students walk out of class, call for action against gun violence

A large group of Barrington High School students walked out of class on Thursday afternoon in protest to gun violence, and as a call to action for local and national legislators. The walk-out was … more

5/26/22

Council member Carl Kustell speaks at Wednesday night’s financial town meeting about a resolution that would have opened the door for the possible demolition of the former Carmelite monastery on Watson Avenue.

Taxpayers vote ‘No’ to allowing demolition option for monastery

The monastery stays. Taxpayers at Wednesday night’s financial town meeting voted down a resolution that would have opened the door for the possible demolition of the former Carmelite … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/26/22

Letter: Barrington veterans welcome at Warren’s Memorial Day remembrance

To the editor: “They went with songs to the battle, they were youngStraight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglowThey were staunch to the end against all odds uncountedThey fell with their … more

5/26/22

Letter: What religious freedom on abortion actually means

To the editor: Our legislators must pass H7442/S2549, the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, out of committee in the name of religious freedom. In listening to the testimonies provided to the … more

5/26/22