STORY OF THE WEEK: The next race for governor of Rhode Island is more than two years away, so assessing the full political fallout from the Washington Bridge saga will take time. In the near-term, …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/5/24
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The New England Saltwater Fishing Show is Friday, March 8, to Sunday, March 11, at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence.
If you like to fish on the salt, you are in for a big treat. …
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3/5/24
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I believe that Barrington’s failure to develop good, or even adequate, outdoor sports fields for an entire generation of youth is one of the most surprising failures you will ever see by a …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/5/24
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To the editor:
The Humane Society Legislative Fund, a lobbying affiliate of the Humane Society of the United States, publishes its annual Humane Scorecard of Congress …
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3/4/24
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The Barrington High School girls basketball team is going to the AMP.
The Eagles defeated LaSalle 50-48 in the Division I tournament semifinals at RIC on Sunday night, March 3, and will play for …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/4/24
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PROVIDENCE — State Rep. Katherine Kazarian was the lead sponsor on legislation signed on by many of her fellow East Bay area colleagues seeking to require the Rhode Island Department of …
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By Mike Rego
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3/4/24
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A small group of Barrington students were honored during a special event at the high school last month.
Barrington High School’s Wesley Van Leer, Emma Mitnik, Lillian Maloney, …
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3/4/24
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Ten in a row! The Barrington High School girls swim team capped a decade of dominance with its 10th straight state championship on Saturday, March 2.
The Eagles scored a whopping 331.5 points …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/4/24
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Touch A Person In Need (Tap-In), a nonprofit agency committed to helping people in need throughout East Providence, Barrington, Warren and Bristol, has added afternoon hours.
For years, …
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3/3/24
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Barrington officials are inviting residents to a public workshop that will be focused on the creation of a resilience garden, which will be planted this spring at the government center property …
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3/3/24
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For a town that wants to promote walkability, the Barrington Shopping Center is a glaring failure, and the new Starbucks drive-through lane only amplifies that.
The Barrington Shopping …
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3/1/24
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Both Barrington High School swim teams finished third at their respective Division I championship meets last weekend.
Next up for the BHS swim teams are the state championship meets on Saturday, …
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3/1/24
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Revised plans for the new East Bay Bike Path bridges include two new public fishing spots — one on the Barrington River and the other on the Palmer River.
The revised plans — …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/1/24
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The goal remains the same.
Despite an early exit from the Division I tournament, the Barrington High School boys basketball team is still focused on the goal it set at the start of the …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/29/24
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The Barrington High School girls basketball team won its quarterfinal playoff game on Tuesday, Feb. 27, defeating Cranston West 61-50, and BHS Coach Stephen Lenz believes the Eagles’ final two …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/29/24
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The recent sale of a home on Adams Point Road marked the highest sale in Barrington so far this year.
According to a press release from Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International …
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2/28/24
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The Barrington High School debate team concluded its regular season with a tournament at Mt. Hope High School recently.
The Eagles’ novice team had an especially strong showing …
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2/28/24
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BARRINGTON — They kicked off into high gear and never looked back.
The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity basketball team rolled over Barrington in the Division I …
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2/28/24
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Maybe it was the brilliant blues and oranges that filled the massive canvas. Maybe it was the important message of conservation and protection of an endangered species shared within the artwork.
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By Josh Bickford
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2/28/24
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Lots of reading going on before spring cleaning and gardening take up all my time. Enjoy …
“The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett” by Annie Lyons (2020). A quarter of the way …
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By Lynda Rego
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2/28/24
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Matthew Zimmerman and James Rocco paced the Barrington High School wrestling team at the state championship wrestling tournament last weekend.
Zimmerman, competing in the 215-pound weight …
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2/27/24
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We have seen ordinary Americans say on camera that we need Donald Trump to be a dictator, because “America needs a dictator now.” Presumably, they feel that a dictator will be able …
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2/27/24
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Three couples sued the Center for Reproductive Medicine, a fertility clinic in Alabama, for inadvertently destroying their embryos. An interloper got into the storage facility, opened up a …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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2/26/24
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At press time the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island were all still seeking public comment and input on 2024 fishing regulations for saltwater fishing. So, the regulations list for …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/26/24
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