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One dog park in Barrington reopened on Monday afternoon, Nov. 9, while the other was closed temporarily.   The original dog park inside Haines Park, located near the smaller baseball and …

Another postseason meet, another impressive finish for the Barrington High School girls and boys cross country teams.   On Saturday at the Rhode Island Cross Country State Championship …

Experience an intimate, speakeasy‑inspired night of music as Alexus Lee brings her smooth blend of jazz, soul, and R&B to Linden Place. Her velvet‑rich vocals and effortless groove create the …

Is it too early to start day-dreaming about Thanksgiving dinner? Not for students at Hampden Meadows School. The fourth- and fifth-graders shifted their focus from reading, writing and math to …

The Barrington High School girls volleyball team dropped a 3-0 match against LaSalle Academy in the Division I playoff quarterfinals on Wednesday night, Nov. 4.   The Eagles lost the first …

For years, Nicole Jellinek watched as her husband, Jason Knight, served as representative for District 67-Barrington and Warren. Now Jellinek will get her chance to fill that role.   On …

A few weeks back, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued a warning to local residents: keep an eye out for deer during this time of year.   During the “rut,” …

The Barrington High School field hockey team was locked in a scoreless battle with East Greenwich for almost the entire Division I semifinal game recently at Cranston Stadium. But with less than …

For one weekend only, the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society will present Bad Character: The Death of Sarah Maria Cornell. It’s a brand-new theatrical interpretation of one of the most …

A Barrington home that once served as the counting house for the Nayatt Brick Company sold recently for $1.9 million.   The home at 10 Nayatt Road features four bedrooms and three bathrooms …

Dozens of kids — boys and girls, teenagers and pre-teens — filled the presentation room at Barrington Middle School on Monday night, Nov. 2, for the Barrington Town Council meeting.   …

Starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 RIDOT will close I-195 in both directions near the Taunton Avenue exit in East Providence. The closure will last for approximately 12 hours.

The Barrington High School football team bounced back from a tough loss a week earlier and defeated St. Raphael’s 24-21, at Max Read Field in Pawtucket on Friday night, Oct. 30. “I was …

According to the Rhode Island Board of Elections, there are 14,236 registered voters in Barrington, and more than half of them cast a ballot during this election.   According the board of …

Bristol’s own Dylan Lombardi is competing for the chance to become a real-life comic book superhero! He’s made it to the quarterfinals of Stan Lee's Super Kid competition, an international …

The Barrington High School girls’ basketball program will host its Lady Eagles All-Girls’ Basketball Clinic on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Barrington High School gym. …

The jumps were gone, but that was not stopping the riders. One by one, the teenagers rode their bikes down the dirt path — a steep drop in the woods near Tiffany Pond that weaved through some …

Jessica Martin, a Democrat, and Neile Hartman, an Independent, won seats on the Barrington Town Council in Tuesday’s election.   Martin secured more than 30 percent of the vote, while …

Barrington Police responded to an incident involving trick-or-treaters and a passing car on Halloween night, Oct. 31. Police received a 911 call at about 8:10 p.m. for a suspicious condition in …

It was a clean sweep for the Barrington High School cross country teams last weekend, as the BHS boys and girls teams each won Class B Championships.   The Barrington girls placed three …

There will be a special meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4 for families who want to discuss electric scooter use in Barrington. The meeting will take place at Barrington Middle School — people can meet …

The Barrington High School girls volleyball team opened the Division I playoffs with a 3-0 win against Prout School on Monday night, Nov. 2.   The Eagles won the match 25-6, 25-23, 25-16. …

The clearing of overgrown vegetation along the south side of Barrington Town Hall marks the first phase of a year-long garden restoration project being planned and funded by the Barrington Garden …

St. Andrew’s School will present Claire Wittman’s Moriarty’s Daughters (one-act version) on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14. Directed by Joanne Fayan, arts department chair and theatre …

Several competitors with local ties competed in the 2026 New York City Marathon on what was a near ideal morning to run Sunday, Nov. 1, on the streets of the five boroughs. Bristol native …

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A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.