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Gofundme started for Adamsville farmer, theft victim

A Barrington man has set up a gofundme page to help Nicole Wordell, an Adamsville herb farmer who has lost 300 plants — $1,500 worth — to theft this season. Perez, who lives in the … more

By Ted Hayes | 7/2/24

Barrington Police: FedEx driver reports possible porch pirate

A FedEx delivery driver contacted Barrington Police on Friday, Dec. 6, after spotting a suspicious vehicle in West Barrington. The driver told police it appeared the truck was following the … more

12/11/19

Riverside woman cited for texting while driving

Barrington police responded to a car accident on Washington Road on Tuesday, March 31 at about 8:30 p.m. Police said a Riverside resident was driving north on Washington Road when her vehicle … more

4/9/20

St. Luke's Church pastor Father TJ Varghese stands in front of the church for a photograph last week. On Sunday, Father Varghese celebrated his final weekend Mass at the Barrington church. This week, Father Varghese starts his new assignment at Mary, Mother of Mankind parish in North Providence. "I am going to miss this place. It is a jewel," Father Varghese said of St. Luke's.

St. Luke's priest bids Barrington good-bye

On Friday evenings, Father TJ Varghese travels to Providence and volunteers his time feeding meals to the homeless. Rain or shine. In warm weather and cold. He enjoys the opportunity to help, to … more

By Josh Bickford | 6/30/20

Pop-up testing site coming to Barrington Shopping Center

The Rhode Island Department of Health will open a Covid-19 rapid testing pop-up site in the Barrington Shopping Center for the second and third weeks of January. The site will offer testing to … more

1/8/21

St. Andrew’s School is partnering with The Wolf School to create a supportive and comprehensive high school option for complex learners.

St. Andrew’s partnering with The Wolf School

The Wolf School and St. Andrew’s School are partnering to create a supportive and comprehensive high school option for complex learners. With the goal of increasing access to a wider range … more

1/24/22

The Barrington High School Science Olympiad team won its 12th consecutive state championship recently. Pictured are (front row, from left to right) Levon He, Isabelle Chen, Alan Weng, Vignesh Peddi, Vineet Abbineni, Coach Sonalya Jayasuriya, and (second row) Coach Laura Donegan, Genevieve Geiser, Shaswat Singh, Rahul Yehiya, Yike Chen, Noah Higbie, Yiming Xiong, Dawen Cheng, and Troy Tian.

BHS Science Olympiad team wins state title

Call it a dynasty — the Barrington High School Science Olympiad team recently won its 12th consecutive state title. The Barrington students medaled in 12 out of the 15 events at the … more

6/10/22

An individual later identified as Joseph Sands is shown in surveillance footage taking an American flag from a County Road resident's home late last month.

Barrington Police: Flag thief turns himself in and is charged

Barrington Police are thanking the public for helping identify the man who stole an American flag from a County Road resident’s porch. Police said they received numerous tips from the … more

7/11/22

At a meeting on Monday night, members of the School Committee and Town Council agreed to ask the Rhode Island General Assembly for support in a school construction bond that is not to exceed $250 million.

Barrington officials advance $250M school construction bond

Barrington officials took a key step toward improving local schools on Monday night, May 8. After a lengthy discussion, members of the School Committee and Town Council agreed to ask the Rhode … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/9/23

The Bears finished the season undefeated and won the 8U Division Championship.

Barrington flag football teams celebrate titles on Championship Sunday

Barrington Pop Warner and Barrington Flag Football hosted “Championship Sunday” earlier this month at Chianese Field. Seventeen teams competed for the four division … more

11/21/23

Members of this year’s BHS boys ice hockey team gather for a photo with Barrington Hockey alumni during a special Alumni Appreciation Night on Friday.

Barrington hockey team awards alumni with win over Clippers

The Barrington High School boys ice hockey team celebrated Alumni Appreciation Night with a 5-3 victory over Cumberland on Friday, Feb. 2. Barrington jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first … more

2/6/24

A Nov. 25 letter from Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Office of Compliance and Inspection states that Barrington failed to comply with two conditions of the Kent Street Pond phragmite removal permit.

DEM: Barrington failed to comply with pond permit

DEM recently determined that Barrington officials failed to comply with the permit they had to remove invasive weeds from Kent Street Pond. A Nov. 25 letter from Rhode Island Department of … more

By Josh Bickford | 12/6/19

Students in the Hampden Meadows School YMCA After-school enrichment program show off their new blue hats. The hats are part of the Hat Not Hate program, which works to eradicate bullying.

Students support 'Hat Not Hate' program

Can knitting really stop children from getting bullied? Maybe not, but thanks to the handiwork of many local knitters, children at the Hampden Meadows School YMCA After-school enrichment … more

12/11/19

Police: Car sold, then stolen, now driver is missing

A Barrington resident contacted police on Wednesday, April 1 regarding a civil matter — the resident had sold a car to a man and agreed to assist the man with financing. However, the buyer … more

4/10/20

Barrington hires a diversity consultant for $12,500

The town has hired a diversity consultant. During its recent meeting, the town council voted 5-0 to approve the hiring of Adam Mastoon as the town's diversity consultant. Mr. Mastoon is a … more

11/10/20

Barrington students moving to distance learning on Dec. 21

Barrington Schools will take a break from in-person learning next week, and continue with distance learning in early January. The local public school district announced the change in an email on … more

12/15/20

Barrington’s Christopher Clyne set out in early March to collect dozens of used bikes, repair them and then donate them to the Boys and Girls Club of East Providence. He is looking for about 20 bikes to reach his goal.

Bring him your tired, your poor, your broken bicycles

Christopher Clyne was bored with Xbox. The Barrington High School sophomore had, for the better part of the previous six months, played a lot of video games. In early March, feeling the need … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/21/21

RISPCA assists in saving 40 beagles from research facility

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island SPCA is scheduled to receive a transport of 40 beagles (15 puppies and 25 adults) today from the Humane Society of the United States. The beagles were … more

6/21/22

Gallery: East Providence/Barrington Junior Baseball Division All-Stars

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Barrington Little League Junior Division Baseball All-Stars scored early and often in their District 2 losers' bracket outing against the combined East Providence … more

Photos by Mike Rego | 7/11/22

Brush fire chars three acres in Barrington

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 … more

8/1/22

Volunteers from Tap-In pose for a group photo inside the Peck Center building on Monday, Oct. 10.

Volunteers step up as need increases

Some of the shelves are filled with boxes of cereal, bottles of juice and cans of soup. And some are quite bare. Inside the Tap-In food pantry at the Peck Center building, there is evidence … more

By Josh Bickford | 10/12/22

Police: Barrington resident assaults neighbor's landscaper

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

11/18/22

Barrington man finds tracking device on his vehicle

For the second time in the past few weeks, Barrington Police investigated a tracking device placed on a resident's vehicle. A Barrington resident called police on Friday, Dec. 2 to report … more

12/8/22

Members of Team Gold are (from left to right) Quinn Spencer, Tripp Spencer, Ryan Zaluski, Leo Ellis, Aahan Ananthakrishna, Christian Leigh, Mie Green, Afraz Raman and Matt Tian.

Barrington Middle School team wins robotics state championship

Team Gold brought a state championship to Barrington last weekend. The group of Barrington Middle School students captured first place at the First Lego League Robotics State Championship on … more

2/3/23

Sowams School saw an impressive jump on its RICAS scores.

Barrington outperforms other districts on RICAS tests

Barrington students continue to outperform their peers across the state when it comes to standardized testing. The recent round of RICAS test results showed Barrington students were tops … more

By Josh Bickford | 10/25/23