The Barrington High School boys volleyball team clinched the Division II title for the first time since 2012, after defeating East Providence on Friday, May 26.
Playing at home on senior …
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6/7/23
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Barrington is kicking things up a notch, combining two events into one on Sunday, June 11. The traditional Barrington Arts Festival is joining with the newer Barrington Street Fair, for a double dose …
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6/7/23
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The two “Barrington Town Center” pillar signs that drew plenty of criticism from residents, out-of-towners, and members of Town Council are gone.
A crew from the Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/7/23
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The Barrington High School boys and girls track teams scored top-10 finishes at the state track championship on Saturday, June 3.
The boys team scored 46 points and finished fourth, while the …
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6/7/23
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With executive orders expired, Rhode Island government agencies are now operating under the same Open Meetings law that was in place pre-Covid. They have no obligation to continue with any of the pandemic-induced adaptations, yet many are doing some of the new best practices, while few are doing all of them.
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By Scott Pickering
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6/7/23
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The Barrington High School baseball team will square off against East Greenwich in a Division II playoff game on Wednesday, June 7.
Barrington opened the playoffs on Friday with an 8-4 win …
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6/6/23
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The Barrington High School golf team saved some of its best for performances for the state championship, but the impressive scores would not be enough.
The Eagles held the lead after the first …
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6/6/23
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The signs are coming down.
The Barrington Town Council voted Monday night, June 5, to have the two pillar signs that are located downtown removed.
The town installed the signs a …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/6/23
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Normally, people attending a Barrington High School graduation ceremony in early June are greeted with bright sunshine and warm temperatures.
That was not the case this year.
On Sunday, …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/5/23
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Violet Gagliano and Emma Johnson each scored four goals, but it would not be enough as the Barrington High School girls lacrosse team lost to East Greenwich 13-11 in the Division I semifinals on …
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6/2/23
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“We're busier than we've ever been,” said Executive Director Emily Mushen. “With the expiration of COVID-era SNAP benefits, plus ongoing high prices for food, energy, and housing, we're seeing higher numbers than ever before at the pantry.”
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/2/23
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The Barrington High School boys tennis team will square off against LaSalle Academy in the Division I State Championship on Saturday, June 3.
The match will be played at Slater Park in Pawtucket …
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6/2/23
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Over the last few weeks, East Bay Rowing was well-represented at collegiate conference championship regattas throughout the Northeast.
Barrington High School graduates Ellie McGee and …
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6/2/23
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The state recently broke ground on a new road construction project near Barrington Middle School.
A spokesman for the state Department of Transportation said the plan is to add a turning lane on …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/1/23
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The Barrington High School boys lacrosse team lost to Moses Brown, 15-7, in a Division I playoff semifinal match-up on Tuesday, May 30.
The Eagles entered the game with a determined …
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6/1/23
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There is a new sign at the Osamequin Nature Preserve in Barrington detailing the origins of the land and the indigenous people who settled it.
The sign is titled “Osamequin, Great Leader …
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5/31/23
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Barrington taxpayers should expect a new town-run rebate program for any residents who purchase battery-powered leaf blowers and/or weed-whackers.
Toward the end of the May 24 financial …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/31/23
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Barrington Police received multiple reports last weekend of white nationalist flyers scattered on nearly a dozen roads in town.
The flyers had been left inside plastic sandwich bags and weighed down with small rocks; they were located on Washington Road, Cedar …
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5/30/23
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Barrington Police responded to the wooded area surrounding Prince’s Pond at about 8:45 on Wednesday morning, May 24 for a report of a suspicious condition.
Police received a call from a …
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5/30/23
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Barrington residents convinced a town official to withdraw a motion that would have entered the town into a long-term lease with a solar installation company.
Concerns about the lease …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/30/23
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The Barrington Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony and parade were held on Monday morning, May 29.
The wreath-laying ceremony took place Victory Gate at Barrington High School.
The parade …
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5/30/23
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Despite losing crewman after crashing into a large mammal and losing the lead, 11th Hour Racing skipper Charlie Enright and his battered crew found a way to retake the lead and cross the finish line …
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Ocean Race report by Peter Rusch
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5/29/23
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The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority jazzed up the Mt. Hope Bridge for the coming Memorial Day holiday, as seen here Saturday night. If you look closely at right, the Pell Bridge far down …
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5/28/23
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The plan for Barrington’s preschool program will be unveiled on June 8.
After a lengthy and sometimes contentious discussion on May 18, members of the Barrington School Committee voted …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/26/23
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For the first time in decades, shellfishing off the coast of Touisset will be allowed conditionally, a sign of an increasingly healthy bay according to environmental officials.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/26/23
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