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Christine de Silva takes photos of a hammerhead shark as it is released during an expedition in Biscayne Bay while a student at the University of Miami. (Photo courtesy of Christine de …
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2/24/23
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It is February vacation week, but that did not stop someone from phoning in a school threat.
Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia said the department received a call on Thursday, Feb. …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/23/23
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Andy Anderson is in the running for a national award.
Last month, the Barrington Middle School Principal learned that he had been nominated for the 2022-23 National LifeChanger of the Year award. …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/23/23
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Plans to build a Chipotle restaurant on County Road in Barrington cleared an initial hurdle earlier this month, as members of the Barrington Technical Review Committee recommended the project to the …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/22/23
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The public is invited to attend a design workshop to help reimagine the rear yard gathering space behind the Bay Spring Community Center.
The workshop will be held on the second floor of the …
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2/22/23
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Survive and advance.
The Barrington High School boys basketball team outscored Cumberland 13-6 in the fourth quarter and held on for a 48-43 victory in the Division I quarterfinals on …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/22/23
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The Barrington School Committee took its first look at the proposed school budget at a meeting on Thursday night, Feb. 16.
After an hour-long discussion, members of the School Committee …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/21/23
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The Barrington High School girls basketball team lost to LaSalle 48-44 in the quarterfinals of the Division 1 tournament.
Playing Monday night, Feb. 21, at LaSalle Academy, the Eagles …
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2/21/23
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Ethan Knight earned the title “State Champion” as he ran to a first place finish in the 55-meter hurdles at the indoor track state championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 18.
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2/21/23
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The Barrington High School gymnastics team just missed out on winning a state title on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Eagles scored 141.125 in the all-around, about a half-point behind first place …
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2/20/23
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There is a desk, a table and some chairs, and a small team of bobblehead dolls inside Brian Lally’s office.
The new director of Human Resources for Barrington Public Schools is a big fan of …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/17/23
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The Barrington High School boys and girls indoor track teams will compete in the state championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 18.
The BHS boys indoor track team has already won division and …
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2/17/23
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PROVIDENCE — Whether it was prescience or presumption of another sinister act about to take place, a state legislator recently submitted a bill to arm police on two college campuses.
In …
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By Mike Rego
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2/16/23
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A longtime Barrington teacher received a Golden Apple Award from the Rhode Island Department of Education and NBC 10 this week.
On Tuesday, Feb. 14, RIDE Deputy Commissioner of Education …
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2/16/23
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A new anonymous text-a-tip line is aimed at reducing underage drinking in the East Bay.
The program exists in Bristol, Warren and East Providence, and has yielded more than a thousand tips. The …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/16/23
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Barrington resident Janine Wolf objected to the reading of the “Land Acknowledgement” statement at the beginning of the Feb. 6 Town Council meeting.
Shortly after everyone recited the …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/16/23
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Members of the Barrington Town Council recently denied a request for the town to abandon a paper street in West Barrington.
Months ago, two property owners on Crown Avenue wrote to the …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/15/23
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PROVIDENCE — Two local legislators, one from East Providence and the other from just across the Seekonk River in Providence, recently surveyed the “sweet tooth” of respondents while …
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2/15/23
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The Barrington High School boys basketball team defeated Smithfield 62-57 on Tuesday night, Feb. 14, and secured the number three seed heading into the Division 1 playoff tournament.
The Eagles …
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2/15/23
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The housing market in the East Bay has been in a whirlwind for the past few years, and experts don’t expect much of a change when spring comes around. Lowered post-pandemic interest rates are …
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By Lucy Probert
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2/15/23
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t’s no secret that over the past few years, the housing market has been one of the hottest topics, especially among new buyers. We saw major shifts when the pandemic hit; between heightened …
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By Julia Stearly
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2/15/23
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Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/15/23
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The Barrington Pop Warner cheerleading squads had another successful trip to the National Championships in Orlando, Fla. this past December.
The Barrington Pop Warner Junior Varsity level 1 and …
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2/14/23
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Skipper Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing Team finished Leg 2 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in third place on Sunday, Feb. 12. The only US entry in the five-boat IMOCA fleet completed the …
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Story courtesy of 11th Hour Racing, photos by Amory Ross
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2/14/23
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They might be ready for Shark Tank.
Three Barrington High School freshmen recently pitched their startup business idea and earned a top-five finish in the Lieutenant Governor’s …
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2/14/23
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