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New District 32 State Senator Pam Lauria is a native of East Providence, who now resides in Barrington representing those two municipalities as well as Bristol.
Rookies Lauria, Britto receive initial state senate committee assignments
PROVIDENCE — State Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) recently announced the committee assignments for the Upper Chamber of the General Assembly, … more
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Adam Gorman maneuvers the puck past an East Greenwich defender.
Eagles skate past Skippers, fall to Avengers
The Barrington High School boys hockey team had a busy week going 1-2 last week beating North Kingstown 9-1 and losing a couple of nail-biters, first to Xavier High School (Conn.) 3-2 and then to … more
Barrington re-starts school improvement process
One night. Two meetings. Two votes.  On Thursday night, Feb. 9, Barrington officials formally voted to submit a Stage 1 proposal to the Rhode Island Department of Education for improvements … more
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Eagles’ fans warned: Keep your cheering positive
Barrington High School officials are asking fans to keep their cheering positive. BHS Principal Chris Ashley sent an email to students and their families on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 9, reminding … more
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Barrington’s James Anderson played football at Kent School last fall and recently committed to play football for Bryant University next fall.
Barrington grad commits to Bryant University football team
James Anderson has wanted to play Division I college football for a long time. The recent Barrington High School graduate and post-graduate student at Kent School in Connecticut has dreamed of … more
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Students are leaving, but the money is not
The State of Rhode Island is poised to spend more money than ever before to educate fewer students than anytime in the 21st century. Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed state budget, still to be … more
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School enrollment is just one factor in determining how much state educational aid each school district receives, as this table clearly illustrates. We took the amount of total state educational aid that several nearby communities are slated to receive under the governor’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget, and divided it by that district’s enrollment to come up with a per-pupil figure. As you can see, Portsmouth ranks at the bottom. Also note that among the districts listed here, only Barrington and Bristol-Warren are slated to receive more aid this year under the governor’s proposed budget; all the others are facing cuts.
Are Portsmouth schools being shortchanged on aid?
PORTSMOUTH — For more than a decade, school and town officials have lamented how the Portsmouth school district is getting the short end of the stick when it comes to its share of annual … more
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Pipe bursts at Barrington Town Hall; leak discovered after alarm sounds
If you were driving near Barrington Town Hall this week you may have seen vehicles from a disaster cleanup company parked nearby. Barrington Town Manager Phil Hervey said a pipe burst inside the … more
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The Barrington High School boys basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 70-65 win over Central.
Eagles rally for key victory over Knights, 70-65
Nick Scandura hit two key baskets with less than two minutes remaining and helped the Barrington High School boys basketball team defeat Central, 70-65 in a Division I matchup on Tuesday night, Feb. … more
There is a proposal to build a restaurant where the BP gas station was located.
Chipotle coming to County Road in Barrington?
Members of the Barrington Technical Review Committee are scheduled to review the development plan for a new restaurant in Barrington.   According to the meeting agenda, an applicant is … more
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Barrington's Drake Almeida, shown in a game earlier this season, scored a goal against Smithfield last weekend.
BHS boys hockey team drops close one to Smithfield
The Barrington High School boys hockey team lost to Smithfield 4-3 Friday night at the Abbey.   The Sentinels took an early 1-0 lead in the first, but the Eagles’ Ryan Claussen … more
Council dedicates $90,000 to study fields, and feasibility of a new field house
The town will hire outside consultants to study issues related to the athletic fields in Barrington. One study will focus on building a recreation center/ field house in Barrington, while the … more
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Kayaks rest near a storage rack at Walker Farm in Barrington.
Effort underway in Barrington to reunite lost boats with owners
The harbormaster’s office has been receiving phone calls that all sound a bit similar. There is the one about a missing kayak that washed away during the high tide on Dec. 23. There’s … more
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Barrington DPW trucks display American flags while driving along the parade route during a previous Memorial Day Parade.
Town Council says veterans group can organize Memorial Day parade
The Barrington Town Council voted 3-1 to return organizational duties for the Memorial Day Parade to the Barrington United Veterans Council.  Council members spent more than an hour debating … more
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Indie Lamb places first in the 600-meter run during the Class Championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday.
Barrington girls run to second place at Class A Championships
The Barrington High School girls indoor track team finished second at the Class A Championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 4.  The Eagles, paced by a strong all-around effort, scored points in 11 … more
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Ethan Knight (left) leaps over a hurdle during the 55 meter hurdles finale on Saturday. Knight, a junior, won the 55-meter hurdles and the 300-meter run. He currently holds the school record in the 55-meter hurdles. 
Barrington boys win Class B Track Championship
The Barrington High School boys indoor track team crushed the competition at the Class B Championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Eagles scored 161 points, well ahead of second place Smithfield … more
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Will Winfield of EPHS is guarded by Owen Pfeffer in front of the Eagles Dan Coogan.
Eagles edge East Providence in dynamic D-I boys' basketball contest
BARRINGTON — Matt Raffa’s spinning jumper five feet from the cup with two seconds left was the winning bucket as Barrington High School edged visiting East Providence, 70-67, in a dynamic … more
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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
Real vs. fake — Barrington crowd debates what to do with athletic fields
The comments ranged from concerns about “A deal with the devil” to questions about cell phone tower revenue, hand-me-down sports uniforms, “PFAS” in water bottles and the … more
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Members of Barrington Junior Troop 723 pose for a photo with Cristina Nardozzi Buehrer following a special event earlier this month. Pictured are (from left to right) Addison Lubelczyk, Claire Egal, Graysen Mello-Dumas (kneeling), Avery Martin, Grace Gavigan, Camille Piccerelli, Ava Buehrer, Cristina Nardozzi Buehrer, Laura Thurston, Lily DiAngelo, Claire Moniz, and Emma Valentine.
Girl Scouts in Barrington learn confidence and poise
Members of a local Girl Scout troop received a lesson on confidence and poise, during a special visit from Miss Massachusetts 2005.   Cristina Nardozzi Buehrer, a Barrington resident and … more
New District 65 State Representative Matt Dawson.
Freshmen state reps Dawson, Boylan receive committee assignments
PROVIDENCE — East Providence’s two freshmen state representatives received their committee assignments from Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) on Tuesday, Jan. … more
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Sophie Dunham, shown competing earlier this season, had the top score on bars with an 8.85 in a meet last weekend.
Barrington High School gymnasts shine on Senior Night
The Barrington High School gymnastics team celebrated a big win on Sunday night, during a special Senior Night event.   The Eagles had their highest score of the season, a 141.1, which … more
Barrington's Erik Hall, shown in a game against Portsmouth, tallied an assist during the Eagles' 3-3 tie against Moses Brown last weekend.
Eagles beat LaSalle; tie Moses Brown
The Barrington High School boys hockey team picked up 3 points over the weekend, beating the LaSalle Rams 2-1 Friday night at Smithfield and tying Moses Brown 3-3 Saturday evening at Lynch Arena. … more
Soccer teams play a game on Chianese Field a few years ago.
Athletic fields and facilities workshop is tonight, Feb. 1, in Barrington
The Barrington Town Council will host a workshop tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 1 to discuss athletic fields and athletic facilities in town.  The workshop will be held in the town hall council … more
Magnus Thorsson explains how the solar panel installation will work at the Bay Spring Community Center. Thorsson said the system would operate behind the meter — it would sell excess electricity back to the grid and also continue to power the Bay Spring Community Center’s needs in the case of an outage.
Solar panels coming to community center in Barrington
An array of solar panels will be installed at the Bay Spring Community Center. The Barrington Town Council approved the installation at its Jan. 9 meeting after listening to a presentation about … more
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