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Barrington firefighters rescue a woman after her kayak capsized under the bike path bridge on Thursday morning.

Kayak capsizes in strong current, firefighters rescue woman

Barrington Firefighters rescued a woman whose kayak capsized on the Palmer River under the bike path bridge Thursday morning, Sept. 15. According to Barrington Fire Department Captain Jason … more

9/15/22

The 2022 state champion BHS girls lacrosse team.

Booster Day is Saturday in Barrington

Barrington High School student-athletes will be going door-to-door on Saturday, Sept. 17, as part of Barrington Booster Day. Students will be asking residents to support the Barrington Booster … more

9/15/22

Primary narrows list of Barrington Democrats for general election

The field of candidates in Barrington shrunk on Tuesday night, Sept. 13. The list of three Democrats hoping to run for the Barrington Town Council in the general election was cut to two. … more

9/14/22

Iain DeBoth dribbles upfield on a scoring bid.

Barrington boys soccer takes the field with deep roster

The Barrington High School boys soccer team graduated 12 seniors from last year’s squad, but entered the current season with a very deep roster. “Our biggest strength is our … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/13/22

Barrington Police intervene in jogger-vs-motorist incident

Barrington Police are investigating a situation that occurred near the high school on Wednesday, Sept. 7. A man was jogging on Lincoln Avenue by the school when a vehicle was pulling out of a … more

9/13/22

Barrington’s Little Free Library will offer diverse books

Members of Barrington’s DEI Committee will host a celebration on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5 to 6 p.m., at Woods Pond, marking the creation of Rhode Island first Read in Color library. … more

9/13/22

The Barrington Town Council voted 3-2 in favor of allocating $1 million for renovations to some of the athletic fields at Haines Park.

Barrington Town Council approves $1 million for Haines plan

During their meeting on Monday night, members of the Barrington Town Council voted 3-2 in favor of allocating $1 million in federal funding for renovations to some of the athletic fields at Haines … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/13/22

A recent report on the Carmelite Monastery property recommends "that serious consideration be given to demolishing the building and permitting increased residential density on the site in order to permit a financially viable development and a return of the town’s acquisition investment."

Report: Monastery must go for project to make money

The Town of Barrington released a site development report on Monday, Sept. 12 for the former Carmelite Monastery, which states that preserving the monastery as part of the project would provide a … more

9/12/22

Barrington resident Robert Swarts hands copies of a petition to members of the school committee during the meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8.

Barrington parents make it clear: ‘We love our neighborhood schools’

Barrington residents continued to speak out against the school district’s plan to build two new Grade 1-5 schools, transform Nayatt into an early learning center, and close down Sowams … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/12/22

A fence along Haines Park Road — replacing the guardrail shown — was proposed in the latest draft of the field redevelopment plan.

Wide range of ideas, concerns surface for Haines Park plan

Neighbors, youth sports league representatives and town officials met last week to review the latest plan to reconfigure and redevelop some athletic fields at Haines Park. The meeting, held at the … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/12/22

Barrington's AJ DiOrio stretches out and hauls in a pass from quarterback Alex McClelland on a key second down and 20 in the first half.

Eagles pass Broncos in home opener, 34-21

The Barrington High School football team passed a series of tough tests and captured a 34-21 victory over Burrillville in the season-opener on Friday night, Sept. 9. The biggest test of the … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/11/22

Barrington teachers union president Ben Fillo speaks to district administrators and the school committee during Thursday night's meeting.

School committee sees red as teachers speak out in Barrington

Dozens of Barrington teachers, many of them wearing red shirts, attended the school committee meeting on Thursday night, Sept. 8, and shared their frustrations and concerns with the district’s … more

9/9/22

Rhode Island Energy crewmen check out a pole that was snapped in half when an oak tree fell across Cove Avenue at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday in Barrington. Crews are currently working to remedy the situation.

Rogue oak topples power lines in Barrington

A rogue oak tree fell across Cove Avenue smashing powerlines and snapping a pole at aprroximately 12:45 p.m. in Barrington on Friday. Power and tree crews are currently working to get the situation … more

9/9/22

Rooftop HVAC unit fails, high school evacuated

Students and staff at Barrington High School evacuated the building on Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, after a rooftop HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) unit broke and sent smoke into the … more

9/8/22

Members of the Barrington Park and Recreation Commission will host a meeting tonight, Sept. 8, to discuss the plan to improve the athletic fields at Haines Park (shown).

Haines Park athletic fields meeting is tonight in Barrington

The Barrington Park and Recreation Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Peck Center for Adult Enrichment to discuss the Haines Park athletic fields plan . The … more

9/8/22

Police: Barrington residents targeted for scams

This week's Barrington Police report details multiple incidents where residents, some of them elderly, were targeted for scams: Tuesday, Aug. 30: A Knapton Street resident called police to … more

9/7/22

Barrington women report indecent exposure incidents

Barrington Police investigated two alleged indecent exposure incidents in town last week. The first incident occurred on Aug. 29 and the second was on Aug. 30. Both victims were Barrington women … more

9/7/22

Austin Hall poses with his “Rusty Pirate” figurine, which he made for a sick friend as a 15-year-old amateur welder. Hall recently got to showcase his metallic creations at The Collaborative in Warren last week.

Barrington teen welder gets public debut at The Collaborative

At 15, Austin Hall got set up at The Steel Yard in Providence, a nonprofit industrial arts center, taking a course that granted him access to welding equipment and a space to organize and fabricate his creations. more

By Ethan Hartley | 9/7/22

The East Bay Bike Path bridges have been closed since October 2019, but the state recently secured funding from the federal government to rebuild or repair the bridges.

Key funding directed to bike path bridges

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation received some good news last week, and so too did bike path enthusiasts. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that Rhode Island … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/7/22

Luke Fluet looks upfield while running the ball for Barrington.

Barrington Pop Warner Eagles clipped by Warriors

The Barrington Pop Warner football teams dropped league games against the East Bay Warriors on Saturday, Sept. 3. The 10U Eagles scored when quarterback Vincent Baccari connected with Mack DiOrio, … more

9/6/22

Recreation officials are hoping the Haines Park athletic field improvements will receive ARPA funding.

Barrington's ARPA money continues to evaporate

First there was $4.7 million. Then there was $2.8 million. And soon, the town’s allotment of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding will be completely consumed by various projects … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/5/22

Barrington's Will DiGiacomo returns a punt to midfield in the first quarter of the Injury Fund game on Thursday night.

Barrington defeats Pilgrim in Injury Fund game, 16-0

The Barrington High School football team used its rushing attack to power past Pilgrim 16-0 in an Injury Fund game on Thursday night, Sept. 1 at West Warwick High School. Barrington … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/2/22

Democratic candidates for Barrington Town Council Braxton Medlin, Kate Berard and Tony Arico (from left to right) shared their thoughts during a recent forum.

Barrington Democratic council hopefuls list their top priorities

The three Democratic candidates for the Barrington Town Council shared their opinions on a variety of subjects during a recent online forum. Anthony Arico, Kate Berard and Braxton Medlin, who … more

9/1/22

"Save Sowams School" signs started sprouting across town after Barrington School officials approved a plan that calls for the elementary school to be closed.

Barrington residents hope to ‘Save Sowams School’

The lawn signs lining roadsides all over the Hampden Meadows section of town plead with school officials to “Save Sowams School.” The parents have formed groups and started attending … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/1/22

Students get ready to bike home after their first day of classes at Hampden Meadows School on Monday.

Photos: Barrington students head back to school

For Barrington students, summer officially ended on Monday, Aug. 29. That day marked the start of the 2022-23 school year in Barrington. Most students returned to a half-day; at the high school, … more

8/31/22