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Barrington High School nationally ranked, again

The U.S. News and World Report recently released its rankings for Best High Schools in the country, and once again, Barrington High School was near the top. The report ranked BHS number 289 in … more

5/5/21

The Eagles celebrate a second quarter touchdown during the Division II semifinals, against Tolman, Friday.

Super Bowl-bound Eagles top Tigers

A howling wind and tough Tolman defense was not enough to keep the Barrington High School football team from advancing to the Division II State Championship. The Eagles defeated the Tigers 31-6 … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/4/21

Editorial: Good news, bad news for BMS project

Here is the good news: The Barrington Middle School construction project is 99.99 percent complete, and the contractor is finishing under budget by $4.3 million. Just a few years ago, … more

4/30/21

Bristol Chief of Police Kevin Lynch swears in Brody (yes, he was sleeping on the chief's desk), assisted by his partner, School Resource Officer Keith Medeiros, last April.

Pandemic reduces crime, as Bristol police step up their game

The pandemic can take credit for having one positive impact on Bristol. It significantly reduced crime. According to statistics released by the Bristol Police Department, arrests, citations and … more

By Scott Pickering | 4/30/21

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is proposing a detour plan that calls for widening of the pedestrian path on the Barrington and Warren river bridges.

Barrington official decries proposed bike path detour plan

Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha does not support the new detour proposed for the East Bay Bike Path bridges. He said that while the proposed changes might be better than the current … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/30/21

Officers break up college party, cite three for providing alcohol

Among the numerous noise complaints and calls about sickly animals, Bristol police officers broke up a college party and cited three young men for providing alcohol to minors. Monday, April 19 … more

4/30/21

Chris Iseleib and his wife, Ann Marie, moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Barrington, buying a million-dollar house that they saw only on Zoom. Located off Nayatt Road and close to the water, it is more than 100 years old and comes with a unique stone gazebo.

Urban buyers have been moving out to the 'country'

It’s been just over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, shaking up lives around the globe. One phenomenon now becoming a trend is the mass exodus from cities to more rural … more

By Joan D. Warren | 4/30/21

Luke Daniel shows off his winning design in the 2021 Bristol Fourth of July button contest.

Young artist designs Fourth button for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, middle school student Luke Daniel has designed the official Bristol Fourth of July button. The Fourth of July Committee sorted through 39 entries for this year’s … more

4/30/21

Letter: Thanks to Rotary for support of dialer program

I extend my sincerest thanks to the Bristol Rotary Charities Foundation for its continued financial support of Bristol’s Emergency Dialer program. In 2020, 97 emergency calls were made using … more

4/30/21

Brian Devolve can get obsessive about making sure his cars (or this customer’s) look perfect. The disabled veteran is known for his attention to details — and his inspirational social media posts.

For this veteran, salvation is in the details

As a student at Portsmouth High School in the late 1990s, Brian Devolve loved his car — a 1985 Monte Carlo — and looked forward to what he hoped would be a long, decorated military … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

Letter: DOT needs to repair bike path bridges immediately

Experienced and inexperienced bicyclists are all welcome on the East Bay Bike Path. It is one of Rhode Island’s popular calling cards for tourism. The two bicycle bridges in Warren and … more

4/29/21

Letter: Here’s a compromise for the de-leveling dilemma

To the editor: I've been observing the ongoing debate in town regarding the planned changes to the ninth and tenth grade English classes and wanted to share a suggestion on how we might resolve … more

4/29/21

Both Silver Creek Manor and St. Elizabeth Manor were purchased by a New Jersey corporation for a combined $10.2 million.

Bristol nursing homes sold to New Jersey-based corporation

Two nursing homes — Silver Creek Manor, family owned and operated for more than 50 years, and St. Elizabeth Manor, part of a family of homes and rehabilitation facilities run by a corporate … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

Letter: Critical Race Theory — A Dystopian pathology

There is a fierce debate sweeping America and our local communities centered on whether America is a systemically racist country. This view is at odds with history and the past 60 … more

4/29/21

Editorial: DOT needs to rebuild bike path bridges

One hundred and sixty-six years ago, heavy trains loaded with industrial cargo began rumbling along railroad tracks from Bristol to Providence. They carried the products of enormous factories from an … more

4/29/21

Letter: Welcome the investment in our neighboring town

To the editor: Imagine there is a product that you use every day. That everyone uses every day. It allows us freedom of movement. It makes driving to work and to school possible. Without it, … more

4/29/21

St. Andrew’s is one of only two schools in Rhode Island that offer the IB Diploma Program.

St. Andrew’s now offering International Baccalaureate program

After receiving authorization from the International Baccalaureate (IB) governing body, St. Andrew’s School will now offer the IB diploma programme to all students in grades 11 and … more

4/29/21

Letter: Some vandals are terrorists, while others are celebrated

As readers may know, there’s been a rash of “racially-incendiary” and “hate-filled” stickers in Warren — and now Bristol — which depict Nazism, the KKK and … more

4/29/21

As seen a week ago, the osprey have ignored DEM eviction efforts and have learned to live with their large, orange, uninvited guest atop the chimney of the historic Colt Park barn.

Despite state’s eviction, these birds aren’t budging

A pair of Colt Park osprey had a decent following before the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) adorned their nesting site with an orange cone last week . Now they’re … more

Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

Letter: What can you do to help clean our community?

We should all be proud of ourselves that, as a nation, we have set aside one day every year to celebrate the Earth and hopefully do a small thing to help keep it clean and livable. For … more

4/28/21

School board and Brice bristle over budget cuts

Bristol Warren Regional School Committee members were left with more questions than answers when they met via Zoom Monday evening to review the spending cuts Supt. Dr. Jonathan Brice recommends to … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/28/21

Police release video footage of 'White Boy' sticker suspects

Bristol Police have now released video footage of the two suspects they are hoping to identify and question regarding a string of six "White Boy Summer" stickers placed in public locations downtown … more

4/28/21

Video: Lambert signs her letter of intent

Barrington High School volleyball senior Casey Lambert signs a letter of intent to go to Springfield College recently inside the BHS gym. She is accompanied by (from left to right) her friend … more

4/28/21

People play a game of pickle-ball in Bristol recently. Last week, the Barrington Park and Recreation Commission approved a motion to paint pickle-ball court lines on the asphalt surface at Chianese Park.

‘Pickle people’ pointed toward Chianese Park in Barrington

More pickle-ball courts are coming to Barrington. During their meeting last week, members of the town’s Park and Recreation Commission approved a plan to paint pickle-ball court lines on … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/28/21

Barrington Books recently celebrated its grand re-opening.

Barrington store undergoes renovation

The owners of Barrington’s long-time independent bookstore Barrington Books recently closed their second location in Cranston and made a significant investment in the original Barrington Books … more

4/27/21