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The Barrington Police Department is purchasing this 22-foot center console Cobia for the harbor patrol.

New used boat coming to Barrington Harbor Patrol

The Barrington Town Council approved the purchase of a new, used harbor patrol boat during the April 5 meeting. Barrington Police Chief Dino DeCrescenzo requested approval for the purchase, … more

4/16/21

Wenley Furgeson (center), director of habitat restoration at Save the Bay, discuss plans for a pond on the new golf course with landscape architect Tim Gerrish (right) and a project manager.

A win-win for golf and the environment in Bristol

Meetings on the golf course are nothing new — though the rumble of earth-moving equipment was a constant at this particular one, last Friday morning on the site of the Bristol Golf Course, just … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/15/21

Barrington veterans Bill Groves (left), Charlie Peabody, Ken Lass, Joe MacRae, Bart Stanzione, Al Girard, Charles Brule and Paul Dulchinos hold up signs on Monday at the veterans memorial in front of town hall. The veterans group has asked that flags carrying a partisan or political message or those that are divisive not be flown on the flagpole, which stands in the center of the veterans memorial. The Barrington UVC is requesting the veterans memorial be relocated to a new space.

Barrington council planning meeting to deal with flag issues

Barrington Town Council member Carl Kustell recently suggested that the council hold a special meeting each year to discuss flag issues. The suggestion followed a comment by Barrington resident … more

4/15/21

Letter: BHS needs a targeted approach

To the editor: On April 1, Barrington school administrators presented information relating to de-leveling at Barrington High School (BHS). Within that presentation, we learned that 50 percent of … more

4/15/21

Mt. Hope Principal Dr. Deb DiBiase (center) with Mt. Hope parents Karen Zagorski (left) and Nina Murphy, who nominated her for the honor.

Mt. Hope's Deb DiBiase named state's top high school principal

Dr. Deborah DiBiase, the always smiling, hug- and laughter-prone principal of Mt. Hope High School, has been named Rhode Island's High School Principal of the Year for 2021. She learned about the … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/15/21

Man arrested for stealing money from church donation boxes

Bristol Police arrested a North Providence man on Sunday for allegedly stealing money from the St. Elizabeth Church donation box after a successful surveillance operation caught him in the … more

4/15/21

Magnus Thorsson shows off the interior of his Tesla. He said the town would save money by switching over the police department cruisers to Teslas.

Barrington resident wants police department to go electric

Barrington resident Magnus Thorsson drives a Tesla, and he believes Barrington Police Officers should as well. Mr. Thorsson has been pitching Barrington officials on the idea of switching over the … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/15/21

Editorial: ‘Tax the rich!’

When state governments need money, they often focus on familiar targets: personal sins (drinking, smoking and gambling), fossil fuels and the rich. In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing … more

4/15/21

Barrington DPW worker Moses Massa rakes the home plate area of at one of the Haines Park baseball fields. The town is considering field improvements at Haines.

Longer lease opens door for improvements at Haines Park

The town is entering into a 30-year lease agreement with the state for use of Haines Park, and that agreement will open the door for some significant field renovations at the park. Previously, … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/15/21

In their last live performance, in December of 2019, the Bristol Theater Company performed a holiday comedy.

With eviction notice, future of Bristol Theatre Company is uncertain

The town handed the keys to the Reynolds School to the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee in early December, at a time when the concern was that the school would be needed to house an overflow … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/15/21

Letter: Thank you! Getting my shots was easy peasy

With all the negativity that has been going on lately, I wanted to write something about feeling good. Getting my first Covid shot was so frustrating, to say the least. But … more

4/15/21

Letter: Feelings, self-esteem are not a substitute for learning

To the editor: Concerning the “de-leveling” of the curriculum, the Barrington School Committee should note that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) … more

4/15/21

Students in the Class of 2021 gathered last summer for the annual tradition of painting the rocks outside of the school. Beginning this week, they'll have the chance to all be back together inside the school, at the same time, for the first time in more than a year.

Bristol Warren schools reopening to all students, all days

Things will seem closer to normal than they have in more than a year, when the Bristol Warren Regional School District welcomes many of its students back to full, in-person learning over the next … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/14/21

Anti-hate rally planned for Sunday in Warren

Residents from across the East Bay will hold a peaceful rally in front of Warren Town Hall Sunday afternoon to protest the recent discovery of dozens of hate-filled stickers affixed to light poles … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/14/21

Commentary: Hiking personal income taxes is ill-timed and short-sighted

Several bills have been introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly to add a new top state personal income tax bracket, thereby threatening to impose a higher tax burden on business, and … more

4/14/21

Letter: Speeding cars could generate lots of revenue

To the editor: I’d like to propose a bona fide solution to Barrington’s financial issues. At last, a guaranteed fix to generate substantial income for our tax-stressed town. Raise … more

4/14/21

Letter: Barrington — what happened to free speech?

To the editor: Out of curiosity, I examined the Town of Barrington Charter recently. I was wondering what I was missing in the job descriptions, since for the past year both our Town Council and … more

4/14/21

Letter: A quiz for our town officials

To the editor: As the second semester speeds down the tracks to completion in the next few weeks, it is good to hold the student’s attention, and not let them ease up on their studies. One … more

4/14/21

Barrington residents report larcenies from their cars

Barrington Police Chief Dino DeCrescenzo has a message for Barrington residents: Do not leave anything valuable in your cars overnight. For weeks, the town has been plagued by a series of … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/14/21

Members of the Barrington Police Department march down Maple Avenue during a prior year's Memorial Day Parade.

Barrington Town Council OKs FTM, but shuts down parade

Members of the Barrington Town Council recently set the date for this year’s Financial Town Meeting, but scrapped plans to hold the annual Memorial Day Parade. During the April 5 meeting, … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/12/21

Bristol Police collecting expired medications April 24

On Saturday, April 24, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA )will be holding its 20th National Take-Back event. Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, … more

4/12/21

Barrington's Spencer Trust nearly triples annual budget

The Spencer Trust board of directors recently voted to increase its annual budget from $92,000 to nearly $250,000. Officials learned recently that the Trust, which is dedicated to helping the … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/11/21

Editorial: The answer is optics, blowing in the wind

This town’s obsession with optics is growing. It seems every passion, cause and public spat ends up on a lawn sign, waving in the breeze from front lawns everywhere. We have signs … more

4/9/21

Bristol Police: Complaints about fires, sick animals and dirt bikes

Bristol Police continued to field frequent calls about sick raccoons and skunks, as well as noisy neighbors and dirt bikes. Monday, March 29 DEM was called to deal with a sick raccoon at … more

4/9/21

The owners of this home along Ferry Road want to build a new house close to the water. Their two options are either to tear this house down, or to get permission from the town to subdivide the lot.

Subdivision could save historic Bristol home

Members of the Bristol Planning Board will meet Thursday to discuss a pre-application and concept plan designed to preserve a nearly 200-year-old home at 135 Ferry Road. The current owners are … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/9/21