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, …
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4/16/21
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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 …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/15/21
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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 …
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4/15/21
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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 …
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/15/21
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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 …
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/15/21
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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 …
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4/15/21
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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, …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/15/21
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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 …
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4/15/21
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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) …
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/14/21
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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 …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/14/21
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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 …
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4/14/21
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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 …
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4/14/21
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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 …
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4/14/21
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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 …
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4/14/21
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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 …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/14/21
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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, …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/12/21
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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, …
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4/12/21
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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 …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/11/21
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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 …
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4/9/21
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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 …
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4/9/21
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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 …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/9/21
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