To the editor:
In the 12 Jan. 22 Barrington Times Police Log, an entry for Thursday, Jan. 6 tells of a pit bull pulling to the ground and biting the dog sitter watching it--then attacking …
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1/21/22
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To the editor: Developer Brady Sullivan is asking the Planning Board and Town Council to eliminate substantial benefits to Bristol taxpayers by changing the Zoning Map and Master Plan attached to …
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1/20/22
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To the editor: The State of Rhode Island has been encouraging the shore towns to get serious in planning for sea level rise, especially in the East Bay, and the proposed development of Robin Rug runs …
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1/20/22
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To the editor:
The Jan. 13, 2022 edition of The Portsmouth Times resurrects the state highway situation in Portsmouth.
Please note that Sprague Street is not mentioned. That is the …
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1/14/22
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To the editor:
Engaging in physical and social activities is an important part of the lives of Barrington residents of all ages. Historically, efforts to provide funding for youth sports …
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1/14/22
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To the editor:
The Barrington School Committee has scheduled the submission of a Rhode Island Department of Education Stage 2 School Construction Plan for Feb. 15. The recommended plan, based on …
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1/14/22
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To the editor: Bristol has a beautiful harbor matching those of many lovely towns in New England, such as Padanaram, Mystic, and Rockport, but it has been sealed off from most of its residents by …
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1/13/22
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To the editor: What a painful two years it has been for all of us, but especially for our communities’ children. They have lost times and experiences that they will never get back. And they …
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1/6/22
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To the editor: I want to praise the Warren Times-Gazette for having hit the trifecta in its Dec. 29 edition: Lucy Probert’s excellent reporting (“Stop Your Engines!”) on Sharon …
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1/6/22
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To the editor: Dr. Anthony Fauci has dedicated his long life to protecting us all from deadly viruses, including ebola, HIV, and COVID-19. Our nation’s New Year’s Resolution should be to …
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1/6/22
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To the editor:
It’s been a few weeks since you published a story called “Parents vs. The State.” I responded to the writer directly in my shock at this kind of attention being …
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1/5/22
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To the editor:
A modest proposal.
In this most intractable debate, a letter to last week’s Sakonnet Times drew my interest. Jean Ernster of Barrington made a most intriguing proposal to …
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1/3/22
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To the editor:
Three Barrington school teachers were scheduled for a hearing this past Thursday, Dec. 16 to appeal being placed on unpaid leave with threat of employment termination starting …
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1/2/22
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To the editor: Several recent letters to the editor apparently missed my point that the Bristol Warren School District lacks academic achievement. One called my suggestion that our tax dollars might …
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12/16/21
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To the editor:
I’ll be interested to hear how Megan Douglas and this article “ Vaccine mandate, booster shots, and lawsuits ” didn’t get it wrong.
To say the …
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12/15/21
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To the editor:
I have been reading the recent articles in the Barrington Times on plans to install artificial turf on fields in town, and I would like to offer a high school athlete’s …
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12/14/21
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To the editor:
The news from Michigan recently is both heartbreaking and infuriating: a teenager took a gun from his home and used it to murder four students and to seriously wound seven others …
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12/13/21
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To the editor:
The Newport County Community Healthcare Collaborative is an association of 10 community-based organizations that came together 18 months ago to combat vaccine hesitancy and limit …
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12/12/21
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To the editor: The Mt. Hope Student Union claims in their overlong public comment, quoted in toto by Tumblr-blog Uprise RI, that our doomed collegebound “are checked for their bigotry, …
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12/9/21
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To the editor: Like many East Bay residents, I’ve followed with growing dismay the ongoing actions and statements of the current leadership of the Bristol Warren School Committee. Their most …
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12/9/21
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The following letter was sent by Westport resident Constance Gee to the Westport Select Board prior to Monday night's vote to promote Nicole Pearsall to the town accountant post:
To the Westport …
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12/8/21
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To the editor:
Rarely is a letter published that so misinforms as Peter Bilderback’s letter regarding the Rittenhouse verdict in the December 1st Barrington Times.
Jacob …
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12/6/21
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To the editor: The concept of an arrival Gateway to the Town of Warren, as drivers travel east on 114 from Barrington, has been around for some time. Last week’s feature article in the Warren …
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12/6/21
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To the editor:
Imagine a world with no domestic violence — where no Rhode Islanders have their lives cut short by abuse, where children do not witness this violence, where our …
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12/6/21
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To the editor:Some of us stay home from public events, such as School Committee Meetings, when we are ill in order to keep our neighbors safe. We follow protocols and mandates to curb the spread of …
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12/2/21
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