To the editor:
The flagpole turmoil continues and one really cannot grasp how to satisfy all the concerns for personal causes the need to promote one over another. I present a proposal to the …
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3/4/21
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To the editor:
If there was ever an example of making a problem where there was none, the Town of Barrington’s Flag Policy is it.
The residents of the town have always been fortunate …
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3/4/21
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Is there any discussion on limiting the speed of cyclists on the bike paths in built up areas or in areas were there is a potential conflict between pedestrians and vehicles?
The proposed …
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3/4/21
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Now that the Town of Barrington has made public symbolism one of its core principles, residents can expect a fair amount of their government’s time to be devoted to the cause — causes, …
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3/4/21
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Bristol residents are in good hands these days — which is noteworthy, since “these days” are some of the worst days in anyone’s lifetime.
The pandemic is approaching its …
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3/4/21
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The front line professionals and volunteers assembled at the Quinta-Gamelin Center Covid vaccine clinic deserve a chorus of THANK YOUs from those of us 75 and older who received our first shots on …
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3/4/21
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The decision to “de-level” courses at Barrington High School is being met with resistance.
At Thursday night’s school committee meeting, nearly a half-dozen parents in the …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/4/21
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“Depending on current state guidance.”
Last year, if Fourth of July General Chairman Michele Martins said that once, she said it a thousand times. And that’s one thing that …
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/4/21
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The Mt. Hope girls basketball team edged Woonsocket, 39-34 in a Division III home semifinals game on Wednesday night. The Huskies will play either North Smithfield, or Mt. Pleasant, for the …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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3/4/21
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The Bristol Animal Shelter was recently designed as a Rhode Island Emergency Pet Shelter by the Department of Environmental Management (DEM). This designation authorizes the Bristol Animal Shelter to …
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/3/21
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It had been about a year since the members of the Barrington High School swim teams had actually competed against another team in-person.
On Saturday, the Eagles made the most of the …
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3/3/21
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The East Bay Co-op girls ice hockey team skated its way into the state championship finals after defeating South County 7-6 in overtime in a Game 3 showdown on Monday afternoon, March 1.
The …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/2/21
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Members of the Barrington Town Council voted 5-0 to support flying the Autism Awareness flag from the town hall hall flag pole during the month of April, although two councilors initially were …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/2/21
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Even across the dull screen of a 10" Chromebook, the joy was impossible to miss when art teacher Leah Keith logged on Friday morning to talk to one of her classes at Mt. Hope High School.
It was …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/1/21
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The conversation topics ranged from the replacement of the East Bay Bike Path bridges to unfunded mandates handed down to the school department.
Members of the Barrington School Committee and …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/26/21
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Bristol police officers made a handful of arrests, including two for DUI, from Feb. 15 to 21. They also charged the owner of a new juice bar with numerous drug and weapons offenses — an …
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2/26/21
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Rhode Island Speaker of the House Joseph Shekarchi has a message for Rhode Islanders: If you have something to say, say it.
Mr. Shekarchi met with a group from the East Bay Chamber of Commerce …
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By Scott Pickering
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2/26/21
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As of last week, four people had filed applications to fly different flags on the town hall flagpole — one application was for the Autism Awareness flag; one for a “Freedom & …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/26/21
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