Pop, pop, pop! The sounds of the .22-caliber blank gun rang throughout Rockwell Elementary School, as volunteers from the Bristol Police Department, posing as ‘bad guys,’ stormed the …
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By Kristen Ray
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1/9/20
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Video surveillance cameras captured footage of two men trying to break into Barrington residents' cars early Sunday morning, Jan. 5.
A Barton Avenue resident called police at about 1:45 a.m. …
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1/9/20
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The Jan. 2, 2020, Bristol Phoenix had an admirable series of letters by Kickemuit Middle School students who were engaged in civics projects. This student activity, which involves the …
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1/9/20
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Eight-grade students at Kickemuit Middle School are working on a project called “Generation Citizen,” where the students identify an area to improve their community and state, and then …
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1/9/20
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Patrick Usher may have the excavator all waiting to go, but the Lemuel C. Richmond/Usher Farmhouse in Bristol will not come tumbling down just yet, after the Bristol Historic District Commission held …
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By Kristen Ray
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1/9/20
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In the spirit of Columbus Day 2010, 2015 and 2017, one or more moonbats continued the new Elmwood tradition last year — bloodying the explorer’s likeness — and chained to its base a …
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1/9/20
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The Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority Board opened its final meeting under Director Buddy Croft’s tenure on Wednesday morning with public comments from citizens concerned with stopping …
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1/8/20
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The deadline to nominate someone for the Barrington Heritage Hall of Fame's inaugural class is quickly approaching.
The Barrington Heritage Hall of Fame, which was recently established in an …
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1/8/20
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A majority of respondents believe the town’s new recycling program is inadequate, according to an unscientific Warren Times-Gazette poll conducted over the past week on Facebook.
According …
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1/8/20
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Many years ago, when Alica and her mother Relly would go to Newport Creamery for lunch, Relly would doodle on the placemats and beautiful pictures would come to life. Tiny little people and charming …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/8/20
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To the editor:
Barrington deserves better than this. Last year, Mr. Minardi, our tax assessor, covertly concocted a crazy new rule increasing property valuations on a select few properties that …
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1/7/20
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Approximately 20 patients were placed in temporary housing Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Crestwood Nursing Home on Child Street early that morning.
The fire, which was called in at …
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1/7/20
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Monday, Dec. 30
A caller complained about a car parked in front of a fire hydrant at the corner of Baker and Main streets. Police tracked down the owner and advised him to move the car.
A …
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1/6/20
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The new year brought a change to Barrington's approach to conducting property assessments.
Last year, Barrington Tax Assessor Michael Minardi adopted a new approach to conducting property …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/3/20
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