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Indie Lamb places first in the 600-meter run during the Class Championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday.
Barrington girls run to second place at Class A Championships
The Barrington High School girls indoor track team finished second at the Class A Championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 4.  The Eagles, paced by a strong all-around effort, scored points in 11 … more
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Ethan Knight (left) leaps over a hurdle during the 55 meter hurdles finale on Saturday. Knight, a junior, won the 55-meter hurdles and the 300-meter run. He currently holds the school record in the 55-meter hurdles. 
Barrington boys win Class B Track Championship
The Barrington High School boys indoor track team crushed the competition at the Class B Championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Eagles scored 161 points, well ahead of second place Smithfield … more
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Leah Sylvain drains one of her three 3-pointers and led the team with 15 points and 6 steals during as Westport steamrolled Bishop Connolly 49-14 on Wednesday.
Westport teams beat up Bishop Connolly
The Westport girls basketball team steamrolled Bishop Connolly 49-14 in Fall River on Wednesday after losing their second game of the season to Somerset Berkley 67-49 in a non league away game on … more
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According to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, since the state conducted a prescribed burn on Dutch Island in March 2022 (left), native grasses and milkweeds favored by pollinators (right) have replaced the tangle of invasive plants — such as autumn olive, honeysuckle, and bittersweet — that once dominated the habitat.
DEM to ‘prescribe’ more fires, including on Prudence Island
PORTSMOUTH — Prudence Island is one of four areas in Rhode Island where the R.I Department of Environmental Management (DEM) intends to prescribe more controlled burns starting this spring … more
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Warren PD: Multiple animal bites and four arrests
Warren police received multiple reports of animal bites and made four arrests between Jan. 23-30, 2023. more
Bristol PD: A stolen golf cart and two arrests
Bristol police made two arrests and investigated claims involving a stolen golf cart and a suspicious drone between Jan. 23-30, 2023. more
Warming centers open in East Providence to combat severe cold
EAST PROVIDENCE — With wind chills expected to take temperatures well below zero throughout the area over the next 24 hours, East Providence has announced three warming centers in the city will … more
Will Winfield of EPHS is guarded by Owen Pfeffer in front of the Eagles Dan Coogan.
Eagles edge East Providence in dynamic D-I boys' basketball contest
BARRINGTON — Matt Raffa’s spinning jumper five feet from the cup with two seconds left was the winning bucket as Barrington High School edged visiting East Providence, 70-67, in a dynamic … more
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Members of Team Gold are (from left to right) Quinn Spencer, Tripp Spencer, Ryan Zaluski, Leo Ellis, Aahan Ananthakrishna, Christian Leigh, Mie Green, Afraz Raman and Matt Tian.
Barrington Middle School team wins robotics state championship
Team Gold brought a state championship to Barrington last weekend. The group of Barrington Middle School students captured first place at the First Lego League Robotics State Championship on … more
East Providence High School's Ryan Branch swims the freestyle during the Townies' win over St. Ray’s/PCD Wednesday night, Feb. 1.
Townies split swim meets with neighboring PCD/St. Raphael co-op
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School and St. Raphael/Providence Country Day co-op swims teams engaged in a couple of spirited Division IV meets Wednesday night, Feb. 1, at the Boys … more
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The Martin Middle School “Cosmic Cove” team enters the Rhode Island FIRST LEGO Robotics League state championship event, January 28, in the East Providence High School gymnasium.
Latest FIRST LEGO robotics state event takes place in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — The annual Rhode Island FIRST LEGO Robotics League state championship event, conducted by Rhode Island Students of the Future, returned to the calendar on January 28, taking … more
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Cynthia Fontaine, a psychic medium who lives in Tiverton but grew up in Common Fence Music, tests out the new recording studio in the basement of the CFP Arts, Wellness and Community Center, with Music at the Point co-founder David Breton at the controls. Fontaine is planning on making some meditation recordings at the student, which is available to the wider community.
Music returns to Common Fence Point in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The “gold lamé stage” may be long gone, but live music has finally returned to Common Fence Point. Before it rebranded itself as Newport Live last year, … more
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Westport high schoolers collecting prom gowns and tuxes
It may be a rite of passage, but junior and senior prom can get expensive. A group of Westport High School students hope to ease the financial burden a bit, and are collecting used gowns and tuxes … more
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Intruder, 16, charged after entering Tiverton High School
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after police said he entered Tiverton High School without authorization and later scuffled with officers who had detained and brought him to the police … more
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Real vs. fake — Barrington crowd debates what to do with athletic fields
The comments ranged from concerns about “A deal with the devil” to questions about cell phone tower revenue, hand-me-down sports uniforms, “PFAS” in water bottles and the … more
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Susan Donovan will chair the House Health and Human Services Committee.
Rep. Donovan to chair House Health and Human Services Committee
Since joining the House of Representatives, she has served on the House Health and Human Services Committee, which was known as the Health, Education and Welfare Committee until 2021. Most recently, she served as the committee’s second vice chairwoman. more
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This parking lot for Prudence Island residents across from Robin Rug on Thames Street in Bristol, just a short walk from the ferry landing, will reportedly be unavailable to islanders by the end of March.
Islanders losing parking near Bristol ferry landing
BRISTOL — Prudence Island residents may soon find themselves lugging their stuff from the Bristol ferry landing up a hill for 12 minutes to their cars — perhaps even hopping on a bus … more
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Members of Barrington Junior Troop 723 pose for a photo with Cristina Nardozzi Buehrer following a special event earlier this month. Pictured are (from left to right) Addison Lubelczyk, Claire Egal, Graysen Mello-Dumas (kneeling), Avery Martin, Grace Gavigan, Camille Piccerelli, Ava Buehrer, Cristina Nardozzi Buehrer, Laura Thurston, Lily DiAngelo, Claire Moniz, and Emma Valentine.
Girl Scouts in Barrington learn confidence and poise
Members of a local Girl Scout troop received a lesson on confidence and poise, during a special visit from Miss Massachusetts 2005.   Cristina Nardozzi Buehrer, a Barrington resident and … more
Sadie Bott (left) and Charlotte Smith mirror each other during a dance exercise.
Newport Ballet visits Guiteras, Rockwell schools
The dancers worked with students in second and third grades at Guiteras and Rockwell to explore basic concepts of dance, such as shape, level and tempo. more
EPHS senior Martim Moniz controls his Barrington opponent during a match at 120 pounds earlier this season. Last weekend, Moniz collected his third tournament title of the winter in the weight class.
Moniz wins again on latest EPHS wrestling team road trip
EAST PROVIDENCE — The latest non-league excursion for the East Providence High School wrestling team took the squad to Southington, Conn., where the Townies competed in the 2023 Connecticut … more
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New District 65 State Representative Matt Dawson.
Freshmen state reps Dawson, Boylan receive committee assignments
PROVIDENCE — East Providence’s two freshmen state representatives received their committee assignments from Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) on Tuesday, Jan. … more
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Sophie Dunham, shown competing earlier this season, had the top score on bars with an 8.85 in a meet last weekend.
Barrington High School gymnasts shine on Senior Night
The Barrington High School gymnastics team celebrated a big win on Sunday night, during a special Senior Night event.   The Eagles had their highest score of the season, a 141.1, which … more
The Audio-visual training segment of the class was most informative, and put civilians through a simulated police experience where their instincts were tested.
Simulation training gives civilians a police perspective
Last Thursday night, the Bristol Police Dept. began the first of its 10-week simulated training program which aims to help those taking part to better understand the intricacies of law enforcement. more
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Ela Pirri hugs her dad, Robert, during her turn on the runway at the third annual Limb Kind Foundation’s “Show Your Shine” event in New York.
Bristol's Ela Pirri continues to put differently-abled in spotlight
13-year-old Ela Pirri recently participated as a model during The Limb Kind Foundation’s third-annual “Show Your Shine” adaptive runway event that took place on Long Island, N.Y. more
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Barrington's Erik Hall, shown in a game against Portsmouth, tallied an assist during the Eagles' 3-3 tie against Moses Brown last weekend.
Eagles beat LaSalle; tie Moses Brown
The Barrington High School boys hockey team picked up 3 points over the weekend, beating the LaSalle Rams 2-1 Friday night at Smithfield and tying Moses Brown 3-3 Saturday evening at Lynch Arena. … more
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