The Little Compton Town Council has set aside a proposed ordinance that would create a new flag policy for the town, and councilors agreed there will be no further …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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2/3/22
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I’m breaking protocol to tell this story in the first person, because the whole project really began at home in our kitchen. First, a little background. [If you want to skip my personal …
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By Scott Pickering
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2/2/22
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Despite a massive dumping of snow, Bristol's DPW was up to the task and there were no significant instances of power outages throughout the area.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/2/22
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Warren was hit with 24.6 inches as recorded by the National Weather Service, the most recorded in Rhode Island, following Saturday's storm.
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2/2/22
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A lesser-known part of Westport's history could come into clearer focus with the recent arrival of hundreds of documents, photographs and ephemera collected by a north end family more than a century …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/2/22
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The Barrington High School RoboEagles began their quest for a robotics state championship on Nov. 10.
That gave them about four months to build their robot, complete all the necessary coding and …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/2/22
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The Barrington Farm School is reminding residents that there is a new place in town to drop off your food scraps for composting.
A large collection bin was placed at the edge of the parking lot …
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2/1/22
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Pandemonium rocked the gymnasium when the final buzzer sounded and the Mt. Hope basketball team beat previously undefeated Ponaganset 57-53 in double overtime to claim first place in Division III …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/29/22
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With heavy snow and high winds expected to create blizzard conditions and treacherous driving on Rhode Island roads tomorrow, Gov. Dan McKee has issued an executive order setting in place two types …
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1/28/22
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The appeal hearing for three fired Barrington teachers has been postponed… again.
The hearing had been scheduled for Thursday night, Jan. 27 via Zoom, but the teachers reportedly refused to …
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1/27/22
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What will the future of public schools look like in Barrington?
A Jan. 31 community workshop will discuss that exact topic.
A team of officials including representatives from the …
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1/27/22
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Meet 12-year-old Tyler Rhynard of Warren. Following in the footsteps of his high-powered athletic parents, Tyler is making his own history.
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By Manuel Correira
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1/27/22
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The Bristol Town Council voted in favor of rehabilitating the Walley School into a community resource center with opportunities for recreation.
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/27/22
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The phasing out of dedicated robotics classes at Mt. Hope High School in favor of what the administration sees as a more robust engineering curriculum has student and faculty proponents of robotics classes nervous about the change.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/26/22
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A request to make some changes to the rules and procedures governing the town council met resistance at the Jan. 10 meeting.
Council member Jacob Brier filed the initiative. He proposed two new …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/26/22
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Barrington could be home to a new park in the near future.
The initiative first surfaced at the Dec. 2021 council meeting when members were discussing how to spend money left to the town by the …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/26/22
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The Barrington Fire Department has a message for people looking to ice skate in town: Stick with the man-made rink at Legion Way.
Barrington Fire Department Captain Jason Fanion told the …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/26/22
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The Wolf School and St. Andrew’s School are partnering to create a supportive and comprehensive high school option for complex learners.
With the goal of increasing access to a wider range …
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1/24/22
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Principal Joe Hurley has been at Barrington High School for more than two decades. And he’s been working in education for more than 40 years.
But later this year, shortly after he hands out …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/21/22
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The Westport Friends Meeting will hold a vigil this Sunday, Jan. 23 to stand together against intolerance and hate, following the recent theft of seven "Black Lives Matters" flags from the meeting …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/20/22
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Two complaints by Bristol Downtown Historic District homeowners allege multiple incidents of wrongdoing on the part of two of its ranking members.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/20/22
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A team representing Brady Sullivan Properties presented plans and answered questions from members of Bristol’s Planning Board and community members for nearly three hours last Thursday, Jan. 13 via Zoom.
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/20/22
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John Hanley was voted in as the new President of the Warren Town Council.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/20/22
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Granted, Barrington has produced numerous high-quality student-athletes. But how many have gone on to play Division I hockey let alone for a nationally-ranked team?
Enter Mike Lombardi, a senior …
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BY MIKE SCANDURA
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1/20/22
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Should teachers have shorter quarantine times than students? In Barrington, they do.
On Jan. 8, the school district sent an email to families of Barrington students detailing the …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/19/22
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