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Barrington Books recently celebrated its grand re-opening.

The owners of Barrington’s long-time independent bookstore Barrington Books recently closed their second location in Cranston and made a significant investment in the original Barrington Books … more

4/27/21

Middle school MathCounts is stellar at states

Barrington Middle School will be well-represented at the national MathCounts competition this year. Eighth-grader Ruoyu “Athena” Gao and seventh-grader Siddartha Gupta finished in … more

4/27/21

Barrington Middle School has earned a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon award for reducing environmental impacts and offering sustainability education.

Green Ribbon award goes to Barrington Middle School

First a blue ribbon. Now the green. Barrington Middle School, which has already been honored with a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon for academic excellence, was recently selected as a … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/26/21

People stand during the playing of the National Anthem and raising of the flag in front of the new Barrington Middle School during a special grand opening ceremony in 2019. Officials recently announced the project will have a $4.3 million surplus.

Barrington Middle School project finishes with $4.3M surplus

Good news for Barrington taxpayers: Construction of the new middle school in town did not cost as much as officials initially expected. On Tuesday afternoon, April 20, Barrington Schools … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/23/21

Houses at Westport Harbor ... Residences here are served by a couple of small water companies that are facing varying challenges, including failing wells and leaking water pipes.

Salt water overtakes Westport Harbor wells

WESTPORT — With salt water overwhelming their existing water supply, some Westport Harbor homeowners have embarked on a search for someplace new to drill wells. Their plight, and the … more

By Bruce Burdett | 4/23/21

Douglas Casey of Douglas Casey Carpentry, Little Compton, marks a board for sawing last month at the Arch Contemporary Ceramics building located at 18 East Road, Tiverton Four Corners. The building permit was granted before the Planning Board was allowed to weigh in on the design, as is supposed to happen.

Four Corners flap: Potter’s permit issued without design review; planners now plead for changes

TIVERTON — A step skipped in the town permitting process has created a mess for both a Tiverton Four Corners building project and town efforts to protect more

By Bruce Burdett | 4/23/21

Consultant shows why Bristol Warren school finances are a mess

The Bristol Warren Regional School District has received a sobering assessment of its financial management, systems and controls. A consultant hired to review the district’s financial … more

By Scott Pickering | 4/22/21

This osprey seems to be surveying what has become of the nest that, until Monday, was perched atop this chimney at the historic barn at Colt State Park. Heavy osprey nests can damage structures and so, when unoccupied by eggs or fledgelings, the DEM seeks to relocate the raptors to appropriate sites. Wildlife officials hope this raptor notices there is a welcoming site just east of the barn.

High-altitude eviction for Colt Park osprey

It’s not just retirees flying north as the weather warms in the spring — ospreys are returning from their winter homes in Central and South America to breed. Ospreys mate for life and … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/21/21

East Providence singer/songwriter Lyons drops latest single

EAST PROVIDENCE — Aspiring singer/songwriter and city native Scout Lyons dropped her latest single, “Cliché,” earlier this week, April 20. According to the liner notes, … more

4/21/21

Slides presented by Marshall Properties to the East Providence City Council April 21 of the company's plan to redevelop the 138-acre Metacomet Country Club, the latest version including the retention of a 9-Hole golf course open to the public.

Marshall pitches latest Metacomet redevelopment plan to East Providence City Council

EAST PROVIDENCE — Eight months after its initial plan was rebuffed and three months after the City Council began considering an eminent domain taking of the land, Marshall Properties LLC … more

By Mike Rego | 4/21/21

Barrington’s Christopher Clyne set out in early March to collect dozens of used bikes, repair them and then donate them to the Boys and Girls Club of East Providence. He is looking for about 20 bikes to reach his goal.

Bring him your tired, your poor, your broken bicycles

Christopher Clyne was bored with Xbox. The Barrington High School sophomore had, for the better part of the previous six months, played a lot of video games. In early March, feeling the need … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/21/21

Examples of signs that were erected in front of 184 Bristol Ferry Road by local resident Michael DiPaola, and which were the target of a notice of violation from the Town of Portsmouth. The signs were taken down while the case was being litigated.

Judge OKs settlement in Portsmouth sign lawsuit

PORTSMOUTH — A federal judge has approved the settlement of a lawsuit filed in January by The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island that challenged the constitutionality of … more

4/20/21

People received Covid-19 vaccinations at a regional vaccination site in East Providence.

Barrington near the top in vaccination rate in RI

Barrington is leading the way for East Bay communities when it comes to the percentage of residents who are at least partially vaccinated for Covid-19. In fact, Barrington is one of the top-three … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/19/21

"I never thought that in this town, that this would happen here," said Warren resident Gerry Cabellon, as he spoke during an anti-racism rally in front of Warren Town Hall on Sunday afternoon.

Video: Hundreds denounce racism in Warren

A crowd of more than 100 called for peace, understanding and change in Warren Sunday afternoon, when the East Bay Divsersity group called a rally in front of Warren Town Hall to renounce the dozens … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/18/21

Bristol Police: Arrests for domestic assault, theft and DUI

Bristol Police made a handful of arrests in the first full week of April, including two for domestic assault, one for driving under the influenced and another for breaking-and-entering. Monday, … more

4/16/21

Work as a school lunch monitor and you’re eligible for a vaccination

The Barrington School Department is looking for people to work as lunch monitors at Barrington Middle School and Barrington High School. The additional staffing is needed as students in those schools … more

4/16/21

The Barrington Police Department is purchasing this 22-foot center console Cobia for the harbor patrol.

New used boat coming to Barrington Harbor Patrol

The Barrington Town Council approved the purchase of a new, used harbor patrol boat during the April 5 meeting. Barrington Police Chief Dino DeCrescenzo requested approval for the purchase, … more

4/16/21

Wenley Furgeson (center), director of habitat restoration at Save the Bay, discuss plans for a pond on the new golf course with landscape architect Tim Gerrish (right) and a project manager.

A win-win for golf and the environment in Bristol

Meetings on the golf course are nothing new — though the rumble of earth-moving equipment was a constant at this particular one, last Friday morning on the site of the Bristol Golf Course, just … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/15/21

Barrington veterans Bill Groves (left), Charlie Peabody, Ken Lass, Joe MacRae, Bart Stanzione, Al Girard, Charles Brule and Paul Dulchinos hold up signs on Monday at the veterans memorial in front of town hall. The veterans group has asked that flags carrying a partisan or political message or those that are divisive not be flown on the flagpole, which stands in the center of the veterans memorial. The Barrington UVC is requesting the veterans memorial be relocated to a new space.

Barrington council planning meeting to deal with flag issues

Barrington Town Council member Carl Kustell recently suggested that the council hold a special meeting each year to discuss flag issues. The suggestion followed a comment by Barrington resident … more

4/15/21

Mt. Hope Principal Dr. Deb DiBiase (center) with Mt. Hope parents Karen Zagorski (left) and Nina Murphy, who nominated her for the honor.

Mt. Hope's Deb DiBiase named state's top high school principal

Dr. Deborah DiBiase, the always smiling, hug- and laughter-prone principal of Mt. Hope High School, has been named Rhode Island's High School Principal of the Year for 2021. She learned about the … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/15/21

Man arrested for stealing money from church donation boxes

Bristol Police arrested a North Providence man on Sunday for allegedly stealing money from the St. Elizabeth Church donation box after a successful surveillance operation caught him in the … more

4/15/21

Magnus Thorsson shows off the interior of his Tesla. He said the town would save money by switching over the police department cruisers to Teslas.

Barrington resident wants police department to go electric

Barrington resident Magnus Thorsson drives a Tesla, and he believes Barrington Police Officers should as well. Mr. Thorsson has been pitching Barrington officials on the idea of switching over the … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/15/21

Barrington DPW worker Moses Massa rakes the home plate area of at one of the Haines Park baseball fields. The town is considering field improvements at Haines.

Longer lease opens door for improvements at Haines Park

The town is entering into a 30-year lease agreement with the state for use of Haines Park, and that agreement will open the door for some significant field renovations at the park. Previously, … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/15/21

In their last live performance, in December of 2019, the Bristol Theater Company performed a holiday comedy.

With eviction notice, future of Bristol Theatre Company is uncertain

The town handed the keys to the Reynolds School to the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee in early December, at a time when the concern was that the school would be needed to house an overflow … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/15/21

Students in the Class of 2021 gathered last summer for the annual tradition of painting the rocks outside of the school. Beginning this week, they'll have the chance to all be back together inside the school, at the same time, for the first time in more than a year.

Bristol Warren schools reopening to all students, all days

Things will seem closer to normal than they have in more than a year, when the Bristol Warren Regional School District welcomes many of its students back to full, in-person learning over the next … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/14/21