Barrington will use a random drawing to determine who can purchase boat or kayak storage stickers this year.
Town officials decided to use the random drawing as demand for the boat and kayak …
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3/11/22
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The $56.9 million budget includes a request of about $510,000 in additional revenue from Bristol and $510,000 from Warren, which would represent an approximately 1.8 percent increase and 3.8 percent increase in allocation from the two communities over last year’s budget respectively.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/10/22
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The exhibit is being made possible by a grant made by the Friends of the Rogers Free Library to the Bristol Art Museum.
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/10/22
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Members of the community are invited to help search for Barrington High School’s next principal.
The school department will host a focus group session for community members on Monday, …
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3/10/22
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Michael Ouellette, who killed Asst. Fire Chief Brian Remy on Sept. 2, 2021 before taking his own life, was highly intoxicated prior to committing the murder, as revealed during a hearing regarding the Italo-American Club's liquor license on Thursday.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/10/22
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Advocates for placing a memorial to the history of Bristol's involvement in the slave trade made it clear that their proposal of the boardwalk site was a mistake and that it would not be the site they propose moving forward.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/10/22
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More times than he can remember, Mark Rasmussen has been asked if he thinks the causeway connecting Gooseberry Island to the mainland is responsible for the many changes this stretch of coast has …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/10/22
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PORTSMOUTH — If a little kindness goes a long way, then Hathaway School students’ gesture this week should have a prolonged journey.
The entire student body — 423 …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/10/22
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Barrington Police responded to a New Meadow Road residence after receiving a 911 call on Wednesday, March 2.
A tree company worker told police a resident had been pointing a gun out a window at …
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3/9/22
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On the same day schoolchildren in Barrington went to class without masks (for the first time in more than a year), the Barrington Town Council decided it was still too early to meet …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/9/22
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A woman who spotted a fire through the woods in southwest Westport Saturday night helped alert residents to a serious fire in their Tee Lane home, and they emerged without injury.
Westport fire …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/9/22
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Sandy Gorham brought three sets of dry clothes to the pool on Saturday.
The head coach of the Barrington High School boys and girls swim teams knew there was a chance his teams could win state …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/9/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The 20 or so people who attended “Photo Angel” Kate Kelley’s presentation at the Portsmouth Free Public Library Sunday should consider themselves lucky, …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/8/22
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The Barrington United Veterans Council has organized the Memorial Day parade in Barrington for nearly 70 years.
But not any more.
On Monday night, March 7, members of the Barrington Town …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/8/22
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The Barrington Times reached out to members of the Barrington School Committee following last week’s meeting, asking for their reaction to the public comment period where more than a dozen …
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3/7/22
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The East Bay Co-op girls ice hockey team lost its semifinals series against LaSalle, 2-0, last weekend.
Eagles head coach Mike Cox said his team played great hockey in the series opener on …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/5/22
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As most municipalities begin their annual budgeting cycles in earnest, we took time to analyze the tax burdens in all Rhode Island cities and towns. Using public data from the Rhode Island Division …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/4/22
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The Collaborative will hold free art classes for youth the week of April 18-22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the organization's two spaces: 498 Main St. and 4 Market St.
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3/4/22
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After taking home the state championship title in 2021, Mt. Hope had three silver medalists while finishing in fifth place overall with 125 points at the Rhode Island Interscholastic Championships for 2022.
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By Jen Campisi
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3/4/22
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Another public comment period. Another verbal beating unleashed upon the Barrington School Committee.
On Thursday night, a large crowd of residents — many of them parents of Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — An otherwise upbeat presentation of the town’s 2021 audit Monday night was used as an opportunity for three residents to sharply criticize the town’s management of …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/4/22
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Students in Tiverton and Little Compton will officially be maskless Monday, after the school committees in each town declared masks optional just prior to the ending of the governor's executive order …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/4/22
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For many local nonprofit leaders, the downtime of the pandemic forced a reevaluation of priorities, goals and methods, and many find themselves emerging fundamentally changed. For better or worse, here are some of their stories.
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth goes purple in celebration of Wellness Week with Herren from March 7 to 12.
The nationwide event takes place every year during the first full week of March. Chris …
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3/4/22
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On the morning of Friday, Feb. 25, Warren Police were advised by a passing motorist (who wished to remain anonymous) of a male on Main Street waiving an axe around. Officers checked the surrounding …
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3/4/22
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