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Chris Iseleib and his wife, Ann Marie, moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Barrington, buying a million-dollar house that they saw only on Zoom. Located off Nayatt Road and close to the water, it is more than 100 years old and comes with a unique stone gazebo.

Urban buyers have been moving out to the 'country'

It’s been just over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, shaking up lives around the globe. One phenomenon now becoming a trend is the mass exodus from cities to more rural … more

By Joan D. Warren | 4/30/21

Luke Daniel shows off his winning design in the 2021 Bristol Fourth of July button contest.

Young artist designs Fourth button for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, middle school student Luke Daniel has designed the official Bristol Fourth of July button. The Fourth of July Committee sorted through 39 entries for this year’s … more

4/30/21

Brian Devolve can get obsessive about making sure his cars (or this customer’s) look perfect. The disabled veteran is known for his attention to details — and his inspirational social media posts.

For this veteran, salvation is in the details

As a student at Portsmouth High School in the late 1990s, Brian Devolve loved his car — a 1985 Monte Carlo — and looked forward to what he hoped would be a long, decorated military … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

Both Silver Creek Manor and St. Elizabeth Manor were purchased by a New Jersey corporation for a combined $10.2 million.

Bristol nursing homes sold to New Jersey-based corporation

Two nursing homes — Silver Creek Manor, family owned and operated for more than 50 years, and St. Elizabeth Manor, part of a family of homes and rehabilitation facilities run by a corporate … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

St. Andrew’s is one of only two schools in Rhode Island that offer the IB Diploma Program.

St. Andrew’s now offering International Baccalaureate program

After receiving authorization from the International Baccalaureate (IB) governing body, St. Andrew’s School will now offer the IB diploma programme to all students in grades 11 and … more

4/29/21

As seen a week ago, the osprey have ignored DEM eviction efforts and have learned to live with their large, orange, uninvited guest atop the chimney of the historic Colt Park barn.

Despite state’s eviction, these birds aren’t budging

A pair of Colt Park osprey had a decent following before the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) adorned their nesting site with an orange cone last week . Now they’re … more

Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

School board and Brice bristle over budget cuts

Bristol Warren Regional School Committee members were left with more questions than answers when they met via Zoom Monday evening to review the spending cuts Supt. Dr. Jonathan Brice recommends to … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/28/21

Police release video footage of 'White Boy' sticker suspects

Bristol Police have now released video footage of the two suspects they are hoping to identify and question regarding a string of six "White Boy Summer" stickers placed in public locations downtown … more

4/28/21

Video: Lambert signs her letter of intent

Barrington High School volleyball senior Casey Lambert signs a letter of intent to go to Springfield College recently inside the BHS gym. She is accompanied by (from left to right) her friend … more

4/28/21

People play a game of pickle-ball in Bristol recently. Last week, the Barrington Park and Recreation Commission approved a motion to paint pickle-ball court lines on the asphalt surface at Chianese Park.

‘Pickle people’ pointed toward Chianese Park in Barrington

More pickle-ball courts are coming to Barrington. During their meeting last week, members of the town’s Park and Recreation Commission approved a plan to paint pickle-ball court lines on … more

By Josh Bickford | 4/28/21

Barrington Books recently celebrated its grand re-opening.

Barrington store undergoes renovation

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