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 …
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4/16/21
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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, …
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4/16/21
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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 …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/15/21
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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 …
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/15/21
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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 …
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/15/21
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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, …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/15/21
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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 …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/14/21
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Residents from across the East Bay will hold a peaceful rally in front of Warren Town Hall Sunday afternoon to protest the recent discovery of dozens of hate-filled stickers affixed to light poles …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/14/21
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Barrington Police Chief Dino DeCrescenzo has a message for Barrington residents: Do not leave anything valuable in your cars overnight.
For weeks, the town has been plagued by a series of …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/14/21
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Members of the Barrington Town Council recently set the date for this year’s Financial Town Meeting, but scrapped plans to hold the annual Memorial Day Parade.
During the April 5 meeting, …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/12/21
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On Saturday, April 24, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA )will be holding its 20th National Take-Back event. Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, …
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4/12/21
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The Spencer Trust board of directors recently voted to increase its annual budget from $92,000 to nearly $250,000.
Officials learned recently that the Trust, which is dedicated to helping the …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/11/21
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Bristol Police continued to field frequent calls about sick raccoons and skunks, as well as noisy neighbors and dirt bikes.
Monday, March 29
DEM was called to deal with a sick raccoon at …
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4/9/21
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Members of the Bristol Planning Board will meet Thursday to discuss a pre-application and concept plan designed to preserve a nearly 200-year-old home at 135 Ferry Road. The current owners are …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/9/21
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Barrington police responded a variety of calls last week, including one about the new tennis courts at Barrington Middle School.
The school resource officer was called to the new tennis courts …
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4/8/21
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Patrick Snow of Middletown, principal of Crave Nutrition , wanted to make one thing clear during his council hearing for a victualing license for the property at 576 Metacom Ave., formerly known as …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/8/21
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Teachers, administrators, a former college admissions officer and the principal of a high school in Massachusetts recently took turns explaining the rationale behind restructuring the program of …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/8/21
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Elizabeth Kinder looks equally at home tending the trees of the Samuel Kinder and Brother nursery on Poppasquash Road as she does performing onstage, an accomplished Mezzo-soprano. “I’m …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/8/21
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A 23-year-old Westport man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly brandishing a pistol and threatening another man inside of a Bristol residence. Bristol Police were alerted to the …
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4/7/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence has been charged to be one of three newly created regional COVID-19 vaccination pods, which will serve residents of most East Bay communities over the next few …
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By Mike Rego
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4/7/21
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A $1.25-million gift from an anonymous longtime supporter and friend of St. Andrew’s will provide funding for a state-of-the-art squash center at St. Andrew’s School — the …
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4/7/21
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Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the residential real estate market, and Rhode Island’s real estate market shifted with it.
According to State-Wide …
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By Sam Tavares
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4/7/21
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