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The Tiverton town council voted 5-2 to extend the casino gaming revenue ordinance one more year, now expiring on June 30, 2022, during their March 8 meeting.
Casino revenue move sparks Tiverton council friction
TIVERTON - A discussion about removing the sunset clause from the town's casino gaming revenue ordinance ended in shouting amongst town council members during their regular virtual meeting of Monday, … more
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The Barrington Town Council recently created a revolving fund to support affordable housing in town and started it with $500,000.
Barrington Town Council establishes fund for affordable housing
The Barrington Town Council recently approved the creation of a revolving fund to support affordable housing in town. The council also voted to put $500,000 into the fund. Barrington Town … more
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Who spends what on schools? Bristol Warren near the bottom
Bristol and Warren taxpayers have never been big spenders when it comes to public education — not when compared to other Rhode Island communities. In the nearly 30 years since the Bristol … more
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Gov. Dan McKee (left) elbow-bumps with Bristol Warren Regional Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jonathan Brice outside of the Quinta-Gamelin Community Center on Friday. The governor and other state leaders visited while hundreds of teachers, educators and child care workers received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
A shot in the arm for Bristol
State officials, including Gov. Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angelica Infanté-Green, and Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, visited Bristol last Friday to tour the … more
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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.
Group wants to relocate veterans memorial
The Barrington United Veterans Council no longer wants the veterans memorial to be located near the flagpole outside Barrington Town Hall. In a series of emails to the town manager and members … more
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Barrington schools' reentry task force delays music programs
The state recently set new guidelines allowing indoor music performance at public schools, but Barrington officials have decided to get more information before implementing any changes in the music … more
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Example of a New England cottontail rabbit, a candidate species for Federal Endangered Species protection.
Rabbit on Patience Island tests positive for contagious disease
PORTSMOUTH — A New England cottontail rabbit from Patience Island recently tested positive for tularemia, a contagious bacterial disease. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management … more
As would be expected on the new “Revolutionary Heritage Byway,” the Bristol Train of Artillery marches south on Hope Street during a Fourth of July parade.
Bristol is site of state’s first National Scenic Byway
The National Scenic Byways program was established by Congress in 1991 to recognize roads possessing qualities in one or more of six areas: archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, … more
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Debt disappearing, Barrington’s budget to benefit
With $2.9 million of debt coming off the books, Barrington officials are expecting the town’s tax levy will actually decrease this year. Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha released his … more
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East Bay Rowing is throwing a virtual “10K for 10 Years” party on Saturday, March 20 and hopes to raise $10,000.
East Bay Rowing celebrating 10 years
East Bay Rowing, established by Barrington residents Deb and Pat Sullivan, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. To kick-off the year-long celebration, East Bay Rowing is throwing a … more
Bristol Warren Joint Finance Committee Chairman Steve Calenda, of Warren, was re-elected to a second term Thursday evening.
JFC looks long-term in Bristol Warren's budget woes
Declining enrollment, demographic changes, diminishing state aid and other institutional issues will continue to plague the Bristol Warren Regional School District's finances year in and year out … more
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Isabelle Courtney (left) and Thomas Faulkner practice the flute using specially made masks during a concert band class on Tuesday morning at Mt. Hope High School. After not being allowed to meet or practice in person for nearly a year, music education students have resumed in-person classes — with restrictions.
Bristol Warren music students go back to class
Vicki Boyle, performing arts educator at Mt. Hope High School, recently experienced a joy she had not experienced since sometime last year. She walked down a school hallway, stepped into the … more
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Reval complete, Barrington's tax base up 14 percent
Residents across Barrington received their property assessments in the mail late last week. For some, the information contained on the one-page mailer was no big deal, as their property … more
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Where have all the kids gone?
Enrollment in the Bristol Warren Regional School District has been steadily declining for 20 years. Since the start of this century, the student population has declined 18 percent. According to … more
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A prior year's FTM in Barrington was moved to the high school auditorium to accommodate for a larger-than-average crowd.
Should FTM be indoors, outdoors, in-person, online?
Most years, the Barrington financial town meeting is held in late May inside the auditorium at the high school, and plays host to a few hundred people. Some years the crowd swells, and the venue … more
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Bristol sells shopping plaza for $2.8 million
It was a deal about three years in the making. Officially known as the Bristol Shopping Center, and commonly referred to as Gooding Plaza, the 10.3-acre commercial property located at 6-40 Gooding … more
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Senior guard Nina Gibbons launches a three at the buzzer and ties the game to send the championship into overtime.
Eagles lose championship game in overtime thriller
With the clock about to expire, Barrington High School senior Nina Gibbons capped an improbably comeback, sinking a long-range three-pointer to tie the Division I State Championship game and send it … more
Map of new water main construction route starting in the area of the Emergency Pump Station on Pawtucket Ave. and ending at the Kent Heights Tank Facilities on Greenwich Avenue. Construction to begin in April and take place throughout 2021.
BCWA will soon connect emergency supply with East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Bristol County Water Authority will soon complete its recent project to construct a new $6.9 million emergency backup water pipeline connected to the City of East … more
Members of the Barrington High School girls swim team celebrate with their trophy after winning the Division I State Championships, 48-46, against East Greenwich Sunday.
Barrington girls win seventh straight state title
It was a Hollywood movie finish. The Barrington High School girls swim team had trailed East Greenwich for the entire Division I State Championship meet on Sunday. In fact, Barrington was trailing … more
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Raquel Pellerin, Bristol Warren's last full time Chief Financial Officer, is shown here taking the oath of office as Bristol Town Treasurer in October 2019.
Bristol Warren schools widen search for financial officer
With the Bristol Warren Regional School District facing a $2.3 million budget shortfall and the prospect of dozens of layoffs and cuts looming, administrators are turning to two recruiting firms to … more
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There is a plan to build an asphalt plant, similar to the one shown, in Seekonk, Mass., a short distance from Barrington.
Barrington’s options limited with proposed asphalt plant
Lawn signs sharing the message “Stop The Seekonk Asphalt Plant” are growing more common across Barrington, but according to the town’s solicitor, there is not too much local … more
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Barrington High School’s Caroline McConaghy controls the ball toward the net under the pressure of a Cranston West opponent.
Barrington girls headed to state championship game
Barrington High School opened a 20-3 lead against Cranston West in the first quarter and never looked back, rolling to a 53-31 victory in the Division I girls basketball semifinals on Thursday … more
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Bristol Police: One arrest for narcotics, a few noisy neighbor complaints
Bristol police officers made one arrest and investigated a handful of coyote and noisy neighbor complaints from Feb. 23 to 28. Tuesday, Feb. 23 Police were called to Jameson Drive at 1:38 … more
Our analysis shows the Bristol Warren Regional School District gets more state aid, per-student, than 21 other Rhode Island school districs.
Does Bristol Warren get its fair share of state aid?
Many locals party blame the State of Rhode Island for shortfalls in public school funding. It’s true — state aid to education has been decreasing in Bristol Warren for years, even … more
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Barrington police: Workers injured, jogger frightened, walker scratched by dogs
Barrington police responded to dozens of incident calls last week: • On Wednesday, Feb. 24, police officers and firefighters responded to a construction site on Bay Spring Avenue after a … more
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