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To the editor:
So let’s be clear here. The Barrington School Committee failed to follow through with their original proposal to purchase solar panels for the new middle school, which the …
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5/22/25
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A new proposal to ban dogs, leashed or otherwise, from all Barrington parks or outdoor athletic facilities is a surprising departure from the normal course of local government. From all we can …
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5/22/25
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Speaking of dogs, the Barrington Town Council’s refusal to support the creation of a temporary dog park is surprising and deflating. The permanent dog park is being torn up while the town …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, May 28, the taxpayers of Barrington will meet at Barrington High School for the town’s final Financial Town Meeting to review, amend …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
I write to offer a clarification to the article posted on April 14, 2025 in the Barrington Times. The article focuses on Representative Jason Knight’s legislation, H5796AA, …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
Here we go again…a classic overreaction to solve an apparent problem brought on by a few bad actors whereby the rest of us law abiding and taxpaying residents are in the …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
Amid all the changes big and small coming from our federal government during this administration, loss of library funding may seem a low priority when compared with cutbacks to …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
On Wednesday, May 14 the Providence Journal, still the state’s “paper of record,” ran a front page story by Wheeler Cowperthwaite regarding House bill 6256, a …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
Memorial Day is a day that we take time to pause and honor those who have served in the armed forces and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The cost of freedom is always …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
We much appreciated the list of local organizations included in the May 1 letter by Roz Moulton, “Antidote to Despair”. We are also very grateful for the many …
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5/22/25
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To the editor:
Kudos to Sen. Linda Ujifusa for cosponsoring the Trade in Farmed Animal Fur Products Act (S.25), which would prohibit the sale of new products made with fur sourced from fur farms …
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5/22/25
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Editor's note: This is the first of more than 20 veterans' stories included in a book soon to be released by Westport Middle School students and teachers. Students and teachers spent months …
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5/21/25
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Editor’s note: Little Compton Town Council member Gary Mataronas sent this letter to the Coast Guard earlier this month, and asked that we publish it here as the federal agency considers a plan …
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5/21/25
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To the editor:
On April 19, I participated in the Bristol Town Cleanup. Bottles and cans carelessly tossed to the sides of the road transformed the landscape from the beautiful budding of …
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5/21/25
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To the editor: On behalf of the Bristol Youth Soccer Association (BYSA) we would like to thank the many generous volunteers who gave of their time, talent and resources to help build our new storage …
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5/21/25
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Please don't call the Tiverton Zoning Board of Review a “zoning board"! The members apparently don't understand what zoning means. They don't seem to know the zoning definitions. They don't …
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5/20/25
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I would like to have corrected several items made in last week's front page article on the Tiverton Zoning Board of Appeals. First, my last name is "Driggs,” not "Griggs,” as …
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5/20/25
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For those that are following, a two-hour hearing on April 15 in Providence County Superior Court marked the latest chapter in Rhode Island’s long-running …
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5/20/25
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To the editor:
Kudos to Sen. Linda Ujifusa for cosponsoring the Trade in Farmed Animal Fur Products Act (S.25), which would prohibit the sale of new products made with fur sourced from fur farms …
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5/19/25
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1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Three primary factors seemingly fueled Donald Trump’s win for the White House last year -- Democrats’ slow response to voters’ concerns about inflation and …
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By Ian Donnis
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5/19/25
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To the editor:
Thank you for your coverage of the RI House bill H5192 (“Bill would change bike path traffic patterns,” April 21). The bill seeks to have all users of the bike path …
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5/16/25
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To the editor:
This week the Bristol Historical Society is hosting a commemoration and reenactment of the British bombing and burning of Bristol that occurred in 1775 and 1778 during the …
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5/16/25
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To the editor: The responses from Mr. Mike Proto and Mr. Jim Manchester to my letter regarding the Congressional “town hall” held in Portsmouth are textbook leftoid complacency. To the …
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5/16/25
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To the editor:
Approaching bike paths, especially in late spring and early summer when there are significant shadows from blossomed trees and growth, creates diminished sighting from both sides …
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5/16/25
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To the editor:
Our service members have sacrificed so much to protect the freedoms we cherish, but the system designed to care for them when they complete their active and reserve service has …
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5/16/25
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