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Editorial: Town's fields need a wide-angle lens

It may take a decade to overhaul the playing fields in Barrington. Many of the people who draw up plans today will have moved out of town, their children grown past youth sports, before plans come to … more

1/12/22

The East Main Road improvements would include one roundabout installed at the Turnpike Avenue intersection in front of Clements’ Marketplace.

In Portsmouth: East Main suddenly on fast track for resurfacing

PORTSMOUTH — Well, here’s some good news to start off 2022: The long-awaited resurfacing of beat-up East Main Road may start much sooner than anyone had expected. The town … more

By Jim McGaw | 1/12/22

This rendering shows the proposed development of the former Zion Bible College property. The new plan calls for fewer senior housing units, but a significant increase in total dwelling units.

Big changes pitched for Zion property in Barrington

The owners of the former Zion Bible College property recently unveiled a new plan for the vacant college campus, one that calls for more apartments, more townhouses, and more duplexes, but less … more

By Josh Bickford | 1/12/22

This dock off the western shore of the Touisset peninsula in Warren is the first in Rhode Island constructed of 100 percent composite materials. Pilings, decking and rails are all made of lightweight composite materials.

This dock is built to last

The Pearson family are used to tinkering in factories, inventing new things and then plunking them in the water. It’s kind of their thing. Nearly 70 years ago, cousins Clinton and Everett … more

By Scott Pickering | 1/12/22

Barrington schools veer from state, CDC protocols

Barrington schools will follow some of the new protocols and procedures set by the Rhode Island Department of Health and the CDC, but not all of them. The Rhode Island Department of Education … more

1/9/22

Poli-ticks: Gosh, I miss the America I grew up with

Normally, this is the column where I have the audacity to suggest New Year resolutions for resident politicians. Instead I have a more urgent resolution for all of us: I want us Americans to go back … more

By Arlene Violet, Esq. | 1/7/22

Bristol’s Bryan Ganley, a 41-year veteran of the Polar Plunge at Easton’s Beach, with the surfboard he always carries at the annual event.

Bristol man takes his 41st Polar Plunge for charity

The Polar Plunge at Easton’s Beach is A Wish Come True’s biggest fundraiser. This year, Bryan and others are specifically focusing their efforts on wishes for Benjamin, age 9, and Elijah, age 5. more

By Christy Nadalin | 1/7/22

Colt Andrews Elementary School Nurse Julie Pirri tests fourth-grader Emma Gray for Covid at the school the week before Christmas vacation.

School nurses — From the shadows to the Covid front lines

Back in the old days of two years ago, many parents could go years without hearing from a school nurse. Sometimes their child could pass through an entire school, K to 3, with nary a call or visit … more

By Scott Pickering | 1/6/22

Warren enacts temporary mask mandate for Town buildings

Warren has imposed a temporary mask mandate for all Town-owned and operated buildings. more

1/6/22

Letter: Let us learn from this period of crisis

To the editor: What a painful two years it has been for all of us, but especially for our communities’ children. They have lost times and experiences that they will never get back. And they … more

1/6/22

Letter: Reporting on idling issue deserves praise

To the editor: I want to praise the Warren Times-Gazette for having hit the trifecta in its Dec. 29 edition: Lucy Probert’s excellent reporting (“Stop Your Engines!”) on Sharon … more

1/6/22

Letter: New Year’s Resolution? Thank the scientists

To the editor: Dr. Anthony Fauci has dedicated his long life to protecting us all from deadly viruses, including ebola, HIV, and COVID-19. Our nation’s New Year’s Resolution should be to … more

1/6/22

Mt. Hope Nurse Ellen Estrella describes the testing and recording procedures, as assistant Erika Winter works in the background. Estrella described the two of them as Batman and Robin, constantly working to support (and rescue) each other throughout the school day.

Schools update COVID screening and quarantine protocols

The Bristol Warren Regional School District has updated its policies for the quarantining and testing of students and student athletes, reducing the period of time certain close contacts of … more

By Ethan Hartley | 1/6/22

Fire fighters at a Main Road fire call last year.

COVID hits Westport police and fire departments

The COVID-19 Omicron variant worked its way into the heart of the Westport community in December, leaving the town with the highest monthly case total since the pandemic began in early 2020. … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/6/22

Barrington High School moving to distance learning due to staffing shortage

Principal Joseph Hurley announced that Barrington High School will switch to distance learning starting tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 6. Mr. Hurley sent an email to students’ families on … more

1/5/22

Letter: Wearing a mask is contributing to the greater good

To the editor: It’s been a few weeks since you published a story called “Parents vs. The State.” I responded to the writer directly in my shock at this kind of attention being … more

1/5/22

Editorial: Stop your engines!

Sharon Gold is a diminutive woman with a big message for everyone — stop idling! The focus of a story in our East Bay Life section this week, Gold is a retired educator and grandmother from … more

1/5/22

Ryan Mendonca and fiance Meg Crispino, of Tiverton.

Uber driver gets New Year's DUI in Tiverton

First, the good news: A Tiverton couple emerged without a scratch and didn't have to pay for their ride home early New Year's Day. The bad news? Their Uber driver got a DUI, marking the first arrest … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/4/22

Letter: Only those who support abortions should pay for them

To the editor: A modest proposal. In this most intractable debate, a letter to last week’s Sakonnet Times drew my interest. Jean Ernster of Barrington made a most intriguing proposal to … more

1/3/22

Fire and rescue crews had to cut into John Barretto's Saturn to free him following Friday morning's accident.

Tiverton man dies in New Year's Eve day crash

A Tiverton man died Friday morning, Dec. 31, after he lost control of his car and struck a tree on Brayton Road. John Carlos "JC" Barretto, 18, was driving south just before 6:30 a.m. when he … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/2/22

A brave swimmer plunges into the water at Annawamscutt Beach on New Year's Day.

Photos: Annawamscutt Seals greet 2022 with polar plunge

The Annwamscutt Seal Society entered 2022 the same way it embraced previous years — with a dip in Narragansett Bay on New Year's Day. The informal neighborhood group has been "taking … more

1/2/22

Letter: The show must go on, but not for the teachers

To the editor: Three Barrington school teachers were scheduled for a hearing this past Thursday, Dec. 16 to appeal being placed on unpaid leave with threat of employment termination starting … more

1/2/22

Tiverton resident Gloria Crist, channeling her inner Isis and Athena, runs from the ocean during Tiverton Yacht Club's Polar Plunge at Grinnell's Beach on Saturday at noon.

Tiverton residents dash into drink to welcome the new year

Dozens of Tiverton residents plunged into Sakonnet harbor to welcome in the new year at Grinnell's Beach on Saturday. The plunge was organized by the Tiverton Yacht Club to raise money for the … more

Photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 1/1/22

Parents vs. The State over school mask mandate

On Aug. 19 of this year, Rhode Island entered a new phase in the Covid-19 pandemic. Citing the increased presence and spread of the Delta variant, which triggered a mini-surge in cases from July into … more

By Scott Pickering | 12/17/21

Do you think we're ready to be Exclusive?

Have you heard about our latest endeavor, to fund a new investigative journalism team? We tell a lot of stories, always have, and with your help we would like to tell a lot more. The East … more

12/17/21