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First, give credit where credit is due. After being questioned, criticized and scorned for not enforcing a mask mandate during meetings, leadership and members of the Bristol Warren Regional School …
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12/17/21
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The Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends is calling for a community-wide discussion on racism and tolerance, after a months-long rash of theft from its 938 Main Road meeting house.
Since August, …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/17/21
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Rising tensions over threats of school violence yielded a response from Barrington school officials late this week.
On Thursday night, Barrington Superintendent of Schools Michael Messore sent …
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12/17/21
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Katherine Quinn sat before the town council and told her story.
The Barrington resident explained how she had tried multiple times to earn a spot on the town’s zoning board only to face a …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/17/21
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Westport police will be on hand at all public schools Friday, after school officials learned of a threat to "every school in the USA, even elementary," posted on the social media platform Tik Tok …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/17/21
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To the editor: Several recent letters to the editor apparently missed my point that the Bristol Warren School District lacks academic achievement. One called my suggestion that our tax dollars might …
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12/16/21
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A proposed dehumidification system could add 50 years to the Mt. Hope Bridge for $35 million. Waiting longer to remedy the issues could cost much, much more.
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/16/21
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PORTSMOUTH — In a highly unusual move last week, the Planning Board voted to deny a proposal for a controversial, large-scale ground-mounted solar facility along West Main Road, only to …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/16/21
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PORTSMOUTH — A 29-year-old Newport woman was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 15, and charged with two counts of animal cruelty in connection with the abandonment of two emaciated dogs found at …
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12/16/21
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There was a time, not long ago, when we celebrated Barrington for setting a great example in small-town governance. Citizens with talent and good intentions volunteered for public service, spent one …
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12/15/21
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A meeting of the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee was abruptly ended after meeting attendees refused to wear masks as mandated by Governor Dan McKee and the RI Department of Health.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/15/21
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To the editor:
I’ll be interested to hear how Megan Douglas and this article “ Vaccine mandate, booster shots, and lawsuits ” didn’t get it wrong.
To say the …
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12/15/21
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It has been a difficult past few years for Barrington’s Valtierra family.
In Oct. 2018, Robert Valtierra suffered a stroke after a dental procedure. It left him physically challenged …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/15/21
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To the editor:
I have been reading the recent articles in the Barrington Times on plans to install artificial turf on fields in town, and I would like to offer a high school athlete’s …
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12/14/21
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The meeting was just minutes from starting when council member Jacob Brier received some surprising news.
Mr. Brier said it was just prior to the start of the Dec. 6 council meeting when …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/14/21
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To the editor:
The news from Michigan recently is both heartbreaking and infuriating: a teenager took a gun from his home and used it to murder four students and to seriously wound seven others …
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12/13/21
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Barrington Police had a heavy presence at Barrington High School on Monday afternoon, Dec. 13, after a student there found a threatening message written in a girls’ bathroom.
The …
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12/13/21
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To the editor:
The Newport County Community Healthcare Collaborative is an association of 10 community-based organizations that came together 18 months ago to combat vaccine hesitancy and limit …
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12/12/21
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I was taken aback when I received a letter from Santa! There in black and white was his Christmas list of Rhode Island leaders who have been either naughty or nice. One politician dominated the …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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12/10/21
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A large boat caught fire at Hinckley Yachts Friday morning, sending up a huge plume of black smoke that could be seen from miles away.
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By Jim McGaw
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12/10/21
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A Barrington resident recently asked school committee members how many fully-vaccinated teachers in Barrington were currently out of school after testing positive for Covid-19.
The resident, Kiela …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/10/21
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To the editor: The Mt. Hope Student Union claims in their overlong public comment, quoted in toto by Tumblr-blog Uprise RI, that our doomed collegebound “are checked for their bigotry, …
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12/9/21
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To the editor: Like many East Bay residents, I’ve followed with growing dismay the ongoing actions and statements of the current leadership of the Bristol Warren School Committee. Their most …
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12/9/21
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Sunday, Dec. 12 will feature carol singing, clam chowder and money raised for a great cause.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/9/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council, at its December 7 forum, eventually decided to table a proposal by the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva, and supported by the East Providence Police …
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By Mike Rego
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12/9/21
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