Newport Creamery executive: Everything’s fine
Newport Creamery might be closed Tuesday morning, but a company official said the restaurant did not suffer any significant damage from a basement fire Monday night. Janice Mathews, vice president of Newport Creamery parent company Janco, said the fire was “very small” without any flames. She also said the first floor is fine. “We go [...]
Read More →Newport Creamery in Barrington catches fire
It wasn’t an awful, awful fire, but Newport Creamery in Barrington was still closed Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the County Road restaurant for a report of a basement fire at about 10:15 p.m. Monday. Lt. Edward Owens of the Barrington Fire Department said the fire itself was contained to the basement, though the [...]
Read More →Barrington Heartworks chili cookoff is Saturday
Barrington Heartworks will host its fourth annual soup and chili cookoff on Saturday, offering up great food and music in support of neighbors. Heartworks is a group of local women who get together once a month to share ideas on how to reach out to each other and the community. It’s like a book club [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee seeks community participation in subcommittees
Implementation of Barrington Public Schools’ recently adopted 2012-2017 strategic plan is underway and local officials are once again looking for community participation in the process. A press release issued this week states that Barrington School is extending an invitation to the Barrington community for participation in new subcommittees that will facilitate implementation of strategic plan. [...]
Read More →Barrington High School boys’ basketball bounced from D-II tourney
The Barrington High School boys’ basketball will turn its attention to the state open tournament next week after Cumberland High School eliminated the group from the state D-II tournament Friday night. The Eagles never lead in the semifinal contest, which ended 58-43. “We just never really into a rhythm offensively,” head coach Pat Sullivan said. [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee approves $46.1 million budget
The Barrington Public Schools’ proposed fiscal year 2014 operating budget is heading to the appropriations committee. The school committee unanimously approved the $46.1 million spending plan Thursday night, one week after the public received its first look at the proposal. Director of Administration and Finance Ron Tarro provided a quick recap of the document at [...]
Read More →Barrington-Portsmouth girls’ hockey team readies for playoffs
The Barrington-Portsmouth girls’ hockey co-op will skate its final regular season game Monday night and head coach Deneen Stebenne said her group is playing well with playoffs on the horizon. The team won both of its games last weekend including a 3-2 victory over Lincoln-Cumberland on Saturday and a 3-1 victory over the Cranston co-op. [...]
Read More →Barrington High School swim teams finish third, fourth at states
The Barrington High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams capped the winter season with impressive performances at the state championship meet held earlier this month. The girls’ team finished third among 26 Rhode Island schools while the boys’ finished fourth among 27 teams. Head coach Sandy Gorham had plenty of praise for both groups. “They [...]
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