Barrington finishes second at Lifesmart nationals
The Barrington High School LifeSmarts team came close to winning the LifeSmarts national championship in Atlanta, Ga. on Tuesday, April 23. The Eagles — the team includes captain Jack Liang, Ryan Jerue, Cassidy Laidlaw, Matthew Lamontagne and Teddy Ni — knocked off Pennsylvania in the semifinals before losing to Florida’s Paxon School for Advanced Studies [...]
Read More →Fight breaks out at Democratic Club in Barrington, two arrested
Barrington police charged two Barrington men with simple assault or battery after they allegedly beat up another Barrington man late Saturday night, April 20 at the Democratic Club on Roffee Street. Police received a call at about 11:30 p.m. alerting the dispatcher to an alleged assault at the club. Officers responded and spoke with the [...]
Read More →Barrington native lives through manhunt for Boston bombing suspect
Alec Shall had just gotten home from work late Thursday night, April 18, when gunshots rang out across his usually quiet neighborhood. The Barrington native and current Watertown, Mass. resident ran to his front porch and listened to the sound of guns blasting away and bombs exploding. He looked over at his neighbor who had [...]
Read More →Barrington police still looking for information about this man
Barrington police are still trying to identify a man spotted by a surveillance camera inside a local restaurant who matched the description of the suspect in a recent home break-in. The image — taken inside the County Road Dunkin Donuts on Friday, March 22 at 1:34 p.m. — shows a white man wearing a gray [...]
Read More →Barrington boy wins hammer event at NY Relays
Barrington High School senior Charlie Ionata wrapped up an impressive week with a second place national ranking in the boys’ 12-pound hammer throw. On April 16, Ionata led Barrington to a win at the Cumberland Throwers’ Pentathlon, helping the Eagles outscore second place Classical and third place Woonsocket. Ionata broke his own school record [...]
Read More →Barrington Blooms begins today, runs through April 27
Barrington Blooms, a decoration contest for stores in town, begins today, April 20 and will run through next Saturday. Residents will have the opportunity to cast their votes for best decorated storefronts at the Barrington Business Association’s Facebook page. The weeklong event will also be hi-lighted by an April 25 Blooms Bubbles and Bistro fund-raiser. [...]
Read More →Barrington girl and her ‘Teddy’ finish second at show
Barrington’s Lily Spameni recently won a second place ribbon at the North American Alpaca Show in Springfield, Mass. The show was held on April 6. Lily competed in the Huacaya Halter, Youth & Adult Obstacle Class. She led her alpaca, Teddy, through six different obstacles while capturing the second place ribbon. Lily’s aunt, Kris Moody, formally [...]
Read More →Barrington family wants its own memorial
Mike Dellefratte stood at the microphone and glared at members of the town council. The lifelong Barrington resident had just asked the five councilors for final approval for a memorial to be constructed at the corner of Foote Street and Prince’s Hill Avenue recognizing the decades of service his family has given to the town. [...]
Read More →Home on Rumstick Road will be almost 12,000 square feet
Work is underway on a new 11,794 square foot home on Rumstick Road. Robert Kreft filed a building permit in early February to construct the new home at 306 Rumstick. The new two-story home, which replaces a 4,268 square foot home that had been located on the property, will include five bedrooms, six full bathrooms [...]
Read More →Some Barrington students must pay to play sports at school
It’s been a good year for Barrington Middle School sports teams. The wrestling team surprised the rest of the league, going from a last-place finish a year ago to a state championship this year, and the girls’ basketball team rolled through the regular season and reached the finals before losing in a close, hard-fought game. [...]
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