BHS students strut recycled fashions
Barrington High School students created their own clothing out of recycled materials and then took to the runway to raise money for Relay for Life during a project for a high school business class. Many of the students spent hours figuring out how they were going to get their clothing concepts into reality, according to [...]
Read More →Great start to Barrington baseball season
BARRINGTON—Warm weather and bright sunny skies greeted players, coaches and family members at Barrington Little League’s Opening Day ceremony on Saturday at Sherwood Park. Hundreds turned out to the festivities, which included Barrington Town Manager Peter DeAngelis throwing out the first pitch, members of the high school baseball team offering pointers to youngsters, and a [...]
Read More →‘Beast of the East’ invades Glen Farm in Portsmouth
by Jim McGaw jmcgaw@eastbaynewspapers.com PORTSMOUTH—It’s one of the only places where you’ll hear a guy complain about his teammate having better crutches than him. This is the “Beast of the East,” the collegiate rugby tournament that returned to Glen Farm for two days of bruises, rescue runs, muddy jerseys and intense competition [...]
Read More →Audubon adventure walk turns batty
BRISTOL—”It swooped at my grandmother, ducked down under the bridge and landed in the mucky water,” said Sarah Coutu, 9, of Pawtucket, who was standing on board walk behind the Audubon Society in Bristol during a “Choose your own adventure” walk on Wednesday morning. Audubon instructor Chloe Fandel and her adventurers, consisting of children, parents [...]
Read More →Portsmouth Kids entertain in variety show
PORTSMOUTH— Family members got to see their children dance, tumble, sing and more at a variety show featuring students in kindergarten through grade 5 on Saturday. The free program, held in the high school auditorium, featured students from Hathaway and Melville schools as well as fourth-and fifth-graders from the middle school. This was the third [...]
Read More →Frank Santos Jr. casts spell over Mt. Hope High School students for fundraiser
BRISTOL—Mt. Hope High School students were duped and brainwashed by famous area hypnotist Frank Santos Jr. while on stage in front of their peers in the school’s auditorium on Thursday night. The hypnotist had the throng belly laughing in the aisles after he picked a small group of students then began the follies by suggesting [...]
Read More →Bristol-Warren musicians give it their all
BRISTOL—Hundreds of parents and music lovers came out to Roger Williams University on Wednesday night for the Bristol-Warren regional school districts annual All Bands Concert. The program featured Kickemuit Middle School’s 6th, 7th and 8th grade bands as well as the Mt. Hope High School Marching Band and concert and symphonic bands. The middle school [...]
Read More →Barrington sextet wins D-1 championship
Barrington defeated Burrillville 2-0 in a decisive game three, winning the Division I Interscholastic League state championship series 2-1, at Brown’s Meehan Auditorium on Sunday. Senior goaltender Andrew Galbraith was named tournament MVP after recording a shutout. Junior Brett Fay scored Barrington’s first goal assisted by Derek Carlson and Joey Lombardi. Barrington freshman Mike Lombardi [...]
Read More →Photos: Burrillville bests Barrington sextet, evens D-1 Championship series 1-1
Burrillville netted three goals before Barrington sophomore forward Nicholas Graham gathered a loose puck at the blue line and blasted a shot by Broncos goaltender Kyle Wilkinson. Burrilville added four more goals for a 7-2 route of the Eagles evening the Division I Championship series 1-1. The third and deciding game will be played [...]
Read More →Nemo Photos: Powerless Bristol residents dig out after the blizzard
Bristol residents used snow blowers, tractors, plows, and shovels to dig themselves out on Saturday after Nemo’s strong winds and heavy snow blanketed the town Friday night and early Saturday morning. Many residents had power lines down and were without power on Saturday. Some residents chose to enjoy the snow by riding their ski-mobiles, taking [...]
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