Photos: Frigid cold spells ice skater’s delight
Barrington—Students took advantage of a timely cold snap during exam week to head to the ice skating rink on Legion Way for a game of hockey on Thursday afternoon. Frigid temperatures getting into the single-digits during the night have made a wonderful sheet of ice at the rink. But skaters beware, the ice may not [...]
Read More →Shellfishing sign causing confusion at Colt State Park, Bristol
On Wednesday afternoon, with temperatures frozen in the teens, two men shrugged off the cold to dig clams at the mill gut at Colt State Park. While the two diggers said they preferred to dig and not talk to the press, a small sign nearby appeared to speak volumes. It read: “Taking of shellfish prohibited” [...]
Read More →Flu-riddled Eagles hand Rams their first league loss of the season
“I was really impressed with the heart that we played with tonight,” said Barrington head coach Stephen Lenz after his team thumped LaSalle, 51-41, handing the Rams their first league loss of the season in front of a packed gymnasium at Barrington High School on Wednesday night. “This was a very satisfying win. [...]
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Mt. Hope girls top best scores at Bay View Invitational
Seniors received roses and many team members of the Mt. Hope girls swim team topped their best scores at last Sunday’s Bay View Invitational meet at the new Brown University Pool. Seniors Angelica Alvarado, Lauren Deschenes and Captain Jaimee Walsh received roses during a ceremony before the start of the meet and then went on [...]
Read More →Photos: Barrington girls win, boys lose in Boosters Holiday Tournament doubleheader
The Barrington High School girls basketball team steam rolled over East Providence 64-39 in the fourth game of the Barrington Boosters Holiday Tournament on Thursday night. The extremely physical game featured heavy hitting under the nets from both teams. In one instance, Townies lightning-quick guard Mary Monagle chased down Eagles guard Caitlyn Nolan who was [...]
Read More →Warren celebrates the season with art and music
The Coffee Depot was jam packed and jamming Thursday night as dozens of artists showed off their creations to equal numbers of last-minute holiday shoppers. And for a short time toward the end of the evening event, The Wippets, one of Warren’s most beloved bands, provided that background music. The show was a first for [...]
Read More →Sowams students donate check to Red Cross
Sowams Elementary School students gave a check totaling $1846.15 to the American Red Cross to be used to help Rhode Island Hurricane Sandy victims during a morning assembly on Wednesday. The school raised the money through a fundraiser called, “Slippers for Sandy,” where students could trade a $1 donation for permission to wear slippers in [...]
Read More →Video: Hampden Meadows Choruses sing at the Statehouse
Beautiful voices caroling holiday songs echoed throughout the chambers of the Statehouse as the Hampden Meadows fourth- and fifth-grade choruses sang on the steps by the Christmas tree. The choruses were directed by the school’s music teachers, Paula Degnan and Karen DeWitt, and took turns singing in front of an abundance of family and friends [...]
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