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Barrington High School students pile up art awards

More than a dozen Barrington High School students recently received Rhode Island Art Anchor Awards. The local students’ artwork, along with pieces from other students across the state, was …
Barrington School Committee may vote on synthetic turf fields proposal tonight
The Barrington School Committee is expected to discuss and possibly vote tonight on whether to advance a proposal to install a … Read More
Kids Corner: Kids say synthetic turf fields ‘would be better’ in Barrington
By Avery Blanco Adults should listen to kids more. Sure, we still have lots to learn, but we also have some really good ideas! … Read More
Heartbreak: Body of missing Portsmouth teen found
MIDDLETOWN — The body of Portsmouth teen Owen B. Cameron, who was last seen Saturday night after leaving his Middletown job, was … Read More
Sports
Two Eagles earn high school hockey awards
Thirty-two high school hockey players from across Rhode Island recently received prestigious Hobey Baker High School Character Awards … Read More
RI Hockey Hall of Fame unveils Class of 2024
  The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled … Read More
Rhode Island Fencing Academy athletes fare well in recent events
Several local competitors with ties to the city-based Rhode Island Fencing Academy under the direction Alex Ripa have enjoyed success … Read More
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Police Report
Car crumpled during fender-bender with truck in Barrington Barrington Police responded to an accident on Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday morning, March 26. A large truck collided with the rear-end of a silver sedan just west of the Barrington High School …
Barrington Police: Suspicious behavior reported at bird sanctuary on Route 114 Members of a Barrington garden club stopped into the Barrington Police Station on Monday, March 18 to report suspicious behavior at the Osamequin Bird Sanctuary on the Wampanoag Trail. The …
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Myrene Elbert Tiverton|Myrene P. Elbert, age 82 of Tiverton, RI passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024 at home surrounded by family. She was born on May 17, 1941 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of the l
Robert Banz Jr. East Providence |Robert Donald "Don" Banz Jr., July 29, 1958 - March 19, 2024, affectionately known as Don, passed away on March 19, 2024, at the age of 65. A true devotee of Rhode Island, Don wa

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