Millions needed for school repairs
Costs associated with health and safety upgrades
Last Thursday night, the Barrington School Committee signed off on submitting a Stage II application for the project to the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE).
Newport County Chamber salutes seven businesses
The Newport County Chamber of Commerce honored seven county businesses at its 2012 Excellence In Business Awards on May 7 at the Newport Officers’ Club.
Kelchner’s doodle a Google winner again
Tiverton illustrator moves on to national finals — vote early and often!
TIVERTON — For the second time, Tiverton High School’s Megan Kelchner has been named a finalist in the Doodle 4 Google Competition.
Island robotics team places fifth at worlds
Aquidneck Island 4-H Team 78, AIR Strike, has placed fifth among 400 teams at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) world championship.
Messore is final Superintendent interview
Current Assistant Superintendent feels a connection with the district
The Barrington School Committee wrapped up four consecutive nights of public interviews for School Superintendent finalists with a familiar face on Thursday.
Scouts and volunteers carry 150 wood planks into woods
Building Dundery Trail in Little Compton a group effort
LITTLE COMPTON — Area boy scouts, parents, and a small army of local volunteers gathered Saturday at 9 a.m. at the head of Dundery Brook Trail in Little Compton. Their mission: to carry wood for the estimated last 1,000 foot extension of the partially-completed trail to its final destination at Bumble Bee Pond.
Barrington girl is state spelling bee champ
Middle school student Emma Vorenberg headed to Nationals
Emma Vorenberg, an 8th-grader at Barrington Middle School who loves to read, won the state spelling bee on Saturday morning in Lincoln.
RI Wind Ensemble to perform at BHS Thursday
High school jazz ensemble places third at Berklee festival
The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble will perform aat Barrington High School this Thursday evening to benefit the school music department.
Medflight called for accident victim
Tiverton and Portsmouth rescuers called in a medflight helicopter to transport an accident victim to the hospital Friday afternoon at about 1:45 p.m.
Tockwotton topping out ceremony
Photos by Richard W Dionne Jr. Dignitaries, employees, residents and media converged on Tockwotton on ...