Barrington’s Soraya Fanion has always loved animals, so when she began volunteering at Mount Hope Farm more than a year ago, she was quickly drawn to some of the animals that live …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/12/21
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Moments before the kickoff, officials for the Division II Super Bowl invited the captains for both teams to the center of the field for the coin toss.
St. Raphaels sent four players to the …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/11/21
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Linden Road, Echo Drive and College Lane are getting repaved. In fact, the town council recently approved a bid that will bring a fresh coat of asphalt to nine roads in Barrington, and a portion of …
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5/11/21
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The fate of the Mt. Hope High School theatre program will remain up in the air for one more week, after school committee members on Monday night overwhelmingly rejected Supt. Jonathan Brice's …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/10/21
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Barrington EMTs rushed a 14-year-old girl to the hospital and local police charged 11 teenagers with underage possession of alcohol following an underage party on Friday night, May 7.
Someone …
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5/10/21
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Members of the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee's budget/facilities subcommittee on Thursday night approved a list of budget cuts totaling $2.3 million, sending the proposed cuts to the full …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/7/21
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Mt. Hope High School theatre director Nick Mendillo is fighting for the program's life, and his job, after he was surprised to learn Thursday evening that Supt. Jonathan Brice has proposed …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/7/21
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The first-ever Hampden Meadows Yard Sale and Pantry Clean Out Day was held Saturday, and deemed an overwhelming success.
The event was sponsored by Susan Kostas, a Realtor with Coldwell …
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5/7/21
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The Barrington Park and Recreation Commission is considering dividing the Legion Way ice rink, allowing for a more permanent skate park.
During the Commission’s recent meeting, Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/7/21
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There’s more than one way to catch the bad guys. Police officers can catch them in the act, catch them after they commit the act — or they can stop them before anything even happens. The …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/7/21
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Roger Williams University’s commencement celebration this year will be a hybrid of in-person and remote events. Families of graduates will be allowed on campus — briefly — while the …
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5/6/21
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Michael Carroll had not rehearsed the line or spent much time thinking about what exactly he would say.
But in the midst of Monday night’s meeting, the Barrington Town Council president …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/6/21
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The Town of Bristol has begun a new cycle of updating property assessments, led by a team from Northeast Revaluation Group of Warwick. Northeast has done previous townwide assessments and currently …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/6/21
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Earlier this spring, the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee received a sobering evaluation of the district’s financial leadership , policies and procedures from an outside evaluator. Last …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/6/21
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Now that vaccination appointments are easy to obtain and the vaccine is moving through state clinics and local pharmacies, it’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago they were being …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/6/21
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Emily Slusarczyk’s schedule involves swimming in the pool, running on the track and building in the studio.
Emily is a senior, a captain on the Roger Williams University women’s …
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By Megan Julian
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5/6/21
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Technically, the 2020 Bristol Fourth of July concert series was never canceled. First, it was delayed until August while the Fourth of July Committee waited to see if COVID restrictions would allow …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/6/21
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Use of the new athletic fields at Barrington Middle School has been delayed.
The fields were expected to be available this spring, but an official said that sports teams would not be allowed to …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/6/21
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What would you do with $4.7 million?
Wait, there is a caveat. What would you do with $4.7 million if you had to spend it on the town?
A newly-formed Barrington Ad Hoc American Rescue …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/5/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Health last week announced the East Bay COVID-19 vaccination pod located in city at the Shoppers Town Plaza, 589 Taunton Ave., would going …
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By Mike Rego
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5/5/21
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The U.S. News and World Report recently released its rankings for Best High Schools in the country, and once again, Barrington High School was near the top.
The report ranked BHS number 289 in …
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5/5/21
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A howling wind and tough Tolman defense was not enough to keep the Barrington High School football team from advancing to the Division II State Championship.
The Eagles defeated the Tigers 31-6 …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/4/21
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The pandemic can take credit for having one positive impact on Bristol. It significantly reduced crime.
According to statistics released by the Bristol Police Department, arrests, citations and …
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By Scott Pickering
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4/30/21
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Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha does not support the new detour proposed for the East Bay Bike Path bridges.
He said that while the proposed changes might be better than the current …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/30/21
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Among the numerous noise complaints and calls about sickly animals, Bristol police officers broke up a college party and cited three young men for providing alcohol to minors.
Monday, April 19
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4/30/21
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