Can knitting really stop children from getting bullied?
Maybe not, but thanks to the handiwork of many local knitters, children at the Hampden Meadows School YMCA After-school enrichment …
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12/11/19
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A FedEx delivery driver contacted Barrington Police on Friday, Dec. 6, after spotting a suspicious vehicle in West Barrington.
The driver told police it appeared the truck was following the …
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12/11/19
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Casey Lambert tallied her 1,000th career assist for the Barrington High School volleyball team this fall.
That milestone was made even more impressive by the fact that Casey reached that mark in …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/10/19
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Barrington school officials have refused to release any details about what they have spent on legal services to fight a lengthy battle with the family of a middle school student who was improperly …
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12/10/19
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The town may build a new shade structure at the tennis courts across from the high school.
At the Dec. 2 council meeting, members approved a motion to apply for a grant to build a …
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12/9/19
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The Bristol Police Department had a relatively quiet week from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, though still intervened in a couple of situations and arrested three people over the course of the week.
Monday, …
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12/6/19
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DEM recently determined that Barrington officials failed to comply with the permit they had to remove invasive weeds from Kent Street Pond.
A Nov. 25 letter from Rhode Island Department of …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/6/19
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As long as anyone remembers, the building at 601 Hope St. was a bank. Before it became the Bank of America in 1998, it was Fleet; before it became Fleet in 1982, it was the Industrial National Bank, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/6/19
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The stars were out in full force Saturday night at the 39th annual Bristol Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet at the Venus de Milo in Swansea, as 16 new Hall of Fame members were introduced to a …
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By Manuel C. "Manny" Correira
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12/5/19
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Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha wants residents to know that the local government did not force the BP gas station on County Road to close down.
"We support all local businesses," said Mr. …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/5/19
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What to do with an old landfill? You can’t sell or develop the property; you can’t build homes or plant corn. For David Milner, Bristol resident and CEO and founder of Warren-based NuGen …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/5/19
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A majority of the assets in the downtown Bristol Industrial Park may be changing hands, as well-known Bristol resident, businessman and property owner Joseph Brito Jr. has signed an agreement to …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/4/19
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A woman driving south on New Meadow Road at about 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, called police another vehicle pulled out of Christine Drive, slammed into her car and pushed it off the road into some …
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12/3/19
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The Barrington Public School Superintendent’s School Scheduling Task Force has created a survey to learn about parents', teachers' and students' experiences with the new change in the …
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12/3/19
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Jacqueline Waterman said she literally had a panic attack when she opened her dad’s bill water bill last week.
Ms. Waterman, who lives in Maine but has power of attorney for her father, an …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/3/19
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PORTSMOUTH — A juvenile was prevented from jumping from the Mt. Hope Bridge by police and several citizens Sunday night, Dec. 1.
According to Detective Lt. John Cahoon, Portsmouth …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/2/19
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Details of the agreement between the Barrington School Committee and NEA-Barrington teachers union are still unclear, as the new contract has not been released to the public yet.
Barrington …
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12/2/19
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Barrington's Daniel Shea recently collected 3,370 pieces of Halloween candy and donated it all to his school candy collection for Amos House, which is the state's largest soup kitchen.
Daniel, a …
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11/30/19
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Barrington beat Mt. Hope 22-6, in their annual Thanksgiving Day football game in Barrington on Thursday morning. The now Eagles have an 18-9 series lead over the Huskies.
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Photos and story by Richard W Dionne Jr
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11/29/19
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Bristol is kicking the tires on having a way to track the number of short-term rental properties in town.
“We’re just trying to be proactive at this point,” said Chris Vitale, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/29/19
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A fleet of volunteers and a fleet of cars delivered nearly 400 meals to the needy Thanksgiving afternoon, running the operation out of St. Thomas The Apostle Church in Warren. The volunteers, led by …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/29/19
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Bristol police officers arrested one person for driving under the influence and cited several young adults for possession of alcohol and urinating in public, in incidents from Nov. 18 to …
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11/29/19
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Bristol resident Bryan Ganley was about 21 years old when he got a late night call from his best friend, who said he wanted to end his life.
Mr. Ganley was unable to change his friend’s …
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/28/19
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This month, the Bristol Police Department has been participating in the Home Base No Shave campaign, raising $2,625 (to date) for veterans and their families — currently the third-highest total …
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/27/19
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The woman who hollered out at a Barrington boy to "Get in the car" actually thought she was speaking to her son, said local police.
On Monday, Nov. 18, an 11-year-old boy told police that he was …
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11/27/19
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