Newport Creamery fire ruled accidental – restaurant expected to open Wednesday
Officials have ruled Monday’s Newport Creamery fire accidental. Lt. Edward Owens said the fire is believed to be an accidental electric fire. A manager at the store called fire fighters at about 10:15 p.m. Monday after smelling smoke in the basement. The restaurant is expected to be back open Wednesday morning.
Read More →Newport Creamery executive: Everything’s fine
Newport Creamery might be closed Tuesday morning, but a company official said the restaurant did not suffer any significant damage from a basement fire Monday night. Janice Mathews, vice president of Newport Creamery parent company Janco, said the fire was “very small” without any flames. She also said the first floor is fine. “We go [...]
Read More →Newport Creamery in Barrington catches fire
It wasn’t an awful, awful fire, but Newport Creamery in Barrington was still closed Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the County Road restaurant for a report of a basement fire at about 10:15 p.m. Monday. Lt. Edward Owens of the Barrington Fire Department said the fire itself was contained to the basement, though the [...]
Read More →Barrington firefighter promoted to lieutenant
The Barrington Fire Department has a new lieutenant. On Monday night, the fire chief promoted firefighter Scott Carroll in a brief ceremony before the town council, Mr. Carroll’s wife, children, parents and colleagues. “One thing I’ve failed to say is how hard these firefighters work to get to this position,” said Barrington Fire Chief Gerald [...]
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