Barrington schools top headlines in 2012
2012 was a memorable year for Barrington Public Schools. Whether it was saying good-bye to respected educators, debating a proposal or celebrating the accomplishments of students, last year featured plenty of school-related news. Not every school story from the last 12 months made this round-up but following are some of the more memorable issues and [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee selects a legal firm for teacher negotiations
The Barrington School Committee selected the firm of Brennan, Recupero, Cascione, Scungio and McAllister Tuesday night to serve as its legal counsel for upcoming negotiations with the district’s teachers’ union. The firm was among three to bid for the job. Each firm was interviewed by the school committee in executive session weeks prior to Thursday [...]
Read More →Shea named new Barrington School Committee Chairman
Bob Shea was unanimously named new Barrington School Committee Chairman Thursday night. New school committee member Paula Dominguez nominated Mr. Shea for chairman. Her motion was seconded by school committee member Kate Brody. Ms. Dominguez said she nominated Mr. Shea because he has consistently demonstrated that he listens to all parties, is fair and open [...]
Read More →Speakman voted Barrington town council president
Recently elected Barrington Town Council and School Committee members were sworn in Monday night. The ceremony marked the official start of a third term for June Speakman and Kate Weymouth council term while Ann Strong begins her first term. Ms. Speakman was later unanimously approved as Town Council President and Ms. Weymouth was unanimously approved [...]
Read More →Out-going Barrington School Committee member says it has been a pleasure
The Barrington School Committee bid farewell to one of its own Tuesday night when out-going member Chris Ramsden sat for his final meeting. Mr. Ramsden was elected to the School Committee in a special election two years ago though his bid for a full-term fell short earlier this month. He finished last among five [...]
Read More →Guida, Shea and Dominguez win Barrington school board seats
Longtime incumbent Patrick “Buzz” Guida will be serving another four years on the Barrington School Committee, joined by fellow incumbent Robert Shea Jr. and newcomer Paula Dominguez. Mr. Guida is a Republican, while Mr. Shea and Ms. Dominguez are Democrats. Republican Chris Ramsden finished fourth in the three-person race, slightly ahead of his wife, Meg, [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee will interview three legal firms
The Barrington School Committee will interview three law firms this month to help negotiate a new teachers’ union contract. The firms include Little, Medeiros, Kinder Bulman and Whitney; Robinson and Clapham; and Brennan, Recupero, Cascione, Scungio and McAllister, all of which responded to a request for qualifications issued early last month. Director of Administration and [...]
Read More →Barrington Schools see a drop in lunch sales
Barrington students are not buying school lunch like they used to. Last Thursday night, Director of Administration and Finance Ron Tarro gave the School Committee an update on this year’s food service program. He said participation is down from last year, 722 meals total this month alone compared with Oct. 2011. Diminishing participation isn’t a [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee candidates offer insight
Candidates for the Barrington School Committee are heading into the final fews days of the election season. There are five people — three Republicans and two Democrats — vying for the three seats. Following are brief bios for each of the school committee candidates running this year: Meaghan ‘Meg’ Ramsden – PARTY: Republican – FAMILY: [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee candidates talk middle school options
The Barrington School Committee was recently presented with a pair of options for the future of Barrington Middle School including a new building and a get-renovation with an addition. This week’s question asked candidates which option they favor an why. Here are their responses: CHRIS RAMSDEN – “The building committee has recently recommended two choices; [...]
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