Barrington family facing off on Family Feud
The Grant family from Barrington will be featured in an upcoming episode of Family Feud. The Grants — Peggy, a kindergarten teacher; niece Jessica, a college student; sister Nancy, a sales associate; niece Chelsea, a student; and niece Audrey, a stay-at-home mom — will square off against the Fisher family from Chicago. The episode will [...]
Read More →Barrington affordable housing project draws criticism at public hearing
About 60 residents turned out for the first of two planning board public hearings on the proposed Palmer Pointe affordable housing development on Monday night. The East Bay Community Development Corporation is proposing the 48-rental unit development for a 10-acre parcel on Sowams Road, filling part of the property that currently houses Sowams Nursery. (EBCDC [...]
Read More →Sowams School parents plead for another teacher
A vocal group of parents have been asking school officials to make sure that money for an additional second grade teacher at Sowams School is not chopped out of the budget. Currently, there are three first grade classes at Sowams School. Two of those classes have 25 students each, while the third has 26. Parents [...]
Read More →Barrington brush-chipping program runs through June 21
The Barrington Department of Public Works has been busy chipping downed tree limbs and other vegetation since last October, but the official brush-chipping program is due to end June 21. A busy storm season — it started with Hurricane Sandy in late October and carried through the winter with the early February blizzard — badly [...]
Read More →Barrington budget committee fields questions from local moms
Three Barrington moms spoke out during the budget hearing on Wednesday night, asking questions about class sizes at the schools, projected student enrollment and technology. Jen Gill told the committee on appropriations that her daughter was in a first grade classroom at Sowams School that had 26 students. She said the two other first grade [...]
Read More →Ionata and Barry pace Eagles to division track title
Barrington’s Charlie Ionata won four throwing events and Tom Barry broke two Eastern Division Championship meet records while leading the Eagles to a team title on Tuesday afternoon. Ionata, a senior thrower, won the shot put, discus, javelin and 12-pound hammer throw at the championships, which were held in Barrington. Ionata threw the hammer 225 [...]
Read More →Barrington teacher wins contest and $500 gift card
Primrose Hill School teacher Cheryl August recently won the Celebrate Teachers contest, which was sponsored by the Providence Place Mall. Ms. August, who garnered the most online support in the contest, received a $500 gift card. She has taught at Primrose Hill School for 17 years and previously at Nayatt for seven years. “This was [...]
Read More →Dog bites Barrington school crossing guard in the face
A dog previously thought to be friendly acted anything but with a Nayatt School crossing guard on Friday, May 3. According to police, the station received a phone call at about 9 a.m. on May 3, alerting officers to the situation. The caller told police that the crossing guard, a 54-year-old man, bent over to [...]
Read More →Online petition pushing for full-day kindergarten in Barrington
A group called “Barrington Supports Full Day Kindergarten” has created an online petition calling for the creating of a full-day kindergarten program for the upcoming school year. It is not clear whether Barrington officials will offer the full-day program this year or at some other point in the future, although school administrators have said that [...]
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