Barrington Christian Academy graduates its Class of 2013
Students from across the state and from as far away as South Korea were honored as the Class of 2013 from Barrington Christian Academy recently. Attendees were welcomed by Elsie R. Wright, head of school, while BCA history teacher Jack Diamond offered the commencement address, “Living a Life of Success.” Teara Caston, a Portsmouth resident [...]
Read More →Elderly Warren man pinned underneath his car in Barrington
People had to come to the rescue of an 84-year-old Warren man after he became pinned underneath his own car in Barrington on Monday, June 10. Barrington police received a phone call at about noon alerting officers to an elderly man who was stuck under the opened driver’s side door of his own car on [...]
Read More →Rita W. DeSisto, 94, Barrington
Rita W. (Lacas) DeSisto, 94, of Barrington, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol. She was the wife of the late Nicholas DeSisto. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Rose (Poirier) Lacas. She worked for RI Lace and American Tourister until her retirement. Rita [...]
Read More →George J. Brown, Jr., 90, East Providence
George J. Brown, Jr., 90, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, June 17, 2013 at his home. George was a third generation lifelong resident of East Providence (Wannamoisett Road). He was the son of George Sr. and Genevieve (Sousa) Brown formerly of Brightridge Avenue. He attended Brightridge Ave Middle School and graduated from East Providence [...]
Read More →Competition in Barrington cuts into town’s theater program
A few years back, 50 or 60 kids would fill the summer sessions for Barrington Community Theater. This year, 12 youngsters have signed up for the first summer session, and nine are registered for the second. “I would love to bump the numbers up a bit,” said Reid Eighme, the program’s director. “We’re not looking [...]
Read More →Another intoxicated Barrington teenager rushed to hospital
For the second time in less than two weeks, a Barrington teenager consumed a large amount of alcohol, fell ill and needed to be transported to a hospital. Police received a 911 call at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12 alerting officers to a 17-year-old Barrington boy who had downed about 7 or 8 [...]
Read More →Hope H. Wilhelm, 89, Barrington
Hope H. Wilhelm, 89, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2013. She was the wife of the late Kurt E. Wilhelm. Born in North Providence, she was a daughter of the late Edgar B. and Henrietta (Anderson) Hurdis. Mrs. Wilhelm was a communicant of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Warren, and a member of the [...]
Read More →Barrington High teacher plans fund-raiser for March of Dimes
Jake Correia was born on March 13, 2011. He was eight weeks premature and weighed 2 pounds, 7 ounces, and for the first six weeks of his life, he stayed at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Women and Infants Hospital. Things have improved for the Correias since the first weeks of Jake’s life — [...]
Read More →Animal hospital plan spurs Warren shelter talk
Workers at the cramped and flood-prone Warren Animal Shelter are keeping a close eye on a plan to bring a new animal hospital to town. One day, they hope, it could give them a chance at a new home of their own. On Wednesday night, Dr. Wade Cordy of the Harbor Animal Hospital in Barrington [...]
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