The Rhode Island Country Club golf championships proved to be historic last Sunday, as a brother and sister won the men’s and women’s club championships for the first time in RICC …
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8/18/23
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American Rescue Plan Act money continues to support expenditures in Barrington.
At the Town Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 5, the Council voted unanimously to approve the use of ARPA …
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2/13/24
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First responders were searching the waters off Barrington Beach for a missing kayaker on Sunday night, Feb. 25.
According to a source, the missing kayaker is out of Warwick, and the Barrington …
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2/25/24
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On a day that saw 91 new coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, for a total of 657, cases in East Bay towns continue to rise as well. The Thursday, April 2, town-by town numbers, as reported by the RI …
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4/2/20
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The residents of Barrington are used to superlatives. Best public schools in the state. Great place to live. Beautiful coastline.
They can add another – highest household tax burden in Rhode …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/2/22
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In the first Star Wars movie—you know with the Jawas, Sand People, Greedo, “Let the Wookie win” and the trash monster—there’s a scene on the Millenium Falcon where …
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By Dr. Kevin M. Blanchard
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3/11/22
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Barrington school officials continue their work re-vamping the high school honors program.
A special student forum to discuss honors in English language arts and social students will be held at …
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4/20/22
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Easton's Beach is hosting a Children's Night Series on Thursdays in July. Kids and families can enjoy magicians, puppet shows and interactive entertainment starting at 6:00 p.m.
The …
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7/19/22
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To the editor:
Joe Merrill’s description of Jason Knight as a representative who blindly follows leadership and does as he’s told in his recently published letter to the editor could …
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10/18/22
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Walker Farm will be closed to vehicle traffic starting Monday, Nov. 14.
A Barrington official said recently that the area will be closed in order to accommodate for the final phase of road …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/3/22
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On Saturday, Feb. 4, Barrington Middle School’s state-of-the-art auditorium will host one of its first community events — the second annual FLM FWD International Empathy Film Festival. …
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1/23/23
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Barrington residents convinced a town official to withdraw a motion that would have entered the town into a long-term lease with a solar installation company.
Concerns about the lease …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/30/23
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A class assignment turned into something special at Barrington Middle School.
Students in Rebecca Henderson’s STEAM Studio class recently designed and then built a device that helps a …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/4/24
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Barrington police responded to the Osamequin Bird Sanctuary at about 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, after a resident called to complain about duck hunters on Hundred Acre Cove.
The …
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2/5/20
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The Barrington United Veterans Council no longer wants the veterans memorial to be located near the flagpole outside Barrington Town Hall.
In a series of emails to the town manager and members …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/17/21
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Barrington High School volleyball senior Casey Lambert signs a letter of intent to go to Springfield College recently inside the BHS gym. She is accompanied by (from left to right) her friend …
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4/28/21
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The Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) is about to launch two significant projects that will be noticeable, temporarily disruptive and designed to give Bristol’s water infrastructure a major …
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6/10/21
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To the editor:
We should all celebrate the groundbreaking for the replacement of the East Bay Bike Path Bridges, which are so important to the local economies in Barrington, Warren and Bristol, …
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10/18/22
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Late Wednesday night, when most Barrington residents lay asleep in their beds, a grinch slunk to the town beach and lit the Barrington Beach Christmas tree on fire.
The Barrington Lions Club …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/15/22
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James Anderson has wanted to play Division I college football for a long time.
The recent Barrington High School graduate and post-graduate student at Kent School in Connecticut has dreamed of …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/10/23
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