Letters to the Editor

To the editor: It's rare to actually know the candidate you plan to vote for. All too often, our decisions are shaped by political ads, debates, commentary, and the opinions of others. In the …

To the editor: The Barrington Times front page article shows the fatal flaw with the town referendum process. First, Jim Hummel may have understood what he was voting to reduce but it’s …

To the editor: In regards to the last published Question of the Week, I want to point out that House District 67 candidate Joseph DePasquale was mistaken when he stated that “RIGL 31-3-2.2 …

There is a strange measure of success that many desirable communities eventually confront. People want to live there. Home values rise. Neighborhoods become more sought after. A house bought decades …

To the editor: As the sun begins to set on Summer 2026, I wanted to take the time to thank everyone who contributed to making this summer an exceptional one.   Our incredible team of …

To the editor: You may have read in the Barrington Times three months ago about my son and his overcoming his addiction. He was a little reluctant to tell his story, but he figured if it could …

To the editor: The town budget is not accepted until the required tax levy is authorized. For both the prior Financial Town Meeting (FTM) and the current Financial Town Referendum (FTR), Section …

To the editor: I have witnessed many children riding to school on the road this fall against the flow of traffic. This is an extremely dangerous practice and is against the Rhode Island DMV …

To the editor: We're a year into the controversial turf experiment at BHS's Victory Field, and proponents are banging their fists on the tray like toddlers shouting "More!" More fields! More, …

To the editor: Is it terribly insensitive of me to request that Barrington Beach access be for residents and guests only?   We pay our property taxes, permits, and other fees for …

To the editor: After living in Barrington for more than 55 years and attending many Town Meetings over the decades, I have never seen our town quite like it is today. I encourage Barrington …

To the editor: It must be nice to live in a town so perfect that the only “problem” in the nonsense discussed in the letter to the Barrington Times about the Barrington DEI Committee …

To the editor: I am writing as an East Bay resident and as a member of the Bristol HEZ Regional Suicide Prevention group. We are a group of community members who are working together to:   …

To the editor: Last week's letter by former Town Council member (2004-20) Kate Weymouth reflects two troubling trends that have become increasingly commonplace in Barrington governance. Both …

To the editor: Early July 2026, a week before Flight School. Dad returns from another afternoon fishing trip, empty handed. Mom is not happy and turns to dad to re-evaluate another lost …

To the editor: At the conclusion of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address reminded us that we are a “government of the people, by the people, for the people” — a democracy …

The charter vs. non-charter school debate in Rhode Island was ignited this year by a three-year moratorium on new or expanded charters. The state is required to fund its established community …

To the editor: At the conclusion of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address reminded us that we are a “government of the people, by the people, for the people” — a democracy …

To the editor: I asked chatGPT if there were any political candidates in Rhode Island addressing the fact that there is still no Vietnam memorial. The answer was decisively “no.” There is a …

To the editor:   There are several users of the dog park in the Haines Memorial State Park in Barrington concerned about the water safety found in the blue plastic tank that an unknown …

To the editor: I understand and respect the Attorney General's ruling. All of us who serve in elected or volunteer roles across the state are continuously deepening our understanding of OMA …

To the editor: In third and fourth grades, I learned multiplication and division...it wasn’t until about the eighth grade when I really noticed the difference between “rich” people and people …

To the editor: Anyone who has served on the Barrington Town Council should know how vulnerable the municipal budget is compared to the school budget. The school budget is a whopping 2/3’s of …

To the editor: I'm writing about Barrington's switch from manual curbside pickup to the new automated cart system with Mega Disposal. While fiscal responsibility is a noble goal, I want to share …

I thought accepting a part-time job would be the easy part. Instead, I spent nearly a week trying to convince software that I existed. The job itself was straightforward. The hiring process was …

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A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.