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Barrington resident's passion project comes to life

Tom Marvelli has always wanted to do this. For as far back as he can remember, Marvelli has dreamed of creating his own comic books, telling his own stories with his own art. Now, after decades …
BHS girls volleyball wins three times last week
The Barrington High School girls volleyball team defeated Cranston West 3-0 on Monday night, Sept. 30.   The Eagles won, 25-21, … Read More
Blocked field goal and fumble fell BHS football team
The Barrington High School football team was a field goal away from celebrating its first win of the season. On Friday night, the … Read More
Candidates weigh in on cell phone bans, turf, special education and more
The five candidates running for Barrington School Committee took the stage for a forum on Monday night, Sept. 30. Independents … Read More
BCWA asks customers to complete lead service line survey
The Bristol County Water Authority is asking its customers of Barrington, Bristol and Warren to provide information about lead service … Read More
Forum exposes differences among Barrington Town Council candidates
The candidates for Barrington Town Council — Democrats Kerry O’Neill, Jordan Jancosek and Liana Cassar, and Independents Bryan … Read More
District 66 candidates differ on gun laws, climate and more
The candidates for the RI House of Representatives District 66 seat, Janine Wolf and Jennifer Boylan, shared the stage first at a … Read More
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Life in the Garden

There’s a growing buzz in Barrington

The Barrington Land Conservation Trust, in collaboration with the Barrington Farm School, is excited to announce Barrington’s first of its kind Pollinator Pathway Tour. This Sunday, Sept. 15, …

Bristol House Tour will open 12 private homes next month

The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society is holding its House Tour 2024 on Saturday, Sept. 21, when 12 private homes, some of which have not been open for more than 25 years, will be …

Barrington's arts festival and community fair moving to Town Hall grounds

The Barrington Arts Festival and Community Fair will be held on Sunday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside Barrington Town Hall.   The Arts Festival will features dozens of artists and …
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Obituaries
Beverly Hancock Beverly A. Hancock, wife of the late Thomas P. Hancock, passed away on September 29, 2024, with family by her side. Beverly was born on December 10, 1936, to George and Doris (Harwood) Kent. Beverly i
John Botelho John Paul Botelho, 72, of Franklin Street, passed away on September 26, 2024, at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Gildo and Olga M. (Marshall) Botelho. He i
Richard Brown Richard A. Brown, 63, of DeWolf Avenue, passed away on September 26, 2024, at home. He was the husband of Michele (Dupuis) Brown. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Richard H. Geraldine (Ca
Sports
Barrington knocks off North Kingstown in girls tennis, 5-2 The Barrington High School girls tennis team improved to 8-0 after defeating North Kingstown 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25.   The Eagles won all three doubles matches. Addy Friedman …
Eagles win one, lose one at invitational The Barrington High School boys soccer team pushed its record to 2-3-2 after splitting a pair of games in New York at the Firebird Invitational Tournament at Kellenberg Memorial High School in New …
Barrington High School football team hosts Central on Friday The Barrington High School football team lost to Burrillville 14-6 at home on Friday night, Sept. 20.   The Eagles dropped to 0-2 while Burrillville improved to 2-0.   Barrington …
Eagles upset top-ranked Chargers in girls soccer The Barrington High School girls soccer team knocked off top-ranked Chariho, 2-0, on Monday night, Sept. 23, at Victory Field.   The win improved the Eagles’ record to 3-2-3. …
Opinion
Letter: Are the Independents really Independents?

To the editor: I believe I am not alone in noting that there are no currently registered Republicans running in Barrington for School Committee or Town Council. But interestingly, there are a …

Letter: Party endorsements provide more transparency, not less

To the editor: Every candidate, whether endorsed or not, whether party affiliated or not, is an independent person. This holds particularly true in local elections for which the money needed to …

Letter: We at St. John’s are so incredibly thankful

To the editor: I want to thank all the volunteers who joined us at St. John’s on Saturday, Sept. 28 as we went about unloading all the pumpkins.   There were all levels of Boy …

Letter: The truth about synthetic turf

To the editor: This is in response to Hans Scholl’s letter from earlier this month.   As a majority of you know I am for youth sports and pro turf. I would not have buyer’s …

Letter: It’s time to pop this pipe dream bubble

To the editor: Have you ever wanted something so badly that you threw all caution to the wind? Because you wanted it so much, you stopped listening to any advice that this might be a bad idea? …

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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.