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Portsmouth spoils Barrington Homecoming with 28-16 win

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Patriots varsity football team improved its record to 2-2 in Division I following a come-from-behind victory over Barrington on the road Friday, Oct. 4. …
Barrington High School crowns Homecoming Golden Eagles
Charly Potter and Ava Maddox were selected this year’s BHS Homecoming Golden Eagles.   Potter, a member of the Barrington High … Read More
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The Town of Barrington is inviting residents and business owners to help shape its 2050 Comprehensive Plan. The town has … Read More
Pickle-ballers ask for exclusive use of new town courts in Barrington
Some pickle-ball players recently asked the town to close off the pickle-ball courts at Chianese Park to outside players during … Read More
Eagles improve to 5-4-1 after back-to-back shutout victories
The Barrington High School girls soccer team outscored its competition 10-0 over the last two games.   On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the … Read More
Barrington School Committee candidates highlight top issues
Question: If elected to the Barrington School Committee, what would be your top priority — what would be the one item you would … Read More
Barrington Council candidates share their top priorities
Question: If elected to the Barrington Town Council, what would be your top priority — what would be the one item you would want … 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
David Jarvais Riverside|David Paul Jarvais, 62, of Riverside, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Arel with whom he share
David Jarvais Riverside|David Paul Jarvais, 62, of Riverside, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Arel with whom he share
Blandina Pimentel Blandina Pimentel, 84, of Warren, RI, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The daughter of the late Jose and Maria (DeCosta) Lima, Blandina grew up in Port Judeu, Terceira, Azores and moved to
Sports
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, 25-18, 25-10. Sophia Denham led the Eagles with 14 …
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 Eagles put themselves in a position to knock off Central with a …
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 …
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.