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To the editor:
On Monday evening (Jan. 27), Tim White did an article on the Rhode Island Blue Card. He started out by saying that due to the shooting in Westerly, he wanted to know if the …
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1/31/20
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The Walgreens-owned Rite Aid store in Barrington is closing.
Walgreens representative Alex Brown confirmed earlier this week that the last day of operation for the store's pharmacy will be …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/31/20
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The Barrington School Committee has decided to drop its lawsuit against a local student.
On Thursday, Jan. 30, the attorneys representing Barrington schools were expected to file a motion to …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/31/20
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Students involved in Barrington High School's Unified Theater program will perform a play titled "UT: Breaking News" on Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
The Unified Theater program places the …
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1/30/20
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I have a real problem with Article 16 of the governor’s proposed FY 2021 state budget, which relates to the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol. The “revenue generators” proposed …
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1/30/20
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Twelve days. Five hundred miles. One very important cause.
Barrington native Josh Milich and fellow Coast Guardsman Brian Tjersland recently completed an epic journey, jogging from Massachusetts …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/30/20
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More than a half-dozen Barrington High School students recently received RI Scholastic Art Awards.
The students' work will be on display at Alex and Ani Hall at Rhode Island College through …
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1/29/20
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Homeowners who are appealing their recent property values because of the town's altered approach to assessments received some good news last week.
The Barrington Board of Assessment Review, …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/29/20
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Water is one of our most valuable resources. We were acutely reminded of this last year when our only source of supply, the East Bay Pipeline, was found to have a leak and needed to be shut down for …
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1/24/20
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PROVIDENCE — On the 47th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision protecting the right to choose an abortion, Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. Liana Cassar last week announced legislation …
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1/24/20
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What is a four-letter word for "hymn clincher?"
Give up? Try "Amen."
Barrington resident and current college student Matt Zeleznik recently started creating his own crossword puzzles and is …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/24/20
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A South Meadow Lane resident in Barrington contacted police on Saturday, Jan. 18 regarding people hunting nearby in Smith's Cove.
The resident said he believed the hunters had crossed private …
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1/23/20
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Bristol County Water Authority customers will pay 10 percent more for their water starting later this winter as the authority seeks to raise funds to pay for the recent East Bay Pipeline repai r and …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/23/20
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Bravo to Governor Gina Raimondo for aiming to make Rhode Island the first state in the nation to get all of its power from renewable energy. That end-of decade goal might just be achievable and could …
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1/23/20
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The price for the Barrington River Bridge continues to climb.
Ten years ago, the construction of the bridge cost more than double the original price, ballooning from a $10.3 million bid to a …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/22/20
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EAST BAY — A tentative agreement was reached Tuesday night, Jan. 21, between school bus drivers for East Providence and Barrington represented by Teamsters Local 251 and Ocean State Transit, a …
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1/22/20
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Welcome to January, the season of rebirth, when all hope springs eternal …
Something seem amiss? It is.
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s State of the State address was easy to cheer. She …
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1/17/20
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On Tuesday, Jan. 14, residents and passersby noticed a person panhandling near the intersection of Rumstick Road and County.
The sight, a less than common occurrence in Barrington, left some …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/16/20
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Barrington police responded to a Hampden Meadows residence after the homeowner was accused of yelling at a 9-year-old girl who cut through his yard after school was dismissed.
Police said they …
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1/16/20
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To the editor:
I just got my Town of Barrington calendar and on the first page for Monday, Jan. 20 is the only abbreviated holiday, "MLK Day" instead of "Martin Luther King Jr. Day". How rude …
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1/16/20
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The newly-inked Barrington teachers contract offers a detailed look at the requirements and compensations extended to local public school teachers.
For starters, the contract calls for around a 2 …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/16/20
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Barrington and East Providence public school officials are preparing for a potential strike by local school bus drivers and monitors.
Members of the Teamsters Local 251 union who serve as bus …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/15/20
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With the onset of the new legislative session, taxpayers are gritting their teeth to see what fiscal ignominies will be piled onto their backs. One thing is for certain. The governor is out of …
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By Arlene Violet
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1/15/20
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The Rhode Island General Assembly got back to work last week, and with it, your elected representatives. East Bay Life spoke to several local senators and representatives to hear what issues are at …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/15/20
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On Monday, Jan. 6, employees from the town's department of public works were ordered to clean up a resident's yard on Chachapacassett Road. A day later, that resident filed a report with the town's …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/14/20
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