Help is available for residents in need. Any Barrington residents facing an emergency and needing food should call the Town of Barrington's coronavirus hotline at 401-247-1900 ext. …
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4/3/20
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Gov. Gina Raimondo debuted a new look, new format and new co-star in her Thursday coronavirus briefing, and she steered the hour-long session to a new audience — kids. The governor and her …
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By Scott Pickering
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4/2/20
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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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All parks, fields and the town beach in Barrington will be closed, starting on Friday.
Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha signed an executive order on Wednesday, April 1 mandating, among many things, that …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/2/20
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Most people agree that the worst of the coronavirus crisis is yet to come. How the community prepares today will determine if hospitals and intensive care units can manage the influx of cases, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/2/20
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Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced on Thursday, March 26, an aggressive new program to gather information about anyone traveling from New York to Rhode Island, in an effort to limit the …
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3/26/20
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Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha signed an executive order on Thursday morning, March 26, banning gatherings of 10 or more people, requiring visitors to Barrington to self-quarantine, and making any …
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3/26/20
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During her daily press briefing, Gov. Gina Raimondo made one big announcement and answered the biggest question on everyone’s mind: She has no plan to order a full lockdown in Rhode …
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3/20/20
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Rhode Island public school students will be staying home next week as the state government steps up measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Shortly after a conference call with school …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/13/20
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A second potential partner has stepped forward with a plan to redevelop the former National Grid site in North Warren. The Warren Town Council is expected to discuss his plan, and another proposed …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/6/20
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The Barrington High School girls basketball team will play in the Division I semifinals on Sunday, March 8, after the St. Raphael's team withdrew from the tournament.
Tenth-seeded Barrington had …
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3/6/20
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The Rhode Island Department of Health will hold a community flu shot clinic on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Barrington Public Library.
Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha …
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3/6/20
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The Barrington School Department is currently in its final year of a multi-year contract with its transportation contractor, Ocean State Transit.
The current contract, said Barrington …
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3/6/20
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Barrington Christian Academy has canceled its plans for two mission trips.
BCA Head of School Mike Skazinski said 15 students were scheduled to travel to Jamaica and another five students were …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/5/20
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School officials are still ironing out a few wrinkles in next year's school calendar.
During a meeting on Thursday night, Feb. 27, Barrington Schools Superintendent Michael Messore said the …
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3/5/20
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It is still not clear how much money the Barrington School Committee has spent to defend its decision to suspend a student from school in 2018. But according to finance documents obtained by the …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/3/20
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The Barrington High School girls 4x400-meter relay team finished second at the New England High School Indoor Track Championships in Boston on Saturday, and have qualified for the New Balance Indoor …
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3/3/20
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The East Bay Co-op girls hockey team is headed to the Division I finals.
After losing the first game in a best-of-three series against Burrillville, the Eagles played clutch hockey and …
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3/3/20
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Three days before the swimming state championships were held, Barrington High School head coach Sandy Gorham knew his team was ready to compete.
After tapering down his team's practices …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/2/20
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Mariana Silva-Buck is a passionate woman. Whether she’s advocating for the rights of domestic violence victims, building a company from the ground-up with her 8-year-old business partner and …
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By Kristen Ray
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2/29/20
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Three weeks ago, Barrington School Department officials requested a 6.3 percent increase to their operating budget.
On Thursday night, Feb. 27, officials pitched a whittled down 3.9 percent …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/28/20
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Anika Denise was making dinner when her phone started ringing.
She ignored the buzzing. Probably a telemarketer, she figured.
But eventually she relented and picked up her phone. She …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/28/20
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Thirty members of the Temple Habonim community recently returned from a religious mission trip to Cuba.
During their time on the island, Temple Habonim members visited museums, toured a cigar …
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2/27/20
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The Peck Center for Adult Enrichment in Barrington is nearing an anniversary: It has been almost a month since officials were forced to close the center because of a broken pipe.
But last …
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2/26/20
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In 1947 Paul Darling cashed in some war bonds and bought his first good camera.
It was a Mercury 2, said Mr. Darling, and it was not cheap. It cost $275, but was reliable and helped the …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/26/20
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