The Barrington Town Council will discuss the Carmelite monastery property on Monday night, May 6, and is expected to vote on whether to advance a monastery-specific resolution question to the …
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5/3/24
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The new year brought a change to Barrington's approach to conducting property assessments.
Last year, Barrington Tax Assessor Michael Minardi adopted a new approach to conducting property …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/3/20
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Rising tensions over threats of school violence yielded a response from Barrington school officials late this week.
On Thursday night, Barrington Superintendent of Schools Michael Messore sent …
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12/17/21
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Many of the best youth sailors in the world spent this week zipping across the waters of Mount Hope Bay, off the shore from Roger Williams University. The university and U.S. Sailing hosted the U.S. …
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6/30/23
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The Barrington Business and Community Association is hosting a polar plunge with a purpose this New Year's Day.
The BBCA's annual New Year’s Day Dip in the Bay on Jan. 1, 2024 at noon at …
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12/29/23
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The plan is not dead. But more details are needed.
Barrington School Committee members shared that message regarding the Town Council’s proposal to build a synthetic turf field at the …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/15/24
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Barrington officials are trying to save Belton Court.
During the recent town council meeting, Barrington Town Solicitor Michael Ursillo said the town was planning to meet with the owners of the …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/18/22
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Barrington resident and state Rep. Jennifer Boylan recently introduced four bills that she believes will improve gun safety in Rhode Island.
“All of us are concerned about the …
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3/13/23
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The Rhode Island Country Club golf championships proved to be historic last Sunday, as a brother and sister won the men’s and women’s club championships for the first time in RICC …
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8/18/23
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American Rescue Plan Act money continues to support expenditures in Barrington.
At the Town Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 5, the Council voted unanimously to approve the use of ARPA …
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2/13/24
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First responders were searching the waters off Barrington Beach for a missing kayaker on Sunday night, Feb. 25.
According to a source, the missing kayaker is out of Warwick, and the Barrington …
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2/25/24
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The State of Rhode Island recently moved one step closer to a law that would regulate electric bicycles on all state properties, including bike paths. Passed by the full House of Representatives two …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/15/24
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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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The residents of Barrington are used to superlatives. Best public schools in the state. Great place to live. Beautiful coastline.
They can add another – highest household tax burden in Rhode …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/2/22
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Barrington school officials continue their work re-vamping the high school honors program.
A special student forum to discuss honors in English language arts and social students will be held at …
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4/20/22
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Walker Farm will be closed to vehicle traffic starting Monday, Nov. 14.
A Barrington official said recently that the area will be closed in order to accommodate for the final phase of road …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/3/22
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On Saturday, Feb. 4, Barrington Middle School’s state-of-the-art auditorium will host one of its first community events — the second annual FLM FWD International Empathy Film Festival. …
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1/23/23
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Barrington residents convinced a town official to withdraw a motion that would have entered the town into a long-term lease with a solar installation company.
Concerns about the lease …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/30/23
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A class assignment turned into something special at Barrington Middle School.
Students in Rebecca Henderson’s STEAM Studio class recently designed and then built a device that helps a …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/4/24
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Barrington police responded to the Osamequin Bird Sanctuary at about 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, after a resident called to complain about duck hunters on Hundred Acre Cove.
The …
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2/5/20
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The Barrington United Veterans Council no longer wants the veterans memorial to be located near the flagpole outside Barrington Town Hall.
In a series of emails to the town manager and members …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/17/21
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Barrington High School volleyball senior Casey Lambert signs a letter of intent to go to Springfield College recently inside the BHS gym. She is accompanied by (from left to right) her friend …
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4/28/21
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The Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) is about to launch two significant projects that will be noticeable, temporarily disruptive and designed to give Bristol’s water infrastructure a major …
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6/10/21
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Late Wednesday night, when most Barrington residents lay asleep in their beds, a grinch slunk to the town beach and lit the Barrington Beach Christmas tree on fire.
The Barrington Lions Club …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/15/22
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James Anderson has wanted to play Division I college football for a long time.
The recent Barrington High School graduate and post-graduate student at Kent School in Connecticut has dreamed of …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/10/23
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