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Tiverton pitcher Abbie DeMello during their playoff game against Exeter-West Greenwich.
Tiverton softball to play in the Division III Championship on Thursday
The Tiverton softball team will face Mount St. Charles in the Division III championship at Rhode Island College on Thursday at 5 p.m. The Tigers have played Mount three times this year, losing twice … more
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, June 22, 2023
Sakonnet Times - March 29, 2018
Letter: Signing off as your General Chairman
To the editor: Well, we just completed another year, 238 annual celebrations under our collective belt, and we will start looking at number 239 real soon. As I stroll into September, I will … more
This rendering shows a close-up of the pocket neighborhood included in the plan for the monastery property.
Second plan surfaces for monastery property in Barrington
Barrington Town Manager Phil Hervey offered a slight change to the development plans for the former Carmelite monastery property. Hervey’s version of the plans calls for fewer single … more
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Barrington's AJ DiOrio (middle), shown during a game earlier this season, scored three touchdowns in the Eagles' win over Westerly on Friday night.
Eagles tame Bulldogs 37-0 in D-II showdown
The Barrington High School football team held Westerly to 40 yards of total offense and powered to a 37-0 victory on Friday night, Sept. 22.   The Eagles treated a large home crowd at … more
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Barrington Town Hall to host solar eclipse viewing
This Saturday, Oct 14th, at 12:16pm, a partial solar eclipse will begin! Sponsored by the Astronomical Society of Southern New England and Barrington Recreation Department, the Barrington … more
A Barrington Police Officer speaks on the phone near the Upland Way parking lot during a search for a missing 19-year-old Barrington girl.
Police find missing Barrington teenager
Barrington Police located a missing teenage girl at about 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20. Police said the girl, described as a 19-year-old Barrington resident wearing sweatpants and a hockey … more
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An artistic rendering of the proposed ice skating complex in the Tiverton Business Park.
Longplex owner mulls new ice skating center
The owner of the Longplex Family & Sports Center   has turned the page on what he said has been a sometimes combative relationship with the Town of Tiverton, and now wants to begin … more
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Bands playing at Barrington’s summer concert series will face toward the water, after the town made changes to Latham Park. Officials have since removed the evergreen trees, replacing them with beach grass. The cement pad will remain in that location.
In Barrington, Town Manager says new concert layout is a must
The trees have been removed, but the cement pad is staying put.   Town officials responded to some of the concerns residents shared about recent changes made to Latham Park.   … more
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Portsmouth High’s Annie Hurd steals the ball from an East Providence opponent last Friday as teammate Olivia Durant applies pressure from behind.
Portsmouth cagers down E. Providence for first win, 50-31
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High girls’ varsity basketball team beat East Providence on the road last week for its first win of the season. The Division I Patriots made easy work of … more
Clockwise from top left: The 11th Hour Racing Team, including skipper and Bristol native Charlie Enright, celebrate winning Leg 6 in The Hague on June 3 (photo by Harry Kh/11th Hour Racing); One of the ferry boats, currently being used to transport people from Providence to Bristol, prepares to depart the State Street dock on its next run to the city as the sun sets on its first day of operation last Thursday (Photo by Richard W. Dionne Jr.); Derek Ferreira (left), Mike Godet, and Luis Medeiros watch Kevin Amaral of Vigilant Brewing Company tee off on the first hole at the Bristol Golf Park, which opened over the summer (Photo by Richard W. Dionne Jr.); Bristol’s new hunting cooperative, launched in September, has its share of detractors.
A year told through stories: Bristol in 2023
Here are just a few of Bristol’s biggest stories from 2023 to enjoy as we pin up a new calendar and look forward to a new year of telling stories about our community. more
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Supporters of the transfer station say they like the convenience it offers, with several different bins for glass and plastics, yard waste, construction debris, bulky waste, and more.
Portsmouth will also issue RFP to keep transfer station as is
PORTSMOUTH — Fans of the transfer station finally got what they wanted at Monday night’s Town Council meeting. Before a crowd of about 200 in the Portsmouth High School auditorium, … more
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Letter: McKee should join other governors to oppose illegal immigation
I am publicly calling upon former Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to join 25 other governors and sign a letter of support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is defending his state against illegal immigration. more
Portsmouth man charged with assaulting elderly woman
PORTSMOUTH — A 44-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly assaulting a 76-year-old Portsmouth woman. Officers received information that Matthew C. George, 44, of 288 Sprague St., … more
The Post - Thursday, April 4, 2024
Barrington Times - Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Annual chorus night concert benefit in Tiverton
The Tiverton Lions Club will hold its 11th annual Henri J. Paré Scholarship fund-raising chorus night concert starring the award-winning Narragansett Bay Chorus. Members from their 20s to 80s … more
Portsmouth Times - Thursday, April 11, 2019
U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (right) administers the oath of office to Barrington School Committee members (from left to right) Patrick McCrann, Gina Bae and Erika Sevetson last year. Mr. McCrann voted against taking the school suspension fight to Superior Court, but the full committee voted 4-1 to proceed forward.
Barrington school suspension fight — from the lunch room to the courtroom
The Barrington School District is suing the state’s highest educational authority, as well as one of its own families, in a third attempt to prove that it properly suspended four middle school students in the winter of 2018. The district already lost this case twice but is refusing to abide by rulings of the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education. more
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Warren Times-Gazette - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Town by town, virus surge continues — the local count
Led by East Providence with 49, then Barrington with 17, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise in the East Bay, as in the rest of Rhode Island. Next door in Westport there … more
Longtime Barrington Town Council member Kate Weymouth is pictured at last month's outdoor meeting. Ms. Weymouth is not running for re-election to the council.
Retiring town council member would do it all again
Posed with a simple question, Barrington Town Council member Kate Weymouth had a direct answer. The question: If you could do it all again, would you still serve on the town council? Her … more
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Sakonnet Times - Thursday, May 23, 2013
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, January 30, 2014
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