Much like the “Wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round,” two Little Compton Bowen brothers go ‘round and ‘round with their specious protests and arguments for …
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7/7/22
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My deepest appreciation to all those involved in making our elections a success.
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11/17/23
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How many of deaths were caused by a violation of our current safe storage law?
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4/4/24
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To the editor:
Barrington deserves better than this. Last year, Mr. Minardi, our tax assessor, covertly concocted a crazy new rule increasing property valuations on a select few properties that …
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1/7/20
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In his letter to the editor of this newspaper (“ Due diligence and a dedicated public servant ,” Jan. 14), Mike Byrnes made some strongly worded, politically motivated allegations against …
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1/21/21
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To the editor:
I just read the letter from Barrington councilor Jacob Brier titled “Be a good neighbor”. I thought to myself “Wow, this guy has Chutzpah with a capital …
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7/14/21
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I pass by these buildings many times a week on my bicycle rides and I can think of many ways to use this land and none of them involve condos or apartments.
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6/29/22
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Tiverton is one of the few East Bay communities that still has ample forests, pastures and undeveloped land. It was for this reason that, a dozen years ago, I purchased land and built a …
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7/7/22
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To the editor:
I read with interest the Times article in which the town provides an energy program to compete with Rhode Island Energy. The story offers the town’s program as the …
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3/14/23
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The popular definition of insanity is for a person to continue doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result.
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11/17/23
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There's only going to be one thing that's going to attract and retain quality employees, and that is money.
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4/4/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Pro-Palestinian protests at Brown University came to a peaceful end last week – a contrast to the mass arrests and disorder seen on many campuses across the …
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By Ian Donnis
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5/7/24
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To the editor:
If one were asked to provide an example to illustrate the words “asinine” and “ludicrous,” he or she would have to look no further than Barrington’s …
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1/29/21
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To the editor: Let’s be honest here. The proposed Robin Rug development project, as planned, is shaping up to be another Roger Williams University dormitory with little or no benefit to the …
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4/28/22
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The guiding principle should be to keep innovating with public spaces. That philosophy has served Bristol very well for many generations, and it should continue to for many more.
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6/16/22
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The notes below are taken from the historical record and continue from a previous article detailing the history of the Acoaxet Chapel in Westport, MA. They are being presented as the Acoaxet Free …
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7/7/22
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As Jewish teens, we are no strangers to the many small acts of antisemitism that place on a regular basis, whether it be little pencil sketches of swastikas in the bathroom …
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8/10/23
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To the editor:
From time immemorial, the Jewish people have endured countless atrocities - from the oppressive rule of Pharaoh, the wickedness of Haman, the horrors perpetrated by Hitler, and …
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10/12/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Organized labor has made a lot of headlines of late, what with strikes by writers in Hollywood and auto workers in Michigan. The common thread is how technology is extending the …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/24/23
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Bristol Blooms is gearing up for another spectacular Christmas season.
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11/17/23
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It is very unfortunate that a former dedicated public official, Louis Cirillo, has been thrust into the maelstrom, while questions of the propriety of actions of due diligence on the part of one of …
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1/22/21
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To the editor: What a breath of fresh air in the Bristol Phoenix and Warren Times-Gazette this week as the papers offered so many positive stories from the Bristol Warren Regional School District. …
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2/16/22
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To the editor: On Sunday, April 24, the Bristol County Concerned Citizens sponsored a Town Hall discussion focusing on parental rights in education. The keynote speaker was Erika Sanzi, outreach …
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4/28/22
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As the Rabbi and President of Temple Habonim, Barrington's one and only synagogue, we were deeply disturbed and offended by the Barrington Times's coverage of the explicitly …
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8/10/23
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To the editor:
I would like to address the many points made in the letter written by Michael L. Martel in the April 22, 2020 edition of the Barrington Times. Mr. Martel's letter contains a …
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4/29/20
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