Barrington News

Today is Memorial Day, May 28, 2012, the unofficial start to summer. The day, of course, is a federal holiday.

Julia Wessen of Barrington, a sophomore at St.Mary Academy - Bay View, is a skilled artist.

Memorial Day in Barrington on Monday, May 28, will mean a parade to Town Hall and opening exercises at the high school to remember all those veterans who died in war.

Back-seat baby fails to dissuade raging roaster Road reportedly rage got the better of a 20-year-old Barrington man late Wednesday morning, May 23, after heA allegedly pounded on the roof of a car driven by the woman with a baby in the back seat after he thought she cut him off at an intersection.

Barrington's annual Financial Town Meeting closed Wednesday night with some rather pointed rhetoric about budget "realities" that will be "fiscally taxing" in the next few years for property owners.

Apparent "road rage" got the better of a 20-year-old Barrington man late Wednesday morning, May 23.

St. Elizabeth Church's Holy Ghost Feast takes place all weekend, beginning tonight at 7 pm, continuing SaturdayA at 5 pm, and Sunday starting with 10:30 am Mass with activities through the evening.

The School Committee shelved on Thursday night its idea to offer a Barrington education to out-of-district students for a tuition fee - referred to as a "tuition-in" program.

The RI Department of Health has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of the nursing and Controlled Substances Registration licenses from Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Lisa Marenaro, who is in a collaborative practice with Dr.

The state transportation department doesn't expect to start replacing the Massasoit Avenue bridge near the "White Church" over the Barrington River until mid-summer next year - aboutA 15 to 18 months later than originally planned.

The highly-regarded school system in toney Barrington has empty seats they'd like to fill.

Forget about no tax hike in Barrington next fiscal year. A slim majority of voters at the annual Financial Town Meeting Wednesday evening in the high school auditorium supported a motion to add $144,000 back into the proposed no-tax-hike budget to try to save wood shop at the middle school.

The Rhode Island ACLU has sent a letter to Barrington school officials challenging the legality of the town's proposal to implement a two-tiered plan for out-of-town students to pay tuition fees in order to attend Barrington public schools.

The Bay Spring neighborhood in Barrington will not be getting a new convenience store.

Thank your favorite Barrington teacher or staff member with a STAR from the Barrington Education Foundation .

Head to Dunkin' Donuts on County Road in Barrington today for a cheap coffee while supporting a good cause.

Community librarian Amy Greer provided this information. Join author Brad Pitman for a talk about dealing with Alzheimer's at the Barrington library Wednesday evening.

Lepre Physical Therapy in Barrington has moved to a new roomier location - 236 County Road in the same building as Rite Aid pharmacy that most recently housed the Creatoyvity toy store.

Joseph Silveira never came back to the Barrington Planning Board with a new plan for his Sowams Nursery site seven years ago after it denied his proposal for a seven-lot subdivision, said Tax Assessor Mike Minardi of Barrington, who was chairman of the planning board at that time while working in East Providence.

Looking for a great place to eat tomorrow, May 22? Try the Tyler Point Grille and benefit the Barrington Education Foundation at the same time.