Barrington News

Represent Barrington on the Bristol County Water Authority board of directors. A position is available.

A world-renowned hand and wrist surgeon from Barrington who faces charges of receiving stolen property - a rare Greek coin known as a Tetradrachm -- is out on bail of $200,000 while waiting a possible grand jury indictment in New York City.

North Providence High School students bettered proficiencies in all four areas of testing, according to the 2011 New England Common Assessment Program tests scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education Friday, Feb.

A Seekonk woman, 64, was charged with larceny under $500 by Barrington police on Thursday morning, Feb.

The whooping cough outbreak in Barrington appears to be over. A RI Department of Health spokesman said that the number of cases peaked at 28 about two weeks ago, according to a story on eastbayri.co m. More than two dozen of those cases involved students in the Barrington schools.

So, you've decided to buy red roses for your sweetheart for Valentine's Day. Get ready to shell out up to $80 a dozen.

Following the success of the recent pertussis vaccination clinics in Barrington, the Rhode Island Department of Health plans to exercise its public health preparedness plans with several cities and towns by opening Tdap vaccination clinics.

A group of about 20 Barrington families have launched a petition against changing school start times.

A 24-year-old Warren man was stopped by Barrington police for speeding on County Road early in the morning on Feb.

Share positive prevention strategies with other parents at a Parent2Parent session sponsored by The BAY Team at Miz Fibz Deli & CafA© , 33 Kent St., at 9 am.

The Bristol County Water Authority has a new executive director. Pamela Marchand, most recently the chief engineer and general manager of the Providence Water Supply Board, was approved unanimously by the water authority board at its meeting Wednesday evening, Feb.

Benches, chairs, and tables in a seating area that overlooks Police Cove in Barrington would be the biggest draw to the park proposed for that location near the Andreozzi Bridge off of County Road.

Do lovers lanes exist anymore in Barrington? Have they gone the way of miniskirts and disco music and unsafe sex? Are they now drinking hangouts instead? There were at least several lovers lanes in Barrington in years gone by, according to somel long-time Barrington residents.

Anyone from Barrington who faces a "family crisis" got some help from the Town Council Monday night, Feb.

A fold-up map that pinpoints local merchants and a multi-page booklet distributed statewide that promotes Barrington as a great place to visit may soon help to make visitors to local businesses.

Barrington police are investigating a complaint that a larceny may have been committed from the home of a deceased New Hampshire Avenue man soon after his death.

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the Cultural Society East Bay on Saturday afternoon, Feb.11. Benefit the society's scholarship fund at the same time.

The Barrington Business Association gathers for a "meet and greet" at the Tyler Point Grille on Barton Avenue at 7 pm.

In his effort to make this "the year of the cities and towns," Governor Lincoln Chafee pledged almost $40 million in additional funds to municipalities mostly in education aid in last week's budget proposal.

Bristol County Water Authority Director Allan Klepper of Barrington wrote an outrageously false statement on behalf of the BCWA directors in their February monthly report to the town councils dated January 25, 2012.