Barrington News

Jane Porricelli sits on the porch of her childhood home in Barrington, R.I., which was bought in 1998 by Margaret Vatter, right. via The Washington Post

“I think this sends a bad message to those looking to expand their businesses on Aquidneck Island.”

A bill banning tolls on the Mt. Hope Bridge faced harsh criticism from one member of the General Assembly finance committee in its first hearing Wednesday, and another representative has introduced legislation ... via Westport Shorelines

Barrington police are hoping a $500 reward will help them get information about dozens of unsolved car break-ins near Rumstick Road in the town. via Turnto10.com

“I thought it was a phenomenal event.”

Tuesday was a day of education and awareness for both students and parents in East Greenwich. via North East Independent

“My sister and I are kind of obsessed with it”

The current owner of Dawn Friedman's childhood home recently painted the front door red. via CNN

Arsonists cause hundreds of deaths and hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage each year. via WPRI

A doctor from Rhode Island has been sentenced to two years in prison for exposing himself to young boys at the YMCA in Seekonk. via WBZ TV

“You've seen the headlines out of Barrington...Do you think you should be asking him for an ID?”

The Target 12 Investigator's go undercover, revealing just how easy it is for a young person to buy alcohol, without an ID. via WPRI

“The 'storm' of December 13 2007, was fast and furious and caught everyone of us by surprise. I don't believe that anyone should be held responsible for this 'act of God,'”

The state and Providence emergency management directors who were fired after last month's snowstorm debacle have been snapped up as emergency management consultants for a corporate and public-sector security ... via Providence Journal

Investigators in Newport say they don't suspect arson in a fire that destroyed a large carriage house on Bellevue Avenue close to some of the city's famed mansions. via WPRI

Communities across Rhode Island are struggling to come up with ways to lower the number of teens and young adults killed in auto accidents tied to alcohol use. via WPRI

“Mr. Carlotti's situation [as a Carcieri ally] has already been reported in both the Journal and the Phoenix ”

When Matthew Thomas, chief sachem of the Narragansett Indians, recently asked the Carcieri administration to disclose any relationships that the governor or his advisers had with the two principals of BLB ... via The Providence Phoenix

“If he did commit any faux pas, it was in failing to propose eliminating the benefits themselves.”

Out of recent influence-peddling scandals came a law requiring every corporation, labor union and special-interest group that has a lobbyist at the State House to disclose "anything of value" they have given a ... via Providence Journal

“The message is basically to promote healthy environments where kids can come and not have the pressure influences of alcohol or any peer pressure”

Some organizations in Barrington are trying to provide teenagers with a safe alternative to drinking on weekend nights, after a string of recent alcohol- and drug-related tragedies involving teenagers in the ... via WPRI

Police will charge Jason Bolduc today with first-degree armed robbery of the 7-Eleven store Monday. via The Westerly Sun

This week, two parents from Barrington were arrested under the new 'social host' law in Rhode Island. via WLNE-TV Providence

Barrington residents Gabriel and Mary Lou Pacheco have been charged under Rhode Island's social host law. via WLNE-TV Providence

BARRINGTON, RI Two Barrington parents are accused of illegally serving alcohol to a group of minors. via WPRI-TV East Providence