2016 toggle navigation main menu home our towns barrington bristol east providence little compton portsmouth prudence island riverside rumford seekonk tiverton warren westport news all business government & politics police & fire recalls schools sports obituaries opinion all columns letters editorials calendar east bay life all along the waterfront antiques arts & entertainment book reviews fishing food & dining galleries home & garden tech news theater reviews classifieds all automotive employment home improvement items for sale real estate ads real estate news rentals events e editions this week s paper special issues search barrington celebrates homecoming with 15 2 win over tolman barrington dominated tolman 15 2 in front of a packed homecoming crowd at victory field on friday night . the win was the first of the season for the eagles boosting their record to 1 3 in division bristol police suspicious men campaign theft more clown hysteria yesterday at 7 00 am the bristol police department responded to the following calls between oct. 3 and oct. 9 monday oct. 3 a suspicious man was reportedly peering into vehicles at hope and constitution streets barrington high school students rally against later school start times 2 days ago barrington students gathered in front of the high school along lincoln avenue to rally against later school start times which are due to go into effect next year . students made a huge banner and portsmouth to pay 800k in heidi drive extension settlement 2 days ago portsmouth the town of portsmouth has agreed to pay a 800 000 settlement to rhode island nurseries inc. to resolve litigation that resulted from the town council s 2011 latest news bristol arrests larceny domestic assault vandalism and more the bristol police department made the following arrests this week sean hackbarth 27 of 14 fox hill ave. bristol was arrested on a 6th district court bench warrant on oct. 4 . kenneth turn in drugs guns no questions asked anyone looking to safely dispose of unused drugs can do so anonymously at the bristol police department next weekend . the bristol police will once again be taking part in the drug enforcement henry the swan hooks up an unusual feathered pair romance is in the air down by the town docks . henry the swan regular visitor to the harbormaster office for handouts seems to have found a mate . if so it s a unique relationship . henry is fado a alma de portugal fado is without a doubt the soul of portugal . designated world immaterial and cultural patrimony by unesco in 2011 this lyrical portuguese music of love loss and passion is enjoying a warren democrats do not endorse district 67 primary winner jason knight believes the fix was in . the democratic candidate for the district 67 barrington and warren seat recently requested the endorsement of the warren democratic town committee but rockwell commended for fifth straight year for the fifth year in a row bristol warren s rockwell school has made the state s list of commended schools the highest classification offered by the ri department of eduction . results were new elementary level report cards for east providence students are almost complete east providence work on new elementary level report cards for children in grades k 5 is all but completed and the finished project is just about ready for use assistant superintendent dr. off the market homes sold around east bay the following homes have changed hands in towns across the east bay in recent weeks barrington 276 nyatt road 280 000 22 sherwood lane 163 000 160 sowams road read more obituaries rita l. zinno 89 mother of olmc pastor rita l. moon zinno 89 of north smithfield died on oct. 5 2016 at the st. antoine s residence . she was the beloved wife of the late henry p. zinno . born in pawtucket the hazel anna sousa 78 bristol paul j. sheehan jr. 83 barrington richard e. graustein 64 barrington raymond w. caine jr 84 newport mary alice salema 97 bristol george d. delmage 88 bristol john francis lunney jr. 79 bristol matthew c. borgia 104 bristol maria otilia cunha 62 bristol read more speak out daryl gould on barrington high school students rally against later school start times joe i don t believe that at any point students staged any organized support for the mapatrieb gmail.com on barrington high school students rally against later school start times perhaps a decision has been made . it was made by 3 people in town ... the implementation of the late joe t on barrington high school students rally against later school start times daryl why have a rally to support the start time change the decision has been made . no need to do lisadaft on barrington high school students rally against later school start times the movement opposing the vote to change the start times originated because the school committee danskermind on barrington high school students rally against later school start times sadly many of the parents in favor have listened blindly to the science they have been presented back to school 2016 a life focus section with all the information you need to know before your child goes back to school . sports east providence takes care of cranston west in division i football yesterday at 9 59 am east providence ryan ellinwood was involved in three touchdowns as he led the east providence high school football team to a 24 14 victory over visiting cranston west in a division i a football sacred heart hands westport home soccer loss 2 days ago adam charest scored westport s lone goal on wednesday as sacred heart edged the wildcats 2 1 on westport s home field . dawson vosvais assisted on the goal . the westport game came on a corner south kingstown stops mt. hope s unbeaten start 4 days ago a goal with five minutes left in the contest by visiting south kingstown was the difference as the rebels ended mt. hope high school s unbeaten start to its division i girls soccer season by beating wins lift tiverton boys soccer team back to .500 5 days ago the tiverton high school boys soccer team bounced back after a slow start to the season finishing last week at the .500 mark and still well within range of earning a spot in the upcoming division portsmouth dominates st. ray s 33 10 remains unbeaten saturday october 8 portsmouth read more opinion hahn trump is 90 percent certain to win rhode island regular readers may recall that my mathematician pal ted hahn correctly predicted the elorza victory over former mayor buddy cianci . when everyone was predicting that trump would drop out he said letter pressure bcwa cities to move on water pipe plan stop flicking butts on town streets letter ken block is only telling half the story letter coyne s votes tell a troubling tale read more police report driver eludes police before crashing into 2 cars in portsmouth portsmouth here are some highlights from the portsmouth police reports from over the past week . monday oct. 3 just before 6 p.m. police investigated a report of an accident barrington police stop wrong way driver charge her with dui bristol police dui domestic assault turtle in the basement tiverton probe quiet time was late night police rule little compton police irs scam calls flood area read more things to do east bay restaurant week is nov. 11 20 sweet start smackdown is nov 18 . experience the beautiful waterfront and historic neighborhoods of east bay ri and southeastern massachusetts while enjoying the diverse cuisine of the area s best restaurants . put more fiber in your diet use white whole wheat flour beowulf rocks the house at trinity reaping the harvest as quickly as possible holland to get hoist to crow s nest at fisherman s ball read more 2016 by east bay newspapers barrington bristol east providence little compton portsmouth prudence island riverside rumford seekonk tiverton warren westport meet our staff scott pickering scott pickering has worked for east bay newspapers since 1994 holding roles as reporter section editor news editor managing editor and general manager . he earned a bachelor s degree from tufts university and an mba from babson college is past president of the rhode island press association plays soccer year round and is father to three boys . quick links send us your news about us advertise with us terms of use