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- Firefighter who resigned was not licensed EMT
A Barrington firefighter, who resigned after about 18 months on the job, was never a licensed emergency medical technician, according to the state's Health Department.
- A great day for the Irish
'Twas a fine day for the shamrock-shaped sunglasses. A welcome sun warmed the throngs of people who lined the city's sidewalks on Saturday for the 28th annual St.
- Barrington may vote on allowing liquor stores
Voters may have another chance to vote on whether they want to allow liquor stores in town, now that Sen.
- When people drift from true love to a slap in the face
The guy sends a text message to his sweetie during first-period biology. He sends her a second text message during first-period biology, then a third during second-period algebra.
- Funding formula would shift a
A proposed funding formula for the state will be officially presented to the Rhode Island General Assembly on Thursday, March 4. The Rhode Island Board of Regents charged the Rhode Island Department of Education to develop a funding formula.
- Echo Lake: Quiet suburban enclave in Barrington
Just a handful of quiet residential streets surround Echo Lake, a fresh-water pond north of Nayatt Point and the Rhode Island Country Club.
- Moderate team on the roll with its 4-E platform
OFF AND RUNNING: Moderate Party founder and candidate for governor Ken Block speaks with one of the more than 150 people who turned out for Sunday's campaign kickoff.
- Barrington farmhouse is more than a home -- it's history
Owned since 1964 by architectural historian Elizabeth S. "Bonnie" Warren, the circa 1734 Peleg Richmond Farmhouse is an example of the purist approach to restoring antique houses.
- Education funding formula surfaces at R.I. State House hearing
As key lawmakers probed Governor Carcieri 's plan to strip as much as $34.5 million from school districts in the coming year - the largest education cut in nearly two decades - fresh details emerged Tuesday about a funding formula that would fundamentally change the way state government distributes hundreds of millions of dollars each year to local ...
- Scootin' around, year round
Many scooter riders love the lifestyle so much they take to local roads and highways throughout the year Christine Hochkeppel John Soteros, 79, of Barrington rolls out of his driveway.
- Block announces run for governor
Kenneth J. Block is a business owner, a software engineer, a husband and proud father of two.
- Three local couples in their 80s and 90s share their love stories.
Hollywood movies and pop songs typically romanticize young lovers. Maybe older hearts aren't as sexy.
- Narragansett proposes splitting lots for affordable housing
It's a community that has a lot to offer: good schools, a beach, spectacular ocean views and character.
- Moderate Party Founder Entering RI Governor's Race
The founder of the Moderate Party is entering the Rhode Island governor's race. Kenneth Block submitted paperwork on Friday with the Board of Elections declaring himself a candidate.
- Video: The Amazing Race Season 16 premier episode: Two RI teams compete for $1 million dollars
Two of the eleven teams departing from L.A. on an Amazing Race around the world are from Rhode Island.
- Beauty queen bungles 'Amazing Race' debut
Caite Upton is already not following directions on "The Amazing Race." The former Miss Teen South Carolina, who famously flubbed a 2007 pageant question involving maps, and her boyfriend, Brent Horne, were in the front of the pack on the CBS reality series' 16th season premiere Sunday, but they didn't heed instructions to ride a funicular train and ...
- Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports
Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy announces his decision to not seek re-election, in this message release Thursday night.
- Healey back as candidate for office he wants to eliminate
Robert J. Healey Jr. smells opportunity, and this time it's not cheese. The founder of the Cool Moose Party is selling his wine-and-cheese restaurant, in downtown Warren, and running for the office he loves to hate: lieutenant governor.
- Doctor pens book about cat who can sense when patients are dying
In 2007, Dr. David Dosa wrote an essay for The New England Journal of Medicine about a cat at the Steere House nursing home in Providence who apparently had the ability to sense when a patient was going to die.
City DescriptionBarrington is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,819 at the 2000 census.
In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Barrington sixth on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.
Barrington is located at 41°44′42″N 71°19′5″W / 41.745°N 71.31806°W / 41.745; -71.31806 (41.745201, -71.318193) along the tidal Barrington River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.4 square miles (39.9 km²), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²) of it is land and 7.0 square miles (18.2 km²) of it (45.46%) is water.
The land in Barrington was originally granted by the King of England to members of the Mayflower party. Some parts of the town retain names from this land grant, including Prince's Hill, named for Thomas Prince.
Barrington was part of Swansea, Massachusetts from its incorporation in 1667 (part of the Plymouth Colony until the merger with Massachusetts in 1691). The Baptist residents petitioned for separation from Swansea in 1711, and Barrington was incorporated as an independent town in 1717. It was named after Barrington, Somerset, where many of the English settlers came from.
In ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Rhode Island
- Bristol County
- United States of America
City Contains:- Barrington College
- Barrington Civic Center Historic District
- Belton Court
- Alfred Drowne Road Historic District
- O'Bannon Mill
- Nayatt Point Lighthouse
- St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
- Nayatt Point Light
- Barrington
- Jennys Lane Historic District
Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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