Here are five things you should know about today in Barrington: There will a few showers early and then a steady, soaking rain will develop later in the day with temperatures getting up into the high 40s. The monthly Barrington library film series, Teacher Movies Through the Years, continues at 7 pm in the auditorium with "The Paper Chase," a story about a first-year law student who struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor. Barrington Community Theater continues its Monday Circus Skills Workshop from 5 to 7 pm at the Barrington Middle…

Here are five things you should know about today in Barrington: Get ready for a wintry mix of snow and rain this morning that will turn into mostly rain in the afternoon with high temperatures near 40 degrees. The Barrington Newcomers and Neighbors Club holds tennis drills and a workout from 9 am to noon at the Riverside tennis club, 55 Hospital Road. Love to knit? Join the Knitters Group at the Barrington Senior Center, 281 County Road, the lower level of the library, every Wednesday at 10 am. The Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society is open today from 11 am to 3 pm; …

Here are five things you should know about today in Barrington: Carry an umbrella with you today. Rain showers are forecast early with overcast skies shutting out the sun. But it will be unseasonably warm with temperatures reaching into the mid 50s.  “To Sir With Love,” starring Sidney Poitier, kicks off a “teachers in the movie series” of films at the Barrington library auditorium. The show starts at 7 pm.  Barrington Community Theater continues its Monday Circus Skills Workshop from 5 to 7 pm at the Barrington Middle School. Students can come and learn a variety of skills, including …

Here are 5 things you should know about today in and around Barrington: The East Bay Rowing Club offers indoor rowing every Tuesday morning at 9 for the winter at 426 Fitness, 426 Metacom Ave., in Warren; you can register at eastbayrowing.org.  The East Bay Chamber of Commerce teams with W.E.B.O.N.D. (Women’s Empowerment and Business Owners Networking Development) for a weekly women’s winter brown bag lunch series each Tuesday at the chamber office, 16 Cutler St., Warren, from noon to 1 pm starting today and running through March. Michelle Hughes, a CPA with Farmer & First, CPAs,  talks today…

Here are five things you should know about today in Barrington: The Barrington Town Council meets today at 6 pm in the Council Chamber in Town Hall.  The first meeting of the new East Bay Homebrewers Club starts at 7 pm at Brickyard Wine & Spirits, 1 Waseca Ave. on the corner of County Road. There’s no cost; the club is open to first-timers and seasoned pros at home brewing. The First Monday Morning of the Month Book Club meets in the Barrington library at 10 am; chat about books over coffee. Play duplicate bridge in the Barrington Senior Center every Monday at 6:45 pm. The Christmas tree …

Here are five things you should know about today in Barrington: The second public hearing on the double-digit rate increase proposed by the Bristol County Water Authority starts at 6 pm in the Warren Town Hall. The Barrington School Committee meets at 7:30 pm in the School Committee Meeting Room in Town Hall. Margie Reed hosts a story hour every Thursday morning for children at Barrington Books, 184 County Road in the Barrington Shopping Plaza, starting at 10 am. The Barrington Senior Center offers a free blood pressure screening every Thursday morning at 10:30; stick around to play Bingo at …

Here are five things you should know about today in Barrington: The Barrington Planning Board meets at 7 pm in the Council Chamber in Town Hall with the proposed Bluemead housing development in Rumstick back on the agenda with a revised, alternate plan.  Take a look at the Barrington library’s Discovering Mysteries in Series Display in the fiction collection. All titles are "first books in the series" so you will never end up starting mid-way if you select a book from this exhibit.  Love to knit? Join the Knitters Group at the Barrington Senior Center every Wednesday at 10 am. Triton Swimming…

Here are five things you should know about this weekend in Barrington, starting today. A circus – of sorts – comes to Barrington’s school vacation-week program at Barrington Middle School today at 11 am. Community theater director and performer Reid Eighme will lead a show and a workshop where kids will get to try out Poi, juggling, and hula hoops. You can take a prowl looking for owls today, Dec. 28, starting at 4:30 pm in Veterans Memorial Park in Barrington. Sponsored by the Barrington Land Conservation Trust.  The Roger Williams University women's basketball team holds a clinic for girls …

Here are five things you may want to know about this weekend in Barrington: Start your weekend off tonight with a ballroom dancing lesson at the Democratic Club at 186 Roffe Street; professional ballroom dancer Nelia Lawton of Barrington will teach beginners at 7, then stick around for a dance at 8 pm. A cookie exchange and a winter walk will celebrate the 6th anniversary of the preservation of Sowams Woods by the Barrington Land Conservation Trust on Saturday at 1 pm. The entrance to Sowams Woods lies off Washington Road at South Lake Drive. It’s the third Saturday of the month this weekend…

Here are five things you should know about for this weekend in Barrington, starting tonight, Dec. 14. Parents, you can enjoy a worry-free night out tonight while your children have a fun-filled time at the Bayside YMCA. The Night Out starts at 5:30 pm and includes gym time, pizza, popcorn, a movie and more! This week's theme is Nerf Dart Tag. The Barrington United Methodist Church, 230 Washington Road, hosts "An Evening of the Arts: A Christmas Celebration at BUMC," tonight starting at 6. The evening will include singers/soloists, musicians, readings, a children's pageant, a carol sing, and …

Here are five things you should know about this week in Barrington: The Barrington High School Music Department presents its Winter Vocal Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 pm.  It features the Concert Choir and Choral Ensemble singing seasonal selections as well as the Brass Ensemble, The Ukeladies, a violin solo, and the BHS Women's Ensemble. Parents! Enjoy a worry-free night out while your children have a fun-filled time at the Bayside YMCA on Friday night, Dec. 14, starting at 5:30 pm. The Night Out Includes gym time, pizza, popcorn, a movie and more! This week's theme is Nerf Dart Tag…

Each day until the end of December, Barrington Veterinary Clinic, 260 Waseca Ave., will collect donations of food for the Rhode Island Food Bank in a “4 Paws for A Cause” campaign; you can get a free nail trim for your pet with a donation. See how Barringtonians celebrated holidays and special events at the new exhibit, “Celebrate," in the Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society. Love to knit? Join the Knitters Group at the Barrington Senior Center every Wednesday at 10 am. Triton Swimming holds group workouts at 5:30 am and 8:30 am at the East Providence Boys and Girls …

The 2012 election-year swearing-in ceremony for Barrington’s town councilors, school committee members and the town moderator starts at 8 pm; RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin will do the honors. Dr. Bruce Abbott, director of neurology at the Southcoast Brain and Spine Center, will lead a discussion about Alzheimer's and dementia and share new findings, treatments and techniques at the Barrington library at 1 pm. Sponsored by the Bayside YMCA and Southcoast Health System. Play duplicate bridge in the Barrington Senior Center every Monday at 6:45 pm. The Barrington Neighbors and Newcomers …

The Barrington library film series, “Indy Flicks You Never Saw But Wished You Did (Or Just Want to See Again!) airs “Winter’s Bone,” a movie that features Jennifer Lawrence, of "Hunger Games" fame, in her breakout role as 17-year-old Ree Dolly tracking down her father, who has gone missing. Free and open to all, it airs at 7 pm in the theater-like auditorium. Margie Reed hosts a story hour for children every Thursday at 10 am at Barrington Books in the Barrington Shopping Plaza. Thursday night Zumba classes at  426 Fitness, 426 Metacom Ave, Warren, will benefit the Warren Animal Shelter, …

Learn what your public officials should know about open meetings and access to public records tonight at 6 in the Barrington library auditorium. It’s a Local Government Workshop. The largest Powerball jackpot in history could be yours after the drawing tonight at 10:59 pm. You’ll need to buy a ticket, of course. Love to knit? Join the Knitters Group at the Barrington Senior Center every Wednesday at 10 am. Triton Swimming holds group workouts at 5:30 am and 8:30 am at the East Providence Boys and Girls Club, 115 Williams Ave. Click here http://www.swimtriton.com for more details. Al Anon, a …

Here are 5 things you should know about in Barrington today: The Barrington/Warren Rotary Club meets at the Wharf Tavern on Water Street in Warren at 6:30 pm. The District governor's visit has been rescheduled for this week. East Bay Community Development Corporation, the developer of the proposed Palmer Pointe affordable housing complex at Sowams Nursery, is hosting a public session in the Barrington library at 7:30 pm to show a rendering of the development and answer questions about the project. The Barrington Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) is hosting an information session by …

All Barrington government offices, the schools, the public library and the senior center reopen at normal hours after the Thanksgiving holiday. Find out “The Costs of Assisted Living” at 4 pm in the Barrington Public Library. What’s covered? What benefits are out there to help with your care.  Refreshments will be served, and questions are encouraged. Play duplicate Bridge every Monday at 6:45 pm in the Barrington Senior Center. The Barrington Neighbors and Newcomers Club runs tennis drills each morning at 9 am at Centre Court Tennis Club, 50 Hospital Road, in nearby Riverside. Contact Mary …

Here are five things you may want to know about in Barrington this week after Thanksgiving: Find out “The Costs of Assisted Living” on Monday afternoon, Nov. 26, at 4 pm in the Barrington library.  Also, what’s covered, and what benefits are out there to help with your care? The Townwide Trails Team takes a walkabout in Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday morning, Dec. 1, from 9 to 11 am. Barrington’s annual Festival of Lights is Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 5 pm with activities at local merchants, food trucks, a train ride circling Town Hall, performances by Prestige Ballet and Arts Alive! of …

1. BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING FORECAST: Friday: Partly sunny. Milder. Highs in mid/upper 50s. Saturday: Mainly cloudy with a few rain showers — it may end as a few wet snow showers in the Worcester hills. Highs in the upper 40s early then temps crash into the upper 30s by night. Sunday: Cold and windy. Clouds and sun. Maybe a flurry well NW? Upper 30s to near 40 for highs. 2. BLACK FRIDAY HISTORY: The term “Black Friday” was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. “Black” refers to stores moving from the “red” to the “black,” back when accounting records were kept…

Is glass making an art or a craft? Decide for yourself with Roberta Segal, a glass artist who will explore the history and mystery of glass in the Barrington library auditorium at 7 pm. Barrington’s trails team meets at 5 pm in the Barrington library to set up the next projects and walks and to learn more about the applications for two state trails grants for the Hampden Meadows Greenbelt and Veterans Memorial Park. Al Anon, a weekly meeting of adults who were raised in alcoholic homes, gathers at 7 pm at St. James Lutheran Chuch, 49 Middle Highway. Love to knit? Join the Knitters Group at …