Sunday, May 19, 2013
Miss anything that happened this week? Take a look at some of the top stories from around Rhode Island. Click the headlines to read the full story.
Saturday, May 11 A vehicle reportedly crashed into a wall next to the front entrance of Wilbur's General Store in Little Compton on Friday. No injuries are known at this time. Sunday, May 12 Ashley Marie Brennick, 22, of 597 Middlebridge Road, South Kingstown, was arrested at about 8:52 a.m. on May 2 and charged with domestic felony assault. According to police, emergency personnel at South County Hospital reported that a 27-year-old South Kingstown man had been stabbed by an unknown person. Monday, May 13 A Portsmouth woman, 78, was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital Monday morning after sustaining injuries in a head-on crash on West Main Road in Portsmouth. Portsmouth police officers responded to West Main Road near Locust Avenue for…
Check out up-to-date listings from Zillow.
Patch features homes for sale each week, but there are also rental opportunities in the Barrington area. Click on the homes in the map to get more information about the available rental properties in the Barrington area.
Hundreds of jobs within a 25 mile commute await your review at the Patch jobs pages.
Do you need a job? Are you looking for a new job? It's a lot of work to get a new job. But we can help. Check out the Patch Jobs pages. Job openings posted within the last 7 days and within 25 miles include positions for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, a web developer, a district manager for a higher education firm, a social worker, andcustomer service representatives. And those are just a few of the jobs available in this market, including many in Providence. Your search for a job could start and end right here -- with Patch Jobs.
It really is easy to be a blogger and to post an event or to make an announcement on Barrington Patch.
Blog on Barrington Patch. And post your own events and announcements. It's really easy. Keep this article handy each time there is something you'd like to share with Barrington. To blog: Simply click the "start a blog" button on our homepage, click "post on Patch," and fill out the required fields. When done, hit "save and preview" and then submit it to us. At the chance you receive an error message, ("oops!" is one we see from time to time), just email us at barrington@patch.com to see if we can see the blog on our end. More likely than not, we'll see it in our queue and will be able to click "approve." To post events to the site for free: Navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
You can walk to Hundred Acre Cove from this custom-built home at 24 Hanson Road in this Hampden Meadows neighborhood.
Take a look at the most recent home listed for sale in Barrington by clicking here. It's been on the market for about 4 days. This custom-built home is located at 24 Hanson Road in a Hampden Meadows neighborhood just on the other side of the ‘White Church’ bridge within sight of Hundred Acre Cove. It’s listed for $449,000. The home includes three bedrooms and three baths among its 3,188 square feet of living space. There are hardwood floors, a basement and a neighborhood dock on the water. It was built in 1986. Residential Properties agent Joyce Hughes describes the property as: “Builder’s custom home with amazing charm and style throughout. Walk to the water. Home features cathedral ceilings with tons of natural light. Lot extends from…
The Daily Scoop in Barrington and Bristol offers up some of the best ice cream around, according to a story on summertime foods in the Boston Globe Magazine.
It’s no secret in Barrington and Bristol that The Daily Scoop serves up some of the best ice cream around. Now the rest of New England – at least the readers of the Boston Globe Magazine – know that they must try it, too. The Globe magazine selected the 230 County Road and 446 Thames Street ice cream shops as serving up "must-try" ice cream in a story on summertime foods in New England. It describes the Daily Scoop this way: “Daily Scoop’s rich ice cream comes in some fascinating flavors that are always in demand but sometimes in short supply — like Fresh Peach or Carrot Cake. Co-owner Bob Saunders says: “Anything you liked as a kid is a good seller — like Banana Peanut Butter Cup.” Even classics get special attention. Vanilla made with …
The party is scheduled for Sunday, May 19, at the Rosecliff Mansion in Newport.
We are excited to announce that Newport Patch and The Newport Buzz have teamed up with family and friends of Newport resident Heather Abbott to host a welcome home party for Heather on Sunday, May 19, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Rosecliff Mansion in Newport. It will be an afternoon of live music, food, cash bar and community. The City of Newport will conduct a brief ceremony to honor and welcome Heather back to Newport. After Heather was seriously injured in the Boston Marathon bombing, doctors were forced to remove her left leg from the knee down. Her smile and positive attitude has inspired not only the Newport community, but all Americans, as the country recovers from that tragic day. The event is free and open to the public. An …
The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.
Patch has launched a new website to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur, Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. …
Take a look at some of the more compelling police reports from around the state. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Hulk Smash? Getting arrested is an incredibly angering experience for some. For one New Jersey man, the rage that followed his arrest could be described as…Hulk-ish? Smithfield police arrested a 21-year-old man on DUI charges after he had allegedly crashed his car into a tree. At the police station, the man took a Breathalyzer test, then allegedly stood up from his chair, walked over to the sink and tore it from the wall, breaking the pipes attaching it. Police were able to subdue the man/Hulk impersonator with a Taser. When Your Alibi Needs an Alibi This week’s best fake alibi goes to a Providence man accused of robbery. When police caught up to the man who allegedly stole $341 from Kattan’s Market in Cranston, he told them he couldn’t …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Realtors have scheduled more than two dozen open houses on Sunday -- one of the busiest days in Barrington in years.
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12:40 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Plowing in this town is simply horrid. When they finally showed up, they dumped in my hand shoveled driveway- rather than spreading it out! Meanwhile nearby Carpenter was down to pavement yesterday. Who lives there? Obviously someone more important than us. more ›