Mount Hope Farm continues to hosts its weekly Farmers Market on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Here is an overview of what to expect:
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8/16/23
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The Tiverton Farmers Market takes place every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Town Farm Recreation Area, 3588 Main Road. The vendor lineup (subject to change) is:
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8/16/23
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Barrington will begin a full property revaluation this month.
The town is required to complete a statistical reval every three years and a full reval every nine years. The process allows the …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/16/23
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A significant decline in the number of students participating in band at Tiverton High School — from 50 a few years ago to only 15 as the new school year approaches — has brought …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/16/23
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Shellstock, the annual Westport fund-raiser that beenefits the Shellfish Propagation Fund, runs Saturday afternoon and into the evening at the Westport Fairgrounds at 200 Pine Hill Road. Organizers are …
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8/16/23
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Seafood lovers take a walk out to the end of the dock at Evelyn’s seafood to watch the sunset one recent evening.
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8/16/23
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Members of the Barrington Town Council stood at the center of Victory Field on Saturday morning, surrounded by 100 yards of lush green grass and a handful of signs proclaiming “Field …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/16/23
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PORTSMOUTH — If you’re a typical Portsmouth resident, chances are you’ve never stepped foot on even one of the several bridge-less islands that are part of our town.
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By Jim McGaw
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8/16/23
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According to Town Administrator Steven Contente, the purchaser, 151 State St. LLC and Louis A. Cabral, currently a resident of Tiverton, intends to renovate the property to serve as residences.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/15/23
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Following pushback from two residents who proudly espoused their enjoyment of twilight swims in local waters, the Warren Town Council agreed to roll back a proposed amendment to the local swimming ordinance that would have prohibited night-time dips.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/15/23
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A hundred years ago, a battle raged in the waters of Narragansett Bay. The adversaries were the crew of U.S. Coast Guard ships and the captains of rum-running boats smuggling illegal liquor to piers …
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By Scott Pickering
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8/15/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE -— The Rhode Island Foundation is sending an East Providence teen off to college with a scholarship through its Carter Roger Williams Initiative, which was launched by …
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8/15/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — It was a typically active and successful spring and summer run of results for competitors from the East Providence-based Rhode Island Fencing Academy & Club, culminating …
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8/15/23
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Step back in time to see what life was like for Revolutionary War soldiers and militiamen in Rhode Island during “Drill Day” this Saturday, Aug. 19, at Coggeshall Farm Museum.
Camp …
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On Thursday August 17, Gallery Night Providence will offer five free guided tours of Providence art spaces.
Four tours (at 5, 5:15, 5:45, and 6:15 p.m.) depart from the Graduate Hotel on …
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PORTSMOUTH — A 33-year-old Middletown man was arrested Monday, Aug. 14, and charged with violating a no-contact order, police said.
The arrest of Michael D. Vierra , of 17A Woolsey …
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8/15/23
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We've seen the recent headlines in the Sakonnet Times about “Keeping it Local.”
The Little Compton Food Bank proudly supports that sentiment .
The board of directors of the food …
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8/15/23
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Automobile speedometers are not marked STOP or GO; nor are they marked SLOW or FAST. They have gradations — in MPH or KPH — from 0 to 150 or so. We use common sense, road …
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8/15/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: With a little more than three weeks until the Sept. 5 primary in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, the race has entered a more combative phase. A case in point was a …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/15/23
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Be transported to the streets and taverns of Lisbon at an intimate evening of live fado music. Enjoy Portuguese-inspired food and wines in the tented courtyard and then music in the ballroom. Fado, …
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8/15/23
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The Four Corner Arts Center invites all to wander through the 29th annual Outdoor Sculpture Park Exhibition featuring installations by visiting artist Casey Figueroa, “Hybrid Objects,” as …
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8/15/23
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AAfter a slow and rainy start to Westport’s summer season, Westport Point has become a very busy place. One recent weekend day, local officials counted as many as 70 pleasure vessels lined up …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/15/23
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The seventh annual festival is a free day of music, art and food from local restaurants to benefit The Collaborative, a nonprofit arts organization. There will be art and wares from over 30 area …
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8/15/23
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“The Woman They Could Not Silence”
By Kate Moore
In this riveting masterpiece of non-fiction, the author focuses on Elizabeth Packard, who in 1860, was declared insane by her …
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8/15/23
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NOAA Fisheries has established recreational fishing measures for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock and Georges Bank cod for the 2023 fishing year. All measures are effective Aug. 14, 2023, through …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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8/15/23
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