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Guide dog training – learning as they go
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Perky Nellissen and 8-month-old Ziti pose together at their Little Compton home. Nellissen and Ziti are both going through guide dog training for the first time.
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Perky Nellissen teaches …
The Bristol Fourth of July Committee recently announced the winners of its annual Button Contest, which includes the official button … Read More
It’s 45 years and counting for the folks who own and operate Bristol House of Pizza, a local restaurant in the center of Bristol’s … Read More
Barrington school officials will offer an update on the honors program at Barrington High School during a meeting on Thursday night, … Read More
PROVIDENCE — Legislation led in the House of Representatives by East Providence Katherine Kazarian (D-Dist. 63), the "Let RI Vote … Read More
Few private organizations have had as big an impact on Westport's way of life as the Westport Land Conservation Trust. Now, with 50 … Read More
Members of the Barrington United Veterans Council were a bit surprised to learn that town officials are spending nearly $5,000 to … Read More
The proposed Bristol Yarn Mill development, located at the site of the former Robin Rug factory, received Master Plan approval from … Read More
PROVIDENCE — Kent Heights Playground, off Clyde Avenue in the eponymous neighborhood it resides, will soon get long-sought after … Read More
The ceremony included the badge retirement of Sergeant Michael Jannitto and Patrolman Richard Jean-Georges, both of who died while … Read More
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End nuclear weapons, or they may end us
To the editor: Last June, the Little Compton Town Council voted to endorse part of the policy platform of the Back from the Brink campaign, a national grassroots effort advocating for the …
Dear Republicans, I'll try to use better rhetoric
To the editor: Mea “Gulpa!” Authors of three published letters have criticized three of my recent letters to the editor. I thank all readers. One writer called me out regarding …
Thank you for addressing shoreline access issues
To the editor: Your excellent articles on shoreline access, including the last one on April 21 by Glen Sherman, finally deal with the elephant which has been lurking in our collective conscience, …
Let's go electric in Little Compton
To the editor: I am writing to urge you to add a discussion of the transition of the town's fleet of vehicles from gas to hybrid and eventually electric vehicles to the town's agenda. I'm sure …
Thank you 911, Mike and Mike
To the editor: Just a note to thank the Rhode Island 911 system, especially to the two Tiverton firemen/ emergency techs, Mike and Mike, who responded to my 911 emergency on Friday the …