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There is a great deal of excitement over the town-sponsored Aging in Little Compton survey. Little Compton residents 55 and over have been letting their voices be heard regarding how the town and …
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10/9/24
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Welcome to Westport Health Notes, a monthly column from the Westport Board of Health (BOH). The goal is to share information with our community about local issues and projects, public health alerts, …
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10/9/24
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I debated back and forth with myself about whether to even acknowledge Mr. Rocha’s wordy, but well written, response to my letter (and two other writers) to the editor two weeks ago. (For …
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10/8/24
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To the editor:
02871 has numerous great views, throughout our town. I am not a fan of sign pollution.
In 2015, RIDOT installed 215 Rhode Works signs. We had 19 in Portsmouth. They are gone!
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10/8/24
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Both residents and voters should definitely pay attention to the rhetoric appearing in letters to the editor on page seven of the Sakonnet Times' Sept. 26. Issue. It's very difficult to see words …
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10/3/24
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Last night I attended a meeting called by Don McNaughton, chairman of the Little Compton Agricultural Trust (LCACT) to present two development options for Little Compton (by an outside planning …
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10/3/24
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Not having a spouse or granny who has lived in Little Compton forever, I found this community in the usual way — by running the cursor on Google Earth along the 400 miles of Rhode Island …
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10/3/24
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Last week, I attended the Agricultural Conservancy Trust (Ag Trust) presentation of the Little Compton Futures Project. The presentation included informative historical and current land use data, …
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10/3/24
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The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island is providing a fantastic public service throughout the month leading up to Election Day. League volunteers, led by a group more robust and active than we …
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10/3/24
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The clock in front of the Warren Town Hall is broken, again. It also could use a paint job. I am sure most people riding or walking down Main Street barely notice whether the time is right or not. …
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10/3/24
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We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for the incredible support that the Bristol and Warren communities have shown the Brian Latessa family during this difficult time. A special thank you to …
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10/3/24
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To the editor:
I believe I am not alone in noting that there are no currently registered Republicans running in Barrington for School Committee or Town Council. But interestingly, there are a …
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10/2/24
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To the editor:
Every candidate, whether endorsed or not, whether party affiliated or not, is an independent person. This holds particularly true in local elections for which the money needed to …
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10/2/24
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To the editor:
I want to thank all the volunteers who joined us at St. John’s on Saturday, Sept. 28 as we went about unloading all the pumpkins.
There were all levels of Boy …
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10/2/24
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BS has been interviewing potential voters in the so-called swing states about for whom they are going to vote for President. Virtually all Trump supporters said they were voting for him …
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By Arlene Violet
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10/2/24
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I am seeing political lawn signs everywhere, but have you noticed the yellow ones that aren’t political? They say "STOP SEASONS," and not everyone I asked knew what they meant. Turns out that a …
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10/2/24
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I have been part of the Wilbur McMahon School community for 50-plus years — as a parent, as a teacher, and now as a grandparent. I have seen more administrators and school committee members …
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10/2/24
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After my last swim of the Summer I ran into one of the first friends I made when I moved into town in the late ‘80s. Besides being veterans we have little else in common; yet, we enjoy shooting …
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10/2/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Although getting an appointment with a doctor is a fundamental need, doing that has become increasingly difficult due to the shortage of primary care physicians in Rhode Island. …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/1/24
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During this extremely trying period in all Americans’ lives, it was a welcome and pleasurable diversion to spend several hours at the Westport Harvest Fair last Saturday.
Not having to …
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10/1/24
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The gravitational pull towards East Providence is one that, upon some reflection, I realize has been happening for a long time now.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/27/24
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I am writing to share effective Monday, Sept. 23, I have resigned as a member of the Little Compton School Committee, a role that has been both an honor and a responsibility.
Sadly, as …
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9/26/24
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A couple of days ago I was feeling rotten, and so I opted to stay home, and I am glad. Not about feeling rotten, but about staying home. I took some time to catch up on most recent Phoenixes.
I …
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9/26/24
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Several months ago I went to a town meeting about the tax proposals the town wants to implement. We have all seen tax increases, and it will only get worse. Seniors on a fixed income can’t …
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9/26/24
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Last week’s Phoenix featured a front-page article highlighting concerns raised by the Bristol Planning Board regarding the chronic flooding in neighborhoods surrounding Mt. Hope High School and …
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9/26/24
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