In many cases where demand exceeds supply, forces realign and come into balance. Unless something like the Rhode Island General Assembly stands in the way.
Through a little-known program created …
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9/21/22
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Every July, a small group of people gather in a conference room inside the Rhode Island Division of Taxation offices in Providence and watch as index cards are drawn one by one from a raffle bin. …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/21/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The school district has taken another step toward its plans to bring air conditioning to the field house and to make improvements to Memorial Drive at Portsmouth High …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/20/22
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The Tiverton Planning Board voted unanimously last Tuesday against a plan to build a Seasons Corner Market at the corner of Souza and Main roads. Colbea Enterprises LLC LLC, based out of Cranston, …
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By Jen Campisi
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9/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High varsity boys’ soccer team played East Providence to a 1-1 tie on the turf field at home on Saturday.
Goals have been hard to come by so far this …
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9/19/22
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The state Department of Environmental Management (DEM) officials are giving prospective partners two more weeks to submit informal plans for the redevelopment of the former Chase Marina on Riverside …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/16/22
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Jensen, a three week old Holstein Friesian dairy cow, has recently joined the family of rescued and rehabilitated animals at West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton.
Jensen was rescued after …
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9/16/22
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The following letter was sent to Mayflower Wind late last month by Tiverton resident Greg Vespe, executive director of the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association:
The Rhode Island Saltwater …
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9/16/22
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A candidate for the Little Compton School Committee said she is not intimidated by an anonymous letter she received last week that called her character into question and warned her to withdraw her …
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9/16/22
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On September 1, as I was driving my youngest son to the bus stop, we witnessed something so emblematic of our times. Passing a recently cleared lot on Lake Road, we observed a lone coyote standing in …
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9/16/22
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Your story in the Sept. 8, 2022 Shorelines about how “Little Compton fights to intervene in Mayflower proceedings” raises a number of issues that deserve comment. In essence the protests …
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9/16/22
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Tiverton's Fort Barton School, which has seen significant improvement in its ELA and math scores over the past year, has been named one of only three Blue Ribbon schools in the state for 2022.
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By Ted Hayes
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9/16/22
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Police have arrested a Fall River man suspected of running over and critically injuring a man during a road rage altercation in Tiverton earlier this month.
Tiverton police, with help from the …
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9/16/22
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More than 600 friends and neighbors gathered along the Little Compton Commons Sunday afternoon, taking the rare opportunity to share in a meal together as a community. The annual Little Compton …
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By Jen Campisi
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9/14/22
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Little Compton Town Council member Andrew Iriarte-Moore said Wednesday that he believes charges filed against him and his husband over an incident late last month are unwarranted, and said he is …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/14/22
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“I’m tired of people breaking up our driveway, parking on the road, and late at night there’s lights going on and off. Why can’t we …
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By Jen Campisi
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9/13/22
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Helen M. (Phillips) Whipple, 90, of Tiverton, formerly of Westport, passed away on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late William D. Whipple.
Mrs. Whipple …
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9/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School football team couldn’t manage to put any points on the board as North Kingstown won the season-opener Friday night on the turf field, 20-0.
The …
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9/12/22
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Tiverton police need help identifying a vehicle believed to be involved in a hit-and-run accident that critically injured a pedestrian Sunday evening.
Police and fire crews were dispatched to …
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9/12/22
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Talking Politics
Editor’s note: This column was filed prior to Tuesday’s Primary Election.
STORY OF THE WEEK: The top questions heading into Rhode Island’s …
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By Ian Donnis
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9/12/22
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To the editor:
I enjoyed reading your article mentioning how a number of businesses and recreational activities will be adversely impacted (by the Mayflower Wind proposal, Aug. 25, The Portsmouth …
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9/12/22
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Members of the Tiverton Planning Board are expected to continue talks on the Seasons Corner Market proposal at their next meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13. The applicant, Colbea Enterprises …
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9/9/22
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A Tiverton woman faces charges of exploitation of an elder, and two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, after an investigation into alleged abuse by the Little Compton Police …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/9/22
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Some of Little Compton's most historic homes and historical properties will be open for public tours next Saturday, when the Little Compton Historical Society holds its historic property tour for the …
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9/9/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Televised debates on WPRI and WJAR last week offered a window into the state of the Democratic primaries for governor and the 2 nd Congressional District. Rivals tried piling on …
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By Ian Donnis
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9/8/22
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