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Charges filed in Little Compton exploitation, theft case
A year and a half after the alleged crimes, a Woonsocket woman faces charges in Little Compton after police said she used a woman’s credit card without her consent while working as a customer …
Referring to cuts to the USDA affecting local food organizations as well as proposed cuts and what they could mean for SNAP funding … Read More
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High girls’ varsity basketball team held Ponaganset to just 44 points — one of the Chieftains’ … Read More
Organizers of the World’s Shortest St. Paddy’s Day parade in Adamsville didn’t know they were creating a monster when they … Read More
Thousands descended on Adamsville Sunday afternoon for the fourth running of what's become a beloved tradition, the World's Shortest … Read More
West Place Animal Sanctuary officials have started a fund-raising campaign to purchase and preserve the site of Tiverton's former … Read More
As many as 500 people — including scores of scientists and supporters of scientific research — descended upon the Rhode Island … Read More
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The fast and the curious
Falling asleep on the job is typically a fireable offense. Maybe that’s why office chairs tend to have wheels — so no one gets too comfortable. A more comfortable chair might invite a …
Winter lights up
There aren’t many times when it is appropriate to scream. However, a local display of puppets in downtown Providence actually invites people to do just this. People of all age groups are …
This year’s Adamsville parade isn’t just green, it's Brown
One of the New England Patriots’ most beloved and clutch players will march alongside the leprechauns, rogues and banshees when the World’s Shortest St. Paddy’s Day parade returns …
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Your colorful, clever illustration of a densely packed area filled with housing developments can never happen in Tiverton. Tiverton has no sewer and a limited water supply. It is impossible that …
Your colorful, clever illustration of a densely packed area filled with housing developments can never happen in Tiverton. Tiverton has no sewer and a limited water supply. It is impossible that any …
Letter: We've got it now — don't give it away
How can we give away our ability to keep our town center in Little Compton? The historic Odd Fellows Hall is not the place for affordable housing! Where is space for sewerage, water and …
Letter: Bad idea to cede control of Odd Fellows, Fire Barn
I am responding to the article on “affordable housing” in Little Compton. Firstly I will say that I agree 100 percent with town council member Gary Mataronas in his assessment of it …
Letter: Most all of us are descendants of immigrants
To the editor: It’s a wonderful month — “Irish Heritage Month,” and like many of you I am a descendent of Irish immigrants. My grandparents left Ireland in …