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A mosquito sample taken from Tiverton last week has tested positive for West Nile Virus.
The positive sample was collected by the state Department of Environmental Management and Department of …
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9/13/23
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A Kickmeuit Middle School student will be among a group of Rhode Island students given the unique opportunity to participate in a live question and answer session with two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this Thursday.
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9/12/23
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The threat of rain didn't stop the family from getting together for dinner Sunday, all 500 or more of them.
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9/11/23
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A Tiverton appeals board ruled this week against Sakonnet Partners, LLC, the company that proposed building a crematorium in the north end of town, saying the planning board was justified when …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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9/7/23
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Pink flamingoes aren’t native to the Northeast, but a big one — a really, really big one — was spotted at Little Compton’s Goosewing Beach Tuesday. David Webb took this photo …
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9/7/23
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Rescuers reported no critical injuries when four vehicles collided on Route 24 Sunday afternoon, one of them ending up on its roof.
The accident closed down a portion of Route 24 south just …
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9/6/23
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The state's plan to redevelop the long-vacant Chase Marina site on Riverside Avenue into a commercial fishing hub may soon have new life, a year after DEM officials first began speaking publicly …
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By Paige Shapiro
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9/5/23
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Little Compton native Mara Lozier Shore grew up working on and sailing the family boat, Elisha , with her dad, Peter Lozier. He had bought the Alden-made Sakonnet when she was six years old.
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9/5/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School varsity football team begins its new season with a non-league road game against North Kingstown at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8.
The Patriots lost an …
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9/5/23
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Tiverton and Little Compton will host a Primary election Tuesday in the race to fill the First Congressional District seat vacated earlier in the summer by David Cicilline.
There are 14 …
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8/31/23
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What’s quickly becoming a treasured Little Compton tradition returns in two weeks, when hundreds of residents from across town gather at the Commons for the fourth annual Community Dinner.
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8/29/23
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PORTSMOUTH — As students return to Portsmouth High School this week for the new academic year, they’ll find a couple of major upgrades still not complete: Memorial Drive and air …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/29/23
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PORTSMOUTH — With new head coach Keith MacDonald at the helm, the Portsmouth High School varsity football team is getting some hard knocks in to prepare for the start of the 2023 season.
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8/29/23
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The co-owner of a popular Little Compton farm stand has come forward and claims that the crop cannons he uses to deter birds from his sweet corn crop are necessary and protected under the …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/29/23
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Two Little Compton non-profits have won a collective $15,000 in Rhode Island Foundation grants to help local seniors and the needy.
The Little Compton Community Center received $10,000 …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/24/23
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It wasn’t until May that Bruce Meirowitz, Rhode Island’s oldest lifeguard, realized just how notable he was. For him, the achievement wasn’t so obvious — he’s used to …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/23/23
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It was a fast-moving debate with several lightning rounds, ensuring that everyone got a chance to flash a little personality, attempt to differentiate themselves from the other members of their party onstage, and, for better or worse, increase their name recognition.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/22/23
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Maybe you’ve noticed the whimsical home currently under construction at 2649 Main Road in Tiverton. Here’s a little bit more about it, from owner Mattye Dewhirst, a Boston interior …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/21/23
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Little Compton artist Ian Silvia, of Fried Glass Studios, has begun a month-long residency at Westport Woods.
Silvia, who works primarily in glass, metal and stone, will be working in Westport …
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8/17/23
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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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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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Weeks after an Old Main Road woman first complained about the noise made by crop cannons near her home, members of the Little Compton Town Council on Thursday directed the town clerk to send a …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/15/23
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A plan to create a new Agricultural Overlay zoning district is heading back to the Little Compton Planning Board for further consideration.
The Agricultural Overlay District, or AOD, was drafted …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/14/23
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According to Jordan Day, associate director of the R.I. League of Cities and Towns, this law could be a financial disaster for municipal budgets already straining under the pressure from, well, everything else.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/10/23
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A Tiverton man will serve life in prison for a series of first degree sexual assaults of which he was found guilty earlier this year.
On Wednesday, Aug. 9, Rhode Island Superior Court Justice …
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8/10/23
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