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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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Most baseball fans in these parts look forward to October or February, when the Red Sox pack up their trailers and head south to Fort Myers, Fla., for spring training.
Jason Methia isn’t …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/10/23
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An offshore wind developer wants a state supreme court justice to vacate a decision by state regulators to suspend their review of a Sakonnet River transmission line for the project.
In a …
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By Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current
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8/10/23
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Members of the Little Compton Planning Board unanimously ruled last Tuesday that a proposed new zoning district does not align with Little Compton’s Comprehensive Plan, one week before the town …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/9/23
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An initial proposal for another major residential development in the north end of Tiverton was met last week with a barrage of questions from members of the Tiverton Planning Board.
A team …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/8/23
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The Little Compton Democratic Town Committee will hold a ‘Meet the Candidates Night’ at the Little Compton Community Center this Thursday, Aug. 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. Expected for the event …
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8/2/23
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The Little Compton Town Council is expected to hold a public hearing next Thursday and will likely vote on a proposed new zoning district that if ultimately approved would currently benefit just one …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/2/23
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As the summer wears on and reports of unacceptable behavior at area beaches are steadily increasing, the Tiverton Town Council is considering the creation of a new ordinance that would impose fines …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/1/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The recruiting process took 24 months.
The first email was sent in June of 2021. The first conversation with a college coach took place in July of 2021. Two years …
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7/31/23
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If you ever shop at Lee’s Market, you probably remember Michael Hanley, who worked in the meat department for 47 years and considered pretty much everyone he met his friend.
Hanley, 63, …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/31/23
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Calling his actions “an insult,” Tiverton Town Council Chairwoman Denise deMedeiros on Monday sharply criticized Tiverton School Superintendent Peter Sanchioni for turning over a …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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7/27/23
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Tiverton’s town administrator said this week that he won’t respond to a critical letter recently e-mailed to the town council and Sakonnet Times by the union that represents public works …
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By Paige Shapiro
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7/26/23
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This is the second in a series of recipes recently compiled in the Little Compton “Community Cookbook,” created by recent graduates from Wilbur McMahon School — Elizabeth Burchard, …
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7/26/23
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SEEKONK — Youngsters have taken centerstage this week with the 104th edition of the Rhode Island Junior Amateur, which began with stroke play qualifying rounds in Westerly at Winnapaug Country …
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By Mike Rego
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7/26/23
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An abandoned dog spared from euthanasia earlier this month has a new lease on life, and is waiting for her forever home, at the Potter League for Animals in Middletown.
Patty, a mixed breed …
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By Paige Shapiro
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7/25/23
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After pausing for a few months in the first three months of this year, East Bay residential real estate values show a resumptive trend of increasing values. With one rare exception, an analysis of …
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By Douglas Gablinske
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7/25/23
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Drivers cruising toward the fork in the road that splits West and Old Main roads at the Tiverton/Little Compton line may notice a percussive accompaniment to their ride. Flanked on either side of the fork lay an assortment of green fields mostly populated by corn and owned by various farmers, some of whom employ crop cannons to keep their produce safe from birds.
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By Paige Shapiro
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7/24/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — As previously reported by various media outlets, East Providence was the latest municipality to flag forged signatures and addresses in support of Lt. Governor Sabina Matos' …
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By Mike Rego
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7/20/23
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Monday, July 10
A caller reported a suspicious person on Warren Avenue at 9:16 a.m.
An animal complaint on Windwood Drive was filed at 11:18 a.m.
Harassment was reported from Hooper …
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7/20/23
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Tiverton High School students will have to abide by new cell phone rules when they return to classes this fall.
The school committee last week approved a policy requiring all students to place …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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7/19/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Riverside quite literally takes center stage on the city's community calendar in the coming days and weeks, beginning this weekend with the inaugural Crescent Park Carousel …
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By Mike Rego
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7/18/23
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A controversial plan to establish a small oyster farm off Seapowet Avenue did not get its long-awaited state hearing this week, after all.
Patrick and Sean Bowen, the Little Compton brothers who …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/18/23
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Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles on the current state and future of farming along the 'Farm Coast,' the incredibly fertile, rolling countryside that skirts the ocean from …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/17/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Two hikers discovered a total of 42 guinea pigs abandoned at the Browning Mill Pond Area off of Arcadia Road in Exeter on Tuesday, July 12.
The hikers, along with two …
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7/14/23
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