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Monday, July 25
A caller from Stafford Road called in an animal complaint at 8:32 a.m.
Stephon Calice, 26, of 182 Whipple St., Apt.1, Fall River, was charged with possession of a Schedule I …
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8/5/22
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Tracey McGee-Moreira, an educator for 34 years, points to March 13, 2020, as the day the entire landscape of education changed. It was, to her way of thinking, the true start of the pandemic, when …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/4/22
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For backyard gardeners, mild droughts and water ban restrictions common during the summer months can be a cause for concern. Kate Venturini Hardesty, a program administrator and educator with the …
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By Mary Lind
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8/4/22
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The Tiverton Town Council is considering an overhaul of the annual budget process that may reduce the size and influence of the budget committee and eliminate the need for an annual Financial Town …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A major wind developer’s plan to lay a 20-mile-long stretch of mostly underwater cables that would also traverse protected land in Portsmouth is attracting increased scrutiny …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/4/22
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A day full of festivities celebrating Tiverton pride kicked off at 10 a.m. Saturday with the return of the Tiverton Celebrates parade, which came back with a roar after a two-year hiatus. Parade …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/4/22
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A Providence woman working as a certified in-home caregiver was arrested last week after police said she attempted to defraud a client in Little Compton out of nearly $9,000.
Jahlena Ann Giron, …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/3/22
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A week and a half after a Tiverton restaurant created a firestorm with an anti-semitic Facebook post that made light of the death of Anne Frank, a packed audience at the Tiverton Public Library …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/2/22
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Survivors of the Nazi regime in Germany will visit Tiverton Monday evening for a presentation on race, anti-semitism and tolerance, following the recent controversy over a Tiverton restaurant's …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/29/22
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Concerned about potential impacts to shell and finfish, recreational boaters and other local impacts, the Little Compton Town Council voted 4-1 last Thursday to hire an environmental attorney to …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/29/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The fifth annual Portsmouth High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Green Valley Country Club, 371 Union St., …
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7/26/22
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Though they believe it unlikely that recreational cannabis will ever be sold legally in Little Compton, members of the town council voted unanimously Thursday evening to allow voters to speak their …
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7/26/22
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The Tiverton softball all-stars beat Massachusetts-Canton 9-4 to split their two games over the weekend in the 12U softball regional tournament in Bristol, CT, on Sunday. Tiverton loss 12-1 to …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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7/25/22
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A Tiverton restaurant that posted a Facebook meme making light of Anne Frank in a post about the heat is being widely condemned and criticized online.
The meme, posted Friday by the Atlantic …
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7/25/22
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It's a little worse for wear, but the fork in the road stolen Tuesday is back.
Tom Schmitt, the Westport resident who a decade ago built the 11-foot utensil with his wife Kate and planted it at …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/21/22
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They found a fork in the road, and returned it.
Westport police reported Thursday afternoon that the iconic fork at River and Old Harbor roads has been found, and returned to owners Tom and Kate …
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7/21/22
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Motorists were lined up on the shoulder of Stafford Road in Tiverton for more than 20 minutes on Monday, waiting their turn to fill up their gas tank at one of four pumps at George’s Gas and …
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By Jen Campisi
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7/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A Superior Court judge has ruled that the defendants in a lawsuit alleging negligence that resulted in the suicide of 15-year-old Nathan Bruno in 2018 may have access to only a …
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7/20/22
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Someone stole the fork in the road.
Westport police are looking for the unknown thieves who made off with the fork that marked the split at River Road and Old Harbor, they said Wednesday. There …
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7/19/22
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PROVIDENCE — Parts of the East Bay Bike Path in Bristol and Riverside could be impacted by repair projects and temporarily close the week of July 18-22 , according to the Rhode Island …
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7/16/22
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You don't get the nickname 'Captain Seaweed' for nothing.
Christian DaSilva, of Beaulieu Road in Westport, has had it for years, and not surprisingly loves to be on the water. This past weekend, …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/15/22
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For half a century, a small group of nature lovers has made a huge impact on Little Compton, helping to preserve more than 460 acres of open space in the town.
In 1972, a group of concerned …
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By Jen Campisi
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7/15/22
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Tiverton police believe speed and alcohol contributed to an accident Friday night that left a Tiverton resident in the hospital in critical condition.
Police and fire crews were called to the …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/15/22
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Westport has closed town beaches to swimming, following a near-shore shark spotting at Horseneck Beach Wednesday morning.
Horseneck was the first to close following the sighting Wednesday morning. …
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7/13/22
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Nearly two dozen speakers pleaded with the Tiverton Planning Board Tuesday evening to reject a proposal by a Cranston-based company that wants to build a Seasons Corner Market, a 24-hour convenience store, gas …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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7/13/22
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