Westbound traffic flows improve, east side stalls with lane changes

PROVIDENCE — There's more than a hint of irony in the updated traffic figures for the Washington Bridge provided by state officials last week after they were forced to make dramatic alterations …
Minke whale comes ashore in Little Compton
Marine biologists took advantage of a very rare opportunity Thursday, when dozens walked out to a remote stretch of Little Compton … Read More
Cats seized from 'uninhabitable' Tiverton home
Police and officers with an animal welfare group seized 21 cats from a Tiverton home Tuesday, after investigators found unsanitary … Read More
Tiverton Baseball U10 All Stars win state championship
Tiverton Baseball ’s 10 and under All Star team are state champions for the second time in the Cal Ripken-affiliated league’s … Read More
Bridge counselors coyly answer questions about their investigation
PROVIDENCE — It's likely the general public will not get all of the information it would expect and want to know about the … Read More
Tiverton softball crushes South Kingstown 13-0
The Tiverton Majors Softball All-Stars bashed 11 hits as they crushed South Kingstown 13-0 in 4 innings to move on in the state … Read More
Little Compton is expensive — but is housing ‘attainable’?
With an affordable housing crisis entrenched in Little Compton, town officials hope to change zoning regulations to help keep working … Read More
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Sports
Tiverton blanks Barrington 8-0, wins third straight District title Lexie Fredricks threw a complete game no-hitter as the Tiverton Majors Division All Star softball team blanked Barrington 8-0 in the District 2 Championship game at Town Farm Field on Monday night. …
New MetLinks officially opens for play on June 27 EAST PROVIDENCE — MetLinks, the nine-hole re-envisioned former front side of the defunct Metacomet Country Club, will officially open to the public on Thursday, June 27. The first tee time …
Opinion
Letter: Trees, and late husband's gift, are now a memory

Thirty-five years ago, my late husband, Phil Harper, planted a number of arborvitae trees on our property in Little Compton. These trees have grown to become a haven for numerous wildlife, providing …

Letter: Being offered worst possible choices needs to end

From the Town Crier: Little Compton celebrates 350 years

Letter: Walker’s demise — what a shame for Little Compton

Letter: The Biden ‘catastrophe’: new jobs, low unemployment

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