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This ‘Marriage Portrait’ is historical fiction at its best
One of the very best book I have read all year, “The Marriage Portrait,” is a superior work of historical fiction, riveting from the very first page. Based on the arranged marriage of 14-year-old Lucrezia de Medici, daughter of the wealthy Duke of Florence, to the powerful Alphonso, Duke of Ferrara, it is a mesmerizing tale of intrigue and machinations set in the 1550s. more
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Letter: R.I. Congressional delegation working to protect animals
To the editor: The Humane Society Legislative Fund, a lobbying affiliate of the Humane Society of the United States, publishes its annual Humane Scorecard of Congress … more
A large patch of Native Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) replaced an area of turf grass lawn in the authors’ Barrington yard. The plant is an important nectar and pollen source for many native bees, especially bumblebees and long-tongued bees. It is a host plant for several native moths and a nectar source for butterflies. The prickly pads escape herbivore browsing but the fruits provide a nutrient rich meal for wild turkeys, deer, coyotes, and foxes. This native plant is rare and endangered in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Is it time to rethink the traditional lawn?
Spring is in the air, and so too are the noxious fumes and aural assault of overpowered lawn equipment. Bird song and children’s voices fill the air only to be abruptly halted by the roar of … more
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Sakonnet Times - Thursday, January 9, 2020
Gov. Gina Raimondo speaks at Thursday's briefing.
Governor: Stay-at-home ends Saturday — 'slowly'
Rhode Island’s stay-at-home order will indeed end on Saturday, Governor Gina Raimondo announced at her … more
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Sakonnet Times - Thursday, July 14, 2022
This is a stock photo provided by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)/USDA. It is not an image from the Newport County farm where the virus was detected.
DEM announces R.I.’s first domestic case of avian flu
NEWPORT COUNTY — The R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Friday that the first domestic presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Rhode Island has … more
More than 400 Little Compton residents turned out for Wednesday's annual Financial Town Meeting.
Budget board backtracks, LC schools prevail
The Little Compton School Department will be fully funded after all, following Wednesday night's annual Financial Town Meeting at the Wilbur McMahon auditorium. Earlier this month, the town's … more
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This map depicts current marine heat wave conditions for June 2023. Observations show marine heatwaves are occurring across vast regions of the planet, including: the tropical North Atlantic, the Northeast Atlantic along the Iberian coast as far northward as Ireland and the UK, the equatorial Pacific, the Northeast Pacific, the Northwest Pacific in the Sea of Japan, the Southwest Pacific just southeast of New Zealand and the Western Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar.
The world's ocean water is heating up fast
As scientists around the world sound the alarm about record sea surface temperatures, a new experimental NOAA forecast system predicts that half of the global ocean may experience marine heatwave … more
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Letter: Time to crack down on those who trash our beach
It’s hard to turn a blind eye to the ignorance that happens daily at Fogland Beach. If you are like me and frequently find yourself trying to enjoy a nice summer day there, it has become … more
East Bay Homes - May 2019
East Bay Homes - May 2019 more
Sen. Walter S. Felag: Veterans Article 16 in state budget is unacceptable
I have a real problem with Article 16 of the governor’s proposed FY 2021 state budget, which relates to the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol. The “revenue generators” proposed … more
Sakonnet Times - Thursday, February 6, 2020
Sakonnet Times - Thursday, July 16, 2020
Volunteers Holly Billings (left) and Helen Pereira inspect some of the fresh local produce available this past Saturday at the Little Compton Food Bank
Little Compton Food Bank busier than ever
By 10:30 this past Saturday, the volunteers at the Little Compton Food Bank had nearly exhausted the day's supply of fresh produce and fruit. It was a busy morning, with a steady stream of Tiverton … more
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Sakonnet Times - Thursday, April 14, 2022
Rescuers including Little Compton Volunteer Animal Rescue First Responders Elizabeth Torphy Middleton and Jason Anderson, along with John Barylick and professionals from Mystic Aquarium, tend to the stranded dolphin Saturday evening. 
Dolphin stranded on Little Compton beach succumbs
Rescuers tried, but ultimately were unable, to save a deep-water long-beaked dolphin that was found beached along the rock Chace Point shoreline Saturday afternoon. Little Compton resident Emily … more
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Constance Gee of Westport (middle left), Mary Chalke of Nantucket (in the whale suit) and others listen to Timmons Roberts, a professor of environmental studies and sociology at Brown University and the executive director of the Climate Social Science Network.
Hundreds pack offshore wind forum in Little Compton
Hundreds of residents concerned about the impact of offshore wind projects on the shores of Little Compton, Westport and other area communities flooded the Wilbur McMahon School gymnasium... more
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Expensive, unique china sets that were once passed from generation to generation don’t carry the same meaning as they once did.
Instead of ‘stuff,’ consider leaving a legacy project
Baby boomers were gifted the silver, china, crystal, and linens that their parents saved for and treasured, but now many millennials are minimalists and less interested in family heirlooms. If the … more
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Letter: Stop offshore wind projects now
I am writing to you both in strong opposition to OffShore Wind (OSW) because I am a resident of Watertown with a house in Westport. Why am I writing now? Because a baby … more
Home Improvement | Spring 2024
Home Improvement | Spring 2024 more
The former Knights of Columbus home at 28 Fish Road.
Tiverton KOC sells building, gives away $1 million
A local Knights of Columbus council marked the end of an era last week when members distributed more than $1 million — proceeds from the sale of its old home — to four local churches and … more
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Sakonnet Times - Thursday, August 27, 2020
Letter: Closing gyms was excessive government overreach
Last week, Gov. Gina Raimondo petitioned the Rhode Island Superior Court and obtained a temporary restraining order closing two Maxx Fitness Clubs in Lincoln and Warren, and in the case of the Warren … more
Gallery: 2022 R.I. Folk Fest
EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2022 Rhode Island Folk Festival was held at Larisa Park in Riverside on Sunday, Aug. 28. — East Providence Post and eastbayri.com contributing photographer Tyler … more
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