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Volunteer Holly Lippert stocks the shelves at the Little Compton Food Bank. The bank serves 60 households a week.
Sakonnet non-profits get $37,000 in help
Four organizations that help Sakonnet-area residents in myriad ways have won grants totaling $37,000 from the Rhode Island Foundation. They include: The Herren Project The … more
Fogland Farm is enormous, covering nearly 85 acres just east of Fogland Beach.
Tiverton history for sale — at $5.95 million
Looking to buy a home in Tiverton? You couldn’t do much better than Fogland Farm — but it’ll cost you   a cool $5.95 million. The historic 84-acre farm, which traces its … more
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Polly Allen, director of prevention for the Newport County Prevention Coalition, and Gregory Thompson, regional drug-free communities grant program director, host a podcast called “Totally Preventable” that’s taped at the regional coalition’s headquarters in the Portsmouth Business Park.
In Portsmouth: This space is the place
PORTSMOUTH — Rebecca Elwell readily admits it was an adjustment moving her office from the bucolic beauty of Glen Farm to the concrete jungle that is the Portsmouth Business Park.   … more
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Rebecca Elwell, executive director of Strategic Prevention Partnerships, stands next to the conference table where staff members collaborate — as they did on the “Pick Your No’s” program. She’s hoping to hire a new prevention coordinator for Portsmouth by Oct. 1. “I’m looking for somebody who has a real passion for the community,” she said.
Wanted (again): Prevention coordinator for Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — When Ray Davis stepped down as Portsmouth’s prevention coordinator in 2018, he had been at that job for more than seven years. Since then, the position has been a … more
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Tiverton police arrest man for illegal tracking device
Monday, July 29 A caller reported an erratic driver on Route 24 at 4:07 a.m. A report of a suspicious vehicle at Fogland Beach came in at 9:12 p.m. A Persimmon Drive resident filed a … more
Little Compton sailors bring home the gold
Three Little Compton-based sailors took first place this past weekend in the Yngling 2024 North American Championships, held in Marquette, Mi. Henry Brislin (left), skipper Bruce Chafee (center) and … more
The Tiverton Fire Department welcomed five probationary firefighters to their ranks last month. From left, they include Mike Simoes, Garret Olbrych, David Kelley, Ryan Gray and Parker Collins.
Tiverton inks new police contract, updates fire pact
The Tiverton Town Council recently ratified a Memorandum of Agreement with the firefighters’ union and approved all tentative agreed-upon provisions of a new three-year contract with the police … more
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Little Compton resident Travis Snow holds a bag of debris he and others collected in Little Compton last week.
Turbine debris fouls Sakonnet, Westport beaches
Debris from the wind turbine blade that failed and broke apart off Nantucket last month has reached the shores of Westport and Little Compton, sparking concern here over its impact on wildlife and … more
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3UN arrived back at Briggs Beach this Spring for its fifth nesting season in Little Compton.
Meet Little Compton's 3UN, the tiny bird that could
A certain pink bird may have taken all the press. But the story of a little piping plover spending its summer in Little Compton is perhaps even more amazing. While bird lovers have flocked to … more
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Tiverton crematorium plan goes up in smoke
A plan to build a crematorium in Tiverton appears  to be over, after a Newport County Superior Court judge last week blocked a Fall River funeral home director from going ahead with a proposal … more
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Rhode Island Energy notifies customers about important upcoming changes
Rhode Island Energy notifies customers about important changes that will require their attention beginning August 19. The upcoming changes will include: a new website, a new bill design, a new phone … more
Friends sit around a small table at the beach Sunday afternoon. The sitting area is just yards from the parking lot, and covered with cobble.
Rocky summer at popular Little Compton beach
With only one month to go before Labor Day weekend brings the traditional end of beach season, the damage wrought this winter by severe storms is still very much in evidence at Little Compton’s … more
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Little Compton passes attainable housing plan
The Little Compton Town Council last Thursday approved an amendment to the town code that offers a glimmer of hope to working families who, despite what many would consider decent incomes, find it … more
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Members of the Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at a meeting last years.
New faces on LC Ag Trust; DPW head out
Recent news from the Little Compton Town Council: Agricultural Conservancy Trust Anya Rader Wallack and Stephen E. Souza will fill vacancies on the AgTrust board after trustees Bill … more
Opponents dissect Tiverton Seasons study
If a new Seasons Corner Market is built in Tiverton’s north end, the neighborhood will see increased traffic and congestion, and the public good will not be served.     Those … more
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The new two-yard dumpster was placed recently at the behest of the harbor commission.
Little Compton looks to clean up the point
Litter on the Sakonnet Harbor breakwater is nothing new. What is is a change in policy and hope for improvement. A two-yard Dumpster now sits at the breakwater entrance, placed there about a … more
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Little Compton Housing Trust board members (front) Isabel Mattia and (left, rear) Amanda Nickerson Toste and their children pose with board member Claudia McNeil in front of the trust's recently acquired house at 184 Colebrook Road in Little Compton. 
Housing Trust closes on its first property ever
A rundown, long-abandoned house at 184 Colebrook Road will be torn down and replaced in the coming year by a new single family home intended for sale to a low-to-moderate income family, thanks to the … more
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CCRI launches initial table games dealer training course
The Community College of Rhode Island, as part of its partnership with Bally’s Corporation, is launching its first course specific to the gaming industry, "Introduction to Table Games Dealer … more
R.I.’s median home price reaches a record high
Despite a 32 percent increase in the number of single-family homes on the market since June of last year, the median price of Rhode Island homes sold last month continued to rise, hitting a new high … more
An American Flamingo wades in the shallow waters of Briggs Marsh Sunday.
Yes, that's a flamingo in Little Compton
In a summer that has seen orcas off the cape, a hammerhead shark near Newport and whale and dolphin beachings up and down the coast, birders saw another nearly unprecedented sight over the past week … more
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Workers replace a utility pole that was damaged late Tuesday night by a driver who has yet to be apprehended by police
Some lose water in Tiverton following late night accident
Bulgarmarsh Road-area homeowners reported losing water service Wednesday morning after crews replaced a utility pole broken by a hit-and-run driver the night before. It was unkown Friday how … more
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An architectural rendering of the proposed ice hockey center at the Longplex facility in the Tiverton Industrial Park.
Tiverton considers $2 million industrial park offer
Several Tiverton Town Council members are ready to revisit a $2 million offer to purchase virtually all available undeveloped land in the Industrial Park, after initially rejecting the idea. Jim … more
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Tiverton ace Lexi Fredricks struck out 3 and gave up 11 hits, 8 walks and 12 runs in the 12-0 state semifinal loss to Cranston Western.
Tiverton Majors Softball season halts in state semis
The Tiverton Majors Softball All-Stars ended their season, falling to Cranston Western 12-0 in the state semifinals on Tuesday night.  Tiverton managed just two hits off Cranston Western pitcher … more
Bike Newport campers showed off their bike skills on the Big Blue Bike Barn’s “Pump Track.”
Teaching kids how to ride with power
A leading bike advocate believes strongly that everyone riding a bicycle needs training and education, and that applies even more strongly to the growing population riding around on electric … more
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Olivia Megna smashes a double to center field, plating Sofie Gill and Lexi Fredricks.
Tiverton Major All-Stars beat Cumberland 5-1, move on to finals
The Tiverton Majors All-Stars beat Cumberland 5-1 in the RI Softball State Tournament hosted by Portsmouth at Davidson Field on Monday night. Tiverton, playing out of the loser's bracket, moves on to … more
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