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With election day still four months off, two candidates running for the House of Representatives District 70 seat in Tiverton wasted no time late last week trading barbs on everything from the second …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/1/22
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Legislation that would have restricted aquaculture operations along the Sakonnet River remained stalled in the House of Representatives when the General Assembly's 2022 session ended Friday.
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By Ted Hayes
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7/1/22
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Governor Dan McKee held a recent news conference with Rhode Island Housing to discuss a state investment that will create more than 800 affordable housing units across the state– some of which …
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By Jen Campisi
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7/1/22
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Monday, June 20
Police investigated a suspicious car on Main Road at 12:17 a.m.
A Rockland Terrace resident walked in to the station to report a stolen car.
An employee of a Stafford …
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7/1/22
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A new Little Compton Historical Society book that details the interesting histories and ownership of six private homes, two “lost” houses, and the society's own Wilbor House and Quaker …
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7/1/22
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There are four planned fireworks shows taking place this Sunday and Monday, July 3 and 4, in the East Bay region.
Bristol
The Bristol Fourth of July Fireworks Display is scheduled for Sunday, …
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6/30/22
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Rhode Island’s (now) Commerce Secretary and Lieutenant Governor meet with business leaders in Warren.
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By Scott Pickering
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6/29/22
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One woman spoke of her decision to have an abortion and how it enabled her to escape an abusive marriage. Another talked of an ectopic pregnancy she'd suffered years ago, and how her response to it …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/28/22
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Twenty-three eighth graders at the Wilbur & McMahon Schools said goodbye to their hometown school Thursday, when they graduated in an outdoor, evening celebration at the school.
The students …
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6/24/22
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Notes and points from the Tiverton Town Council's most recent meeting, held last Monday:
Solar energy
A council-appointed group revising an ordinance to regulate the installation of solar …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/24/22
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They say the best stories are often the ones that never get told. There's a chance to change that this year, with the help of Rhode Island PBS.
The state's public broadcasting station is …
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6/24/22
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With the legislative session set to adjourn at the end of the week, the clock is ticking on legislation that would restrict aquaculture along the Sakonnet River, banning new oyster and other …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/22/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island SPCA is scheduled to receive a transport of 40 beagles (15 puppies and 25 adults) today from the Humane Society of the United States.
The beagles were …
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6/21/22
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Legislation that would ban aquaculture operations within 1,000 feet of the mean high tide line will likely be substantially modified to center in on the Sakonnet River, where two Little Compton …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/15/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Town Council Vice President Linda Ujifusa announced Tuesday she is running for the Rhode Island Senate District 11 (Portsmouth, Bristol) seat being vacated by retiring …
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6/14/22
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PORTSMOUTH — After a lifetime of public service including 22 years in elective office, R.I. Sen. James A. Seveney (D-Dist. 11, Bristol, Portsmouth, Tiverton) is retiring from the state …
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6/13/22
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They may not have gotten the town's blessing to fly it in front of Town Hall, but members of Love Wins Little Compton hoisted the Pride flag high and proud as they held their second annual Pride …
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6/10/22
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Citing an 'untenable' relationship with some members of the Tiverton Planning Board, Town Planner Jennifer Siciliano is resigning her position with the town, effective mid-June.
In a letter to …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/10/22
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Tiverton's Raymond F. Jones Memorial Dog Park officially opened its gates Sunday, June 5, to an excited crowd of spectators (and their human companions). The community park was a labor of love as 90 …
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6/10/22
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The following students are at the top of the 2021-22 graduating class of Tigers, who will receive their diplomas Saturday. They include:
1. Valedictorian Elise C. Flanagan
Elise …
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6/10/22
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As Tiverton continues to debate the right of oyster farmers versus the use of open waters for recreational purposes, Sakonnet-area legislators have submitted a bill that would make aquaculture off …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/7/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of …
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6/7/22
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The Town of Tiverton is reviewing multiple property assessments completed by the town's former revaluation firm, after several property owners on the east side of Seapowet Avenue complained that …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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The students and faculty at Tiverton High School have reason to feel proud lately. Since being designated a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School last month, the high school is proving it …
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By Nicole Cosme
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6/3/22
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A Providence woman who police say attempted to scam an elderly Tiverton resident out of $16,000 has been charged with felony obtaining money under false pretenses and felony conspiracy.
Luz …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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