Our organization remains a grassroots movement whose mission is to empower the residents of Warren to promote sustainable development while preserving our town's unique character without overwhelming our natural resources and infrastructure.
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4/18/24
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My wife passed away on March 9, 2024, and I am writing this to thank a group of very special people.
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4/18/24
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To the editor:
I reference letters that appeared in this paper recently, one from Mr. Fitzmorris and the other from Mr. Grieb, both of whom I believe are familiar to your readers. Each …
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4/16/24
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Thanks very much for your column on the status of Atlantic herring in the March 28, 2024, East Providence Post.
As you probably know, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the Atlantic herring …
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4/16/24
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By the time you have read this you will have paid your taxes, right? And filled and hung your Hummer feeder, right? I wish I could say I had drained all the standing puddles, and got the temperature …
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4/16/24
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Article sounds like it was written by a man suing the town
Editor's note: The Shorelines article referred to in this letter was published last week and was a summation of …
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4/16/24
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To the editor:
“The Tragedy of the Commons.” This is the economic and public policy situation when an individual’s actions taken in their best interest and using entirely legal …
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4/15/24
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To the editor:
I was moved by Jim McGaw’s excellently written article (“He was a light,” Portsmouth Times, April 4) about Owen Cameron, whom I never met.
I am …
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4/15/24
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To the editor:
I enjoyed George Voutes’s letter regarding trees (“Trees for the people and the planet,” The Portsmouth Times, April 4). It reminded me of a poem I …
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4/15/24
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Democrat voters, kick the habit. You have nothing to lose, and a new life for you, your children, and your neighbors to gain.
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4/11/24
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This late-life adventure to witness “Nature showeth Thy handiwork” is now one to reflect on, come together on and pass on to grandchildren of our own.
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4/11/24
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We believe it is important to take a leading role in raising funds to save part of our iconic Town Hall.
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4/10/24
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To the editor:
The other day I was thinking about my recent visit to the RI Blood Center. It might seem surprising, but my thoughts focused on regret and embarrassment. I am approaching 70 and …
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4/10/24
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To the editor:
Support for various social causes, as meritorious as it might be, is fraught with the same difficulties as support for political agendas. Namely, it is inevitably divisive. The …
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4/10/24
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To the editor:
In the April 3 edition of the Barrington Times there was an article about the new property tax assessments . The article included the percent increase for a random sampling of …
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4/10/24
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To the editor:
How sad Town Councilors have no respect for Barrington Veterans. The Barrington United Veterans Council (BUVC) will no longer support or be affiliated with a local town government …
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4/10/24
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I just returned from Florida and I can attest to how terribly hot it can be if you are not in A/C or under a tree.
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4/4/24
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There's only going to be one thing that's going to attract and retain quality employees, and that is money.
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4/4/24
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How many of deaths were caused by a violation of our current safe storage law?
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4/4/24
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The failure of the Washington Street Bridge has been extensively reported. It seems there may also be reasons to raise questions about the Mt. Hope Bridge.
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4/4/24
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I want to be clear on what a “YES” vote on Question 1 means.
A YES vote on Question 1 allows the town to construct the water and sewer trunkline down Route 6. A yes vote does not …
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4/1/24
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The single most important thing you may ever do to help the Westport River is to get out and vote YES on Question 1 on Tuesday, April 9. We cannot overstate how important your vote is for the future …
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4/1/24
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I wonder, given these budgetary practices, how will the Town’s surplus be rebuilt?
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3/28/24
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When we take care of trees, trees take care of people and entire ecosystems.
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3/28/24
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No single political-party always works in the best interest of all people.
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3/28/24
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