Police nab highest ever speeder at 135 mph on Route 24
Police over the weekend busted two high speed drivers — one for the highest speed ever clocked in Tiverton, at 135 mph — who may have thought Route 24 north of Tiverton was a NASCAR track. Late Friday night, said Tiverton Police Lieutenant Patrick Jones, an officer on detail on the Sakonnet bridge spotted and [...]
Read More →Meet Lori Gardiner: Avid golfer, mother, agent
Years in real estate:“7” Family: “My husband, Tim; two stepsons, Tim Jr., 26, Jared, 23, and twin daughters, Paige and Devin, 20.” Hometown: “Bristol.” High school: “Our Lady of Fatima.” Previous career(s): “I went to school for cosmetology and did that for a few years, then graduated from Katherine Gibbs in 1985. I worked for an engineering firm as [...]
Read More →A majestic, state-of-the-art horse farm in Tiverton
Tiverton’s East Knoll Farm is on the market, and it is a truly unique property. A secure and tranquil 8.5-acre horse farm, East Knoll Farm is a meticulously crafted estate featuring beautiful design features and exceptional workmanship down to every last detail. Crafted to please generations of discerning horse lovers, the farm includes state-of-the-art equestrian [...]
Read More →Local students win Destination Imagination contest
Some local fifth grade students recently won a Destination Imagination contest. A team of kids — Zahra Beers, Connor Troiano, Sam Wohlever, Matthew Buller, Alex Perugini, Nico Perugini, and Jack Perugini — worked together to win this contest. Twin brothers Alex and Nico were the first people to know about this tournament. Their mother is [...]
Read More →Should Barrington change school start times?
Should school start times change? I think they should. If you have to get to school at 7:45 and you are tired when you get to school you could always go to sleep earlier. If you get out of school at 4 then you have to do all your homework and activities in a very [...]
Read More →Top 10 summer reading picks
Do you ever need a book to read, but you don’t have any good recommendations? Well, with these reading lists you will always have a book in your hands. (1 being the best) In our opinion… The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper Because of Mr. Terupt by [...]
Read More →Sakonnet Police Log: Kick smashes windshield; parked car walloped in DUI crash
PORTSMOUTH Thursday, July 5 Police and fire crews responded to Park Avenue at Boyd’s Lane at 12:50 a.m. for a trash can fire. By the time they arrived, two people at the beach had put out the fire using a bucket and water from the river. The fire department identified at least a dozen smoldering [...]
Read More →Tiverton man killed by wrong-way driver
One of the victims of a fiery head-on crash on Route 24 Sunday has been identified as a Tiverton man. Tuesday evening, Massachusetts State Police said that John LaChapelle, 44, of Tiverton, died when he was trapped in his 1999 GMC pickup truck that caught fire when it was struck by a wrong-way driver. He [...]
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