Virginia Bridge, 89, Tiverton
Virginia “Ginny” Bridge, 89, of Dighton, formerly of Tiverton, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Dighton Nursing Center. She was born in Somerset, the daughter of the late Charles H. Bridge Sr. and the late Violet (Palmer) Bridge. She resided most of her life in Tiverton. Virginia was a graduate of BMC [...]
Read More →Summer sessions to explore ancient times in the South Coast
What forces of nature shaped the South Coast of Massachusetts and adjacent Rhode Island over the past 15,000 years? Who inhabited this region during that time and how did those inhabitants co-exist with and adapt to the changing environment? An opportunity to explore these questions will be provided at six free public events in the [...]
Read More →Westport drivers, too, can get RI E-ZPass bridge rate
Discounted toll transponders sold for limited time Although challenges to the Sakonnet River Bridge toll remain, officials are confident enough about tolls’ prospects that they’ve begun selling discounted Rhode Island E-ZPass transponders. Those transponders, and an introductory deal that cuts their price in half, are also available to Massachusetts residents. A Westport resident who buys [...]
Read More →Big bounce ends Tigers’ season
Playoff run ends for gritty Tiverton team Sixteenth seed Tiverton had already knocked off top seed East Providence by a 2-1 score and nearly managed it a second time last week. But Thursday’s Division II playoff game ended in dramatic and, for Tiverton, heartbreaking fashion as the Townies scored the winning run with two outs [...]
Read More →Ruth E. Howard Sherblom
Devoted to her family and serving others Ruth (Rae) Ellen Howard Sherblom graduated from Bates College in 1945 and married Edward Sherblom. She became the director of the Marginal Street Settlement House in East Boston, Mass., while her husband continued his education at Andover Newton Theological School and became an ordained minister. Rae and Ed [...]
Read More →Betty J. Schneider
Betty Jolyne (Lewellyn) Schneider of Shrewsbury died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 6, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was 80. She was born in Flint, Michigan, graduated from Flint Central High School in 1950, and then married her high school sweetheart, Bill (William), in 1950. Bill passed away in 1974 when they were [...]
Read More →Full summer of tennis on tap in Westport
A busy summer of tennis for all ages is shaping up at Westport’s Dianne B. Snyder Tennis Complex. Following is the lineup of 2013 Summer Tennis Programs at the DBSTC: Adult Tennis League: League (14 years and over) provides singles and doubles players a competitive outlet to play tennis on a weekly basis with a flexible [...]
Read More →Rats! Roadside display riles neighbors
WESTPORT — The rat count outside Roger Chandanais’ house at 96 Charlotte White Road was up to three Monday morning. Three corpses — two dating back to last Friday, one fresh from the trap over the weekend — dangled out toward the roadway from a bent steel pole beneath Mr. Chandanais’ orange sign that reads [...]
Read More →Bill would replace bridge toll revenue with vehicle fees
Sen. Louis P. DiPalma and Rep. John G. Edwards have filed new legislation to prevent additional tolls on Rhode Island bridges by establishing a new funding source for the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority — vehicle inspections fees, the tax on vehicle insurance, insurance violation fees and other sources. The legislation would also expand [...]
Read More →Bridge toll transponders to go on sale at temporary discount
For a limited time beginning on June 25, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) will discount the cost of its E-ZPass transponders from its usual price of $20.95 to $10. In addition, RITBA will give a $10 credit to the new E-ZPass account to be applied to future toll expenses. During the promotional [...]
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