Tiverton reps press feds to enable cross-border busing
TIVERTON — Four local legislators have taken a first step to try to allow cross-border busing between Tiverton and Fall River. They have sent a letter to the Rhode Island Congressional delegation asking for their assistance in obtaining a waiver of the federal requirement that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) buy $10 million [...]
Read More →Epic winter empties public works pockets in Tiverton
TIVERTON — Led by a blizzard for the record books, this winter has blown holes in the Tiverton Department of Public Works’ (DPW) budget for this fiscal year. “That storm Nemo cost the department $90,000, with no reimbursement from the state or the federal government,” DPW Director Stephen Berlucchi said. The overtime account, he said, [...]
Read More →RIPTA listens to Sakonnet bus plea; no promises yet
TIVERTON — More people showed up Monday night in Tiverton Town Hall for a RIPTA-sponsored meeting about busing than attended any of the transit authority’s recent meetings in other communities They were there to hear what RIPTA had planned in the way of busing options for Tiverton and Little Compton, which have been without transit [...]
Read More →Suspect in Saturday armed robbery in Tiverton still at large
TIVERTON — A man who allegedly robbed the Cumberland Farms convenience store at 1860 Main Road at gunpoint last Saturday morning, March 9, about 2:50 p.m. remains at large, police said late Thursday morning. Police are seeking help identifying the man. Tiverton Police Department Captain Patrick Jones said the department received a 911 call Saturday [...]
Read More →Council dismisses Katz charter complaint
TIVERTON — After a three-and-a-half public hearing, the town council Monday night unanimously dismissed a charter complaint brought by Justin Katz that charged Town Clerk Nancy Mello with violating the town charter. Mr. Katz alleged that last November 26 Ms. Mello had wrongly dismissed a charter complaint brought by Donna Cook, in which Ms. Cook [...]
Read More →Tiverton police: Man passed out in restaurant faces drug charge
Wednesday, March 6 At 10:31 a.m. after a north Stafford Road area restaurant reported two people passed out inside, police charged Joshua Dalton, 24, of Fall River with possession of a scheduled drug (44 alprazolan pills). Monday, March 4 After being observed driving erratically on Route 24 north at 6:32 p.m., C. Ray Dutton, [...]
Read More →Little Compton council commends scouts for actions
LITTLE COMPTON — The Town Council at its meeting Thursday, March 7, commended 11 members of Little Compton Cub Scout Pack 10 and Boy Scout Troop 29 for their actions on a recent weekend camping trip. The boys witnessed a cabin next to theirs burn to the ground during the night of Saturday, March 2, [...]
Read More →Users grade Little Compton modular classrooms
LITTLE COMPTON — There’ve been issues with mud, lockers and intercoms but students and staff at Wilbur & McMahon Schools say their temporary home is working better than some had feared. It’s now been a few weeks since 275 Wilbur & McMahon students and all their teachers left the old school building, now under renovation, [...]
Read More →Best healthy pizza search leads to Tiverton High School
TIVERTON — Heavy on the veggies — hold the sausage — Tiverton High School chefs competed last week for the title of best pizza. One rule — only healthy ingredients allowed. Twenty-five THS culinary arts students entered the cook-off in the school kitchen on Tuesday, March 5, an event that culminated weeks of preparation. The student [...]
Read More →Tiverton planners give thumbs down to Site Ready
TIVERTON — Tiverton’s planning board has rejected a proposal by Site Ready Materials and Recycling Company to construct a large recycling facility and solid waste transfer station at 322 Eagleville Road. The vote, which followed a hearing that lasted for over two hours last Tuesday night in Town Hall, was unanimous by the seven members [...]
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