Tiverton Yacht Club fully legal, set for successful sailing season
To the editor: Let me first thank Mr. Campbell for giving us the opportunity to clear up any misconceptions about the Tiverton Yacht Club. We are in full compliance with all town and state regulations and we have all the necessary permits required for continued operations. We seek to work with the community and especially [...]
Read More →Bridge done, time is right for bike path
To the editor: With the construction of the new Sakonnet River Bridge coming to a conclusion, one of the added benefits will be the walk/bike path on the bridge. It has been a long term effort, over 12 years to get an off-road bike path in Tiverton within the rail right-of-way, alongside Mount Hope Bay. [...]
Read More →Tolls can still be stopped if we act now
To the editor: The long fight to remove the tolls on the Sakonnet Bridge is starting to go our way — this despite the installation of the toll gantry on the bridge and all the negative stories in the press. We now are at the critical point in the Assembly. New legislation has been introduced [...]
Read More →VAST: Time has come to fight tolls at the polls
To the editor: The facts about planned tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge are undeniable: it’s one of the most destructive, unfair, fiscally irresponsible, and anti-business actions our state government could have concocted. Yet, despite near-universal opposition from area officials, businesses and residents, tolls are looming. Why? What’s become clear is that this is a [...]
Read More →Editorial: Everyone has reached in East Providence Police chief saga
There’s little doubt about it, the decision by City Manager Peter Graczykowski to place East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares on administrative leave was a mistake and a reach, a stretch especially under the circumstances considering it occurred just two weeks after the state agreed to allow the Budget Commission to disband and was done [...]
Read More →Letter: Withhold budget vote until tolls repealed
To the editor: The bridge toll debate could have turned out much differently. As we near the end of this legislative session, our representatives and senators will be taking one of the most important votes of the year when the final budget is voted out of the respective finance committees. The vote is important for [...]
Read More →Manny and Cathy made Depot a great Open Mic
To the editor: It’s hard to believe, but on Friday, June 14, Manny and Cathy Perry will step away from the Open Mic night at the Coffee Depot in Warren after nine years at the helm, in this case, a mixing board. Actually Manny started it back in 2003 at the Cafe La France in [...]
Read More →Schmidt voted against welfare reform
To the editor: An explosive report recently surfaced showing that the Department of Transitional Assistance loses millions of taxpayer dollars to fraud and abuse after Representative Paul Schmidt voted against enacting common sense reforms to prevent the very scams that are costing the state millions. Representative Paul Schmidt has a lot of explaining to do now [...]
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