For the second time in as many years, Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyards’ attempt to obtain a Class B retail beverage license has been put on hold.
As was the case last April, the …
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By Paige Shapiro
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5/9/23
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Another 'For Sale' sign has popped up in Adamsville. But unlike other recent property transfers, the possible sale of the town's US Post Office branch building and an adjoining single family home at …
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By Paige Shapiro
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6/15/23
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Monday, March 18
A report of a suspicious person on Alan Street came in at 3:27 p.m.
A caller reported debris on Route 24 at 4:03 p.m.
A White Tail Lane resident reported trespassing …
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3/28/24
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High girls’ varsity swim team beat Westerly at Roger Williams University on Friday, improving its record to 2-1 in Division II.
The 53-27 victory …
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1/16/24
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With the legislative session set to adjourn at the end of the week, the clock is ticking on legislation that would restrict aquaculture along the Sakonnet River, banning new oyster and other …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/22/22
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A Providence woman working as a certified in-home caregiver was arrested last week after police said she attempted to defraud a client in Little Compton out of nearly $9,000.
Jahlena Ann Giron, …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ indoor track and field team picked up two more wins on Thursday, Jan. 12, to remain undefeated with a 7-0 record.
The Patriots beat Narragansett, …
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1/16/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Long before the Wheelers came along, hundreds of fish traps lined these shores, branching west down the coast to Block Island and east to Little Compton, Westport and beyond. …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/23/23
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Monday, Oct. 2
A caller from Neck Road reported property damage at 9:30 a.m.
A Bulgarmarsh Road man filed an animal complaint at 12:40 p.m.
A caller from Canonicus Street reported a …
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10/16/23
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Back in the old days of two years ago, many parents could go years without hearing from a school nurse. Sometimes their child could pass through an entire school, K to 3, with nary a call or visit …
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By Scott Pickering
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1/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The wait is over.
The Portsmouth High School varsity football team’s regular season starts Friday, with a non-league game against North Kingstown at home. …
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9/5/22
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After all the votes were counted a second time, each of the two candidates vying for the last spot on the Little Compton Town Council gained two more votes. Democrat Andrew Iriarte-Moore went …
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11/18/22
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Jacqueline Smaldone, a Tiverton police officer with prior experience as a mental health professional who has worked extensively with troubled teens, has been appointed Interim School Resource …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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3/6/23
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A Tiverton appeals board ruled this week against Sakonnet Partners, LLC, the company that proposed building a crematorium in the north end of town, saying the planning board was justified when …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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9/7/23
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The Tiverton Tigers girls’ tennis team is in a building year. Half the players are freshmen and with no seniors and new coaches, there are endless learning moments and opportunities for …
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10/4/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity hockey will be playing for all the marbles on Sunday.
The No. 5-seeded Patriots stunned the No. 1 seed in Division II, …
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3/11/24
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Host Kevin Centazzo, aka Kevin from Bristol, speaks with Bristol Porchfest Co-Chair Nancy Kellner and Co-Technical Director Joe Caron on the highly popular event coming to downtown Bristol this …
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9/15/21
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The East Bay Community Action Program, known to most by its EBCAP acronym, recently announced a series of changes in upper management spurred by the retirement of long-time president and Chief …
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12/22/22
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Acknowledging that the current police department building is in dire shape, the Tiverton Town Council voted Monday to form a working advisory committee that will look into whether there is a need for …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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2/15/23
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While donation bins — the large metal bins often brimming to overflow with clothes, shoes and other items — may soon be outlawed in most of Tiverton, members of the Tiverton Town Council …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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2/23/23
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Little Compton officials are looking for public comments as they update the town’s Hazard Mitigation and Flood Management Plan, as required by the federal government.
The plan, currently …
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4/9/24
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The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team dropped a game to La Salle Academy on Thursday, April 7, by a score of 19-7.
The Patriots’ Tony Marcucci scored two goals and …
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4/12/22
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Tracey McGee-Moreira, an educator for 34 years, points to March 13, 2020, as the day the entire landscape of education changed. It was, to her way of thinking, the true start of the pandemic, when …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/4/22
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A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has sided with the Little Compton Zoning Board and building official after they were taken to court by a couple who claimed they were wrongly denied the right to …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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3/11/24
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Rhode Island is at a “big clip of increase … in the rapid spread phase” of the coronavirus outbreak, Governor Gina Raimondo said at her daily briefing Wednesday (2:30 p.m. today), …
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By Bruce Burdett
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4/8/20
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