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EPFD gets by with older hoses, could use funds to purchase new ones

Chief Klucznik says department can function, but lines need replacing

East Providence Councilors chide Budget Commission on several issues

Ballot measures, CDBGs raise ire of Conley, DiGioia

Housing projects proposed in Barrington

Town manager weighs impact of proposed housing developments

Barrington Town Manager Peter DeAngelis is “concerned” about the future impact a handful of proposed developments could have on this community.

Board hosts affordable housing discussion

Tiverton referendum results

Budget Committee budget wins by 165 votes

TIVERTON — Voters in Tiverton for four days, culminating Tuesday, May 15, participated in the town’s first-ever Financial Town Referendum, with the following — unofficial — results announced late Tuesday night at 9:12 p.m.:

Denied plans spur development on Sowams Road

Longtime residents say town denied their plans to build seven single-family homes

Initial plans for the development of the Sowams Nursery property did not include affordable housing.

NIBBLES: Food news from around our area

Great Chowder Cook-Off looking for chefs for competition.

Protein bars: Are they friend or foe?

Learn how to make your own protein bars.

Volunteer, for-hire charter boat inspections catching on

Inspections target commercial vessels such as charter fishing boats.

Two straight for Mar Mostro, mega-mast in place

Portsmouth-built Mar Mostro crosses Miami finish line first.

Around-the-bay paddle starts at Head of Westport

81-year-old to kayak 281 miles to celebrate Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 25th

The Buzzards Bay shoreline, from Westport to Cuttyhunk, is 281 miles long, and local historian and educator Richard Wheeler, along with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, is seeking to connect all the communities within that region.

Last call for Westport town census

PORTSMOUTH — Westport is completing its 2012 census and the Registrar of Voters office asks anyone who has not yet returned the census form to do so immediately.

Island groups win Merritt grants for small spaces

PORTSMOUTH — The Aquidneck Land Trust has announced the 2012 recipients of its Merritt Neighborhood Fund grants. This year, ALT's Merritt Fund has given $7,250 in grant awards to local neighborhood groups ...

Just 2% of Tiverton voters vote early in first-ever FTR

Three days of early voting ended Saturday at 4 p.m.

TIVERTON — Polls closed Saturday at 4 p.m., ending three days of early voting in the town’s first-ever Financial Town Referendum (FTR), with just 2% of the town’s estimated 12,050 registered voters casting ballots on two budget proposals and five resolves.

School officials working on 'tuition-in' details

The cost of allowing special education students to take part in a “tuition-in” program could put the proposal in jeopardy.

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