Tiverton budget makers vote: half-a-roof better than a whole
TIVERTON — It may have been the chairperson of the Tiverton Budget Committee who said, “the only issue is the roof,” as the committee approached its final vote on the final night of the budget process, and approval of the capital budget it intended to put to the voters on May 21 at the Financial [...]
Read More →Injured firefighter thanks Little Compton, Tiverton rescuers
TIVERTON — Robert Forand, a Fall River firefighter “helping a buddy” with some carpentry work on the morning of Wednesday, March 13, fell 18 feet from staging outside a Little Compton house into a basement bulkhead that was eight feet below grade. After being extricated from that confined space, he was rushed to a baseball [...]
Read More →Tiverton firefighters to deliver Christmas food baskets
TIVERTON — Tiverton FireFighters Local 1703 will soon be conducting its annual Christmas food basket distribution to Tiverton families that are in need of assistance this Christmas season. Any family that is in need of a basket, or knows of a family that needs one, is being asked to call Firefighter Pat White at 401-266-8434. [...]
Read More →Tiverton fire department offers extinguisher training
TIVERTON — A $10,000 donation to the Tiverton Fire Department by the Tiverton Power Company has enabled the department to purchase a piece of equipment that can benefit anyone in town who owns a fire extinguisher. Many businesses with fire extinguishers in their buildings are required to have extinguisher training, and many others probably should [...]
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