Little Compton: driver misses turn, hits wall, two hospitalized
Friday, April 12 An 18 year-old driver from Fall River failed to negotiate the turn at the intersection of West Main Road and Warrens Point Road at 6:42 p.m., went off the roadway, and struck a stone wall. The driver and a passenger were treated at the scene by rescue personnel and transported to the [...]
Read More →Luck spares runners from finish line blasts
By Bruce Burdett and Jim McGaw Sore legs kept Westport’s Mary Cass out of harm’s way. Tiverton resident Susan Kent’s decision to push on despite broken foot got her and her fans out in the nick of time. For Susan Darmody of Westport, it was the decision to take a quick bathroom break before the [...]
Read More →Sakonnet/Westport Boston Marathon runners tracked
Among the many Boston Marathon runners on the starting list were several from Tiverton, Portsmouth, Little Compton and Westport. Several had finished the race before the finish line bombs were set off, others were still out on the race course. From Tiverton: • Susan E. Kent, 48 — listed as finishing in 4:03.47 • Adam [...]
Read More →RITBA poised to set Sakonnet bridge toll rates
The chairman of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA), David A. Darlington, will recommend that the board of directors approve a toll schedule on the Sakonnet River Bridge that charges $0.75 for most R.I. E-ZPass customers. He will make his recommendations at the April 17 board meeting scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in the [...]
Read More →County Chamber backs DiPalma’s anti-toll bill
The Board of Directors of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce has unanimously voted to support Senator Louis DiPalma’s Senate Bill 0242 that is meant to block Sakonnet River Bridge tolls. “Senator DiPalma’s bill … is unique from all other legislation relating to bridge tolling,” said Laura Pedrick, chairwoman of the Chamber board. “This bill [...]
Read More →Save the Monarchs: Don’t cut fields until mid November
To the editor: Much to my surprise, we have seen newly emerged Monarchs on our house screens in mid October in Little Compton for the last several falls. In the fields surrounding our lawn, they were feeding on autumn asters. Our fields contain both marsh milkweed and common milkweed, the larval food source for Monarchs, [...]
Read More →Dates to remember for Little Compton’s town’s civic-minded
To the editor: Here is some important information about upcoming civic events in our town: 1. The date of the Little Compton Financial Town is Tuesday, May 21. It is to be held at the Wibur-McMahon School gym beginning at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Voter ID is not required. 2. If you are [...]
Read More →Lawmakers drum up support for anti-toll measures
Rep. Dennis M. Canario (D-Dist. 71, Portsmouth, Little Compton, Tiverton) is urging residents of his district to testify before the House Committee on Finance later this month on legislation that would derail plans to institute tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge. Two bills dealing with bridge tolls are scheduled for a hearing — 2013-H 5137, [...]
Read More →These gun bills go too far for farmers, sport shooters
To the editor: Two of the proposed gun control bills in the state of Rhode Island are removing rural traditions. One bill demands a $100 tax per firearm which is retroactive and would make you a felon if you did not comply. The other bill, H 5576, would make it illegal for minors to use [...]
Read More →Anglers have Saturday dawn date with trout
Trout season opens at sunrise (6 a.m.) this Saturday, April 13, and freshly stocked trout await in ponds throughout the Sakonnet area. Some 80,000 hatchery-raised brook, brown, and rainbow trout with an average individual weight of one and a half pounds have been stocked by Fish & Wildlife staff in more than 100 ponds and [...]
Read More →Recent Comments
{ We DEMAND the TOWN ADMINISTRATOR immediately cease all activity and... } – Letter: Traffic light at school a waste for taxpayers
{ The building lights are left on all night also. } – Letter: Traffic light at school a waste for taxpayers
{ I was flipping TV stations and I saw the Grant... } – Barrington family facing off on Family Feud
{ Beep...beep move over Grazcykowski clear that table off in your... } – East Providence Budget Commission meeting gets contentious over AFO issue
{ No one should be complaining that Mr. Briden was not... } – East Providence Budget Commission meeting gets contentious over AFO issue
- Older »