Tight squeeze: Tiverton gets new boat ramp
A driver had best be adept at backing a trailer before attempting the new Tiverton boat ramp beneath the Sakonnet River Bridge. So say some who have taken a look at the facility that was built recently in the vicinity of the former Sakonnet Boathouse kayak shop on Riverside Drive property used more recently by [...]
Read More →Light sabers over the Sakonnet? Spare us!
To the editor: Dearest Governor Chafee, et. al., As the meat of summer weather approaches, I would like to ask you gentlemen if you, as I, have enjoyed stepping outside onto the deck as dusk falls, breathing in the cooler air, watching the stars appear, and basking in the natural wonders of our surroundings… On [...]
Read More →Editorial: Cash to spare, toll ‘deals,’ River Day
• Funny how RI Gov. Chafee said bridge tolls are the only option since the state is flat out of cash for road and bridge work, yet now, with a tough election coming up, his budget suddenly is flush with funds for all sorts of nice things — $40 million more for schools, $10 million [...]
Read More →Letter: Old Lake Pocasset problem finally fixed
To the editor: Last winter, while on a tour of Pocasset Elementary School, I had a chance to view Lake Pocasset. It seems every time we had heavy rain an 18-inch puddle would gather in the southeast corner of the lot. The cause of the puddle was a dam that was built on the corner [...]
Read More →Jacquiline C. Clark, 85, Tiverton
Jacquiline Carlotta Clark, 85, of Tiverton, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown. Born in Newport on March 25, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Earl Clark and Frances (McKenna) Clark. Jacquiline worked for many years as a social worker for the state of Rhode Island. She grew [...]
Read More →Gas leak forces evacuations in Tiverton
A Tuesday morning gas leak has forced the evacuation of some north Tiverton homes in the vicinity of the corner of Hooper Street and Main Road. The leak was reported at about 8:45 a.m. Tiverton Fire Department crews have received assistance from Portsmouth and Fall River firefighters in the effort. No injuries have been reported
Read More →Last chance anti-toll e-mail push sought
With a decision on the budget — and bridge tolls — hours away, anti-bridge toll advocates are calling on supporters to let House Speaker Gordon Fox know of their concerns. “Please folks, do what you can to send an email to Speaker Gordon D. Fox asking him to include the provisions of House Bill 6210 [...]
Read More →Letter: Hats off to Jeanne Smith on tolls
To the editor: Jeanne Smith worked tirelessly to stop the tolls on the new Sakonnet Bridge — busing people to the State House in Providence, collecting signatures opposing the bridge tolls, (organizing) meetings in high schools in Portsmouth and Tiverton and having signs made so we in the Bay area could express ourselves. Well, 500 people [...]
Read More →Tiverton man among two found shot to death in Swansea
Police say that one of two people found shot to death in Swansea Sunday was a Tiverton man. Swansea Police and Massachusetts State Police detectives continue to investigate an apparent murder-suicide which occurred yesterday evening in Swansea, Mass. Bristol County District Attorney’s Office C. Samuel Sutter said Monday morning at 10:50 a.m. that the deceased party [...]
Read More →Read all over — Father’s Day
Richard Westlake and daughter Paige read the Sakonnet Times in front of the Queen Mary in San Diego, Calif. He flew there to spend Father’s Day weekend with Paige who is working there for the summer as a management engineering intern. “We have the last two issues of the Times with us because Paige’s classmate [...]
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