Letters to the Editor
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Little Compton Town Council and Budget Committee meetings have been packed with caring residents, and the Financial Meeting June 17th was no different.
The budget committee chairman, …
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6/24/25
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The verdict is in on what Israeli apartheid is doing to the Palestinians – ethnic cleansing since the 1948 Nakba and permanent occupation in Gaza and the West Bank since …
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6/19/25
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The League of Women Voters (LWV) Newport County stands in solidarity with those who are heartbroken and outraged by the forceful removal of citizens of Newport County by trickery …
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6/16/25
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I never know day to day if another community will be devastated by gun violence once again. Even more worrisome is if I turn the news on and hear one of those communities is right …
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6/11/25
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I had intended to write a much different letter this week with information on No Kings Day. I will get to that, but first I feel the need to express my horror and heartbreak at …
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6/11/25
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Attorney General Peter Neronha recently announced several important actions related to healthcare that seek to address the problems facing our state and all RI citizens. These are …
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6/11/25
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Little Compton has a $3 billion tax base and a lean budget, giving homeowners some of the lowest property taxes around. However, over six years reserve withdrawals have hollowed out our fiscal …
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6/10/25
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On June 14th the nation will be subjected to the spectacle of a military parade the likes of which we generally do not have in our country, and to make matters worse, the chief …
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6/9/25
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Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the United States Coast Guard as officials c onsider removing Bell Buoy 2A (AKA the middle buoy) one mile west of Sakonnet Harbor. He asked that it be …
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6/4/25
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To the editor:
I am writing to encourage East Bay readers to contact their representatives to voice support for House bill H 6207 pending in the Rhode Island legislature that would create a …
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5/29/25
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In a recent letter to the editor, Zachary Cooper apparently thought he was being clever and funny when he made snarky remarks about elderly Rhode Islanders’ concerns for …
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5/29/25
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To the editor:
Hereabouts in our little towns we are fortunate to have local newspapers featuring unbiased local story reporting, and importantly, editing by responsible journalists.
In an …
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5/28/25
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To the editor:
Hereabouts in our little towns we are fortunate to have local newspapers featuring unbiased local story reporting, and importantly, editing by responsible journalists. In an age …
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5/28/25
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The Warren Fire Museum, Washington Lodge 3 (Masons), Charles Whipple Greene Museum, Warren Athletic Hall of Fame, Historic Warren Armory, Massasoit Historical Association’s Maxwell House, and …
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5/28/25
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Thank you for keeping us informed about so many opportunities in our local community.
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5/22/25
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Editor’s note: Little Compton Town Council member Gary Mataronas sent this letter to the Coast Guard earlier this month, and asked that we publish it here as the federal agency considers a plan …
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5/21/25
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Please don't call the Tiverton Zoning Board of Review a “zoning board"! The members apparently don't understand what zoning means. They don't seem to know the zoning definitions. They don't …
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5/20/25
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I would like to have corrected several items made in last week's front page article on the Tiverton Zoning Board of Appeals. First, my last name is "Driggs,” not "Griggs,” as …
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5/20/25
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For those that are following, a two-hour hearing on April 15 in Providence County Superior Court marked the latest chapter in Rhode Island’s long-running …
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5/20/25
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To the editor:
Kudos to Sen. Linda Ujifusa for cosponsoring the Trade in Farmed Animal Fur Products Act (S.25), which would prohibit the sale of new products made with fur sourced from fur farms …
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5/19/25
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In my 30 years of traffic management in some form, I don't make this recommendation lightly.
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5/9/25
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To the editor: Day 100 of the current administration is upon us. With that formidable reality, I rise each day struggling to choose hope over despair. You may be feeling similarly—daunted by …
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5/7/25
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On Wednesday, May 7, the Tiverton Zoning Board will vote on whether to allow a Seasons gas station, store and drive-up restaurant to be built at the corner of Main and Souza roads. Prior letters …
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4/29/25
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There have been numerous statements made about the already problematic site of the proposed Seasons gas station in terms of traffic and safety, and the common sense conclusion that having a Seasons …
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4/29/25
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The Little Compton village center is a unique and valuable asset to our town. To relinquish control of any part of it would not be in the best interest of the residents and taxpayers.
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4/16/25
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