To the editor: As a lifelong East Bay resident, I have always enjoyed the beauty of Narragansett Bay. But behind this cozy New England life, the beauty is often marred by the sound of helicopters … more

Joseph Crowley’s recent letter, entitled  “The real problem with our schools is poverty,” continues a theme that he pursued in two previous letters. As I noted in a previous … more

To the editor: It was a difficult decision. Despite my skepticism about government planning, I was being asked as a Town Council member to increase the salary range to hire a town planner for … more

To the editor: I always believed that election results represented the truest measure of the will of the people, but apparently not according to the Tiverton Taxpayers Association (TTA). In the … more

The scores were unacceptable. Something needed to be done to fix the schools. Rhode Island? Yes, based on the second year of administering the RICAS. Massachusetts? Yes, based on the first years … more

To the editor: In recent letters, Tiverton town councilors Driggs and Cook demonstrated convincingly how frustrating it is to be in the minority of an elected body. This needn’t be the case, of … more

To the editor: After three years of effort by the Democrats to remove the Republican President of the United States, the basis for those efforts was exposed as being totally unfounded. Their … more

To the editor: Thank you to all who helped with our effort to help save the monarch butterfly. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the monarch butterfly is heading for extinction — … more

To the editor: Across the state in recent months, there has been an enormous amount of hand-wringing by some school officials over an advisory opinion issued this past April by former state … more

To the editor: I am writing you with the hope you can answer a question for me in your weekly paper. I am a resident of Bristol, but my business is located in Portsmouth.  Our so-called … more