TIVERTON — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Grinnell’s Beach in Tiverton for swimming because of high bacteria levels.. RIDOH will continue to monitor and … more

Westport selectmen approved entertainment and wine and beer licenses for four summertime evening events at Weatherlow Farm on Sodom Road, but not without some back and forth at last week’s … more

To the editor: Congratulations Westport for voting at Town Meeting to purchase 30 acres of land currently known as the Westport Camping Grounds. My family and I are pleased that this land will … more

Statement by Tiverton Town Administrator Jan Reitsma regarding Tiverton Fire Department Captain Craig Committo June 18, 2019 "As has been reported in the media already, Captain Committo was … more

The sun was shining (not a given in this wet spring) as over 400 people gathered Sunday to celebrate the opening of Westport Woods Conservation Park off Adamsville Road at the Westport/Little Compton … more

Susan M. Melvin, 71, of Tiverton, died Tuesday June 04, 2019, with her family by her side in Charlton Memorial Hospital. Susan was born June 07, 1947, in Rhode Island to Joseph and Hilda Peters. … more

Donna A. (Bennett) McGlynn 89, of Tiverton, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019. She was the widow of Norman E. McGlynn.  Born in Merced, California, she was the daughter of the the late Wilma … more

To the editor: The best places for solar array installations are on the roofs of big box stores, in industrial park areas, or in abandoned parking lots — that is, on land we’ve already dug up, … more

Westport is home to a host of solar farms these days with a bunch more in the works, but back when one was first envisioned for the summit of the town’s closed landfill, the concept was new … more