After months of searching, the Tiverton School Committee appointed Christopher J. Haskins as the new superintendent of the Tiverton School District, pending contract ratification.
Haskins began …
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By Christian Silvia
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6/19/25
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PROVIDENCE — By an 8-6 vote Wednesday, June 18, the Judiciary Committee of the State Senate passed an amended bill, 2025-S359, which, coupled with a version passed by the House of …
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By Mike Rego
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6/18/25
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Lights, cameras, action! Hollywood is coming to Little Compton.
Crews filming M. Night Shyamalan’s new film, “Remain,” are expected in Adamsville Friday and later, Sakonnet …
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By Christian Silvia
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6/18/25
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The City of East Providence is launching a second round of grant funding for those businesses that did not have the opportunity to apply the first time around.
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6/18/25
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Once upon a time, long before many of us reading this article were even born, the game of baseball was king of all sports, especially at this time of year, when ball clubs from Bristol and …
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BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA
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6/18/25
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The tax levy will rise 12 percent in Little Compton after voters at Tuesday's annual Financial Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved an $18.3 million municipal and school budget for the 2025-26 fiscal …
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By Christian Silvia
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6/18/25
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If you're a fan of golf and you've never had occasion to do so, head over Wannamoisett Country Club in East Providence sometime before the end of the week to take in the 63rd Northeast Amateur …
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By Mike Rego
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6/17/25
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In an apparent final victory for local residents who for nearly four years have fought a developer’s plan to build a crematorium in the north end of Tiverton, the Rhode Island Supreme Court …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/17/25
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Little Compton residents headed to Financial Town Meeting Tuesday evening will vote on a plan to raise the tax levy 12 percent — three times the state limit — after Gov. Dan McKee on …
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By Christian Silvia
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6/16/25
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As Tiverton High School's graduation ceremony began Friday evening, Principal Susan Craven reflected on her years as the principal of the Class of 2025, a position she has held since the class was …
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6/11/25
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Little Compton police have arrested an Acushnet woman accused of stealing 50 oregano and rosemary plants from a roadside stand in Adamsville last month.
Pamela Dapina, 75, of 103 Tootle Lane, …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/10/25
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State lawmakers are pushing up against a tight deadline as they seek to finish reviewing a Little Compton request to present a 12 percent tax levy increase, three times the maximum increase allowed …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/10/25
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Three years after Tiverton voters voted in favor of legalizing marijuana sales, representatives for Ignited Culture, a Swansea-based cannabis company, appeared before the Tiverton planning board last …
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By Christian Silvia
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6/9/25
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Governor Dan McKee announced on Friday morning that a new Washington Bridge would be constructed by November of 2028, at a cost of $427 million.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/6/25
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The landmark assault weapons ban bill sponsored by East Bay Democrat Jason Knight passed the Rhode Island House of Representatives Thursday evening, June 5, by a 43-28 margin.
Bill No. 2025-H …
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By Mike Rego
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6/5/25
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Monday, May 19
Ciera M. Omos, 30, of 10 Fish Road, was charged with driving on a suspended license on Fish Road at 6:06 a.m.
Tuesday, May 20
Cynthia A. Manchester Rego, 68, of 1401 …
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6/5/25
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In advance of Friday afternoon's graduation ceremony, Tiverton High School officials named their top 10 students this week, ranked by academic performance. They include:
1. Nolan Page A son of …
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6/5/25
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The Tiverton baseball team ended their season falling to Woonsocket 8-2 in the Division 3 Pod Championship at home on Tuesday afternoon.
“ it was definitely a great season,” said …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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6/4/25
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PROVIDENCE — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Walter S. Felag and Rep. June S. Speakman to prohibit the manufacture, sale or distribution of any firefighting personal protective …
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6/4/25
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In his words, Rep. Jason Knight isn't "spiking the football," but his long-standing effort to enact an assault weapons ban in Rhode Island converted an extremely important "first down" Tuesday night, …
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By Mike Rego
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6/4/25
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Tiverton School Department officials have narrowed their search for a new superintendent to three candidates, as outgoing school head Peter Sanchioni’s departure looms.
Laryssa M. Doherty, …
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By Christian Silvia
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6/4/25
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With the arrival of summer comes the return of bikinis, tank tops, sundresses, and sandals. Less clothing means more skin — and more skin means more visible tattoos.
The age-old negative …
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By Michelle Mercure
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6/4/25
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Dutch Elm Disease has decimated the elm tree population across Rhode Island, but one majestic example on Sakonnet Point Road stood strong for more than 150 years — until this past weekend.
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6/2/25
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The Commons Restaurant in Little Compton is closing temporarily, effective Sunday, June 1, but is expected to reopen in the future.
Rumors began circulating earlier this week in the very small …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/30/25
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Town services and municipal employees could be on the chopping block if residents don't approve a 12 percent tax increase at the Tuesday, June 17 Financial Town Meeting, Little Compton's town …
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By Christian Silvia
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5/30/25
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