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It was a fast-moving debate with several lightning rounds, ensuring that everyone got a chance to flash a little personality, attempt to differentiate themselves from the other members of their party onstage, and, for better or worse, increase their name recognition. more
Maybe you’ve noticed the whimsical home currently under construction at 2649 Main Road in Tiverton. Here’s a little bit more about it, from owner Mattye Dewhirst, a Boston interior … more
Little Compton artist Ian Silvia, of Fried Glass Studios, has begun a month-long residency at Westport Woods. Silvia, who works primarily in glass, metal and stone, will be working in Westport … more
A significant decline in the number of students participating in band at Tiverton High School — from 50 a few years ago to only 15 as the new school year approaches — has brought … more
Seafood lovers take a walk out to the end of the dock at Evelyn’s seafood to watch the sunset one recent evening. more
Weeks after an Old Main Road woman first complained about the noise made by crop cannons near her home, members of the Little Compton Town Council on Thursday directed the town clerk to send a … more
PORTSMOUTH — Beth Shumway and Virginia Lowney didn’t want to give away their favorite swimming spot or neighborhood, which is somewhere along the Sakonnet River. more
A plan to create a new Agricultural Overlay zoning district is heading back to the Little Compton Planning Board for further consideration. The Agricultural Overlay District, or AOD, was drafted … more
The Warren Police Department announced the arrest of a Tiverton police officer following an investigation into potential child abuse. more
According to Jordan Day, associate director of the R.I. League of Cities and Towns, this law could be a financial disaster for municipal budgets already straining under the pressure from, well, everything else. more
A Tiverton man will serve life in prison for a series of first degree sexual assaults of which he was found guilty earlier this year. On Wednesday, Aug. 9, Rhode Island Superior Court Justice … more
Most baseball fans in these parts look forward to October or February, when the Red Sox pack up their trailers and head south to Fort Myers, Fla., for spring training. Jason Methia isn’t … more
An offshore wind developer wants a state supreme court justice to vacate a decision by state regulators to suspend their review of a Sakonnet River transmission line for the project. In a … more
Members of the Little Compton Planning Board unanimously ruled last Tuesday that a proposed new zoning district does not align with Little Compton’s Comprehensive Plan, one week before the town … more
An initial proposal for another major residential development in the north end of Tiverton was met last week with a barrage of questions from members of the Tiverton Planning Board. A team … more
A Warren man died Saturday after losing control of his motorcycle just before noon on Route 24 in Tiverton. Tiverton police said Joseph Morris, 48, was traveling north when he veered off the … more
The Little Compton Democratic Town Committee will hold a ‘Meet the Candidates Night’ at the Little Compton Community Center this Thursday, Aug. 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. Expected for the event … more
The Little Compton Town Council is expected to hold a public hearing next Thursday and will likely vote on a proposed new zoning district that if ultimately approved would currently benefit just one … more
As the summer wears on and reports of unacceptable behavior at area beaches are steadily increasing, the Tiverton Town Council is considering the creation of a new ordinance that would impose fines … more
If you ever shop at Lee’s Market, you probably remember Michael Hanley, who worked in the meat department for 47 years and considered pretty much everyone he met his friend. Hanley, 63, … more
Calling his actions “an insult,” Tiverton Town Council Chairwoman Denise deMedeiros on Monday sharply criticized Tiverton School Superintendent Peter Sanchioni for turning over a … more
Tiverton’s town administrator said this week that he won’t respond to a critical letter recently e-mailed to the town council and Sakonnet Times by the union that represents public works … more
This is the second in a series of recipes recently compiled in the Little Compton “Community Cookbook,” created by recent graduates from Wilbur McMahon School — Elizabeth Burchard, … more
SEEKONK — Youngsters have taken centerstage this week with the 104th edition of the Rhode Island Junior Amateur, which began with stroke play qualifying rounds in Westerly at Winnapaug Country … more
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse presented Francis Marshall the medals at a ceremony, attended by dozens of friends and family members, at Silver Creek Manor. more
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