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Little Compton Police: Domestic assault charged
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Police conducted a well-being check at a West Main Road residence at 5:36 am.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
At 6:49 am, police went to the intersection of Fairfields Drive and West …
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Monday, Jan. 4
Police checked the area of Warren Avenue at 9:02 am after receiving a call about trucks using the road illegally as … Read More
Alpaca was Tiverton sanctuary’s foremost ambassador, resident character
By Bruce Burdett
West Place Animal Sanctuary bid … Read More
WESTPORT — Debate over a controversial new guardrail on Drift Road will continue at the next Board of Selectmen meeting in an effort … Read More
Monday, Jan. 4
After a traffic stop on Crandall Road at 12:04 pm revealed that the car was not registered, the vehicle was towed … Read More
Westport Police have announced the arrest yesterday, Tuesday, Jan. 12, of a 32-year-old Westport man in connection with an ongoing … Read More
Monday, Dec. 28
A Brayton Road resident notified police that someone had filed for unemployment in her name.
Nicole B. Leduc, … Read More
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Obituaries
Leonard A. Moniz, 79, Westport
Leonard A. Moniz, 79, of Westport, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Southpointe Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fall River. He was the husband of Ruth M. (Pires) …
