Christian Silvia

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

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 his teaching career as an elementary school teacher at Seven Hills Charter School in Worcester before teaching in Central Falls and Attleboro. He has 11 years of experience as a principal in Cranston and Westerly and was named superintendent of the Paul Cuffee Charter School in Providence in 2014.

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

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 Point. Work is also set for next Monday and Friday, June 27, after filming in Warren wrapped earlier this month. Shyamalan, the director and screenwriter behind “The Sixth Sense” and “Unbreakable,” is working on the film with screenwriter Nicholas Sparks, of “The Notebook” fame.

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

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 year. The Wilbur and McMahon gymnasium was packed with hundreds of voters and the meeting scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. did not get underway until nearly an hour later as volunteers worked to checked in voters.

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

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 Friday approved town officials’ request to exceed that levy cap. The levy cap override was requested by town officials after discovering a $1.5 million structural deficit in the town's proposed $18.9 million budget last month.

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

Posted 6/15/25PORTSMOUTH — Kindness, humor, and love.   These were the themes shared during Friday night’s remembrance of Kelly Nevitt, the 15-year-old Portsmouth High School student who …This item is available in full to subscribers. Please log in to continue If you'd like to post an event to our calendar, you can create a free account by clicking here.