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1 week ago | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Members of the Tiverton Zoning Board of Review voted Wednesday to grant the developer of Seasons Corner Market three special use permits, in a decision that will allow it to move forward with a highly controversial plan to build a convenience store, drive-through coffee shop, and a gas station in the north end of town. The long-awaited decision represents an important hurdle that the developer, Colbea Enterprises, LLC, needed to clear before proceeding to the next step in the planning process.
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1 month ago | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Tiverton Zoning Board of Review members voted last week to postpone its long-awaited decision on the fate of a new Seasons Corner Market in the north end of town for at least another month.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen |Parent Shannon McNamara
Posted 10/29/24Tiverton School Committee members last week affirmed their commitment to a safe and inclusive school environment and showed no inclination to follow the recommendations of Robert Chiaradio, a …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.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Republican candidates for public office in Little Compton spent 90 minutes Monday evening talking about their vision for the town’s future, and what they plan to accomplish if elected, during a public forum sponsored by the Republican Town Committee and held at the Little Compton Community Center.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Should Little Compton’s Town Landing remain open to all, even those who don’t live in town? Not all believe they should, and the town is facing a potential lawsuit from a group of residents who say town officials omitted critical information when they applied for a state grant five years ago to help fund improvements at the popular site. Town solicitor Anthony DeSisto told town council members at their most recent meeting that attorney Keith P.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Life is good these days for Jack, a Vietnamese Pot-Bellied pig who, along with his partner Diane, was rescued by Tiverton’s West Place Sanctuary five years ago. In fact, if you look closely, you may detect what seems to be a smile on his wrinkly, weathered face. Jack is 15 — elderly for Pot-Bellied pigs — and he had a very rough winter, according to the sanctuary’s Patrick Cole. Because of arthritis, he had trouble getting out of his stall and moving around.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Little Compton Town Council members are considering a town code amendment that, if approved, will create a permit-only parking system giving commercial fishermen and their deckhands almost exclusive use of the town parking lot at Sakonnet Harbor. The potential change has been recommended by the Harbor Commission, whose chair, Ben Gauthier, recently described to councilors the “overwhelming pressure” on parking caused by day visitors since the pandemic.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Fogland and Grinnell’s Beaches in Tiverton are now more accessible to beachgoers who have mobility issues, following the delivery last week of a new beach wheelchair to each location. The town acquired the chairs, along with a wheelchair swing that will be installed this fall at the Town Farm Recreational Area, in an effort to make local attractions more accessible to all who want to visit.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Members of the Little Compton Town Council will ask state fire officials for additional time to address a host of deficiencies cited by the town’s fire marshal following a building safety inspection at the historic Grange Hall, also known as the Odd Fellows Hall, in early July. In a letter dated July 23, Fire Marshal Randall A.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
eastbayri.com | Ruth Rasmussen
Posted 8/20/24The Little Compton Futures Project, an exhaustive, year-long study managed by the town’s Agricultural Conservancy Trust (LCACT) and focusing on planning and land use issues in town, is ready to …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.
