Little Compton News

Man charged with driving three times over the legal limit Wilfred Charette, 26, 16 North Drive, Portsmouth, was arrested at 7:09 p.m., Sunday, May 27.

Kyle Gaw, son of Bob and Cathy Gaw of Tiverton, graduated Cum Laude this month from Suffolk University .

The following Memorial Day weekend services in the Tiverton-Little Compton area: Today, Saturday, May 26 The Girl Scouts and Tiverton VFW are placing wreaths and replacing old flag with new flags at the Pocasset Cemetery memorial, starting at 9 a.m. Senior Vice Commander Frank Rosebrock said they will also be placing wreaths at the memorials around ... (more)

Peter Tirpaeck opened the Studio By The Sea on the shores of the Atlantic in Little Compton in 2007.

The Little Compton Volunteer Fire Association purchased a new rescue boat and offered to lease it to the town, according to Town Council President Robert Mushen.

Residents approved the $12.2 million Little Compton fiscal 2012-13 budget at Tuesday night's financial town meeting , but not after some concern raised over the procedure.

Ever wished you could adjust your home or business thermostat remotely using a smartphone? Well according to National Grid , more than 100 Tiverton and Little Compton customers will be the first in the state getting that option to participate in a pilot program this summer.

Otherwise, it will be cloudy with a high near 64 degrees. 2. Little Compton holds its annual financial town meeting tonight at 7 p.m. inside the Wilbur-McMahon School gymnasium to decide the next fiscal budget.

Denise Mitsuma is free and clear of the mold-filled home at 19 Walker Farm Lane in Barrington.

When Coll Walker was diagnosed with high cholesterol eight years ago, he elected to skip Lipitor and other pharmaceutical solutions.

Do you like to take pictures? Have you recently captured a shot of something neat in town? Photographer Jams J G Caine sent in another incredible photograph, this time of a doe found in Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge .

President Barack Obama declared on Monday that May 13 through May 19 is National Police Week and May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Little Compton police charged a woman with domestic vandalism after she allegedly smashed her boyfriend's glass door and ran into the woods.

2. The Tiverton Financial Town Referendum is today. Polls are open at three locations from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling precincts 3301, 3302, 3304 and 3305 will vote at the VFW , 134 Shove St.

Tiverton residents and elected officials grilled School Committee Vice Chairwoman Danielle Coulter at Tuesday night's meeting.

The day will have patchy fog with a high near 57 degrees. 2. The Little Compton School Committee meets at 7 p.m. in the Wilbur-McMahon School common room.

Little Compton police charged a man with domestic vandalism and disorderly conduct after he reportedly got upset with his grandfather.

A Little Compton teenager, once arrested for allegedly acting disorderly and using a racial slur , was arrested Thursday at Portsmouth High School .A Joshua Despres, 18, of Little Compton, a student at Portsmouth High School, was arrested at the school at 10:45 a.m.A Police were called to the school for a report of an alleged assault.A Despres ... (more)

If the Little Compton paving work by the state is completed, why are the remnants left behind? That's what resident Carol Belair asked in an email earlier this week.

It's opening night tonight May 4, for "Totally RED" is performedA by the Little Compton Children's Theatre Company.