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Denise Betz was back on stage this weekend, performing in the Portsmouth Community Theater's production of "The Ugly Duckling." She needed a ride to the theater, performed the role of Aunt Malkin from her wheelchair, and couldn't rise during the curtain call, but this was a milestone all the same.
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a Christmas Carol Seeks An Ebenezer, Auditions Held At Tiverton High School Auditorium 10/14, 10/15
Ebenezer A Christmas Carol- the heartwarming musical adaptation of the Dickens classic by Frank P. Trimble is back in the east bay! The December 10th opening marks the fourth time Ebenezer as been produced since it premiered in December 2005.
Stimulus gets credit for 1,703 jobs in R.I.
The resurfacing of Route 138 in Tiverton, where the sign above is displayed, was among the projects the Carcieri administration noted in its first report on jobs in Rhode Island funded by the federal stimulus.
SALE! SALE! Columbus Day - Rhode Island Yarn Shops - take a drive, see the foliage
Time to plan for Christmas and winter projects now! For the next two weeks, all products at Sakonnet Purls are at least 20% off.
Tiverton pupils get inside track on credit crunch
TWO students from Tiverton High School were thrilled to be invited to Exeter College to meet one of the heads of the Bank of England.
Health-care foes put focus on distrust of government
They crowded into the function room at Brantal's restaurant for more than two hours Wednesday night, roughly 100 concerned Rhode Islanders with something to say about Congressional efforts to overhaul the nation's health-care system.
Utility fined $18 million over Pawtucket mercury spill
A federal judge imposed $18 million in penalties against the Southern Union gas company for illegally storing mercury in a rundown building where vandals stole containers of the hazardous waste and contaminated a nearby apartment complex in Pawtucket.
Brothers' big walk boosts charity funds
THREE brothers have raised more than 2,000 after completing a sponsored walk in memory of their late grandfather.
'Don't let guard down,' DEM official advises of mosquitoes
Days and nights are cooler at this time of year and usually less buggy. That may not be entirely true when it comes to mosquitoes, although with a hard frost any one of these days the pesky insects would be gone.
Tiverton yarn shop may leave town because of dispute over sign
What started out as a zoning tiff over a sign on the lawn at a knitting store known throughout New England has led shop owner Louise Silverman to put the property up for sale and look for a new location in Massachusetts.
Sisters forced to walk after forgetting their free school bus passes
AN investigation is under way into why two young girls were not allowed on a school bus home after they forgot their free travel passes.
Horse sick with EEE euthanized
A horse in Tiverton who tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis has been euthanized.
Horse in Tiverton with EEE euthanized
On the same day one state agency announced that a Tiverton horse had been euthanized after contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis , another agency issued tips for how people should avoid mosquito bites to prevent EEE and West Nile virus .
Loughlin announces town hall meeting
State Rep. John J. Loughlin II has become Rhode Island's first congressional candidate to announce plans to host a health-care "town hall" meeting.
Rowing club set for Tiverton launch
TIVERTON Rowing Club is holding an opening launch at Angel Hill bridge in Tiverton tomorrow from 9am to mid-day. Club members have been practising with Exeter Rowing Club while waiting permission to use the canal and the river.
Five-Alarm Blaze Strikes Rhode Island Mill
Around 1:45 a.m. on Sept. 12, a Tiverton police officer was on a routine patrol of the Bourne Mill Complex when he noticed a bright glow.
Ribbon-cutting held for new Women & Infants facility
Pregnant women and tiny babies who are patients at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence will roll down the corridor to spacious new quarters on Thursday, as the hospital opens its long-awaited South Pavilion.
Investigation continues into mill fire
A section of an historic textile mill in Tiverton went up in flames early Saturday morning.
Authorities say a suspicious blaze destroyed a former textile mill building on the Fall River line early Saturday morning.
Mill fire considered suspicious
Investigators are looking into a massive mill fire in Tiverton. Officials tell NBC 10 News an old mill caught fire around 2 a.m. Saturday morning on Shove Street.
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