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Comprehensive News Feed for Tiverton, RI.

Results 1 - 20 of 335 in Tiverton, RI

  1. 2 restaurants lauded for community serviceRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Providence Business News

    Gracie's Venture in Providence and Evelyn's Nanaquaket Drive-In in Tiverton have been honored by the Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association with awards that put them in the running for the National ...

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro, Restaurant Management, Restaurant Management

  2. Tiverton trumps Rogers and Portsmouth outlasts Middletown in the annual Injury Fund contestsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Newport Daily News

    ... outside the county at Mount Hope. Rogers just might have wished it never left Newport after getting blanked by Tiverton 13-0 before Portsmouth powered past Aquidneck Island neighbor Middletown by a 19-7 score. Division I Portsmouth's win over ...

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  3. Tigers light up 'BoltsRead the original story

    Thursday | Newport Daily News

    In their first night game at home, the Tiverton High School girls soccer players lit up the scoreboard on Wednesday night.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  4. More of this storyRead the original story

    Thursday | Newport Daily News

    ... Fund.' "Freshman football at Middletown High, that was the best year of my life," said Kelly, who now lives in Tiverton. "I can still remember Coach (Peter) DePasquale telling me all that I could do and freshman sports made that all possible. "That ...

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  5. The RIPTA bluesRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | The Providence Phoenix

    ... eliminate about 4.7 million rides, or about 20 percent of its total annual ridership, and eliminate service to Tiverton, Scituate, Burrillville and Glocester. "We want to improve and expand the system," not cut it, said RIPTA General Manager Alfred ...

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  6. RIPTA outlines proposed service cuts

    Wednesday Sep 3 | WJAR-TV

    ... or about 20 percent of total annual ridership, said RIPTA assistant general manager Mark Therrien. Service to Tiverton, Scituate, Burrillville and Glocester would also be eliminated. RIPTA decided where to make the cuts based on the amount of fares ...

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  7. RIPTA plans to cut service by 20 percentRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Providence Journal

    ... eliminate about 4.7 million rides, or about 20 percent of its total annual ridership, and eliminate service to Tiverton, Scituate, Burrillville and Glocester. "We want to improve and expand the system," not cut it, said RIPTA General Manager Alfred ...

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    Related Topix: Rhode Island, Providence, RI

  8. RIPTA sets hearings on planned service cutsRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Providence Business News

    ... across the state. The planned cuts would affect 50 regular bus routes; eliminate "Flex Service" in Narragansett, Tiverton and West Warwick; and end service to eight Park n' Ride lots, RIPTA said. The agency would eliminate service on some routes or ...

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    Related Topix: West Warwick, RI, Narragansett, RI, Warwick, RI, Providence Metro

  9. Another teacher contract gets settledRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Turnto10.com

    ... area without updated contracts. They include Bristol-Warren, Burrillville, Glocester, Johnston, Little Compton, and Tiverton.

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  10. Eight districts still without teacher contractsRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | WJAR-TV

    ... tentative agreements over the Labor Day weekend. Districts with unresolved teacher contracts include Burrillville, Tiverton, Bristol Warren, Cranston, Johnston, Providence, East Providence and Glocester. So far there are no threatened strikes. More ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  11. Nine districts still without teacher contracts

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Turnto10.com

    ... agreements over the Labor Day weekend. Districts with unresolved teacher contracts include Scituate, Burrillville, Tiverton, Bristol Warren, Cranston, Johnston, Providence, East Providence and Glocester. So far there are no threatened strikes.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Little Compton, RI

  12. Plane makes emergency landing in CumberlandRead the original story

    Monday Sep 1 | Providence Journal

    ... an empty field in Cumberland near Nate Whipple Highway at about 8:30 yesterday morning. The only person aboard, a Tiverton pilot, was uninjured, the police said. The single-engine Piper aircraft landed at Schofield Farm, which abuts Route 120, on ...

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    Related Topix: Cumberland, RI, Air Accidents, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

  13. More of this story

    Friday Aug 29 | Newport Daily News

    ... snow. Except today, he'll do it one last time. He's handing in his uniform and his mail pouches and going home to Tiverton for good. "I've loved the job all these years," he says. "And I've loved the people. I like to think we give the same service ...

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  14. E. Raymond Forrest, 94

    Wednesday Aug 27 | San Angelo Standard Times

    E. Raymond Forrest, 94, of Tiverton, RI, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA.

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    Related Topix: Newport, RI

  15. Food notes for Aug. 27.Read the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | Providence Journal

    ... For reservations, call (401) 885-9356. Deadline for reservations is Saturday. Evelyn's Drive-In, 2335 Main Rd., Tiverton, will host Singing Out Against Hunger on Friday, Sept. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7, from 9:15 ...

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    Related Topix: Foster, RI, Life, Food, Meat, Chicken, Potatoes, Vegetables

  16. It's clear that Rhode Island has special clam chowderRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | The Boston Globe

    ... cup of chowder while you're waiting for your meal, then still have room to eat." Evelyn's Drive-In, 2335 Main Road, Tiverton, R.I., 401-624-3100, open through Columbus Day, www.evelynsdrivein.com .

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  17. More of this story

    Tuesday Aug 26 | Newport Daily News

    Tiverton Police Chief Thomas Blakey wants to buy 28 Tasers and have every officer in the department trained to use the hand-held guns that immobilize people by electronic shock.

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    Related Topix: Providence Metro, Warren, RI, Portsmouth, RI

  18. Unclaimed lottery tickets near expiration datesRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 21 | WJAR-TV

    ... Kingstown, for the drawing on Aug. 25, 2007. The other winning ticket was bought at Crossroads Win & Spirits in Tiverton for the Aug. 29, 2007 drawing. Players have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. If the prize goes ...

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    Related Topix: Lottery, North Kingstown, RI

  19. A camp for the brave of heart

    Thursday Aug 21 | Providence Journal

    ... for the children to talk about their loss with other children who will understand. According to Deanna Upchurch, of Tiverton, founder of the camp - now in its second year - and an employee of Home & Hospice, the activities, the fun, the campfire ...

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    Related Topix: Cumberland, RI, Charlestown, RI, Rumford, RI

  20. Levi H. 'Lee' ManchesterRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 21 | The Baltimore Sun

    ... at Gilchrist Hospice Care on Aug. 11. The former West Towson resident was 91. Mr. Manchester was born and raised in Tiverton, R.I., and graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School in 1935. He was an apprentice machine and tool and die maker at General ...

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