Little Compton News Archives

The Devin Laubi Foundation will hold its sixth annual bike ride, a fundraiser to benefit families of children with cancer on Sept.

Master quilter Denyse Schmidt is just like most of us when it comes to starting a new project: She's plagued by doubts, second-guesses herself and procrastinates.

Some petrifying news has arrived from the Netherlands. It seems that a moon rock supposedly brought back by Apollo astronauts and presented to a retired Dutch prime minister 40 years ago is actually a hunk of petrified wood, according to the Associated Press.

It seems last week's mention of ice cream brought out the sweet tooth in some readers.

The local property tax levy has grown by 12.8 percent, the greatest levy increase in Rhode Island towns and cities this fiscal year, according to analysis by the state Department of Revenue.

Here's your guide to events in Warwickshire this week: Friday, August 14 Join a gardeners' guided walk around Hill Close Gardens in Warwick from 2.30pm until 3.30pm. Places cost A 2. Call 493339.

Sunday, August 09, 2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon. This past weekend, we discovered a magical escape for a romantic weekend! The just-opened Stone House in Little Compton is an impressive, historic hostelry hugging the coastline in this charming Rhode Island town.

Sunday, August 09, 2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon. This past weekend, we discovered a magical escape for a romantic weekend! The just-opened Stone House in Little Compton is an impressive, historic hostelry hugging the coastline in this charming Rhode Island town.

Joseph Occhi, the brother of Michael Occhi, a popular Central Falls High School teacher who was killed in a hit-and-run accident Thursday night on Peckham Road, said his brother's death would remain a raw nerve in Little Compton, given its small size and that so many people knew his brother and the person accused of hitting him with his automobile.

A popular Central Falls teacher will be laid to rest Thursday. Michael Occhi was riding a moped in Little Compton, when he was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Funeral arrangements have been set for a popular Central Falls High School English teacher who was killed in Little Compton in a hit-and-run accident Thursday night.

Police in Little Compton say a pickup driver faces charges after a hit-and-run accident that killed a man riding a moped.