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20 hrs ago | Providence Journal

License revoked in cycle fatality

A motorcyclist who crashed in June, killing his passenger, was ordered to give up his driver's license during his arraignment in Newport County Superior Court Thursday morning.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Providence Journal

Tagging a Christmas tree for cutting is a wholesome tradition

Don't just get a Christmas tree. Get an experience. This is what Eric Watne says.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Providence Journal

Grand jury indicts Tiverton motorcyclist in death

The Newport County Grand Jury on Friday indicted Joseph Beirola, 48, of 43 Pocasset Ave., Tiverton, on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol and driving to endanger, death resulting.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Providence Journal

Contaminated Tiverton soil to be used at landfill

Soil from backyards in the north end of Tiverton is so contaminated that residents haven't allowed their kids to play outside for seven years, but it is good enough to cap the state landfill in Johnston.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Newport This Week

For motorcyclist, a long road a

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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Sun Oct 18, 2009

BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

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.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Providence Business News

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.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

Examiner.com

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.

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Sat Oct 10, 2009

Mid Devon Star

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.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

Providence Journal

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.

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

Providence Journal

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.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

This Is Exeter

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.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

Warwickonline.com

'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.

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Tue Sep 29, 2009

Providence Journal

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.

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Mon Sep 28, 2009

Plymouth Evening Herald

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.

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Sun Sep 27, 2009

Turnto10.com

Horse sick with EEE euthanized

A horse in Tiverton who tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis has been euthanized.

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Fri Sep 25, 2009

Providence Journal

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 .

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Sun Sep 20, 2009

Providence Journal

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.

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Fri Sep 18, 2009

Mid Devon Star

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.

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Wed Sep 16, 2009

FireHouse.com

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.

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