May 13, 2009
Firefighters battle junk yard fire
Tiverton firefighters battle a late-night junk yard fire.
April 27, 2009
Sakonnet Bridge work begins
Construction on a replacement for the Sakonnet River Bridge is underway.
April 17, 2009
Contract awarded for new Sakonnet bridge
State officials award a contract to a Warwick company to build a new Sakonnet River Bridge.
March 27, 2009
Second man convicted in rape of disabled man
A Fall River man has been sentenced to six to 10 years in prison after being convicted in the rape of a mentally disabled man.
March 23, 2009
Stimulus money will fix R.I. roads
Rhode Island’s first project using federal stimulus money begins.
March 12, 2009
Carcieri signs first stimulus-funded contract
A construction project in Tiverton will be paid for with federal stimulus money.
March 04, 2009
R.I. spending $26M on roads to stimulate economy
Rhode Island plans to spend $26 million on roadway repairs from Westerly to Lincoln as it gets its first batch of federal stimulus money.
March 01, 2009
New twist in old fight over bridge naming
Finding a name for a still-to-be constructed replacement for the Sakonnet River Bridge is proving tough.
February 17, 2009
Dump blames out-of-towners for trash
The town landfill could reach capacity sooner than expected if out-of-towners keep dumping refuse there.
February 06, 2009
Judge considers fate of ‘blue soil’ deal
A federal judge will decide the fate of a multimillion dollar plan to clean up a Tiverton neighborhood.
February 04, 2009
Lawmaker wants bridge named after soldier
The new Sakonnet River Bridge could be named after a local soldier killed in Iraq.
January 22, 2009
RI DOT opens bids for new Sakonnet River bridge
A Rhode Island company has submitted the lowest bid to build a new bridge over the Sakonnet River.
January 20, 2009
Body of missing woman is found
A missing woman’s body was found Monday.
January 19, 2009
Police search for woman reported missing
Tiverton police are looking for help in finding a woman who is reported missing.
December 17, 2008
$12 million RI “blue soil” settlement in limbo
Residents of a Tiverton neighborhood and the Texas energy company accused of dumping pollutants that turned soil under their homes blue remain at an impasse.
