Portsmouth teachers given notice
PORTSMOUTH - Twenty-nine teachers in the Portsmouth School District have been given notices of non-renewal or termination. State law requires that any teacher whose contract may not be renewed be notified by March 1.
Bill aims to dissolve Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Rep. Richard P. Morrison (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) says the time has come to dissolve the quasi-public Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, moving all its functions to the RI Department of Transportation in a new Turnpike and Bridge Division.
Edwards: Full disclosure on charter changes too
SAKONNET AREA – Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) has introduced a bill that would require political parties and action committees advocating for any charter-amending question on a ballot ...
Edwards bill calls for ballot-question transparency
STATEHOUSE – Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) has introduced a bill that encourages more transparency for proposed charter-amending ballot questions and town meetings.
Zoning fix ends ‘unintended’ driveway, parking lot rule
PORTSMOUTH – The town council voted Monday, Feb. 13, to amend the town zoning ordinance to fix a mistake that had included parking areas as lot coverage for all zoning districts, which has created unintended consequences for homeowners.
Barrington's $10,000 will help those in need
Money comes from Spencer Trust account
A $10,000 donation from the town will be used to help East Bay residents in need, thanks to a vote by the Barrington Town Council earlier this month. At its Feb. 6 meeting, members of the town council voted unanimously to give $10,000 from the town-managed Spencer Trust.
Klimm sworn in as administrator
PORTSMOUTH – The new town administrator was officially sworn in Monday night at the town council meeting, taking his place as the third administrator in Portsmouth’s history.
Horse barn prompts Agricultural Trust lawsuit
At issue: are horses recreational, and agricultural?
LITTLE COMPTON — A three-way legal dispute about the location of a barn, and whether horses on a property is an “agricultural” use of land, has two neighbors in Little Compton and the Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust (LCACT) all heading to court next month.
Study: Much of island’s open land is in Portsmouth
Aquidneck Island open space ‘census’ released
PORTSMOUTH — Aquidneck Island has about 13,623 acres of open space left and almost half of that land is located in Portsmouth.
Authority pursues Mt. Hope Bridge tolls
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) board of directors voted Wednesday to hike toll rates for the Newport Pell Bridge and to ask the Rhode Island General Assembly to allow RITBA to bring tolls back to the Mount Hope Bridge.