Bit by bit, Little Compton dismantling its school
To the editor: This letter is being written from the perspective of a 51-year resident of Little Compton and the parent of five children who have passed through the school system, all of whom graduated from the high schools provided for them.
Nonquit School: Well worth saving, recycling
To the editor: Although historic preservation has generally been advocated from a cultural perspective, now there are compelling reasons to save and recycle existing buildings based on science, technology, and the need to preserve our environment.
Crashes likely at confusing Portsmouth junction
To the editor: Has there been a head-on collision at the traffic light at the intersection of East Main Road and the end of Turnpike Avenue? If not, it's bound to happen.
Writer wrong: Saving farms helps taxpayers
To the editor: This letter is in reference to the letter to the editor (Sakonnet Times) written by Raymond Joubert regarding the Farm Forest and Open Space (FFOS) program and the purchase of development rights (PDR) program administered by the State of Rhode Island (Feb 9).
Property tax is the real land villain
To the editor Raymond Jourbert’s letter to the editor, Sakonnet Times, February 9, 2012, “Easements benefit the rich, burden others,” takes aim at the wrong group in his effort to be a participant in the emerging class war.
Questions swirl about Tiverton wind efforts
To the editor: Which way is the wind blowing in Tiverton? That is one of the many questions that the town has to ponder as a result of the recent town council/planning board workshop meeting.
No local tax dollars spent for Tiverton preserve
To the editor: The Tiverton Land Trust would like to thank Mr. Joubert for his complimentary comments regarding the Pardon Gray Preserve in his February 9, 2012 letters to the editor section. I would also like to clarify other comments ...
Tiverton ‘leaders’ striving to sink our schools
To the editor: I am the proud product of a public school education. I believe strongly in the impact schools have on a community and in the various communities we lived.
Toll plans would starve local economy
To the editor: This morning, Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority in a vote of 2-1, agreed to raise the cost of crossing the Pell Newport Bridge from $4 to $5, effective July 1. Also, most notably, the resolution passed by the Authority proposes to set a toll rate on the Mount Hope Bridge ...
Amicable thanks all for over 1,000 pounds of food
To the editor: Amicable Church wants to thank all the people in the greater Tiverton community who participated in our yearly, week-long food drive, which ended last Sunday, Feb. 5.