Year: 2015
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Jul- 2015 -9 JulyCommentary
Informal Report from the Tiverton Glen Public Hearing
I don’t attend Town Council meetings these days, since this Town Council doesn’t allow public comment until the very end…
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7 JulyCommentary
Questioning the Fiscal Impact of “The Mall”
Introduction Now that the proposed “Tiverton Glen” mixed use development (the “Glen Project”) has made its way from the Planning…
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Jun- 2015 -28 June
Avoiding Misunderstanding of Fliers and Reserves
Thank you to the Tiverton School Committee for seeing its way clear to implement full-day kindergarten in the coming school…
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25 JuneNews
Tiverton School Committee Approves Full-Day K for 2015-2016
In a unanimous vote, tonight, the Tiverton School Committee approved full-day kindergarten for the upcoming school year, beginning in September.…
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23 June
School Committee Meeting Moved to Thursday
Anybody who has been pacing the floor in anticipation of tonight’s School Committee meeting, at which the question of full-day…
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16 June
Joe Sousa: Town Should Have Listened to Volunteers on Library
As I read about the problems at the new library the words “we told you so” come to mind. Going…
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16 June
UPDATED: All-Day K Article Passes House (Still Doesn’t Do What Edwards Said)
Article 6 of the proposed state budget from House Finance passed on the floor of the House unanimously. It will therefore…
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15 June
Three Things to Know About Full-Day Kindergarten in Tiverton
As the General Assembly moves to finalize a budget for the state and the Tiverton School Committee runs out of…
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11 JuneNews
All-Day K Legislation Not as Advertised
A palpable gust of hopeful relief blew through the Tiverton High School auditorium on Tuesday night when Representative John “Jay” Edwards…
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10 JuneCommentary
A Kindergarten Correction I’m Thrilled to Make
At last night’s meeting of the Tiverton School Committee, during a discussion of the possibility of resurrecting all-day kindergarten for…
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