Year: 2015
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Jun- 2015 -8 June
Summer Recreation Back On
Noting that he isn’t worried about the town’s ability to find a few thousand dollars in the budget, Town Administrator…
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2 JuneNews
Tiverton’s New Official Tax Rate: $19.14
According to Tiverton’s tax assessor, David Robert, the town’s new tax rate will be $19.14. That’s down from $19.30 in…
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May- 2015 -30 MayNews
How Summer Recreation Fell Apart
The issue of summer recreation fees in Tiverton is a good example of what it means not to put the…
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28 MayNews
School Committee Killed Full-Day K, but Didn’t Have To
In its most shameful action in recent memory, the Tiverton School Committee voted Tuesday night to deprive 120 Tiverton children…
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25 MayCommentary
Recreation Fees and the Financial Town Referendum
Even before voters approved the 0.9% budget by a large margin at this year’s financial town referendum (FTR) on May…
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22 May
The Outrage Machine and Political Payback
For most of the day, during a thirteen-hour stint standing outside the polling place on Saturday, budget #2 supporter and…
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19 May
Vote Totals That Change Tiverton
The grumblings have begun, belittling the significance of the 1,535 Tiverton residents who voted for Budget #2. Here’s Tiverton 1st coordinator…
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16 May
Budget #2 Wins
The vote total: Budget #2: 1,535 Budget #1: 1,066 The people want tax relief and infrastructure improvements. The people want…
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14 May
Dishonest Tiverton 1st Mailing
Some residents have received this mailing from the group calling itself Tiverton 1st, which is constantly attacking residents and pushing for…
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13 May
Town Reserve Funds in Tiverton and Portsmouth
Another comment that one frequently hears from people who think the town ought to have big money in its reserves,…
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