Month: May 2018

Tiverton High School’s Lagging Graduation for Boys

As in every city, town, and state, when disagreements about the school system's success arise in Tiverton, everybody breaks into…

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CRC May Suggest Lowering Signatures for Elector Budget Petition

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A Glimmer of Hope for Cooperation

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A Contrast in Ballots

I took it as evidence that double-checking work is very important when, while creating a sample ballot to hand out…

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Twin River Affirms Early Opening

After all of the warnings about "gambling with casino revenue," this Providence Journal article would have been very relevant last week: Twin…

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Budget Committee Budget #1 Wins

Initial reports online are that Budget #1, the Budget Committee budget has won the 2018 FTR, 1,540 to 1,230.

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Vote for Budget #2 This Week

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Budget #2 to Match Portsmouth Tax Rate; Almost Back to Calm and Normal

Milestone: The projected tax rate for Budget #2 at Tiverton Financial Town Referendum (FTR) is $15.96 per $1,000 of house…

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State Increases Revenue Estimate for Twin River-Tiverton and Sports Gambling Enters the Picture

Another $60,000 in gambling revenue now estimated for Tiverton; sports betting may add hundreds of thousands more. Twin River Gambling…

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Fiscal Year 2019 -2.9% (Reduction) Elector Petition

Rationale If voters choose this elector petition at the financial town referendum (FTR) on May 19, taxpayers will see a…

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