Justin Katz
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News
As Predicted, the Extra Millions Start Rolling In, Casino Money… COVID Relief
The town has already collected $4 million of a possible $13 million in extra money hidden from the budget process.
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News
Superior Court Judge Changes the Charter, Guts the FTR
Town Administrator Christopher Cotta, Council President Denise deMedeiros, and Town Solicitor Michael Marcello have found a way to change the…
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Board of Canvassers Blocks All Remaining Budget Petitions from FTR Ballot
The government of Tiverton's position is that the Town Clerk and Board of Canvassers can change effectively change Tiverton's Home…
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News
Double the Town Money for Sports Betting, Schemes to Block Alternate Budgets
The state is poised to double the money Tiverton receives from the casino for sports gambling, yet the town government…
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Original Reports
Town Clerk Joan Chabot and Town Solicitor Michael Marcello Undermine the Charter
With no warning, Town Clerk Joan Chabot effectively rewrote Tiverton's Home Rule Charter all by herself, violating the rights of…
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Original Reports
Town Government Could Be Swimming in More than $13 Million Extra Next Year
As the town government rushes toward the biggest tax increase in eleven years, the town and the schools are hiding…
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Our View
Town Hall Is Becoming a Locked Office Building. How About House Calls?
With the economy opening, why should the seat of local government be the last place actually open to the public?…
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Our View
DeMedeiros’s Council Takes Public Speech Limits to New Levels
Tiverton's current Town Council, run by the "Committed to Tiverton" candidates with President Denise DeMedeiros calling the shots, is abusing…
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Commentary
The Latest Town Council Casino Money Power Grab
If we don't speak up, we're soon going to find that the Budget Committee and the FTR are really just…
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Our View
Gescheidt and deMedeiros’s Double Standard on Zoning Board Attendance
For the people in power in Tiverton, not all volunteers' absences are created equal.
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