Justin Katz
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Original Reports
The Teacher Contract’s Quiet $1.7 Million in Raises
Q. How much will the new three-year contract for teachers cost Tiverton taxpayers? After about 30 minutes of plucking line…
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Christmas Tree Discord Leads to Recreation Resignations
After a month of stress and conflict between Tiverton’s recreation commission, the Town Council, and Town Administrator Matt Wojcik, the annual…
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The 0.0% and 0.9% Elector Petitions Did Not Lower Moody’s Bond Rating
Question: Did the 0.0% and 0.9% elector petitions reduce Tiverton’s bond rating from Moody’s Investor Services? Here we go again…
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Keeping Sight of Community Despite Disagreement
Maybe something arrived in the local air, with the summer months. Or maybe we were all exhausted by the constant…
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Tiverton Schools’ Projected Enrollment Increase Doesn’t Pan Out
One peculiar projection in the Tiverton School Department’s budget presentation, this past spring, was that enrollment would increase, to 1,890…
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News
Cause for Concern in Tiverton Schools’ PARCC Test Results
With the release of Rhode Island public schools’ first results on the Common Core–aligned Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for…
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Jonathan Cottrell’s Home and a Political Game of Twister
The latest controversy somewhat related to the Tiverton Glen project — substantial enough to fill the town hall for a…
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First Tiverton Glen-Related Recall Petition Pulled
As the local heat grew around the Town Council’s vote on whether to change the Tiverton Comprehensive Community Plan to accommodate the…
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Town Council Votes Against Comprehensive Plan Change for Tiverton Glen
A 5-2 vote of the Tiverton Town Council last night not to change the town’s Comprehensive Community Plan for put an…
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Wary of Political Knock-Downs with Tiverton Glen
As a general proposition, development of the land on the northern side of Route 24 in Tiverton is a good…
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