Justin Katz
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News
Town Administrator Attempts to Control Firefighter Overtime Costs
In an attempt to address exploding overtime costs in the fire department, Tiverton Town Administrator Matt Wojcik has asserted new management rules…
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Tax Savings for the Tiverton Glen (Tiverton Crossroads) Project
Question: What sort of tax break will the the Tiverton Glen development get? Tiverton residents who oppose the mixed-use development proposed…
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Original Reports
The Backwards Way to a Tax Rate
Question: How does Tiverton’s tax rate compare with the towns around it? An early surprise for people as they begin…
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Commentary
The 0% Budget’s Effect on Tiverton’s Bond Rating
There is only a sliver of truth to Tiverton officials’ comments about the town’s recent credit rating from Standard &…
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Divisiveness and Misreading
Some anonymous poster on the Tiverton 1st–related Facebook page, Tiverton Fact or Fiction, was intrigued to discover that I had…
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Burk Should Check His Facts and Be Honest About His Opponents
Watch what they do, not what they say. Mike Burk, chairman of the Tiverton Democratic Town Committee and unsuccessful Town…
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News
Town Council to Divide Town Over Budget Committee Appointment
In his roundup of outcomes of the election in Tiverton, Sakonnet Times reporter Tom Killin Dalglish highlights the fact that Dave…
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deMedeiros Campaign Finance Reports
Question: Why is Denise deMedeiros listed as “inactive” on the state’s campaign finance Web site? One has to wonder how…
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News
A Telling Dismissal of O’Dell’s Complaint
Tiverton’s Home Rule Charter has a simple and straightforward process by which residents can file complaints against elected and appointed…
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Original Reports
Where to Vote
Question: For the upcoming election, where do I go to vote? Sometimes it seems as if the hardest part of fulfilling one’s…
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