Original Reports
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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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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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Tiverton School Budgets and Enrollment
News that Tiverton Schools Superintendent Peter Sanchioni is pressuring taxpayers for a massive 7% increase in his operating budget next…
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A Day Watching DPW
Should Tiverton be getting 4 hours of work per day out of the Teamsters? Should workers leave the job-site for…
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About Those School Budget Claims
During his initial pitch to the Budget Committee, Tiverton's new superintendent, Peter Sanchioni, suggested that people had to trust him…
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Advisory Opinions Requested
In response to concerns about their hiring of a new solicitor, the four new members of the Tiverton Town Council…
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Background Documents from the TTA Lawsuits
At the center of recent controversy about the appointing of a new solicitor are the three more-or-less identical lawsuits filed…
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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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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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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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