0.9% Budget
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School Department’s False Blame of the FTR
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Original Reports
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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Avoiding Misunderstanding of Fliers and Reserves
Thank you to the Tiverton School Committee for seeing its way clear to implement full-day kindergarten in the coming school…
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Three Things to Know About Full-Day Kindergarten in Tiverton
As the General Assembly moves to finalize a budget for the state and the Tiverton School Committee runs out of…
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Commentary
A Kindergarten Correction I’m Thrilled to Make
At last night’s meeting of the Tiverton School Committee, during a discussion of the possibility of resurrecting all-day kindergarten for…
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News
Tiverton’s New Official Tax Rate: $19.14
According to Tiverton’s tax assessor, David Robert, the town’s new tax rate will be $19.14. That’s down from $19.30 in…
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News
School Committee Killed Full-Day K, but Didn’t Have To
In its most shameful action in recent memory, the Tiverton School Committee voted Tuesday night to deprive 120 Tiverton children…
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Commentary
Recreation Fees and the Financial Town Referendum
Even before voters approved the 0.9% budget by a large margin at this year’s financial town referendum (FTR) on May…
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Vote Totals That Change Tiverton
The grumblings have begun, belittling the significance of the 1,535 Tiverton residents who voted for Budget #2. Here’s Tiverton 1st coordinator…
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Another Note on Full-Day Kindergarten
Reviewing videos of the school committee’s discussions about the possibility of implementing full-day kindergarten, it’s obvious that it was intended to…
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