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Times
Sakonnet
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013
eastbayri.com
Amid mobile homes,
a burial
mound
VOL. 47, NO. 40
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Town
agrees to
buy
landmark
Stone
Bridge site
BY TOM K ILLIN DALGLISH
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PHOTOS BY RICHARD W. DIONNE JR.
Jim Spears (left) and Bob Martin, co-chairmen of the Tiverton Historical Cemeteries Commission, with one of the centuries-old gravestones on top
of the ancient mound, officially Cemetery #48.
Vulnerable cemetery deserves protection, experts say
TIVERTON — A mound of dirt
covered with weeds and a few flat
stones in Tiverton’s Heritage
Mobile Home Park turns out to be
a 300-year-old cemetery.
And that cemetery deserves to
be protected, whether from
rumored threats of removal or
from further erosion, say experts
who have taken a look.
The mound “is what remains of
an early historic cemetery site,”
said Timothy Ives, principal
archaeologist of the Rhode Island
Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission.
As such, he added, it is protected by law from disruption or desecration.
Somebody was so worried
about something happening to
the mound that they called Tiverton Police Chief Thomas Blakey
earlier this year.
Chief Blakey said he went to the
park to speak to some people (he
doesn’t remember whom, and no
report was ever filed).
“Nothing appeared to be disturbed,” he said, though the
mound was “overgrown with poison ivy.”
See CEMETARY Page 3
Kerrie Lesneski, who lives a few units away from the cemetery, is vigilant about protecting it and says she keeps her children off of it.
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TIVERTON — The Town of
Tiverton has signed a purchase
and sale agreement to buy an
11,760-square-foot waterfront
lot that has come to be known as
the Seaside Gas property at 1837
Main Road.
Widely considered a town jewel because of its location, the
small gas station property
adjoins Grinnell’s Beach and sits
at the entrance to the Stone
Bridge abutment that’s slated for
renovation in the next few years.
Adjacent to the north is the
small park on which the Doughboy Statue is located.
Parties to the deal have been
officially mum about its details,
though enthusiasm for it is widely shared.
“Obviously there’s a lot I can’t
go into,” said Town Council President Ed Roderick, “but to
enhance the Stone Bridge area
— it would be fantastic.” Then he
said, “If this works out it will be a
super find for the town.”
“I’m pretty excited about it,”
said Town Administrator Jim
Goncalo. “I haven’t thought
much about what could be done
with it. My main concern is to
first get the property.”
Mr. Goncalo has taken the lead
for the town in pulling the deal
together in the last two months.
The deal was struck by the Town
Council at its Sept. 23 meeting
late at night in executive session,
following which only a cryptic
council announcement was
See STONE BRIDGE Page 16
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TIVERTON — A Superior Court
judge has ruled after a lengthy trial that James W. Pelletier, who
operates Tiger Tree and Landscaping, violated Tiverton's zoning
ordinances by manufacturing
compost at his business at 1912
Crandall Road.
In her decision announced last
Friday, Judge Melanie Thunberg,
said she reached her conclusion
"beyond a reasonable doubt."
The evidence, she said, was
"uncontradicted and credible"
and "overwhelmingly established
that raw materials, most pointedly
manure, were trucked in from offsite (no animals were ever
observed on site)." She said, "the
intensity of heavy equipment use
and the volume of the various
materials" used with the "compost recipe" compel her conclusion.
Asked by telephone Sunday for
reaction to the court's decision,
Mr. Pelletier said he had no comment. "I have no idea what you're
talking about. Thank you for calling," he said, and hung up.
Unless Mr. Pelletier appeals the
ruling to the Rhode Island
Supreme Court, Judge Thunberg's
decision becomes final.
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Mr. Pelletier faces the possibility
of fines of $500 per day from the
date of the Notice of Violation of
Jan. 23, 2009 (issued by Town Zoning Official Gareth Eames) to the
present, said Tiverton Town Solicitor Andrew Teitz. Measured from
Jan 24, 2009 (day one) to October
1, 2013, that's 1,712 days, or
$856,000.
Mr. Teitz said, "I will be seeking
a fine at least equivalent to recovering the legal costs that the town
has incurred in this matter and
including an amount equal to the
income he's made from his illegal
operations from the date of his
first offense."
The case that resulted in Judge
Thunberg's ruling began after the
town, in Tiverton Municipal
Court, sought to enforce Mr.
Eames' Jan. 23, 2009 Notice of Violation. The Municipal Court in
April, 2009 imposed a $2,000 fine
against Mr. Pelletier for manufacturing compost on his Crandall
Road property.
Mr. Pelletier appealed that decision to Superior Court which conducted a trial that began in the Fall
of 2010 and only just concluded
this last July.
There are at least four other
legal actions involving Mr. Pelletier, in various stages of litigation. One is a civil (injunction)
action by the town against him,
seeking to stop activities that
include those noted by Judge
Thunberg. Another involves
enforcement action by the
Department of Environmental
Management (DEM) against him
that has reportedly settled, said
Mr. Teitz. A third involves a nuisance claim being brought by
neighbors. Finally, Mr. Pelletier
has filed a civil action against the
town.
Sakonnet Times October 3, 2013 Page 3
CEMETERY: Protection promised for ancient burial site
From Page 1
He said the people he spoke
with “appeared to be sincere and
said they wouldn’t touch anything.”
A fence blew down, twice, in
recent storms last year, though
some suspect they may have been
removed. Fingers have been
pointed.
Chris Estrella, 38, a home
improvement contractor with two
small children, lives in a mobile
home next to the mound, and has
an up-close view of it out his front
window.
“I hate it. I wish it wasn’t there,”
he said. When he moved in, “I didn’t really know what it was.’
He’d heard that it might be a
cemetery, but said, “who knows if
it really is or not. They’ve never
really come out and said it to me
myself, whether it is or it isn’t.”
Mr. Estrella is clearly conflicted
about the mound in his front
yard. He later added, “It doesn’t
bother me. It is what it is … Right
now it’s uneven, it’s awful looking,” and he said, “I never let my
kids go on it because it’s full of
poison ivy .”
And since he has to look at it, he
said he’d be willing to give it some
attention. “I’d like to put some
fresh dirt on it, plant some wildflowers on it, put some shrubs
around the bottom, some mulch.
If someone gave me the green
light.”
He said he’d install a plaque, if
someone provided it. “If I have to
live here, I’ll make it look as nice as
I can.”
Down the road a few doors from
Mr. Estrella lives Kerrie Lesneski,
for whom the mound is an
intriguing mystery. “We don’t
know what it really is. Was it
because of Indians, or early settlers, that made the mound? I
think it’s pretty neat. It looked better with a fence, and I like the old
stones.”
Ms. Lesneski has lived in Heritage Park for three years and
traces her own lineage back to the
family who created Pardon Gray
Preserve. “It’s different,” she said
of the mound. “I’ve never lived
near a cemetery before. It’s weird.”
She said when she moved in
there was a sign on the fence
around the mound, but someone
took it away.
She treats it with respect. “We
stay off it. The kids know to stay off
it,” she said.
Another resident, Annette
Desrosiers said, “I think it’s cool. I
wish I knew a little more about it.”
Evidence that the mound is a
cemetery is sparse, but that’s the
conclusion the Tiverton Historical
Cemeteries Commission has
drawn.
Jim Spears is a member of the
commission. He and his colleagues, especially Isobel Hart and
Bob Martin, have been involved in
investigating the history of the
mound.
Mr. Spears said there are at least
three headstones on the top of the
mound, that in the fashion of the
day for people of modest means
are unmarked.
He and Mr. Martin believe there
are “three or four bodies for sure,
and possibly six at the most”
buried in the mound. Mr. Spears
said there are no records of anyone finding any bones, “and even
if you dug into it, you’d be unlikely
to find anything due to the years
that have passed.”
Ms. Hart says the cemetery is
known as Cemetery #48. She has
measured the mound, and said it’s
about six feet tall, 22 feet wide, and
28 feet long.
Ms. Hart has read deeds going
back to 1781 and finds no mention made of a cemetery on the
land involved. A town hall search
of deeds going back to the 1960’s is
similarly negative for any mention
of a cemetery.
She said that at one time there
was a gravel pit to the east of the
park that was filled in with dirt
from the existing park area, and
that just before a bulldozer was
about to demolish the cemetery,
someone stopped it, leaving the
mound in place.
Their opinion is bolstered by
Mr. Ives. He conducted a “preliminary review of historical maps,
aerial photographs, and satellite
imagery” to learn more.
“These graves.” he wrote, “were
originally situated on a small
knoll, as are many of Rhode
Island’s family burial grounds.
This knoll is clearly depicted on a
1942 topographic map, and a dark
feature (probably the shadow cast
by a cemetery fence) appears in
the precise location of these
graves on 1939 and 1951 aerial
photographs.”
Development of the trailer park
in the mid-twentieth century
appears to have destroyed portions of this knoll, presumably
through a process of cutting
and/or grading,” Mr. Ives said.
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Kerrie Lesneski, a resident of Heritage Mobile Home Park, tells the co-chairmen of the Tiverton Historical
Cemeteries Commission, Jim Spears (left) and Bob Martin, about events concerning the mound behind her.
“The remaining graves, as indicated by the surviving headstones,
were clearly avoided during this
process, resulting in what appears
to be a mound (though it is better
described
as
an
eroding
pedestal),” he said.
Mr. Ives wrote that the mound
“is located within a broader historical division of lands originally
owned and farmed by members of
the Durfee lineage.”
Unaware of Mr. Ives’ e-mail, Ms.
Leneski said she’d heard a rumor
that the property “used to be part
of the old Durfee estate and that
their workers are buried here.”
The mobile homes are owned or
leased by the occupants, but the
park (Heritage Mobile Home Park)
itself — the land, and the mound
as well — is owned by Heritage
Home Park Cooperative. The
property is managed by Coastal
Property Management.
Bruce Cotta, the property manager at Coastal, said he was always
told by the owners that the mound
was a historical cemetery. He said
he called the Town of Tiverton in
recent years and was told that the
town had no record of the cemetery.
“We will do everything we possibly can to protect it,” he said. “We
treat it as a cemetery, as a sacred
spot. If it is a historical cemetery,
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The burial mound sits tight up against mobile homes in the Tiverton
neighborhood.
we will work with the state, the
town, whoever.”
Mr. Ives added, “These graves
remain exposed to erosion, and
their long-term stability and safety is an issue of concern. Relocation to a suitably stable and protected burial ground should be
considered. In the meantime, it is
important to recognize that, like
all graves in Rhode Island, these
are protected under state law
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historic cemeteries, even those
located on private land, falls
under municipal authority — in
this instance, the Tiverton Town
Council.”
Mr. Spears said Mr. Estrella’s
offer to landscape the cemetery
“sounds pretty interesting. It’s very
encouraging.” The idea of moving
the cemetery, he said, “is beyond
our capabilities.”
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Portsmouth High crowns Homecoming king and queen
Portsmouth High School's 50th
anniversary Homecoming celebration was played out under
sunny skies Saturday.
The day began with the third
annual golf ball drop fund-raiser
held by The Portsmouth Gridiron
Club. A helicopter dropped hundreds of balls — residents purchased them for $15 each —
onto the football field. The top
three whose golf balls were closest to the target were John
Hamilton ($1,000 prize), Donna
Daley ($500) and Dan Cotterbay
($250).
After that the Homecoming
parade stepped off at the corner
of Patriots Drive and East Main
Road. This year’s king and queen
were Ben Harper and Phyllis
Morral, who rode in a convertible
along with other members of the
court. The marching band, student council members and others also participated in the
parade.
The varsity football team then
capped off the day with an
impressive win over Cranston
West, 27-7.
No failed
breath
tests at
Portsmouth
Homecoming
dance
Random testing policy
approved just days earlier
by School Committee
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Portsmouth High School’s Homecoming queen and king Phyllis Morral and Ben Harper wave to the crowd
during Saturday morning’s parade, while PHS mascot “Big Red” marches behind.
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A new policy that allows for random breath tests of students at
dances and other functions was
enforced for the first time at Saturday night’s Homecoming dance
at Portsmouth High School.
All students who were picked to
take the test passed, according to
Principal Robert Littlefield.
The principal updated parents
on the matter in a group e-mail
Sunday morning,
“Very successful night last
night, over 700 kids in attendance
with no problems,” Mr. Littlefield
stated. “Everyone arrived on time,
the students were very cooperative with the random breath tests.
We gave 71 breath tests — every
one negative.”
At the end of the night, he said,
five of those students tested went
home with gift cards from the
dance’s raffle.
“Thanks to everyone for your
cooperation,” Mr. Littlefield stated in the e-mail.
At its Sept. 24 meeting, the
School Committee approved a
policy that allowed for the random breath tests, which measure
blood alcohol level. Previously,
adult supervisors at dances and
other school functions were
allowed to test only those students who were already suspected of underage drinking.
Under the new policy, students
draw a ticket which may select
them randomly for a breathalyzer
test. If they refuse to take a ticket,
they are sent home.
Students who choose to take a
ticket are automatically entered
into a raffle to win a prize.
Policeman who secretly
filmed girl gets probation
Was officer in
Little Compton
for over five years
A Westport man who once
worked as a policeman in Little
Compton, Westport and other
places has been sentenced to
three years probation for possession of child pornography in connection with the secret filming of a
young relative.
Christopher Branco, 44, of 9
Mourning Dove
Drive,
Westport, pleaded
guilty last Tuesday in Fall River
District Court
before Judge
Kevin Finnerty.
He must now
register as a sex
offender, wear a
Christopher
GPS
monitoring
Branco at his
device
and stay
arraignment
last year.
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The crime came to light in
March of 2012 at a time when Mr.
Branco and his wife were in the
process of getting a divorce. She
told Westport Police that she was
looking for papers inside a safe in
their bedroom closet but instead
found a tube sock in the safe filled
with women’s underwear and an
8mm videotape.
She put the tape in their video
camera and saw images of a 15year-old girl, a relative, using the
toilet in the bathroom of their
house. Elsewhere on the video —
about nine minutes worth — was
footage of Mr. Branco in the act of
setting up the camera in the bathroom closet and aiming it toward
the toilet.
She notified Westport Police
who seized the tape and camera
and summonsed Mr. Branco to
headquarters.
Detective Sergeant Antonio
Cestodio said that, after consulting with the Bristol County District Attorney’s office, they
learned they could not charge
Mr. Branco with secretly filming
a partially nude person, a misdemeanor.
“Because the actual filming had
taken place a while ago (2000), we
were informed that the statute of
limitations had run out,” he said.
The District Attorney’s office
instead pursued the felony charge
of possession of child pornography. “Since he was still in possession of the tape,” the statute of
limitations was not an issue for
that charge.
At the time of his arrest, Mr.
Branco was working as a police
officer at Bristol Community College’s Fall River campus, a job
from which he was subsequently
fired.
His law enforcement career got
its start in Westport where he
worked as a part-time special
police officer for two months —
essentially a back-up for policerelated work that regular officers
could not handle.
He later went to work as a police
officer in Newport and then transferred to Little Compton.
Little Compton Police Chief Sidney Wordell said that officer Branco was hired in August 2006 and
worked as a policeman in that
town until January 2011, apparently to take police work closer to
his Westport home.
“We never had any indication of
problems,” Chief Wordell said. “He
was a good officer here — no complaints.”
Batteries stolen from Route 24
roadside signs cashed in for scrap
In what police say is another
metal-for-scrap scheme, a Westport man has been charged with
stealing nine heavy-duty batteries
from road construction signs and
selling them at a local scrapyard.
Nathan J. Moniz, 28, of 30 Crane
Ave., Westport, was charged on
Friday, Sept. 20, with receiving
stolen property worth over $250,
larceny under $250 by false pretense, and using a motor vehicle
during the commission of a
felony.
Westport Police Detective Ryan
Nicholson said that an investigation by town and State Police into
the disappearance of batteries
from work signs along Route 24
led them to Mr. Moniz.
The 6 volt batteries are larger
than ordinary car batteries and
weigh about 65 pounds apiece.
Officers checked with area
scrapyards and learned that 585
pounds worth of batteries matching this description had been
turned in at Mid City Scrap Iron
and Salvage Co. in Westport for a
total payment of $146. Scrapyard
records indicated that the batteries had been brought in by Mr.
Moniz.
The larceny by false pretenses
charge stems from the act of cashing stolen batteries in at the scrap-
yard.
There has been a rash of such
thefts lately, Det. Nicholson said.
Thirty three of the batteries
were reported stolen from Bridgewater and another 14 from
Lakeville in cases that have not yet
been resolved.
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Opinion
EDITORIAL
Gas station deal —
great news
O
f all the awful places to put a gas station,
Tiverton’s Stone Bridge waterfront must be
near the top of the list.
Blessedly, the station that has sat there for
decades could soon be gone if a deal backed
now by the owners and Tiverton works out.
Under the proposal, Tiverton would buy the station and
add this important piece of property to its holdings there
that include Grinnell’s Beach, the small park where the
World War I ‘Doughboy’ statue stands, and the Stone
Bridge abutment that is due for a delayed rebuild.
Funding, as always, remains an issue but for obvious reasons getting this deal done ought to be a top priority for
the town and for land preservation groups.
Those reasons include:
■ For a town with long shoreline, Tiverton has precious
little waterfront available for public enjoyment. Though
small, this stretch offers beach, fishing and relaxation right
in the center of town. A gas station stands smack in the
middle of it all.
■ No other well traveled place in Tiverton has the view
that this Main Road curve provides. A gas station diminishes the experience.
■ A gas station feet from the water is an environmental
accident waiting to happen. Such mishaps can be small
and continuous (fuel and oil dripping after fill-ups), or catastrophic (a hurricane could drive station, pumps, fuel and
all straight into the river).
Once the state finally finishes transforming that old
Stone Bridge abutment
into a waterfront park,
■ WHERE TO WRITE:
fishing pier and dock for
Sakonnet Times, 1745 Main Rd.
visiting boaters (they now
Tiverton, RI 02878. Letters may
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has the potential to
become one of the
region’s best place for
locals and visitors to enjoy the water.
First, though, that gas station needs to go.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Feel helpless against RITBA’s dumb rules
To the editor:
Here’s how government can
change the neutral citizen into a
really peeved citizen. It started
with the 18-year-old kid.
During the Sakonnet River
Bridge toll controversy, I’ve been a
passive-lazy user; I already have
E-ZPass and don’t travel the
Sakonnet very much, anyway.
Today I tried adding another
transponder, for a new family car,
to my four-transponder existing
account. (The 18-year-old started
work and college and bought a
car. Sigh.)
I was willing to pay for the additional transponder but was told
that isn’t allowed. “Why not?” I
asked the polite phone customer
rep from RITBA (R.I. Turnpike and
Bridge Authority). Because, she
said — policy; only four transponders on a non-business account.
“Really?” I said. Yes, she said. Policy. OK, I said, so I’ll set up a business account. OK, she said, but
you’ll have to buy all new
transponders. I didn’t further ask
why (policy).
So I need to set up a second
account, which isn’t hard, just idiotic. Now I (and RITBA) have to
maintain two separate accounts
(username, password, credit card,
yada yada yada). Why not have the
18-year-old maintain the account
on his own? Yeah, sure. Right.
Anyway, the nice phone rep
suggested I could open another
account online and wait two
weeks for the new transponder to
be mailed, or take time out to go
to Jamestown to do the applica-
tion, or go to AAA, even as a nonmember. So I called AAA, went
through a tortuous voice mail system only to find the nice phone
rep there not sure if I could do this
because I already had four
transponders and ... ah heck, I just
gave up.
Now I’m no longer neutral, I’m
peeved and I now actively don’t
like RITBA and will join in any
legal opposition to that agency.
Civic lesson for the 18-year-old:
Why don’t most citizens respect
their government agencies?
Because those agencies make
dumb rules and make citizens feel
helpless to modify those rules. (He
said, “Um, yeah. I think we covered that in high school.”)
Anthony DiBiasio
Middletown
Farm life — Not such easy pickings
To the editor:
This summer I started a new job
as a blueberry picker at Berry Hill
Farm on Pinehill Road. As I
reached the driveway for the first
day I thought about how easy
blueberry picking would be and
how the cash would roll in.
I then realized that this was not
the case. I quickly learned that sitting in the hot sun trying to pick
blueberries was not a walk in the
park. The fact that all of that week
temperatures were in the high 90’s
did not help.
This then made me realize how
people take farmers for granted —
how people overlook the hard
work put into getting the blueberries they are eating into their pancakes. I also thought about how I
didn’t need the money — how I
was just doing it to pay for wants
and not needs. Farmers do this for
their needs.
So I ask whoever reads this that
the next time you eat something
that came from a small local farm
to please think about the hard
work that got that food to you.
Chad Furtado
Sophomore, Westport
High School
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
September: Gentle
weather for a change here
September, normally the height of hurricane season, was
downright placid in Westport this year, according to Walter
Quinn’s weather station on Cherry & Webb Lane.
With no big storms in sight, the month’s peak gust was just 25
m.p.h. from the west-southwest on both Sept. 7 and 8.
Rainfall totaled 3.35 inches, with most of that rain falling on
Sept. 3, when 2.13 inches of rain was measured. Another .64
inches fell on April 22, but otherwise most of the month except
the first three days was bone dry.
Temperatures were comfortable too, averaging 63 degrees.
The high temperature for the month was 76.1 degrees on Sept.
11, while the low was 45.8 degrees on Sept. 17.
Debris from the Sakonnet River Bridge job lines Central Avenue in Tiverton.
Bridge builders left us with a mess
To the editor:
We live in an area adjacent to
the Cardi Construction Sakonnet
River Bridge project.
For the past approximately five
years (or longer) we have dealt
with dust, noise, rude construction workers, and many nights of
disrupted sleep due to the ongoing construction and equipment
literally in our front yard.
RIDOT and the Tiverton Police
Department were very helpful in
attempting to keep the noise
confined to daylight hours until
Thanks to all
who help our
little library
To the editor:
On behalf of the Union Public
Library Association, I would like
to thank the greater Tiverton
community for their support of
our annual book sale, yard sale
and bake sale fundraiser held on
August 17 and 18. It was a great
success! Our thanks go out to all
of those who donated items, volunteered their time and energy,
and attended our sale that weekend.
All of the proceeds from the
event will go toward maintaining
Union Public Library’s building
and grounds. Union Public
Library, located at 3832 Main
Road in Tiverton, is the second
oldest library in Newport County.
It is through the generosity of our
supporters, that we have been
able to keep the structure in good
repair and accessible to library
patrons for generations. The
library is open on Tuesdays from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We
encourage you to stop by and visit this local treasure.
Barbie Lewis
Volunteer coordinator
Union Public
Library Association
Tiverton
the bridge was turned over to the
state, whereupon they lost all
control of the project and the
noise was nonstop 24 hours per
day for months.
Finally! They are gone. However, the Central Avenue area
remains a construction mess.
Adjacent to our front yard are the
following:
propane
tanks,
dumped asphalt, Jersey barriers,
broken parts of construction
materials, and three-foot-tall
grass, among other items.
I have attempted to call Cardi’s
Construction at the Tiverton
number, but it’s now disconnected. I have called the company’s
main number and left a message
“for the person in charge.” And I
have attempted to visit someone
at the company’s Evans Avenue
project office, but it appears now
to be permanently unstaffed.
Cardi’s Construction has put the
Tiverton and Portsmouth neighbors near the bridge through hell
during the bridge construction,
and now we are dealing with the
mess that has been left behind.
I am appealing to Cardi’s, and
anyone in the Tiverton town
administration who can assist, to
simply clean up the mess that has
been left behind.
Thank you.
Nancy Starr
Tiverton
dine locally.
‘Loon Man’ is coming to Westport
John Rockwood, author, professional photographer and naturalist, also known as “The Loon
Man” will be the speaker when
the Paskamansett Bird Club visits
Westport on Thursday, Oct. 10.
The talk and the club’s monthly meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.,
in the Westport Public Library,
816 Main Road..
Mr. Rockwood will provide a
multi-media show centered on
his experiences with these birds,
especially Grapenut, a loon chick
who adopted him into his loon
family and shared his first two
seasons with him.
Learning to fly, catching prey,
playing hide and go seek and riding on his parents’ backs are just
some of the loon behaviors
John Rockwood’s photo of young loon Grapenut riding on a parent’s
back.
young Grapenut displayed to Mr.
Rockwood. These and other
activities will be the focus of the
presentation, which is supported
in part by a grant from the Westport Cultural Council.
Mr. Rockwood spent his early
years in Needham as a very
active Cub and then Boy Scout,
reaching the rank of Eagle Scout.
These years nurtured his love of
wildlife. He started taking photos
at age five with Brownie box
camera. Now, more than 55 years
later, he continues to capture
and share his boyhood fascination and love of wildlife through
digital photos and videos.
Since November 2006, Mr.
Rockwood has entertained audiences with his spectacular collections of narrated and informative shows, which include a wide
array of other wildlife indigenous
to the Northeast and across the
United States.
The meeting is free, open to
the public, and accessible.
POLICE REPORT
Tiverton Police:
Cyberstalking,
tiki-torch attack
Monday, Sept. 23
After a woman walked into the police
station last May to complain that
someone had gone through her laptop,
iPhone, and television, police investigated and charged Ryan J. Raposa, 36, of
Portsmouth, at 11:40 a.m. with cyberstalking and computer trespass, both
misdemeanors.
At 6:20 p.m., Steven M. West, 52, of
99 Pottersville Road, Little Compton,
was charged with simple assault and
disorderly conduct.
Thursday, Sept. 25
After running out of gas and being
assisted by an officer, Samantha L.
Homen, 25, of Fall River, was charged
under a 2nd District Court bench warrant with failure to appear.
Friday, Sept. 27
A 17-year-old girl was charged at 8:54
a.m. with domestic simple assault after
she allegedly punched her boyfriend.
Saturday, Sept. 28
After being stopped for running a stop
sign at 1:25 a.m., Brian Almeida, 19, of
55 Pershing Avenue, Tiverton, was
charged with resisting arrest, obstructing an officer, and disorderly conduct.
Mr. Almeida, said police, took the metal
ticket holder the officer had handed
him for purposes of signing the ticket,
and threw it into his back seat, and
refused to return it when asked.
After she allegedly hit a male companion with a wooden tiki-torch at 1:40
p.m., Pamela A. Levakis, 50, of 173
Russell Drive, Tiverton, was charged
with domestic simple assault and
domestic disorderly conduct.
Little Compton
Police:
Two charged
with DUI
Wednesday, Sept. 18
After being stopped for speeding at
8:23 p.m., Matthew Poirier, 28, of 40
Hambly Road, Tiverton, was charged
with driving under the influence of
alcohol.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
At 7:02 p.m., a truck southbound on
West Main Road, struck a deer causing
moderate damage to the grill, hood,
and front bumper of the vehicle, but no
injuries to the driver.
A driver westbound on Mullin Hill Road
at 11:02 p.m. struck a deer, which
caused damage to the front passenger
side bumper and the hood, but no
injuries to the driver.
Thursday, Sept. 26
Kyla Betts, 36, of 5 West Main Road,
Little Compton, was stopped at 11:47
a.m. for failure to stop at a stop sign,
laned roadway violations, and failure to
give a turn signal, and then charged
with driving under the influence of
alcohol.
Sandywoods Center hosting concerts, talk on planting fruit trees, farmers’ market
TIVERTON — The Sandywoods
Center for the Arts at 43 Muse Way
is hosting concerts, zumba classes, the farmers’ market and more
this week. For more information,
visit www.sandywoodsfarm.org.
For information on concerts, visit
www.sandywoodsmusic.com.
■ The farmers’ market is open
on Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m.,
rain or shine, through Oct. 31. The
market offers local fresh produce,
eggs, baked goods, shellfish, jams
and jellies, honey, grass-fed beef
and pastured poultry, soups and
other prepared foods, gourmet
coffee and handmade crafts.
There is live music, demonstrations and workshops each week.
Admission is free. Credit cards and
SNAP EBT cards are accepted.
■ Legendary bluesman Paul
Geremia returns to Sandywoods
on Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7. BYOB and food
are allowed. Tickets are $20 at the
door and $15 in advance. With his
six- and 12-string guitars, harmonica, husky soulful voice, stories of life on the road, and an
innate sense of humor, Paul keeps
traditional blues fresh and alive
with his performances. One of the
best country blues fingerpickers
ever, he has been called a national
treasure and was a 2013 inductee
into the R.I. Music Hall of Fame.
Admission to the Paul Geremia
concert also entitles you to free
entry into the 9 p.m. Rolling Roots
Revue show (see below).
■ The Rolling Roots Revue is on
Friday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. Doors
open at 8:45. BYOB and food are
allowed. Tickets are $12 at the
door and $10 in advance. At least
once a year, several Wepecket
Island Records artists board
Vanessa, Jack Radcliffe’s 1993 Ford
van, and perform in concert halls,
churches, houses, libraries, taverns and coffeehouses for several
weeks. The Rolling Roots Revue
has toured extensively in the Midwest, the Atlantic Seaboard, the
Deep South, and the Pacific
Northwest.
Various members of the troupe
hop on and off the train, but the
Revue maintains a corps of at least
four and often as many as nine
performers, who gleefully spread
the word and song of America’s
cultural history. All Rolling Roots
Revue shows conclude with an
invitation to join the musicians in
an on-stage jam session and singaround.
■ The Gnomes will perform on
Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7. BYOB and food
are allowed. Tickets are $12 at the
door and $10 in advance. The
Gnomes play an eclectic blend of
world folk fusion music — Celtic,
Scandinavian, Russian, Eastern
European, Caribbean, klezmer,
and originals. The band’s members include some of Rhode
Island’s best known musicians:
Phil Edmonds (Irish whistle and
button accordion), Cathy Clasper-
Torch (fiddle, keyboard, er-hu,
vocals), Michael Fischman (guitar,
mandolin, bouzouki, banjo), Peter
Breen (bass, vocals) and Ron
Schmitt (percussion).
■ A free public talk and slide
show on planting fruit trees
around the world by Rico Montenegro is on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 7
p.m. Mr. Montenegro is the chief
arborist for the Fruit Tree Planting
Foundation. The foundation’s
mission is to help communities
around the world improve the
local environment and their own
food security by planting fruit
trees and creating new native
orchards.
In 2011, he and the foundation
helped the residents at Sandywoods plant 50 young fruit trees.
He will talk about his experiences
and adventures as a modern day
Johnny Appleseed, traveling all
over the world to plant trees and
help strengthen communities in
Asia, South America, and elsewhere.
■ Live model figure drawing is
from 6 to 9 p.m. on Mondays in
the Yellow Building, 73 Muse Way.
All experience levels and art
media welcome. The cost is $14
per session; with a $6 student rate.
New artists are always welcome.
Bring your own materials and
easel or other preferred work surface. Model and chairs are provided.
■ A Tuesday night open mic is
on Tuesdays from 7 to 10 p.m.
“Speakeasy” until spring. Anyone
who purchased tickets can return
them to the seller for a full refund.
But, the winner of the “Boatload
of Booze” raffle will be drawn as
planned on Oct. 5. It includes over
18 bottles of wine and hard liquor
along with beer and mixers, all in a
novelty boat curio shelf.
Tickets are available at Manchester Tree & Landscaping, 2970
Main Road; Gray’s Ice Cream,
Tiverton Four Corners; Jodi at
Tiverton Rod and Gun Club, 1529
Fish Road, and from board members.
Girls in attendance will have the
chance to meet Kelly, hear about
her life and art and take a tour of
her paintings, sculptures and
installation, as well as having dinner. For more information, or
reservations, call Sharon at 2074316.
The Gnomes will perform in concert on Saturday at the Center for the
Arts.
hosted by Chris Farias. They brew
Coastal Roasters coffee (just a
buck a cup) and raffle off Sandywoods concert tickets. BYOB and
food are allowed. Musicians,
poets, and spoken word artists are
all welcome on the Sandywoods
stage. For more info, visit
www.facebook.com/sandywoodsopenmic.
■ Zumba classes are on
Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
with certified zumba instructor
Fatima Devine. The cost is $7 per
class. The class is great for beginners and intermediate students.
No previous experience is necessary.
■ “Powerlines” is at the Van
Vessem Gallery through Oct. 19.
The exhibit features the work of
visiting artists Mark Cutler, Anna
Shapiro, David Allyn and Ben
Leadbetter. Gallery hours are from
noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 4
to 8 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays.
Also on exhibit is new work by
Meredith Brower, Desiree Brunton, Penny Jackim, Joan Mann,
Dave Seibert, Matthew Smith,
Marika van Vessem, Nancy Walker,
Harmony Winters, John Wojtowicz
and Patrick Malin.
■ A Wednesday evening Pilates
class is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with
Annie Beneville. It is $15 per class.
yoga and exercise classes at the
center at 115 East Main Road.
class.
An adaptive exercise class for
those with mobility issues with Jen
Meyer is on Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
AROUND TOWN
Nature walk at
Dundery Brook trail
LITTLE COMPTON — Tiverton
Garden Club is sponsoring a public walk at Dundery Brook Greenway Trail on Saturday, Oct. 5, at
9:30 a.m. John W. Berg from the
Nature Conservancy will lead participants along the 2.7-mile
round-trip, user-friendly boardwalk trail, traveling through a varied wooded area.
This is a repeat of the spring
walk, noting the seasonal differences.
Meet at 9:30 at 28 Commons,
the tennis parking area before
Wilbur School. Look for the garden club’s butterfly flags.
Date Night for Parents
results in fun for kids
LITTLE COMPTON — Saturday
Fun Nights for Kids & Date Night
for Parents this fall are on the first
Saturday of the month, Oct. 5,
Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Little
Compton Community Center on
the Commons.
Children age 5 to 12 are invited
to a drop-off play time from 6 to 9
p.m. featuring a bounce house,
ball pit, games and crafts. The
evening also includes pizza and a
movie.
The cost is $20 for the first child
and $10 for each sibling ($15/$5
for members). Reservations are
not required.
‘Speakeasy’ postponed,
but raffle still going on
TIVERTON — The Tiverton Historical Society has postponed its
Artemis programs
are for young women
TIVERTON — Sharon Rust, creator of the Ophelia Programs, is
launching a new endeavor,
Artemis in Tiverton. The free
events provide inspirational
forums for young women ages 11
to 18.
On Sunday, Oct. 6, Artemis features artist Kelly Milukas in her
Bow House Studio at 355 Puncatest Road for an “Evening of Creativity & Conversation” from 5 to 7
p.m. It is free.
Afternoon teas weekly
at the community center
LITTLE COMPTON — Community Cuisine by Marie presents
afternoon tea at the Little Compton Community Center each
Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. offering a
variety of hot and cold teas and a
selection of petite savory and
sweet delectables.
Enjoy a refreshing repast in the
cafe style dining room or al fresco
under the shady maple tree overlooking the Little Compton Commons. The chef is Marie O’Loughlin Jenkins.
Ongoing activities
at the Wellness Center
LITTLE COMPTON — The Little
Compton Wellness Center offers
Brantal’s Restaurant, Pub,
Function Rooms
91 Crandall Rd, Tiverton • 401-624-1990 • www.brantal.com
THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS
Bourbon Chicken $9.95 • Portuguese Style Scrod $12.95
Shrimp Spumanti $13.95
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
IN THE DINING ROOM Rock & Roll and Open Mic with Steve C.
Dining Room Open Wednesday - Saturday at 4:30pm Catering & Functions 7 Days a Week
There is a kundalini yoga class
with Brenda Florez on Mondays
from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. It is $5 per
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RELIGION NEWS
St. Theresa’s Church
Amicable Congregational
TIVERTON — A blessing of the
pets for the Feast of St. Francis will
be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 6, at
1 p.m. on the front lawn of St.
Theresa’s Church, 265 Stafford
Road.
Bring your pets for a blessing. If
your pet is too big, or doesn’t travel well, bring a picture.
They also will collect donations
of pet toys, pet food and treats to
be brought to a local animal shelter.
TIVERTON — The monthly dinner is on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m.
at Amicable Congregational
Church, 3736 Main Road. The
monthly dinner is on Saturday,
Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. This month’s meal
is hosted by the Christian Education Committee and focuses on
Worldwide Communion Weekend, featuring breads from
around the world, Caribbean fruit
salad, chow mein, Moroccan vegetables, beverage and dessert.
All are welcome to attend.
Donations will be accepted at the
door.
For more information, call the
church office at 624-4611 or visit
amicablechurch.org.
Dr. Peggy Matteson will preach
at the 10 a.m. worship service for
Worldwide Communion Sunday,
Oct. 6. The Sunday school classes
will be preparing special breads
from around the world for Communion, and the deacons will
lead the Communion service.
All are welcome to attend. Child
care is available for children ages 3
and under, and children ages 4
and over will meet with their families in the sanctuary for the first
half of worship before being dismissed to Children’s Chapel and
Sunday school classes halfway
through the service.
St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea
LITTLE COMPTON — St.
Andrew’s by-the-Sea will hold the
last 7:30 a.m. service for the season on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 182 Willow Ave. An annual Blessing of the
Animals will be held at the 10 a.m.
service.
They welcome live and stuffed
animal pets. Prayers will celebrate
the joy that God’s creatures bring
into our lives.
The church will return to its regular service schedule beginning
Sunday. Oct. 13: Sunday worship
at 10 a.m., Evening Prayer at 5
p.m. Tuesday, and Wednesday
Eucharist at 10 a.m.
For more information, visit
www.saintandrewsbythesea.org.
Bliss Four Corners
TIVERTON — Interim Pastor
William McPherson will give the
sermon on Oct. 6 at the 10 a.m.
Communion service at Bliss Four
Corners Congregational Church,
1264 Stafford Road.
The Sunday school will be
learning about the trials of Job this
month. All are welcome.
The Monday lunchtime Bible
study at 11:30 will continue discussing the book of Mark, commencing from Mark 5:21.
Future events and more information about the church are
available at www.blissfourcorners
church.org.
Holy Trinity
TIVERTON — Bishop W.
Nicholas Knisely will institute the
Rev. John Higginbotham as the
rector of Holy Trinity Church on
Saturday, Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. at the
church at 1956 Main Road.
The Trinity Trader thrift shop
has reopened with all new fall
merchandise. They feature highend designer clothing as well as
everyday wear, a Halloween section and glass and tableware. It is
open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. All proceeds
benefit the church.
New exhibit at the Donovan Gallery this month
TIVERTON — A special exhibit,
“Fall Colors,” is open at the Donovan Gallery, 3895 Main Road,
Tiverton Four Corners. The show
will continue through October.
New works highlighting the season are by contributing artists
Debra Valeri, Sarah Stifler-Lucas,
Bill Chisholm, Alex Dunwoodie,
David Aldrich, Cindy Baron,
David Witbeck, Jonathan McPhillips, Jeanne Tangney, Marieluise Hutchinson, Kathleen Weber, Kris Donovan, Al Albrektson,
Tom Deininger, Carol FitzSimonds, Bill Massey, Richard Harrington, Deborah Quinn-Munson,
Cristina Martucelli, Cindy Wilson,
Arthur Moniz, Peter Campbell,
Del-Bourree Bach, Matthew
Smith, Mark Fernandez and
Arthur Moniz.
Gallery hours are from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more infor-
“Still Life,” an oil by David Witbeck, is part of the “Fall Colors” exhibit
during October.
mation, visit www.donovanga
llery.com or call 624-4000.
to bring your own computer, a
wireless network is available. Call
the senior center if you plan to
attend. Tutorials begin at 1 p.m.
sharp. Please be on time.
The Visiting Nurse Service of
Newport and Bristol Counties will
sponsor a flu clinic at the senior
center on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 9
to 11 a.m. All insurance cards
must be presented at the time of
immunization, so bring your
Medicare card, Supplemental
insurance card, BlueChip card,
United Health Care Medicare
Advantage card or your employersponsored insurance card. If you
do not have insurance, you will
not be turned away. One of the
nurses will speak with you.
The Tiverton Senior Center’s
Knitting Circle will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m. (Note, this
is a special date and time). The
Knitting Circle is separate and
apart from the Knitting for Charity
Volunteers.
This evening group is open to
the public for those who want to
socialize, share and learn from
each other. You work on your own
projects with your own supplies. If
you are interested in joining, the
regular meeting is on the first
Wednesday of the month at 6:30 at
the senior center except for this
month.
Farmers market coupons are
available in the office through
October. They are for those who
are 60 years of age or older. You
must earn less than the income
eligibility guidelines and you must
be a Rhode Island resident. You
are allowed to receive one packet
of coupons per person. All packets
must be signed for. Stop by the
office for a packet of three $5
coupons.
The nutrition program is open
to anyone who is 60 or older or
disabled. Meals are served Monday to Friday at 11:30 a.m. The
suggested donation is $3. Reservations are necessary by 11 a.m. the
day before you would like to
attend. Reservations a week in
advance are strongly recommended.
The senior center also offers
information and referrals, SHIP
(Senior Health Insurance Program) counseling, assistance with
medical assistance and SNAP
applications and re-certification
applications, and heating assistance applications, AARP-sponsored tax assistance program and
mature driving classes, monthly
blood pressure clinics sponsored
by Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties, doorto-door bus service to the elderly
in town for shopping, and many
other services. Stop by and see
what they’re about.
Bus transportation is offered for
shopping and meal-site transportation for any Tiverton resident who is 50 or older or handicapped. It is free. Regular trips are
to the Harbor Mall and Super Walmart on Tuesday, Tiverton shopping (Rite Aid, CVS, Bank Newport, the post office) and Seabra in
Fall River on Wednesday, the Dartmouth Mall area the second Friday of the month, and the
Swansea Mall area the fourth Friday of the month. Call for reservations, which are necessary. On all
days, you may be dropped at the
senior center before or after shopping.
On Tuesdays, Janet Holmes is at
the center from 9 a.m. to noon to
assist with health insurance plans,
supplemental insurance and
Medicare Advantage Plans. She
also can help with medical billing
problems and RIPAE or SNAP
(food stamps) applications. Call
the center for an appointment.
Ongoing events
Computers are accessible from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Cards, Keno and billiards are
ongoing most days. All classes are
open to the public.
On Thursdays, TOPS (Take Off
Pounds Sensibly) meets at 10 a.m.;
weigh-in begins at 9 a.m. Dues are
$28 a year and $3 dues per month.
For more information, call Anne
Lavoie at 624-6203. All are welcome.
The Knitting & Quilting Volunteers meet at 1 p.m. on Thursdays.
Birthdays for the month are celebrated on the third Thursday of
the month.
Bingo is at 1 p.m. most Fridays.
Mahjongg players meet on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. They are always
looking for new players to join
them.
On Monday, Wednesday and
SENIORS
Tiverton center
TIVERTON — The Tiverton
Senior Center at 207 Canonicus St.
is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. For more information, call 625-6790. Membership is
$5 a year. To get discounts for
classes and trips, you must be a
member.
Bingo is at 1 p.m. every Friday in
October.
Tiverton Library Services presents “Words for Wisdom,” a book
club hosted by Prudence Fallon,
which is meeting on Monday, Oct.
7, at 10 a.m. at the senior center.
All who are interested are invited
to join. New members are welcome at any time.
Mark Rudd will teach a “Computer Tutorial” class for those
interested in learning or improving their computer skills. The class
is from 1 to 3 p.m. on Mondays.
For the month of October, classes
are on Oct. 7, 21 and 28. For those
of you who own a laptop and want
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AROUND TOWN
From Page 9
It is $5 per class.
Yin/restorative yoga class is on
Tuesdays at 8 a.m. It is $5 per class.
Kripalu yoga classes are on
Wednesdays with Karen Moore
Holliday at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
They are $5 per class.
For more information, call 5920400 or 592-0401 or visit www.litt
lecomptonwellnesscenter.org.
There also is a behavioral health
clinic, in partnership with Newport Community Mental Health
Center on Monday afternoons.
The hours are by appointment at
846-1213.
Yoga meditation classes
at community center
LITTLE COMPTON — Ageless
gentle yoga meditation classes are
held on Wednesdays from 9:30 to
10:45 a.m. at the Little Compton
Community Center on the Commons with Caryl Sickul, MA, DMT,
experienced instructor and movement specialist.
A single class is $17. Group sessions are discounted for eight
weeks. Call Caryl to register and
for more information at 816-0024
or visit www.csickul.com.
Sogkonate Garden Club
to hold monthly cleanup
LITTLE COMPTON — On
Thursday, Oct. 10, Sogkonate Garden Club’s monthly roadside litter
collection will take place on Long
Highway, north of Simmons Pond
and Tompkins Lane. All volunteers
are welcome.
Meet at Simmons Pond Management Area parking lot at 9 a.m.
Gloves, bags and pickup tools will
be provided.
Fashion 4 You at
4 Corners Arts Center
TIVERTON — To showcase the
diverse offerings at Tiverton Four
Corners, a lively runway show will
benefit the Four Corners Art Center on Friday, Oct. 11, from 5:30 to
8 p.m. at The Meeting House, 3850
Main Road.
Merchants participating to date
are salt, Cutie Curls, Silk Road
Traders, Artemis, Tiffany Peay Jewelry, The Cottage, Susan Freda,
Court Yards, ISA Images, Milk &
Honey, Kitty Lovell, Sakonnet
Farm, Amy Lund, Libby Gilpatric,
C&E Consignments and Studio by
the Sea.
There is limited seating, and
tickets will be sold in advance only
at the Studio by the Sea and
Tiffany Peay Jewelry.
Local fare and drinks are complimentary. The show will have a
cocktail party atmosphere and
tickets are $20 each to benefit the
Four Corners Art Center.
Annual Harvest Supper
at Bliss Four Corners
TIVERTON — An annual Harvest Supper is on Saturday, Oct.
19, with one family-style serving at
5 p.m. at Bliss Four Corners Congregational Church, 1264 Stafford
Road.
The menu includes stuffed
chicken breast, mashed potatoes,
turnips, butternut squash, carrots,
beets, cranberry sauce, rolls, bev-
erage, and apple or squash pie for
dessert.
Tickets are $13 for adults, $6 for
children 12 and under, and free for
children 3 and under. Take-out is
available; but, call to reserve and
pickup is at 5:30 p.m.
For more information, or to
make a reservation, call and leave
a message with your name and
number in your party at 624-4113
or 508/678-9235 or e-mail bliss
fourcornerschurch@gmail.com.
Knights to host
a pork dinner, dance
Knights of Columbus will hold a
dinner-dance on Saturday, Oct.
19, with dinner at 7 p.m., followed
by dancing.
On the menu is fruit cup, roast
pork with dressing, roast potatoes,
vegetable, roll and butter, dessert
and coffee. Tickets are $13 each.
Call Natalie at 508/674-3269 or
Leo at the Knights at 624-4924.
Credit card orders can be made
with Candace Fish at 633-2568.
The bracelet will only be available
through Oct. 31.
Bracelets to benefit
improvement society
CAP and food pantry
hours in Tiverton listed
LITTLE COMPTON — Silpada
Designs has come out with a new
Bravery Bracelet, which already
has raised $250,000 to benefit Living Beyond Breast Cancer.
Candace Fish of Little Compton,
a Silpada Designs independent
rep, will donate $10 from each
bracelet sold to the Little Compton Village Improvement Society.
Orders can be placed at the
Brownell House in Little Compton
(635-4560) or at Once Again Consignment Shop at East Side Crossing on Stafford Road in Tiverton
(624-2307).
TIVERTON — The East Bay
Community Action Program
(CAP) at 1048 Stafford Road is
open on Tuesdays for social service appointments from 9 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., with food pantry access
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On Wednesdays, it is open from
9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for both social
service and extended food pantry
hours.
Call 625-5134 for information or
registration. Food pantry donations also are welcome during
these hours.
Little Compton Food
Bank could use donations
LITTLE COMPTON — The Little
Compton Food Bank is asking
members of the community to
donate non-expired, non-perishable food and personal hygiene
products.
Items needed now are coffee,
dry cereal, peanut butter, jelly,
canned chicken, Spam, tuna and
condiments (salt, pepper, sugar,
ketchup and mustard).
The Food Bank is located at the
Wellness Center, 115 East Main
Road.
As always, financial gifts are
appreciated and can be made out
to the Little Compton Food bank
and sent to the Wellness Center.
For more information, call Sue
Sisson at 635-2722.
R.I. Foundation awards county grants and a scholarship
SAKONNET AREA — Newport
County nonprofit organizations
and students will receive $39,500
in grants and scholarships from
the R.I. Foundation through the
Miss Swinburne Fund.
Scholarship recipients included
Alexandra D. Corr of Tiverton,
High Point University.
Organizational grants were
awarded to:
• Star Kids Scholarship Program: $3,500 for tuition for a
female Newport County Star Kid
student to attend a non-public
school for the 2013-14 school year.
• Boys & Girls Club of Newport
County: $2,000 to expand the
American Girl Club program for
the 2013-14 school year. The grant
is earmarked for CPR and babysitting expenses.
• Girl Scouts of Rhode Island:
$2,000 for Newport’s Urban Outreach program benefiting at-risk
girls in kindergarten to Grade 12.
• Women’s Resource Center:
$2,000 to support the Court Advocacy Program in Newport County
to educate and empower victims
of domestic violence.
• Child and Family Services of
Newport County: $2,000 to support the Groovy Girls Program to
involve girls in activities to
improve self-esteem, provide
emotional support and inspire
confidence.
• East Bay Community Action
Program: $2,000 for Even Start’s
children’s room.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the
Ocean State: $1,500 to support
mentoring services for 30 at-risk
girls living in Newport County.
• Social Enterprise Greenhouse:
$1,500 to recruit women and girls
to participate in programs to
develop the skills to start and
maintain their own social enterprise and micro enterprise businesses.
The Miss Swinburne Fund will
seek applications from Newport
County nonprofit organizations
and students again in the spring. A
full list of scholarships offered by
the Rhode Island Foundation is
available at www.rifoundation.
org/scholarships.
the admissions/ development
office at 683-0268, ext. 114.
als, registration and supplies. For
more information, contact Gloria
Crist at glosoul@cheerful.com.
AT THE SCHOOLS
St. Philomena School
to host an open house
PORTSMOUTH — The St.
Philomena School, pre-K to Grade
8, invites families of prospective
students to an open house on
Tuesday, Oct. 8. An opening presentation begins promptly at 9:30
a.m. and another at 1 p.m. in the
Student Activity Center.
There are openings in grades 1,
2 and 4 and pre-K 2 day for the
2013-14 school year. The school is
at 324 Cory’s Lane. It is a U.S.
Department of Education Blue
Ribbon School of Excellence.
An opening presentation will
feature Principal Donna Bettencourt-Glavin, students and parents speaking briefly on the philosophy and experiences at the
school, followed by tours of the
campus by parents. Visitors can
see classes in progress and speak
with administration and teachers.
A majority of the student body
at St. Philomena School is
Catholic, but students of other
religions who are committed to
the school’s philosophy and mission are welcome.
For more information, visit
www.saintphilomena.org or call
Tiverton After School
Arts registration open
TIVERTON — Tiverton After
School Arts (TASA) is open for registration for all elementary and
middle school students. Programming also is open to homeschooled students.
This year, programming was
expanded to include 3- to 5-yearolds with Imagination Nation.
Note that Imagination Nation
classes are held at Sandywoods
Center for the Arts, 43 Muse Way.
Classes are led by teaching
artists who have been working
with young people for years.
Forms can be picked up and
returned at each school.
This fall, TASA is offering sculpting, painting, puppet-making,
improvisation and dance. All
classes run for 1 1/2 hours for six
weeks. The fall session begins Oct.
15 and runs through Nov. 21.
Imagination Nation runs for an
hour and includes both creative
movement and play as well as a
visual arts component and
healthy snack.
The $60 fee includes all materi-
THS parents invited
to fall discussion group
High School Guidance Department is organizing a fall discussion group for parents of adolescents. It will focus on issues related to adolescent development
and specific problems that may
present themselves during these
years.
The discussion group will meet
on six Wednesdays from Oct. 9 to
Nov. 13, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at THS,
100 North Brayton Road. Topics
will include developmental issues
during adolescence, setting
parental boundaries, addictive
disorders and experimental substance abuse, family history, complicated family dynamics, and
self-care for parents.
To be effective, the size of the
group will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants. Registration is free and open to all parents/guardians of THS students
on a first-call, first-served basis. If
interested, call 624-6621 as soon
as possible.
Peter Lozier, Charlie Hall and Kristin Brown in front of a trailer loaded
with beach litter that’s headed for the transfer station.
Volunteers clean up beaches,
shoreline during annual event
LITTLE COMPTON — Eighty
people participated in the 2013
International Coastal Cleanup in
Little Compton on Sept. 21. The
weather was perfect, and about
1,500 pounds of trash were collected from the beaches and
shorelines. Not only did individual volunteers show up to work,
but members of the Sakonnet
Yacht Club, The Nature Conservancy, Sakonnet Preservation
Association and Sogkonate Garden Club all pitched in as well.
Little Compton resident Geoff
Dennis oversaw the cleanup of
East and West Islands and Charlie
Hall, Bill Jordan, Aidan Lippert
and John Farr transported trash to
the dump.
As they do every year, Kristin
Brown came from Vermont to
organize the Sakonnet Point area
cleanup, and Professor Jameson
ACHIEVEMENTS
Air National Guard Airman
DOUGLAS R. BELISLE graduated
from basic military training at
Joint Base San
Antonio-Lackland in San
Antonio, Texas.
Airmen who
complete basic
training earn
four credits
toward an
associate in
applied science
degree through the Community
College of the Air Force. A 2010
graduate of Tiverton High School,
Airman Belisle is the son of
Nichelle and Gregory Belisle of
Warren Avenue, Tiverton.
Chace brought one of his classes
from Salve Regina University.
Cigarette butts (1,458), plastic
beverage bottles (464), and balloons (211) were the most numerous items found. But, volunteers
collected about 700 pounds less
than last year. Hopefully, less
poundage means less littering of
the waters and beaches.
AT THE LIBRARY
Fall storytimes
at Brownell Library
LITTLE COMPTON —Registration is under way for Brownell
Library fall storytime sessions.
Storytimes are on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m.
and begin the week of Oct. 21.
Storytime sessions are for children 6 months to 5 years. All storytime sessions consist of stories,
felt stories, poems and songs. For
more information, or to register,
call the library at 635-8562.
SENIORS
From Page 10
Friday, Functional Fitness under
the direction of Debbie Gagnon is
from 9 to 10 a.m. Exercises
include a Pilates component and
exercises using weights. The fee is
$2 per class.
Quilting for charity meets every
Monday at 9 a.m.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays,
“Walk Away the Pounds” begins at
9 a.m. with a 20-minute, one-mile
walk. At 9:25, there is a 30-minute,
two-mile walk, which is more
advanced. Participants can do
one or both. It’s free.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: 401/253-6000, ext. 107
Or stop by our office at 1 Bradford St., Bristol. Photos are encouraged but cannot be
returned, unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is enclosed.
DEADLINE: Noon on Tuesday
NOTE: To get information into the Eight Days calendar in the Life section, the deadline
is at noon on Friday.
OBITUARIES
George W. “Bill” Gleeson
Former member
of Town Council
George W. “Bill” Gleeson, 88, of Portsmouth,
died Thursday, Sept. 26,
2013, at Grand Islander
Health Care Center in Middletown surrounded by his family.
He was the husband of the late B.
Eileen Gleeson.
Born in Portsmouth on Feb. 22,
1925, he was the son of the late
John and Katherine (Smith)
Gleeson.
Bill graduated from De La Salle
Academy
in
Newport,
began working
on
local
Portsmouth
farms, often
driving
the
farm trucks to
Boston
with
produce. He
entered
the
U.S. Army in 1944 and landed in
France. Serving in the Medical
Corps, his service brought him
into Belgium and Germany. He
was then transferred to the Pacific Theater and served in the
Japanese Occupational Forces.
After WWII, he worked for the
First
National
Stores
in
Portsmouth. In 1979 he began
his second career as the owner of
Gleeson’s Package Store until
2011.
Bill was a former member of
the Portsmouth Lions Club, the
Alvaro Vieira VFW and the
Portsmouth Town Council and
the Portsmouth Water Board.
In his free time, he enjoyed
tending to his vegetable garden
and clamming the local beaches.
He and his wife Eileen enjoyed
winters in Florida, and 62 years
of marriage, until her death in
April.
Bill was often spotted in town
on drives with his favorite terriers, Sam and Buddy.
He is survived by his children,
Cheryle Minyo and her husband
John of Portsmouth, Priscilla
Lipe and her husband James of
Tiverton and William Gleeson
and his wife Wendy of
Portsmouth; nine grandchildren’
seven great grandchildren’ a sister, Dorothy Walker of Peterborough, N.H.; and many loving
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
five brothers, Tom, Stephen,
James, John, and Joseph Gleeson; and two sisters; Mae Garrahy and Kate Golden.
Find more obituaries
on page 16
Calling hours were held Tuesday, Oct. 1, in Connors Funeral
Home in Portsmouth. His funeral was Wednesday, Oct. 2, from
Connors Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian
Burial in St. Anthony’s Church,
Portsmouth. Burial with military
honors was in Portsmouth
Cemetery.
Donations in his memory may
be made to VNS of Newport and
Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main
Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871 or to
the Portsmouth Fire and Rescue
Wagon Fund, 2300 East Main
Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871.
Additional information available at www.memorialfuneralhome.com
Marion W. Berrett
Active volunteer, sang in St.
Mary’s Church choir
Marion W. Berrett, 91, passed
away Tuesday,
Sept. 17, 2013.
She was born
in
Boston,
Mass.,
on
March
13,
1922, to James
and Lina MacFarlane. She
was preceded
in death by her
father, James MacFarlane; mother, Lina MacFarlane; siblings,
Elaine Lee and James MacFarlane and spouse, Malcolm
Berrett. Marion is survived by
daughter, Linda (Charles) Rogers
of Albuquerque, NM; son, Donald M. (Sarawyn) Berrett of
Portsmouth; grandchildren, Lynnette Rogers, Mark Rogers, Cindy
Rogers Elliser and Debra Berrett
Legassie; great-grandchildren,
Robbie Gutierrez, Dylan Gutierrez, Justice Gutierrez, Laurelynne
Gutierrez-Rogers,
Josephine
Rogers, Benjamin MacFarlane
Elliser and Juliet Rogers.
Marion was married for 57
years until her husband’s death
in 1999. She was a legal secretary
and also enjoyed being a correspondent for the La Vida Llena
newsletter, as well as a participant in the Southwest Canine
Corps of Volunteers. In Rhode
Island she volunteered at Forest
Farm Nursing Home, doing singalongs and Meals on Wheels. She
also sang in the Swanhurst
Choral Society and the St. Mary’s
Church choir.
A memorial service was held on
Friday, Sept. 27, at La Vida Llena
Retirement Community in Albuquerque, NM. Interment will take
place in Rhode Island on Saturday,
Oct. 5, at St. Mary’s Church in
Portsmouth, at 1 p.m. In lieu of
flowers donations may be made in
Marion’s name to The Potter
League 87 Oliphant Lane Middletown, RI 02842; or Lap Dog Rescue
P.O.Box 1316 Tijeras, NM 87059. To
view information or leave a condolence please visit www.danielsfuneral.com
LEGAL NOTICE
TIVERTON, RI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the following Public Hearing will be
held by the Tiverton Town Council at the Tiverton Town Hall, 343
Highland Road, Tiverton, RI, on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at
7:00 p.m.
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT – ARTICLE 5
Amendment to ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 5, s 1, Note #1, to
provide that for residential uses in Open Space zones, the dimensional restrictions of the nearest residential district to the Open
Space zone would apply, by amending Note 1 as follows:
“Note 1: For residences in a GC, W, OS or I District, the dimensional regulations of the nearest residential district shall apply.”
Anyone wishing to be heard on these proposed matters should
be present at the aforementioned date and time. At the public
hearing, opportunity shall be given to all persons interested to be
heard upon the matter of the proposed amendments. The proposals may be altered or amended prior to the close of the public hearing without further advertising, as a result of further study
or because of the views expressed at the public hearing. Any
such alteration or amendment must be presented for comment in
the course of said hearing.
All amendments shall take effect upon passage. Copies of the
proposed amendment are available for public inspection in the
office of the Town Clerk between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., Mondays through Fridays and at the Essex Library during
normal hours. The Town Hall is handicapped accessible.
Persons requiring assistance should contact the Office of the
Town Clerk at 625-6703 at least three business days prior to the
hearing date.
Nancy L. Mello
Town Clerk
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Lauren Smith (right) battles for possession of the ball during Friday’s match with Wheeler.
Goals, wins a challenge for
young field hockey squad
The learning curve continued
Friday for Tiverton’s relatively
inexperienced field hockey team
as it dropped a home match to
Wheeler by a 4-1 score.
The loss dropped Tiverton to 17 on the season.
For Tiverton, the best came
right at the end when the Tigers
scored their only goal on a pretty
play the length of the field with
just 22 seconds left.
Coach Ellie Byrne said that
Sarah Barboza drove the ball hard
downfield from the defensive end
to Julia Vasconcelos. She passed it
to Samantha Cookinham who
snapped a pass to junior Tori Flynn — “my speedster” —who put
the ball in the net.
“A very pretty play,” Coach
Byrne said, and a relief for a team
that has had trouble scoring goals
so far.
“We have been getting our
chances, we just haven’t been able
to finish them off,” she said.
Called into action to replace
injured goalie Olivia Souza,
Chelsea Diogo had nine saves.
Tiverton lost five key seniors
from last year’s team that missed
the playoffs by a single point. The
team is rebuilding with a nucleus
of four seniors, 10 juniors, eight
sophomores and two freshmen.
It’s a young team with less playing experiences than most of the
Division I South teams it faces.
“I have a number of players
who are seeing their first action
on a varsity field. It’s an adjustment but they are athletes —
they’re getting there.” Tiverton
will benefit, she believes, from
the fact that players have started
playing summer field hockey
with a Westport league. She also
hopes to see the sport introduced at the middle school.
Tiverton’s lone win, by a score of
4-0, came earlier over Woonsocket
— another inexperienced team.
Leading the way in scoring so
far are Tori Flynn and Julienne
Hughes with two goals apiece, and
Sarah Barboza and Jasmin
Giguere with one each.
“They are working hard,” Coach
Byrne said. “If they keep doing
that, the wins will come.”
Tiverton plays Lincoln School
away on Tuesday and a tough Lincoln High School team at home
on Thursday.
Tiverton boys soccer tops St. Ray’s
The Tiverton boys soccer team
beat St. Raphael’s 2-0 Friday to
even its record at 3-3-1.
Tommy Murray and Michael
Pacheco scored for the Tigers
with assists from Ryan Amaral
and Christian Redden.
Goalie Nate Johanning made
six saves for Tiverton while the
St. Raphael’s goaltender made 10
saves.
Last Tuesday, Tiverton came
out on the short end of a 1-0
away match against Scituate as
Scituate scored late at the 74th
minute mark.
“It was a great game that could
have gone either way,” coach
Tom Murray said.
For Tiverton, goalie Ian Rashleigh McNally made ten saves.
The loss left the Tigers with a 23-1 record.
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
PROBATE COURT OF THE
TOWN OF TIVERTON, RI
TIVERTON TOWN HALL
RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSES
343 HIGHLAND ROAD
ON THE DATES SPECIFIED IN
NOTICES BELOW AT 8:30 A.M. FOR
HEARING OF SAID MATTERS.
Estate of MARIE MALLOY. Petition for
Probate of Will. Hearing scheduled for
October 4, 2013.
Estate of OLIVE R. SIEMBAB. Petition
for Probate of Will. Hearing scheduled for
October 4, 2013.
Estate of BONNIE C. OTOCKI. Petition
for Guardian’s Twenty-First Account.
Hearing scheduled for October 4, 2013
Estate of NORMA J. BOISSONEAU.
Petition for Guardian’s Second and Final
Account. Hearing scheduled for October 4,
2013.
Estate
of
HEATHER
ASHLEY
KENDRICK. Petition for Change of Name.
Hearing scheduled for October 4, 2013.
Estate of LINDA M. PHIPPS. Notice is
hereby given that Craig D. Curtis has qualified as Executor of the Estate of LINDA M.
PHIPPS. Creditors must file their claims in
the office of the Probate Clerk within the
time permitted by law beginning
September 19, 2013.
Estate of JULIETTE D. BESSE aka JULIETTE BESSE aka JULIETTE FANNING.
Notice is hereby given that Florence
Capriotti has qualified as Executrix of the
Estate of JULIETTE D. BESSE aka JULIETTE BESSE aka JULIETTE FANNING.
Creditors must file their claims in the office
of the Probate Clerk within the time permitted by law beginning September 19, 2013.
Estate of FLORENCE M. GIRARD.
Notice is hereby given that Lynn M. Galvin
has qualified as Administratrix d.b.n.c.t.a.
of the Estate of FLORENCE M. GIRARD.
Estate of WILLIAM PIZIO. Notice is hereby given that Erin McGough and Shannon
Hebda have qualified as Co-Guardians of
the Person and the Estate of WILLIAM
PIZIO. Creditors must file their claims in
the office of the Probate Clerk within the
time permitted by law beginning
September 19, 2013.
Estate of JOHN SWEENEY. Notice is
hereby given that Robbin Sweeney and
Michael Sweeney have qualified as
Temporary Co-Guardians of the Person
and the Estate of JOHN SWEENEY.
The Tiverton Town Council, acting as
licensing Commissioners, at the Town
Council Meeting of OCTOBER 15, 2013
will consider the following Liquor License
Renewal Applications for the term of
December 1, 2013 through November 30,
2014.
South Coast
BUSINESS
ADVERTISEMENT
CLASS A ($1000.)
1. Chandri, Inc. d/b/a/ Tiverton Liquors,
65 Main Rd.
2. Nimraj, Inc. d/b/a/ Crossroad
Liquors, Inc. 1540 Bulgarmarsh Rd.
3. Smitton, Inc. d/b/a/ Stone Bridge
Liquors, 2490 Main Rd.
CLASS BV ($800)
1. Silva Brothers, Inc. d/b/a/ Barcello’s
Family Restaurant, 1214 Stafford Rd.
7. Spring Restaurant, Inc. 118-120 Main Rd.
8. Le Moulin Rouge, Inc., 1403 Main Rd.
10. Benjamin’s Sports Pub, Inc. 4 Stafford Rd.
11. Faithe J. Bartz d/b/a/ P.J’s Café,
301 State Ave.
15. Evelyn’s Nanaquaket Drive-In, Inc.
2335 Main Rd.
16. Kfoury, Inc. d/b/a/ Brantal’s
Restaurant, Banquet & Catering
Facility, 91-97 Crandall
17. The Boat House Restaurant, LLC,
227 Schooner Drive
19. Nonni’s, Inc. d/b/a/ Nonni’s Kitchen &
Pasta Shop, 1154 Stafford Rd.
20. HUEJAN, Inc. d/b/a/ Lil’ Bear Sports
Lounge, 983 Main Rd.
21. Everett Lane, Inc. d/b/a/ Family Ties
Restaurant, 221 Main Rd.
22. Atlantic Sports Pub, Inc., 70 Shove St.
24. Susan’s Inc., 13 Crandall Rd.
25. D & L CORP., 180 Main Rd.
(for 79 Main Rd.)
26. Black Goose Company d/b/a/ Black
Goose Café, 2160 Main Rd.
27. Millie Loo LLC d/b/a/ Bistro
520-524 Main Rd.
CLASS BVL (LIMITED) ($400)
2. Classic Pizza, Inc. 495 Main Rd.
3. Soule-Seabury Associates, Inc. d/b/a/
Four Corners Grill, 3841 Main Rd.
8. Fu Li Hua Corp. d/b/a/ Asian Gourmet,
1715 Stafford Rd.
CLASS BT ($800)
1. Senior Lifestyle Sakonnet Bay LP,
1215 Main Rd.
CLASS D (Unlimited) ($200)
1. Father Joseph Boehr Columbian Club,
Inc. d/b/a/ Knights of Columbus,
28 Fish Rd.
2. Woodrow L. Silvia Post Home
Association, Inc. 134 Shove St.
3. Bayview Holy Ghost Citizens Club,
66 Bottom St.
Nancy L. Mello Town Clerk
September 26 & October 3, 2013
Estate of JOHN SWEENEY. Petition for
Guardianship. Hearing scheduled for
October 4, 2013.
Brougham Motors is number one
with customers all over the area
With cars on the roof, Brougham Motors is a familiar sight on Bedford St. in Fall River.
H
ow far would you travel to make
sure your car is repaired with
the best parts and workmanship? For many, distance is not an
issue. They head straight to Brougham
Motors in Fall River. Family owned and
operated, Brougham Motors has been
in the insurance collision business since
1968. You’ll have to travel many miles
to find a collision center that can match
their repair technology and the quality
of their work. The state-of-the-art
facility uses a computerized frame
measuring system with ultra sound
technology to determine what parts of
an automobile have been altered by a
collision. “It’s like a hospital for automobiles,” says David Ponte, who manages the business with wife Nancy, son
David and daughter Tracey. “Nobody
else within a fifty mile radius has this
technology,” he adds. In addition,
Brougham Motors features bake oven
painting and DuPont finishes for a
flawless paint finish, as well as a Pro
Spot Resistance Spot Welder system
that offers the same technology that
new car manufacturers use to install
panels. “It’s a rare piece of equipment
in this area,” says David.
If you’ve ever been involved in an
automobile collision, you know how
worrisome it can be to have your late
model car or truck repaired. Will it look
okay? Will it drive as smoothly and
safely as it used to? Will all the work
be covered by your auto insurance?
These are the very reasons so many
people from all over the area bring
their damaged cars and trucks to
Brougham Motors Inc. Collision Center
in Fall River. Owner David Ponte promises you’ll get your car back in better
than pre-accident condition. And he
has all the latest equipment to back up
his promise.
‘It’s upsetting to have a collision,
especially if the car is new,” adds David.
“People are in the dark about where to
take their automobiles,” he says. “It’s
important to pick a quality repair facility,” says son David, adding that you
should choose one that will work with
you and the insurance company to
solve your automobile’s needs.
Brougham Motors returns your
automobile to you with guaranteed
repairs, and makes sure it is freshly vacuumed and washed. “It’s definitely in
better than pre-accident condition,” say
both Daves. If you’ve had the misfortune to be involved in a collision, make
sure you call Brougham Motors for
your repair work. They’re open
Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. and are available for 24 hour
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STONE BRIDGE: Tiverton agrees to buy Seaside Gas
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made publicly by Mr. Roderick.
The town “has entered an agreement with the Cutillo Family Realty Trust” to purchase the property,” the late Monday night
announcement said. “Details will
remain confidential until the
town closes or the deal is terminated.”
No information about purchase price, the timeline for
finalizing the deal, or source of
funds was disclosed at the time
of the council’s Monday
announcement.
Since then, however, some
details have emerged.
Mr. Goncalo said the town is
doing due diligence, saying, “no
details can be disclosed until we
either accept or walk away.” He
then confirmed December 15 or
16 as the date by which that decision might be expected to be
made, though the date could be
extended if the parties agree.
Mr. Goncalo confirmed that
the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has been
or will be approached for grants.
The purchase price appears to
be in the range of $400,000, or
slightly more, according to several sources. (For tax purposes,
town records show the building
and property together are valued
at $544,400.)
That price range for the property squares with the amount the
Cutillo Family Realty Trust
recently paid at a foreclosure
auction to recover the parcel that
had been in family hands for
many years before it was sold in
2009 to an owner who sought to
operate a gas station on the
premises, but fell into financial
difficulties.
The sole bidder at the auction
was Stephen Cutillo, who pur-
“I’m pretty excited
about it.”
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
JIM GONCALO
Town Council President Ed Roderick, with Seaside Gas, Grinnell’s Beach,
the Stone Bridge Abutment and the Sakonnet River in the background.
chased the property for $400,000
and returned it to the family
trust.
The Trust is based in New
Hampshire. Its two co-trustees
are Stephen and William Cutillo.
Their father created the trust.
As recently as the 1960’s the
father had owned the Stone
Bridge Inn across the road from
the gas station property. He sold
the inn (which has since been torn
down and been replaced by medical offices), but retained the small
lot across the street on which the
now-closed gas station sits.
Minutes after the August auction, Mr. Cutillo expressed interest
in finding a purchaser for the
recovered property.
“The property is out there, people know that it’s out there, and
we’ll deal with whoever comes
forward,” he said at the time.
“There’s been a lot of people
interested.”
Then he added, “We’ve thought
the town would be the perfect
owner of this.”
His brother Bill appears to share
his opinion, saying Thursday, “I’ll
keep my fingers crossed, and
everyone will be happy if this goes
through. There’s a lot of preliminary stuff that’s working itself
out.”
He said his family “has a strong
affinity for that town” and that he
himself had once moored a sailboat there.
The town appears upbeat and
determined.
Discussions with the Cutillo
family trust have been going on
for “a little more than a month,”
Mr. Roderick said Thursday.
“I’ve been following the property for three years,” Mr. Goncalo
said the same day.
Chairman of the Tiverton Open
Space Commission (TOSC) Brian
Janes said after the August auction, “Open Space has discussed
the property on several different
occasions,” though he expressed
concern its acquisition didn’t
seem to fit the Commission’s
charge.
As for what might be done with
the property, Mr. Goncalo said,
“I’m sure there’ll be many suggestions. It will be public process.”
Stephen Cutillo said, “it seems
to me it would fit very well in that
little piece of land. They could
coordinate that into an entryway
into the town and it would be
important for the town.”
He said, “I’m hoping — and
believe it will — and I believe the
town will put it to good use and
benefit.”
A full scale repair and rehabilitation of the Stone Bridge Abutment
is scheduled to commence in early 2015 under a $2.3 million grant
from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Multiple
permits and approvals have yet to
be obtained.
Sale Ends 10/28/13
OBITUARIES
Timothy J. De May
Auto mechanic, truck driver,
fan of auto racing
Timothy J. De May, of 80 Freeborn Street,
Portsmouth,
died Sunday,
Sept.
29,
2013,
in
Newport.
Born in San
Jose, Calif.,
on January 3,
1958, he was
the son of
Sandra (Navratil) De May of
Portsmouth, and the late Albert
J. De May.
Timmy
grew
up
in
Portsmouth and attended
Portsmouth schools.
He
worked for many years as an
auto mechanic in the area. For
several years, he worked as a
truck driver while living in California. Timmy was a fan of auto
racing.
Besides his mother and he is
survived by his sisters, Lisa De
May and her husband Kevin
Worthley of Richmond, RI, Julia
De May of Somerset, Mass., and
Susan De May of Florida, and a
brother, Christopher De May
and his partner Joseph Halko of
Northboro, Mass.
Calling hours will be held on
Thursday, Oct. 3 from 3 to 7
p.m. in the Connors Funeral
Home, 55 West Main Road,
Portsmouth.
His funeral will be held on
Friday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. in the
funeral home, followed by burial in Trinity Cemetery, East
Main Road, Portsmouth.
Memorial donations may be
made to the St. Anthony’s Building Fund, 2836 East Main Road,
Portsmouth, RI 02871 or the
Portsmouth Rescue Wagon
Fund, PO Box 806, Portsmouth,
RI 02871.
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