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Good morning Tiverton! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What led Tiverton planners to reject the Seasons Corner Market proposal?
  • See how Tiverton's premium gas prices stack up across Newport County
  • How a $65,000 grant could change Tiverton police crisis calls

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Japan-America Friendship Festival is Back in Newport! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Recap: Tiverton Planning Board Finds Seasons Plan Conflicts With Town Plan (upriseri.com) — Tiverton's Planning Board has unanimously ruled that the proposed Seasons Corner Market with gas pumps at Main Road and Souza Road conflicts with the town's comprehensive plan and poses unacceptable traffic and environmental risks. Members cited outdated traffic data, Route 24 safety concerns, and missing water documentation before voting 6-0 on negative environmental impacts and confirming zoning compliance but overall rejection.
   

• Lowest premium gas price in Newport County available at $5.19 per gallon in week ending Oct. 3 (southcotimes.com) — If you buy premium gas in Tiverton, this roundup shows how local prices compared with Middletown and Newport during the week ending Oct. 3, with the county's lowest price at $5.19 per gallon. It also explains how Rhode Island and national fuel costs have been shifting amid global supply concerns and refinery activity.
   

• Aquidneck Community Table and Crisis Intervention Teams of R.I. each win $65,000 from the Rhode Island Foundation (whatsupnewp.com) — Tiverton residents could see better responses to behavioral health crises after Crisis Intervention Teams of R.I. received a $65,000 Rhode Island Foundation grant to train local police, including Tiverton's department. Another $65,000 will help launch a Middletown food hub supporting local growers and food access across Newport County, part of more than $5 million in new statewide community grants.
   

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  • Verizon Fiber Work Begins in Portsmouth: What to Know (upriseri.com)
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Little Compton

  • Outdoors in RI: Festivals, Fests, Fun Fill this Long Weekend (rinewstoday.com)
  • Little Compton Council Moves Toward Beach Repair Fund (upriseri.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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