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🌱 Patch AM: What’s next for the controversial Seasons Corner Market plan in Tiverton?

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Hello Tiverton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's next for the controversial Seasons Corner Market plan in Tiverton?
  • How bad is Tiverton's PFAS water contamination—and what help is coming?
  • How a Tiverton artist turns beach trash into powerful sculptures.

Also on today's calendar: Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A steady afternoon breeze, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 52.
  • Friday: Cloudy, rain possible; windy, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Another season, another Tiverton Seasons hearing (eastbayri.com) — Tiverton's Planning Board is again reviewing the proposed Seasons Corner Market at Souza and Main roads, a project many nearby residents strongly oppose. Board members raised fresh concerns about traffic, crime, and neighborhood noise, while developers insist engineering and environmental questions are resolved. The board will continue preliminary plan discussions at its October 6 meeting.
   

2. Reed, Whitehouse, Amo Call for Federal Assistance to Help Tiverton Families Following Forever Chemical Water Contamination (house.gov) — Tiverton households relying on private wells are facing dangerously high PFAS contamination, and Rhode Island's congressional delegation is pressing the EPA for rapid federal help and a new water line. More than half of tested wells exceed state safety limits, leaving many residents dependent on bottled water while officials work to identify the contamination's source and secure long-term clean drinking water solutions.
   

3. One Man's Trash Turns into This Rhode Islander's Treasure (rimonthly.com) — A Tiverton-based artist is turning trash from Rhode Island beaches and sidewalks into intricate sculptures that double as environmental and social commentary. His work, built from donated and collected junk, aims to entertain viewers while nudging them to think about consumerism, waste, and our responsibility to the planet.
   

4. Drum & Rattle at Four Corners (eastbayri.com) — Tiverton residents can spend this Saturday at Four Corners Arts Center learning to build their own frame drum or rattle and explore how these instruments are used in healing and cleansing ceremonies. The all-day workshop at The Meeting House in Tiverton Four Corners includes materials, instruction on care and use, and a brief sound journey, but advance registration is required.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

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