Mark Constance, Tiverton Here are ten good reasons to make the choice to not vote in William McLaughlin’s sham recall election: 1. The recall election is a terrible new political low and will discourage participation. If it succeeds it will also be a new political weapon that could become a regular occurrence. Don’t encourage that....Read More

Justin Katz, Tiverton Town Council Vice President You’ve heard the saying, “politics makes strange bedfellows”? That sure is proving true in Tiverton. During the 2000s, James McInnis tried again and again to sell his land between Souza Rd. and Rt. 24 for a variety of developments. Again and again, the town government did not let...Read More

Laura Rom, Tiverton Republican Town Committee This letter is to correct misinformation regarding hijacking and destruction of the Tiverton Republican Town Committee (TRTC), mostly stated by William McLaughlin and endorsed by a vocal group that is on a quest to recall two TRTC endorsed and duly elected members of the Town Council. In May of...Read More

Terence Garvey, Tiverton Just when you think you could not be more disgusted with politics, a total farce like the Tiverton Town Council recall rears its ugly head. What I’ve had difficulty understanding is how seeming adversaries can collaborate in perpetrating a historic sham on the voters of Tiverton — until now. The following is...Read More

Donna Cook, Town Council Member. During the last Tiverton campaign season, I talked to many people in town. I discovered that some are either not registered to vote or, if they are, simply have dropped out of the process and don’t vote. The answer is always similar: “I don’t believe my vote counts” and “it...Read More

Justin Katz, Vice President, Tiverton Town Council It’s hard to believe that people would just lie.  And when people spread lies about you, it can be like a trap.  You can’t prove that a conversation never happened, and you definitely can’t prove that you’re not going to do something you haven’t done, yet. That’s the...Read More