Farm Tours, Short-Term Rentals: Today In Tiverton-Little Compton

Welcome back, Tiverton-Little Compton! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds. High: 72 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories in Tiverton-Little Compton today:

1. Winter Weather Forecast For Tiverton-Little Compton (Tiverton-Little Compton Patch)
2. Open Houses happening in Newport County this weekend (What'sUpNewp)
3. Barrington, RI, is balking at adding parking near the shore (The Boston Globe)
4. Jamestown Arts Center seeking proposals for Outdoor Arts Experience 2022 Biennial: Passages (What'sUpNewp)
5. Farm Tour: 14 Little Compton farms will be offering free tours on Saturday (What'sUpNewp)
6. Tiverton officials had ideas to regulate short-term rentals, until they heard from owners (newportri.com)

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Today in Tiverton-Little Compton:

• FUND RAISER- Newport Lions Club White Cane Day (10:00 AM)

Tiverton-Little Compton Patch Notebook

• Little Compton Historical Society: "Farm Tour Participant Feature! The Little Compton Farm Tour is October 2, free and open to the public. Stop by Peckham's Greenhouse to stroll multiple greenhouses and shop a wide assortment of indoor and outdoor plants." (Facebook)
• Little Compton Historical Society: "Farm Tour Participant Feature! The Little Compton Farm Tour is October 2, free and open to the public. Guests can walk the grounds of Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyard 12-4pm, purchase tasting flights, bottles of wine, and grab and go food for..." (Facebook)
• Little Compton Police Department: "Just one week remining to apply for our part-time dispatcher positions. The application deadline is Friday October 8. Applications can be found at www.littlecomptonri.org or picked up at the Public Safety Complex. Applications must be su..." (Facebook)
• Little Compton Police Department: "October is both Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness month. Members of the Little Compton Police Department will once again be wearing their pink and purple patches to show our support for both causes. Patches are $10...." (Facebook)
• Little Compton Historical Society: "Plan your visits for tomorrow! These will be available at the participating farms. A downloadable & printable version of this is available on our website as well." (Facebook)
• Little Compton Historical Society: "OCTOBER 2 - Farm tour details here! Download a map, a schedule-at-a-glance showing the specific hours for each farm, and a description of each farm's offerings. You can also pick up these maps at the Historical Society or at the particip..." (Facebook)
• Little Compton Historical Society: "Farm Tour Participant Feature! The Little Compton Farm Tour is TOMORROW! October 2, free and open to the public. Tyler and Karla began Young Family Farm in 1997 growing just potatoes. Today the diversified farm features over 300 acres of..." (Facebook)
• Brownell Library: "We have so many new Young Adult Books—come check out our selection!" (Facebook)
• Little Compton Historical Society: "Farm Tour Participant Feature! The Little Compton Farm Tour is TOMORROW! October 2, free and open to the public. Free admission at Little Compton Historical Society all day! Tour the brand new “Everyone Was a Farmer" Exhibit and the soon..." (Facebook)
• Brownell Library: "Oh yes you can take out a slide projector with your library card!" (Facebook)
• Tiverton Library Services RI: "Join us in the Learning Center starting Monday, October 18th, for a peer-led learning circle on the Foundations of Mindfulness. This peer-led study group format is a great way to get together with others to study a topic you are interest..." (Facebook)

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— Rachel Nunes

About me: Rachel is a lifelong Rhode Islander with a soft spot for the ocean and baby animals. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2017 with degrees in Journalism, Political Science and French. She worked at several news outlets in Rhode Island before coming to Patch in January 2019. She loves exploring all of Rhode Island's many food offerings, biking and traveling to warm places. Rachel covers Cranston, Coventry, Newport, Portsmouth, Narragansett-South Kingstown, Bristol-Warren and Tiverton-Little Compton. Have a story idea? Email: rachel.nunes@patch.com