Today In Tiverton-Little Compton: September 28

Good morning, Tiverton-Little Compton! Let's get this Tuesday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

First, today's weather:

Rain starting in the afternoon. High: 75 Low: 52.

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

1. Celebrate Fall At Tiverton's Harvest Market (Tiverton-Little Compton Patch)
2. Little Compton Woman To Run 2021 Boston Marathon (Tiverton-Little Compton Patch)
3. Middletown wants to make lower Aquidneck Avenue a 'seaside village.' Here's the plan. (newportri.com)
4. Haunts, hayrides, pumpkin trails and treats: Halloween happenings in the Fall River area (Fall River Herald News)
5. Tiverton looks into new fines for dogs, parking at beaches (newportri.com)

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Today in Tiverton-Little Compton:

• CreaTiv Craft - Tiverton Essex Public Library (3:30 PM)
• WMS @ St. Mike's (Soccer Team A/B) (4:00 PM)
• Boys Varsity Soccer - Home - Paul Cuffee School (4:00 PM)
• JV Girls Volleyball - Home - Blackstone Valley Prep (4:45 PM)
• Boys JV Soccer - Home - Paul Cuffee School (5:30 PM)
• Varsity Girls Volleyball - Home - Blackstone Valley Prep (6:30 PM)
• School Committee Meeting - Tiverton High School (7:00 PM)

Tiverton-Little Compton Patch Notebook

• Little Compton Historical Society: "Farm Tour Participant Profile! Hope Alpaca Farm is a Rhode Island coastal farm which raises Huacaya Alpacas. The farm was established in 2016 however the farmland has been owned and operated by Bill’s family since the early 1900s. The fa..." (Facebook)
• Little Compton Historical Society: "Farm Tour Participant Feature! Small World Farm is Little Compton's newest farm, located at 229 Long Highway. You can pick your own apples grown with organic methods. Pumpkins and gourds are also available for purchase. Each visitor will..." (Facebook)
• Brownell Library: "There's still time to visit Blithewold Mansion with a library pass which is valid April 1 – October 14, Tuesday through Sunday. It admits up to 6 people at $7 per adult & $2 per children ages 6-17. www.blithewold.org" (Facebook)
• Tiverton Library Services RI: "Stroll around the Library Lawn this morning and read a picture book! We'll have a new story for you to enjoy every Monday. At the end of your walk pick up a craft kit to make at the picnic tables or to bring home. Recommended for ages 2–..." (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.

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