Here is a look at some memorable quotes from the previous week in Tiverton and Little Compton: “I’m not a hero but I served in a company of heroes." Col. Susan Luz talking about her time served in the U.S. Army as a nurse.  “We’re Catholics in Christ. We’re bringing about a new springtime of faith. This is the beginning.” Father Jay Finelli of Holy Ghost Church talking about the Day of Envangelization.  “They’re cognoscente of the town’s financial standpoint. We’ve tried to be as informative to the taxpayers as possible.” Tiverton Budget Committee Chairman Chris Cotta talking about the Town …

Here is a look at some memorable quotes from the previous week in Tiverton and Little Compton: “I kind of love metal. I just like the glitter and the reflective quality,” stated Freda. “It can be really warm or it can be very cold.” Local artist Susan Freda, talking about her work.  “We have the opportunity to look at how we work in a different fashion and a number of things I see are procedurally oriented." Little Compton Town Councilor President Robert Mushen, talking about updating their personnel and correcting their technology issue when submitting their annual audit. "This, I really …

Here is a look at some memorable quotes from the previous week in Tiverton and Little Compton: “When I saw that reflection, I knew it was water and I knew what I had to do. I took off my shoes, rolled up my pants legs, and walked right in with my stocking feet.” Essex Library chidren's librarian Janet Kosinski, talking about the effort she had to go through last spring to save children's books that were damaged in the floods. "I'm not anti-gay. I have a gay cousin who I enjoy spending time with. I have gay friends. I have gay family. I’m a United States Marines service veteran …. There were …

After a one-week hiatus, here is a look at some memorable quotes from the last two weeks in Tiverton and Little Compton: “Now there are lawsuits on top of lawsuits. Nobody wants properties in this neighborhood. You can’t even give it away.” North Tiverton resident Gail Corvello, commenting on the situation still plaguing the contaminated soils of the Bay Street neighborhood.  “Although there may be concerns, I don’t want us to be in a position of 'what will the Town Council do instead.'" Little Compton Town Council President Robert Mushen talking about approving the revised renovation plans …

Below are selected quotes from the voices heard last week on Tiverton-Little Compton Patch. “The credit goes to St. Ray’s. Everyone on our team played as hard as they could tonight. We just fell a little short.” Tiverton High School boy's basketball head coach Jerry Arcouette, talking about the team's loss to St. Rafael Acadamy on Saturday, March 12 at the Ryan Center. The team had an incredible Cinderella run in the playoffs, and will forever be etched into Tiverton basketball lore.  “I was confident, I thought we could win. It’s a bit tough to lose, but it will be alright. We played really …

Below are selected quotes from the voices heard last week on Tiverton-Little Compton Patch. “We still need to get more people to recycle." Tiverton Town Administrator James Goncalo talking about how the town will need to recycle more as the landfill moves toward hitting maximum capacity and being closed.  “Everyone’s procrastinating. It’s a very slow, rigorous process. It's hard to get people to come to meetings and write articles." Tiverton High School senior Nadine Goyette talking about bringing back the school's student newspaper.  “There’s no way I can maintain level funding." Tiverton …

Below are selected quotes from the voices heard last week on Tiverton-Little Compton Patch. “We keep doing a little bit at a time because this library is all about the community." Barbara Martin, president of the Union Library Association in Tiverton, talking about the labor of love and ongoing work to preserve Union Public Library.  "Somewhere between 75 and 100." Little Compton resident and aerospace journalist Roger Guillemette talking about the number of times he's watched space shuttles take off. He was doing live blogging for Space shuttle Discovery's final launch this week in Cape …