Tiverton-Little Compton Warming Shelter Open
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency opened a regional warming center at Tiverton Middle School.
After Nemo Blizzard left all of Newport County in the dark last night, the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency opened an emergency shelter at the Tiverton Middle School, located at 10 Quintal Drive in Tiverton, which is open to all Tiverton and Little Compton residents. Two-thirds of all Tiverton-Little Compton residents are still without power on Saturday evening. For most of those 7,812 households and businesses, that means a long cold night ahead. Although a driving ban remains in effect tonight, anyone who needs the service of the emergency warming shelter or who is traveling to a relative's home with heat, may do so - reports WPRO. The National Weather Service station out of Taunton, MA predicts temperatures could drop to 12 …
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