Page 8 Sakonnet Times January 24, 2013POLICE REPORTTiverton police: man bustedfor cyberstalkingMonday, Jan. 14At 9:52 p.m., Jake Swist, 22, of FallRiver was charged with cyberstalkingafter posting a picture online of afemale victim.Kayla Romano, 20, of 86 Lepes Road,Tiverton, was charged at 12:08 p.m.with domestic disorderly conduct, vandalismand assault.A 17-year old male was charged at 4:37p.m. with driving while in possession ofa controlled substance, leaving the laneof travel, and not exchanging informationafter an accident involving lessthan $1,000 in damage.Tuesday, Jan. 15Edward Fortier, 41, of Swansea, wascharged at 11 p.m. with driving underthe influence of alcohol, refusal to submitto a breathalyzer test, driving whilein possession of an alcoholic beverage,236 Connell Highway, Newport • 401-847-8460M-F 7am-6pm • Sat 7am-5pm • Sun 9am-3pmand four traffic violations (speedingover 11 mph above the limit, passingimproperly, failure to signal, and followingtoo close).Wednesday, Jan. 16At 5:34 p.m., Christopher S. Toulan, 25,of 69 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, wascharged under a 2nd District Courtbench warrant.Thursday, Jan. 17Jeffrey Moniz, 32, of Somerset, wascharged at 1:53 p.m. with embezzlementof over $100 from a Tivertonbusiness.Saturday, Jan. 19A 16-year old male was charged at10:11 p.m. with possession of, and drivingwhile in possession of, marijuana,and a traffic violation (brake lights).Little Compton police: cash foundon Pottersville RoadSaturday, Jan. 19At 10:43 a.m., a resident turned in topolice over $100 in cash he found onPottersville Road near CrowthersRestaurant. The money was placed inlost and found.Tuesday, Jan. 15At 9:09 a.m., a Crandall Road residentreported that her vehicle was brokeninto during the night and several itemswere stolen.Wednesday, Jan. 16At 3:41 p.m., officers responded to areport of a domestic issue at a residenceon Burchard Avenue. Afterspeaking with everyone involved, it wasdetermined that there was no need totake action.Saturday, Jan. 19At 2:45 a.m., a 24-year old ColebrookRoad resident struck a utility pole, thenrolled his vehicle over while travellingon the road on which he lives. He wasuninjured, and his heavily damagedvehicle was towed from the scene.After he nearly ran a marked cruiseroff West Main Road at 2:13 p.m., policesaid, they stopped Timothy Silva, 38, ofFall River, and charged him with drivingunder the influence of alcohol after hefailed a field sobriety test and blew areading over three times the legal limiton a breathalyzer test.At 9:45 p.m. police received a report ofsomeone knocking on the door andringing the doorbell. The complainantsaid that when she opened the door noone was there. After further investigation,officers were informed of youthsplaying “ding, dong, ditch.” The youthswere located and the games ended.Valid Until JANUARY 31 or while supplies last.©2013 True Value Company. All rights reserved.Tiverton planners to air commercialfuture of two town areasBY TOM KILLIN DALGLISHtdalglish@eastbaynewspaperscomTIVERTON — Town residentswill get a chance Wednesday, Jan.23, at 6 p.m. to look into thefuture of two major commercialareas in town, and to talk aboutthem with planning board membersand other town officials.The town planning departmentis hosting a public workshopat that time in Town Hall,343 Highland Road, to discussdraft changes to the town zoningcode, especially those provisionsrelating to the general commercialdistricts along the north partof Main Road and Bliss Corners.Planning Board AdministrativeOfficer Kate Michaud said thegeneral purpose of the proposedrevisions is to make the code easierto interpret and to introducemore flexibility in non-residentialuses of property.Ms. Michaud said the revisionproject is "being managed by aninterdepartmental steering committee,which includes representativesfrom the planning boardand the planning department,the town council, the EconomicLittle Compton Charter Reviewgroup faces tight deadlineOnly incumbents showinterest in otherboards, commissionsBY TOM KILLIN DALGLISHtdalglish@eastbaynewspapers.comLITTLE COMPTON — It's goingto be a close call for the townCharter Review Commission,which faces an end-of-Januarydeadline to fill all seven positionsrequired in order to be constituted.Only two citizens — Jane Cabotand John Lint — have volunteeredthus far to the Charter Reviewgroup, and both were appointedby the Town Council at its mostDevelopment Commission, thetown building and zoning official,the town administrator, thestatewide planning office, andthe Newport County Chamber ofrecent meeting Jan. 10.Five additional members willneed to be appointed to fill out theroster. Town Clerk Carol Wordellasks that Interested candidatessubmit their names to her officeby no later than Thursday, Jan. 24in order to be considered at thecouncil meeting that night, its lastbefore the end of the month.Two other boards or commissionsare in search of volunteers,Ms. Wordell said: the ConservationCommission and the HousingTrust, both of which haveunexpired terms needing to befilled. The unfilled open positionon the housing trust expires inJan. 2016, and the open positionRESIDENTIAL SEPTIC SYSTEMSServing Newport County for 25 yearsLicensed InstallerClass 1 Designer • InspectionsConventional and Alternative SystemsPlease contact Deanfor a FREE Consultation and Estimate401-683-5656202 Chase Road, PortsmouthRI Reg. #8333Aerial view of Bliss Corners in Tiverton (north at top)Commerce.For further information contactKate Michaud at 401-625-6718 or planningboard@townoftivertonri.com.with the conservation groupexpires in Feb. 2015.Ms. Wordell said only incumbentsexpressed interest inappointments to town boards andcommission; there were no newcandidates volunteering. Theresult was that only incumbentswere appointed (actually reappointed)to open positions.Re-appointments made by thecouncil at its last meeting were:Pat Bowen and Robert Torchia(Housing Trust, to five yearterms); George Goulart (incumbentTree Warden since March,1987, to a one year term);Alexander Hawes and PhyllisField (Harbor Commission, tothree year terms); ThomasGrimes (Recreation, Conservation,and Open Space Committee,to a three year term); RobertGreene (Planning Board, to afour year term); William Richmond,Richard Castenson, andRyan Smith (Conservation Commission,to three year terms).■ In other action at its lastmeeting, the council set Tuesday,May 21, 2013 at 7 p.m. as the datefor its next Financial Town Meeting.Council President RobertMushen said it is anticipated thatthe gymnasium at Wilbur &McMahon will be the site for themeeting despite renovation workbeing carried out in other parts ofthe school building.
R&B fans flock to Westport forphony concert — star wasactually entertaining ObamaAllen GanetoAn East Providence manbooked Whitesof Westport fora concert byrhythm andblues performerWillDowning, andsold tickets at$27 and $47apiece.But WestportPolice say WillDowning was nowhere near Westporton the date of that performance.The singer's agent said he wasactually booked to perform atPresident Barrack Obama’s InauguralBall in Washington, D.C. atthe same time, said policespokesman Detective SergeantAntonio J. Cestodio.As a result, Westport Policearrested Allen Ganeto, 61, whoreported his address to be 81Blanding Avenue in East Providence,after a several day investigationthat involved numerousofficers.The police department wasalerted to the crime by Whites ofWestport after a man booked anevent with a check on a closedaccount. The man had spokenwith the White’s staff on severaloccasions and advertised a concertthat was supposed to take place onJanuary 19. Mr. Ganeto printedconcert posters with Mr. Downing'sphoto and also had ticketsmade for the phony event.Mr. Ganeto told Whites of Westportthat he had sold nearly 400Learn to track the animals of winterThe Trustees of Reservations andthe Buttonwood Park Zoo willcosponsor a guided animal trackingwalk in the Southeastern MassachusettsBioreserve from 9 to 11a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26.Bill Sampson, the senior keeperof the Buttonwood Park Zoo willlead the walk. “Although the winterlandscape might at first seem barrenand desolate a closer lookreveals lots of activity,” he said.Relatively few animals are truehibernators, meaning they are dormantfor the entire winter withdrastically reduced body temperaturesand pulse rates. In the 14,000-acre Bioreserve, a coating of snowis quickly covered with fresh tracksof squirrel, mice, deer, The walkoffers a chance to get outside tofind tracks and other animal signsin winter. The walk is free and willbegin at the Freetown/Fall RiverState Forest Headquarters locatedtickets to the show. Police laterlearned that he had taken cash fortickets and had actually sold about50 tickets for the event.Mr. Ganeto allegedly promotedthe event as far as the Boston area,Det. Cestodio said, as well as inNew Bedford where he worked as abasketball coach. Most of the peoplehe took money from wereacquaintances of his through thatbasketball organization.Police also learned that this wasnot the first time that Mr. Ganetopromoted and took money for afalse event.Officer Scott Davis spoke withstaff at the Venus de Milo restaurantin Swansea where Mr. Ganetohad planned, and printed ticketsfor a concert that was supposed tohave another R&B artist, HowardHewitt, perform in October 2012.That event was also a scamorchestrated by Mr. Ganeto, policesay, and never took place either,although that time some peoplewere given their money back.On Saturday , Jan. 19, (the sameday as the phony event), Mr. Ganetomet with Westport Police afternumerous calls to him were madeduring the week. Mr. Ganetoexplained that he gave all the cashearned through ticket sales to apartner. He said he and his businesspartner had been engaged ina company identified as AMDetailing in South Dartmouth,Mass.Mr. Ganeto told police that hehad paperwork to show that hebelieved the Westport event waslegitimate but was unable to provideany such evidence.Approximately 30 people arrivedat Whites on Saturday night only tofind no Will Downing, no concert.Det. Cestodio said Mr. Ganetoarrived at Whites with posters andtickets but no money and no concertpaperwork.He was arrested by investigatorsand charged with larceny by check(to Whites of Westport) and larcenyby false pretenses over $250 by asingle scheme. Police are askingthat anyone with informationabout AM Detailing or Mr. Ganetopromoting the fraudulent event tocontact the Westport Police DetectiveDivision at (508) 636-1122.on Slab Bridge Road in Assonet Village,Freetown. To register and fordirectionsseewww.thetrustees.org, email bioreserve@ttor.org,or call (508) 636-4693 ext. 103.AROUND TOWNNewport Children’sTheatre sets auditionsPORTSMOUTH — The NewportChildren’s Theatre will hold openauditions for its spring musical,“Thoroughly Modern Millie,” at 6p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 24and 25, at Pennfield School, SandyPoint Avenue.Ages 8 to 18 are welcome toaudition. Auditioners will beasked to sing 16 bars of a song (acappella), to learn a short dancecombination, and to read fromthe script.Dancer call-back will be heldSunday, Jan. 27, at Elite Academyof Dance, 2462 East Main Road,Portsmouth.For more information, visitwww.newportchildrenstheatre.com and join them on facebook/Newport Children’s Theatre.Free yoga classesoffered ThursdaysTIVERTON — A free vinyasayoga class will be offered onThursdays, Jan. 24 or 31, from 6:30to 8 p.m. at Rivers of Light Studio.An eight-week discounted seriesfollows.Register with Caryl Sickul,instructor, by calling 816-0024 ore-mail csickul@cox.net.Winter farmers’market is on SaturdaysPORTSMOUTH — The AquidneckGrowers’ Market is presentingthe island’s first wintertimefarmers’ market at the parish hallof St. Mary’s Church, 324 EastMain Road, on Saturdays from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. The market featuresmany of the farmers and vendorsof the summer markets sellinglocal fruits and vegetables, pastureraised meats and eggs, freshseafood, breads, pastries and aselection of freshly ground coffees.Live music, local artisans andhot lunch items from local chefsround out the event.Valentine Silpada andTea Party on SaturdayLITTLE COMPTON — The LittleCompton Village ImprovementSociety will host a Valentine Silpadaand Tea Party on Saturday, Jan.26, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the BrownellHouse on the Commons. Proceedsfrom the Silpada sale willbenefit the historic BrownellHouse.PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICTKINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION2013 - 2014Registration for the 2013-2014 school year for students enteringkindergarten and grades 1-5 who will be new to the Portsmouth SchoolDistrict, will be held January 22 – February 22, 2013, by appointmentonly. Registration packets are available on-line atwww.portsmouthschoolsri.com. or you may pick up a registrationpacket at the Portsmouth School Department, 29 Middle Road,Portsmouth, RI. Beginning January 14, 2013, appointments may bemade on-line at www.portsmouthschoolsri.com. Click onKindergarten Registration for full instructions and details or contact PatMassarotti at 683-1282, Ext. 0. In accordance with Rhode Island law,children registering for kindergarten must be five years old bySeptember 1, 2013.Superintendent of SchoolsLynn S. Krizic, Ed.D.Collection taken for Lucy’s HearthEllen Tavares, who lives at Country View Estates in Tiverton, takesa collection from her neighbors each year of sample-sized toiletriesto be donated to Lucy’s Hearth. This year, she decided to add children’sbooks and stuffed animals. She said the collection was agreat success.The jewelry is a great gift for aspecial person and will be deliveredbefore Valentine’s Day. Thereis no charge for the tea party.Space is limited. For reservations,call Bev at 635-4560.Susan McKeown atCommon Fence SaturdayPORTSMOUTH — CommonFence Music presents Americanaartist and Grammy Award-winnerSusan McKeown on Saturday, Jan.26, at 8 p.m. at Common FenceMusic, 933 Anthony Road. Doorsopen at 7.Tickets are $22 in advance and$25 at the door and are availableat the CFM Ticket Desk from 3 to 5p.m. on concert days, throughTicket Web anytime and at thedoor until sold out. Call TicketWeb’s toll-free number at866/468-7619 or contact them viawww.commonfencemusic.org.The Grammy Award-winningvocalist and BBC Folk Awardnominee has recorded 12 albumsSakonnet Times January 24, 2013 Page 9and has performed with PeteSeeger, Natalie Merchant, BillyBragg, The Klezmatics, L˙nasa,Andy Irvine and Johnny Cunningham,among others.Common Fence Music is a nonprofitorganization. The hall isramp accessible. For membershipinformation contact membership@commonfencemusic.org.For general information includingdirections to the hall, call 683.5085or visit the website. Don’t forgetyour picnic basket. The kitchenfeatures soups, home-bakeddesserts, soft drinks and coffee.Note: This performance replacesthe previously scheduled DavidJacobs-Strain performance, whichwill be rescheduled for the fall.Open mic Sundayat Custom House CoffeePORTSMOUTH — An open micis from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays atCustom House Coffee, 600 ClockSee more AROUND TOWN Page 10Coastal Communitiesand Waterfront HomesContact our Westport (Central Village)office for a no obligation HomeownersInsurance quote!• Any property: summer cottages to highvaluehomes• Any location• No windstorm restrictions, all deductiblesavailable• Very competitive ratesLocal office staffed by local people. Calltoday for additional information.What you don’t know can hurt you!Lapointe Insurance has the information you needto properly protect your family or business.508.636.5353 • 800.660.7401 • www.LapointeIns.comColette Lapointe McKeon
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