MORNING SENTINEL • March 18, 2023
Residents at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting voted to allow all-terrain vehicle access on secondary roads. An article asking if voters would approve opening all secondary roads to ATV access drew discussion Saturday, with resident Mary O’Donnell, who introduced the article, arguing for approval. She said the town of Newport recently opened secondary roads to ATV access. If her son comes to visit, they must trailer an ATV to be able to use it. “The biggest reason I did this is we don’t have any police department in town and people speed by my house like crazy and I think the four-wheelers would slow traffic,” she said. But Earl Boyd said there is no oversight or regulation of ATVs, including for associated noise and safety issues.