Bravo to Governor Gina Raimondo for aiming to make Rhode Island the first state in the nation to get all of its power from renewable energy. That end-of decade goal might just be achievable and could …
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1/23/20
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To the editor:
I enjoyed reading your article mentioning how a number of businesses and recreational activities will be adversely impacted (by the Mayflower Wind proposal, Aug. 25, The Portsmouth …
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9/12/22
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The orthodoxy of today’s GOP is that President Biden is a long-time evil-doer, hell-bent on enriching his family. His imputed dastardly acts include, but aren’t limited to, allowing …
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6/22/23
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I read the article regarding what Amanda Basse posted on the Israel and Hamas situation and the potential to inflame antisemitism in town.
In the 25 years I lived in …
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1/24/24
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A generation ago, maybe two, the leaders of local government agencies were typically well-known residents from entrenched families who ascended to the top positions through patronage, political party …
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12/3/20
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To the editor:
How sad it is that a good argument can be made that the “D” in America’s DNA stands for Disrespect.
Slavery and its aftermath and the massacre and …
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8/10/21
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To the editor:
This letter is addressed to Portsmouth town government, with an urgent request to freeze spending and property taxes for the next two fiscal years due to hyper-inflation, upcoming …
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5/10/22
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To the editor:
The Friends of the Barrington Public Library held their annual meeting yesterday, celebrating their successful support of the library and especially library programs. The …
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10/23/22
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Drivers forgetting to gas up when leaving Newport and the Melville marina area's many summer attractions will now have the first easy on-and-off highway convenience stop to gas up before hitting …
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6/22/23
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My name is Shelly Morris, and I am honored and humbled to be named the new Director of Athletics/Student Activities Coordinator .
I would first like to thank Superintendent Thomas Aubin, …
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8/2/23
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I wonder if the town, DEM, and the powers-that-be have truly considered the ramifications of disrupting an already fragile ecosystem, such as this.
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9/14/23
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It is up to us, today’s inhabitants of this area, that we account for the past in order to live more freely toward an equitable future.
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12/7/23
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Article sounds like it was written by a man suing the town
Editor's note: The Shorelines article referred to in this letter was published last week and was a summation of …
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4/16/24
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I must correct false statements in two recent letters to the editor, namely, that the abolition of slavery was an original, uniquely American idea. In his letter , Michael Byrnes stated wrongly that …
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5/27/21
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Thanks to Shorelines for several in depth articles regarding town finances and efforts to make a decision regarding the “old” Westport High School. What I found surprising was the …
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8/21/23
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Bristolians are indeed fortunate to have residents like Pete Hewett, who exercises sound judgment in his Letter to the Editor from Sept. 2.
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9/14/23
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To the editor:
Closing the transfer station will impact our most vulnerable residents, seniors and low-income families, in cost and convenience.
Many seniors make a combined trip to the …
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9/26/23
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The 2023 Grand Illumination was a great event and we are thankful for those who gave their time and talents.
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12/7/23
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In light of the recent attention given to the Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust and Little Compton Housing Trust, respectively, I would like to offer some thoughts as a concerned …
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By David Wordell
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12/19/23
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By the time you have read this you will have paid your taxes, right? And filled and hung your Hummer feeder, right? I wish I could say I had drained all the standing puddles, and got the temperature …
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4/16/24
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To the editor:
The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is another “wonderful” idea promoted by our governor and the East Side (Providence) think tank in an attempt to extract …
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2/18/20
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To the editor:
During these challenging times, postal employees are working hard to ensure residents stay connected with their world through the mail. Whether it’s medications, a package, …
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4/10/20
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First, thank you to our teachers! I speak for many parents when I say we see you, we hear you, we value you, we respect you, and (as ignored stakeholders ourselves) we will fight …
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9/12/22
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In a recent New York Times column, writer Frank Bruni opined that the country had reached its surfeit of “crazy,” as evidenced by the paltry showing of national Republicans during the …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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11/29/22
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To the editor:
With the entire planet changed utterly in a few weeks’ time you have focused wasted attention on the workout habits of the Town Manager with a snide editorial comment and …
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5/6/20
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