As well illustrated by Senior Chief Salesi’s letter of last week (“The 11th Commandment?”), neither the Church or the Constitution conveys a “God given right” to bear …
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4/8/21
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PORTSMOUTH — George Cushman was pumped up.
The 90-year-old Army veteran shook his fist and waved other veterans over to join him in front of the Portsmouth High School Marching Band before …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/12/21
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PORTSMOUTH/EAST PROVIDENCE — The R.I. Department of Health (RIDOH) and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Thurston Gray Pond (also …
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6/24/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A Superior Court judge has ruled that the defendants in a lawsuit alleging negligence that resulted in the suicide of 15-year-old Nathan Bruno in 2018 may have access to only a …
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7/20/22
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To the editor:
This article (“Municipal electricity aggregation launches in May,” The Portsmouth Times, March 9) is profoundly misleading and NextEra Energy is a complete con …
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3/13/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Victoria Croston of Portsmouth, a junior at Delaware State, has been named to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association’s Ariat All-America Equestrian First …
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4/24/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A 52-year-old Portsmouth man was arrested Saturday, June 10, and charged with sixth-degree arson.
Officers responded at about 2 p.m. to a report of a fire burn in a local …
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6/12/23
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At the end of each week, the law firm d’Oliveira & Associates compiles a summary of recalls, FDA warnings, market withdrawals and safety alerts that the public should be aware of for their …
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6/30/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The R.I. Department of Health (RIDOH) and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Lower Melville Pond due to blue-green …
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9/22/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A 30-year-old man from Pennsylvania was charged by Portsmouth Police last week with two counts of second-degree child molestation.
As a result of an investigation by the …
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4/15/24
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PORTSMOUTH — It was an epic battle between the Half in the Bags and Challengers teams inside the VFW Post 5390 hall in Common Fence Point Monday night.
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By Jim McGaw
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5/3/24
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The Supreme Court’s ruling today, which overturned Roe v. Wade , is nothing less than a shameful, sweeping, …
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By Jessica Arons, ACLU Senior Policy Counsel
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6/25/22
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Newport's own Island Moving Company will be joined by five visiting dance companies during the Newport Dance Festival, held from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on the nights of July 19-24. The performances will be …
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7/19/22
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The following letter was sent from the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the board of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority and its executive director, Lori Silviera, as …
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9/9/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council candidate forum scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, may be absent of any Republicans.
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By Jim McGaw
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10/25/22
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PORTSMOUTH — With wins over Prout and Chariho Friday night, the Portsmouth High School boys’ indoor track team made school history by posting its first undefeated regular season in …
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1/22/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — All Stater, player of the year, team captain, Hall of Famer, championship level coach and, now, athletic director.
One of the most consequential student-athletes in the …
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7/14/23
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The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography held an online seminar last Wednesday, titled “Recreational Fishing and Offshore Wind Energy: Understanding the Changing …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/13/24
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PORTSMOUTH — A win’s a win.
The Portsmouth High girls’ basketball team edged Scituate, 57-53, at home Thursday night in the preliminary game of the Division I playoffs.
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2/24/24
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity volleyball team came oh so close to upsetting the top-ranked team in Division III Thursday night.
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5/3/24
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Where’s the bite? Anglers are reporting fish in freshwater ponds, and all the bays, with striped bass, bluefish and tautog all heating up.
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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5/15/24
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To the editor: Several days ago I entered my local gym only to see a twenty-something guy hoofing it on a treadmill, earbuds in, wearing a “F*** BIDEN” t-shirt. Writing this, I …
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4/20/22
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