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RIIL playoffs
Boys’ hoops: Portsmouth crunches Coventry, heads to title game

PROVIDENCE — The Portsmouth High School boys’ basketball team accomplished its main goal when it defeated Coventry 85-62 in a Division-Two semifinal playoff game Wednesday night at the Providence Career and Technical Academy.

 
Hazardous materials: Now, you spill it — you pay

PORTSMOUTH — A new town ordinance that holds individuals and businesses liable for clean-up costs when hazardous materials are involved was adopted in November.

 
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Portsmouth cheerleaders crowned state champions

This competition was over a short time into the local team’s routine. The Portsmouth High School cheerleaders successfully pulled off a point-gathering, difficult stunt to distance themselves …

 
RI Nurseries will appeal planning board’s rejection

PORTSMOUTH — Rhode Island Nurseries’ will appeal the planning board’s rejection of its plan to build a residential subdivision adjacent to Glen Ridge Farm. The planners’ written decision was finalized on Feb. 18.

 
Butts Hill Fort under assault

PORTSMOUTH — Setting a brisk pace along the fort’s north walls, Kathy Abbass pauses, climbs down to a patch of flat ground and points out a shallow hole, about three feet square. “Souvenir …

 
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