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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A Tiverton man is (almost) a million bucks richer, after getting very lucky at a Westport convenience store recently.
Jeffrey Berube (shown here with his sister) bought a $50 "Billion Dollar …
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6/22/23
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Dave Palmer, who for years worked behind the scenes to organize Westport's Fourth of July parade, will take center stage as Grand Marshal when the procession steps out onto Main Street at 10 a.m. …
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7/3/23
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Westport’s point area flooded again Wednesday morning, with water rising several feet above the normal high tide mark. Water lapped up to the harbormaster’s office, Paquachuck Inn and …
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1/10/24
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Abrams makes seven saves in Wildcats loss
Field hockey team loses to Bishop Stang 3-0
Sophomore goalkeeper Hannah Abrams made seven saves as the Westport field …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/12/22
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Don't understand next week's Diman ballot question? Here is what it's all about
Next Tuesday's vote on the Diman regional vocational school funding question has wide implications for Westport, as …
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4/3/23
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It could be a lost summer for Gooseberry Island lovers, as the causeway over to the island will remain closed until state officials can better study the damage done to it by Winter Storm Elliott in …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/5/23
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I have lived here since 1968, graduated from WHS, and raised my family here for good reason. The people are hard-working, amazing humans with a great sense of community spirit. There is a small …
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7/3/23
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Long back before everyone had a computer in their pocket or even a TV at home, Westport Point was the place to be.
Crowds would often gather at Lees Wharf to watch the boats come in, and one …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/23/23
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The future of Westport’s Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs could be in jeopardy, if Westport Community Schools don’t receive the $1.6 million the school committee is requesting …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/10/24
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There were plenty of smiles to be had at Sunday’s World’s Shortest St. Paddy’s Day parade in Adamsville, but few as wide as Caroline Wilkie Wordell’s.
Occupying spot 39A …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/18/24
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To the editor:
I have been a professional driver for over 40 years, operating in 45 states. Only one thing gets drivers to slow down, strict consistent enforcement.
Unless it costs them …
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3/5/20
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Harbor View Farm, a large farm just east of the Rhode Island border at 253 Adamsville Road, sold earlier this month for $1.1 million. There was no word this week on the identity of the new owners.
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4/25/23
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A new committee formed by the select board in mid-August to study the regulation of short term rentals (STRs) in Westport is wasting no time, and is reviewing a draft bylaw to regulate both STRs and …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/25/23
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Monday, Feb. 20
A caller from Route 88 and Drift Road filed an animal complaint just after 6:30 a.m. Police deemed it unfounded.
A caller reported a suspicious person on State Road just …
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3/2/23
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While he said he’s done nothing wrong, followed the letter of the law and isn’t trying to get away with anything, the owner of a Westport Point home called out by the historical …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/7/23
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This year’s Grand Marshals, long-time Little Compton teachers Diane and David MacGregor, drew some of the loudest cheers as the parade worked its way east on Main Road. Later in the day, during …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/18/24
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After a long battle with asbestos lung disease, Rene Raymond Parent (“Cap”) of Westport passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving and caring family on May 4, 2022. …
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5/10/22
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A majority of citizens agree with the goal to fight climate change and the urgency to act now. However, the country does not share a unified vision of how we should wage this battle. President …
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By Lisa Quattrocki Knight, M.D., Ph.D.
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3/2/23
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