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Westport Shorelines - July 20, 2023
RIDOT begins Bristol-to-Providence ferry service on December 20
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it has contracted with SeaStreak, Rhode Island Fast Ferry and the Block Island Ferry to offer free ferry service to … more
Westport's derelict mystery boat is no more
Two months after it washed ashore just west of Gooseberry Island, Westport's derelict sailboat is finally gone — first pummeled by the storm two weeks ago, and a few days later cut up and … more
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Skylar Rezendes drives to the hoop during the game. She led Westport with 20 points.
Girls' and boys' hoops teams win
The Westport girls' and boys' basketball teams beat Holbrook on Thursday night. Freshman forward Skylar Rezendes scored 20 points as the girls thrashed Holbrook 48-14 in a league home game. The … more
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Westport Select Board member Steve Ouellette, at a candidates' forum last year.
Ouellette seeks to replace Schmid in Eighth District
Westport Select Board member Steven Ouellette has pulled nomination papers in his bid to take over the seat of Eighth District Representative Paul Schmid III, who announced last … more
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Friends retrieve Westport quahogger's flipped boat
Six days after a quahogger’s boat flipped in the Westport River’s West Branch, friends of the owner managed to right it, pump it out and tow it south to Westport Point Wednesday morning. … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, January 24, 2019
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, February 28, 2019
Letter: The Marines, too, have old and real issues with race
To the editor: In Peter Fossel’s letter (Sakonnet Times, 17 Sept., 2020) I hear echoes emanating from the surrounding hills and valleys of Con Thien (“Hill of Angles”) Khe Sanh … more
Letter: National defense and gun rights — not the match they once were
As a gun owner, veteran, and a former Naval War College instructor, I agree the Founding Fathers saw the value in an armed citizenry. However, we need to take into account vast changes in the world … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, March 24, 2022
Westport CPC recommends funding for Bell School, affordable housing trust fund, more
Affordable housing, recreation, town cemeteries and the imagining of the historical society’s Bell School would get a boost if voters approve some $790,000 in community preservation projects at … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, April 4, 2024
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, November 14, 2019
Gov. Gina Raimondo talks about a new executive order that authorizes fines for those not following the state's isolation or home quarantine directives.
State adds teeth (fines) to quarantine measures; governor says surge is weeks away
The State of Rhode Island is getting more serious about its orders for people to stay in isolation or self-quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today, Gov. Gina Raimondo signed an … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, September 30, 2021
Emu killed by 'large' predator in Westport
A Westport woman lost a beloved emu this week to what she suspects was either a coyote or, less likely, a bear attack. Digger, a 100-pound emu about 20 years old, was dragged from its pen on … more
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Westport resident Paul Vidal with family.
NTSB: Medical issue caused fatal plane crash
A medical issue led to the November 2019 plane crash that claimed the life of a Westport man in New Bedford. Paul E. Vidal, 74, was killed when the Cessna 150M he was piloting nosedived into New … more
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Yes, there is free lunch
I’m breaking protocol to tell this story in the first person, because the whole project really began at home in our kitchen. First, a little background. [If you want to skip my personal … more
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Sarah Moniz (left) and sisters Lindsey and Gloria during a match between Diman and Westport at Westport High School this spring. 
Moniz siblings growing in confidence through trades and sports
Westport resident Joe Moniz has made learning a trade the law in his household. The last seven of his 10 children have gone to Diman Regional Vocational Technical and his youngest, Gloria, an … more
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Midfielder Coltrane McGonigle (left) looks on as teammate Noah Sowle puts his head on an arial pass from Antonio Dutra Africano in the second half. Sowle’s shot landed wide of the net.
Wildcats dominate West Bridgewater 4-1, clinch MAC crown
Senior midfielder Antonio Dutra Africano headed in two goals as Westport dominated West Bridgewater 4-1 on Tuesday to clinch the Mayflower Athletic Conference crown. It’s been eight long years … more
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Letter: Turbines, a ghastly embodiment of man's arrogance
Beauty. The beauty of the earth.   The beauty of the mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes—and, of course, the ocean.   The Ocean State, our little Rhode Island, embraced by the … more
Flooded Westport Point from the Route 88 bridge.
PHOTOS: Westport awash as storm moves out
Monday morning’s coastal storm did a number on Westport Point, causing widespread beach erosion and cobbling, damage to East Beach Road and floodwaters that inundated the point all the way … more
DEM, Marine association provides boating community with virus guidelines
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association last week issued the following guidance regarding the safe operation of … more
Letter: Keep selling guns, just don’t sell the bullets
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 … more
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