Westport will ease size restrictions on in-law apartments, following a vote last week that zoning board members hope will make it easier for the elderly to stay in their homes, with their …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/13/22
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The unidentified partial remains of two people found in Westport over the past 12 years will be examined by the Bristol County District Attorney's Office's Cold Case Unit, in an attempt to provide …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/6/22
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Telecommunications construction companies must now seriously consider alternative sites when they propose building cellular telephone towers in Westport, after voters at Tuesday's Town Meeting passed …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/6/22
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Voters at Tuesday's Town Meeting soundly rejected a proposed change to Westport's sign by-laws that many feared could restrict their right to put multiple signs on their property, and could hurt …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/6/22
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The project developer contends it will generate enough clean energy to power 800,000 homes, and will plug into the grid that serves Rhode Island as well. But potential environmental impacts have yet to be discussed publicly.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/4/22
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Voters at Tuesday night's anual Town Meeting breezed through what could have been a contentious agenda in less than four hours, approving dozens of warrant articles in efficient fashion and with …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/4/22
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Lt. Thomas Plourde, a member of the Westport Police Department for more than three decades, is nearly ready to turn in his badge. The Westport resident always wanted to be a cop, and said he lived …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/3/22
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Westport is facing one of its toughest budget cycles in recent years, and residents who take part in Tuesday's annual Town Meeting will be asked to approve more than 30 warrant articles to keep town …
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4/29/22
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Does Westport need better Internet connectivity? Many residents believe it does, and a warrant article on next Tuesday's Town Meeting agenda would, if passed, give the town the means to look more …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/29/22
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"F*** Biden."
The words on Joe Sousa's white sign, and a drawing of a hand with uplifted middle finger, are clear as day and leave no doubt where the elected Tiverton Budget Committee member …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/26/22
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With the cost to the town up to nearly $1 million, members of the Westport River Watershed Alliance have offered — and received the go ahead — to take a closer look at the benefits of …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/22/22
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Coastal Neighbors Network , one of the area’s newest charitable organizations, is partnering with The Association for the Relief of Aged Women (ARAW), one of the oldest charitable foundations …
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4/22/22
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Welcome to Westport Health Notes, a monthly column from the Westport Board of Health (BOH). The goal is to share information with our community about local issues and projects, public health …
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By Tanja Ryden
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4/22/22
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Westport's fish commissioner believes it's time for the town to get serious about reducing nitrogen in its waters, and is proposing that Westport look into by-law changes that would ban the use of …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/22/22
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The algae blooms that plague South Watuppa Pond could take years to address. But officials studying the pond's health say it can clearly be improved, though doing so will take a concerted and …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/15/22
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A Dartmouth man faces a host of charges after he led police on a chase last Wednesday, April 13, that began in Westport and ended after a standoff in North Stonington, Conn.
According to …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/15/22
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The Westport Historical Society 's Bell School is being moved, though you might not notice unless you look really, really close.
Workers from Aquidneck Movers have begun raising the old school …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/15/22
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Westport School Committee member Melissa Pacheco and political newcomer Gloria Cabral won three-year terms on the school committee Tuesday, placing first and second place, respectively, in the …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/13/22
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Tiverton attorney Wendy Taylor never imagined that West Place, the animal sanctuary she founded in her back yard in 2007, would be anything other than a hobby — a small non-profit she hoped …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/12/22
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Stumbling blocks to public access remain at the so-called Ratcliffe property in Little Compton, a five-acre tract which accesses prized Almy's Creek and was purchased late last year by the Little …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/7/22
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The Westport Conservation Commission has signed off on a plan to install permeable parking mats at the end of Beach Avenue, adjacent to and just west of the Knubble, to make it easier for those with …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/7/22
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The head of Westport Community Schools said this week that while the district can live without some of the items he and the school committee proposed under a $4.4 million override budget, the …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/6/22
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Five members of the Rhode Island General Assembly met with a room full of local business leaders, and the predominant topic of conversation was how to spend about $1 billion in federal monies.
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By Scott Pickering
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4/1/22
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The Westport Conservation Commission has approved a state request that should make it easier for the state to re-distribute cobble at Horseneck Beach when it becomes a problem.
Every winter, and …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/1/22
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Robin Winters walked into work at the Westport Free Public Library one morning last September and found a doozy of a request waiting for her: Archaeologists needed help researching the history of a …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/30/22
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