PORTSMOUTH — About 75 third-grade students at Melville Elementary School recently took a trip around the globe without ever leaving their auditorium.
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By Jim McGaw
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1/31/24
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It's been a proverbial rollercoaster of a season for the East Providence High School boys' basketball team so far in 2023-24.
The Townies have followed so-so start to their Division I slate with …
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By Mike Rego
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1/31/24
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Baypoint Residential Community on Anthony Road, Roger Williams University’s unique living quarters for sophomores that merges hotel-style living with the experience of university housing, will …
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1/31/24
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The Town of Warren got good news recently about $1.25 million in funding from the RI Infrastructure Bank. It got bad news, however, from RIDEM.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/30/24
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The East Providence High School indoor track and field teams, as their sport traditionally does, get the 2023-24 winter championships schedule started this weekend when the girls contest the Sullivan …
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By Mike Rego
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1/30/24
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Senate Majority Whip Valarie Lawson (D-Dist. 14, East Providence) recently elaborated on becoming a member of the leadership team in the upper chamber, saying she was "anxious to get to work …
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By Mike Rego
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1/30/24
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As the town moves toward spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for a much-needed upgrade of the Town Hall Annex Playground, I'd like to remind the community of some history. This all happened 30 …
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1/30/24
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Westport voters could be asked in April, and again at Town Meeting in May, to approve spending up to $35 million to bring water and sewer — and some say, new life and vitality — to …
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Ted Hayes
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1/30/24
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In a bizarre mini-drama that played out over the past week, workers at the West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton have rescued 10 young chickens from an online reality show being filmed at a home in …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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1/30/24
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A member of the Barrington School Committee is questioning how information about the Superintendent of Schools job listing was changed after the Committee took an official vote on the matter.
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By Josh Bickford
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1/30/24
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PORTSMOUTH — For the first time in their 27-year history, members of the Portsmouth High School boys’ indoor track team can say they’re Division champs.
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1/30/24
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The Westport basketball team upset undefeated Avon 66-55 in front of the hometown fans during a league game on Wednesday night. Junior Owen Boudria scored 27 points to lead the Wildcats in scoring, …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/30/24
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Shark depredation, the full or partial consumption of a hooked fish by a shark before it is landed, is an increasing source of human and wildlife conflict in recreational fisheries. This summer and …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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1/30/24
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The condition of the west bound lanes on I-195 and the subsequent snarl of traffic has unleashed a furious fusillade of accusations and excuses by those in charge. Tens of thousands of daily …
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By Arlene Violet
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1/30/24
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Thea Jackson placed first in three events and the Mt. Hope girls indoor track team placed second in the Dwyer Division with a team score of 94 points during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. St. Raphael Academy won the division with a score of 125.5.
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/30/24
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The Barrington High School boys ice hockey team skated to a 3-2 win over Pilgrim on Friday night, Jan. 26. A night later, the Eagles fell to Prout, 5-0.
Against Pilgrim, Barrington took an early …
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1/30/24
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The Town of Barrington recently announced the start of public voting in the town’s logo contest.
Residents submitted the six designs being considered. They were selected from more …
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1/30/24
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A Fall River man faces multiple counts of fraud and larceny, following an investigation into identity fraud and stolen credit card numbers carried out by the Westport, Portsmouth and Fall River …
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1/29/24
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A Tiverton lawmaker who has long opposed a plan to establish an oyster farm off Seapowet Avenue has submitted legislation that would prohibit all commercial activity in the area where it would be …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/29/24
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ indoor track team came in fourth place as a team during the Girls’ Division Indoor Track Championships held Saturday at Providence …
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1/29/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The Washington Bridge saga took a noteworthy turn when state officials last week declined to rule out the possible demolition of the westbound portion of the bridge. If such a …
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By Ian Donnis
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1/29/24
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The Barrington High School boys basketball team treated a capacity crowd to a double-digit victory over Bishop Hendricken, 53-41, on Friday night, Jan. 26.
The Eagles, playing in front of an …
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1/29/24
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Facing mounting scrutiny of his efforts in the matter, specifically, Governor Dan McKee had a busy few days responding to the ever-growing Washington Bridge closure crisis over the last week plus.
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By Mike Rego
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1/29/24
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Barrington will receive grant money to address coastal erosion issues in three locations in town.
The grant, awarded through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, will pay for coastal adaption …
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1/29/24
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To the editor:
In response to the letter to the editor by John and Linda Dacey in the Jan. 25 edition of the Portsmouth Times (“Rhode Island is rated 49th in democracy”), let’s …
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1/29/24
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