Wrong court, wrong argument and against the wrong people. So declared U.S. District Court Judge William Smith in his Sept. 19 opinion dismissing a legal challenge to the state’s newly …
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By Nancy Lavin/R.I. Current
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9/22/23
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As Hurricane Lee passed by this weekend, it left behind a variety of trees that have been uprooted or completely fallen as a result of the wind. Trees are the stalwarts of our New England landscape, …
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9/21/23
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While the global pandemic made a mess of just about everything everywhere, it had a hidden benefit for private schools — it boosted their enrollments. Admissions directors at numerous …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/21/23
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The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has ruled that attorney Anthony Desisto’s role as independent legal counsel for the state Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) does not constitute a …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/21/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The school district will have more than $400,000 to spread around for school construction projects, thanks to a surplus left over from the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
Chris …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/20/23
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A dispute between Tiverton school and town officials regarding provisions within a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the School Resource Officer position came to a head last week, with town …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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9/20/23
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Private Education | Fall 2023
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9/20/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity soccer team is still seeking its first win this season after being nipped by Central High at home Tuesday night, 2-1.
The …
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9/19/23
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The U.S. House Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024 will have a devastating impact on fish and habitat, as it reduces funding by 14 percent for NOAA Fisheries, a cut of $900 million. Yet our …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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9/19/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: If you were driving around North Providence, parts of Providence or other local communities during torrential downpours early last week, you may have felt like an extra in …
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By Ian Donnis
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9/19/23
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Inspiration can move in all sorts of ways. For Staci Del Deo, her desire to teach ebbed and flowed, and it wasn’t until returning to the town that she grew up in that the inspiration surged, …
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By Paige Shapiro
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9/19/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A Portsmouth High School senior is one of the four recipients of the R.I. Environmental Education Association’s (RIEEA) 2023 Environmental Education Award.
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9/18/23
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Hurricane Lee is tracking well offshore, sparing the Farm Coast much of its wrath. But surfers came out in numbers to South Shore Beach Friday, catching waves that ran as high as eight to 12 feet.
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Photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/16/23
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Those well-versed in the goings-on of Little Compton may have noticed a new barn crop up over the last year along the part of Long Highway that stems off Peckham Road. In front of an orchard of apple …
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By Paige Shapiro
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9/14/23
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Two University of Rhode Island researchers estimate that the top 5 centimeters (2 inches) of the floor of Narragansett Bay now contain more than 1,000 tons of microplastics, and that buildup has occurred in just the last 10 to 20 years.
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9/14/23
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If 911 calls and accidents are any indication, then Westport and Little Compton just may have a deer problem. Since January, Westport police have tallied 57 vehicle vs. deer collisions, and 41 …
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By Paige Shapiro
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9/13/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High varsity girls soccer team is off to a good start in Division II after winning its first two games.
The team shut out North Smithfield, 2-0, during its …
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9/13/23
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A mosquito sample taken from Tiverton last week has tested positive for West Nile Virus.
The positive sample was collected by the state Department of Environmental Management and Department of …
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9/13/23
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East Bay Homes | Fall 2023
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9/13/23
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A Kickmeuit Middle School student will be among a group of Rhode Island students given the unique opportunity to participate in a live question and answer session with two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this Thursday.
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9/12/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Democratic primary voters had their say and now Gabe Amo is the new rising star in Rhode Island politics. While former state representative Aaron Regunberg was widely perceived as …
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By Ian Donnis
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9/12/23
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If you are a woman, and think you want to learn how to fly fish, now is the time to give it a try at the Women’s Introductory Fly Fishing Clinic, Saturday, Sept. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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9/12/23
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Well, whoever is in charge of the weather is certainly confused. All summer I never turned on my new AC, now that it is autumn I don’t know what I would do without it. Apple growers in …
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9/11/23
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The threat of rain didn't stop the family from getting together for dinner Sunday, all 500 or more of them.
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9/11/23
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A Tiverton appeals board ruled this week against Sakonnet Partners, LLC, the company that proposed building a crematorium in the north end of town, saying the planning board was justified when …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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9/7/23
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