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To the editor:
Portsmouth School Committee Chair Emily Copeland and I agree that a number of the school projects paid for by the recent bond were needed and are valuable. The issue is that the …
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7/3/24
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Kids will be heading back to the Fort Barton School in the fall.
The Tiverton School Committee approved a budget Saturday that allows the elementary school to remain open, at least for the …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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7/2/24
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A Barrington man has set up a gofundme page to help Nicole Wordell, an Adamsville herb farmer who has lost 300 plants — $1,500 worth — to theft this season.
Perez, who lives in the …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/2/24
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2024 Bristol Fourth of July Parade Order of March
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7/2/24
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You might be surprised to know that Henry Winkler, better known as “The Fonz” on TV sitcom “Happy …
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7/2/24
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If you watched the June 27 presidential debate you had to ask yourself one question: How dare the Republican and Democratic Parties leave you with a choice of two grievously flawed candidates for the …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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7/2/24
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Nicole Wordell used to look forward to this time of year.
By the beginning of July, the long hours and work spent growing and selling fresh herbs out of her Adamsville driveway would start to …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/1/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The Kennedy - Nixon debate in 1960 marked the dawning of a new age, when the optics of televised images carried more weight than the substance of what candidates conveyed verbally. …
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By Ian Donnis
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7/1/24
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Survey responses are anonymous and will help The Rhode Island Department of Housing and RIHousing establish a better understanding of the state's housing needs.
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7/1/24
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To the editor:
As a small business owner running a pediatric occupational therapy institute in Rhode Island, I know that the struggle to find affordable, convenient child care is a daily reality …
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6/30/24
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Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee has vetoed a controversial bill sponsored by a Tiverton representative, saying the drug that it would have legalized would be dangerous to public health.
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By Ted Hayes
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6/27/24
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With salary negotiations between the firefighters’ union and the town at a standstill for nearly a month, the newly appointed president of the Tiverton firefighter’s union, Lt. Nicholas …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/27/24
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I am appalled to find the butchery done to our roadside evergreens without any notice. Surprising in a town that cares for its history and its residents and greenery. But perhaps not. Too …
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6/27/24
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This is the season, just past graduations, when many young people, here and elsewhere, are deciding what’s next. For high school grads a gap year, prep for college entrance, or moving into …
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6/27/24
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Dear Sakonnet Times or I should say, “Dear Sidney Tynan,” as this is addressed to the Sakonnet Times’s most faithful correspondent . Sidney, how is it possible that we haven’t …
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6/27/24
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The races for town council and school committee are packed in both Tiverton and Little Compton, where nearly 30 candidates declared their intent to run for office by the state’s deadline …
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6/26/24
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Legislation that would almost certainly kill a plan to establish a .9-acre oyster farm just southwest of the Seapowet Avenue bridge is awaiting action by the governor, after the Rhode Island Senate …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/26/24
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On June 12 at the town budget hearing, Tom Grieb alleged that Portsmouth voters were “deceived” by the School Committee, the Town Council or maybe RIDE (though he admitted he did didn’t exactly know by whom) on the specifics of the 2022 school bond that was presented to the voters.
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By Emily Copeland
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6/25/24
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Residents seeking public office have until Wednesday to declare their intent to run office in this November's election. Though all declarations must be made by the end of the day Wednesday, a handful …
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6/25/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — St. Mary Academy-Bay View principal Dr. Marcela Rossi is proud to announce that 179 students made the honor roll for the fourth quarter, officially marking the end of …
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6/25/24
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The controversy over crop cannons, the noise makers which polarized Little Compton last year as the town sought a way to placate angry neighbors while supporting farmers’ right to use them, …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/25/24
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I am writing this letter to make my neighbors, friends and customers aware of the fact that Walkers Roadside Stand will not open this season.
The reason that we will not be opening this year is …
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6/25/24
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C ardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, involves pressing down hard on the chest and forcing air into the lungs to maintain blood flow and is a procedure to revive someone if their heart stops …
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By Bonnie Evans
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6/25/24
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This book is a first-hand account of the multiple challenges and difficulties faced by those who choose to serve in the military. Based on …
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By Donna Bruno
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6/24/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Thursday was the day to buy a lottery ticket if you predicted two key developments involving Rhode Island’s healthcare landscape. Brown University and the state’s …
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By Ian Donnis
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6/24/24
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