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Portsmouth High School senior Will Sullivan (right) struggles to avoid a crash while driving a special go-cart switched to “impaired driving” mode as he navigates a course inside the Portsmouth High School field house. His passenger is fellow senior Neal Tullson. The Portsmouth Prevention Coalition teamed up with the Portsmouth Police Department to offer an instructional program on impaired driving in students’ health classes.
What it feels like to be intoxicated behind the wheel
PORTSMOUTH — Logan Quinn was doing just fine. With fellow Portsmouth High senior Will Sullivan riding shotgun, he was deftly navigating a course marked by traffic cones inside the … more
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Across all grade levels, in nearly every Rhode Island school district, student “chronic absenteeism” (referring to students who miss 18 days or more per year), rose to unprecedented levels last school year. Across the state, 1 in 3 students was chronically absent in 2021-22.
Empty seats hit an all-time high
Imagine society as a can of soda. The pandemic flipped that can down a flight of stairs and then popped the top. Society has been fizzing, spitting and bubbling ever since. The economy is … more
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Tiverton council calls for forensic audit of school department
After agreeing it is time to take a hard look at how school officials are handling public funds, Tiverton Town Council members voted Monday to hire an accounting firm to conduct a forensic audit of … more
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Landmark deal for Little Compton Housing Trust
Little Compton could soon see more affordable housing. The town council voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve the Little Compton Housing Trust’s purchase of 184 Colebrook Road from … more
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Free virtual workshop available on postpartum depression
Hosted by the Warren HEZ, ‘Mothers and Babies’ will teach methods on how to reduce and manage postpartum depression. It is available each Wednesday between March 1 and April 15. more
Snow’s coming — and schools are closed Tuesday
Local school districts didn’t wait until Tuesday morning to cancel classes due to forecasted snow. They made the call on Monday. Here’s what each district has planned for Tuesday as … more
Steven Velozo, 47, of Swansea, died of mechanical asphyxia last October, in a death that has been ruled a homicide.
Little Compton death ruled a murder
The death of a Swansea man who died in Little Compton last October is now being investigated as a homicide. Steven Velozo, 47, died following a party at his mother's Pottersville Road home on … more
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Patrick (left) and John Bowen of Little Compton first applied for an aquaculture lease at Tiverton's Seapowet Avenue three years ago.
Little Compton council opposes Sakonnet River aquaculture bill
Members of the Little Compton Town Council last Thursday voted to oppose a bill that would restrict aquaculture farms along the Sakonnet River to 1,000 feet offshore or more. In doing so, they gave … more
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Christine de Silva takes photos of a hammerhead shark as it is released during an expedition in Biscayne Bay while a student at the University of Miami. (Photo courtesy of Christine de Silva)
She’s a student, a tech CEO and a shark researcher
1 Christine de Silva takes photos of a hammerhead shark as it is released during an expedition in Biscayne Bay while a student at the University of Miami. (Photo courtesy of Christine de … more
Tiverton will allow some donation bins
While donation bins — the large metal bins often brimming to overflow with clothes, shoes and other items — may soon be outlawed in most of Tiverton, members of the Tiverton Town Council … more
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The photography of Corey Wheeler Forrest of Portsmouth, who fishes out of Sakonnet Point, is the subject of a new exhibit that runs through the summer at Mystic Seaport Museum.
The last of a line
PORTSMOUTH — Long before the Wheelers came along, hundreds of fish traps lined these shores, branching west down the coast to Block Island and east to Little Compton, Westport and beyond. … more
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Longplex owner Jim Long (right) and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee go over original blueprints from the complex's construction, which began four years ago.
Governor visits Tiverton's Longplex
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has coached basketball, ran his own health and racquetball club in Woonsocket, and has been involved in sports since he was a kid. Though he's seen a lot of sports … more
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Wildflowers in bloom at the Eight Rod Farm Management Area in Tiverton.
DEM seeks lessee for Eight Rod Farm in Tiverton
The state Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is seeking proposals for the agricultural use of 57 acres of land at the Eight Rod Farm Management Area in Tiverton. The state's RFP went … more
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Opponents raise thousands to stop Tiverton crematorium
A group of residents determined to block development of a crematorium in the north end of Tiverton has raised more than $5,000 in donations, representing more than half of its $10,000 goal. more
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Gabby Randazzo, Madison Both, and Kayla Oliveira wrap Caitlyn Wordell with a hug after her floor performance during the R.I. Gymnastics State Championship at Rhode Island College on Saturday.
Portsmouth takes 2nd in D-2 gymnastics championship
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team came in second in the Division II state gymnastics championship on Saturday, narrowly losing the top spot by just one point. The … more
Portsmouth High’s Morgan Casey clears the bar en route to winning the girls’ high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 4 inches at the R.I. Indoor Track State Championship held at Providence Career & Technical Academy on Saturday.
Portsmouth’s Morgan Casey wins state title in high jump
Portsmouth High senior Morgan Casey was crowned state champion in the girls’ high jump at Saturday’s R.I. Indoor Track State Championship. more
Portsmouth High’s Maeve Tullson knocks a rebound away from a pair of Cranston West opponents during Thursday’s Division I preliminary playoff game at home. She led all scorers with 14 points.
Portsmouth girls come from behind to win preliminary game
Maeve Tullson scored 14 points to lead the Portsmouth High girls’ varsity basketball team to a 58-46 victory over Cranston West in the preliminary round of the Division I playoffs. more
This 'ghost gun' was seized by Tiverton police last Wednesday.
Tiverton police seize 'ghost' gun, drugs
Tiverton police have charged a Pawtucket man with possession of a 'ghost' handgun — one without serial numbers or other markings — as well as numerous other offenses, following a car stop … more
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Clockwise from top left: Rep. Michelle McGaw (D-Dist. 71), Rep. Susan Donovan (D-Dist. 69), Sen. Linda Ujifusa (D-Dist. 11), and Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72).
Here's what Portsmouth's legislators have been up to
PORTSMOUTH — Here's a rundown on what state legislators representing Portsmouth have been up to lately at the State house: more
O'Brien's bill would arm all public college campus police
PROVIDENCE — Whether it was prescience or presumption of another sinister act about to take place, a state legislator recently submitted a bill to arm police on two college campuses. In … more
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Little Compton: Move offshore power cables to Westport
Move the cables to Westport. That was the word from the Little Compton Town Council last Thursday, which unanimously passed a resolution calling for the "exploration" of a plan to move offshore … more
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Sen. Valarie Lawson (left), a Democrat who represents District 14 in East Providence, and Rep. Rebecca Kislak, a fellow Dem from District 4 on the capital city’s East Side, used a “chocolate election” on Valentine’s Day Tuesday, Feb. 14, as the premise for a demonstration on ranked-choice voting, about which each submitted formative legislation to their respective chambers earlier in the week.
Local lawmakers Lawson, Kislak submit ranked-choice legislation
PROVIDENCE — Two local legislators, one from East Providence and the other from just across the Seekonk River in Providence, recently surveyed the “sweet tooth” of respondents while … more
Tiverton eyes new public safety complex
Acknowledging that the current police department building is in dire shape, the Tiverton Town Council voted Monday to form a working advisory committee that will look into whether there is a need for … more
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This Tiverton home is a good example of the real estate market in 2022. It listed for $1,950,000 and sold for over-asking at $2 million.
The spring market may look familiar – low inventory, high prices
The housing market in the East Bay has been in a whirlwind for the past few years, and experts don’t expect much of a change when spring comes around. Lowered post-pandemic interest rates are … more
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‘It’s always a good time to buy’
t’s no secret that over the past few years, the housing market has been one of the hottest topics, especially among new buyers. We saw major shifts when the pandemic hit; between heightened … more
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