To the editor: I have to wonder if Jack and Rita Parquette, authors of the Jan. 13 letter “Only those who support abortions should pay for them” have ever spent a year in … more

To the editor: The Jan. 13, 2022 edition of The Portsmouth Times resurrects the state highway situation in Portsmouth.  Please note that Sprague Street is not mentioned. That is the … more

To the editor: Last week I was pleased to read Jean Ernster's letter citing the evils of abortion and our dismal legislative record on it in RI. Good for her for having the courage to speak … more

To the editor: I recently read a story about this place I have been living at for eight years now (“Quaker Manor/Estates tenants fed up,” The Portsmouth Times, Dec. 23, … more

To the editor: It’s been a few weeks since you published a story called “Parents vs. The State.” I responded to the writer directly in my shock at this kind of attention being … more

To the editor: A modest proposal. In this most intractable debate, a letter to last week’s Sakonnet Times drew my interest. Jean Ernster of Barrington made a most intriguing proposal to … more

This letter was addressed to Portsmouth Fire Chief Paul Ford. To the editor: To say that we are most thankful for the efforts of the … more

To the editor: I appreciate the East Bay Newspaper reporting on varying perspectives but was concerned with the coverage of “anti-mask crusaders” in your Dec. 16 edition … more

To the editor: Why are we still talking about last year’s election?  Let’s get real, folks. The 2020 Presidential election had a clear winner, Joe Biden. He won the popular vote, … more

To the editor: Well, I am still here but there really hasn’t been much news on my acres. The raccoon has been thwarted with a large floppy white baffle around the support for the bird … more