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NOAA Fisheries and their Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) shared progress on two recreational fishing data collection initiatives , the Fishing Effort Survey study and the collaborative … more
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department: Monday, Aug. 5 Joanne Mary MacKnight, 70, of 280 Jepson Lane, was charged with domestic … more
To the editor: I’m writing to express my strong support for the expansion of offshore wind as a generational leap forward in our pursuit of environmentally sound energy policy. Given … more
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee has reshuffled its list of endorsed Town Council candidates after one had to withdraw her name from consideration. Tarah Woods, … more
To the editor: Just a month ago we officially opened the Portsmouth Dog Park Trail, our new fenced-in woodland path adjacent to the original dog park. The other day I arrived at the park and … more
PORTSMOUTH — Three local organizations have received grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to provide services to Portsmouth residents. The work includes providing recovery services, … more
PORTSMOUTH — Rebecca Elwell readily admits it was an adjustment moving her office from the bucolic beauty of Glen Farm to the concrete jungle that is the Portsmouth Business Park.   … more
PORTSMOUTH — When Ray Davis stepped down as Portsmouth’s prevention coordinator in 2018, he had been at that job for more than seven years. Since then, the position has been a … more
The danger of a nuclear disaster — either intentional or by accident — is the gravest immediate threat to our very existence. more
I would be remiss if I remained silent with regard to the current question of whether or not to call a constitutional convention. more
PORTSMOUTH — Chris DiIuro painted a stark picture of the school district’s statewide transportation problems at Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting. more
After swearing off any series years ago, I’m now attached to too many of them. Yet, they make light, fun summer reading. So, I’m wending my way through more books by Ellery Adams. … more
T he Patient Self-Determination Act passed in 1991 mandates that health care organizations receiving federal funds inform all patients of their right to make decisions regarding their medical care … more
In 2015, the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association led the nation with an Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) themed Southern New England Recreational Fishing Symposium. The best … more
STORY OF THE WEEK: It’s peak summer in Rhode Island, so politics is probably far from the minds of most Ocean Staters. But the filing of second-quarter campaign finance reports underscores how … more
No wonder people are skeptical of government. The ineptitude of the Rhode Island executive branch led by Gov. Dan McKee is staggering. Here are just a few examples: The I-195 bridge The … more
My garden is bursting with a favorite herb that has bloomed, been cut back, bloomed again, cut back, blooming again. I harvest its long stems when its white flowers have sprouted. To dry herbs, … more
The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament ended Sunday, July 28, with a winning striped bass measuring 47.5” caught by Chris Benin of team ‘Vamoose.’   For the second year in … more
To the editor: Clay Commons, regarding your letter in the July 25 edition (“Wind power foes should ponder where energy comes from”): First off, let me say that not all of us … more
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department: Saturday, July 27 Eri Lajara, 44, of 8 Marlene Drive, Syosset, N.Y., was charged with obstructing … more
After being recommended for closure to swimming on Tuesday, RIDOH announced on Thursday that the beaches had gone back to an acceptable bacteria count suitable for recreation. more
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth public school students have been doing their best to keep their recyclables and food scraps out of the state landfill, but they’re taking it up a notch. more
PORTSMOUTH — If you tuned in to the Paris Olympics this week to root on Americans Taylor Knibb, Taylor Spivey and Kirsten Kasper in the women’s triathlon, remember one day you may … more
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