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Barrington assistant coach Dave Caldarella speaks to the team during a time out. Barrington beat Portsmouth 3-2 and will face Pawtucket in the District 2 finals on Saturday.
Barrington All Stars edge Portsmouth 3-2, advance to finals
The Barrington 12U All Star baseball team knocked off the District 2 defending champions and state runners-up Portsmouth in an eight inning thriller on Wednesday night, July 12.   With the … more
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Bay View selects Hall of Famer Scorpio as new athletic director
EAST PROVIDENCE — All Stater, player of the year, team captain, Hall of Famer, championship level coach and, now, athletic director. One of the most consequential student-athletes in the … more
Portsmouth Times - Thursday, July 13, 2023
The end of the railroad track near the Sakonnet River Bridge is a popular spot for anglers. It’s also become a place where trash is dumped on a regular basis.
In Portsmouth: What to do about bad beach behavior?
PORTSMOUTH — Go to any popular fishing spot in town that’s accessible via a public right of way (ROW) and you’ll find the “presents” left behind by many visitors: … more
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Post 10 manager Ben Emond waves in John Vaughan with the team's first run of the game as Riverside rallied to defeat R&R Construction Post 7 in a recent American Legion Baseball League outing.
Gallery: Riverside Post 10 Juniors rally past R&R Post 7
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Riverside Post 10, ATC-sponsored Junior squad returned to action earlier this week, adding a pair of victories and avenging its lone loss to date in the 2023 Rhode Island … more
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Michelle Saylors plays at a variety of venues close to home in Bristol, like Portside Tavern, Rivers and Rhodes, The Common Pub and more.
Meet Michelle Saylors: Singer-songwriter working on her first recording project
On a warm, midweek spring day at Borealis Coffee in Bristol, I sat at an outdoor bistro table with singer, songwriter, guitarist Michelle Saylors to conduct a long-awaited one on one interview. … more
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Kane Brule grounder Kane Brule hits a grounder down the first base line while leading off Portsmouth’s batters against Pawtucket.
Portsmouth Majors All-Stars edged by Pawtucket
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Little League Major All-Stars team lost a tough one to Pawtucket on Saturday, but they’re still alive in the District 2 tournament. Portsmouth will play … more
This map depicts current marine heat wave conditions for June 2023. Observations show marine heatwaves are occurring across vast regions of the planet, including: the tropical North Atlantic, the Northeast Atlantic along the Iberian coast as far northward as Ireland and the UK, the equatorial Pacific, the Northeast Pacific, the Northwest Pacific in the Sea of Japan, the Southwest Pacific just southeast of New Zealand and the Western Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar.
The world's ocean water is heating up fast
As scientists around the world sound the alarm about record sea surface temperatures, a new experimental NOAA forecast system predicts that half of the global ocean may experience marine heatwave … more
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Expensive, unique china sets that were once passed from generation to generation don’t carry the same meaning as they once did.
Instead of ‘stuff,’ consider leaving a legacy project
Baby boomers were gifted the silver, china, crystal, and linens that their parents saved for and treasured, but now many millennials are minimalists and less interested in family heirlooms. If the … more
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Sandy Point Lighthouse on Prudence Island will be turned over to the Prudence Conservancy, according to U.S. Sen. Jack Reed.
Prudence lighthouse, 2 others getting new owners
PRUDENCE ISLAND — The oldest continuously operating lighthouse in Rhode Island will soon have a new owner. more
Terry Sullivan will take over as executive director of the Aquidneck Land Trust on Sept. 18.
Terry Sullivan named director of Aquidneck Land Trust
PORTSMOUTH — Conservation leader Terry Sullivan has been appointed executive director of Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT), an organization that preserves and stewards the island’s open spaces … more
Aerial view of one of the five wind turbines 3.8 miles southeast of Block Island generating electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm. A separate wind farm project, SouthCoast Wind Farm, is under scrutiny amid new allegations by a state coastal engineer.
State engineer alleges SouthCoast developer lied to regulators
Financial headwinds aren’t the only obstacle a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer must overcome to secure critical approvals from Rhode Island regulators. SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC is … more
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Portsmouth Times - Thursday, July 6, 2023
Leah Kossak, marketing and engagement director the Aquidneck Land Trust, strolls through part of Little Creek Preserve with Alex Chuman, the Trust’s conservation director.
To protect and conserve in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — At first glance, the Aquidneck Land Trust’s (ALT) latest land acquisition doesn’t look like much. The 9.85-acre property on Hedly Street, purchased outright … more
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Patriotic speaker Col. (Ret.) Joseph McGraw delivers a speech towards the end of the Patriotic Exercises in front of the Colt School on Tuesday.
Retired Green Beret: American ideals have united us from the beginning
U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Joseph McGraw, a Portsmouth resident, former Green Beret and current associate professor at the Naval War College, delivered a timely and stirring speech during his keynote at the annual Patriotic Exercises on Tuesday morning. more
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Nathan Dunlap, lining up a putt during his victory June 24 in the Northeast Amateur, won the 2023 North & South Am played on Pinehurst Nos. 2 & 4 in North Carolina last weekend.
Rhode Island Amateur tees off at Montaup July 10
The Northeast Amateur Invitational at Wannamoisett Country Club in city once again kicked off a scintillating summer of action at courses around the area, including the East Bay, under the auspices … more
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Fern Lima, treasurer of the Newport County Branch of the NAACP, reads an excerpt from “Black Heroes of the American Revolution” during a Fourth of July observance in front of the memorial to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment at Patriots Park Tuesday morning.
NAACP honors ‘Black Regiment’ soldiers in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — A few members of the Newport Branch of the NAACP kicked off the Fourth of July by paying tribute to a brave contingent of soldiers that helped protect Americans’ … more
Christopher S. Gontarz, Esq. of Portsmouth
Portsmouth resident now president-elect of R.I. Bar Association
PORTSMOUTH — Christopher S. Gontarz, Esq., a resident of Portsmouth, is now president-elect of the Rhode Island Bar Association.   His term runs from July 1, 2023, through June … more
Tony Lombardo and grandson AJ (in photo) boated four large bluefish Saturday at the shipping channel off Popasquash Point, Bristol.
NOAA and URI agree to explore effects of offshore wind energy
NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, Mass., and the University of Rhode Island (URI) have signed a five-year formal partnership agreement to research how offshore wind energy … more
Letter: Let’s keep shoreline access open to everybody
To the editor: It was a bit ironic that the front-page article on the June 22 edition of the Times applauded the expanded shoreline access law recently passed by the State of Rhode Island … more
Jimmy Buffett laughs between numbers during his surprise set at Sunset Cove on Park Avenue on Sunday. The show was billed as a concert featuring his Coral Reefer Band mate, guitarist Mac McAnally, but Buffett snuck onto the stage just three songs in.
Jimmy Buffett surprises ‘Parrotheads’ in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Mike MacFarlane certainly knows how to throw himself a 50th birthday party. The owner of Sunset Cove in Island Park had a few hundred people on his restaurant’s … more
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Windsurfers cut across the water on a perfectly windy afternoon.
High-stakes racing on Mt. Hope Bay
Many of the best youth sailors in the world spent this week zipping across the waters of Mount Hope Bay, off the shore from Roger Williams University. The university and U.S. Sailing hosted the U.S. … more
Recalls, Withdrawals and Safety Alerts: Hondas, sodas, swings and more
At the end of each week, the law firm d’Oliveira & Associates compiles a summary of recalls, FDA warnings, market withdrawals and safety alerts that the public should be aware of for their … more
Portsmouth Times - Thursday, June 29, 2023
Left in limbo – the dreaded college application 'waitlist'
More students are applying to more U.S. colleges and universities than ever before, according to reporting from The Common App, an organization that has dramatically altered the college application … more
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