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 …
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By Julia Stearly
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2/15/23
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Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/15/23
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At 5 o’clock on a recent Wednesday evening at the Hometown Tavern in Warren, R.I., singer, performer, pianist and teacher Jan Schmidt took the stage.
Not the bandstand, where, in two hours, …
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By Michael Khouri
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2/15/23
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For a public hearing that was ultimately canceled, there sure was a lot of talk about the seasonal LNG facility on Old Mill Lane Monday night at Town Hall.
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By Jim McGaw
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2/14/23
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To the editor:
Recently, a guest editorial by Bonnie Evans praised the euphemistically named “Compassionate Care Act” being proposed once again at the State House. Far too many …
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2/14/23
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When you ride or walk along Cliff Avenue these days, you’ll see a good number of large year-round houses outfitted with porches and decks on the east side to take advantage of the Sakonnet River views.
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By Jim McGaw
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2/13/23
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2/13/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A little home cooking was all the Portsmouth High varsity girls’ basketball team needed to get back on track.
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2/10/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The St. John’s Lodge Food Bank in Portsmouth has received a $20,000 donation from OceanPointe Christian Church in Middletown as part of the church’s Christmas …
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2/10/23
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The State of Rhode Island is poised to spend more money than ever before to educate fewer students than anytime in the 21st century. Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed state budget, still to be …
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By Scott Pickering
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2/10/23
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PORTSMOUTH — In the wake of a Snapchat video showing three members of the Portsmouth High boys’ hockey team drinking alcohol in the locker room following a Feb. 3 win in West …
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2/9/23
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PORTSMOUTH — For more than a decade, school and town officials have lamented how the Portsmouth school district is getting the short end of the stick when it comes to its share of annual …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/9/23
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To the editor:
The Portsmouth government has not been honest with its citizens. On Jan. 19 the Town of Portsmouth received a letter from the Rhode Island attorney general informing the council …
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2/9/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Two people were arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in connection with the distribution of illegal narcotics in Portsmouth, according to police.
An investigation in …
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2/9/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: For most people, the opioid epidemic is probably out of sight, out of mind. But Rhode Island is still reaping the whirlwind from the epidemic, as those who struggle with addiction …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/8/23
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Two huge books this time. But, I like big books (and I cannot lie) if the story is compelling and both of these are very compelling. And, a few fun reads (a murder mystery and a thriller). …
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By Lynda Rego
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2/8/23
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It was unusual to have right whales feeding on the surface in Cape Cod Bay last month. They usually appear there in the spring.
Warming water, a change in bait and forage fish profiles and other …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/8/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School indoor boys’ track squad took third place as a team in Class B during Saturday’s Class Championships at Providence Career & …
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2/7/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) has announced the conservation of a 4.91-acre wetlands property on Portsmouth’s northwest shore.
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2/7/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Prudence Island is one of four areas in Rhode Island where the R.I Department of Environmental Management (DEM) intends to prescribe more controlled burns starting this spring …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The “gold lamé stage” may be long gone, but live music has finally returned to Common Fence Point.
Before it rebranded itself as Newport Live last year, …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/2/23
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Since joining the House of Representatives, she has served on the House Health and Human Services Committee, which was known as the Health, Education and Welfare Committee until 2021. Most recently, she served as the committee’s second vice chairwoman.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/2/23
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BRISTOL — Prudence Island residents may soon find themselves lugging their stuff from the Bristol ferry landing up a hill for 12 minutes to their cars — perhaps even hopping on a bus …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/2/23
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