To the editor,
The Portsmouth Audit for fiscal year 2021-2022 has not been delivered to the people as required by law. The audit has now been late in three of the last five years and the Town …
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1/17/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A huge residential and marina village development proposed for Weaver Cove, a project that’s been kicking around in various forms for at least two decades, has returned for …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/17/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ indoor track and field team picked up two more wins on Thursday, Jan. 12, to remain undefeated with a 7-0 record.
The Patriots beat Narragansett, …
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1/16/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Morgan Casey, the 6-foot-tall senior middle hitter who led the Portsmouth Patriots to a 13-7 record and a berth in the Division 1A semifinals this past season, has been named …
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1/16/23
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PORTSMOUTH — More than 20 members of the Newport Naval community headed out from Patriots Park this morning for the start of an 8.1-mile relay run honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, …
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1/16/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A six-bedroom home on the town’s western shore, featuring a heated saltwater pool, is being listed at $3,995,000 by Hogan Associates Christie's International Real …
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1/13/23
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East Bay real estate values increased exponentially during the past five years. The increases were similar to what happened in the rest of New England and nationally, but like politics, all real …
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By Douglas Gablinske
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1/13/23
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Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the chief officer of the Environment Branch for Renewable Energy at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in Sterling, Va. It was titled: “An open …
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By Greg Vespa
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1/12/23
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PORTSMOUTH — COVID-19 did a number on many local businesses, but nearly three years after the pandemic closed many shops and restaurants down, most of them have rebounded and are …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE -— The Providence Country Day School in city recently announced the honor roll of students from the first trimester of the 2022-23 term.
High Honors
Class of 2030: Maja …
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1/12/23
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At press time the Cape Cod Salties Sports Fishing Club plans to hold a community forum on the possible discharge of nuclear wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant into Cape Cod Bay. …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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1/11/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Now that recreational cannabis is legal in Rhode Island, and can be easily purchased by anyone over 21 at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center here in town, the Town Council has …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/10/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes, or so the saying goes. That spurred thoughts on two different events this week.
In D.C., U.S. House Republicans were unable to …
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By Ian Donnis
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1/10/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Even after a five-minute overtime period, a winner could not be decided between the Barrington/Mt. Hope/Portsmouth and Toll Gate/Pilgrim/Chariho high school girls’ co-op …
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1/9/23
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Rescuers tried, but ultimately were unable, to save a deep-water long-beaked dolphin that was found beached along the rock Chace Point shoreline Saturday afternoon.
Little Compton resident Emily …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/9/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity hockey team continued its fine season with a 10-3 win over Mt. Hope on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Portsmouth Abbey rink.
The …
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1/6/23
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PORTSMOUTH/BRISTOL — The new 30-ton weight restriction for the Mt. Hope Bridge applies only to certain vehicles, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) stated in a …
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1/6/23
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We reached out to dozens of people of influence to ask what story or stories they will be watching in the new year. Here’s what they had to say, in their own …
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1/6/23
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will be stocking the following 10 lakes and ponds with rainbow trout, Sebago Atlantic salmon, and new this year, lake …
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1/6/23
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PORTSMOUTH — When Linda Ujifusa, Terri Cortvriend, and Michelle McGaw raised their right hands to take the oath of office at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday, besides swearing to …
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1/5/23
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NOAA Fisheries has released their five-year review of the endangered North Atlantic right whales at North Atlantic Right Whale 5-Year Review | NOAA Fisheries . The report finds the population is …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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1/4/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity basketball team continued its fine season with an impressive come-from-behind win over South Kingstown Monday night at home, …
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1/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A couple hundred swimmers came out for the annual Island Park Polar Dive on New Year’s Day — a turnout that was no doubt influenced by the mildest …
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1/1/23
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