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To the editor:
The Portsmouth Town Council's approval last week of a plan to put license plate reading cameras at the Mt. Hope Bridge is fatally flawed, and if they are at all concerned about the …
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6/21/22
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To the editor:
During the last 30 years of my residency in Portsmouth, my taxes have gone up every year but one. That year, a Republican council majority existed.
What is it about …
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6/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Fido will soon have more room to roam at the Portsmouth Dog Park — a lot more.
Thanks to a grant from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation (VBCF), the off-leash …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/20/22
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To the editor:
A few years ago, I started a project to replace the unreadable, scratched-up historic signs at Lehigh Park and Heritage Park. I raised money from the citizens of Portsmouth, some …
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6/17/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A 47-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday, June 16, and charged with distributing fentanyl within Portsmouth, police said.
This month, members of the Portsmouth …
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6/17/22
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Fifteen students at Portsmouth Middle School have been won the Presidential Environmental Youth Award, which recognizes outstanding stewardship projects and positive community …
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6/16/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Despite concerns about increasing government surveillance, the Town Council Monday night voted 5-1 to approve a one-year pilot program to install automative license plate readers …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/14/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Vanessa Reale, who has previous experience as a principal and headmaster, has been selected by Superintendent Thomas Kenworthy to be Portsmouth High School’s next …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/14/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Town Council Vice President Linda Ujifusa announced Tuesday she is running for the Rhode Island Senate District 11 (Portsmouth, Bristol) seat being vacated by retiring …
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6/14/22
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The Rhode Island General Assembly has a singular opportunity in this session to end years of chaos and confusion regarding where Rhode Islanders can exercise their constitutionally-protected rights …
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By Thomas J. Gibson, Jr.
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6/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — It’s almost as if Melville Elementary School knew what was coming.
“We did this pre-COVID,” said Sara Churgin, manager of the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — After a lifetime of public service including 22 years in elective office, R.I. Sen. James A. Seveney (D-Dist. 11, Bristol, Portsmouth, Tiverton) is retiring from the state …
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6/13/22
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Special kudos to Republican senators! They have instilled courage into every student in America. You see, as astute people know, there is no courage without vulnerability. And because the GOP is so …
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6/10/22
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To the editor:
This is a plea to Rhode Island state senators to take quick action in passing S2646, the bill to ban the sale of new fur products throughout the state.
This bill …
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6/10/22
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By Reps. Terri Cortvriend and June Speakman
They are in the coating of your nonstick frying pan. The wrapper of your favorite burger. The stain-resistant upholstery of your couch, and even the …
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6/10/22
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PORTSMOUTH — An empty shell casing was located in the gymnasium at Portsmouth Middle School Thursday morning, Principal João P. Arruda informed parents in an e-mail.
However, …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/9/22
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is the key battleground for contentious legislation in Rhode Island. So what happens when the majority of support on the committee for gun …
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By Ian Donnis
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6/7/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of …
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6/7/22
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Morgan Casey was the only East Bay competitor, girl or boy, to win a gold medal at Saturday’s Rhode Island high school outdoor track and field championships at Brown University.
Casey, …
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6/6/22
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CRANSTON — A semifinal scare may have been the motivation the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team needed Sunday afternoon to get back to what it did all season long: …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — After joking about why anyone would want a math teacher to share inspirational and philosophical wisdom with graduating high schoolers entering their next journey in life, …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School golf team qualified for the state team championships at Cranston Country Club earlier this week and had its first chance to play an 18-hole competitive …
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Down six goals with under 20 minutes to play? No problem for the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team, which came back to beat Cranston West in a wild semifinal …
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6/3/22
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