PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Historical Society has a new look, and its Board of Trustees hopes that will translate to more visitors and memberships.
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By Jim McGaw
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Eight members of the Portsmouth High School Class of 2022 won’t have much time to celebrate their summer vacation after being awarded diplomas tonight, June 3. …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/3/22
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I’m sick to death of observing another moment of silence when children have been murdered, particularly in a school setting. Since 2018 there have been 119 school shootings. The most recent …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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6/3/22
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Rhode Island has enacted a handful of smart gun laws in the past decade, but it is not enough. At least five common-sense gun regulation bills sit stagnant in the Rhode Island General Assembly, where …
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6/2/22
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There are many ways to absorb and process news of a lone gunman slaughtering 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Images of the smiling, mostly 10-year-olds and their teachers evoke sorrow, …
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By Scott Pickering
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6/2/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The veterans who laid down their lives for our freedoms “were ordinary people who responded in extraordinary ways in extreme times,” the guest speaker at Monday …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/30/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Sorry, pickleball enthusiasts. The sport won’t be coming to Portsmouth just yet.
The town recently learned that its 2022 Department of Environmental Management (DEM) …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/29/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Is there a little free library near you?
Portsmouth has a small but growing number of these tiny free lending libraries — basically free-standing cupboards that are …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/27/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Speaking under a tent in the center of Butts Hill Fort on Saturday, Craig Clark recalled his days as a Portsmouth High School student, “about 40 years and 600 …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/26/22
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To the editor:
Our legislators must pass H7442/S2549, the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, out of committee in the name of religious freedom. In listening to the testimonies provided to the …
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5/26/22
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The Mt. Hope softball team clinched the Division II South title as they out slugged Portsmouth 8-4 during a home game on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies are 16-0 in league play with one game …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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5/25/22
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To the editor:
If Mr. Voutes (“Blown away by gas-powered lawn equipment” letter, May 19) seeks solitude and improved health by the elimination of internal combustion engines (ICE) he's …
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5/24/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth 911 — what’s your emergency?
Hi, there’s an accident at the high school. It looks like there’s two cars. I can’t see too well; I was …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/24/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School was the far-and-away winner of the East Division golf playoff match held over its home layout of Green Valley Country Club Monday afternoon, May 23, as the …
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Photos by Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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5/23/22
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One in four households with children in Rhode Island are food insecure, meaning they struggle to afford adequate food.
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By Andrew Schiff
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5/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Along a scenic shoreline on the north side of Common Fence Point Boulevard, volunteers have been getting their hands dirty over the past year, putting in hundreds of plants …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/20/22
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Perky Nellissen and 8-month-old Ziti pose together at their Little Compton home. Nellissen and Ziti are both going through guide dog training for the first time.
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Perky Nellissen teaches …
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By Lucy Probert
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5/19/22
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5/19/22
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Since she is an unknown candidate in the gubernatorial race, Republican Ashley Kalus has commenced a media buy in order to get name recognition. One campaign ad shows her as a boxer (with …
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By Arlene Violet
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5/13/22
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I am writing in strong opposition to taxpayer funding for abortion on demand in Rhode Island.
There is a bill in the state legislature (S2549 and H7442) which will allocate your tax …
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5/13/22
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To the editor:
It was such a long wet winter that the fields couldn’t be mowed until a few weeks ago. This did not please my beautiful pheasant and he fled next door where there was a nice …
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5/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Housing Authority (PHA) will eventually be getting “out of the ownership and management business,” its chairman told tenants of Quaker Manor/Quaker …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/13/22
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