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3/17/22
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PORTSMOUTH — If a little kindness goes a long way, then Hathaway School students’ gesture this week should have a prolonged journey.
The entire student body — 423 …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/10/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The 20 or so people who attended “Photo Angel” Kate Kelley’s presentation at the Portsmouth Free Public Library Sunday should consider themselves lucky, …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/8/22
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To the editor:
On Feb. 4, 2022, I sent a letter to the Portsmouth Town Clerk titled, “The Importance of Strong, Protective, and Enforceable Contracts for Town Enterprises.” I …
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3/7/22
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The East Bay Co-op girls ice hockey team lost its semifinals series against LaSalle, 2-0, last weekend.
Eagles head coach Mike Cox said his team played great hockey in the series opener on …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/5/22
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As most municipalities begin their annual budgeting cycles in earnest, we took time to analyze the tax burdens in all Rhode Island cities and towns. Using public data from the Rhode Island Division …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — An otherwise upbeat presentation of the town’s 2021 audit Monday night was used as an opportunity for three residents to sharply criticize the town’s management of …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/4/22
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Students in Tiverton and Little Compton will officially be maskless Monday, after the school committees in each town declared masks optional just prior to the ending of the governor's executive order …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth goes purple in celebration of Wellness Week with Herren from March 7 to 12.
The nationwide event takes place every year during the first full week of March. Chris …
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3/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — “How did we get into this situation?”
That was the question posed by Vonnie Nordby to the Portsmouth Housing Authority’s (PHA) Board of Commissioners …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/24/22
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One day last year, a woman in the East Bay area dialed 911 to get help for her daughter, who was in the middle of an emotional meltdown. Police officers on duty, who had responded to similar calls …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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2/23/22
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“That bridge at the end of town? That's a loaded gun."
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/16/22
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Governor Dan McKee announced on Feb. 9 that the state would lift the mask mandate within school buildings on March 4, leaving the decision on whether to enforce mask wearing up to each individual district.
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2/11/22
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Last week I wrote a first-person account of my research into school lunches in Rhode Island. This week I’m back, writing on the same subject, with updates on what I’ve learned, and a …
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By Scott Pickering
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2/11/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: When women run for office in Rhode Island, they usually win. Years of gains in the state Senate, for example, resulted in the chamber being equally divided between male and female …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/11/22
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The housing market in the East Bay is tighter right now than it was heading into the hypercompetitive 2021 spring housing market. Unfortunately for home buyers, more heartache, not relief, is the …
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By Joan D. Warren
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2/11/22
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East Bay Homes | February 2022
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2/10/22
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To the editor:
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” C.S. Lewis
Over the past two years, it has become …
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2/9/22
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Saturday afternoon, Sakonnet Point: A west wind was blowing close to 20 miles an hour, making the 24-degree air seem absolutely frigid. White caps marched across the harbor, long empty except for a …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/8/22
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