PORTSMOUTH — Salve Regina University has purchased Pennfield School’s 19 acres of buildings and grounds for $3.4 million, the university announced Friday, July 2.
The long-term …
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7/2/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Holding signs reading “Unfair Labor Practices,” “Justice for Ben” and “Respect Workers’ Rights,” about 25 to 30 union workers …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/30/21
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Parade Order of March
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6/30/21
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To the editor:
A quick question for those displaying the “In This House We Believe” signs: Who do you think you’re talking to?
In this (conservative republican) house we …
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6/28/21
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Members of Every Student Initiative (ESI) had two things to celebrate at the annual Be Great for Nate Night fund-raising event at Schultzy’s Snack Shack on Saturday.
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By Jim McGaw
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6/25/21
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Celebrating the abolition of slavery in the United States is a wonderful observance and a vivid reminder of America’s second greatest evil. The first was the wholesale killing of Native …
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6/24/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Green Animals Topiary Garden will be buzzing this summer when David Rogers’ Big Bugs takes over from Friday, June 25, through Sunday, Oct. 3.
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6/23/21
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To the editor:
The principal role of a town council besides managing and governing the town is to represent the interests of their constituents.
Why has the Portsmouth Town Council …
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6/21/21
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Thank you to all the heroic CNAs, nurses and support staff at all long-term care facilities for working through this wretched COVID pandemic. Many of us would have been lost without …
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6/17/21
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I often read Arlene Violet’s columns in the East Bay newspapers. I usually find them interesting and informative. She is an accomplished woman – a former nun, former Rhode Island attorney …
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6/17/21
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As Father’s Day approaches it is a good time to remember lessons learned from your Dad. Here is one of my favorites. A lesson in adaptability.
In the mid-1950s growing up, my Dad worked …
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6/17/21
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Legislation before the Rhode Island General Assembly would take a swipe at both newspapers and transparency in government — two things that are intrinsically linked. House Bill 6375 and Senate …
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6/10/21
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More than 600 Rhode Island students from grades 7 to 12 were featured in the 2021 RIMEA (Rhode Island Music Education Association) All-State Music Festival Concert, premiering on YouTube on May 2, …
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5/26/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Saying the applicant checked all the boxes needed for a special-use permit under the town’s solar ordinance, the Zoning Board of Review Thursday, May …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/24/21
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Your company just announced that your division is being relocated from the Midwest headquarters to the East Coast.
In fact, your new office is situated in Rhode Island — home to beautiful …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/20/21
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Here’s a new phenomenon in the local real estate market. An increasing number of buyers are offering to pay cash for properties.
Does that mean they actually bring a suitcase of Benjamins to …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/20/21
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