Whether you’re on the high seas or just cruising the bay, navigate the water safely and wear your life jacket.
Environmental police officers from the R.I. Department of Environmental …
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5/12/25
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PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council is expected to provisionally approve a total municipal budget for fiscal year 2026 of just under $77 million at its meeting Monday night, May 12.
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By Jim McGaw
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5/7/25
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It typically takes about two decades from birth to reach the milestone of college graduation — a major turning point in most people’s lives. Many are in their lower to mid-twenties …
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By Michelle Mercure
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5/7/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Sophomore Rafferty Dionne lifted the Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team to a big overtime win over top-ranked East Greenwich in Division II play last …
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5/6/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Customers of the Portsmouth Water and Fire District can expect to pay more for their water in the new fiscal year, which began May 1.
The District has announced a 1.61-percent …
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5/6/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are a few odds and ends around town:
DEM to host meeting on Gulf Cove fishing
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has scheduled a public …
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5/6/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were the beneficiaries of a fund-raiser held Sunday at the VFW Post 5390 in Common Fence Point.
All proceeds …
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5/5/25
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PORTSMOUTH/TIVERTON — It’s a mouthful, but if Gov. Daniel McKee approves, the Sakonnet River Bridge will have a new name: The Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.
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5/5/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department:
Wednesday, April 30
Felix Josue Ruiz Ocasio, 28, of 2368 East Main Road, Apt. H4, was charged with …
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5/5/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Flashing signs reading “Trumpers, Are You Feeling it Yet?,” “Time to Take Our Country Back,” “Gov’t for the People,” and “Engaged …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/2/25
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The Warren Arts and Cultural Commission (WACC) is issuing its next call for a second sculpture to be showcased along the East Bay Bike Path in town at the corner of Child Street and Railroad Avenue.
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5/1/25
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PORTSMOUTH — A homeowner with property assessed at $500,000 would pay an additional $99 in property taxes next year should Town Administrator Richard Rainer Jr’s proposed municipal …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/30/25
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Lifelong Townie and Rhode Island Senator since 2018, Val Lawson has completed her ascendance to one of the state's most powerful political positions.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/29/25
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PORTSMOUTH — You’re in your home and a family member suddenly slips in the shower, sending her crashing through the glass door. There’s blood everywhere and a deep gash on her leg.
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By Jim McGaw
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4/29/25
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PORTSMOUTH — They didn’t win their game against Prout at home last Friday, but members of the Portsmouth High girls’ lacrosse team accomplished something more important: Raising …
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4/28/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department:
Monday, April 14
Katherine Brown, 58, of 103 Canton Ave., was charged with driving under the …
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4/28/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Some strong-armed men and women turned out to the VFW Post 5390 hall in Common Fence Point recently.
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4/25/25
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A Barrington boater's season got off to a rough start when an Albin fishing boat fell from its trailer following an accident near the Bristol and Warren line about 3 p.m. Wednesday.
The Albin …
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4/23/25
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PORTSMOUTH — A 36-year-old Cranston man was arrested last week following an investigation by the Portsmouth Police Detective Division into a report of electronically disseminating indecent …
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4/23/25
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PORTSMOUTH — The sound reverberating through the Portsmouth Middle School auditorium on Monday night was a powerful and resounding rebuke of the direction President Donald Trump intends to lead …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/22/25
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The hardest part for Jennifer Hopkins McDowell isn’t the isolation that will consume her — not the physical decline, not the cognitive deterioration and not the stripping away …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/22/25
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PORTSMOUTH — The property was first purchased by the town in 2004 and was pitched as an ideal spot for two sports fields when voters approved a recreational bond in 2007.
Now 18 years have …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/21/25
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Get your cameras ready!
Extreme high tides will return to Rhode Island coastlines on Saturday, April 26, at 7:33 p.m.
The University of Rhode Island is asking Rhode Islanders to join …
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4/21/25
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“Waaah” is a sound not sought by most, but there are some who seek it nightly. They head outside, after sunset, specifically listening for a low pitched “Waaah” sound. It is …
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By Michelle Mercure
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4/17/25
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PROVIDENCE — A former employee of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Middletown appeared in U.S. District Court in Providence on Tuesday, April 15, charged with transmitting a threat in …
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4/16/25
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