PORTSMOUTH — Nearly 60 percent of parents use a negative word to describe the adolescent brain, the most frequent being “immature.”
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By Jim McGaw
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2/5/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School’s boys’ varsity basketball team broke a two-game losing streak by defeating East Providence in a double-overtime thriller Tuesday night, 66-59.
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2/5/25
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Getting a haircut is simple — for most. The steps are as follows: schedule an appointment, go to the salon, get the cut, and pay the tip. But for some, particularly those with disabilities or …
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By Michelle Mercure
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2/4/25
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PORTSMOUTH — After more that two years of debating a town-wide curbside collection program, it’s finally official: MTG Disposal, LLC (Mega) will be the exclusive hauler when the …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/3/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department:
Thursday, Jan. 30
Liam Robert Bradbury, 20, of 5 Becky Lane, Seekonk, was charged with …
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2/3/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Jeff Goyette still remembers the story of the bald guy, the big eyeballs, and the 30-pack of beer.
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By Jim McGaw
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1/30/25
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Melissa starts her day with her fiancé, Brian, focusing on yoga and meditation. For a year now, her sister Kim has attended all her chemotherapy treatments and cooked for her afterwards, as …
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By Michelle Mercure
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1/29/25
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A proposal to conduct a special election to ask voters if they wanted Portsmouth to switch to nonpartisan elections for town council and school committee candidates was floated at Monday …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/28/25
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams both fell to the Providence Country Day/St. Raphael Academy teams during a meet at Roger Williams University …
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1/28/25
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PORTSMOUTH — It isn’t over yet.
In May 2024, the Town Council voted unanimously to award a contract to MTG Disposal, LLC (Mega) to be the exclusive curbside collector for a new …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/28/25
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Twelve students formed a tunnel, six on each side, and one by one, each student from the eighth-grade class at Pennfield School shimmied through the tunnel with a unique dance move. All the while, …
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By Michelle Mercure
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1/28/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department:
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Jaheim Joseph Dixon, 22, of 32 Cook Ave. Apt. 206, Meriden, Conn., was …
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1/27/25
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Over $600 million in federal grant money that had been previously awarded to Rhode Island last year — including $220 million in multiple grants to help repair the Washington Bridge — has reportedly been placed into a position of precarious limbo.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/27/25
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PORTSMOUTH — A new crosswalk will make it easier for children and families to access the Portsmouth Community Playground on Turnpike Avenue.
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By Jim McGaw
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1/27/25
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PORTSMOUTH — A proposal to ask voters whether they would like to see non-partisan elections for Town Council and School Committee in Portsmouth will be discussed during Monday’s …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/26/25
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PORTSMOUTH — David Gleason, the Town Council vice president who less than two weeks ago voted in favor of reaffirming a curbside collection ordinance that calls for an exclusive …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/26/25
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PORTSMOUTH — A Fall River woman was found with a 2-year-old child in her car when she was pulled over on Friday, Jan. 24, and subsequently charged with driving under the influence (DUI).
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1/25/25
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PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced he recently joined 19 other plaintiff states in challenging President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional executive order …
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1/24/25
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a noncommercial farm flock …
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1/24/25
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PORTSMOUTH — When Chris Carceller told her friend Carrigan Nelson that she was going to propose a day in her honor, Nelson made it clear she didn’t want any celebration to be about her …
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1/23/25
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A trend towards local communities supporting their home town restaurants drove positive economic impact in places you might not expect.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/23/25
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A series of scratchy “tap, tap, tap” sounds made on a chalkboard as a teacher illustrates the pi formula using a white piece of chalk is probably — most likely — a thing of …
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By Michelle Mercure
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1/23/25
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PORTSMOUTH — Two workers at the Portsmouth Transfer Station have been charged with accepting a bribe to allow a non-residents to dump trash at the Hedly Street compactor.
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1/19/25
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PORTSMOUTH — The town has set new vehicle sticker fees to use the transfer station and, for the first time, a separate curbside collection program that begins in July.
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By Jim McGaw
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1/15/25
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PORTSMOUTH — An attempt to squash a controversial curbside collection ordinance that had been approved by the previous Town Council narrowly failed during a meeting at Portsmouth High …
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1/15/25
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