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Local student-athlete Amelia Silvia plays net for the Highlander School co-ed soccer squad in its recent outing against The Greene School.
Highlander School completes latest co-ed soccer season
It wasn't exactly as the players and coaches of the Highlander Charter School co-ed soccer club would have hoped, but the team recently finished up its latest season of play in the independent … more
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Hikers on the Sakonnet Greenway Trail begin to cross over a boardwalk dedicated to Maya L. Auchincloss (plaque at lower left).
A trail tribute in Portsmouth
The Aquidneck Island Land Trust has reopened a 700-foot section of the Sakonnet Greenway Trail after replacing a worn boardwalk with a new structure dedicated to the memory of Maya L. Auchincloss. more
Fourth-grader Addison Younger and Officer Dave Dyson pose for a photo on the officer’s last day at Hathaway School.
Officer Dave’s sweet send-off in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — After eight years of early morning greetings, traffic duty smiles and costume-clad celebrations, Hathaway Elementary School said goodbye Oct. 31 to its beloved school resource … more
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Dee Dowty, Nikolai Loyola, and Marcella Bauer organize a tableful of donations at the Aquidneck Food Pantry on Sprague Street last Friday. Donations from residents and local residents have been sharply on the rise recently in light of many families in danger of losing their SNAP benefits. Everything on this table was donated by Ocean State Air Solutions, owned by Craig and Mary Beth Clark. 
Hunger — but hope — in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — With federal food assistance caught in the crossfire of the ongoing government shutdown, local food pantries across Rhode Island are feeling the strain — and stepping up to … more
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Melville Elementary School student Hazel Steeves waves to her family as she marches in the Kindergarten Parade last Friday near the end of school. Melville also celebrated a school-wide Storybook Character Day on Friday.
In Portsmouth: Tiny tots on parade (photos)
Students at Melville and Hathaway elementary schools strutted their school spirit last Friday, Oct. 31. more
Dominic Turner pushes a stroller carrying his baby daughter Marcella, 5 months, while being flanked by his other children on bikes (from left): Otto, 2, Dorothy, 4, and Henry, 6. They joined other pedestrians and cyclists who had Park Avenue all to themselves during Saturday’s 3rd Annual Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll.
In Portsmouth: No cars, no problem
PORTSMOUTH — Despite brisk winds and a post-Halloween chill, several hundred cyclists and pedestrians turned out early Saturday for the 3rd Annual Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll, … more
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Portsmouth High’s Sean Gray (left) tears down the backstretch of Ponaganset High School’s 5K course on Saturday, neck and neck with Hendricken’s Colby Flynn. Gray edged Flynn by less than half a second to win the school’s first boys’ individual state cross-country championship. “It was probably the hardest I ever pushed in my life,” Gray said after the race.
Gray wins Portsmouth's first boys’ cross-country title
PORTSMOUTH — Sean Gray made Portsmouth High School history on Saturday when he became the school’s first individual boys’ cross-country Rhode Island champion. more
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Portsmouth man charged in domestic altercation
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by The Portsmouth Police Department: more
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green claps along with everyone else in the Portsmouth Middle School gym Thursday as they show their appreciation for newly honored Milken Educator Kyle Spaltholz (right).
The ‘Oscars’ of teaching celebrated in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The morning assembly at Portsmouth Middle School on Thursday began like any other celebration of the district’s recent accomplishments. By the end, seventh- and eighth-grade … more
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Richard Troupe as he appeared in his booking photo.
Man arrested in Portsmouth after high-speed chase, foot pursuit
PORTSMOUTH — A Middletown man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police say he led officers on a high-speed chase from Middletown into Portsmouth before crashing and fleeing on foot. … more
A newer design of the 18-hole disc golf course at Glen Park addressed concerns made by some residents and Town Council members.
No mulligan for Portsmouth's disc golf plan
PORTSMOUTH — Seven weeks after the Portsmouth Town Council narrowly approved a two-year trial of an 18-basket disc golf course at town-owned Glen Park, opponents returned to Town Hall Monday … more
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Carrying her memory: Portsmouth High School’s Homecoming celebration on Saturday was one of remembrance and resilience. Here, cheerleaders Holly Doyle (left) and Maressa Dooley, along with band member Sabrina Ryan, ride in a car while memorializing the late Kelly Nevitt, who tragically died on June 7 in a stairwell collapse during a private graduation ceremony at the Portsmouth Portuguese-American Citizens Club (PPACC). A member of the PHS color guard, Kelly, 15, would have marched in the parade and with the band during the football game’s halftime performance.
Portsmouth High unites in grief, gratitude at Homecoming
PORTSMOUTH — Saturday’s Homecoming celebration at Portsmouth High School wasn’t like all the others, as it remembered one life while celebrating another. more
Portsmouth High’s Jackson Hackley hurdles a Chariho defender for a large gain in the first quarter of Saturday’s Homecoming game. The Patriots dominated the Chargers, 48-8.
Portsmouth rolls over Chariho to go 8-0 overall
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School varsity football team dominated Chariho on both sides of the ball Saturday for a big 48-8 Homecoming win, and remained undefeated in Division I. … more
People and pets should avoid drinking or swimming in the water, and fish from the pond should not be eaten.
State: Avoid Melville pond due to algae bloom
PORTSMOUTH — The R.I. Department of Health (RIDOH) and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Upper Melville Pond, officially known … more
Participants at Monday’s Liberty Tree planting pose in front of the Portsmouth Fire Department at the conclusion of the ceremony. They are (from left) Rebecca Sattel, vice president of the Portsmouth Historical Society; Town Council President Keith Hamilton (with shovel), Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Congressman Gabe Amo, R.I. Sen. Linda L. Ujifusa, R.I. Rep. Terri Cortvriend (partially obscured), R.I. Rep. Michelle McGaw, and R.I. Rep. Susan Donovan. Craig Clark, president of the Portsmouth Historical Society, is behind Ujifusa.
R.I.’s spirit of liberty takes root in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — On a crisp Monday afternoon, local and state officials gathered at the Portsmouth Fire Department to plant a new symbol of Rhode Island’s revolutionary spirit — a … more
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Portsmouth woman charged with leaving scene of an accident
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by The Portsmouth Police Department: Tuesday, Oct. 21 Joyelle Hellon Manchester, 50, of 1411 East Main Road, was charged with driving … more
The annual Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll in Portsmouth draws people from all over — like members of the Cote family from Dartmouth, who took part in the 2023 event. Jeremy Cote leads his children (from left) Jack, 8, Georgia, 6, and Sam, 6.
From traffic to tranquility in Portsmouth
For one Saturday morning this fall, a stretch of Portsmouth’s most scenic shoreline will trade car traffic for bicycle bells and sneakers on pavement.   more
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Housing un-affordability hits new high across Rhode Island
Data now shows that the cost to affordably buy a median-priced home, or rent a median-priced apartment far exceeds the income of the average person looking to do so. more
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Bob Martley of Portsmouth places a rose on the wreath for Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Julian, one of the “Rhode Island Nine” who perished in a terrorist bombing in Beirut in 1983, during the 2023 observation outside the Portsmouth Historical Society. The event will no longer be held in Portsmouth.
No Beirut Bombing observance in Portsmouth going forward
PORTSMOUTH — A decades-long solemn observance held annually in memory of the “Rhode Island Nine,” who sacrificed their lives in a terrorist barracks bombing in Beirut in 1983, … more
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Robin Lee, owner of The Robin’s Egg, with some of the unique toys from all over the world that can be found in her East Main Road shop.
Portsmouth children’s shop finds global connection through sustainability
PORTSMOUTH — When Robin Lee stepped inside the PlanToys factory in Trang, Thailand, this summer, she wasn’t just touring another production line — she was visiting the source of … more
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Volunteer Tom Dovidio leaps as far off the Save The Bay boat as he can to avoid getting his feet wet while arriving for a cleanup at Jenny’s Creek on Prudence Island. Volunteers were supposed to take part in a cleanup on Patience Island, but the waters were too rough to make the trip.
Prudence over Patience
It was supposed to be a cleanup on Patience Island, the small, mostly uninhabited island just west of Prudence Island’s north end that has just one residential home. more
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Man charged in Portsmouth with sending indecent material to minors
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by The Portsmouth Police Department: Wednesday, Oct. 15 Marc L. Babineau, 34, of 53 Cambridge Drive, South Windsor, Conn., was charged … more
Protesters gather at the intersection of East Main Road and Turnpike Avenue Saturday morning as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest.
‘No Kings’ rally draws hundreds in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Waving signs that read “We have a Constitution, not a king” and “Democracy needs your courage,” several hundred people gathered Saturday morning at the … more
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Water main flushing continues in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Water and Fire District will continue to flush water mains from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. per the following schedule: Monday, Oct. 20: Sprague Street and side streets … more
Portsmouth High’s Elle McFadden blocks a pass by a La Salle Academy opponent during a home game Thursday night.
Portsmouth nipped by La Salle in girls’ soccer
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity soccer team lost its second match of the season to La Salle Academy Thursday night, but this one was much tighter than the … more
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