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This Tiverton home is a good example of the real estate market in 2022. It listed for $1,950,000 and sold for over-asking at $2 million.
The spring market may look familiar – low inventory, high prices
The housing market in the East Bay has been in a whirlwind for the past few years, and experts don’t expect much of a change when spring comes around. Lowered post-pandemic interest rates are … more
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‘It’s always a good time to buy’
t’s no secret that over the past few years, the housing market has been one of the hottest topics, especially among new buyers. We saw major shifts when the pandemic hit; between heightened … more
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Data from the Rhode Island State Police, which aggregates information from each municipal police department, shows that the total number of arrests among 11-15- and 16-20-year-olds in Warren was rising prior to Covid, and is on the rise again since 2020.
Data shows arrests among youth increasing since 2020
Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be. more
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Rhode Island Energy (formerly National Grid) is receiving complaints about noise being produced by its LNG facility on Old Mill Lane. (File photo)
Abutters bring the noise over LNG facility in Portsmouth
For a public hearing that was ultimately canceled, there sure was a lot of talk about the seasonal LNG facility on Old Mill Lane Monday night at Town Hall. more
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This postcard from 1914 was taken atop the high, rocky bluffs at the Hummocks, looking south. You can see the old Stone Bridge and Gould Island in the background.
Hummocks was founded for people working on the railroad
When you ride or walk along Cliff Avenue these days, you’ll see a good number of large year-round houses outfitted with porches and decks on the east side to take advantage of the Sakonnet River views. more
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Portsmouth High’s Morgan Casey looks to pass while being sandwiched by a pair of East Providence opponents during the Patriots’ 59-46 home win Thursday night, Feb. 9.
Portsmouth snaps losing streak, beats Townies 59-46
PORTSMOUTH — A little home cooking was all the Portsmouth High varsity girls’ basketball team needed to get back on track. more
The St. John’s Lodge Food Bank in Portsmouth recently received one big check from OceanPointe Christian Church in Middletown.
Portsmouth food bank receives $20K donation from church
PORTSMOUTH — The St. John’s Lodge Food Bank in Portsmouth has received a $20,000 donation from OceanPointe Christian Church in Middletown as part of the church’s Christmas … more
Students are leaving, but the money is not
The State of Rhode Island is poised to spend more money than ever before to educate fewer students than anytime in the 21st century. Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed state budget, still to be … more
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Portsmouth High boys’ hockey team head coach Greg Cunningham talks with his players during an Injury Fund game against Barrington in December.
PHS boys' hockey team forfeiting 2 games after drinking incident
PORTSMOUTH — In the wake of a Snapchat video showing three members of the Portsmouth High boys’ hockey team drinking alcohol in the locker room following a Feb. 3 win in West … more
School enrollment is just one factor in determining how much state educational aid each school district receives, as this table clearly illustrates. We took the amount of total state educational aid that several nearby communities are slated to receive under the governor’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget, and divided it by that district’s enrollment to come up with a per-pupil figure. As you can see, Portsmouth ranks at the bottom. Also note that among the districts listed here, only Barrington and Bristol-Warren are slated to receive more aid this year under the governor’s proposed budget; all the others are facing cuts.
Are Portsmouth schools being shortchanged on aid?
PORTSMOUTH — For more than a decade, school and town officials have lamented how the Portsmouth school district is getting the short end of the stick when it comes to its share of annual … more
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Booking photos of Tara Desilveira of Westport and Paul Silva of New Bedford, who were arrested on drug charges in Portsmouth on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
Narcotics investigation leads to arrests in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Two people were arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in connection with the distribution of illegal narcotics in Portsmouth, according to police.  An investigation in … more
Portsmouth High’s Elly Skeels smiles as she finishes the 4x200-meter girls’ relay finals ahead of her rivals during Saturday’s Indoor Track and Field Class Championships at the Providence Career & Technical Academy. The PHS team, which also featured Poppy Jelley, Sonia Staroscik, and Emily Deconto, clocked a time of 1:51.27 to win the event in the Medium Division.
Portsmouth boys take 3rd, girls 6th in Class Championships
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School indoor boys’ track squad took third place as a team in Class B during Saturday’s Class Championships at Providence Career & … more
The Wood Estabrook Preserve is part of a larger 44-acre marsh and beach area situated between the railroad line and the bay on Portsmouth’s northwest shore.
Aquidneck Land Trust conserves coastal property in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) has announced the conservation of a 4.91-acre wetlands property on Portsmouth’s northwest shore.  more
According to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, since the state conducted a prescribed burn on Dutch Island in March 2022 (left), native grasses and milkweeds favored by pollinators (right) have replaced the tangle of invasive plants — such as autumn olive, honeysuckle, and bittersweet — that once dominated the habitat.
DEM to ‘prescribe’ more fires, including on Prudence Island
PORTSMOUTH — Prudence Island is one of four areas in Rhode Island where the R.I Department of Environmental Management (DEM) intends to prescribe more controlled burns starting this spring … more
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Cynthia Fontaine, a psychic medium who lives in Tiverton but grew up in Common Fence Music, tests out the new recording studio in the basement of the CFP Arts, Wellness and Community Center, with Music at the Point co-founder David Breton at the controls. Fontaine is planning on making some meditation recordings at the student, which is available to the wider community.
Music returns to Common Fence Point in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The “gold lamé stage” may be long gone, but live music has finally returned to Common Fence Point. Before it rebranded itself as Newport Live last year, … more
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Susan Donovan will chair the House Health and Human Services Committee.
Rep. Donovan to chair House Health and Human Services Committee
Since joining the House of Representatives, she has served on the House Health and Human Services Committee, which was known as the Health, Education and Welfare Committee until 2021. Most recently, she served as the committee’s second vice chairwoman. more
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This parking lot for Prudence Island residents across from Robin Rug on Thames Street in Bristol, just a short walk from the ferry landing, will reportedly be unavailable to islanders by the end of March.
Islanders losing parking near Bristol ferry landing
BRISTOL — Prudence Island residents may soon find themselves lugging their stuff from the Bristol ferry landing up a hill for 12 minutes to their cars — perhaps even hopping on a bus … more
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Portsmouth High’s Sierra Bonoff contorts herself while delivering her floor routine at Saturday’s gymnastics meet against Middletown, Mt. Hope, and Rogers/East Providence. She earned a 7.9 for the event.
Portsmouth High girls are tops in 4-team gymnastics meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team continued its impressive season by winning a four-team meet at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset on Saturday. The Patriots came out on top … more
Amani Helger, a fifth-grader at Portsmouth Middle School, shows off a critter she found at the Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm, which was just awarded $78,889 in grant funding from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation.
Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm wins $78,889 grant
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm Program has been awarded $78,889 in grant funding from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation (vBCF), the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District … more
Portsmouth High’s Landon Rodrigues won the division championship in the long jump with a best leap of 20 feet, 6.75 inches.
Portsmouth indoor track team takes 2nd in divisional championships
PORTSMOUTH — Landon Roderigues won two events as Portsmouth High’s boys’ indoor track team took second place in the Southern division during Saturday’s Division … more
Sue Young with a sign at the CFP Arts, Wellness and Community Center, advertising a fund-raiser she’s organizing next month. Young is celebrating 10-plus years of good health after suffering a serious heart attack.
Giving back after getting a second chance
PORTSMOUTH — Sue Young still remembers the date when her life was thrown upside down: Nov. 23, 2012. At the time, she was a healthy and busy 57-year-old. more
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Two offshore wind forums scheduled in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The CFP Arts Wellness Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road, is the site for two upcoming information forums on the topic of offshore wind. “Offshore Wind and the … more
Photo shows Church brothers large-scale fisheries operation on Common Fence Point in the early part of the 20th century. The company, which went by Narragansett Oil Works and other names, would extract oil from menhaden for fish oil and fertilizer. Town Historian Jim Garman said old postcards, like this one, often misidentified the company as being from Tiverton.
Common Fence Point: Grazing sheep, rotting fish preceded summer colony
Before Common Fence Point was transformed into an attractive summer colony in the 1920s, it stunk up the area so badly that people clear across the Sakonnet River into Tiverton would complain.  more
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Local legislators hear Portsmouth's wish list
PORTSMOUTH — More state funding for schools, supporting an alternative LNG supply to Aquidneck Island, and improved internet service were among the top priorities local legislators need to … more
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Second offshore wind forum in Portsmouth on Feb. 15
PORTSMOUTH — The Common Fence Point Preparedness Committee (CFPPC) is hosting “Offshore Wind and the Sakonnet River: A Dialogue for Coastal Communities II” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on … more
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