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Democratic candidates Len Katzman (for Town Council), and Linda Ujifusa (for R.I. Senate District 11) greet voters outside the Portsmouth High School field house on Tuesday.

Dems maintain control of Portsmouth Town Council

PORTSMOUTH — Democrats will maintain their majority on the Town Council, and Linda Ujifusa will take over the R.I. Senate District 11 seat being vacated by retiring Sen. James Seveney. more

By Jim McGaw | 11/8/22

Portsmouth High School has a successful competitive girls' volleyball team. Now the boys want one.

Boys want their own volleyball team at Portsmouth High

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School girls have a successful competitive volleyball program, as evident by the varsity team’s recent playoff success. Now the boys want a chance. A … more

By Jim McGaw | 11/8/22

Off-shore wind forum set for Nov. 16 in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Planning Department, along with URI’s Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant, will host a forum on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to discuss the science and … more

11/8/22

Seniors Luke Brennan (left), Jackson Mello, Henry Rodrigues and junior Tyler Hurd celebrate the victory after the game.

Whew! Portsmouth holds off East Providence, 14-13

PORTSMOUTH — Things looked somewhat grim for the Portsmouth Patriots football team Friday night, as visiting East Providence nearly shut the door on their season late in the R.I. Division … more

11/6/22

Portsmouth High’s Jackson Fox cuts Bishop Hendricken's 2-0 lead in half with a header into the goal in the second half of Thursday's Division I quarterfinal match.

Portsmouth ousted from D-1 boys’ soccer playoffs

PORTSMOUTH — Home field advantage wasn’t enough for the Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity soccer team Thursday night, Nov. 3, as it fell to Bishop Hendricken in the Division … more

11/4/22

Portsmouth High’s Mollyanna McGuire races the ball past Camille Jarret of Mt. Saint Charles during the Patriots’ quarterfinal win Thursday night at home. McGuire scored the only goal of the game, propelling the Patriots to the semifinals next week.

Portsmouth girls score one early, advance to semifinals

PORTSMOUTH — There was no scoring in the last 80-plus minutes of the Division II state girls’ soccer quarterfinals between Portsmouth High and Mt. Saint Charles Academy on Thursday … more

11/4/22

Portsmouth High’s Avery Pelletier (left) and Morgan Casey celebrate after earning a point in the third set against East Greenwich during the Division 1 quarterfinals at home Wednesday, Nov. 2. The Patriots won in four sets.

Portsmouth Patriots advance to semis in girls’ volleyball

PORTSMOUTH — After stumbling in the first set, the Portsmouth High girls’ volleyball team switched a gear and ended up making easy work of East Greenwich in the Championship Division … more

11/3/22

Eleni Drosinos of PHS runs through the football field towards the finish line at Saturday’s Rhode Island Class B Championships at Ponaganset High School. She placed 12th among the girls, the best showing for the Patriots.

PHS cross-country teams place 5th in class meet

The Portsmouth High School cross-country teams each finished fifth in Saturday’s Rhode Island Class B Championships at Ponaganset High School. more

11/1/22

PHS senior Evan Vogl, dressed as The Joker, wails away on the sax during the band’s Elvis tribute before the Halloween parade in Common Fence Point on Monday.

Doing Halloween right in Common Fence Point!

PORTSMOUTH — Once again, hundreds of ghouls, goblins, ghosts and more descended upon Common Fence Point for a Halloween parade and spooky festivities on Monday. After a Zumba dance routine … more

10/31/22

Craig Clark (left) and Nathan Minese carry a large limb out of an area while cleaning up Butts Hill Fort on Saturday. About 20 people took part in the fourth volunteer cleanup of the fort.

Volunteers help bring back Butts Hill Fort in fall cleanup

PORTSMOUTH — A dedicated crew of 20 people descended on Butts Hill Fort Saturday for the fourth volunteer cleanup held at the Revolutionary War-era fort. more

10/31/22

Two Portsmouth residents charged with domestic assault

PORTSMOUTH — Two local residents were recently charged with domestic assault by Portsmouth Police. more

10/31/22

Town Council candidate Timothy Grissett (in front at right) answers a question during Thursday night’s Portsmouth Town Council candidates’ forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Newport County at the CFP Arts, Wellness, and Community Center. The other candidates here, all Democrats, are (front, from left) Juan Carlos Payero and Charles Levesque; and (back, from left) J. Mark Ryan, Kevin Aguiar, Daniela Abbott, and Leonard Katzman. The four Republican candidates and the one independent did not attend the forum.

Portsmouth Dems have candidates’ forum all to themselves

PORTSMOUTH — What was intended to be a Town Council candidates’ forum Thursday night turned out to be more of a campaign rally for the Democrats. more

By Jim McGaw | 10/28/22

Incumbent faces an unknown in House race

Though it's an election year unlike any she can remember, incumbent Democratic Representative Michelle McGaw (District 71, Tiverton, Little Compton and Portsmouth) said she is working hard to … more

By Ted Hayes | 10/28/22

Denied chance to debate, candidates schedule their own forum

After their Republican opponents denied taking part in a forum, Reps. Susan Donovan and June Speakman are hosting their own public forum, Leo’s Restaurant in Bristol on Nov. 3. more

10/28/22

Michael DiPaola as he appeared in his Portsmouth Police booking photo.

Man displaying anti-Portsmouth signs charged with cyberstalking

PORTSMOUTH — Michael DiPaola, who’s become infamous locally for his display of anti-Portsmouth signs along East Main Road, was arrested today, Oct. 26, and charged with cyberstalking … more

By Jim McGaw | 10/26/22

Louis Escobar in July 2014, getting ready for the annual fireworks display from his Middle Road farm.

RIP, ‘Mr. Portsmouth’

PORTSMOUTH — Louis Escobar, a passionate defender of Portsmouth’s oldest profession (farming), who lit up Portsmouth’s skies every year for families and let them get lost in his … more

By Jim McGaw | 10/26/22

Rhode Island Energy (formerly National Grid) wants to push its temporary LNG facility further back from Old Mill Lane in hopes of mitigating noise and lighting issues. (File photo)

LNG facility still bringing the noise, Portsmouth residents say

PORTSMOUTH — R.I. Energy’s promise to reduce noise levels at its seasonal LNG facility on Old Mill Lane was met with skepticism by several residents during Monday night’s Town … more

By Jim McGaw | 10/26/22

Portsmouth Town Council forum may not feature any Republicans

PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council candidate forum scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, may be absent of any Republicans. more

By Jim McGaw | 10/25/22

Man arrested after trying to jump onto tow truck

PORTSMOUTH — A 29-year-old West Warwick man was arrested Friday, Oct. 21, and charged with disorderly conduct (making loud/disturbing noises). more

10/24/22

The Patriots’ Mitchell Silvia (left) and Romeo Prestipino stop East Bay’s Cam Ferreira from advancing the ball in Sunday’s Pop Warner 10U quarterfinals, won by Portsmouth.

Portsmouth Pop Warners 10U team wins in quarterfinals

The Portsmouth Pop Warners 10U team beat the East Bay Warriors, 13-8, in the quarterfinals held Sunday. more

10/24/22

Portsmouth High’s Carson Conheeny runs a jet sweep for a gain against Barrington at home Friday night. The Patriots won, 21-7.

Portsmouth defeats Barrington, 21-7, remains atop division

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Patriots are guaranteed a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the playoffs thanks to a 21-7 win over the visiting Barrington Eagles Friday night. Portsmouth, which … more

10/24/22

Kenneth J. Mendonça, Mario J. Teixeira, and Linda L. Ujifusa (from left) are competing for the R.I. Senate District 11 seat.

Senate District 11 candidates share priorities if elected

PORTSMOUTH/BRISTOL — Now that independent candidate Andrew Kelly has dropped out of the race, there are three remaining hopefuls running for the R.I. Senate District 11 seat (Portsmouth … more

10/24/22

Cora Powledge of Portsmouth won first place in women’s foil at an “E” and under fencing tournament held at Worcester Fencing Club.

Portsmouth girl takes home gold medal in fencing

Cora Powledge of Portsmouth earned a first-place gold medal in women’s foil at an “E”-and-under fencing tournament Oct. 15-16 in Worcester. more

10/23/22

"The take-home message to people is, the virus is here," said Dr. Scott Marshall, the state’s veterinarian, during an online news briefing Friday afternoon.

‘There’s a lot of virus out there’

In light of today’s news that Rhode Island’s first domestic presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in Newport County, state health officials are sounding the … more

By Jim McGaw | 10/21/22

This is a stock photo provided by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)/USDA. It is not an image from the Newport County farm where the virus was detected.

DEM announces R.I.’s first domestic case of avian flu

NEWPORT COUNTY — The R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Friday that the first domestic presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Rhode Island has … more

10/21/22