PORTSMOUTH — When students and staff enter their respective school buildings this month, they’ll see some improvements the district has been working on over the summer.
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By Jim McGaw
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8/17/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council, at its Aug. 9 meeting, unanimously ratified separate five-year contracts between the town and two local workers’ unions.
One was for the firefighter …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/15/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Mayflower Wind, the developer of an offshore wind energy lease area located off the coast of Massachusetts that could impact the East Bay and South Coast area, has launched a …
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8/11/22
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PORTSMOUTH — During an informational meeting before the Town Council Tuesday night, Mayflower Wind representatives were peppered with questions about the route of a proposed cable that …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/11/22
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Democratic candidates for the Barrington Town Council and Senate Districts 11 and 32, which have some voters in Barrington, Bristol, East Providence and Portsmouth, have been invited to debate on …
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8/10/22
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PORTSMOUTH — You may have been feeling a bit toasty over the past month, but it’s unlikely you experienced the heat and humidity quite like Robert Pires.
The 58-year-old chef and …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/9/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Local resident and Portsmouth High School rising junior Nick Spaner is working toward his dream: Division 1 college baseball.
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8/9/22
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PORTSMOUTH — “A loving father, grandfather, friend and mentor” reads the inscription to a new red bench that was dedicated Sunday in memory of John “Bobby” G. Arruda, …
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8/8/22
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Tracey McGee-Moreira, an educator for 34 years, points to March 13, 2020, as the day the entire landscape of education changed. It was, to her way of thinking, the true start of the pandemic, when …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/4/22
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For backyard gardeners, mild droughts and water ban restrictions common during the summer months can be a cause for concern. Kate Venturini Hardesty, a program administrator and educator with the …
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By Mary Lind
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8/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A major wind developer’s plan to lay a 20-mile-long stretch of mostly underwater cables that would also traverse protected land in Portsmouth is attracting increased scrutiny …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Youth Soccer Association (PYSA) has been busy, busy, busy with games this summer. Here are some results from recent contests.
July 11-14
U6
It was an …
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8/3/22
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If you want proof that baseball can sometimes be a cruel game of inches, look no further than what happened to the Portsmouth Little League Major All-Stars during their quest for a state championship in North Providence Saturday night.
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By Jim McGaw
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8/1/22
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Survivors of the Nazi regime in Germany will visit Tiverton Monday evening for a presentation on race, anti-semitism and tolerance, following the recent controversy over a Tiverton restaurant's …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/29/22
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Concerned about potential impacts to shell and finfish, recreational boaters and other local impacts, the Little Compton Town Council voted 4-1 last Thursday to hire an environmental attorney to …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/29/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) announced on Wednesday, July 27, the conservation of 20.97 acres of land north of Bramans Lane in Portsmouth.
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7/27/22
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The Portsmouth Little League Major All-Stars advanced to the state finals after edging Cumberland 3-2 on Saturday and topping North Kingstown/Wickford 7-6 on Monday in the 12U state championship …
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By Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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7/26/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The fifth annual Portsmouth High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Green Valley Country Club, 371 Union St., …
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7/26/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Ryan Costa has a fun math fact.
“This is a good one: What’s the sum of one plus two, plus all the other numbers all the way up to 100?” he asked.
Give …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/25/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A Superior Court judge has ruled that the defendants in a lawsuit alleging negligence that resulted in the suicide of 15-year-old Nathan Bruno in 2018 may have access to only a …
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7/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Although Mary Martin celebrated her 90th birthday during a surprise party in her honor Saturday, she doesn’t have to think too far back about her career.
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By Jim McGaw
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7/19/22
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BRISTOL — The Portsmouth Major Little League All-Stars are going to the state tournament.
They beat Bristol/Warren 8-4 on Saturday in Bristol for the District 2 Major All-Star …
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7/19/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Girls’ Senior Little League Softball team defeated Cranston Western to capture the Rhode Island state title on Thursday, July 14. The team will move on to play …
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7/19/22
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PORTSMOUTH — They were among 40 club members who trained six days a week, and shoveled snow, raked leaves and completed other projects for local residents to raise money for their training …
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7/19/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A large crowd of music-lovers turned out last Thursday, July 14, for a free concert by The American Band outside of the Glen Manor House.
The highlight of the program was …
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7/18/22
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