PORTSMOUTH — A 29-year-old Newport woman was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 15, and charged with two counts of animal cruelty in connection with the abandonment of two emaciated dogs found at …
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12/16/21
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A large boat caught fire at Hinckley Yachts Friday morning, sending up a huge plume of black smoke that could be seen from miles away.
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By Jim McGaw
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12/10/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Several witnesses have told Portsmouth Police that a 39-year-old woman who is now missing intentionally climbed over the deck railing of the Prudence Island Ferry Monday night …
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12/7/21
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The man accused of murdering a Little Compton resident in Newport six months ago has been indicted by the statewide grand jury on a charge of murder.
Tyrese Poulsen, 18, of Newport, is scheduled …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/2/21
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Everything is getting more expensive, and that includes food. According to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual rate of inflation in the United States was 6.2 …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/2/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Two underfed, sick dogs were found abandoned Thanksgiving morning at Glen Farm, and one of them later was euthanized due to poor health, according to …
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11/29/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Young cancer patients at Hasbro Children’s Hospital will soon be a little warmer at night, thanks to members of Every Student Initiative (ESI).
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By Jim McGaw
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11/16/21
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PORTSMOUTH — George Cushman was pumped up.
The 90-year-old Army veteran shook his fist and waved other veterans over to join him in front of the Portsmouth High School Marching Band before …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/12/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Rear Adm. Shoshana S. Chatfield is the first woman to ever become president of the Naval War College in Newport. Yet she may never have achieved that distinction, she said …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/11/21
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The signs are everywhere. Literally, the signs are everywhere.
“Help Wanted.”
“Now hiring.”
“Seeking: Line Cooks, Bartenders, Dishwashers.”
Almost …
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By Scott Pickering
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11/11/21
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PORTSMOUTH — After a three-hour hearing in which 16 residents testified in favor of changes to Portsmouth’s current solar ordinance, the Town Council Monday night voted unanimously to …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/9/21
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PORTSMOUTH — By Dec. 1, teachers and all other employees of the Portsmouth school district must submit proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19. If they don’t, they will need to …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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PORTSMOUTH — When she was a little girl, Ashley Adamson wanted to be a teacher so badly that she’d play one at home. She even owned a school bell, as a picture she keeps in her …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Lt. Col. Scott Stephan, USMC, said he was just 5 years old in October 1983 when 241 U.S. service men and women were killed in a terrorist attack while on a peacekeeping …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/23/21
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Melissa Cotta and Bryan Ganley, co-founders of Bridging the Gap for Safety and Healing , the group working toward getting suicide prevention barriers on the state’s four tallest bridges, are …
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/21/21
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PORTSMOUTH — The town isn’t waiting around for Park Avenue to go under water permanently.
Working proactively in an attempt to stem the tide of climate change, the town and the …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/14/21
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Ed Aldrich isn't worried so much about himself as the cold weather approaches, but for his two long-time companions and best friends, Sasha and Casey Jones.
Sasha is a former rescue bird, a …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/8/21
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75 students from 10 districts across the state have signed up for the Rhode Island Connections Academy, an all-virtual school program.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/7/21
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PORTSMOUTH — About 8.3 acres of waterfront property on Frank Coelho Drive has sold for $3.25 million, which is reportedly the highest land sale in Portsmouth ever recorded.
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10/6/21
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PORTSMOUTH — After stepping out of your car in Erin and Jonathan Chapman’s driveway that sits at the edge of the woods on Glen Farm Road, the first thing you hear is the peaceful …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/30/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Hunt Yachts has a winner.
The Portsmouth company’s Ocean 63 was named the best new powerboat over 40 feet at the 2021 Newport International Boat Show.
Newport …
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9/24/21
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When The Pennfield School in Portsmouth recently held an assembly on their front lawn celebrating the 50th anniversary of the start of classes, students and staff, all masked and spread out, were …
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By Lucy Probert
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9/24/21
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PORTSMOUTH — There are holes in the hull, rotted wood, a mess of equipment in the cabin, and patches of rust everywhere.
After a cursory inspection of the 98-foot, sloop-rigged Pacific …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/23/21
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If you happened to look out to the Sakonnet River between Fogland and Sakonnet Point last Wednesday, and spotted a strange-looking inflatable sail attached to a stubby elevated surfboard, with a …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/23/21
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Host Kevin Centazzo, aka Kevin from Bristol, speaks with Bristol Porchfest Co-Chair Nancy Kellner and Co-Technical Director Joe Caron on the highly popular event coming to downtown Bristol this …
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9/15/21
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