PORTSMOUTH — Mike MacFarlane, scrambling around Saturday during a particularly busy day at his Sunset Cove restaurant in Island Park, shook his head as he motioned toward the back lawn …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/5/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School varsity football team begins its new season with a non-league road game against North Kingstown at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8.
The Patriots lost an …
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9/5/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: If Aaron Regunberg and Gabe Amo finish first and second, respectively, in the CD1 Democratic primary election on Tuesday, it will be not be a surprise. The former state rep and the …
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By Ian Donnis
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9/5/23
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Striped bass , bluefish and false albacore. East End Eddie Doherty, Cape Cod Canal fishing expert and author, said, “Experienced surf rat Andrew Kuznarowis from Centerville had a very …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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9/5/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Plan ahead, as most of you won’t be able to drive a car or truck through Island Park or the Hummocks for a good chunk of time this Saturday, Sept. 9.
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By Jim McGaw
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9/5/23
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To the editor:
The last acceptable citadel of fashionable public prejudice seems to have been confirmed in the Portsmouth Times’ editorial cartoon drawn by Charlie Hall this past week. The …
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9/4/23
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While we have no quarrel with the choice of the editors, we do have objections to the process they used to come to that choice.
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9/4/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, for the Rhode Island First Congressional District Primary.
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9/2/23
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Large signs with obscene language continue to be displayed on East Main Road in Portsmouth. Apparently some citizen with a gripe wants us all to know. His captive audience are commuters on a …
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9/1/23
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To the editor:
September has been designated Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States. That makes it the perfect time to consider …
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8/31/23
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PORTSMOUTH — There were plenty of sticky fingers at the Turnpike Avenue Playground on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 30.
The Four Hearts Foundation hosted a “Popsicles for …
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8/31/23
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PORTSMOUTH Nearly four years after he was given the green light to come up with a formal plan for the use of the vacant Coggeshall School building, Duncan Ingraham was back before the Town Council …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/31/23
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PORTSMOUTH — No, the folks who turned out to the 56th “Black Regiment” Monument Commemoration Ceremony on Sunday weren’t seeing double.
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By Jim McGaw
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8/30/23
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Former U.S. Rep. David Cicilline put Rhode Island in a precarious position when he left office months after winning re-election to take another, more lucrative job. The result is an important federal …
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8/30/23
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PORTSMOUTH — As students return to Portsmouth High School this week for the new academic year, they’ll find a couple of major upgrades still not complete: Memorial Drive and air …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/29/23
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It’s been a strange summer — too wet, too dry, too hot, cool nights. The one constant has been a variety of fabulous books for summer reading. Hope you enjoy some of these before fall …
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By Lynda Rego
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8/29/23
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Note: This is the first feature in a series of cultural meals aimed to highlight history, nutrition and simplicity.
Polenta – derived from the Roman word pulmentum , used to describe …
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By Patricia Bailey
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8/29/23
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The slight rumble which you may have heard on Wednesday evening during the Republican Presidential debate was former governor and U.S. Senator John Chafee, former Secretary of State Susan Farmer, …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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8/29/23
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PORTSMOUTH — With new head coach Keith MacDonald at the helm, the Portsmouth High School varsity football team is getting some hard knocks in to prepare for the start of the 2023 season.
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8/29/23
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Anglers have reported (more than usual) sharks attacking their catch before they are able to bring it to the boat. Anglers are urged to use caution when reaching in or near the water to bring in …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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8/29/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Eshe Stockton competed with the big girls and boys on Sunday, and she more than held her own.
Among females 19 and under, the 12-year-old Portsmouth Middle School student …
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8/28/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A 9,000-square-foot building to house trucks and office space for a local pool contractor on a commercially zoned lot at 2951 East Main Road has been unanimously approved by the …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/28/23
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PORTSMOUTH —Now that technology allows you to participate in a Town Council meeting from the comfort of your own home, is it no longer necessary for council members to trek to Prudence Island …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/24/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Without Dr. Roderick Terry, who knows what might have happened to Portsmouth’s Butts Hill Fort, considered to be the largest existing Revolutionary War earthwork in southern …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/23/23
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It was a fast-moving debate with several lightning rounds, ensuring that everyone got a chance to flash a little personality, attempt to differentiate themselves from the other members of their party onstage, and, for better or worse, increase their name recognition.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/22/23
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