PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity basketball team is on a roll.
After dropping the first game of the season — a non-league contest against Rogers on Dec. 9 …
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12/21/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Mike MacFarlane has added yet another restaurant to his arsenal of Island Park eateries — the already popular Thriving Tree Coffee House at 706 Park Ave.
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By Jim McGaw
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12/21/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity indoor track team won its first regular season meet at the Providence Career & Technical Academy on Thursday, Dec. 15.
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12/20/22
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The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BORIA) is the recipient of two grants from two chapters of the Society of the Cincinnati.
The Society is the nation’s oldest patriotic organization, …
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12/20/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: House Speaker Joe Shekarchi remains in an enviable political position heading into his second term in what is sometimes called the most powerful post in Rhode Island state …
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By Ian Donnis
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12/20/22
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To the editor:
I want to thank the citizens of Portsmouth that took the time to vote on Election Day. I am especially grateful and appreciative to those who voted for me and have given me …
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12/19/22
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In an effort to enhance visitors’ experience in Portsmouth, the town has selected five local recipients of a one-time $7,500 community support grant from the Newport & Bristol County …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/17/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have recommended lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at …
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12/16/22
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It's so tiny, it barely registers in a Google search and unlike its sister Spar Island, is not listed on many navigational charts. But Monast Island, a deserted quarter acre of sand in the middle of …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/15/22
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PORTSMOUTH — What will the cables look like? Why come up the Sakonnet River? What’s in it for Portsmouth? Will recreational and commercial fishing be impacted?
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By Jim McGaw
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12/15/22
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PORTSMOUTH — After 30 years and nearly 2,800 weddings, Don and Katie Wilkinson are turning over their keys to the town-owned Glen Manor House.
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By Jim McGaw
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12/14/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Now that recreational cannabis is legal in Rhode Island, the Town Council is considering a ban on the use of all cannabis products at town-owned recreational facilities.
The …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/14/22
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To the editor:
My name is Kelly McKenney Golden, and I am a licensed mental health counselor and have been working in public schools for over 20 years. I have actively worked in schools as a …
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12/13/22
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To the editor:
The Portsmouth/Tiverton Rotary Club is a fellowship of business, professional and community leaders dedicated to improving our community. We connect passionate people with diverse …
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12/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — There’s a new deputy police chief in town — Major Michael Morse.
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12/13/22
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Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, which is proposing to develop transmission facilities that would run up the Sakonnet River, cross Portsmouth and reenter Mt. Hope Bay, has asked for a continuance of a …
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12/13/22
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Colbea Enterprises, LLC, the Cranston-based company seeking to develop a Seasons Corner Market, gas station and drive-through coffee shop at the corner of Souza and Main roads, is appealing the …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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12/13/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The General Assembly’s steady march in a more progressive direction over recent election cycles brings to mind a metaphor – how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a …
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By Ian Donnis
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12/12/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Gruben Charitable Foundation has awarded a $15,000 grant to the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD) for general operating support.
This grant will support …
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12/12/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity basketball team got off to a shaky start to the season Friday night when it lost to Middletown in a non-league game at home, …
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12/12/22
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Following months of debate and collaboration with the Rhode Island Music Education Association (RIMEA) and other RI arts education groups, the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Council on …
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By David Neves
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12/9/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Stephen Luce momentarily stops in his tracks while hiking near a brook inside a wooded area of Melville Park.
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By Jim McGaw
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12/8/22
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To the editor: The League of Women Voters of RI would like to thank the candidates who participated and citizens who sent in questions for our forums in Bristol, Warren, Barrington and East …
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12/8/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: From a marketing standpoint, the idea of enlisting a 96-year-old World War II vet to make the ceremonial first purchase of recreational cannabis at the Slater Compassion Center was …
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By Ian Donnis
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12/7/22
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Let this be the Christmas of Kindness. Let it be filled with family and friends, for sure, but also the season of reaching out. To an ailing sufferer. To someone who just needs a warm meal or a quiet …
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12/7/22
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