An offshore wind farm developer seeking to run electric transmission cables under the Sakonnet River, through Island Park in Portsmouth and up Mt. Hope Bay wants more time to respond to a state order … more

PORTSMOUTH — It had been a while since The Rev. Jennifer Pedrick gazed down from the pulpit at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and seen so many parishioners looking back at … more

The Portsmouth Abbey volleyball team crushed Beaver Country Day 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-8) in a home quarterfinals match during the New England tournament. The Ravens placed second in the Eastern … more

Across Rhode Island, police departments are right now ordering, receiving and beginning to train on how to use new body-worn cameras. Many expect to be operational in the next few months — school resource officers included. Though they are often so integrated into the life of the school they seem like members of the faculty, they are not. School resources officers are members of the local police force, trained as such, and reporting to the local chief of police. more

PORTSMOUTH — Users of the transfer station on Hedly Street will be charged $250 for a vehicle sticker — a $40 increase over the current fee — starting Jan. 1, 2023. more

STORY OF THE WEEK: Allan Fung was visibly deflated when he walked into Twin Oaks last week to hug supporters and concede defeat in a campaign that many people expected him to win. Two elements made … more

To the editor, I write to respond to Mr. Mark Katzman’s letter of Nov. 10 in the Portsmouth Times. The council vote of Oct. 24 has settled the matter of the transfer station with a vote … more

To the editor: Just wanted to thank the 3,100 people who put their trust in me with their vote. Thanks. This is what makes America great. An average citizen can step forward and participate … more

To the editor: We should be thankful that Mr. Fitzmorris of the PCC spoke out at a recent Town Council meeting regarding trash pickup and the closing of the compactor station. We should also thank … more

We drove east — and south and north? — from East Providence to pay a late autumn visit to the Cape…”Cod," of course. We took over a beach dwelling, like the literary … more

PORTSMOUTH — For most of the first half of Saturday’s R.I. Division II girls’ soccer championship, Portsmouth High looked like the better team. The No. 2-seeded Patriots … more

PORTSMOUTH — Without throwing a single pass, the Portsmouth High Patriots football team advanced to the R.I. Division II Super Bowl game by defeating Cranston West, 20-7, at PHS Friday … more

PORTSMOUTH — Americanism can mean so many things to so many people, Lt. Commander Victor C. Schaefer, USN, told a group of veterans, local and state officials and other supporters during a … more

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Patriots girls’ soccer team will play in the R.I. Division II state championship game on Saturday after shutting out Ponaganset, 5-0, in the semifinals in … more

PORTSMOUTH — Three weeks ago, the Portsmouth Patriots girls’ volleyball team swept No. 1 North Kingstown, 3-0, avenging an earlier shutout loss by the Skippers. Facing each other … more

To the editor: Less than a week before the Nov. 8 election, I received a mailer from Portsmouth Republicans. If it was designed to persuade me, an unaffiliated voter, to vote for a Republican, it had the opposite effect. more

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

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

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

To the editor: The Town Council recently had a meeting during which they discussed the future of the transfer station. On Oct. 20, 2020, the Portsmouth Times published a letter to the editor by … more

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

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

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

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

To the editor: The letter from Jill Kassis and Christine Keyser in the Bristol Phoenix was misleading. I am a Republican candidate for Senate District 11 and I did participate in a forum sponsored by … more