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— Tim Jones is a native of East Providence. His strip, "Sourgrapes," is syndicated in numerous publications across the country.
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By Tim Jones
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9/26/24
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Monday, Sept. 16
Animal complaints came in from Highland Road at 8:56 a.m., and from Gifford Road 42 minutes later.
An Angel Court resident complained of a civil dispute at 1:21 p.m.
A …
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9/25/24
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Westport is looking for a new assistant planner, following the departure last Friday of former assistant planner Amy Messier.
Town planner Michael Burris told select board members Monday that he …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/25/24
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‘The Next Ship Home’ By Heather Webb
In 1902, Italian immigrants Francesca and Maria Ricci arrive at Ellis Island. Their entry into America will be at tremendous cost since fragile …
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By Donna Bruno
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9/24/24
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cut: paquachuck inn
The Paquachuck Inn at Westport Point has been an institution for decades, and select board members Monday agreed to renew its liquor license after a lapse. It now moves to …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/24/24
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Mariners will soon get relief from the severely shoaled federal channel into Westport Harbor, as a United States Army Corps of Engineers dredging project expected to deepen the channel is set to …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/23/24
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There’s a secondary highway somewhere between Lloyd’s Beach and Nashville — David Euglow can’t recall exactly where.
He remembers a few lanes, an overpass, trash on the …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/20/24
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The founders of a harvest festival that made its inaugural run last year are hoping for a huge turnout — and blue skies — when it returns the last weekend of September:
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By Ted Hayes
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9/19/24
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It took a few moves and less than a week for the Westport soccer team to right the ship as they shutout Wareham 7-0 during a home game on Tuesday afternoon. The win boosts their record to 2-0-2.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/19/24
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Private Education | September 2024
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9/18/24
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A group of Dartmouth developers have filed suit against the Westport Planning Board in Massachusetts Land Court, contending that they were wrongly denied approval to develop a nine-lot subdivision on …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/18/24
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A Natick solar farm developer has withdrawn, for now, a plan to build a large solar farm on an undeveloped 30-acre plot of land on Division Road.
WEB Westport Solar LLC had applied to the …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/18/24
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Your article on the closure of the Hix Bridge exit reports “uncertainty over the land’s ownership.” Uncertainty? There is no indication of any extant ownership documents or riders …
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9/18/24
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Fall’s coming, the mornings and evenings are getting cooler, but there’s plenty of good reading to come.
“Deeper Than the Dead” by Debra Webb (2024). The first book in …
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By Lynda Rego
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9/17/24
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The giant bluefin tuna fishing exploded last week. just as the commercial bluefin tuna fishery closed until new quota is available Oct. 1. Recreational permit holders are not impacted by the …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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9/17/24
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The Westport soccer team is 1-0-2 after three games and yet the Wildcats haven’t found their rhythm after winning the Division 5 State Championship last season.
“ This team's got a …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/16/24
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Volunteers with the Westport River Watershed Alliance (shown here) collected more than two and a half tons of electronic refuse during the organization’s yearly free collection day Wednesday.
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9/12/24
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Monday, Sept. 2
A Drift Road resident complained of a suspicious person at 10:51 a.m.
A caller from Sodom Road reported a driving infraction at 4:40 p.m.
A caller from Rita Drive …
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9/12/24
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East Bay Homes | September 2024
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9/11/24
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The first died in 1805 aboard Ranger , a sailing vessel owned by Westport’s Paul Cuffe and Michael Wainter, during an unsuccessful whaling trip to French Guadalupe. The most recent death came …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/11/24
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In the past week contractors for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation began demolition of parapet walls along both sides of the westbound portion of the Washington Bridge. The work, being …
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9/10/24
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It’s hard to believe that the summer beach season is mostly over. Earlier this week, beach committee chairman Sean Leach sat down with the select board to break down the summer, and …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/10/24
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