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A fire station without water? No more

The Briggs Road fire station 2 has a well, but the water is inadequate.

Fire fighters stationed out of Briggs Road/Station 2 could soon have something they need but have never had — an unlimited supply of good clean water. As they finish off a water service …

Westport OKs mooring permit moratorium

Deputy harbormaster Richard Smith pulls a derelict mooring in the east branch in early September.

Anyone looking to get a new private mooring permit will be out of luck next year, as members of the Westport Select Board on Monday approved the harbormaster’s request for a one-year mooring …

‘Mimi’ pulled off Westport Point bridge abutment

Westport harbormasters and a crew from Tripp’s towed Mimi , homeport Westport Point, off the Fontaine Route 88 bridge Thursday morning, after it lost its mooring overnight. Harbormaster Bill …

Westport police logs: Five arrests this week

Monday, Oct. 27 David Brian Lord, 64, of 222 Old Bedford Road, was charged with failing to register as a sex offender. A 911 … Read More

Westport hires new town administrator

Westport has a new town administrator. Chris Vitale, who most recently served as assistant town administrator in Dartmouth, was … Read More

Westport girls fall to Seekonk 8-0 in D-4 state tourney

The Westport girls' soccer team fell to Seekonk 8-0 in the Division 4 Round-of 32 at Seekonk High School on Monday night. Goalkeeper … Read More

Forty years of ‘Friends’ to Westport seniors

The Hazel Tripp Senior Center on Reed Road was full of happy people one recent Wednesday morning. In the spacious kitchen, … Read More

Westport police: Several arrests in car stops

Monday, Oct. 20 A Union Avenue resident complained of harassment at 5:24 p.m. A caller from State Road reported a shoplifter … Read More

Westport beats Durfee 4-3, gains tournament

Lily Veracka scored three goals for Westport as the girls' soccer team came back to beat a pesky Durfee team 4-3 during a non-league … Read More

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Comic Con comes to Providence for three days

Rhode Island’s premier pop culture event returns to the Amica Mutual Pavilion and the Rhode Island Convention Center this Friday to Sunday, Nov. 7 to 9. Comic Con is a three-day event featuring …

Fine Furnishings Show all weekend in Providence

The Fine Furnishings Show returns for its 30th year this weekend in Providence. Hosted at the Waterfire Arts Center, the show features more than 100 artists, craftsmen and students, showing handmade …

Coffee House welcomes 60s Thunder

Bristol’s Stone Church Coffee House at the First Congregational Church welcomes for the first time 60s Thunder on Saturday, Nov. 8. Without a doubt, the 1960s was the big bang of popular …

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Obituaries

Virginio Almeida Virginio Almeida, 93, of Metacom Avenue, passed away on November 4, 2025, at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, surrounded by his loving sons. He was the husband of Idalia C. (Tavares) Almeida. Born

Mary Leite Mary Leite, 73, of Fox Point, Providence, RI passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025 in her own home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Povoacao, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter o

Elizabet Aguiar Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Forrest) Aguiar, 88, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025 at Waterview Villa. She was the former wife of Bryant Aguiar. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late

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Sports

Field hockey team wins MAC crown, soccer teams win big The Westport field hockey team won the Mayflower Comprehensive Division championship after handing a 9-0 beat down to Southeastern in a D-4 league game on Friday afternoon. The Lady Wildcats ended their season with a record of 14-3-1 and are ranked 14th with playoff brackets due out this week.

Undefeated Wildcats win fourth consecutive MAC title The undefeated Westport soccer team won its fourth consecutive Mayflower Comprehensive Division title after blanking Holbrook 2-0 during a Division 4 home game on Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats …

Boudria shoots 74, Wildcats place third at MAC Championship Cole Bourdria shot a 74 as the Westport golf team placed third during the MAC Championship Tournament at Acushnet River Valley Golf Course on Thursday afternoon. "Everything was going …

Girls tie Holdbrook 2-2, boys dominate Avon 11-0 and Holbrook 6-0 Freshman striker Lily Veracka and eighth grade forward Sofia Babb each scored as the Westport girls soccer team knotted Holbrook 2-2 during a league home game on Tuesday afternoon. …

Opinion

Letter: There is no replacement for the ACA, and that’s the point

Without saying it publicly, what Republicans believe is this — if you can’t afford healthcare...

Letter: East Providence veterans appreciation dinner is Nov. 12

The dinner will take place at 5:30 p.m. at St. Martha’s Church on Pawtucket Avenue. All veterans are welcome to join.

Letter: No Kings and the march of the 'historical illiterates'

The "No Kings" demonstrations amount to a lot of hot air, because they are totally meaningless, well outside of any historical or practical admonitions of government misdeeds or misdirection. This …

Letter: Despite it all, Democracy is alive and well

This weekend marked the anniversary of the end of the American Revolution on October 19, 1781 with the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown and victory over the tyranny of the last King to …

Letter: This Saturday, join a No Kings rally

To the editor: Maria Corina Machado, leader of the Democratic Forces in Venezuela, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee this week. In the announcement, Committee …

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