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PROVIDENCE — It's likely the general public will not get all of the information it would expect and want to know about the Washington Bridge debacle any time soon.
At least that's how the …
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By Mike Rego
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7/10/24
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It would be years before its impacts would be felt in Westport, if ever. But with so much on the line environmentally and economically, the Westport Select Board is considering forming an advisory …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/9/24
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PROVIDENCE — The stresses and strains associated with such a significant and scrutinized project are what state officials believe to be the reasons why no company formally bid to rebuild the …
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By Mike Rego
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7/9/24
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To the editor:
Nikki Haley has called Trump, among other things, “unhinged,” but has said she will support him because Biden has been a “catastrophe.”
Friday, it was …
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7/9/24
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‘The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America’ By Monica Potts
T his is the tale of two young girls – best friends Monica and Darci – …
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By Donna Bruno
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7/9/24
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F ishing memories last a lifetime. And, the good news, you do not need a lot of money to start creating them for you, family members and friends. Fishing connects you with the environment, it is a …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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7/8/24
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Just a few choices for your porch, deck, beach or boat reading this summer.
“The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough (2015). As with all of his books, McCullough exhaustively …
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By Lynda Rego
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7/8/24
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A controversial plan to open a live-in for-profit educational facility for teens on the Westport/Little Compton town line appears all but dead this week, after the developer notified Westport officials just before the July …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/8/24
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While the greed of unknown thieves cost her $1,500 worth of herbs and a little faith in humanity, the kindness of strangers has renewed the faith of an Adamsville herb farmer who had more than 300 …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/8/24
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Westport has won a state grant to help further a small part of the South Coast Bikeway, a planned 50-mile system of bike paths, lanes and multi-use paths that when built out will run from Rhode …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/5/24
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Summer visitors are arriving to Westport in droves, but the black bear spotted Tuesday on Riverview Drive, just south of Camp Noquochoke, isn’t your typical tourist.
Animal control …
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7/2/24
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2024 Bristol Fourth of July Parade Order of March
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7/2/24
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You might be surprised to know that Henry Winkler, better known as “The Fonz” on TV sitcom “Happy …
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7/2/24
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If you watched the June 27 presidential debate you had to ask yourself one question: How dare the Republican and Democratic Parties leave you with a choice of two grievously flawed candidates for the …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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7/2/24
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Back in the 1960s and 70s, there were few tighter Westport Little League teams than the Braves.
They didn’t always win, though they took home at least two league championships and …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/1/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The Kennedy - Nixon debate in 1960 marked the dawning of a new age, when the optics of televised images carried more weight than the substance of what candidates conveyed verbally. …
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By Ian Donnis
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7/1/24
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To the editor:
As a small business owner running a pediatric occupational therapy institute in Rhode Island, I know that the struggle to find affordable, convenient child care is a daily reality …
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6/30/24
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Nearly six weeks after state contractors bulldozed and widened an emergency access path that cuts through the Horseneck Beach dunes, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is …
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6/28/24
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FBI investigators have been searching a wooded area off Route 88 in Westport since early Thursday morning, but are releasing few details about their ongoing work.
FBI spokeswoman Kristen Setera …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/27/24
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The Head of Westport was packed with water lovers Saturday not just because of the mid-summer weather, but also because of the annual party thrown by the Westport River Watershed Alliance . The …
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6/26/24
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Monday, June 17
A Division Road caller reported the theft of a license plate at 8:24 a.m.
Animal complaints came in from American Legion Highway at 9:14 a.m., and from Drift Road at 7:15 …
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6/26/24
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Westport teachers will receive three percent raises over the next three years, under a new contract ratified by the Westport Community Schools school committee last week.
Superintendent Thomas …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/25/24
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