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Leah Sylvain drains one of her three 3-pointers and led the team with 15 points and 6 steals during as Westport steamrolled Bishop Connolly 49-14 on Wednesday.
Westport teams beat up Bishop Connolly
The Westport girls basketball team steamrolled Bishop Connolly 49-14 in Fall River on Wednesday after losing their second game of the season to Somerset Berkley 67-49 in a non league away game on … more
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Westport high schoolers collecting prom gowns and tuxes
It may be a rite of passage, but junior and senior prom can get expensive. A group of Westport High School students hope to ease the financial burden a bit, and are collecting used gowns and tuxes … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, February 2, 2022
Commentary: Whales are dying — Is there a link to offshore wind?
Today, as with many other issues, our country has politicized whale deaths. With each new whale stranding, politics intervenes to either whitewash, weaponize, or silence the facts. The facts, … more
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Tom Hood with a false albacore caught off Narragansett from his kayak. False albacore have grown in stature in the recreational fishing community. They are a data-poor stock.
Learning a lot more about false albacore
False albacore have grown in stature as a highly targeted recreational sport fish. These speedsters have thrilled shore and boat anglers, and have become a valuable addition to the recreational … more
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Cam Leary drives to the basket in the fourth quarter of the team's home win over Avon Friday. 
Brodeur and Morotti power Wildcats past Avon 59-40
Hunter Brodeur scored 21 points and Max Morotti netted 19 as Westport pasted Avon 59-40 in a MAC league home game Friday night. The Wildcats have won four straight and seven of their last eight as … more
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Max Morotti drains one of his five 3-pointers that he made during the game.
Brodeur, Morotti score 40 points as Wildcats demolish Avon 59-40
Hunter Brodeur scored 21 points and Max Morotti netted 19 as the Westport basketball team pasted Avon 59-40 in a MAC league home game on Friday night. The Wildcats have won four straight and seven of … more
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Korynne Holden scored 12 points during the team's win over Avon. Above she makes a pass during the Southeastern game.
Sylvain scores 15 points as Wildcats squash Avon 48-11
Leah Sylvain scored 15 points as Westport girls basketball team improved to 10-1 after squashing Avon 48-11 in a MAC league away game on Friday evening. Sylvain, the Wildcats’ senior point … more
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Everyone was Irish during last year's parade in Adamsville. This is the event's second year.
'World's shortest' St. Patrick's Day parade returns
Save Saturday, March 18 on your calendar — this could only take a few minutes. The "World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade" is coming back, a year after the Kinnane brothers of … more
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Two offshore wind forums scheduled in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The CFP Arts Wellness Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road, is the site for two upcoming information forums on the topic of offshore wind. “Offshore Wind and the … more
Commentary: Questioning the Wisdom of Offshore Wind
On April 20, 2010, the oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, releasing millions of barrels of oil into pristine ocean waters. Desperate to contain the spill, the U.S. government … more
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Wildcat staff members include (from left) Jaira Bernardo, Avery Carvalho, Jack Keane, Alden Priestner, Emma Hathaway, Lilian Carvalho and Mike Braga.
Westport high schoolers resurrect student paper
A group of Westport high school students has re-invented the school's old newspaper, and staff members are working on their winter edition after publishing their first quarterly edition in November. … more
Hunter Brodeur has found his scoring touch of late. The senior co-captain scored 50 points in the last two games, 23 points against Atlantic Charter and 27 points versus Holbrook.
Brodeur scores 50 in wins over Atlantis Charter, Holbrook
The Westport basketball team came back to sink Atlantis Charter School 66-62 on Monday and crushed Holbrook 74-57 on Wednesday to extend their winning streak to three games as they improve their … more
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Korynne Holden, a Wildcats co-captain, led the team with 6 steals and 20 points during their game at Wareham on Monday night.
Wildcats return to pulverizing their opponents
The Westport girls basketball team returned to pulverizing their opponents after losing a close contest to West Bridgewater last Friday. The captains combined for 45 points as the Wildcats clobbered … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, January 26, 2022
IT tech teacher John Kenepp shows a parent how to use a tech program called Z Space which combines elements of virtual and augmented reality in a computer. zSpace mostly provides AR/VR technology to the education market. It allows teachers and learners to interact with simulated objects in virtual environments.
Westport opens the doors at 'new' school
Fifteen months after opening its doors to students,Westport got its first run of its new $97 million Middle High School Saturday morning, when the school administration opened the massive building … more
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Commentary: Questioning the Wisdom of Offshore Wind
On April 20, 2010, the oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, releasing millions of barrels of oil into pristine ocean waters. Desperate to contain the spill, the U.S. government … more
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Capt. Jack Sprengel of East Coast Charters will be the quest speaker at the Saltwater Anglers seminar on Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m.
Mass. warns about an early aggregation of right whales
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is alerting all mariners in Cape Cod Bay about the risk of vessel collision with a large aggregation of North Atlantic right whales recently observed in … more
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‘Beautiful’ story evokes deep empathy for the immigrant experience
“Beautiful Country” is the English translation of the Chinese word for America, “Mai Guo,” and it is what Qian’s family believed when they first immigrated to the U.S. Her professor father, “BaBa,” arrived first after losing his teaching position during the 1996 Cultural Revolution for saying something about the government. more
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Though music came to Steve Allain later in life than most musicians, it has become his life’s passion and his career. The Barrington resident and music teacher has gigs booked through the end of the 2023.
Meet Steve Allain: Songwriter, singer, guitarist, teacher
For an individual who declares, “I took no music in grade or high school and wasn’t particularly drawn to it,” singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist and music teacher … more
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Westport paramedics deliver baby in ambulance
Westport's youngest resident arrived a bit early Saturday afternoon, barreling down the highway somewhere in the vicinity of Old County Road and Route 88. The baby, a healthy boy, was delivered in … more
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Owen Boudria shares towards the hoop for a layup in the first half. The sophomore led the Wildcats, scoring a game high 23 points.
Boudria scores 23 as Wildcats sink West Bridgewater 48-45
Owen Boudria scored 23 points as the Wildcats came back to beat West Bridgewater 48-45 in their first league game of the season in a packed gymnasium on Friday night. Westport improved their record … more
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Korynne Holden finishes off a fast break with a layup.
Season 'going great' as undefeated Wildcats win again
“It’s going great, we are 7-0,” said senior co-captain Leah Sylvain of her senior season as the undefeated Westport girls basketball team laid a 39-16 beating on Southeastern RVT on … more
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The author with Dorothy Lamour.
Commentary: Recollecting on the hits and misses with those revered and renowned
I have finally, at long last, figured out how to travel...from Providence to East Providence. My lifelong habit was to cross a little red bridge and voila! There I was, decade after … more
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URI senior Arianna Helger plans to utilize her marine biology studies, and her experience as president of the URI Student Alumni Association, as the fifth generation to operate her family’s Tiverton seafood business.
Five-generation Tiverton fishing family passes the reins
Senior year of college is typically a heavy lift.  That description takes on new meaning in the case of University of Rhode Island senior Arianna Helger, who not only carries a full-time … more
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