Walk through the dunes to Cherry and Webb beach pretty much any Thursday, Friday or Saturday morning in the summer, and you're liable to find fantastical creatures, jovial elves and towering minarets …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/24/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A resolution to oppose the installation of the Mayflower Wind transmission cable in the Sakonnet River was on Monday’s agenda for a vote by the Town Council, but no action …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/23/22
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Renovating the old high school for re-use by Westport's municipal offices, senior center and school administration would cost just over $29 million, while renovating the town's current offices would …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/23/22
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Senior citizens frustrated at the lack of town services told the Little Compton Town Council recently that they're tired of waiting for the town to support what is its largest segment of the …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/19/22
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The town has selected nearly four miles of road to be re-paved this fall and winter, under the Chapter 90 street program. They include:
• Charlotte White Road, from Drift to Main, …
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8/19/22
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Carlton 'Cukie' Macomber could tell a good yarn. On Sunday, it's the South Coast's turn to tell a few about the late Westport Point resident, who passed away earlier this year. The Dartmouth …
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8/19/22
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In a recent twitter, Thomas Hodgson posted comments made by an employee that the Sheriff “keeps taxpayers’ interests and the rehabilitation of inmates in the forefront“ while …
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8/19/22
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The public is invited to meet with the Westport Community Preservation Committee (CPC) on September 8, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. The CPC invites you to share ideas for projects with the committee that …
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8/19/22
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A United States District Court judge has sided with a Georgia telecommunications contractor, ruling that the firm has the right to build a 150-foot cellular telephone tower on Masquesatch Road. The …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/18/22
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From walking through wooded trails to discovering a local artist, to ending the day enjoying a locally sourced meal, a trip to the South Coast has all the elements of a day full of amazing sites and …
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By Lucy Probert
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8/17/22
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A vacant storefront right next door to the town's only medical marijuana dispensary could one day be the site of Westport's second marijuana facility, if a plan that saw its first informal hearing …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/17/22
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Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River is holding a concert series, with shows every weekend in August.
On Friday, August 19, rock/folk singer, songwriter and musician Jon …
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8/17/22
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Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River is holding a concert series, with shows every weekend in August.
Fall River native Tyler Bowe will be performing a benefit concert for the First …
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8/17/22
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Best year ever.'
That was the verdict from Harbormaster Chris Leonard after Saturday's Shellstock festival at the Westport Fairgrounds, which drew huge numbers and likely brought in better …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/16/22
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King Park in Newport will be holding free concerts every Sunday through August 29 from 3:00-6:00 p.m., as a part of NIMFest. The whole family is welcome, including pets.
This Sunday, August 21, …
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8/16/22
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A "Weekend of Coaching" will return to Newport from Friday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 21. Nine 19th-century horse-drawn coaches will fill the streets of Newport. The drives start daily at …
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8/16/22
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More than 70 people gathered at the Handy House Sunday to share stories, photos and information about the Polish families of Westport. Organized by the Westport Historical Society, the event was …
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8/12/22
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Westport will soon host a reading of chosen scenes from an original play by Samuel Harps, based on the life of Captain Paul Cuffe.
The performance of Samuel Harps' "Paul Cuffe: In Search of a …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/12/22
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With at least one case of monkeypox confirmed in southeastern Massachusetts, the South Coast LGBTQ+ Network will hold a public health symposium next week to discuss strategies, stigmas and …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/12/22
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Shellstock is coming this Saturday, and organizers are hoping a date change to summer will help bring in even more funds for the town's Shellfish Propagation Fund.
The fundraiser will be held at …
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8/11/22
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As the sun set on a beautiful summer night, a handful of local volunteers spent one recent evening scraping away at some of Little Compton’s oldest tombstones. As they worked, years of lichen, …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/11/22
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I am sure you have noticed how an ordinary looking teenager suddenly changes into someone you want to look at again and again. I call it their time of beauty and that is what is happening in the Back …
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8/11/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Mayflower Wind, the developer of an offshore wind energy lease area located off the coast of Massachusetts that could impact the East Bay and South Coast area, has launched a …
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8/11/22
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I enjoy watching major league baseball games, and the Washington Nationals, the Nats, are my team. To date they’re in last place in the NL East Division with a record of 35-68 and are beginning …
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8/11/22
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