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Distinctive Homes | Summer 2021
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Rowers Finnegan Hall, 14, Zach Carter, 14, Ethan Stewart, 14, and James Albanese, 11, row a Cornish pilot gig with Dharma Voyage instructors Janet Hadley and Don Dufault down the East Branch of the Westport River during rowing class last Monday, August, 2.
School's out in Westport, but rowing's in
It only took an hour or so before they got used to their boats last Monday. Since then, it's been smooth sailing, so to speak, for the 10 young rowers enrolled in Dharma Voyage's new community youth … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, August 12, 2021
A photo of the Cherry & Webb dunes from the application on file with the conservation commission.
Westport dunes boardwalk plan continued
Westport Conservation on Wednesday continued a hearing on a proposed beach boardwalk sought at Westport Point until its next meeting in September. Applicants Keith Miranda and Michael Tzannes, … more
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Letter: D is for Democracy, not Disrespect
To the editor: How sad it is that a good argument can be made that the “D” in America’s DNA stands for Disrespect. Slavery and its aftermath and the massacre and … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, August 5, 2021
Letter: The unvaccinated are putting everyone’s safety at risk
Dear unvaccinated friends, you need to understand that every unvaccinated human body is a sanctuary for the coronavirus. It’s a safe place where the virus can rest, grow, multiply, and … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, July 29, 2021
Letter: The Eagle has landed
Pondering this month’s coverage of billionaires, proving Sir Issac Newton’s law of gravity and motion, I reflected back on a momentous event 52 years ago. At   3:17 p.m. EST on … more
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Tih-Fen Ting wrests a male fledgling from its nest on he East Branch of the Westport River. A team including members of the Mass. Audubon and it's volunteers captured twelve fledglings for the state of Illinois Osprey Recovery Project on Tuesday morning, July 13.
Audubon and volunteers collect osprey for long journey to Illinois
Born on the Westport River, a dozen young osprey took flight recently — in a plane — and landed at their new home in Illinois. There it is hoped that they will help launch an osprey … more
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Tim Palmer in the garage with one of his Mean Green electric riding mowers.
The sound of (near) silence — Tim’s Lawn Care goes electric
WESTPORT — Ah, the sweet sounds of summer — birds chirping, children at play and the Friday evening din of the lawn care company’s stand-on mowers and 80-decibel backpack blowers … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, July 22, 2021
Bruce Burdett at a patio table outside his Bristol home, where he often works. The editor of The Sakonnet Times and Westport Shorelines is retiring this week after 45 years with East Bay Newspapers. “There’s something in all of us that likes to tell people stories, and this was my way to be able to do it,” he said.
Editorial: Sight unseen, his pen was most powerful
This has always been a special space in the local newspaper. Whether thoughtfully crafted after hours of research or thrown together on hectic deadline, the editorial is a revered tradition that … more
Bruce Burdett at a patio table outside his Bristol home, where he often works. The editor of The Sakonnet Times and Westport Shorelines is retiring this week after 45 years with East Bay Newspapers. “There’s something in all of us that likes to tell people stories, and this was my way to be able to do it,” he said.
After 5 decades in journalism, Bruce Burdett's hanging up his notebook
When Bruce Burdett first arrived in Bristol to start his new job at East Bay Newspapers in the mid-’70s, he was just two years out of college with only minimal experience working for his school … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, July 15, 2021
Tiverton man charged with child molestation after missing Pennsylvania girl found
TIVERTON — A Tiverton man faces a charge of first degree child molestation sexual assault after a missing Pennsylvania girl was found at a Tiverton home on Wednesday, July 7. Tiverton Police … more
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Letter: Don’t let oyster farm diminish beautiful Seapowet Creek
To the editor: This letter is addressing CRMC file no. 2020-04-037 Bowen oyster Farm project to be located in the Sakonnet River within the Seapowet Creek area. Just a few years ago the DEM along … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, July 8, 2021
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, July 1, 2021
2021 Bristol Fourth of July Parade Order of March
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Letter: Forgo those signs and get to know your neighbors
To the editor: A quick question for those displaying the “In This House We Believe” signs: Who do you think you’re talking to? In this (conservative republican) house we … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, June 24, 2021
Letter: Dec. 6 would be a better day to celebrate the end of slavery
Celebrating the abolition of slavery in the United States is a wonderful observance and a vivid reminder of America’s second greatest evil. The first was the wholesale killing of Native … more
Jeremy Howard poses with Harper Oates, the inspiration for The Play Brigade, alongside the ‘Fearless Girl’ statue in New York City. The statue originally faced the “Bull of Wall Street statue and children often climbed up to pose for pictures with the girl. When Harper first visited she was unable to because of the raised plinth. Her mother was instrumental in advocating for the statue to be repositioned at ground level when it was later moved across the street from the NYSE. This picture was taken at the conclusion of the Fearless Girl relay that Ms. Oates organized. 
Little Compton man tackles The Long Trail — at double time
LITTLE COMPTON — On or about June 20, the plan was for Little Compton ultramarathon runner Jeremy Howard to get himself to the village of North Troy, Vt., on the Canadian border. There, at … more
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Henry Helger (left) and his son Ray in the front seat of Henry’s 1938 Ford convertible. Sousa Image Works photo.
Letter: The little things, like good old cars, make a difference
To the editor:  Sunday, June 13, was a beautiful bluebird day for a car show and over 50 antique cars came to support a food drive organized by the Little Compton Republican Town … more
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