The Westport middle/high school teacher at the head of the “Happy Endings” story controversy has resigned. Matt Shivers, who had been on paid leave since the first week of the school …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/22/23
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The clock is ticking for the owners of a 50 Spinnaker Way home to appeal a recent town order that bars them from renting their home as a short term rental (STR).
In mid-August, members of the …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/21/23
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While the global pandemic made a mess of just about everything everywhere, it had a hidden benefit for private schools — it boosted their enrollments. Admissions directors at numerous …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/21/23
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They began on the other side of the world, but the mass protests over women’s rights that began in Iran a year ago continue to echo across the globe. Those reverberations reach Westport late …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/20/23
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Monday, Sept. 11
A 911 caller reported an accident with injuries on Gifford at 9 a.m.
A caller from Devol Avenue reported identity fraud at 6:26 p.m.
A caller from Ridgeline West Drive …
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9/19/23
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The Westport field hockey team is dominating teams with their stout defense and ferocious offensive attack. The Wildcats have won three in a row after walloping Wareham 6-0 in a home game last …
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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9/18/23
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The Harbor Advisory Board is moving its requested no wake zone on the East Branch further north, though the ultimate decision on whether to put in a buoy is up to the select board.
Last month, …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/15/23
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Monday, Sept. 4
Police responded to Main Road at 2:16 a.m. for an animal complaint.
A similar call came in from Drift Road just after 8 a.m.
A 911 caller reported an accident on Route …
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9/14/23
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The Westport field hockey team is dominating teams with their stout defense and ferocious offensive attack. The Wildcats have won three in a row after walloping Wareham 6-0 in a home game on Tuesday …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/14/23
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Two University of Rhode Island researchers estimate that the top 5 centimeters (2 inches) of the floor of Narragansett Bay now contain more than 1,000 tons of microplastics, and that buildup has occurred in just the last 10 to 20 years.
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9/14/23
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If 911 calls and accidents are any indication, then Westport and Little Compton just may have a deer problem. Since January, Westport police have tallied 57 vehicle vs. deer collisions, and 41 …
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By Paige Shapiro
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9/13/23
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A prospective buyer plans to turn a 10-acre property along Old Harbor Road into a live-in residential educational facility for teens.
The property at 435 Old Harbor Road is currently owned by …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/11/23
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New faces yielded the same result as the Westport soccer team crushed Carver 7-1 in a non-league home game to kick off their 2023 campaign on Wednesday night. Will Quinlan scored 2 goals, Tommy …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/11/23
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Bylaws that would regulate short term rentals (STRs) in Westport are still a long way off, but are expected to get a boost Monday when the select board votes on whether to convene a working group to …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/8/23
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Monday, August 28
Police responded to a disturbance on Reed Road at 7:16 a.m.
Police assisted after a Gifford Road resident called in animal complaints at 2:08 p.m.
A caller from …
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9/7/23
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With the fall’s approach there’s seemingly a festival around every corner. The week after next, a brand new one kicks off its inaugural run at the Westport Fairgrounds.
The …
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9/7/23
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Pink flamingoes aren’t native to the Northeast, but a big one — a really, really big one — was spotted at Little Compton’s Goosewing Beach Tuesday. David Webb took this photo …
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9/7/23
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Members of the Long Term Building Committee will host a public walk-through of the old high school Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m., as they continue to close in on a plan for what the town should do …
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9/6/23
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Our Herd , a group of concerned residents, farmers and conservation professionals in Westport and Dartmouth working to restore a sustainable deer population in the adjacent towns will hold a public …
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9/5/23
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Little Compton native Mara Lozier Shore grew up working on and sailing the family boat, Elisha , with her dad, Peter Lozier. He had bought the Alden-made Sakonnet when she was six years old.
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9/5/23
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Already off to a rocky start after a failed pump delayed the opening of school one day this week, Westport Community Schools officials are facing another controversy — a complaint filed …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/1/23
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The Westport Democratic Town Committee will host Peter Fenn, a long-time consultant to Democratic presidential candidates, at a meeting at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 16.
Fenn, …
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8/31/23
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Saying they’re an accident waiting to happen, Chris Leonard, the head of Westport’s marine services division, wants to impose new regulations to control the speed of personal watercraft …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/31/23
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The Tiverton Police Department is about to welcome a new recruit to its ranks. Blue, an English Labrador retriever, will report for duty as a comfort dog the first week of September, when he turns …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/30/23
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Westport Community Schools officials are still trying to determine how a three-year-old pump and pressure monitoring system at the new middle high school failed Monday evening, forcing the district …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/30/23
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