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They include a father and two sons who vanished somewhere between Westport and Nantucket in 1831. A good many died when the whaling bark Theophilus Chase was lost in 1849. And the others? Many just …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/3/22
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Survivors of the Nazi regime in Germany will visit Tiverton Monday evening for a presentation on race, anti-semitism and tolerance, following the recent controversy over a Tiverton restaurant's …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/29/22
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Coastal Neighbors Network , which strives to help seniors 'age in place' in Westport and Dartmouth, has brought on two board members, Terry Cryan of Dartmouth and Tony Melli of Westport.
Melli …
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7/29/22
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Shellstock, the annual fund raiser for the Westport Shellfish Propagation Fund, will be earlier this year: Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Westport Fairgrounds on Pine Hill …
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7/29/22
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Concerned about potential impacts to shell and finfish, recreational boaters and other local impacts, the Little Compton Town Council voted 4-1 last Thursday to hire an environmental attorney to …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/29/22
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It's going to take longer than officials originally hoped to put a possible budget override question before voters.
This Spring, a general override — which would allow the town to increase …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/27/22
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He's been all across New England, but Seth Fortier had never seen Westport before he and his wife Alexa arrived here late last month on his newest mission, as pastor of the Westport Point United …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/27/22
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Dozens came out to help Westport unveil its new veterans' monument under a hot July sky at Beech Grove Cemetery Sunday afternoon,
The monument, the first here which recognizes all seven branches …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/26/22
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A Tiverton restaurant that posted a Facebook meme making light of Anne Frank in a post about the heat is being widely condemned and criticized online.
The meme, posted Friday by the Atlantic …
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7/25/22
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Westporters have served the country since before its creation. Come Sunday, they will finally have an inclusive memorial.
Westport will unveil its new veterans' monument this Sunday, July 24, at …
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7/22/22
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It's a little worse for wear, but the fork in the road stolen Tuesday is back.
Tom Schmitt, the Westport resident who a decade ago built the 11-foot utensil with his wife Kate and planted it at …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/21/22
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They found a fork in the road, and returned it.
Westport police reported Thursday afternoon that the iconic fork at River and Old Harbor roads has been found, and returned to owners Tom and Kate …
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7/21/22
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Federal and state investigators raided the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club on American Legion Highway Thursday morning, reportedly as part of a larger investigation into the club across Massachusetts.
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By Ted Hayes
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7/21/22
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Motorists were lined up on the shoulder of Stafford Road in Tiverton for more than 20 minutes on Monday, waiting their turn to fill up their gas tank at one of four pumps at George’s Gas and …
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By Jen Campisi
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7/20/22
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Nancy Tavares has resigned from her Westport School Committee post, opening the door for a joint school committee/select board appointment to the vacant seat.
Tavares, who was elected to the …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/20/22
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Someone stole the fork in the road.
Westport police are looking for the unknown thieves who made off with the fork that marked the split at River Road and Old Harbor, they said Wednesday. There …
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7/19/22
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PROVIDENCE — Parts of the East Bay Bike Path in Bristol and Riverside could be impacted by repair projects and temporarily close the week of July 18-22 , according to the Rhode Island …
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7/16/22
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You don't get the nickname 'Captain Seaweed' for nothing.
Christian DaSilva, of Beaulieu Road in Westport, has had it for years, and not surprisingly loves to be on the water. This past weekend, …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/15/22
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The Westport Board Health is urging residents to keep water conditions in mind, after low rainfall and high temperatures contributed to Level 2 Drought conditions in Westport and across most of the …
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7/15/22
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Westport has closed town beaches to swimming, following a near-shore shark spotting at Horseneck Beach Wednesday morning.
Horseneck was the first to close following the sighting Wednesday morning. …
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7/13/22
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For the first time in three years, the Westport Fair is back, full strength and restriction-free, this week.
The fair kicked off Wednesday evening at the fairgrounds on Pine Hill Road, and …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/13/22
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The Fourth has come and gone, but Westport will get another chance to show its patriotism this weekend, when the organizers of Watuppa Palooza hold their annual boat parade on South Watuppa Pond at 2 …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/8/22
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The Westport United Grade 5 Girls' Soccer Team competed at the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions over the last weekend of June, marking the first time in 23 years that Westport had entered a team …
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7/7/22
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The notes below are taken from the historical record and continue from a previous article detailing the history of the Acoaxet Chapel in Westport, MA. They are being presented as the Acoaxet Free …
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7/7/22
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Westport's annual Fourth of July parade moved slowly Monday morning, even with Fast Eddie in the house.
Parade grand marshal Eddie Beaulieu, who got the nickname for his love of cars, surprised …
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7/6/22
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