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A long-time professional mariner who lives with his wife aboard a boat at Tripp's has been named a new part time assistant harbormaster and deputy shellfish warden.
Douglas Murphy was …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/1/22
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Westport has not had a town planner since last summer, but help may soon be on the way.
Planning board chairman James Whitin was expected to meet with Town Administrator James Hartnett to go …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/1/22
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Gas prices are hurting everyone, and the Town of Westport is no exception.
Town Administrator James Hartnett told the Select Board last Tuesday evening that with fuel prices rising 54 percent …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/1/22
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He won't be there in person, but Eddie "Fast Eddie" Beaulieu will be on the minds of many marchers when Westport holds its annual Fourth of July parade Monday morning.
Beaulieu, who is 106 years …
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7/1/22
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The Westport Historical Society invites families to explore the new woolly mammoth StoryWalk along the Handy House Heritage trail. The StoryWalk features the children’s book “Wild and …
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6/29/22
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Kate Galop, the pastor of the Westport Point United Methodist Church for the past six years, led her final service Sunday and is headed to a new assignment at Faith United Methodist Church in …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/27/22
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Westport resident Joe Moniz has made learning a trade the law in his household. The last seven of his 10 children have gone to Diman Regional Vocational Technical and his youngest, Gloria, an …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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6/24/22
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A group of Westport girls who have gone farther in youth soccer than anyone here in nearly 25 years will play for a state championship this coming weekend.
The Westport United Youth Soccer fifth …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/24/22
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By now, Chris Leonard has gotten used to the nearly daily calls from boaters who have run aground in the federal channel out of the Westport River, or who want to let him know how bad it's getting. …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/22/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island SPCA is scheduled to receive a transport of 40 beagles (15 puppies and 25 adults) today from the Humane Society of the United States.
The beagles were …
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6/21/22
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Artist Hanna Vogel is the June Artist in Residence at Westport Woods Conservation Park.
This is the second year of the residence program, a collaboration between the Westport Cultural Council …
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6/15/22
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A group of Westport High School students took their place in the long proud line of Westport boat builders Saturday, when Osprey, a 14-foot sharpie, was launched for the first time at the Head of …
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6/10/22
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The Westport Cultural Council recently awarded 18 grants totaling $55,000 for cultural projects throughout the Westport community. The Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust Grant is made possible with the …
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6/10/22
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A long-time charter captain with nearly 20 years experience fishing in Buzzards Bay and the Westport River has been named an assistant harbormaster and Westport's new deputy shellfish warden.
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By Ted Hayes
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6/7/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of …
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6/7/22
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Westport's new 'Start Em Young' program continues to grow, with elementary school students now getting the chance to participate in flag football, basketball and journalism after school four days a …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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measures members hope will help the town decide whether to keep the old Westport High School, whether it would be a suitable home for the town's aging municipal offices, and how much it might bring …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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Much as they want to tell him to take it down, members of the Select Board said at their most recent meeting that they won't ask a Hix Bridge Road resident to take down a profanity-laced anti-Biden …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/2/22
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With fewer than 20 days left in the school year, officials are moving quickly to beef up security at district schools following the shooting that left 19 students and two teachers at a Texas …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/1/22
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Engineers hired to study improved traffic control at the intersection of Route 177, Robert Street and Tickle Road believe a roundabout remains the best option for reducing accidents at the site, …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/27/22
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Westport will honor the sacrifice of its veterans, and those across the country, when it holds its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony this coming Monday, May 30.
The town's Office of …
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5/27/22
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Westport high school students got a good dose of history alongside hands-on boat building lessons this spring, when they built "Osprey," a replica of a shallow-drafted coastal sailboat built in …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/25/22
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The weather is getting warmer and Cherry & Webb Beach will be officially open soon. The only thing missing is hot beach weather, and lifeguards.
The Westport Beach Commission is having a …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/20/22
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Prospective solar farm operators in Westport will have less room to work with in the future, after voters at Town Meeting earlier this month passed a by-law change that reduces the maximum amount of …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/20/22
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Five young rowers from Westport took part in a first Saturday — an open water race hosted by the Sound School in New Haven, Ct. It was the first competition for kids involved with Dharma Voyage …
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5/20/22
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