PORTSMOUTH — After more than three hours of listening to both opponents and supporters of wind energy Tuesday night, the Town Council voted 5-1 to enter into a host community agreement …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/17/24
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The Westport Point United Methodist Church will hold a fund-raiser this Saturday for a college freshman who will soon travel to Costa Rica, spreading clean water access and the gospel.
The 3 …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/16/24
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Owen Boudria scored 29 points as the Westport basketball team fell to Seekonk 60-50 in a non-league battle at Seekonk High School on Friday night. The loss drops the Wildcats’ record to 3-6 …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/15/24
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Are oyster beds disappearing from the Westport River? It depends on who you talk to.
Members of the select board delayed action Monday evening on a request from the town’s shellfish …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/11/24
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The future of Westport’s Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs could be in jeopardy, if Westport Community Schools don’t receive the $1.6 million the school committee is requesting …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/10/24
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Westport’s point area flooded again Wednesday morning, with water rising several feet above the normal high tide mark. Water lapped up to the harbormaster’s office, Paquachuck Inn and …
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1/10/24
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The powerful storm that pummeled East Beach a week before Christmas did more than wash out part of the road, damage scores of beach lots and re-shape the topography of the beach itself — it …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/9/24
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It seemed like a slam dunk several years ago when the Little Compton accepted an $80,000 state grant to help fund about 75 percent of the cost of major improvements at the Town Landing. Now, in a nod …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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1/9/24
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After it was all over, Christopher Dunn joked that he wasn’t much for speeches. But the sea of friends who came out to watch him be sworn in as Westport’s new police chief Monday evening …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/8/24
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Since its inception on December 21, the ferries have carried 3,285 passengers over 12 operating days. The final day will be on...
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1/5/24
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The Westport girls basketball team fell to Case 37-32 in a non-league game at the high school on Wednesday night for their first loss of the season.
“We didn’t take advantage of our …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/2/24
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Westport residents will have the chance to speak their peace on the town’s regulation of short term rentals (STRs), like those offered on AirBnB and other sites, when the planning board holds a …
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1/2/24
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Technically, they were a year earlier than most. But just barely.
A few dozen hearty souls decided to buck the New Year’s Day plunge trend Sunday, saying goodbye to 2023 by jumping in Buzzards Bay …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/31/23
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Two months after it washed ashore just west of Gooseberry Island, Westport's derelict sailboat is finally gone — first pummeled by the storm two weeks ago, and a few days later cut up and …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/28/23
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Monday, Dec. 18
Police received multiple reports of wires down, objects in the road, flooding and other impacts from the storm.
A 911 caller reported a disturbance on State Road at 9:12 …
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12/27/23
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A recent stormy Monday morning, Thames Street Newport. The wind is howling and the rain nearly sideways, and even with its protection the harbor behind the International Yacht Restoration School …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/26/23
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Owen Boudria scored 19 points as the Westport basketball team pounded St. John Paul II 70-33 in a non-league home game on Thursday night. Boudria, an athletic junior that can do it all, dished out 19 assists and made 6 steals and 4 blocks defensively as the Wildcats climbed back to 4-2. The athletic junior got what he asked for, which was more scoring from his peers. Senior forward Chris Duarte scored 14, his brother Cole Boudria, a freshman guard scored 9, Will Quinlan, Dane Leary and Luke Coelho each scored 6, Max Gallant netted 5, Fotis Machairas sank a 3-pointer, and Anthony Raposa hit a jumper.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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12/22/23
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The US Small Business Administration has opened a disaster relief Business Recovery Center located at the Weaver Memorial Library in East Providence as part of the state's ongoing response to the …
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By Mike Rego
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12/21/23
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It will soon cost more to pull permits and apply for town review of building projects under an updated fee structure approved by the Westport Select Board Monday evening.
Prior to the meeting, …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/20/23
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One day after a fierce late autumn storm pummeled low-lying areas of Westport, it would be hard to describe the scene on East Beach Road Tuesday afternoon as anything other than a disaster.
Even …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/19/23
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Monday morning’s coastal storm did a number on Westport Point, causing widespread beach erosion and cobbling, damage to East Beach Road and floodwaters that inundated the point all the way …
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12/18/23
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it has contracted with SeaStreak, Rhode Island Fast Ferry and the Block Island Ferry to offer free ferry service to …
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12/18/23
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The financial agreements anchoring a 149-turbine offshore wind farm proposed south of Rhode Island have come undone, but that hasn’t stopped state coastal regulators from reviewing — and …
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By Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current
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12/15/23
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PROVIDENCE — In time for the Friday morning, Dec. 15, rush hour, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has opened two bypass lanes on the eastbound side of the Washington Bridge to …
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By Mike Rego
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12/15/23
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PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti, at what is for the moment a scheduled daily update on the crisis, said two bypass lanes on the east side of the …
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By Mike Rego
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12/14/23
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