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A Facebook page criticized by members of a town board for allegedly spreading misinformation, and using Westport’s official crest as its profile photo without permission, has changed that photo …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/19/24
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Officials with an offshore wind concern who hope to develop a large wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard do not plan to run their supply lines through Westport, at least for now.
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By Ted Hayes
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4/19/24
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A third lane of travel westbound on the east portion of the Washington Bridge will be available to drivers as of Saturday, April 20.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation made the …
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By Mike Rego
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4/18/24
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A Barrington man is an instant millionaire after winning a cool $4 million on a scratch ticket his father bought for him at a Westport deli late last month.
Steven Richard was given the winning …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/17/24
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A New Bedford woman was killed Monday night after she was struck by a car in Westport.
State police and Westport fire crews were called to Route 195, just before the mile 16 marker, at about …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/17/24
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Sunday, April 7
A 911 caller reported a disturbance on American Legion Highway just before 10:30 a.m.
Animal complaints came in from Cherry and Webb Lane at 11:06 a.m.
A caller from …
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4/16/24
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Four Westport Point residents have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought against the Westport Historical Commission by a neighbor who contends the town treated him unfairly and failed to …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/15/24
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Members of the Infrastructure Oversight Committee were expected to meet Wednesday to figure out their next move after voters last Tuesday rejected a proposed $35 million debt exclusion that would …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/12/24
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Financial and quality control issues that forced the temporary closure of a crucial Westport slaughterhouse have apparently been resolved, and Meatworks is expected to re-open next Monday, April 15.
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By Ted Hayes
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4/12/24
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Monday, April 1
Animal complaints came in from American Legion Highway, at Tickle Road, at 8:21 a.m., and from Sanford Road at 1:10 p.m.
Police served a restraining order on Jason Drive at …
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4/11/24
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A rite of spring as much as any other, Opening Day of the 2024 trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 …
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4/10/24
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Voters on Tuesday soundly defeated the town’s proposed $35 million water and sewer project, voting nearly two to one to reject the $35 million debt exclusion in advance of next month’s …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/10/24
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A Westport Point homeowner accused of building a large pool retaining wall structure without the proper town approvals has filed suit against the Westport Historical Commission, claiming board …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/9/24
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A Newport County Superior Court judge last week ruled against the local citizens group Green Oceans, which had sued to prevent Revolution Wind from going forward with plans to install 65 turbines …
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4/9/24
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Westport school administrators hope a new fund up for a vote at Town Meeting next month will help insulate them from the rising cost of educating and busing special education students.
Last …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/8/24
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will shift the location of the crossover from the westbound side of Interstate 195 to the eastbound side and eventually over the Washington Bridge as …
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By Mike Rego
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4/8/24
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Six days before voters head to the polls to decide the fate of the $35 million Route 6 sewer and water debt exclusion, members of the Westport Finance Committee said Wednesday night that they will …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/4/24
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The owners of Meatworks hope to have the business back open by mid-April, following its temporary closure this Spring in the midst of financial and quality control issues.
The 287 State Road …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/3/24
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A truck speeds down Route 6. There could be a lot more development in the north end if a $35 …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/2/24
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Fifteen minutes into last Wednesday’s meeting of the Westport Housing Authority, acting board chairwoman Veronica Beaulieu announced her decision to resign effective this coming Tuesday, April …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/1/24
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Providence Country Day School has named the students who have earned recognition on the 2023-2024 second trimester honor roll.
For Middle School (Classes of 2027-2030), High Honors is all grades …
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3/29/24
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With less than two weeks to go before a crucial vote on the town's $35 million greater Route 6 water and sewer project, Westport officials visited the nation's capital last week to discuss with …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/28/24
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Westport’s long-awaited greater Route 6 sewer and water extension got two big boosts this week — news of nearly $1 million in approved federal funding, and access to $7.5 million in low …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/28/24
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MIDDLETOWN — The body of Portsmouth teen Owen B. Cameron, who was last seen Saturday night after leaving his Middletown job, was discovered late this morning in that town.
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3/27/24
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Six days after a quahogger’s boat flipped in the Westport River’s West Branch, friends of the owner managed to right it, pump it out and tow it south to Westport Point Wednesday morning.
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By Ted Hayes
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3/27/24
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