Westport Watershed Summer Gala — a most memorable evening
To the editor: Sassafras Point was the lovely setting for the Westport River Watershed Alliance’s Summer Gala on Saturday, Aug. 11. This event happens with teams of committed volunteers and dedicated staff. Our success comes from members’ and guests’ attendance and participation in our event. The silent auction and raffle is enhanced by generous contributions from local businesses [...]
Read More →DOT: Sakonnet, Escape bridges to open mid-September
SAKONNET AREA — The latest prediction from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) is that both the Sakonnet River Bridge (northbound) and the Escape Bridge should open in mid-September. DOT spokesman Charles St. Martin said Friday that Sakonnet River Bridge progress had been slowed a bit during August by frequent thunderstorms. Waterproofing work required for [...]
Read More →Meet Nancy Ryan: Swim mom, football fan, gardener
Family: ”My husband, Kevin, and I have three children: a son Jack, who’s a freshman at Williams College, and two daughters, Haley and Libby, who go to Barrington High School.” Before real estate: ”I graduated from Barrington High and Fordham University. Kevin and I went to Philadelphia, where I got a master’s in education, then moved [...]
Read More →Eat more of what Narragansett Bay has to offer
EAST BAY — Five years ago, shortly after he moved to Bristol, Rizwan Ahmed took his wife for fish and chips at Quito’s along the Thames Street waterfront, then watched some nearby anglers cast for bass in the Bristol Harbor. What he saw next troubled him deeply. “I saw this guy reeling in a skate,” [...]
Read More →House of the Week: 87 High St., Bristol
The southern end of High Street, in downtown Bristol, is wide, picturesque, and with the occasional exception, quiet. And this historic cottage at 87 High St.is perfectly situated to enjoy the best of this exceptional stretch of town. Built in 1855 by grocer Alfred Lewis and his wife, Martha, the home originally had no front [...]
Read More →Exchanging Portsmouth High School for a year in the South of France
PORTSMOUTH — As of Tuesday, Aug. 28, Charlotte Akin is living the teenager’s dream — a year in the Vermont-like mountains of the South of France, with palm trees and the Mediterranean a half-hour’s drive away. The Portsmouth High School student is spending her junior year as an exchange student in the Lycée de la [...]
Read More →Nancy A. Harrop, 74, New Bedford
Nancy A. (Harmon) Harrop, 74, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She was the wife of Robert A. Harrop. The daughter of the late Walter L. and Hannah Y. (Manchester) Harmon, Mrs. Harrop was born and raised in Little Compton before to moving to New Bedford. [...]
Read More →Westport road to temporarily close for bridge repairs
WESTPORT — Work to fix damage done by the spring floods of 2010 requires closing a stretch of Drift Road between Route 88 and Hixbidge Road in Westport starting on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The project involves repairs to the bridge and culvert at the Sam Tripp Brook crossing. The at stone bridge, built in the 1800s, sustained serious structural damage during the record rains of March, 2010. Work is expected to take four to five weeks to complete.
Read More →Rhode Island’s financial mismanagement continues
To the editor: In reference to your editorial of August 30, the fact that our governor would not listen to the people and answer their questions, he rather passed the buck onto a department head. That sends a message of the poor leadership qualities he has! The same excuse of there is no money to [...]
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