Maria Lurdes (Costa) Ferreira, 88, of Bristol
Maria Lurdes (Costa) Ferreira, 88, of Franca Drive passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013. She was the wife of the late Luis Ferreira. She was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria dos Anjos (Pedro) DaCosta, mother of John Ferreira, Duarte Ferreira, Clara Costa, Jose Diogo and Antonio Diogo; grandmother of 12 and [...]
Read More →Buzzards Bay Coalition to salute nitrogen warriors at annual meeting
The Buzzards Bay Coalition invites its members and the public to learn about the organization’s past year of accomplishments to improve and protect the health of Buzzards Bay during its 25th annual meeting on the evening of Thursday, June 27, at the Beachmoor Inn in Bourne. The meeting, which will run from 6-8 p.m., is [...]
Read More →Richard W. Wildes, 76, Little Compton
Richard “Dick” W. Wildes, 76, of Little Compton and Alstead, N.H., died on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Genesis Center in Keene, NH. He was born the son of the late Ines (Shaw) and Theodore Wildes on November 3, 1936 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was educated in Little Compton and graduated from the Wilbur School, [...]
Read More →Dam put to the test
Brown water rushes over the Forge Pond Dam Friday morning. Another inch and a half of rain the day before, atop over seven inches earlier in the month, pushed streams and ponds over their banks in places; the Westport River again turned murky and flowed against the tide Friday. Still, town officials reported no serious [...]
Read More →Editorial: Cash to spare, toll ‘deals,’ River Day
• Funny how RI Gov. Chafee said bridge tolls are the only option since the state is flat out of cash for road and bridge work, yet now, with a tough election coming up, his budget suddenly is flush with funds for all sorts of nice things — $40 million more for schools, $10 million [...]
Read More →What’s your book worth?
If you have been holding on to a rare first edition, a unique signed book, or a highly-sought-after collector’s copy, now is your opportunity to find out what it’s worth. On Thursday, June 20 at 7p.m., rare book dealer Ray Rickman will hold his fun and revealing “Value of the Book” workshop at Linden Place, [...]
Read More →Letter: Old Lake Pocasset problem finally fixed
To the editor: Last winter, while on a tour of Pocasset Elementary School, I had a chance to view Lake Pocasset. It seems every time we had heavy rain an 18-inch puddle would gather in the southeast corner of the lot. The cause of the puddle was a dam that was built on the corner [...]
Read More →Few show for Portsmouth budget hearing
PORTSMOUTH — It took only 34 minutes for the Town Council to breeze through its proposed $59.29 million for 2013-14 during a public hearing at the middle school Tuesday night. The budget, which includes about $37.4 million for the School Department, represents about a 2-percent increase over the current spending plan. It would call for [...]
Read More →KMS Wildcats are state baseball champions
For the first time in 18 years, the Kickemuit Middle School Wildcats are state champions. Behind a complete game effort by pitcher Ryan Ramos, the Wildcats handed Curtis Corner Middle School its first loss of the season Tuesday afternoon, beating the previously undefeated South Kingston team 6-5 at John E. McCarthy Field in West [...]
Read More →Barrington Christian Academy graduates its Class of 2013
Students from across the state and from as far away as South Korea were honored as the Class of 2013 from Barrington Christian Academy recently. Attendees were welcomed by Elsie R. Wright, head of school, while BCA history teacher Jack Diamond offered the commencement address, “Living a Life of Success.” Teara Caston, a Portsmouth resident [...]
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