Portsmouth volunteer firefighters donate last ambulance
PORTSMOUTH — For decades it’s worked to keep the town supplied with rescue vehicles and state-of-the-art medical equipment, but now the Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) is turning that task over to Joe Taxpayer. Last week the Fire Department welcomed the few remaining members of PVFD to reminisce over old times and thank them for [...]
Read More →Portsmouth rescue workers free man from vehicle
PORTSMOUTH — A male driver was temporarily trapped inside his vehicle after it rolled over at the corner of East Main Road and Sprague Street late Monday afternoon. At 4:08 p.m. the Fire Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a rollover accident at the intersection of East Main Rd and Sprague St., according to Deputy Fire [...]
Read More →Stranded worker in cherry-picker rescued in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Firefighters are used to saving cats stuck in trees. But an electrical worker trapped in a cherry-picker? That was indeed the scenario late Thursday morning. An employee of Henderson Electrical was in the process of changing light bulbs in the parking lot at Clements’ Marketplace when the vehicle he was using experienced a hydraulic [...]
Read More →Fire destroys Westport house
A Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed a large house at 20 Meadowbrook Lane in Westport. Fire Chief Brian Legendre said all of the occupants — members of the Ana and Robert Habib family — made it out safely. The house was totally engulfed in flames when firefighters first arrived and firefighters said that they had no [...]
Read More →No word yet on when Portsmouth pizza place will re-open
PORTSMOUTH — The owners of West Main Pizza hope to re-open soon after a fire caused serious damage to their business Sunday, but at this point they don’t know when. “I really don’t know when we’ll be open. There was a lot of damage,” said Emily Rahilly, who co-owns the business along with her husband, Gary. [...]
Read More →Portsmouth pizza place damaged in fire
PORTSMOUTH — Firefighters are investigating what was most likely an electrical fire at West Main Pizza Sunday afternoon. At 2:07 p.m. the Portsmouth Fire Department received a 911 call about a fire at the restaurant, located at 1620 West Main Road, according to Deputy Chief Michael P. O’Brien Engine 1, Engine 3, and Ladder 1 responded [...]
Read More →Firefighters take ‘We Love Portsmouth’ photograph
PORTSMOUTH — Roberta Stevens was relieved to see the “We Love Portsmouth” human heart photograph finally come together Sunday afternoon. The Portsmouth 375th Steering Committee had originally planned the picture at a soup-and-salad fund-raiser on Feb. 17, but a snowstorm forced the group to cancel the event. “I made 80 bowls of soup and I’ve been [...]
Read More →Blizzard kept Portsmouth rescue workers busy
PORTSMOUTH — Four people escaped from a two-family Island Park house that had caught fire during the height of the blizzard Friday night. Deputy Chief Michael P. O’Brien said the home suffered extensive damage because the poor road conditions slowed firefighters’ response time. Firefighters received a 911 call of a fire at 88 Cove St. [...]
Read More →Grand jury clears Portsmouth police in Tiverton man’s death
PORTSMOUTH — The Statewide Grand Jury has determined that Portsmouth police were justified in actions taken to subdue a Tiverton man on February 3, 2012. That man, Craig Raposa, 25, of 1 Mill St., Tiverton, died shortly after the late-night struggle. This incident was investigated by the Rhode Island State Police with the Office of [...]
Read More →Gavin to return as solicitor; Hebert to retire
PORTSMOUTH — The new town council has appointed a familiar face to serve as town solicitor — Portsmouth resident and attorney Kevin Gavin. Mr. Gavin who held the post previously when Democrats were in the majority, regained the post with the support of the new Democratic council majority in a 4-3 vote taken Monday evening. [...]
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