Slimmed-down Portsmouth Little League kicks off season
PORTSMOUTH — Their numbers may be down, but their collective voices are louder than ever. Continuing a time-honored tradition on Opening Day Saturday, the Portsmouth Little League team that screamed the loudest earned free hot dogs at the concession stand. The players were obviously frankfurter fans, as their high-pitched wailing prompted some teammates and parents [...]
Read More →17 RWU students nabbed for underage drinking in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Seventeen Roger Williams University students were arrested for underage drinking at an Island Park bar shortly before midnight on Thursday, April 25. An undercover officer went to the Beach House to observe patrons and employees at the establishment and saw several young adults who appeared to be under 21 consuming alcohol, according to Lt. [...]
Read More →Workshops on $59 million Portsmouth budget begin Monday
PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council will begin deliberations tonight, April 29, on a $59.14 million spending plan for 2013-2014 that represents a 2 percent increase over the current town budget. The workshop begins at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Town Administrator John Klimm is recommending a budget of $59,137,289, about $355,000 less than what had been [...]
Read More →Survey: Half of Portsmouth High seniors have smoked pot
PORTSMOUTH — The rise of medicinal marijuana centers and the recent decriminalization of the drug were cited as potential reasons Tuesday night for why so many high school students admit to smoking pot in a substance abuse survey presented to the School Committee. According to the report, prepared by John Mattson Consulting for the Portsmouth Prevention [...]
Read More →Herren gives anti-drug talk to Portsmouth Abbey students
PORTSMOUTH — Chris Herren had one message for the Portsmouth Abbey students gathered before him. The former Durfee High School basketball star, whose NBA career was derailed by rampant drug use, implored the students to ask themselves why they feel the need to drink alcohol, smoke pot or take pills before hanging out with their friends. [...]
Read More →Portsmouth files suit to stop tolls
PORTSMOUTH — Its letters of protest ignored, the town has made good on its threat to pursue legal action to stop tolls from going in on the Sakonnet River Bridge. To cheers and applause from the audience, the Town Council Monday night voted unanimously to direct Town Solicitor Kevin Gavin to submit a complaint in [...]
Read More →Portsmouth to haul derelict boat from cove
Calling it an emergency situation, the town has bypassed the normal bidding process in order to haul an abandoned boat from Blue Bell Cove. The 44-foot Egg Harbor sunk in the cove in August 2011 during Hurricane Irene and has been an eyesore — and navigational hazard — ever since. At Monday’s meeting, Town Council member Keith [...]
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 →Pennfield School in Portsmouth gets beehives
PORTSMOUTH — Pennfield School students hope to get a sweet payoff after planting two beehives in their field Monday. As part of its Earth Day celebration, the school invited Jeff Mello of Aquidneck Honey in Middletown to talk about the value of bees and how to protect them. Afterward, the upper school students helped Mr. [...]
Read More →Portsmouth police: Coast Guard boat complains of green laser
PORTSMOUTH — Here’s the police log from the past week: Saturday, April 13 Officer Jacob J. Silva reported to a Birchwood Drive home for complain of a larceny around 9:20 a.m. A man who lived at the home told police had had just seen someone entering his vehicle and stealing loose change from his ashtray. [...]
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