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Tiverton fire chief: Staffing shortage is temporary
Is there a staffing crisis in the Tiverton Fire Department? It depends on whether you read Facebook, the town council president suggests. Worry about the department heated up this summer, after … more
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Letter: The logic for closing the transfer station is flawed
To the editor: According to official DPW figures, transfer station (TS) usage is not declining, and revenue is increasing. For the last four years, roughly 3,150 stickers were sold each year. … more
Letter: Save the Portsmouth transfer station
To the editor, For unknown reasons, the Portsmouth Town Council is trying to close the transfer station. This closure will deny residents the ability to remove trash from their homes in a … more
No transfer station will hurt most vulnerable residents
To the editor: Closing the transfer station will impact our most vulnerable residents, seniors and low-income families, in cost and convenience. Many seniors make a combined trip to the … more
Letter: Numbers don’t justify keeping transfer station open
To the editor: As I left the the town council meeting that was to have discussed the transfer station, a woman from the audience approached me, smiled, then said that “You didn’t … more
Steve Cardone helps load donated goods into a shopping cart outside of the food bank last Friday. The food bank was honored with The Portsmouth Award by the Town Council Monday night.
Portsmouth Community Service Award goes to food bank
PORTSMOUTH — St. John’s Lodge Food Bank’s hard work and dedication in serving the community over the past several years has not gone unnoticed. more
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Letter: Transfer station decision is about residents’ choice
To the editor: The transfer station decision impacts all residents’ choices and pocketbooks. Both curbside users and transfer station users need to collaborate on this effort as it’s … more
This placard, along Park Avenue, is among several that have popped up around town.
Special meeting looms on Portsmouth transfer station
PORTSMOUTH — Residents are still not done talking trash, apparently. About 100 or more residents crowded the Town Council Chambers and the adjacent hallway to hear an agenda item regarding … more
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Police Chief Brian Peters pitches his Portsmouth Police Department employee retention plan to the Town Council Monday night. The council unanimously approved the program.
Portsmouth OKs police chief’s plan to retain officers
It’s a nationwide crisis that has finally come home to roost within the Portsmouth Police Department — losing good officers to other jobs, which has resulted in a staffing shortage on the force. more
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Transfer station worker Paul LaPierre picks cardboard out of the metals bin at the Hedly Street facility in October 2022. In light of the ever-increasing expense of trash disposal, the town is looking into providing a town-wide curbside collection program, while keeping the transfer station open just for bulky and diversionary items.
Portsmouth takes another step toward curbside collection
PORTSMOUTH — In an attempt to find a solution to its trash collection problems, the Town Council Monday night narrowly passed a motion to advertise a request for proposals (RFP) to … more
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Portsmouth transfer station stickers on sale Jan. 3
PORTSMOUTH — Vehicle stickers to use the Hedly Street and Prudence Island transfer stations will go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Town Council set the sticker fee at $250 for the first … more
Letter: There’s a cost of doing nothing on trash operation
To the editor: Something us Americans do not enjoy is unnecessarily overpaying for goods and services. The policies advocated by those with a fixation on simply low taxes fail to take into … more
Portsmouth sets new transfer station sticker fee at $250
PORTSMOUTH — Users of the transfer station on Hedly Street will be charged $250 for a vehicle sticker — a $40 increase over the current fee — starting Jan. 1, 2023. more
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Letter: Why council would want to close station is clear
To the editor, I write to respond to Mr. Mark Katzman’s letter of Nov. 10 in the Portsmouth Times. The council vote of Oct. 24 has settled the matter of the transfer station with a vote … more
Letter: Want to hear more from Portsmouth Free Citizens
To the editor: We should be thankful that Mr. Fitzmorris of the PCC spoke out at a recent Town Council meeting regarding trash pickup and the closing of the compactor station. We should also thank … more
Letter: Council never said it wanted to close transfer station
To the editor: The Town Council recently had a meeting during which they discussed the future of the transfer station. On Oct. 20, 2020, the Portsmouth Times published a letter to the editor by … more
Town Council candidate Timothy Grissett (in front at right) answers a question during Thursday night’s Portsmouth Town Council candidates’ forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Newport County at the CFP Arts, Wellness, and Community Center. The other candidates here, all Democrats, are (front, from left) Juan Carlos Payero and Charles Levesque; and (back, from left) J. Mark Ryan, Kevin Aguiar, Daniela Abbott, and Leonard Katzman. The four Republican candidates and the one independent did not attend the forum.
Portsmouth Dems have candidates’ forum all to themselves
PORTSMOUTH — What was intended to be a Town Council candidates’ forum Thursday night turned out to be more of a campaign rally for the Democrats. more
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Letter: Sticking with transfer station makes financial sense
To the editor: (Here’s the) cost of waste disposal options in Portsmouth: • Transfer station: $210 plus $80 for PAYT bags (my cost) for 12 months = $290 • Mega … more
Letter: There's a cost advantage to retaining transfer station
To the editor, The Oct. 11 meeting of the Portsmouth Council addressed the future of the transfer station. Despite numerous opening denials that the intent was to close the facility, it was a … more
Transfer station worker Paul LaPierre picks cardboard out of the metals bin at the Hedly Street facility Tuesday afternoon. In light of the ever-increasing expense of trash disposal, the town is looking into ways to manage costs for not only people who still use the transfer station, but for those residents who use curbside pickup.
Portsmouth Council and residents talk trash — again
PORTSMOUTH — Emphasizing it was merely gathering information for future decision-making, the Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to direct staff to develop a request for proposals (RFP) for … more
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Town of Portsmouth ends fiscal year with large budget surplus
PORTSMOUTH — Although the books are not yet closed, the town apparently ended the 2021-22 fiscal year with a large surplus — somewhere in the vicinity of $800,000 or so. more
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Portsmouth: We can do our own zoning, thank you very much
PORTSMOUTH — Keep your hands off our zoning, the Town Council is telling state lawmakers. Legislation introduced in the General Assembly that would prohibit single-family residential zoning … more
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Replacing the stormwater system in Portsmouth Park — Aquidneck and Narragansett avenues — is considered the No. 1 priority on a draft list of local resilience capital infrastructure improvement projects.
In Portsmouth: Building a path toward climate resiliency
PORTSMOUTH — The town isn’t waiting around for Park Avenue to go under water permanently. Working proactively in an attempt to stem the tide of climate change, the town and the … more
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The new owners don't plan to change much about beloved Aidan's Pub, but they are planning big changes for next-door Gillary's on Thames Street in downtown Bristol.
After three decades, Aidan’s is changing hands
Businesses come and go, but for many years now, not much has changed at Aidan’s — and for the regulars, many of whom were not born when the iconic Irish pub first opened its doors, … more
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Portsmouth woman allegedly threw snowballs at police officers
PORTSMOUTH — Police officers investigating an alleged assault got more than they bargained for when they showed up at an East Main Road home last week. more
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