Research suggests the average person thinks about food 15% of their day. That’s of course their own food, or their family’s food, and those thoughts are typically connected to the rumble …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/6/22
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Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit has been honoring veterans all over the country, and now it’s making a stop in Portsmouth on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
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10/20/23
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Three couples sued the Center for Reproductive Medicine, a fertility clinic in Alabama, for inadvertently destroying their embryos. An interloper got into the storage facility, opened up a …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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2/26/24
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PORTSMOUTH — R.I. Energy’s promise to reduce noise levels at its seasonal LNG facility on Old Mill Lane was met with skepticism by several residents during Monday night’s Town …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/26/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A little home cooking was all the Portsmouth High varsity girls’ basketball team needed to get back on track.
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2/10/23
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To the editor:
Several Portsmouth residents, who had previously requested to speak with the Town Council about the SouthCoast Wind (SCW) project, finally got their chance to voice their …
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6/13/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Christopher S. Gontarz, Esq., a resident of Portsmouth, is now president-elect of the Rhode Island Bar Association.
His term runs from July 1, 2023, through June …
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7/3/23
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There is a resource available in hundreds of languages, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that provides immediate help for those experiencing substance use disorder, thoughts of suicide, mental health crises, and emotional distress – the 988 Lifeline.
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By Tom Joyce
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9/25/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Middle School chess team, coached by John DiGangi and Gregg Purdy, recently completed a remarkable 2023-2024 season and was recognized as the best team in Rhode …
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4/15/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Just hours before the Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee’s annual fund-raiser at the CFP Arts, Wellness, and Community Center on Sunday, vandals painted hostile messages on …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/11/22
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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 …
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10/18/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Kevin Aguiar was voted in as president of the Town Council for another two years following a swearing-in ceremony Monday in which members of the council and School Committee …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/28/22
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A slow start spelled big trouble for the Barrington High School girls basketball team on Wednesday night, March 1.
The Eagles scored just 12 first-half points — seven in the first …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/2/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: In recent weeks, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has used Twitter to amplify the fight for continued access to mifepristone, cite the need for those with power to …
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By Ian Donnis
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4/25/23
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The moderator of the recent CNN Trump Town Hall tried valiantly to ask pertinent, newsworthy questions to a declared presidential candidate, now convicted and under other legal duress. He …
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5/17/23
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I write in response to Rick Russo’s letter “Be factual not emotional about wind energy.” While I appreciate that Mr. Russo is “not a fan of wind,” his beef with …
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6/22/23
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The East Bay Eagles co-op girls ice hockey team opened the season with a 5-2 victory over Warwick.
Arden Wilkes scored two goals for the Eagles and added an assist for three points. Sydney Olson …
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12/19/23
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Committees in both the Rhode Island House of Representatives and Rhode Island Senate have listened to testimony on a bill that would update and improve the state’s public records law. …
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4/4/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Sorry, pickleball enthusiasts. The sport won’t be coming to Portsmouth just yet.
The town recently learned that its 2022 Department of Environmental Management (DEM) …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/29/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Louis Escobar, a passionate defender of Portsmouth’s oldest profession (farming), who lit up Portsmouth’s skies every year for families and let them get lost in his …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/26/22
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