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Escape bridge restricted to 10 tons

PORTSMOUTH — Vehicles over 10 tons are restricted from crossing the Hummocks Escape Bridge as of Thursday, May 15. The new weight limit means that tractor-trailers, emergency vehicles and school buses will need to seek a different route. Full Story

The courting of Ryan Westmoreland

Major League Baseball scouts representing the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels, just to name a handful of teams, gather behind home plate at a Portsmouth High School baseball game. Full Story

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For lobsters' sake, towns ban spray

When female lobsters laden with eggs shed their shell before the juvenile lobsters hatch, lobsterman Patrick Heaney says that something unnatural is the cause. Full Story

Sakonnet bridge: Ironing out final details

TIVERTON — With the Sakonnet River Bridge job poised to shift into the next gear, state transportation officials pledge to pay heed to the town's wishes on the many shoreside details of the project to come. Full Story

Tiverton voters to deal with 11 percent tax hike
Two-axle bridge rule in place for now; weight limit could be lowered
Town Center septic field proposed at playground
Little Compton town meeting set for Tuesday
Stone House named to National Register
Sales success lands duo in concert front row
Two youths break into home, later threaten victim
New CVS to replace Grand Central Market building
Dryer sparks fire in Tiverton mobile home Tuesday afternoon
She sets the scene for poetry
Yacht club threatened with loss of bathroom
Wilkey served Portsmouth in many ways
Schools ponder bus service switch
Planner rejects McInnis development proposal
Firefighters take leap of faith out the window
Portsmouth man died outdoors of unknown causes
Elmhurst found structurally sound
Schools urged to examine what ails Elmhurst
Complex Bay Street lawsuit settlement proposed
Federal court rejects LNG firm's dredge appeal
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