Few show for Portsmouth budget hearing
PORTSMOUTH — It took only 34 minutes for the Town Council to breeze through its proposed $59.29 million for 2013-14 during a public hearing at the middle school Tuesday night. The budget, which includes about $37.4 million for the School Department, represents about a 2-percent increase over the current spending plan. It would call for [...]
Read More →Portsmouth farm stand’s days may be numbered
PORTSMOUTH — For nearly three decades, loyal customers have flocked to Arthur and Laura Mello’s farm stand on Boyd’s Lane to purchase corn on the cob, tomatoes, zucchini and other fresh produce. Only in the past year, however, did local officials learn that he property on which the farm stand sits is actually owned by the [...]
Read More →Bill for Portsmouth municipal court gets OK
PORTSMOUTH — The town’s wish for a municipal court got one step closer to reality Thursday. The House of Representatives approved legislation to allow Portsmouth to establish a municipal court to adjudicate violations of town ordinances, including housing ordinances. The House bill that was passed, 2013-H 6044, was introduced on behalf of the town by Rep. [...]
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 →Portsmouth to vote on wastewater plan April 24
PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council expects to approve Portsmouth’s comprehensive wastewater management plan on April 24. Drafted by Town Planner Gary Crosby, the 40-plus-page document was written in response to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) notice of violation issued to the town several years ago, which included a directive that Portsmouth install a sewer [...]
Read More →Portsmouth council delays Coggeshall building vote six months
PORTSMOUTH — Impassioned testimony from students, their parents and faculty members earned the Aquidneck Island Christian Academy (AICA) a six-month reprieve from the Town Council Monday night. The council had been asked by the Portsmouth Arts and Cultural Committee to designate the north wing of the former Coggeshall School building at 321 East Main Road as [...]
Read More →Democrats take over Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Democrats gathered at the Portuguese American Club are celebrating tonight after voters put them back in control of Portsmouth. Although there are still many absentee ballots to tally, Democrats lead the way in five of seven Town Council seats — in order, John Blaess, Keith Hamilton, Michael Buddemeyer, James Seveney, Independent David Gleason, [...]
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