Portsmouth seeks ideas on ferry service
PORTSMOUTH — Calling ferry transportation “a lifeline” for Prudence Island residents, the Town Council has taken the first step to try to keep the service going — and to add Hog Island to the mix as well. Prudence Ferry owner Bruce Medley recently announced that his company will cease operations on Dec. 1, leaving islanders and local [...]
Read More →Barrington bests the rest for girls’ Eastern Division outdoor track and field title
BARRINGTON ─ After a five-day delay due to weather, the Eastern Division Championship girls’ outdoor track and field championship meet, featuring 10 teams from around the East Bay, went off without a hitch Monday, May 13, at Barrington High School’s Victory Field. The host Eagles took the overall title with 166.33 points, while Portsmouth finished second [...]
Read More →Letter: Buck no longer stops at the top
To the editor: The IRS and Benghazi scandals suggest an increasingly apparent pattern. Accounts of each divorces the top executives from any involvement. We are subjected to the phrase, and attempt to attribute actions to “lower level employees.” How pathetic is that? The “buck” no longer stops at the top. Instead, we are asked to [...]
Read More →Portsmouth rescue workers free man from vehicle
PORTSMOUTH — A male driver was temporarily trapped inside his vehicle after it rolled over at the corner of East Main Road and Sprague Street late Monday afternoon. At 4:08 p.m. the Fire Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a rollover accident at the intersection of East Main Rd and Sprague St., according to Deputy Fire [...]
Read More →Search reveals nothing after bomb scare at Portsmouth High
PORTSMOUTH — The high school was searched Monday night after a custodian crew found a note referencing an “explosive device,” according to Principal Robert E. Littlefield. Nothing was found, however, and classes went off without a hitch Tuesday morning. Mr. Littlefield alerted parents to the news in a mass e-mail sent out early Monday morning. “As [...]
Read More →Portsmouth police find guns in heroin bust
PORTSMOUTH — Here’s the police log from the past week. Sunday, May 5 Police responded to All-Island Landscape, 2829 East Main Road, for a report of a possible noise ordinance violation around 12:30 p.m. Upon arrival, an officer found a backhoe that was not being operated. A man there said he had been cleaning up [...]
Read More →Portsmouth woman dies in crash
PORTSMOUTH — A 78-year-old local woman died after a head-on crash on West Main Road this morning. According to Police Det. Lt. Brian Peters, police responded to West Main Road near Locust Avenue for a motor vehicle accident around 10 a.m. today, May 13. A 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, operated by the 78-year-old Portsmouth woman, was traveling [...]
Read More →Fifth Avenue luxury on Aquidneck Island
Carnegie Abbey, considered among the finest sporting clubs in the world, is truly without peer in New England— there is no other property that offers residential living, golf, yachting, tennis, equestrian, spa, and world-class dining in one location. The centerpiece of this unique community is the Tower at Carnegie Abbey. Residents here enjoy a lifestyle [...]
Read More →Multiple crashes jam Route 24 south near Sakonnet River Bridge
TIVERTON — Numerous accidents about 10 a.m. Monday morning are being reported by officials on southbound Route 24 near the Fish Road exit, and south towards the on-ramp to the Sakonnet River Bridge. Police are advising drivers to avoid the area if at all possible. Tiverton Police Captain Patrick Jones said no injuries have been [...]
Read More →Portsmouth woman rides for mom, who has MS
PORTSMOUTH — Meredith Rainey had participated in fund-raisers for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society over the years, but her commitment was renewed last January when her mother, who’s had MS for more than 30 years, came down with pneumonia. “We almost lost her,” Ms. Rainey said of her mom, Barbara Rainey, who can’t speak or [...]
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