Kim C. Benjamin, 58, Portsmouth
Kim C. Benjamin, 58, of Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Newport Hospital. He was the loving husband for 20 years of Pamela J. (Costa) Benjamin. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of the late Margaret “Margo” (Zoragian) Benjamin. A graduate of Hope High School in Providence and [...]
Read More →Grant will help Portsmouth farm, others expand business
PORTSMOUTH — A big cheese showed up at a well-known local dairy farm Monday. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed visited Escobar’s Highland Farm Monday to announce the awarding of a $150,000 federal grant that will be used expand Rhody Fresh‘s business operations. The Middle Road farm, owned by Louis and Jane Escobar, is part of the Rhode [...]
Read More →Portsmouth park on Wounded Warrior’s stop
PORTSMOUTH — Those cleaning up the Anne M. Hutchinson Memorial Park at Founder’s Grove Saturday got a surprise visitor decked out in heavy motorcycle gear. Bruce Garry, a member of the Wounded Warrior Project, hopped off his motorcycle and walked into the park around 11:30 a.m., then asked someone to take his picture posing in front [...]
Read More →Cheryl Wheeler returns to Portsmouth, Chelsea Berry opening
4When Cheryl takes to the stage none of her loyal fans are too far away. This talented lady of song and humor once peered out into the audience and commented that she knew everyone in the sold-out audience. Cheryl’s first pubic performance was at a Hootenanny style show when she was 12. She started writing [...]
Read More →Portsmouth 375th busy on Saturday
PORTSMOUTH — It will be another busy weekend for the Portsmouth 375th celebration. First, the 375th Steering Committee is helping to promote the Portsmouth Free Public Library‘s annual spring fund-raiser, “Touch-a-Truck,” which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Glen Park. The event gives youngsters a chance to get up close and personal with all [...]
Read More →Get your ticket for Portsmouth ‘hidden kitchens’ tour
PORTSMOUTH — If you’ve ever wanted to check out the view from Carnegie Tower, you’ll have your chance during the seventh annual Hidden Kitchens of Portsmouth Tour organized by the Portsmouth Public Education Foundation on Friday, May 10. It’s just one of seven stops on the tour of unique kitchens, which runs from 11 a.m. to [...]
Read More →Stranded worker in cherry-picker rescued in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Firefighters are used to saving cats stuck in trees. But an electrical worker trapped in a cherry-picker? That was indeed the scenario late Thursday morning. An employee of Henderson Electrical was in the process of changing light bulbs in the parking lot at Clements’ Marketplace when the vehicle he was using experienced a hydraulic [...]
Read More →Portsmouth boatyard fined $31,500 by EPA
PORTSMOUTH — A local boatyard will pay a $31,500 penalty and take steps to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds from paints and thinners used at its facility under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve allegations of Clean Air Act violations. In addition to paying the financial penalty, New England Boatworks, [...]
Read More →In Portsmouth, A unique perspective on the Sakonnet
Over ten miles of panoramic views of bucolic farmlands of Little Compton across the Sakonnet River provides the perfect name for this waterfront home in Portsmouth: “Perspective.” A 30-foot high stone fireplace anchors the great room in grand style, and the view from expansive floor-to-ceiling windows from much of the house provides a perfect perspective [...]
Read More →Portsmouth tackles fix-it list
PORTSMOUTH — The town has a long fix-it list to tackle over the next five years, but septic system repairs, the demolition of a former school and road paving are getting most of the attention. The town’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) got its first public airing Monday night before the Town Council. Among the “short [...]
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