Portsmouth
Hummocks ramp onto Route 24 closed in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH — The state Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today (Thursday) that it has closed the on-ramp from Hummocks Avenue in Portsmouth to Route 24 North. The closure is necessary …

 
Navy set to release West Side land

PORTSMOUTH — The Navy sent word Monday that it intends to release 260 acres of land along Aquidneck Island’s west side. The three island towns have spent a decade planning for the day this …

 
George Mendonca turns 100

On Dec. 29, 2009, Portsmouth resident George Mendonça turned 100 years old. Joined by his wife of 70 years, Mary, and their three sons, Gregory, Leonard, and Paul, six grandchildren and three …

 
Bill would block too-tall LNG tankers

STATE HOUSE — A five-foot gap between the top of a 950-foot liquefied natural gas tanker and the underside of the Mt. Hope Bridge is way too tight for comfort, an array of people told the Rhode …

 
Making a splash
Swimming: Portsmouth girls win, boys finish second at division meet

BRISTOL – The Portsmouth High School girls’ swimming team repeated as titlists and the boys’ team nearly made it a sweep when each vied in the Division Three Championship Meet at Roger Williams University.

 
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