Westport Town Beach Cleanup
Celebrate Earth Day by helping out with the Westport River Watershed Alliance’s annual Earth Day clean-up! On April 20 from 10 a.m. to noon, join WRWA at Cherry & Webb Beach to clean up trash that has accumulated along our beaches and stop the debris from polluting the water. Trash bags, gloves, trash pickers, and [...]
Read More →Bombing suspect attended UMass Dartmouth; campus shut down
The UMass Dartmouth campus was shut down Friday morning after the university confirmed that 19-year-old bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been a student there. Although the search has focused on the Watertown, Mass., neighborhood where his brother was killed and Dzhokhar escaped, UMass Dartmouth officials said they opted to close the campus “out of an [...]
Read More →Massive development proposed for Tiverton; includes hotel, retail, restaurants
TIVERTON — What could well be the largest commercial development undertaking in Tiverton’s history will be previewed Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. That’s when the project called “Tiverton Crossings,” being proposed by the Carpionato Group will go before a special joint workshop meeting of the Tiverton Town Council and the Tiverton Planning [...]
Read More →Lees Market to lead Main Road cleanup on April 27
Lees Market volunteers will clean up a portion of Main Road on Saturday, April 27. They’ll be focusing on the stretch from Hix Bridge Road to Kirby Road to Kirby Road from 9 a.m. to noon “The litter that has built up on this section of road tarnishes the natural beauty of the Central Village,” [...]
Read More →Got drugs? Westport police offer drug take-back event
Westport Police, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will hold a prescription drug take-back event at the Westport Police Sub-Station located on the side of Cumberland Farms at 596 State Road, Westport, on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Police are asking people to turn in their unused or expired medication [...]
Read More →Luck spares runners from finish line blasts
By Bruce Burdett and Jim McGaw Sore legs kept Westport’s Mary Cass out of harm’s way. Tiverton resident Susan Kent’s decision to push on despite broken foot got her and her fans out in the nick of time. For Susan Darmody of Westport, it was the decision to take a quick bathroom break before the [...]
Read More →Sakonnet/Westport Boston Marathon runners tracked
Among the many Boston Marathon runners on the starting list were several from Tiverton, Portsmouth, Little Compton and Westport. Several had finished the race before the finish line bombs were set off, others were still out on the race course. From Tiverton: • Susan E. Kent, 48 — listed as finishing in 4:03.47 • Adam [...]
Read More →Westport Fishermen to host Beach Run on May 11
The Westport Fishermen’s Association will hold its ninth annual 8K Beach Run and 5K Family Fun Walk on Saturday, May 11, at the DCR Horseneck Beach State Reservation. Both start at 10 a.m. This is a flat and fast course along the water that supports the Fishermen’s efforts to protect and preserve the Westport River [...]
Read More →Westport Police: Warrant arrests again keep police busy
Friday, April 5 A break-in was reported on Division Road at 9:13 p.m. Saturday, April 6 At 5:24 p.m., a break-in was reported on Fisher Road. Sunday, April 7 A motor vehicle break-in on Old Bedford Road was called in at 12:35 p.m. Monday, April 8 Firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire near 748 [...]
Read More →Raymond C. Palmer, 97, Westport
Raymond C. “Cap” Palmer died peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. He was 97. Born on January 8, 1916, in Fall River, Raymond was the son of Frederick W. and Etta Jane (Allen) Palmer. He was also the loving husband and constant companion of 42 years to Melanie Vohnoutka Palmer. Raymond was a [...]
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