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The Meatworks facility at 287 State Road.

Crucial Westport slaughterhouse aims to re-open this month

The owners of Meatworks hope to have the business back open by mid-April, following its temporary closure this Spring in the midst of financial and quality control issues. The 287 State Road … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/3/24

Ken Block has done a service to this country

Many readers will remember Ken Block as a two-time candidate for Rhode Island Governor and technology entrepreneur who helped the State of Texas save more than a billion dollars in food stamp fraud … more

By Arlene Violet, Esq. | 4/3/24

Arthur DaLuz, a CNC machinist at Applied Plastic Technologies in Bristol, works the line. The company’s management owns land along the Route 6 corridor and is awaiting the results of Tuesday’s referendum on the Route 6 water and sewer project debt exclusion.

Businesses bullish on Westport's $35M Route 6 project

PIX: Front page ROUTE 6 A DIONNE xxxxxxx Jump ROUTE 6 B A truck speeds down Route 6. There could be a lot more development in the north end if a $35 … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/2/24

The daughter of a poet genius was a genius in her own right

‘Enchantress of Numbers’ By Jennifer Chiaverini Anyone who has taken a course in British literature will be familiar with the most lionized of Romantic poets, Geroge Gordon, Lord … more

By Donna Bruno | 4/2/24

Capt. Monti with a spring striped bass caught when fishing with fresh Atlantic menhaden chucks on the channel pad or edge in front of Poppasquash Point, Bristol.

Ten favorite places to catch spring striped bass

The spring migration run of striped bass will soon be underway. The water temperatures off Narragansett at press time was 41 degrees. Traditionally 55 degrees is the temperature when the fish are … more

By Capt. Dave Monti | 4/2/24

Letter: Vote ‘Yes’ on question one — don’t miss this chance

I want to be clear on what a “YES” vote on Question 1 means. A YES vote on Question 1 allows the town to construct the water and sewer trunkline down Route 6. A yes vote does not … more

4/1/24

Letter: Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 1 next Tuesday

The single most important thing you may ever do to help the Westport River is to get out and vote YES on Question 1 on Tuesday, April 9. We cannot overstate how important your vote is for the future … more

4/1/24

Acting chairwoman Veronica Beaulieu played Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” as she announced her resignation Wednesday.

Westport housing board down to one member

Fifteen minutes into last Wednesday’s meeting of the Westport Housing Authority, acting board chairwoman Veronica Beaulieu announced her decision to resign effective this coming Tuesday, April … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/1/24

Providence Country Day School announces second trimester honor roll

Providence Country Day School has named the students who have earned recognition on the 2023-2024 second trimester honor roll. For Middle School (Classes of 2027-2030), High Honors is all grades … more

3/29/24

Letter: History’s lesson: Our strength lies in diversity

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI): These ideas are anathema to white Christian nationalists who fear losing their “rightful place” and their power and authority in America. DEI … more

3/28/24

From left, Evan Gendreau, Manny Soares and Christopher Thrasher in Washington, DC.

Westport officials stump for Route 6 in Washington DC

With less than two weeks to go before a crucial vote on the town's $35 million greater Route 6 water and sewer project, Westport officials visited the nation's capital last week to discuss with … more

By Ted Hayes | 3/28/24

Feds award Westport nearly $1 million for Route 6 project

Westport’s long-awaited greater Route 6 sewer and water extension got two big boosts this week — news of nearly $1 million in approved federal funding, and access to $7.5 million in low … more

By Ted Hayes | 3/28/24

Owen Cameron of Portsmouth was last seen leaving his job in Middletown at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday night, March 23.

Heartbreak: Body of missing Portsmouth teen found

MIDDLETOWN — The body of Portsmouth teen Owen B. Cameron, who was last seen Saturday night after leaving his Middletown job, was discovered late this morning in that town. more

3/27/24

Letter: Mother Nature is winning along our coastline

After seeing how the winter storms have remodeled South Shore Beach once again, it became apparent to me that nature is taking the beach back. A breakwater of sorts is built every winter season, this … more

3/27/24

Westport Shorelines - Thursday, March 28, 2024

3/27/24

Friends retrieve Westport quahogger's flipped boat

Six days after a quahogger’s boat flipped in the Westport River’s West Branch, friends of the owner managed to right it, pump it out and tow it south to Westport Point Wednesday morning. … more

By Ted Hayes | 3/27/24

A New England Aquarium team in an aerial survey plane spent about 45 minutes observing and taking photos of this gray whale, which has been extinct in the Atlantic for more than 200 years.

Gray whale, extinct in the Atlantic, seen in New England waters

In an incredibly rare event, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team sighted a gray whale off the New England coast earlier this month. This is a species that has been extinct in the Atlantic for … more

3/26/24

A female ruby-throated hummingbird visits a coral honeysuckle (Lonicera semperverins) in the authors’ Barrington yard.

Welcome spring with the return of the hummingbirds

For those impatiently watching for new signs of life in the garden, the annual return of hummingbirds is one of the most eagerly anticipated springtime events. Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in … more

By Cindy and Ed Moura | 3/26/24

Lessons from the past for our modern-day government mess

‘To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the American Experience’ By Bret Baier A book steeped in history, “To Rescue the Constitution” traces the development … more

By Donna Bruno | 3/26/24

Alewife and Blueback Herring are collectively known as River Herring. Locally many call them ‘buckies’.

Atlantic Herring hurting, fish mangers look for solutions

Atlantic Herring numbers are down — way down. According to NOAA Fisheries, the stock is overfished. In 2022, overall commercial landings totaled 9.3 million pounds. By comparison, a decade … more

By Capt. Dave Monti | 3/26/24

Holly (left) works with volunteers to frame up a wall in this photo taken in August 2022.

Habitat's homes, sweet homes in Westport

Some time soon — it could be a month, maybe two — Holly will finally have a beautiful new home to call her own. When that day comes, the 1989 Westport High School graduate and single … more

By Ted Hayes | 3/26/24

Westport residents at last year’s Town Meeting.

Town Meeting demystified Wednesday evening

Confused about Westport’s Town Meeting? How it works, the process and procedure, and more? On Wednesday evening, Westport middle schoolers become the teachers. The eighth grade class will … more

By Ted Hayes | 3/25/24

Letter: Act now, vote YES for clean water in Westport

The long-planned North Westport water and sewer system is a public investment whose time has come. The Town of Westport has arrived at a unique confluence of new opportunities and old needs. It is … more

3/25/24

Contractors prepare the approach to the eastbound side of the Washington Bridge to soon receive three lanes of motorists.

RIDOT closes East Providence exit overnight to accommodate bridge lane changes

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is informing motorists as part of it ongoing effort to alleviate the intense congestion on the Washington Bridge since the … more

By Mike Rego | 3/25/24

Judy’s Island is about two thirds of the way up the West Branch, on the eastern shore.

Capsized Westport quahogger rescued

A commercial shellfisherman who capsized his center console on a remote stretch of the Westport River’s west branch last Thursday was able to make it safely to shore with the help of a nearby … more

By Ted Hayes | 3/25/24