A 59-year-old California woman who, earlier this year, left the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash in Dartmouth, was convicted of leaving the scene— death resulting, in Fall River Superior Court, … more

The Tiverton school bus that hurtled off the highway and into the woods recently emerged dented but intact. But for those unfortunate enough to have been trapped inside without seat belts, the … more

Well out of eye and earshot of Route 177, way back in the woods, startling progress is being made on the Fields on the Farm sports field complex. Well out of eye and earshot of Route 177, way back in the woods, startling progress is being made on the Fields … more

As it does every year around Thanksgiving, the Transfer Station took an especially long break — and homeowners’ trash piled up deep. And as happens every year, complaints came pouring in from … more

WESTPORT — The Board of Health last week revealed a proposed set of rules to govern tenant farms in Westport with the hope of preventing any repeat of the sort of farm animal ‘house of horrors’ … more

To the editor: This concerns Mimi Karlsson's letter to the editor of Nov. 15 about legally applied agricultural chemicals. In making her sweeping, overly dramatic yet unfounded claims about … more

Domanick Vitorino scored 14 points to lead the Westport basketball team over Atlantis Charter School, 66-43, in their first game of the year in front of a big home crowd on Wednesday night. … more

The Westport basketball team will be fighting an age and size battle this year. The Wildcats graduated six seniors, have only three returning players and just one starter from last season. … more

To the editor: Two week ago Michelle, a conservative Republican, and Elizabeth, a liberal Democrat, wrote to describe the free, day-long Red/Blue workshop we are organizing in Westport under the … more