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Westport superintendent Thomas Aubin stumps for funding at a meeting several months ago.
Special ed fund proposed to help protect Westport schools
Westport school administrators hope a new fund up for a vote at Town Meeting next month will help insulate them from the rising cost of educating and busing special education students. Last … more
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Local waterways stocked for Opening Day this Saturday
Opening Day of the freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island begins at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has stocked more than 60,000 brook, … more
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Investigative team starts digging for Washington Bridge answers
STORY OF THE WEEK: “We’re leaving no stone unturned as far as accountability,” Gov. Dan McKee said last Friday, as he unveiled Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage as the lawyers who will … more
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The west-to-east side crossover on Interstate 195 towards the Washington Bridge will be moved closer to the span in an attempt to alleviate congestion.
RIDOT preps new lane configuration on east side of bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will shift the location of the crossover from the westbound side of Interstate 195 to the eastbound side and eventually over the Washington Bridge as … more
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Westport finance committee won't support $35M Route 6 project
Six days before voters head to the polls to decide the fate of the $35 million Route 6 sewer and water debt exclusion, members of the Westport Finance Committee said Wednesday night that they will … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, April 4, 2024
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, March 28, 2024
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
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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
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
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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
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