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The Westport softball team won the Mayflower Athletic Conference after beating Bishop Connolly 3-1 in an away game on Saturday, May 13. The Wildcats conference record is 7-1 and 8-8 overall.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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5/20/23
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As I relaxed on my La-Z-Boy Saturday evening following our 2023 Westport High School's Commencement exercises , I could not help but feel optimistic about the future of our Westport Community …
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By Thomas Aubin
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6/5/23
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Bylaws that would regulate short term rentals (STRs) in Westport are still a long way off, but are expected to get a boost Monday when the select board votes on whether to convene a working group to …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/8/23
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For the month of October, the Handy House Heritage Trail is transformed into a fun Halloween trail. Young visitors take a Halloween-themed quest, locating a ghostly lady and her children in the …
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10/12/22
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An offshore wind farm developer seeking to run electric transmission cables under the Sakonnet River, through Island Park in Portsmouth and up Mt. Hope Bay wants more time to respond to a state order …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/21/22
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AAfter a slow and rainy start to Westport’s summer season, Westport Point has become a very busy place. One recent weekend day, local officials counted as many as 70 pleasure vessels lined up …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/15/23
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Monday, Feb. 5
Police investigated after a caller from Main Road reported a suspicious vehicle just after 7 a.m.
A Bond Street caller lodged animal complaints via 911 at 7:27 a.m. A similar …
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2/14/24
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The number of students entering the ninth grade at the Westport Middle High School is expected to rise dramatically this coming year — a sign, the district's superintendent said, of an …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/22/23
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Two newcomers are among three vying for two seats on the Westport Select Board in the Tuesday, April 11 election.
Candidates were required to declare their intent to run by the end of the day …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/24/23
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Westport Community Schools have joined a class action lawsuit filed against several popular social media platforms, which alleges that those firms' services have led to a mental health crisis in school-age children.
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By Ted Hayes
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3/7/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Two out-of-towners were arrested on drug charges in separate incidents over the past week.
On Thursday, May 18, Brandilee Crystal Raposa , 37, of 4980 North Main St., …
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5/22/23
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TIVERTON — A step skipped in the town permitting process has created a mess for both a Tiverton Four Corners building project and town efforts to protect
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By Bruce Burdett
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4/23/21
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All it took was one goose to throw a massive wrench in the honorable mission of West Place Animal Sanctuary. One Canadian goose, flying overhead on its autumnal journey southward, that sentenced the …
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By Paige Shapiro
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3/7/23
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The undefeated Westport soccer team clinched the Mayflower Athletic Conference championship after crushing Holbrook 7-0 during a home game on Tuesday afternoon. Then they overpowered Atlantis Charter …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne. Jr.
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10/25/23
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Westport organic farmer and ‘seed saver’ Bill Braun will soon be sub-leasing space at Westport Town Farm.
The Board of Selectmen approved the arrangement unanimously at its March 2 …
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By Bruce Burdett
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3/26/20
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PORTSMOUTH — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of …
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6/7/22
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For the first time in three years, the Westport Fair is back, full strength and restriction-free, this week.
The fair kicked off Wednesday evening at the fairgrounds on Pine Hill Road, and …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/13/22
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The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the affair the past two years, but it didn't kill Little Compton's community spirit. The town will once again break bread this Sunday.
So far, more than 400 people …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/7/22
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Cooper Spirlet shot a low score of 40 and won his match at the Old Scotland Links Golf Course in Bridgewater for the Westport golf team which lost to Bristol Plymouth 2-7 in a league match on …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/30/22
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PROVIDENCE — Tuesday evening, Dec. 12, after further detailing the need to shut down the westbound side of the Washington Bridge, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation released a series …
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By Mike Rego
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12/12/23
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WESTPORT — Remote meetings remain a work in progress, members of the Westport Zoning Board of Appeals discovered during their half hour April 1 session.
With three items on the agenda, the …
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By Bruce Burdett
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4/16/20
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When voters head to the polls in three months, they will likely be asked what they want to see happen to the old Westport High School — sell it, or keep and restore it for municipal use while …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/17/23
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Coastal Neighbors Network, which provides in-home services for seniors in Westport and Dartmouth, will tour eight gardens in South Dartmouth’s historic Russells Mills Village Wednesday, June …
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4/27/23
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Westport caught a big break earlier this month, when state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials exempted the town, and all other South Coast communities, from a series of …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/27/23
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Westport Community Schools officials are two or three weeks away from hiring a new athletic director, following the district’s surprise decision last month to part ways …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/14/23
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