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Perky Nellissen and 8-month-old Ziti pose together at their Little Compton home. Nellissen and Ziti are both going through guide dog training for the first time.
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Perky Nellissen teaches …
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By Lucy Probert
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5/19/22
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Rhode Island’s ‘pause’ has been extended another week, expiring now on Dec. 20, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced during her COVID-19 briefing Thursday afternoon.
Originally, those …
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By Kristen Ray
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12/10/20
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Michelle Orlando is back on the Westport School Committee, five months after she lost her seat in April's elections.
A joint meeting of the Westport Select Board and school committee voted 7-0 …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Nearly three dozen people on both sides of the offshore wind debate offered their two cents to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) during a public comment …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/27/24
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“I’m tired of people breaking up our driveway, parking on the road, and late at night there’s lights going on and off. Why can’t we …
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By Jen Campisi
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9/13/22
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A drafty old summer cottage overlooking the lower East Branch will soon yield to what could be one of the the most energy-efficient, highest tech homes in Westport, following a vote on the matter …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/24/23
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Monday, April 15
A 911 caller from John Reed Road lodged an animal complaint at 3:10 p.m.
A 911 caller reported a disturbance on State Road at 4:13 p.m.
Police pulled over seven …
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4/25/24
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Seven new restrictions will go into effect this Sunday, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced during her COVID-19 briefing Thursday afternoon.
Starting Nov. 8, the following regulations will be in effect …
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By Kristen Ray
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11/5/20
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There is still no word on the eventual fate of the Gray's Grist Mill property in Adamsville, which was expected to be sold last Friday to an unnamed Fairhaven resident.
Eleanor Wickes, a realtor …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/19/22
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Monday, May 22
A caller from Howland Road complained of noise at 6:12 a.m.
A Sanford Road resident called in a suspicious car at 8:39 a.m.
A Reed Road resident reported the violation …
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5/31/23
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“That bridge at the end of town? That's a loaded gun."
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/16/22
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A Westport man faces child pornography possession charges after police allegedly discovered pornographic images on his computer.
Richard Vohnoutka Sr., no age given, of 793 Gifford Road, was …
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11/3/22
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It will soon cost more to pull permits and apply for town review of building projects under an updated fee structure approved by the Westport Select Board Monday evening.
Prior to the meeting, …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/20/23
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Westport Conservation on Wednesday continued a hearing on a proposed beach boardwalk sought at Westport Point until its next meeting in September.
Applicants Keith Miranda and Michael Tzannes, …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/11/21
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Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles on the current state and future of farming along the 'Farm Coast,' the incredibly fertile, rolling countryside that skirts the ocean from …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/5/23
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Are oyster beds disappearing from the Westport River? It depends on who you talk to.
Members of the select board delayed action Monday evening on a request from the town’s shellfish …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/11/24
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A Westport woman faces numerous charges after she allegedly assaulted a police officer investigating a road rage incident on Route 177 Friday evening.
Amy Hoesterey, 38, of 140 Robert St., was …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/14/23
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It’s rare when the dismissal of an aggrieved party’s appeal to a public board could be seen as a victory for the person who filed it. Still, that is how Wednesday evening’s zoning …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/7/23
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Walk through the dunes to Cherry and Webb beach pretty much any Thursday, Friday or Saturday morning in the summer, and you're liable to find fantastical creatures, jovial elves and towering minarets …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/24/22
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Members of Westport's Veterans of Foreign Wars post have a new display of patriotism at their State Road headquarters — a large American flag made of wood and hand-painted by two local siblings and their father.
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By Ted Hayes
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7/5/23
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Two Westport police officers have been honored with the department’s Life Saving Award in recognition of their actions on a call earlier this month.
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, officers Mike …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/24/23
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Owen Boudria scored 18 points as Westport fell to East Bridgewater 57-52 in a hard fought battle at the high school on Wednesday evening. The loss dropped the Wildcats’ overall record to 2-2. …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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12/29/22
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I had sought out, for some time, singer, songwriter, guitarist Becky Chace for an interview regarding her life and times in music. A life rich in gigs, travel, recordings, starts, stops and …
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By Michael Khouri
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9/26/23
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Few private organizations have had as big an impact on Westport's way of life as the Westport Land Conservation Trust . Now, with 50 years of saving one sliver of open space at a time under its belt, …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/19/22
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The Westport girls basketball team knocked off Somerset Berkley 48-38 in the afternoon game at the high school on Wednesday and crushed Greater New Bedford 50-15 in an away game on Thursday. The pair …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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12/30/22
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