PORTSMOUTH — Forecasting another challenging budget season, the Town Council is expected to keep the overall increase in civic support for local nonprofit organizations to no more than 2 …
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By Jim McGaw
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2/29/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Monica Taft had just left a funeral hours earlier when her phone blew up with urgent calls and messages.
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By Jim McGaw
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5/2/23
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To the editor:
Rhode Island’s General Assembly is about to consider a number of bills that can make you and your family less safe. These bills will restrict your firearms ownership, while …
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4/17/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Logan Quinn was doing just fine. With fellow Portsmouth High senior Will Sullivan riding shotgun, he was deftly navigating a course marked by traffic cones inside the …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/2/23
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Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/15/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Ray Davis has been involved in substance abuse prevention issues for decades, but said he has nothing on one of his family members.
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By Jim McGaw
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7/7/22
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Should there be a recreational cannabis retail store in Barrington?
Members of the Barrington Town Council discussed that question during their meeting on Monday night, June 6, and eventually …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/8/22
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Michael Carroll is in favor of it. Jacob Brier is leaning the same way. And Rob Humm would not show his hand — at least not yet.
Members of the Barrington Town Council held a special …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth 911 — what’s your emergency?
Hi, there’s an accident at the high school. It looks like there’s two cars. I can’t see too well; I was …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/24/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth goes purple in celebration of Wellness Week with Herren from March 7 to 12.
The nationwide event takes place every year during the first full week of March. Chris …
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3/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — When Isabelle Boullier was 13, her older sister Kyra was out driving in Narragansett on her 17th birthday when a drunk driver hit her car head-on. Kyra survived the crash, but she …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/18/22
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To the editor:
As the likely legalization of recreational marijuana for residents over 21 years of age in Rhode Island is moving forward, I encourage parents to learn how this could impact their …
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4/20/21
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