PORTSMOUTH — Despite pleas from local residents who live near approved — or once-proposed — commercial solar arrays, the Town Council Monday night declined to enforce …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/28/22
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Newport's Whitehorne House Museum will be hosting a summer story program on Fridays from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. through August 26. Kids can listen to a storybook reading and complete a themed craft …
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7/27/22
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A portrait that hung in the Bristol Town Clerk’s office for years in hopes of restoration is back in great form and ready for its close up. “He was kind of my roommate for 16 …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/12/22
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Margaret Fernandes (Peg) Carlone, 95, a lifelong resident of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at home on July 30, 2022. She was born on April 22, 1927, to the late John and Mary (DeArruda) …
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8/22/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Returning to its former stomping grounds at Pierce Memorial Stadium due to an issue with the complex on the high school grounds, East Providence routed visiting Pilgrim of …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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9/10/22
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Research suggests the average person thinks about food 15% of their day. That’s of course their own food, or their family’s food, and those thoughts are typically connected to the rumble …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/6/22
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The Mt. Hope volleyball team fell to East Providence 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-10, 25-16, 15-17) in a five set marathon on Tuesday night. “It was a back and forth battle,” said Huskies head …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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10/26/22
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Join the Bristol Land Conservation Trust for a full moonrise walk. Meet in the parking lot below the barn. After a brief intro, walk down the paved road, passing the duckpond enroute to Cove Cabin. …
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11/2/22
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Paul Newman and Audrey Hepburn were there Sunday evening. Steve McQueen made it, Jeff Bridges too. Even Sean Connery attended, though it was a long trip from Lyford Cay, the Bahamas, to Davoll's …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/13/23
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Barrington Police are giving the homeless people living in Veterans Park a little more time to move out.
On Wednesday, March 1, Barrington Police officers hiked through the woods behind …
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4/3/23
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The BHS math team has done it again.
Earlier this month, Barrington High School outscored teams from across Rhode Island and captured the math state championship.
It was …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/25/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys' lacrosse team dropped a Division IV home outing to the Cranston East/North Providence co-op by a 9-3 count on an overcast, brisk Thursday …
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By Mike Rego
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5/4/23
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Barrington taxpayers should expect a new town-run rebate program for any residents who purchase battery-powered leaf blowers and/or weed-whackers.
Toward the end of the May 24 financial …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/31/23
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The new cell phone tower at Drift and Masquesatch roads is up, but when can cell phone users expect better reception in lower Westport? It could be a matter of weeks, a representative from the firm …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/22/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Donald McCaughey has been elected as the new board chair of The Wolf School in East Providence , it was announces during the May Board of Trustees meeting.
He …
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7/20/23
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What’s quickly becoming a treasured Little Compton tradition returns in two weeks, when hundreds of residents from across town gather at the Commons for the fourth annual Community Dinner.
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8/29/23
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Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit has been honoring veterans all over the country, and now it’s making a stop in Portsmouth on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
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10/20/23
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This Sunday, Oct. 15, the Portsmouth Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a Harvest Festival with live music by The 40, a bounce house, face painting, Circuit games with candy prizes, a …
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10/11/23
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Is it time to “retire” the banners hanging from the light poles on County Road?
Carl Kustell thinks so.
During the meeting in September, the Barrington Town Council …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/23/23
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Nearly 100 people filled the sanctuary at Temple Habonim — Barrington’s only Jewish institution — on Oct. 26, for a presentation by Dr. Heidi Lane, a professor at the US Naval War …
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11/1/23
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The Barrington High School football team will play against Cumberland in the Division II state championship game on Saturday, Nov. 18, at noon, at Cranston Stadium.
Team supporters are planning …
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11/16/23
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At the end of each week, the law firm d’Oliveira & Associates compiles a summary of recalls, FDA warnings, market withdrawals and safety alerts that the public should be aware of for their …
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12/19/23
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