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Gardeners have the best dirt

The smell of dirt is intoxicating. It is said to be a natural antidepressant. It’s spring, and it’s Earth Month — the perfect time to get dirty. The Eastern Rhode Island …

In Portsmouth: A film director on wheels

PORTSMOUTH — Ellary Kinnane cannot eat, breathe or walk on her own, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a nationally … Read More

Big bills, small answers, at RI Energy forum

A group of East Bay residents filled the Herreshoff Room at Rogers Free Library Monday evening hoping to answer one big question: Why … Read More

Creative Wanderings wanders around the state

School buses have turned into tiny houses on wheels. Vans have become synonymous with a nomadic existence that enables travel. And one … Read More

Get the facts on Portsmouth's curbside program

PORTSMOUTH — Despite it being in the works for more than two years and vigorously debated at several well-attended public hearings, … Read More

Students take a page from bestselling authors

PORTSMOUTH — “I’m not the only weirdo from eighth grade who feels alone in my experience. I felt the same way as a kid as you … Read More

Food and wine, more food and more wine …

Some people just want to sit down. Rhode Island’s foodie culture calls for more than just chain restaurants and drive-throughs that … Read More

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A call to arms in Portsmouth

Rick North says his competitive arm-wrestling days pretty much ended six or seven years ago, but he still gets a thrill out of helping members of the younger generation get into the sport.

Portsmouth takes fitness and wellness on the road

PORTSMOUTH — About 30 women followed Wendy Bulk’s every move inside the Middletown Knights of Columbus hall last week as she taught them basic line dancing moves such as the sliding step, …

The fast and the curious

Falling asleep on the job is typically a fireable offense. Maybe that’s why office chairs tend to have wheels — so no one gets too comfortable. A more comfortable chair might invite a …

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Obituaries

Nicholas Nadalin Nicholas Dean Nadalin, 25, died Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Portland, Maine. Born in Providence in 1999, Nick was due on St. Patrick's Day but arrived nearly two weeks late, on March 29. His early yea

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Sports

Portsmouth loses Final Four game to Ponaganset, 44-31 PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High girls’ varsity basketball team held Ponaganset to just 44 points — one of the Chieftains’ lowest-scoring efforts all year — in …

Portsmouth overpowered by Classical in state tournament PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity basketball team’s season came to an end Tuesday night at the hands of a Classical team that was sharp on both ends of the court. …

Portsmouth upsets Barrington in ‘elite eight’ game PORTSMOUTH — The Barrington High girls’ varsity basketball team had no trouble with Portsmouth when they last faced each other on Jan. 14.

Portsmouth boys lose D-2 hockey finals in sudden death PORTSMOUTH — The Patriots lost their bid for a repeat of last year’s Division II boys’ hockey championship by the slimmest of margins Sunday.

Opinion

Letter: Firearms ban will put your life in danger

To the editor: Rhode Island’s legislature is set to pass a law that puts you and your family in danger. The bill — the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025” …

Letter: Town shouldn’t raid reserve to pay current obligation

To the editor: Full disclosure: I ran for re-election last fall and was defeated. I do feel obliged, particularly because the current council has only one member with what I would call real …

Join our April 5 protest of federal government actions

To the editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of a recently organized group, Islanders for Democracy. We are area citizens who are alarmed at the actions being taken at the federal level. …

Letter: Moving beyond the mass exodus tax flight myth

The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the Top 1%, is the fear that any such measure will trigger a mass …

Letter: Most all of us are descendants of immigrants

To the editor: It’s a wonderful month — “Irish Heritage Month,” and like many of you I am a descendent of Irish immigrants. My grandparents left Ireland in …

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