First it served as the summer residence for a prominent local farming family, and then for the Town of Portsmouth as a venue for weddings and other special events.
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8/9/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Depending on weather and wind conditions, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) plans on conducting low-severity prescribed burns on state lands on Prudence Island …
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8/8/23
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PORTSMOUTH — James Hitchen, Grayson Bolt and Warren Caldwell spent part of Friday inside an eighth-grade classroom at Portsmouth Middle School, but not for summer school.
Instead, they …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/8/23
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Two people were rushed to the hospital following a major collision involving a lumber truck and three vehicles that damaged a telephone pole and tied up traffic for hours on East Main Road on Saturday.
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8/6/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Members of the Portsmouth Police Department came out in force Tuesday to greet the public for National Night Out at Glen Park.
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8/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Paul De Luca loves chess.
Known as “Mr. Paul” to his students, he’s been playing the game for “30 to 40 years” and has been teaching it to …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/2/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD) recently received a grant award through the Urban and Community Conservation (UAC) Grant Initiative to model a unique …
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8/1/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The recruiting process took 24 months.
The first email was sent in June of 2021. The first conversation with a college coach took place in July of 2021. Two years …
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7/31/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Citing the risk of accidental and illicit discharge of sewage associated with the gathering of hundreds of boats off Prudence Island on Saturday, the R.I. Department of …
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7/27/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A controversial plan to build a sand volleyball complex on top of the former town landfill got its first public airing last week before the Zoning Board of Review.
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By Jim McGaw
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7/27/23
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SEEKONK — Youngsters have taken centerstage this week with the 104th edition of the Rhode Island Junior Amateur, which began with stroke play qualifying rounds in Westerly at Winnapaug Country …
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By Mike Rego
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7/26/23
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PORTSMOUTH — By this time next year, the town hopes to have a group of local students working toward improving their reading, math scores and school attendance — all while aboard a …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/26/23
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After pausing for a few months in the first three months of this year, East Bay residential real estate values show a resumptive trend of increasing values. With one rare exception, an analysis of …
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By Douglas Gablinske
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7/25/23
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It was just a little over a year ago when the nonprofit Four Hearts Foundation started fund-raising for a new-and-improved playground to be built on Turnpike Avenue.
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By Jim McGaw
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7/25/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Have a special area of expertise and some extra time on your hands?
If so, you may want to consider volunteering to serve as a member of a town committee. The Town Council is …
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7/21/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Town of Portsmouth is doing a decent job in providing and maintaining its outdoor recreational facilities, but lags behind other similar communities when it comes to …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/19/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Since he took over the reigns of the Melville Park Committee, Stephen Luce has wanted to find some way to pay tribute to the indigenous people who once roamed this property that …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/14/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Two hikers discovered a total of 42 guinea pigs abandoned at the Browning Mill Pond Area off of Arcadia Road in Exeter on Tuesday, July 12.
The hikers, along with two …
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7/14/23
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It doesn’t make sense to review a project application when there’s no money to fund it.
So concluded state energy regulators, who on Thursday opted to pause their review of an …
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By Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current
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7/14/23
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The Barrington 12U All Star baseball team knocked off the District 2 defending champions and state runners-up Portsmouth in an eight inning thriller on Wednesday night, July 12.
With the …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/14/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — All Stater, player of the year, team captain, Hall of Famer, championship level coach and, now, athletic director.
One of the most consequential student-athletes in the …
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7/14/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Go to any popular fishing spot in town that’s accessible via a public right of way (ROW) and you’ll find the “presents” left behind by many visitors: …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Riverside Post 10, ATC-sponsored Junior squad returned to action earlier this week, adding a pair of victories and avenging its lone loss to date in the 2023 Rhode Island …
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By Mike Rego
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7/12/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Little League Major All-Stars team lost a tough one to Pawtucket on Saturday, but they’re still alive in the District 2 tournament.
Portsmouth will play …
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7/11/23
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As scientists around the world sound the alarm about record sea surface temperatures, a new experimental NOAA forecast system predicts that half of the global ocean may experience marine heatwave …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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7/11/23
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