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 — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of …
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6/7/22
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PROVIDENCE — Governor Dan McKee, following up on updated recommendations made earlier this week by the Centers of Disease Control as the “Delta” variant of the coronavirus has …
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By Mike Rego
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7/29/21
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Students in Tiverton and Little Compton will officially be maskless Monday, after the school committees in each town declared masks optional just prior to the ending of the governor's executive order …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/4/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth School Committee Tuesday night warmly welcomed the appointment of Melville Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Viveiros as the district’s new assistant …
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5/20/20
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The Portsmouth Patriots boys’ soccer squad overwhelmed visiting Mt. Hope in a league game last Wednesday, Sept. 28, shutting out the Huskies by a score of 5-0.
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10/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — It was like a second graduation ceremony, and perhaps that was the point.
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By Jim McGaw
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6/9/20
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PORTSMOUTH — When students and staff enter their respective school buildings this month, they’ll see some improvements the district has been working on over the summer.
The …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/17/22
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PORTSMOUTH — It’s almost as if Melville Elementary School knew what was coming.
“We did this pre-COVID,” said Sara Churgin, manager of the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — If a little kindness goes a long way, then Hathaway School students’ gesture this week should have a prolonged journey.
The entire student body — 423 …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/10/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Eight members of the Portsmouth High School Class of 2022 won’t have much time to celebrate their summer vacation after being awarded diplomas tonight, June 3. …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Vanessa Reale, who has previous experience as a principal and headmaster, has been selected by Superintendent Thomas Kenworthy to be Portsmouth High School’s next …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/14/22
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Just two weeks after he shattered a 42-year-old Portsmouth High School running record, Kaden Kluth improved on another school best during a home meet on Monday.
Competing against East …
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4/26/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Patriots’ varsity girls’ volleyball team lost a non-conference match against East Providence on the road Friday night, 3-2.
The Patriots are now in fourth …
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9/26/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Down six goals with under 20 minutes to play? No problem for the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team, which came back to beat Cranston West in a wild semifinal …
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School golf team qualified for the state team championships at Cranston Country Club earlier this week and had its first chance to play an 18-hole competitive …
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6/3/22
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PROVIDENCE — At her regular weekly press conference today, Gov. Gina Raimondo confirmed what she had already hinted at during media interviews earlier this week: The opening day for Rhode …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/12/20
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Ryan Soares was never good at skateboarding as a kid, but he never forgot how much he enjoyed trying it.
Now the second-year physical education instructor at Melville Elementary School is teaching …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/16/22
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PORTSMOUTH — After joking about why anyone would want a math teacher to share inspirational and philosophical wisdom with graduating high schoolers entering their next journey in life, …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/6/22
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Fifteen students at Portsmouth Middle School have been won the Presidential Environmental Youth Award, which recognizes outstanding stewardship projects and positive community …
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6/16/22
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CRANSTON — A semifinal scare may have been the motivation the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team needed Sunday afternoon to get back to what it did all season long: …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — On Monday, Hathaway Elementary School welcomed a magician, storyteller, musicians and others in celebration of its its annual Arts for Life Week.
The day featured performances …
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4/5/22
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Morgan Casey was the only East Bay competitor, girl or boy, to win a gold medal at Saturday’s Rhode Island high school outdoor track and field championships at Brown University.
Casey, …
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6/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — When Joseph Amaral’s family first came to the United States from the Azores, he was just 5 years old.
“One month later, I was in first grade and didn’t …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/23/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Patriots varsity boys’ baseball team defeated East Providence 5-0 on Monday, as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout.
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4/5/22
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