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Two left in Westport superintendent search

Two career educators with more than a half century of work experience between them are finalists to become Westport’s new school superintendent, following the expected retirement of Thomas …
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 Westport wind group's future blowing in the wind
A town board formed five months ago to monitor the potential impacts of offshore wind on Westport could soon go on an extended hiatus, … Read More
Coastal photos needed of Saturday’s king tide
Get your cameras ready! Extreme high tides will return to Rhode Island coastlines on Saturday, April 26, at 7:33 p.m.   The … Read More
Biting cold, and a few bites, in Adamsville
The mercury was at 35 degrees, with a wind chill that made it feel like 19 at Grays Mill Pond in Adamsville early Saturday morning. … Read More
Blood drive honors memory of two who left too soon
The late Thomas Harrington and Tracy Pereira touched countless lives in Little Compton and Westport. Two years after Harrington’s … Read More
The call of the wild in the East Bay — calls for environmental advocacy
“Waaah” is a sound not sought by most, but there are some who seek it nightly. They head outside, after sunset, specifically … Read More
Old high school a new ‘community campus' for Westport?
PICS   HS1 Ted Hayes The old Westport High School is a valuable town resource, but residents at a meeting … Read More
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Opinion

Letter: Disrespectful eyesore on Hixbridge

Letter: On the paper's letters policy, and national politics

Letter: Remember the ladies

Letter: Federal actions will impact us locally in many ways

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