Monday, Feb. 5
Police investigated after a caller from Main Road reported a suspicious vehicle just after 7 a.m.
A Bond Street caller lodged animal complaints via 911 at 7:27 a.m. A similar …
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2/14/24
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The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography held an online seminar last Wednesday, titled “Recreational Fishing and Offshore Wind Energy: Understanding the Changing …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/13/24
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Town elections are still nearly two months away, but candidates for several positions open on the Tuesday, April 9 ballot have wasted no time seeking laying the groundwork for a potential run for …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/13/24
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Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti took the brunt of the blame for the calamity created as he was peppered with questions about the status of the Washington Bridge from …
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By Mike Rego
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2/12/24
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A five-year financial plan recently released by the Town of Westport concludes that fundamental changes in the way the town does business will likely need to be made if the town is to dig itself out …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/12/24
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Korynne Holden scored her 1000th point as the Westport girls’ basketball team trampled Avon 58-22 in a league home game on Friday night.
Holden, the Wildcats’ senior point guard, …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/12/24
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The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled last weekend between periods of the Providence Bruins-Hershey Bears “Hall of …
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2/11/24
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He never scored a point. But amidst a roaring stadium filled with fans, Bob St. Pierre was honored Friday as one of the most beloved, well-known and faithful members of the Westport athletics world …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/8/24
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So, according to the current RIDOT deputy chief engineer, the Washington Bridge failures “might” have pre-existed, but no one had noticed this until recently.
It was actually an …
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2/7/24
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Last year Westport town officials wanted a $3 million override. Now we have a $31 million sewer project without financing costs. Not including financing costs is the first of several financial …
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2/7/24
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Are you a Town Meeting veteran? Or a recent newcomer to Westport from a state that does not conduct local government through Town Meeting? Set aside next Tuesday.
Westport High School grade …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/7/24
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East Bay Homes | February 2024
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2/7/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Have an opinion on SouthCoast Wind’s proposal to run cables under the Sakonnet River and Mount Hope Bay to transfer electricity from an offshore wind facility?
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2/6/24
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Even as they stump for a $31 million project that would expand sewer and water along the Route 6 corridor, Westport officials are planning a new zoning district that they believe will also help …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/6/24
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Junior Owen Boudria scored the 1000th point of his career in the fourth quarter of the Westport Basketball team’s 62-54 loss to Fairhaven in a non-league home game on Friday night. The athletic …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/6/24
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It is not often you get a win, win when engaging in fisheries research. But the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF) is trying to find out what impact offshore wind farms have on …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/6/24
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After two years of radio silence, an organizer of the world’s second shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade in Hot Springs, Arkansas finally conceded this week what folks here have known for …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/6/24
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Shailen Bhatt, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, visited the area Monday, Feb. 5, as part of the national response to the local Washington Bridge Closure crisis.
Bhatt …
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By Mike Rego
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2/5/24
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation late last week announced its latest attempt to alleviate the traffic jam on Interstate 195 created by its shuttering of the westbound side of the …
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By Mike Rego
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2/2/24
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Chuck Kinnane loves organizing the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade , which this year runs Sunday, March 17 in Adamsville. But his wife jokes that it's all she ever hears about.
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By Ted Hayes
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2/2/24
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The boys indoor track team placed eighth in the high powered Metropolitan Division during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Tuesday night. Barrington beat …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/1/24
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Westport resident John E. Conway was recently presented with the "Broad Axe Award" from the Catboat Association of Bristol, RI for his work in restoring Suspect , an exceedingly rare, 1892 D-Class …
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2/1/24
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