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Skylar Rezendes drives to the hoop during the game. She led Westport with 20 points.
Girls' and boys' hoops teams win
The Westport girls' and boys' basketball teams beat Holbrook on Thursday night. Freshman forward Skylar Rezendes scored 20 points as the girls thrashed Holbrook 48-14 in a league home game. The … more
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Westport CPC recommends funding for Bell School, affordable housing trust fund, more
Affordable housing, recreation, town cemeteries and the imagining of the historical society’s Bell School would get a boost if voters approve some $790,000 in community preservation projects at … more
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Rebello pegged for Deputy Westport Police Chief
Robert Rebello, who applied for but was passed over for the vacant Westport Police Chief’s position last month, could be Westport’s next Deputy Chief of Police, following Monday’s … more
Westport police: Woman charged with DUI
A caller from Old Bedford Road complained at 7:33 a.m. that someone had broken into a motor vehicle. Police investigated suspicious activity on D Drive after a 911 call at … more
RIDOT Director Peter Alviti speaks during a press conference held Monday afternoon, Jan. 22.
RIDOT issues first Washington Bridge update in 10 days, doesn't rule out complete westbound replacement
Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti gave an impromptu update on the status of the Washington Bridge during a news conference called Monday afternoon, … more
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Letter: Please explain how the economy is so ‘bad’
How bad is reality right now? Unemployment down, under 4 percent for two years. Employment up, with hundreds of thousands of jobs added every month. Wages up, if only … more
Residents take a walk down battered East Beach Road after last weekend's storm.
In Westport, popular beach faces an uncertain future
If things keep going the way they are, the Westport Highway Department might want to consider opening a branch on East Beach Road — if they can put it on stilts. Highway Department … more
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A sitdown with Westport's new police chief
It’s just after lunchtime Thursday, three days after his swearing in as Westport’s new police chief. Christopher Dunn wants to get one thing down before he begins: “When we’re … more
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Carol Mello of Portsmouth (left) and Constance Gee of Westport (third from left), who oppose SouthCoast Wind’s proposal, hand out work sheets while one of the wind energy supporters, Jill Gabrielsen (right), shows how she feels outside the Portsmouth High School auditorium before Tuesday’s Town Council meeting.
Portsmouth enters host community agreement with SouthCoast Wind
PORTSMOUTH — After more than three hours of listening to both opponents and supporters of wind energy Tuesday night, the Town Council voted 5-1 to enter into a host community agreement … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, January 18, 2024
Colleen Newcomb spends a moment with Westport Point United Methodist Church pastor Seth Fortier, following Sunday’s services.
Westporter on a mission to improve clean water access in Costa Rica
The Westport Point United Methodist Church will hold a fund-raiser this Saturday for a college freshman who will soon travel to Costa Rica, spreading clean water access and the gospel. The 3 … more
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Schneider's anti-Trump stance shows she's a rare breed in U.S. politics
STORY OF THE WEEK: Claudin Schneider is a rare breed in American politics: a Republican and former Rhode Island congresswoman who is doing everything in her power to stop Donald Trump from returning … more
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A President who cared more about the Presidency than the self
‘The Trials of Harry S. Truman – The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953’ By Jeffrey Frank Of all U.S. Presidents, Missourian Harry Truman may have been the … more
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The world gene banks currently hold about 40,000 bean varieties.
La Cocina Povera/The Poor Kitchen – Homage to the Legume
This is the second feature in a series of cultural meals aimed to highlight history, nutrition and simplicity. As I reflect on cultural meals that showcase the heart of a poor kitchen, the bean … more
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John Migliori with his first of 2024.  A 21” Sebago Salmon caught at his favorite Aquidneck Island, RI pond with a Kastmaster lure.
Speed zones save right whales
\NOAA Fisheries announced the annual opening of a Seasonal Management Area (SMA) in Cape Cod Bay to protect North Atlantic right whales starting on Jan. 1, 2024, to May 15, 2024.   All vessels … more
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Owen Boudria soars to the basket in the fourth quarter. Boudria scored 29 points as Westport fell to Seekonk 60-50.
Boudria scores 29 as Westport loses 60-50 battle to Seekonk
Owen Boudria scored 29 points as the Westport basketball team fell to Seekonk 60-50 in a non-league battle at Seekonk High School on Friday night. The loss drops the Wildcats’ record to 3-6 … more
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Shellfishermen unload freshly dug oysters.
Is Westport River running out of oysters?
Are oyster beds disappearing from the Westport River? It depends on who you talk to. Members of the select board delayed action Monday evening on a request from the town’s shellfish … more
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Westport Community Schools’ Nancy Stanton Cross, chairwoman of the school committee, addresses the finance board Thursday evening.
Westport budget could threaten Kindergarten, Pre-K
The future of Westport’s Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs could be in jeopardy, if Westport Community Schools don’t receive the $1.6 million the school committee is requesting … more
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Westport Point was flooded Wednesday morning as a blustery storm, combined with a high tide and rain, pushed water up past the normal high tide mark.
Westport Point floods — again
Westport’s point area flooded again Wednesday morning, with water rising several feet above the normal high tide mark. Water lapped up to the harbormaster’s office, Paquachuck Inn and … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, January 11, 2024
The legislators are back, and so are familiar fiscal worries
STORY OF THE WEEK: The Rhode Island General Assembly returned to business last week, with the usual feeling of something akin to students returning to the classroom for the first day of school. House … more
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The New England Saltwater Fishing Show is March 8, 9 and 10 at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence. The Marlborough Fly Fishing Show is this weekend.
Rhody Fly Rodders celebrate 60th anniversary
The Rhody Fly Rodders, the oldest chartered saltwater fly club in America, is holding a 60th Anniversary Banquet Celebration Saturday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m.at Wright’s Farm Restaurant, 84 Inman … more
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Parts of East Beach Road lay in ruins after the storm one week before Christmas.
"We need to save East Beach"
The powerful storm that pummeled East Beach a week before Christmas did more than wash out part of the road, damage scores of beach lots and re-shape the topography of the beach itself — it … more
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Parking at Little Compton Town Landing can’t be restricted, DEM officials have ruled, as state funds helped pay for improvements there. Now, Little Compton wants to give they money back
Little Compton to state: We don’t want your Town Landing money
It seemed like a slam dunk several years ago when the Little Compton accepted an $80,000 state grant to help fund about 75 percent of the cost of major improvements at the Town Landing. Now, in a nod … more
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Letter: Town deal with SouthCoast Wind deserves support
Next Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Portsmouth High School, there will be a special Town Council meeting to vote on a proposed agreement with SouthCoast Wind to run an electric line along … more
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