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Wildcats search for chemistry after championship season
The Westport soccer team is 1-0-2 after three games and yet the Wildcats haven’t found their rhythm after winning the Division 5 State Championship last season.
“ This team's got a …
The first died in 1805 aboard Ranger , a sailing vessel owned by Westport’s Paul Cuffe and Michael Wainter, during an … Read More
It’s hard to believe that the summer beach season is mostly over. Earlier this week, beach committee chairman Sean Leach sat … Read More
A group of Westport and Dartmouth residents working to control the local white-tailed deer population will meet at the Westport Grange … Read More
Freshman striker Maddie Melnyk scored 7 goals as the Westport field hockey team crushed Carver 6-1 in their first home game of the … Read More
A Westport attorney who staged a write-in campaign to get on the ballot is the Republican nominee for the eighth Bristol … Read More
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Callers reported road hazards on American Legion Highway (1:43 p.m. and 4:41 p.m.), and Gifford Road (4:09 … Read More
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Westport honors lost sailors this Sunday
Westport will unveil a new monument to local mariners lost at sea this coming Sunday, Sept. 8, at the end of Main Road at Westport Point.
There has been a small granite monument at the …
Bristol House Tour will open 12 private homes next month
The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society is holding its House Tour 2024 on Saturday, Sept. 21, when 12 private homes, some of which have not been open for more than 25 years, will be …
Westport Shellstock honors John Borden Jr.
Organizers of the upcoming Shellstock fund-raiser will honor the memory of one of their biggest supporters and greatest friends by launching a memorial scholarship named for the late John Borden Jr., …
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Letter: Can’t afford to focus only on offshore wind’s downsides
To the editor: I’m writing to express my strong support for the expansion of offshore wind as a generational leap forward in our pursuit of environmentally sound energy policy. Given …
Letter: Turbine blade foam issue blown out of proportion
A month ago, I wrote a letter to Shorelines decrying the kind of hysteria that some folks rely on ostensibly to protect us all from the dire consequences of offshore wind projects. Then along came …
Letter: What a day — Petals and Meadows was wonderful
The Sogkonate Garden Club wishes to thank the communities of Tiverton, Little Compton and Westport for their enthusiastic support of our recent garden tour, “Petals and …
Letter: Anti-wind — The foam that broke the camel’s back
As someone who once supported the concept of offshore wind for its promise of economic growth, job creation, and environmental benefits, I am now deeply troubled by what has transpired surrounding …
Letter: Wind power foes should ponder where energy comes from
To the editor: As I drive around some of the high-rent areas of the island, I see huge single-family homes, with perfectly kept lawns and hedges. It would be reasonable to assume that their …