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Rowing royalty in Westport
It’s easy to miss. First you turn down a quiet side street about a mile or so north of Westport Point and then, a slight left onto a gravel road that heads into the woods. You know you’ve …
Sea level rise, emerging invasive species and their impact on native flora and fauna. Hurricanes, flooding at the Point and winter … Read More
Sunday, Sept. 22
A 911 caller from Davis Road reported a stolen vehicle at 3:02 a.m.
A Kaila’s Way caller complained … Read More
Kylie Decambra scored two goals as the Westport field hockey team shut out Dighton-Rehoboth 4-0 in a home game on Monday afternoon. … Read More
More than two months after it collapsed into the Westport River, crews removed a derelict boathouse Thursday from behind the … Read More
The rain stayed away, the people came in droves, and the organizers of the second annual South Coast Harvest Fair walked away from the … Read More
Westport is looking for a new assistant planner, following the departure last Friday of former assistant planner Amy Messier.
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Westporters hope second time is charm for harvest festival
The founders of a harvest festival that made its inaugural run last year are hoping for a huge turnout — and blue skies — when it returns the last weekend of September:
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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 …
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Letter: Festival was a welcome diversion in Westport
During this extremely trying period in all Americans’ lives, it was a welcome and pleasurable diversion to spend several hours at the Westport Harvest Fair last Saturday. Not having to …
Letter: Hix Bridge Landing exit? There’s no uncertainty
Your article on the closure of the Hix Bridge exit reports “uncertainty over the land’s ownership.” Uncertainty? There is no indication of any extant ownership documents or riders …
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 …