Keith Dias was raised in Westport and has spent most of his life here. Though he’s always loved his home town, he was still overwhelmed by the love and support he and partner Jessie Dias felt …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/24/24
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This book is a first-hand account of the multiple challenges and difficulties faced by those who choose to serve in the military. Based on …
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By Donna Bruno
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6/24/24
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NOAA’s recreational catch and effort program, the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP), engaged a major effort to reinvent itself earlier this year with a re-envisioning process. …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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6/24/24
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Sidney Tynan answered the phone Monday morning with the joy and enthusiasm typical of her many letters to the Sakonnet Times brimming in her voice — “I’m doing just fine,” she …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/24/24
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If you live in the country you never can tell what you will see in your backyard, like the wild turkey, who chose to bring up her brood there as it was safer, or a released pheasant whom I …
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6/24/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City of East Providence Department of Planning and Economic Development, in partnership with the East Providence Arts Council, is calling on artists to submit design …
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6/24/24
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A North Carolina man faces weapons and other charges after Westport police pulled him over early Wednesday morning.
Ian Ruml, no age given, of Newport, NC was pulled over at about 2 a.m. by …
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6/20/24
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The Westport United Girls’ Soccer U13 Division 1 team has won its fourth South Coast Soccer League championship, and will compete in the Tournament of Champions this weekend — its third …
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6/20/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The weather was perfect Wednesday, June 12, during commencement for the graduates in the Senior Class of 2024 at Providence Country Day, who were recognized for their …
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6/20/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — MetLinks, the nine-hole re-envisioned former front side of the defunct Metacomet Country Club, will officially open to the public on Thursday, June 27.
The first tee time …
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6/20/24
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2024 Summertime Guide
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6/19/24
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St. Mary Academy-Bay View celebrated its 148th commencement as 50 young women from across Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts received their diplomas as members of the Class of 2024 at the …
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6/18/24
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Pelagic activity off the New England coast has been off the charts this late Spring, and a Westport couple got a firsthand view of it themselves a week ago Sunday, when they saw no fewer than seven …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/18/24
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CUT-SCHOOL
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The old Westport High School has served as administrative offices for Westport Community Schools for several years, but that will end this summer.
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By Ted Hayes
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6/18/24
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The longest day of the year will occur this week, signaling the official start of the summer season. School vacation, peak garden blooms, sunny days at the beach, backyard cookouts, farm fresh …
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By Cindy and Ed Moura
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6/18/24
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F ishing has been outstanding for a number of anglers. Very impressive stories, from some very accomplished anglers, so I thought I would share some.
East End Eddie Doherty, Cape Cod Canal …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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6/17/24
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Kristen Hannah has done it again with “The Women,” which has been #1 on Best-seller lists for weeks. Author of “The …
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6/17/24
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A cow that just did not want to be at the Meatworks slaughterhouse escaped from the State Road facility last Wednesday, leading responders in a chase down Route 6 before it was euthanized.
The …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/17/24
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Fifteen Special Olympians from the Westport Middle High School recently competed in a regional meet at Dartmouth High School, their biggest event of the year. After it was all over, the pizza …
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6/17/24
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Provided he negotiates a host agreement with the Westport Select Board, an Uxbridge man has almost all he needs to open Westport’s second recreational use marijuana store on State Road.
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By Ted Hayes
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6/11/24
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Five weeks after voters at Town Meeting rejected a warrant article that would officially legalize and regulate Short Term Rentals (STRs) in Westport, the practice remains illegal here, and officials …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/11/24
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A new report written for anglers by anglers serves as a call-to-arms to galvanize the angling community to demand action as climate change disrupts fishing experiences coast to coast.
Last …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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6/10/24
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Average home prices in Massachusetts are headed through the roof, costing countless working families the chance to stay in the town they love. But on Saturday, two ecstatic families celebrated their …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/10/24
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PROVIDENCE — The General Assembly voted on Thursday, June 6, to approve legislation from East Bay Rep. Jennifer Boylan and Sen. Dawn Euer to expand the legal use of electric bicycles in Rhode …
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6/7/24
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The Westport Fire Department has been awarded more than $8,000 in grants to help elderly and disabled citizens, as well as educate the town’s youth on fire safety.
The grants, including …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/5/24
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