The February 15th Shorelines front page article on the Westport five-year financial plan was detailed and listed eigh spending categories where savings might be available. Unfortunately no …
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2/27/24
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We have seen ordinary Americans say on camera that we need Donald Trump to be a dictator, because “America needs a dictator now.” Presumably, they feel that a dictator will be able …
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2/27/24
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The head of the Westport Beach Committee wants the US Army Corps of Engineers to come to Westport to explain its plan to dredge the federal channel into Westport Harbor, and to dump the spoils off …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/27/24
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Three couples sued the Center for Reproductive Medicine, a fertility clinic in Alabama, for inadvertently destroying their embryos. An interloper got into the storage facility, opened up a …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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2/26/24
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At press time the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island were all still seeking public comment and input on 2024 fishing regulations for saltwater fishing. So, the regulations list for …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/26/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Last week, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee and RIDOT Director Peter Alviti offered a glimmer of hope for frustrated drivers. A plan developed with the Federal Highway Administration …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/26/24
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For the first time in its short life, Westport’s new Middle High School has a blueprint to follow toward accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges .
The last …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/26/24
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The Westport girls basketball team is playoff bound after crushing Cape Cod Academy 60-30 on Tuesday and dominating Fairhaven 56-16 on Thursday to end the regular season with a record of 19-1. The …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/26/24
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Westport Select Board member Steven Ouellette has pulled nomination papers in his bid to take over the seat of Eighth District Representative Paul Schmid III, who announced last …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/23/24
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Westport Community Schools will receive slightly more than $22 million this coming year, if a budget plan sent off to the finance committee last Monday evening by the Westport Select Board is …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/22/24
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WPRI Channel 12 was first to report a draft review on the status of the westbound section of the Washington Bridge written by an engineer hired to investigate the shuttered section paints a …
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By Mike Rego
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2/22/24
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The eastbound side of the Washington Bridge will be split into six lanes, three going in each direction, as a means of attempting to address the ongoing crisis created with the closure of the …
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By Mike Rego
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2/21/24
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Over the last five decades, vines and thickets real and metaphorical have all but claimed the old Wainer Farm on Drift Road, closing off and choking out an irreplaceable piece of Westport’s …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/20/24
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The Westport basketball team celebrated senior night then fell to Blue Hills 57-38 on their final game of the season on Friday night.
Seniors Fotis Machairas, Chris Duarte, Anthony Raposa, Nick …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/20/24
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When student journalists at Amherst Regional High School in Massachusetts heard last spring that middle schoolers in their town were experiencing transphobic and homophobic bullying, they immediately …
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By Josh Moore and.Justin Silverman
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2/20/24
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The following novels kept me enthralled. I couldn’t put them down — always the sign of a good read. So battle through the last of the winter weather by curling up with one of these.
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By Lynda Rego
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2/20/24
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The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced spring programs scheduled to connect Rhode Islanders with our state’s beautiful natural resources. From vernal pool night to …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/20/24
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They have the Board of Selectmen’s blessing. Now comes the work — selling a $35 million sewer and water project to voters with less than two months to go before the election.
Select …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/16/24
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For the second year in a row, Westport Middle High School students are collecting lightly used prom attire to benefit their classmates who may not have the means to buy new. The students started …
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2/15/24
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In the January 25, 2024 Shorelines Opinion Section, Mr. Clay Commons offers examples to show how well our economy is functioning and requests countering information. He explicitly states …
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2/14/24
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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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