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Lifeguard duty at Cherry and Webb beach will be fully staffed for the rest of the month.
Fincom throws Westport beaches a $13,000 lifeline
Westport beaches will be fully staffed for the remainder of the month, after the finance committee voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $13,000 transfer to the beach commission to cover expenses. … more
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A photo taken following Wednesday night’s incident shows hundreds of pounds of illegal fish poured from five coolers seized by environmental police.
Five men fined $51K for illegal fish
One of incoming harbormaster Bill Chace's new policies paid early dividends Wednesday evening when town and state officials coordinated to apprehend five out-of-state men who brought five coolers of … more
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Jesse and Keith Dias at last year's inaugural Westport Pride Fest.
Pride Fest returns to Westport
Westport’s Pride Fest is back, a year after the event was founded by partners Jessie and Keith Dias, owners of the Cat and Raven. This year’s festival runs from noon to 6 p.m. this … more
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The Washington Bridge amidst its demolition in late 2024.
Second round of grants for East Providence businesses exceeds $500,000
The City of East Providence is launching a second round of grant funding for those businesses that did not have the opportunity to apply the first time around. more
Vintage Baseball will be played this year on June 21 at Guiteras School Field on Washington St. as part of the Bristol Fourth of July Celebration.
First pitch for annual vintage baseball game is June 21
Once upon a time, long before many of us reading this article were even born, the game of baseball was king of all sports, especially at this time of year, when ball clubs from Bristol and … more
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Northeast Amateur Invitational features another outstanding field of golfers for 63rd playing
If you're a fan of golf and you've never had occasion to do so, head over Wannamoisett Country Club in East Providence sometime before the end of the week to take in the 63rd Northeast Amateur … more
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Bill Chace, who starts as marine services director early next month, aboard his 24-foot Phoenix last August.
Marine services director has big plans
Incoming marine services director Bill Chace Jr. has big plans once he starts in his new role Wednesday, July 2, and will work with a host of new faces once he shoves off. Chace, a long-time … more
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This rendering shows what the old high school facade could look like if the property is transformed into a ‘community campus.’
PHOTOS: Architects unveil ideas for old high school
QUOTES Quote1 (anywhere you want) “The idea is, it’s always moving — it really is a campus place and something that the town can be very proud of. I think it has a lot of … more
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New ‘in-person shopping’ model started earlier this month at Grange Hall
Westport food pantry quadruples its public hours
The non-profit Westport Food Pantry has greatly increased its public hours, and area residents who need food assistance now have the option of ‘shopping’ for it in person. It’s … more
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The Dore family and descendants of the four children befriended by Maurice Dore in Normandy, 1944, visited Battleship Cove during their visit last week.
From France, with love
More than 80 years after war forged a friendship between a young GI and four French children who had lost nearly everything, descendants of those four children were treated as honored guests in … more
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A shot of the western span of the Washington Bridge in December of 2024, prior to the superstructure being demolished.
Coming November 2028 — a new Washington Bridge
Governor Dan McKee announced on Friday morning that a new Washington Bridge would be constructed by November of 2028, at a cost of $427 million. more
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Lifeguards watch over Cherry and Webb Beach.
Westport beaches set to open June 14 — but there's a catch
Westport beaches are expected to open for the season Saturday, June 14, but lifeguards will work reduced hours through the end of the month as the beach commission looks to close a $12,000 funding … more
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Westport police: Drunk driver with three-year-old in car leaves scene of accident
A Fall River man who Westport police allege was driving drunk with his three-year-old daughter in the car faces numerous charges after allegedly hitting a State Road utility pole and leaving the … more
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James Hartnett speaks at Monday’s select board meeting.
Westport town administrator calls it a career
Town administrator James Hartnett will retire in September, closing out a four-year term as the town’s chief municipal official. “Very fortunate,” he told select board members … more
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Joel Saccoccio, Barrington’s school resource officer, confidently wears his sleeve tattoos as he chats with students in the hallway at Barrington High School.
From taboo to all you – the mainstreaming of tattoos
With the arrival of summer comes the return of bikinis, tank tops, sundresses, and sandals. Less clothing means more skin — and more skin means more visible tattoos. The age-old negative … more
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Westport water rates set to rise 15 percent
Westport is raising water rates 15 percent. In a 4-1 vote Monday evening, select board members approved increasing the rate to help reduce a $50,000 deficit within the water enterprise fund, and … more
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Salutatorian Jaira Bernardo, gets high-fives from her classmates after giving her speech. 
Westport bids farewell to Class of 2025
“The rest is still unwritten.” These words from a popular song by Natasha Bedingfield from 2004 were also a recurring theme at Westport High School Saturday morning as its senior class of … more
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Pitcher Lia Doster (left) and first baseman Carlie Martin (middle) high five catcher Lexi Boissonneau after she caught a foul ball during the Tigers 11-2 win over Pawtucket in the Div-3 winner's bracket quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon.  Tiverton also beat Narragansett 21-13 in the semifinals setting up a winner's bracket final against Cranston East on Monday night. 
Tigers crush Cranston East, move on to the championship
The Tiverton softball team crushed Cranston East 14-2 in the D-3 Winner's Bracket final at RIC on Monday night. The Tigers will now play in the state championship game against the loser's bracket … more
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Jacob Aurelio slides under the tag of the Boston International catcher and scores the winning run for the Wildcats in the third inning. 
Fantastic Finglas stymies Boston International 
Westport ace Luke Finglas struck out 7 and pitched a complete game as the baseball team beat Boston International 4-2 in the D-5 Round of 32 at home on Monday afternoon. The senior allowed just 1 hit, 4 walks and 2 runs in 7 innings.  more
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Our Lady of Grace Church at 569 Sanford Road.
Diocese closes Westport's three Catholic churches
Citing declining attendance, fewer available pastors entering the priesthood, finances and other issues, the Diocese of Fall River plans to close Westport’s three Catholic parishes later this … more
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The study found in large part that Gooseberry Island, not the causeway connecting it to the mainland, has a greater impact on many of the issues coastal Westport faces.
Causeway — and effect — in Westport
The Gooseberry Causeway has long been at least partially blamed for many of coastal Westport’s environmental troubles, from nitrogen pollution in the Westport River estuary to erosion at East … more
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Members of the Portsmouth Abbey School’s Class of 2025 pose for a photo.
‘Face thyself,’ Ford CEO tells Portsmouth Abbey grads
PORTSMOUTH — The sun broke through the clouds Sunday, just as the Portsmouth Abbey School faculty and members of the Class of 2025 descended from the steps of the Church of St. Gregory the … more
Westport couple killed in Dartmouth accident
A Westport couple were killed Sunday morning when the car they were driving was struck head-on in Dartmouth Sunday morning. Jeffrey and Diane Moniz, both 76, were pronounced dead shortly after … more
234 Old Harbor Road, lot two, is the subject of a $1.015 sales agreement, though the town has the right of first refusal.
Old Harbor land to sell for $1 million; no development for five years
An Old Harbor Road resident has agreed to sell a 4.41-acre mostly wooded lot to a neighbor for a cool $1.015 million — about $230,158 per acre. Members of the planning board on Tuesday … more
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RI Shellfish Association President Mike McGiveney (left) and member Scott Travers (right) shuck clams during the "Quahog Week" event held at The Guild Restaurant on Water Street in Warren Wednesday, May 14.
State celebrates clamming industry with annual 'Quahog Week'
The governor, representatives from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative and the Rhode Island Shellfisherman's Association gathered … more
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