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Assembly passes e-bike regulations – Yes to some, no to others
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 … more
Students gather round as fire department members teach them about fire safety recently.
Grants will help Westport FD get the word out
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 … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, June 6, 2024
Westport motorcyclist killed in Tiverton accident
Westport is mourning the loss of a well-known resident killed in a motorcycle accident on Route 24 Sunday evening. Michael Lees, 27, the owner of Lees Landscaping and Excavation LLC, died Sunday … more
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Westport residents discuss a warrant article at last month’s Town Meeting. Ultimately, a plan that would legalize STRs here failed amid what some planning and zoning board members said was a glut of misinformation spread by speakers.
Westport renters in limbo after STR vote failure
One month after voters at Town Meeting rejected zoning amendments that would have legalized Short Term Rentals (STRs), Westport renters have entered their busy season with little word from the town … more
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Letter: If you don’t trust ballot box, be a poll worker
To the editor: The upcoming election is all about “saving democracy,” either from government overreach by Democrats or authoritarian Republicans. I’ve been thinking a lot about … more
Jeff Sullivan with a monster fluke caught on light tackle with one of his squid rigs.
Follow these pro tips to find the big fluke
As the spring migration of striped bass starts to slow, anglers begin to focus their attention on catching summer flounder (fluke). This year, like the past three years, has gotten off to a slow … more
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Salutatorian Avery Carvalho (second from left) smiles as Valedictorian Madison Plourde speaks at commencement Saturday morning.
Westport celebrates its top 10 graduates
Westport graduated 85 high school seniors Saturday. The following are short biographies compiled for the top 10 grads, ranked by academic achievement. Madison Plourde The Class of 2024 … more
Meaghan Priest hugs a fellow graduate Saturday.
Westport grads: ‘The best is yet to come’
If you wanted insight into what was on graduates’ minds Saturday as 85 seniors received their Westport High School diplomas, the decorations on their mortarboards were a good place to … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, May 30, 2024
A masterful depiction of a wartime heroine
‘The Women’ By Kristin Hannah Kristen Hannah has done it again with “The Women,” which has been #1 on Best-seller lists for weeks. Author of “The … more
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The Westport Police color guard lead the police in marching in the parade.
In Westport, a soldier's compassion remembered
Hundreds of veterans and their families converged on the Beech Grove Cemetery Monday morning to mark Memorial Day, honoring the fallen in Westport and beyond. Though nearly 80 years have passed … more
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A locator map shows the location of electric cables’ landfall in Westport. The farm itself is located out of frame to right, south of Nantucket.
Wind farm plan may include Horseneck landing
Is a wind energy company planning to bring electric transmission cables from a large offshore wind project ashore at Horseneck Beach, and run transmission cables up the Route 88 corridor? It depends … more
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Letter: Transparency is crucial as wind farm plan moves forward
Note: This letter was sent to members of the Westport Select Board, and other officials in Westport, by the newly-formed Protect Our Westport Waters (POWW) group: "Openness and transparency" are … more
Jesse Oliveira (right) celebrates after scoring earlier this season. The The 12-5 Wildcats with a power ranking of 12 in Division 5, are a shoe-in to make the playoffs when the brackets come out on Wednesday.
Baseball, tennis teams make playoffs, softball awaits fate
The Westport baseball and softball teams finished up their regular seasons and now wait for to learn their tournament fates.  The baseball team beat South Shore 3-2 on Friday and … more
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Members of Portsmouth Abbey’s Class of 2024 pose for a photo during commencement exercises held Sunday. Fifteen students from Portsmouth received diplomas.
Portsmouth Abbey awards diplomas to Class of 2024
PORTSMOUTH — The clouds cleared and the sun shone brightly as faculty, staff and members of the Portsmouth Abbey Class of 2024 walked across the Holy Lawn at the onset of the school’s … more
This map shows the location of pump stations originally included in the town’s failed $35 million Route 6 water and sewer project. The select board on Monday deadlocked on taking land for pump station easements at pump stations one and two, shown at upper left of photo.
Westport select board deadlocks on Route 6 eminent domain
A divided Westport Select Board deadlocked Monday night on a plan to take two State Road properties west of Route 88 by eminent domain, a move the town administrator said would shore up the … more
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Buyers, be crafty — Sellers, be ready
Every real estate market presents opportunities. The challenge is finding them. Today’s market, especially in the East Bay of Rhode Island and Southcoast of Massachusetts, is much the same … more
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A bulldozer sits idle about a quarter mile east of the access road's terminus at Bridge Road.
Capone: Horseneck work was approved, but ...
The Westport Conservation Commission unanimously approved access road work at Horseneck Beach last fall, but filed a cease and desist order Wednesday afternoon after discovering that the scope of the … more
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Marchers make their way down Main Road in last year’s Memorial Day parade.
Westport marks Memorial Day Monday
Westport will mark the sacrifices made by its armed service members with a parade and ceremony this coming Monday, May 27. Veterans and town officials will lay a wreath, with a rifle salute and … more
The excavation doubled the width of the path.
Westport orders state to stop Horseneck work
Days after bulldozers carved off a sizable chunk of the Horseneck Beach dunes, the Westport Conservation Commission ordered the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Wednesday to … more
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Westport Shorelines - Thursday, May 23, 2024
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Investigation of America’s troubled infrastructure still rings true today
I recently revisited this book, originally written in 2014, by Bob Herbert, former opinion columnist for … more
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A large patch of Native Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) replaced an area of turf grass lawn in the authors’ Barrington yard. The plant is an important nectar and pollen source for many native bees, especially bumblebees and long-tongued bees. It is a host plant for several native moths and a nectar source for butterflies. The prickly pads escape herbivore browsing but the fruits provide a nutrient rich meal for wild turkeys, deer, coyotes, and foxes. This native plant is rare and endangered in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Is it time to rethink the traditional lawn?
Spring is in the air, and so too are the noxious fumes and aural assault of overpowered lawn equipment. Bird song and children’s voices fill the air only to be abruptly halted by the roar of … more
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