Clik here to view.
Portsmouth fencing out cars at special events field
Above: Workers from the town’s Department of Public Works (including Neal Belliveau, foreground) drill holes for fence posts at Glen Farm Tuesday. Photo by Jim McGaw. PORTSMOUTH — Department of Public...
View ArticlePortsmouth wastewater plan draft nears approval
PORTSMOUTH — State and town officials are dotting their I’s and crossing their T’s on a wastewater management district ordinance and plan. The ordinance and plan is in response to the notice of...
View ArticlePortsmouth council notes: Turbine talk, more
Above: An inspector atop the wind turbine at Portsmouth High School in May 2014. PORTSMOUTH — Before the public portion of Monday’s Town Council meeting began, members met in executive session to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portsmouth’s new manager says he has vested interest in job
Above: New Town Administrator Richard Rainer checks his e-mail in his office at Town Hall last week. PORTSMOUTH — As a longtime executive in the U.S. Naval Forces, Richard Rainer has called many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prudence residents talk roads, hunting
Above: Prudence Island residents gather inside the Union Church to discuss island-related issues with the Town Council Saturday. PRUDENCE ISLAND — Last year Prudence Island residents had a strongly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plan in works to ‘goatscape’ Portsmouth dog park site
Above: The Herd of Hope at Laurel Hill MicroFarm helps clear property through “goatscaping.” This photo was taken from the Laurel Hill MicroFarm Facebook page. PORTSMOUTH — Talk about animals helping...
View ArticlePortsmouth names ‘Sully’ new school resource officer
Above: Officer Scott Sullivan, here posing last year with toys donated for the local gift drive he leads, starts his new job as school resource officer on Aug. 19. PORTSMOUTH — Police Officer Scott...
View ArticlePortsmouth moves toward beach smoking ban
Above: Smoking would be banned at Sandy Point Beach if a Portsmouth town ordinance is approved. PORTSMOUTH — The town took a step closer Monday night in banning smoking at Sandy Point Beach and other...
View ArticlePortsmouth’s Melville Park route favored for island bikeway
PORTSMOUTH — A final design plan for the proposed Aquidneck Island Bikeway favors using a route through Melville Park, according to a report the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC) presented to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Application for water and light show in Portsmouth denied
PORTSMOUTH — The producers of a large-scale water and light festival proposed for Glen Farm next summer have been left high and dry — at least for now. After hearing negative reports from the police...
View ArticleFunds for Hathaway School playground approved
PORTSMOUTH — Third-graders Jonathan Cabral and Avery Warren were front and center at Town Hall Monday night, pleading with the Town Council for help in making improvements to their playground at...
View ArticleAnother delay sought on Portsmouth turbine contract
PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council Monday tabled until Sept. 28 a request to grant a 120-day extension of the contract between the town and the company chosen to replace the inoperable wind turbine at the...
View ArticleAt long last, Portsmouth adopts wastewater ordinance
PORTSMOUTH — After struggling for years to come to grips with its wastewater issues, the town has finally come up with a plan that satisfies the state and which doesn’t call for the installation of...
View ArticlePortsmouth wind turbine extension decision again delayed
PORTSMOUTH — For the second time in two weeks, the Town Council Monday night delayed a decision on extending the contract between the town and the company chosen to replace the inoperable wind turbine...
View ArticlePortsmouth mulls ideas for Brown House at Glen Farm
PORTSMOUTH — A command post for the town recreation department, a concessions spot for special events, office space to be shared by local organizations and a community meeting area were among the...
View ArticlePortsmouth business seeks exception to noise ordinance
PORTSMOUTH — A local business owner who was charged with violating the town’s noise ordinance last month will ask the Town Council Tuesday night for an exception to the law. On Sept. 15, Robert A....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portsmouth noise ordinance challenge postponed
PORTSMOUTH — Due to a procedural issue, Bill Sales’ request for a exception to the town’s noise ordinance was withdrawn at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting. Instead, the business will come back to...
View ArticleSeveney takes aim at Ottiano Senate seat
James R. Seveney, Portsmouth Town Council vice-president and a Democrat, will run for the District 11 — Portsmouth, Bristol and Tiverton — Senate seat held until now by Christopher Ottiano. “It’s a...
View ArticleLetter: Please, take down the Portsmouth wind turbine
This Oct. 5 letter was addressed to Town Administrator Richard Rainer and members of the Portsmouth Town Council. The council is expected to discuss the letter at its next regular meeting starting at 7...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Allen Shers picked to fill Portsmouth school board seat
PORTSMOUTH — Allen J. Shers of Roger Williams Court was unanimously appointed by the Town Council Monday night to fill an unexpired term on the School Committee. Jessica A. Lineberger, who was elected...
View Article