Portsmouth price tag for special election: $50.7K
PORTSMOUTH — Filling the District 11 seat vacated by Sen. Christopher S. Ottiano won’t come cheap for Portsmouth. Jacqueline S. Schulz, registrar of voters, told the Town Council Monday night that the...
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Portsmouth creates position of harbormaster’s assistant
PORTSMOUTH — On a request by Police Chief Thomas Lee, the Town Council Monday night voted unanimously to amend the existing budget to create the position of seasonal assistant to the harbormaster...
View ArticleSolarize Aquidneck workshop set for Thursday
AQUIDNECK ISLAND — Residents can learn more about the advantages of solar installations on their homes and businesses by attending a community workshop this Thursday, Nov. 12. Solarize Aquidneck is...
View ArticlePortsmouth turbine abutters’ plea: ‘It should come down’
PORTSMOUTH — When the wind turbine near the high school stopped spinning its blades due to a faulty gear box in 2012, not everyone saw the development as bad news. For people like Donna Olszewski, who...
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Portsmouth salutes its veterans
PORTSMOUTH — In honors of Veterans Day, the town said “thank you” to local residents who have served in the military in two separate ceremonies this week. The Town Council Monday night proclaimed Nov....
View ArticleGreenvale: Portsmouth vineyard’s hearing postponed due to lack of quorum
PORTSMOUTH — About 100 people expecting to hear a continuation of Greenvale Vineyard’s hearing on its application for a special use permit were sent home early from Town Hall Thursday night because the...
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Dollar General plans to open Jan. 10 in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The Dollar General store being built on the corner of East Main Road and Sprague Street has scheduled a “soft opening” for Jan. 10, 2016. That’s according to an application for a holiday...
View ArticlePortsmouth wants seat at hearing on Prudence ferry rate increase
PORTSMOUTH — Town officials want to be in the room when the R.I. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hears A&R Marine Corp.’s request to double the cost of taking the ferry to and from Prudence...
View ArticlePortsmouth reviews plans for Brown House, Elmhurst park
PORTSMOUTH — Town Council members Monday night heard an update on plans for the renovation of the town-owned Brown House on Linden Lane at Glen Farm. Since 2000, the nonprofit Friends of the Brown...
View ArticleCrowd makes noise in support of Portsmouth business
PORTSMOUTH — The noise level generated by the clamorous crowd at Town Hall Monday night was at times louder than the business that dozens of residents came out to support. After being charged with...
View ArticleCost of Portsmouth dump sticker to increase by $15 for 2016
PORTSMOUTH — Repairing the transfer station building on Hedly Street has come with a cost to people who dump their trash there. The Town Council Monday night voted unanimously to follow Town...
View ArticleSeptic variance sought for proposed sports complex in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The owner of property in Island Park that’s being targeted for a commercial sports complex is seeking a variance from state regulations to install and operate an onsite wastewater...
View ArticleMt. Hope Marina property preserved for Portsmouth park
PORTSMOUTH — By next year, residents may be enjoying a public waterfront park at the site of the former ferry landing thanks to a land acquisition closed Monday by the Town of Portsmouth and the...
View ArticleNew Portsmouth wind turbine will reach new heights
PORTSMOUTH — You’ll have to stretch your neck a little more to see the top of the new wind turbine when it goes up. The Town Council Monday night unanimously approved a request by contractor Wind...
View ArticleTobacco products banned on Portsmouth recreational fields
PORTSMOUTH — You can watch your kid play soccer at Glen Farm. Just don’t light up. Following last year’s action to ban smoking on town beaches, the Town Council Monday night went a step further by...
View ArticleSmile — you may be on camera in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Next time you’re at the transfer station, look around. You may be under the watchful eye of a camera or two. The same goes for Town Hall, Sandy Point Beach and Glen Park. In response to...
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Workers get early jump on dismantling Portsmouth turbine
PORTSMOUTH — The company contracted to dismantle the town’s WED owner Mark DePasquale and his crew were on site on Monday, prepping to take down the turbine on Tuesday. broken wind turbine and build...
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