Local News: Portsmouth, RI 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Portsmouth News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Portsmouth News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

Portsmouth Info

Portsmouth, Rhode Island is located in Newport County. Zip codes in Portsmouth, RI include 02871. More Portsmouth information.

RSS icon mobile icon

Portsmouth News

Local news for Portsmouth, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Providence Journal

E-Citation just the ticket to help police do it right

A new computer program is making it easier and faster for police officers to give you a ticket.

Comment?

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Newport This Week

State Police patrols return a

The State Police have once again fully staffed the Portsmouth barracks with uniformed patrol troopers.

Comment?

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Newport This Week

Answers to your H1N1 a

A On Oct. 26, 12-year-old Victoria Sousa, a Bristol resident who attended St. Philomena School in Portsmouth, died suddenly after she had started experiencing flu-like symptoms the week before.

Comment?

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Newport This Week

For motorcyclist, a long road a

Denise Betz was back on stage this weekend, performing in the Portsmouth Community Theater's production of "The Ugly Duckling." She needed a ride to the theater, performed the role of Aunt Malkin from her wheelchair, and couldn't rise during the curtain call, but this was a milestone all the same.

Comment?

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Scotland on Sunday

Undressing in public - Kristin Hersh interview

From teenage pregnancy to her battles with mental illness and the music industry, Kristin Hersh's life story is every bit as captivating as her music, discovers Peter Ross ON A dark, wet afternoon in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Kristin Hersh is discussing her alliterative preoccupations - " madness, motherhood and the music business - " by way of ...

Comment?

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Providence Journal

R.I. Health Department confirms that swine flu killed 12-year-old girl

Rhode Island Health Director David R. Gifford, left, and Governor Carcieri answer questions at a State House news conference Wednesday on the swine-flu death of Victoria Sousa.

Comment?

Wed Oct 28, 2009

WBZ-TV

RI 12-Year-Old Dies, Tests Positive For H1N1

Share + Oct 28, 2009 5:15 pm US/Eastern PROVIDENCE, RI A Rhode Island girl who died earlier this week tested positive for H1N1, also known as the swine flu.

Comment?

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Turnto10.com

RI investigating possible student flu death

A Rhode Island school says medical officials are trying to pinpoint the precise cause of death for a 12-year-old student who died after coming down with flu-like symptoms.

Comment?

Hard deadlines

LTE: Scouts pave way for Bristol Ferry marker

Boy Scouts at work on Bristol Ferry Common. Photo courtesy Alex Cournoyer, Sr. Received this letter from Doug Smith of the Bristol Ferry Town Common Committee To the Editor, On behalf of Portsmouth's Bristol Ferry Town Common Committee, I'd like to thank Boy Scout Alex Cournoyer and his fellow Troop 1 Portsmouth volunteers for constructing a ...

Comment?

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Newport This Week

A healthy house for Hannah

Back from another battle against leukemia, girl and family greeted by rebuilt 'house of love.' Richard W. Dionne Jr.

Comment?

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Turnto10.com

Program helps locate wandering Alzheimera s patients

A new tracking system for people with autism or Alzheimer's disease is taking hold in Rhode Island.

Comment?

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Newport This Week

Portsmouth park-and-ride a

PORTSMOUTH a ' Foundersa TM Grove is home to a new park-and-ride facility for RIPTA bus commuters that will open on Wednesday, Oct.

Comment?

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Providence Journal

Rhody Awards honor historic preservation

A classic 1950s diner, a preservation specialist who works with the Narragansett Indian tribe, and a modernist church designed by the pioneering architect Pietro Belluschi are among the winners of this year's Rhody Awards, which honor outstanding historic preservation efforts around the state.

Comment?

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Construction Equipment Guide

Pic: Antique Truck Lovers, NE Rockbusters Join for Sixth Annual Machine Show

The Northeast Rockbusters sign adorns a 1934 McCormick Deering track tractor owned by Dave Burnham of Saunderstown, R.I., president of the group and one of the eventa s chief organizers.

Comment?

Sat Oct 03, 2009

The Citizen

Ocean State Job Lot to create up to 50 new jobs in Portsmouth: Purchases former Circuit City building

Ocean State Job Lot hopes to hire as many as 50 people and open a new store by Thanksgiving weekend after completing a $3.5 million purchase of the former Circuit City building this week.

Comment?

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Hard deadlines

Council hears dollar woes, PI fire concerns

The Portsmouth Economic Development Committee delivered an update to the Town Council at their meeting last night, and the while there was significant progress to report on the group's planning work, the economic picture facing the town is challenging, with a projected budget gap growing to nearly $20M by 2020 unless additional revenue streams are ...

Comment?

Sun Sep 27, 2009

Providence Journal

News to Use

In celebration of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Martin's Episcopal Church invites you to bring your dogs, cats, birds and other pets to a blessing of the animals ceremony at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct.

Comment?

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Providence Journal

Sports cars have been McGee's lifelong passion

Don McGee, of Portsmouth, competes in a rally driving his favorite automobile, a 1972 MGB.

Comment?

Wed Sep 16, 2009

FireHouse.com

Five-Alarm Blaze Strikes Rhode Island Mill

Around 1:45 a.m. on Sept. 12, a Tiverton police officer was on a routine patrol of the Bourne Mill Complex when he noticed a bright glow.

Comment?

Tue Sep 15, 2009

Providence Journal

R.I. Senate confirms Stern for judgeship

The Senate overwhelmingly approved the governor's chief of staff, Brian P. Stern, for a Superior Court judgeship on Wednesday, despite questions about Stern's role in the administration's June decision to pay $370,000 to a no-bid Medicaid consultant - who never had a contract - and his acknowledgement that "mistakes were made." His nomination ...

Comment?

 

Portsmouth News, Events & Info

   
   

Portsmouth Dating

more search filters

less search filters

Sponsored links

Homes For Sale By Owner

Learn how to sell your home yourself
from the largest for sale by owner site.

Find a Local Lawyer

Find a local Lawyer through Lawyers.com

Find a Contractor

Get Portsmouth, RI contractors estimates Fast quotes from pre-screened contractors

Best local coupons in Portsmouth