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Events

Today,  5:15 pm

National Girls and Women in Sport Day

Salve Regina University
Today,  6:00 pm

Men's Pick-up Basketball

Joseph H. Gaudet Middle School
Today,  6:00 pm

Open Mic Night

Newport Art Museum
Today,  7:00 pm

Fridays at Scampi with Andre Arsenault

Scampi

News

Portsmouth police station

Police & Fire

Plymouth, MA, Man Arrested For Allegedly Breaking Into 7 Cars At Christmas

6 hours ago
Jim Lipe took this photo recently of graffiti on the Fort Butts Memorial. Lipe says he hopes a local Boy Scout troop could clean the memorial as a civic project.

Arts

Photo of the Day: Graffiti at Fort Butts Memorial

8 hours ago
The Pinewood Derby cars from last year.

News

This Weekend: Pinewood Derby; PHS Hockey Seniors Night

11 hours ago
Sanne Kure-Jensen captured this photo on her way home yesterday. How many birds do you think are on the wire?

Local Connections

Did You See These Birds in Newport?

Yesterday
166 Carnegie Heights Drive, $5,200,000

Business

Sold! Portsmouth House Sells for $5.2 Million

Yesterday
210 Farmlands Drive

Government

Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy to Sell House, Move to Providence

Yesterday
Snowy Owl

Local Connections

Sachuest Point Snowy Owl Part of National Trend

Yesterday
Jim Lipe shared this photo taken of the lower Melville Pond waterfall just before the last cold snap.

Arts

Photo of the Day: Waterfall At Melville Pond

Yesterday

Local Voices

Patch Blogs

PEDC Community Survey Results

Community survey results are summarized.
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Portsmouth Abbey Students, Faculty Celebrate Lunar New Year

Headmaster at Portsmouth Abbey School

Students welcomed the Year of the Dragon with homemade Chinese and Korean food.
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Are We Wasting An Opportunity for Economic Development?

The America's Cup event in Newport this summer provides an economic opportunity for Portsmouth. Are we going to taken advantage of it or ignore it?
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Portsmouth Abbey School Headmaster To Retire

Headmaster at Portsmouth Abbey School

Dr. DeVecchi has served the Abbey as a teacher, coach, houseparent and administrator during his 40 years on campus.
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New PEDC Survey On Technology Use in Portsmouth Is Now Available!

How do you use information technology? Take the new Technology Survey from the PEDC and let us know.
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