Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A Portsmouth woman was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital Monday after a head-on vehicle crash on West Main Road near Raytheon.
A Portsmouth woman, 78, was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital Monday morning after sustaining injuries in a head-on crash on West Main Road in Portsmouth. Portsmouth police officers responded to West Main Road near Locust Avenue for a motor vehicle accident at 10 a.m. Monday. A 2001 Chevrolet Malibu was travelling south on West Main Road when it crossed over the double-yellow lines near Locust Avenue and collided head-on with a 2008 Isuzu Box truck, police said. Portsmouth Rescue crews used hydraulic tools to remove the woman trapped in the vehicle. The operator of the Chevrolet Malibu, a 78-year-old woman from Portsmouth, was transported to Newport Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The name of the victim is being withheld at…
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W Main Rd & Locust Ave, Portsmouth, RI
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A boat traveling from Connecticut began taking on water after striking an object in the Sakonnet River Monday evening.
Five people were rescued Monday evening after their boat began taking on water in the Sakonnet River. "We've received a report from the U.S. Coast Guard that there was a boat taking on water in the Sakonnet River," said Portsmouth Fire Chief Michael Cranson. The powerboat with five on board was traveling from Connecticut to a Portsmouth marina when it struck an object in the Sakonnet River around 6:30 p.m. Rescue crews and boats from Portsmouth, Middletown, Tiverton, Providence and Warwick, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard, were called to respond. Boats from Middletown, Tiverton and Portsmouth were the first to arrive. Mutual aid from Warwick and Providence was later canceled. All five people on the boat were transported to shore. The…
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The Glen Manor House
3 Frank Coelho Dr, Portsmouth, RI
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Mary Sweeney, the daughter of Middletown Police Sgt. Patrick Sweeney, organized a demonstration and staged a crash Tuesday at Portsmouth High School.
It didn't take Mary Sweeney long to realize the topic for her senior project, but she might have wished it happened under different circumstances. Sweeney, a senior at Portsmouth High School, says she was driving one day on her street when another vehicle started driving toward her head-on, on the wrong side of the road. Sweeney hit her vehicle's horn. The operator, a woman, did not hear it. Sweeney needed to swerve out of the way onto the grass as the other vehicle passed, she said. "She wasn't looking at the road. She wasn't looking in front of her," Sweeney said. "My car was completely on the grass in someone's yard. She didn't realize she was in oncoming traffic." That's when Sweeney, the daughter of Middletown police Sgt. …
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Portsmouth High School
120 Education Ln, Portsmouth, RI
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
All outdoor burning banned in Portsmouth until further notice, says fire chief.
All outdoor burning is banned until further notice, but you can still light up the grill in your backyard, according to Portsmouth fire officials. The fire chief banned all outdoor burning Monday due to dry weather conditions. "The Department of Environmental Management Wildland fire danger index is at 'Class 4/High Danger,'" said Deputy Chief Michael O'Brien, spokesman for the Portsmouth Fire Department. "The ban is only temporary and will be lifted as soon as it rains or humidity increases. "We have placed the ban based on a rash of wild land fires in surrounding communities and the fire danger stated by DEM." Many residents questioned on Portsmouth's Facebook page if the ban applied to outdoor fire pits. "The outdoor burning …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Portsmouth firefighters extinguished a blaze in a multi-family home Thursday night.
[Updated at 3:19 p.m. Friday] The American Red Cross is helping seven people after fires Thursday and Friday in Pawtucket and Portsmouth. The Red Cross is helping a family of two adults with emergency housing needs after a fire Thursday night on East Main Road in Portsmouth. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits, containing age and gender appropriate personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant, shaving supplies and other items a family might not have been able to gather in the rush to escape the fire. Children's kits include a stuffed toy. American Red Cross disaster assistance is free of charge, a gift made possible by generous donations and the work of volunteers. For more information about the Red Cross and how you …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Portsmouth Rescue transported two by ambulance Tuesday evening after a head-on crash on West Main Road.
The following was upated Wednesday at 1:41 p.m. Two people were transported by ambulance Tuesday evening after a two-vehicle, head-on crash on West Main Road near the Valley Inn restaurant. Portsmouth Rescue crews and police were called to the head-on crash just after 5 p.m. The first 911 call was made at exactly 5 p.m. with a second call made four minutes later. According to Portsmouth police, a 2006 Ford Focus, operated by David Carvalho, 51, of Middletown, was traveling southbound Tuesday evening just before 5 p.m. when it was struck head-on by a 2005 Hyundai Sonato. The Hyundai, operated by Christine Bettencourt, 48, of Middletown, was traveling northbound at the time, when the vehicle crossed the double-yellow lines and struck the…
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Valley Inn
2221 W Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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A vehicle struck a utility pole early Tuesday morning in Portsmouth.
A Tiverton man is fortunate to be uninjured today after the vehicle he was driving struck a utility pole, snapping at its base. Police say a 2000 Dodge Dakota pickup truck, operated by Russell Murray of Tiverton, was exiting Route 24 South on Tuesday at 6:15 a.m. when the vehicle left the road. According to police, the vehicle's operator fell asleep at the wheel. The pickup truck then struck a utility pole, which snapped at its base. The driver, Murray, was transported by ambulance to Charlton Memorial Hospital for complaints of pain. No serious injuries were reported.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Police were seen boarding a RIPTA passenger bus early Wednesday morning on West Main Road near Carnegie Tower.
Updated at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday A Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) passenger was stabbed to death early Wednesday morning on a bus in Portsmouth, reports WPRI.com. Several early commuters drove by the RIPTA bus, which was seen stopped at 6:15 a.m. on West Main Road near the overlook at Lehigh Terrace. "On Feb. 27, at approximately 6:15 a.m. Portsmouth police were called to the area of West Main Road near Willow Lane in regards to a reported stabbing that occurred on a RIPTA bus," according to a release issued by Portsmouth police. "When police arrived on scene, they learned that a 46-year-old female resident of Portsmouth had been stabbed by a male passenger shortly after she boarded the bus. Immediately after the stabbing, …
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W Main Rd & Willow Ln, Portsmouth, RI
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Four Portsmouth residents - two adults and two children - jumped to their safety Friday night after a fire trapped them inside their Park Avenue home during the height of the storm.
Seven Portsmouth residents are lucky to be alive after a fire broke out outside a Park Avenue home during the height of the 2013 blizzard Friday night. In what could be described as the worst nightmare for Portsmouth firefighters, a 911 call came in at 11:29 p.m. After a couple hours of lights flickering, most Portsmouth residents lost power for good around 10:30 p.m. Friday. The 911 call described one of the worst possible scenarios for firefighters. A house was on fire. Seven people were trapped inside. All Portsmouth fire crews rushed to the fire at 88 Cove St. in Island Park. However, due to blizzard conditions, the response time was delayed. "It took us 12 minutes to get to the scene. It normally would have taken us four minutes…
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88 Cove St, Portsmouth, RI
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Monday, February 11, 2013
A woman was transported to Newport Hospital on Sunday after a vehicle attempted to pass a snowplow.
A woman was transported by ambulance to Newport Hospital after she was injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon. Rescue crews received several 911 calls on Sunday at 3 p.m. after a two-vehicle crash occurred at 2121 West Main Road. According to Portsmouth Fire Deputy Chief Michael O'Brien, a vehicle was attempting to pass a contractor snowplow, when the vehicle struck the plow. The driver was uninjured during the crash. A passenger, an elderly woman from Portsmouth, was trapped inside the vehicle. Portsmouth rescue personnel extricated the woman from the vehicle after lifting the dashboard. The woman was transported by Middletown Rescue to Newport Hospital. Her medical condition is unknown this morning. The crash remains under…
mike
6:29 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
When will the state put a light at locust ave this is the 3rd or 4th death near hear? more ›