Portsmouth public schools will shift to full distance learning beginning December 21

Beginning on Monday, December 21st through Friday, January 8th all schools in the Portsmouth School Department will shift to full distance learning.

Tom Kenworth, Superintendent of Portsmouth Public Schools, sent the following letter to members of the Portsmouth School Department Community on Friday.

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Newport Fire Department on the scene of a four alarm fire at The Wayfinder Hotel

Newport Fire Department and mutual from several towns are on the scene of a four-alarm structure fire at 151 Kalbfus Road, The Wayfinder Hotel. The call came in at approximately 8:05 pm, according to Newport Fire Department Chief Harp Donnelly. Early on, Incident Command reported a heavy fire between floors. Around approximately 9 pm, Incident…

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What’s Up This Week: May 23 – 30

Here’s a look at all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week and Memorial Day Weekend. This story will be updated regularly as we learn about more events/get updates. Please check back often. If you have something you’d like to be included here, let us know by emailing ryan@whatsupnewp.com. Monday,…

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4 hours agoMay 23, 2022

Rhode Island Attorney General withdraws objection to utility deal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island ratepayers should expect about $200 million in benefits under an agreement clearing the way for the state’s main electricity and gas provider to be sold to a Pennsylvania-based corporation, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Monday. Neronha’s office said it dropped its objection to the PPL Corporation’s purchase of…

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6 hours agoMay 23, 2022

2nd-year QB Mac Jones leaving something behind this year

By GLEN FARLEY Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne probably need to do a double-take when he saw quarterback Mac Jones. Bourne noted that Jones is lacking something he brought with him when he arrived in New England as a first-round draft pick out of Alabama last year. “His stomach…

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6 hours agoMay 23, 2022

Butts Hill Fort hosts ‘Coffee and Donuts’, its first public information event

On Saturday, May 21st about 60 people gathered at Butts Hill Fort, the largest Revolutionary War earthwork extant in southern New England. “Coffee and Donuts at the Fort” was the first public information event by the Battle of Rhode Island Association and the Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee. The group included Rhode Island and local politicians,…

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