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Our garden started out looking kind of small and scruffy, but after a week’s time, there was significant growth. We planted cucumbers, lettuce, spring mix, spinach, and tomatoes. We bought all our starter plants at the Pawtuxet Village Farmer’s Market, so this is a very local experiment in community gardening. I hope our plants thrive, [...] ...
Kmareka - Sat 1:06 p.m. - 10 clicks 
According to the liveblog of the meeting on Patch , the Portsmouth Town Council, at their provisional budget hearing last night, spiked a proposal to increase the school budget by a mere $1M, proposed eliminating the full-time Town Planner and Director of Business Development, suggested dropping out of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, and proposed turning off street lights to save money....
Hard Deadlines - Fri 5:04 a.m. - 14 clicks
The estimated date for re-opening Portsmouth's Escape Bridge is now late August, according to RIDOT's Chief of Information and Public Relations, Charles E. St. Martin III. In an e-mail exchange today, St. Martin blamed the slippage on unexpected decay in the structure, which serves as an evacuation route from the coastal area of Island Park. "During work on this project, we encountered more det...
Hard Deadlines - Mon 2:52 p.m. - 16 clicks
The Portsmouth Charter Review Committee (PCRC), established to consider four specific amendments proposed by the Portsmouth Concerned Citizens (PCC) as well as an overall analysis of the Town's guiding document, submitted their final report to the Town Council today, according to an e-mail from PCRC secretary Mark Katzman. You can download it here (70k PDF). The report was submitted by Chair ...
Hard Deadlines - May 10 - 3 clicks
Portsmouth school committee chair Cynthia Perrotti announced at last night's meeting that she is resigning, effective May 15, according to a summary posted on the school department web site : In a very thoughtful and heartfelt speech, Mrs. Perrotti shared with her fellow School Committee members and members of the community her intentions to resign from the School Committee effective May 15,...
Hard Deadlines - May 9 - 4 clicks
Childrens' book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak died this morning, according to multiple media reports. Here is the NY Times obituary , the Sendak collection at the Rosenbach (h/t fran ). In our house, it is impossible to separate the experience of parenting from Sendak and his work. In this, I do not imagine we are unique, and our memories of reading to Jack, his palpable delight in...
Hard Deadlines - May 8 - 2 clicks
Gov. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island screws the University of Rhode Island students, faculty and staff out of a fairly negotiated, modest, salary increase......
RIslander - May 8 - 3 clicks
Gov. Chafee and RI Dept. of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Deborah Gist paid a surprise visit to Pleasant View Elementary in Providence this morning to announce that the school had won the RI Innovation Powered by Technology model school grant, according a release from RIDE. The $470,000 grant will finance a plan that that Pleasant View educators developed to redesign the school and transform its ...
Hard Deadlines - May 7 - 3 clicks
Portsmouth residents will see some temporary water discoloration next week as the Water and Fire District (PWFD) performs their annual flushing, according to an e-mail sent to media today. The flushing will proceed in each neighborhood from 8pm to 6am, and may cause water discoloration and low water pressure. The PWFD advises against washing clothes or drawing hot water during the scheduled opera...
Hard Deadlines - May 7 - 2 clicks
