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PORTSMOUTH — Town Administrator Richard Rainer Jr.’s proposed municipal budget for fiscal year 2025 starting July 1 calls for a 39-cent increase in the tax rate …

PORTSMOUTH — Although the R.I. Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has already recommended against lane reductions for a major stretch of East Main Road due to high traffic counts, the …

PORTSMOUTH — Fans of the transfer station finally got what they wanted at Monday night’s Town Council meeting. Before a crowd of about 200 in the Portsmouth High School auditorium, …

PORTSMOUTH — After more than three hours of listening to both opponents and supporters of wind energy Tuesday night, the Town Council voted 5-1 to enter into a host community agreement …

Clements’ Marketplace has filed suit against the Town of Portsmouth and the R.I. Department of Transportation (RIDOT) over a planned roundabout in front of the store.

PORTSMOUTH — Just 11 days after voting 5-1 to request more information and a meeting with state transportation officials on a proposed roundabout in front of Clements’ Marketplace, …

PORTSMOUTH —   A member of the Town Council is seeking to cancel the body’s Nov. 30 vote regarding the R.I. Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) plan to build a roundabout at …

All agreed that the area needs repaving but wonder if a longer project that includes a roundabout would harm local businesses.

PORTSMOUTH — Several hundred residents crowded the Portsmouth High School auditorium Thursday night, the great majority of them with a resounding message for the Town Council: They …

Town Council members want it made clear that they have made no decision to close the transfer station, which will remain open until at least June 30, 2025 when the current operators’ contract with the town expires.