A call to support journalism
In response to last week’s call to action from the Boston Globe over 350 news outlets around the country have run opinion pieces over the last 24 hours on the importance of a free press. That could not...
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Seventeen years
South void, northwest corner, looking South.Tags: 02871, Localblogging, 911
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Prudence Island Water District adopts budget, sets rates
At its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, September 15th, the Prudence Island Water District Board adopted a budget for fiscal year '19 which begins on October 1st, according to a news release.The...
View ArticlePortsmouth Town Council candidates who deny climate change
This week's candidate forum at Portsmouth Town Hall saw three people running for the Town Council question the reality of climate change. Their comments came at an event organized by the Portsmouth...
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Portsmouth remembers Marines lost in 1983 Beirut bombing
This morning, about 100 family members, civic leaders, veterans, and residents gathered at the Portsmouth Historical Society for the Beirut Memorial ceremony, honoring the nine Marines killed in the...
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"Little Shop" offers big fun at Contemporary Theater
A crew of iconic characters (Seymour, the ne'er-do-well attendant, Audrey, his put-upon co-worker, her sadistic dentist boyfriend Dr. Scrivello, and store owner Mr. Mushnik) are in for a strange ride...
View ArticleRI House Reform Caucus recommends rule changes
Providence— The Reform Caucus, made up of conservative, moderate, and progressive Democrats, announced their push for changes in the House Rules for a more open and transparent legislative process. The...
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AIPC releases plan for cleaner local waters
Middletown, RI - During periods of heavy rain, excess stormwater carries toxic pollutants through Aquidneck Island’s drinking water and overflows into recreational coastal waters. Aquidneck Island...
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Sen. Seveney appointed Finance subcommittee chair
Portsmouth Sen. Jim Seveney (D-11), a member of the RI Senate Finance Committee, has been appointed chair of the Subcommittee on Public Safety and Transportation.William J. Conley, Jr., Chair of...
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Sen. Seveney intros drink-driving fine to support substance abuse programs
Portsmouth Sen. Jim Seveney (D-11) has introduced legislation that would impose a substance abuse fine for those who drive under the influence or fail to submit to a breathalyzer test.The legislation...
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MacGibbon and Shers for Portsmouth Water Board 6/12
While I'm not running in the Portsmouth Water and Fire District election this year — I've got a conflict with Tuesday meetings — I'm supporting Tasha MacGibbon for Moderator and Allen Shers for...
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New print/interactive story just published
My latest story, a print/Interactive hybrid science fiction short just appeared in Cream City Review #43.1 and its online companion, I/O. You can read for free at the I/O site..Tags: 02871,...
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My WorldCon Dublin performance schedule!
The musical performance schedule for the World Science Fiction Convention Dublin2019 has been posted, and I'm delighted to have two 50-minute concerts where I'll be playing my geek-inflected folk/filk...
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Proverbs of Hell by John McDaidTags: 02871, Localblogging, Music, Filk
View ArticleEighteen years
Heaven/is falling The angels/lie on sidewalks in the rain. The serpent/calling Up from the lost world/buried deep within our brain. And the saints have piled up in the streets Their sacred blood...
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New hypertext fiction: Standing By The Wall
Written for the Association for Computing Machinery Hypertext 2019 "48-Hour Hypertext Challenge" (took about 30 hours), this work was displayed as part of the exhibition at the conference in Hof,...
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Aquidneck Island Emergency Preparedness Fair Nov. 9
There will be an Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, Nov 9 from 9am-noon at the Gaudet Middle School in Middletown with displays and representatives from local and state agencies to help answer...
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[LTE] Ocean State must face reality of rising shores
Ocean State must face reality of rising shores By Rep. Lauren H. Carson and Rep. Terri Cortvriend You may have heard about the Charlestown man who is suing the town of South Kingstown and one of its...
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LTE: Rhode Island needs real environmental action in 2020
By Rep. June S. Speakman, Rep. Susan R. Donovan, Rep. Liana Cassar, Rep. Terri Cortvriend and Rep. Lauren CarsonIn virtually all the predictions of what will be hot in the 2020 General Assembly...
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