Portsmouth Times

12/17/2025

Taking a holiday twirl: Creative Motion dancers (from left) Rachel Cicchelli, Meghan Gamache, Jaclyn Deluca and Julia Santos perform a lyrical routine to “Silent Night” at Glen Manor House’s free Christmas
Open House 10 years ago. This photo appeared on the front page of the Dec. 17, 2015 Portsmouth Times.

12/16/2025

Accident took place Saturday night on Route 24.

PORTSMOUTH — An 18-year-old Fall River man has been charged after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Portsmouth left one juvenile with life-threatening injuries and injured two others, …

12/15/2025

Portsmouth High senior Slader Lyelle threads a pass through a group of Barrington defenders during a non-league win to kick off the Patriots’ season 20 years ago. This photo appeared in the Dec. 15, 2005 issue of The Sakonnet Times.

12/14/2025

Kristin Pappas looks inside the East Greenwich defense during an Injury Fund contest 30 years ago at Portsmouth High. This photo appeared in the Dec. 14, 1995 issue of The Sakonnet Times.

12/12/2025

Carolyn Sheehan, a fourth-grade student at Hathaway School 40 years ago, decorates a pine cone in class. This photo appeared on the front page of the Dec. 12, 1985 Sakonnet Times.

12/12/2025

Police officers found the driver still inside the vehicle, but alert and uninjured.

PORTSMOUTH — A 62-year-old Portsmouth man was rescued Wednesday, Dec. 10, after police found his car half-submerged in the water between Glen Manor House and Sandy Point Beach, according to …

12/11/2025

Santa making his rounds: Santa (Bruce Taunton) and his helper, Greg Hall, wave to children from the rear of the Portsmouth Fire Department’s DUKW vehicle as it visits local neighborhoods 50 years ago. This photo appeared in the Dec. 11, 1975 issue of The Sakonnet Times.

12/09/2025

Town planner urges clarity, while town council questions state control over zoning codes.

PORTSMOUTH — The town council on Monday presented a dozen legislative priorities to the town’s General Assembly delegation, but one issue eclipsed all others: the town’s plea for …

12/08/2025

Chekhov classic: Lindsay King, playing Nina, and Justin Pimentel, as Konstantin, rehearse a scene from “The Seagull,” which was staged by SNAP Productions at Portsmouth High School 20 years ago. This photo appeared in the Dec. 8, 2005 issue of The Sakonnet Times.

12/08/2025

Annual "Caroling by Horseback" event brought holiday cheer to families in Common Fence Point yesterday.

PORTSMOUTH — Residents of Common Fence Point were alerted Sunday to the unmistakable sound of galloping hoofs, which meant only one thing: the annual “Caroling by Horseback” …

12/07/2025

Sign craftsman Tom Casselman painstakingly repaired the Portsmouth Free Public Library’s prized sign, which was a victim of vandalism 30 years ago. This photo appeared on the front page of the Dec. 7, 1995 Sakonnet Times.

12/07/2025

Caroling by horseback in Common Fence right now!