Portsmouth Times

22/08/2026

Today!

21/08/2026

Coach Ron Levesque absorbs the shock as a Portsmouth Patriot P*e Wee jolts a tackling dummy during practice 40 years ago. This photo appeared in the Aug. 21, 1986 issue of The Sakonnet Times.

21/08/2026

The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit is now ready for public viewing at the Portsmouth Historical Society. This was taken last night during the preview. For more information, read our story here: https://eastbayri.com/portsmouth/stories/portsmouth-lands-a-revolutionary-exhibit,141926?

18/08/2026

All together now — pull! Josh Corr (left) and Celia Rapp lead Portsmouth High School seniors in a tug-of-war win over the freshmen during band camp 10 years ago. This photo appeared on the front page of the Aug. 18, 2016 Portsmouth Times.

18/08/2026

For the first time, the American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit is coming to Rhode Island — and Portsmouth is its first stop on Friday.

If your mental picture of the American Revolution begins with George Washington crossing the Delaware and ends somewhere around the surrender at Yorktown, you’re going to want to take a closer look.

17/08/2026

Big top showdown looms: Twenty years ago, Josh Williams of the Newport Tent Company used a jackhammer to drive in a tent stake at Glen Farm. The town was preparing for its “tent meeting,” at which voters considered proposed cuts to the school budget at a special financial town meeting. This photo appeared on the front page of the Aug. 17, 2006 Sakonnet Times.

15/08/2026

Thirty years ago, the tall ship HMS Bounty (actually, a replica built for the famous movie of the same name) sailed past the Mt. Hope Bridge. The Bounty led a parade of ships up Mt. Hope Bay into Fall River for that city’s weekend waterfront festival. This photo appeared on the front page of the Aug. 15, 1996 Sakonnet Times.

13/08/2026

Cleaning up after Belle: Fifty years ago, Bill Gleeson applied a chainsaw to a tree that was blocking Barker Lane off Bristol Ferry Road. The tree had been split at its base when Hurricane Belle passed through the area. This photo appeared in the Aug. 13, 1976 issue of The Sakonnet Times.

11/08/2026

Paddle-boarders make their way to Sandy Point Beach from Fogland in Tiverton 10 years ago for the second leg of the Race the State event. The multi-sport race, which combined running, paddle-boarding, kayaking and cycling, took contestants from Tiverton to Westerly. This photo appeared on the front page of the Aug. 11, 2016 Portsmouth Times.

11/08/2026

FYI, motorists.

BRISTOL/PORTSMOUTH — Motorists crossing the Mount Hope Bridge should expect two brief traffic stoppages Wednesday, Aug. 12, as crews continue work on the bridge’s dehumidification system.