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Machado wins Grammy

Adam Machado, who split his time growing up in Little Compton and Westport, has won the 2012 Grammy for Best Album notes.

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Tiverton pilot named to aviation hall of fame

TIVERTON — A Tiverton native is among six pilots who will be indicted into the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame at Varnum Armory in East Greenwich on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m.

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PHS grad up for Oscar in ‘Moneyball’

Deb Adair has built a career helping movies, television shows sound right

PORTSMOUTH — When you watch the movie “Moneyball,” listen closely. That background blend of vintage baseball radio announcer chatter and crowd noise doesn’t balance with the actors’ voices by accident.

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Grammy nominee's roots are strong here

Machado is nominated for best album notes

WESTPORT/LITTLE COMPTON — Adam Machado’s love for American roots music began when he was a child, splitting his time between his father’s home in Westport and his mother’s in Little Compton. Thirty years later, Mr. Machado’s love for the music and the path he took to work in the industry has gained him a Grammy nomination.

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By her side, through it all

His devotion to girlfriend during her long road back earns Tiverton man a Shire Brave Award

TIVERTON — He’d sold his Mustang upon moving to San Francisco so it was a motor scooter that Matthew Wolfson used to drive girlfriend Constance (Consey) Beck to work one morning in 2007.

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Pete Baker — Best friend of old houses

Westport is remembering a ‘wisp of a woman’ whose drive to protect good, old buildings helped transform these towns.

Portsmouth's Churchwell to be honored at Pearl Harbor ceremony

Among six to be saluted at 70th anniversary event

Ralph Churchwell to be honored at Pearl Harbor ceremony

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Loughlin wins medal, serves spuds in Iraq

Former Tiverton state rep. helps Iraqi helicopter pilots

BAGHDAD — As the United States military presence in Iraq winds down, one of those still there is former State Rep. John J. Loughlin II of Tiverton— they call him Lt. Colonel Loughlin there.

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Abbey lecturer speaks of helping others

He has personally treated hundreds, maybe even thousands, of patients in Haiti and Rwanda, where they often arrive malnourished and suffering from multiple illnesses. But if he could do it all again, Dr. Paul Farmer, Harvard medical school professor and founder of one of the largest international health organizations, would make one change. He would have started volunteering in high school.

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Reality star shares life lessons with Abbey students

For fans, it may be hard to imagine a time that Project Runway co-host Tim Gunn wore less than flattering suits. But he told Portsmouth Abbey students Sept. 30 that he wore just that for years as he rose through the ranks — not of the fashion industry but college education.