Bath, Maine Sandra Sinclair Dinsmore died on March 12 after a four-month decline in health due to a stroke. Sandy, as she was affectionately known, was born in Princeton, N.J. She played tennis, piano, and sang and performed at Princeton High School. While attending Bradford Junior College, she was invitedRead More

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East Providence, R.I. Jack passed away peacefully on March 8, 2021. He was born in Pawtucket, R.I. to the late Dolores D. (Cotnoir) Quinn and former mayor of that city (’34-’37), John F. Quinn. Jack attended Providence Country Day School, graduated from Admiral Billard Academy in New London, Conn., BrownRead More

Beverly, Mass. Anne passed away peacefully Feb. 25 after a short illness. Born in Quincy, she was the daughter of the late Hugh F. Donnelly and Eva (Morrison) Donnelly. She was the loving wife of 49 years of the late Nicholas W. Lombardi. A former resident of Providence and WestRead More

Newport, R.I. Harald C. Rosengren died peacefully February 22, 2021, at the Village House Nursing Home. A loving father and dedicated sailor, Harald was born in Gävle, Sweden to Alfhild Pettersson and Per Strand. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, seven grandchildren and two brothers and sister. After graduatingRead More

By Bob Muggleston On Halloween, which thankfully this year was on a Saturday, my son and I went tautog fishing with my neighbor Kevin. The idea was born that Friday night, over a few glasses of wine. Kevin always closes out his fishing season by making a pot of blackfishRead More

Wiscasset, R.I. Warren Harbison, age 73, died at his home Feb. 12. Warren was born Nov. 16, 1947 in Woodlynne, N.J., the son of Ronald and Rose Geest Harbison. He graduated from Collingswood High School in 1966, and then attended Juniata College. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force inRead More

Little Compton, R.I. Nathaniel Bartlett Atwater, Jr., of Little Compton, R.I., died on Feb. 11, 2021. He was born on Jan. 26, 1936, to David Hay Atwater and Eleanor Bartlett Atwater in Tiverton, R.I. Atwater attended Brown University where he earned BA and MA degrees. Later he earned a PhDRead More

Midwinter 2021 By Randy Randall Whoa! Watch out! Bump . . . smash . . . bang. And there it sat. The 18-foot fiberglass boat was leaning over on one chine right dead center on the launch ramp about 40 feet from the water. No one hurt? Nope. Everyone’s OK.Read More

I got engaged there! That’s Gosport Harbor, at the Isles of Shoals, looking across the N.H./Maine border toward Cedar and Smuttynose Islands, with Appledore (Shoals Marine Labs) at 11:00 o’clock. The view is from Star Island, Rye, N.H., in front of the Oceanic Hotel, operated by the Star Island CorporationRead More