Archive - Apr 2012
April 29th
By LINDSAY OLIVIER
lolivier@ricentral.com
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Last September, the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education approved a controversial bill to allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at the state’s colleges and the University of Rhode Island.
If Rep. Doreen Costa (R-North Kingstown and Exeter) has her way, however, that bill will soon be repealed.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
April 28th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A wet rainy weekend couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of 1,200 visitors to the Narragansett Bay Quilters’ Association’s “Garden of Quilts” show held Saturday and Sunday at North Kingstown High School.
Using a theme of nature, veteran and novice quilters created traditional flower gardens of fabric, bits of paradise that included birds and animals as well as farm scenes and collections of cotton-printed vegetables.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH — With three relatively quick unanimous approvals by the Town Council, there will be much-needed improvements to a few areas around the town in the near future.
On Monday at Town Hall, the Council gave the OK to award the bid of Alpha Electrical Contractors, Inc. for the decorative LED street lighting upgrade in the amount of $74,876.85, the lowest of the eight bids Duarte received back.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH — When it comes to the upcoming renovations of Meadowbrook Farms School, the East Greenwich School Committee is considering Revision A.
Which in turn, is now Plan B.
In front of a full cafeteria at Cole Middle School Tuesday night, the committee heard every concern imaginable regarding the major construction project at the elementary school located on Chester Drive that is slated to commence this summer.
Read all about it in the April 26 edition of The Pendulum.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH — Helen Tannehill sat in her wheelchair in the main foyer of The Seasons East Greenwich on Monday, donning a pristine blue dress looking at all of the balloons and a vase of red roses on the table in front of her.
A person who loved growing numerous plants of her own, such as African Violets, Tannehill glazed over the small array of roses with fondness, as well as taking in the proud moment of reaching a milestone of life that very few people around have accomplished.
“I never thought I would’ve turned 100,” Tannehill said.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
April 27th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
EXETER – What was to have been a typically dull town council work session on the budget Monday night often devolved into a shouting match over the firestorm of controversy engulfing the Exeter Animal Shelter.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
April 26th
By LINDSAY OLIVIER
lolivier@ricentral.com
NORTH KINGSTOWN – North Kingstown is now officially home to commuter rail service and, if you ask the state and local officials or members of the public that attended Monday morning’s grand opening of the Wickford Junction Commuter Train Station, most would say it’s all because of the vision and persistence of one local businessman.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Olympic Physical Therapy is strengthening the community, a mission it is well on its way to accomplishing as it provides programs for all ages and skill levels.
Bert Reid and Don Levine met years before while earning their Master’s degrees at the University of Rhode Island. After working in private practice, in 2000, Reid and Levine decided to team up and open up Olympic Physical Therapy in Middletown. By 2008, Olympic Physical Therapy branched out to Wakefield and Bristol. The practice now operates out of five locations, including Tiverton and Warren.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
SOUTH KINGSTOWN –In a 6-2 vote, the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) rejected South Kingstown’s request to reclassify 1,400 feet of the Matunuck shoreline in the hopes that a more comprehensive plan that combines beach replenishment with minimal reinforcement can be found.
The vote follows the council’s decision earlier in the night to reconsider its 7-2 vote made two weeks ago against the town’s request to construct a 200 foot sheet pile wall along the town’s right of way.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—After the proposed FY 2012-13 town budget was presented to the public at Monday’s regular meeting, the Town Council will now go about reviewing the budget and its monetary allotments. The Council, along with Town Manager Grady Miller, scheduled multiple work sessions throughout the week, and listened to department heads regarding their accomplishments, goals, and budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
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