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June 17th, 2013
NARRAGANSETT - Narragansett Town Beach reopened Friday, after being closed to swimming last Wednesday and Thursday due to high bacteria levels.
North Kingstown Town Beach remained closed to swimming on Monday, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.
Call (401) 222-2751 for the most recent beach closure information.
More information on the Narragansett Town Beach closure and future water testing will be in Wednesday's Narragansett Times.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
HOPKINTON - For the first time in Hopkinton history, voters rejected the town's budget last week by a vote of 224 against and 184 in favor of the budget.
According to the town charter, if a budget fails, the town council resorts to an alternative budget, which is in alignment with the previous year's budget.
The Hopkinton Town Council will take action on the budget tonight, at 7 p.m., at the Hopkinton Town Hall.
The outcome will be in this week's Chariho Times.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
KINGSTON – Beauty and brains is a powerful combination. Add a mountain of courage to the mix and you get Jessica Marfeo, a University of Rhode Island junior recently crowned Miss Rhode Island.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 14th
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – This year’s valedictorian and salutatorian at South Kingstown High School consider themselves to be typical high school students.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT- The Department of Health has stated that the Narragansett Town Beach has been closed for swimming due to high bacteria counts found after tests were made to the water, Wednesday June 12.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
CHARLESTOWN – The Charlestown Zoning Board held a second public hearing last Wednesday, another in what is expected to be a series of several, as the zoning board determines whether to allow Whalerock Renewable Energy LLC to erect two wind turbines in the town.
Turnout was still fairly strong at the latest meeting.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
WOOD RIVER JUNCTION — In the Class of 2013, not only are Chariho seniors Hannah Baker and Madeline Neff good friends, they have also helped each other achieve the highest academic rankings: Baker is valedictorian and Neff is salutatorian. And, because they’re used to teaming up on class projects and homework, the two have decided to write one speech together and will deliver it side by side at the podium on graduation day.
“We’re mostly going to swap paragraphs. I think I’m saying the first two and she’s saying the next two,” said Baker.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
PROVIDENCE — Donned in the traditional white and maroon caps and gowns, the 166 members of the East Greenwich High School Graduating Class of 2013 were lauded by school faculty, administration, friends and family inside the historic Veterans Memorial Auditorium Sunday afternoon for their achievements both academic and extracurricular throughout their four-year journeys at the campus located at 300 Avenger Ave.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
Rhode Island’s largest teacher’s union took a hit on Tuesday when it confirmed its secretary, 58-year-old Louis Rainone of Cranston, had resigned following his arrest at a union meeting at a waterfront East Greenwich restaurant and bar last Friday.
According to published reports, police reports from the East Greenwich
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NORTH KINGSTOWN—With excited minds and a single red rose in hand, students of the North Kingstown High School Class of 2013 processed into the Ryan Center in order to cap off their four years of hard work, a diploma waiting at the end. Family members crowded into their seats this past Friday evening as students fixed tassels and talked about what they’ll miss, where they’d be going to college.
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