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The best is yet to come for URI Class of 2013 graduates

May 24, 2013

By
CATHERINE HEWITT

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — This year the University of Rhode Island held its 127th commencement exercises in the Ryan Center instead of outdoors. While the move was intended to increase security around the event, the class of 2013 also avoided a soggy afternoon outside. In all, 3,200 undergraduates and nearly 800 graduate students received their degrees in commencement ceremonies over the course of the weekend.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Hundreds attend public hearing on turbines

May 24, 2013

By
MARIA SHANAHAN
mshanahan@ricentral.com

CHARLESTOWN – Hundreds turned out for a public hearing before the Charlestown Zoning Board Tuesday, the latest chapter in the quest of Whalerock Renewable Energy LLC to erect two wind turbines in the town.
Several residents in opposition to the turbines met attendees at the door handing out stickers that read, “vote no,” and depicted a wind turbine in a red circle with a slash through it.
The cafeteria/gym at Charlestown Elementary School quickly became full, with several attendees standing in the back.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Water facility dedicated to LaBelle

May 17, 2013

By
GALEN McGOVERN

SHANNOCK - There were 25 to 30 LaBelle relatives on hand for the ribbon cutting and dedication of the Donald A. LaBelle Water Treatment Facility in Shannock Village on Saturday, May 11. The facility, complete with two wells and two 8,000 gallon storage tanks, has been on-line for six months. The ribbon cutting marked a huge triumph for the village.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Town council votes to hire lawyer for Whalerock hearing

May 17, 2013

By
JORDAN BOOK

CHARLESTOWN—The town council voted unanimously Monday to hire a lawyer to represent the town during the Whalerock hearing before the zoning board next week.
Last month, Superior Court Judge Kristin Rodgers granted developer Larry LeBlanc, president of Whalerock Renewable Energy LLC, permission to pursue the special use permit that would allow him to develop two 262-foot high wind turbines on an 81-acre parcel on a site just north of Route 1, on Kings Factory Road.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Tourism the focus of South County Day

May 9, 2013

By
JORDAN BOOK

PROVIDENCE - People from around the state gathered in the halls of the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday, May 7, for the 21st annual “Celebrate South County Day.”
This event, organized by the South County Tourism Council, helps kick off National Tourism Week that happens every year and raises awareness of how important the travel and tourism industries are for the state’s economy.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

URI preliminary report calls to arm campus police force

May 9, 2013

By
MARIA SHANAHAN
mshanahan@ricentral.com

KINGSTON – The University of Rhode Island is calling to arm campus police after an April 4 report of an individual with a gun locked down the Kingston campus, according to a preliminary report on the incident.
The report, released Friday, identifies a series of improvements that “would enhance the readiness of the institution and its response to such incidents should they occur in the future.”

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

School budget level-fund costly to Richmond

May 6, 2013

By
MARIA SHANAHAN
mshanahan@ricentral.com

RICHMOND – The Chariho School Committee’s vote last week to level-fund the school budget will cost the town of Richmond more money, according to Dave Krugman, the town’s finance director.
“Even though they level funded it’s still detrimental to the town,” Krugman said Monday.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Richmond Elementary celebrates Rhode Island Day

May 6, 2013

By
CATHERINE HEWITT

RICHMOND—For the past four years, the fourth graders at Richmond Elementary School have studied the history, geography and the culture of Rhode Island as part of their social studies curriculum. The culmination of their studies is known as “Rhode Island Day,” an all-day celebration including Rhode Island foods, a scavenger hunt, games and presentations from the Audubon Society.
“We’ve done this for four or five years now, where the students get to immerse themselves in Rhode Island culture all day,” said Jeanne Garr, fourth grade teacher.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Judge Stern ruling: Copar can continue quarrying

March 29, 2013

By
MARIA SHANAHAN
mshanahan@ricentral.com

Despite ‘private nuisance’ to neighbors, court won’t shut down business

WESTERLY – A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that Copar Quarries of Bradford can continue quarrying, as long as the company takes steps to “alter its processes” and correct the “private nuisance” the judge said Copar poses to its neighbors.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Embattled Institute of International Sport director Doyle releases new novel

March 29, 2013

By
MARIA SHANAHAN
mshanahan@ricentral.com

KINGSTON – While still under investigation, Daniel E. Doyle Jr., former executive director of the Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island, has published a book.
Doyle’s novel, “An African Rebound,” is due out April 9, according to Amazon.com.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

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