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Food pantry closer to a new location

October 26, 2012

By TRACEY O’NEIL
Special to the Standard

NORTH KINGSTOWN—Monday night’s meeting of the Town Council saw the Little Red Schoolhouse move one step closer to becoming the new home of the North Kingstown Food Pantry.

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October 25, 2012

It's a sad week in North Kingstown.
Late this weekend, word passed that the town's longtime Santa, Ted Whittaker, passed away at the age of 66. While he will be best remembered for more than his holiday role, friends and family paid tribute to him as a genuine nice guy who will be missed forever.

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CURMUDGEON'S CORNER: Tax breaks for special interests not the answer (OPINION)

October 24, 2012

By
RICHARD AUGUST

In a letter to the editor to this paper on October 4th Ellen Waxman who owns an art gallery in Wickford, argues that the legislature should “declare a state-wide sales tax exemption on art”. This, she asserts, would “spark Rhode Island’s economy”. Just how this would happen is unstated.
In this effort, state Senator James Sheehan “has agreed to sponsor legislation along this idea if he is reelected”. Great. Just what we need is more legislation that would favor a special interest, in this case owners of art galleries.

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Patience pays off for NK’s Jaclyn Murphy

October 23, 2012

By ANGELENA CHAPMAN
Special to the Standard

NORTH KINGSTOWN– Two years after dedicating herself to her brand, a local designer is expanding her accessory line and co-opened a new boutique.
Jaclyn Murphy, of North Kingstown, is the designer and creator of Luniac Style, a line of fashion accessories that includes hair accessories, earrings, bangles and more, as well as new higher-end pieces using real Swarovski crystals.

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Shelter problems still dog Exeter town council

October 22, 2012

By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard

EXETER – The firestorm of controversy that engulfed the Exeter Animal Shelter in late April – and seemed doused by May 24 when an ordinance was adopted placing the facility under the director of public works – has been smoldering all along.
In a remarkable turn of events, the council held a special meeting last Wednesday in the library of the Exeter-West Greenwich Junior-Senior High School to hear complaints from Jutta Lucas, the animal control officer at the center of last spring’s brouhaha.

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Old landfill is toxic in more ways than one

October 21, 2012

By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard

EXETER – The old 4.35-acre municipal landfill, located off Rt. 102, west of the Exeter Town Hall and once in danger of becoming a federal Superfund site, is the subject of a no-holds-barred pre-election controversy.
Dan Patterson, a Republican, has sent out a mass e-mail to key party members, contending that a request from DPW Director Steve Mattscheck to purchase a specialized piece of equipment for mandated twice-yearly mowing of the landfill’s grassy cap would be onerous on taxpayers.

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Auctions: 1 off, 1 on at NK shops

October 20, 2012

By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Another North Kingstown business has closed its doors, victim to a host of problems related to the bad economy.
The contents of Quaker Lane Tool, located at 3520 Quaker Lane, are scheduled to be auctioned today at 10:30 a.m. by Max Pollack & Co.

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African children's choir coming to NK this weekend

October 19, 2012

ANGELENA CHAPMAN
Special to the Standard

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Want to see a “Broadway-type” performance this weekend that raises awareness of the orphaned and abandoned in Africa? And you don’t even have to leave the state.
A group of 22 African children and their adult leaders will be in Rhode Island sharing that message this weekend and they will be in North Kingstown on Sunday evening.

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October 18, 2012

By
PAUL J. SPETRINI

It was another great fall weekend in North Kingstown as hundreds gathered at Smith's Castle for the annual Harvest Festival. In this week's Standard-Times, we take you to the event and bring you all the latest news regarding the Exeter Animal Shelter, the Exeter landfill and local businesses in North Kingstown.
All that and much, much more in this week's Standard-Times. Pick up a copy today!

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And the beat goes on: Sometimes we all just need to slow down (OPINION)

October 17, 2012

By
MAGI GREEN

Just when I thought occasionally forgetting a name or word was a sign of getting older, I have learned that younger people also share this unique quality. Honestly, that thought is disconcerting to me.
Maybe it is our electronic world that causes this as most of us have become computer savvy. Some of us even know how to abbreviate words with signs, but why? Texting gives me a headache. My mind goes much too quickly to get any of my thoughts down in print on a cell phone screen before I begin forget them.

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