Bristol Warren school committee pits arts against academics
In order to get Mt. Hope High School’s program of study for the 2013-2014 academic year approved at Monday night’s school committee meeting, the group of officials first had to agree to disagree. After much debate and discussion between school committee members and members of the Mt. Hope High School arts department, the question remains: [...]
Read More →Bristol to consider banning plastic shopping bags
If town councilman Timothy Sweeney gets his way, clerks at stores in Bristol, such as the Stop and Shop on Metacom Avenue, will no longer ask the question: Paper or plastic? Mr. Sweeney, along with Bristol resident Ethan Tucker are leading the charge to eliminate the bags from “big box” stores and, in effect, from [...]
Read More →Testimony by ‘brave little girl’ leads to Westport rape conviction
Powerful and often graphic testimony about her own rape “by one very brave little girl” helped produce Tuesday’s guilty verdict for a Westport man. Westport Detective Jeff Majewski’s said the Tuesday afternoon conviction of Joshua Miguel, 37, formerly of 100 Mouse Mill Road, Westport, was the result of strong evidence and especially compelling testimony by [...]
Read More →Parent angry at Colt Andrews School lunchtime shun
According to the Colt Andrews Elementary School handbook for 2012-2013, “visitors, particularly parents, are welcome at the school … each visitor must report to the office upon entering the school to obtain a pass.” But, as one mother found out, just don’t stay for lunch. On Monday, Jan. 28, Katie Sousa was surprised to find [...]
Read More →Westport School Committee TV goes dark
That hit television show — ‘Westport School Committee live’ — has been cancelled. Not for poor ratings, the school department reports, but due to the demise of the equipment used to air the meetings live on C hannel 16. The issue arose at last week’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Selectmen agreed with Superintendent of Schools [...]
Read More →Portsmouth pushes coyote no-feed ordinance
PORTSMOUTH — With coyotes growing more bold in a number of central and south Portsmouth neighborhoods, the town council took steps Monday to address the problem. Council members voted to have the town solicitor draft an ordinance similar to the coyote no-feeding ordinance adopted in Middletown which has also had coyote issues in recent years. [...]
Read More →Violet: Is it time to tinker with the sales tax?
Rhode Island may be facing a sales tax crisis. The governor of Massachusetts is proposing a sales tax reduction from its present 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent. While the idea must be vetted by the commonwealth’s legislature, the potential harm to Rhode Island lurks in the shadows. The Rhode Island General Assembly and the governor [...]
Read More →East Providence School Committee approves revamped school closing plan
EAST PROVIDENCE — Less than a week after his initial plan to close Oldham Elementary School in the Riverside section of the city was overwhelmingly panned by residents, Interim East Providence Schools Superintendent Dr. John DeGoes presented a revamped proposal to the School Committee Tuesday night, Jan. 29, which the governing body passed by a [...]
Read More →Westport’s July 4 parade in jeopardy
The Fire Department has run Westport’s Fourth of July Parade, the Lions Club did for awhile — now maybe it’s the town’s turn. That was one suggestion from Fire Chief Brian Legendre to the Board of Selectmen Monday. Selectmen did not take him up on that invitation but did agree that the parade faces cost [...]
Read More →Cat Adoption Team Services receives grant from Petco
PROVIDENCE — Cat Adoption Team Services (CATS) was selected by the Petco Foundation to receive a $30,000 Spay Me Grant to assist low income pet owners and to relieve the cat overpopulation problem in the State of Rhode Island. A formal check presentation took place at Petco, 454 North Main Street, University Heights, Providence on [...]
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