Big crowd enjoys jazz band
More than 100 people turn out for annual jazz dinner
The Seekonk High School Jazz Band held its annual jazz dinner last Thursday night and according to band director John Smialek, it was the event’s biggest turnout to date.
Residents rallying to try to save middle school sports
Budget commission cuts funding; community meetings scheduled
The East Providence School Department will not be funding middle school athletics this fall and it’s still unknown whether there will be cuts to spring sports slated to begin in a few weeks
Portsmouth teachers given notice
PORTSMOUTH - Twenty-nine teachers in the Portsmouth School District have been given notices of non-renewal or termination. State law requires that any teacher whose contract may not be renewed be notified by March 1.
In the classroom, doing what he does
For Seekonk High School teacher Joseph Gerth, history is a lifelong passion
Now in his fifth school year at SHS, Joseph Gerth currently teaches AP U.S. History, Global Studies and U.S. History I.
Skirts must now pass ‘fingertip rule’
Changes made in school dress code after incident at school dance
PORTSMOUTH — From now on, Portsmouth students’ dresses skirts and shorts must pass the “fingertip rule” — “Come to at least mid-thigh and/or hems much reach the finger tips when arms are at the student’s side.”
Rules also revised for alcohol, tobacco
PORTSMOUTH — In addition to dealing with skirt lengths, the school committee also approved revisions to its rules covering alcohol, drug and tobacco use .
37 layoff notices for school department
Daft says list was assembled with input from union leadership
The school department is also weighing a potential round of layoffs for teacher assistants.
School committee against cutting middle school sports
On Tuesday night, Feb. 14, the school committee voted 3-1 against eliminating middle school sports.
Dan Yorke: East Providence High School is a dump
Talk show host says he feels bad for the students at the high school
"Kids get a message when they're going to school in poor facilities. I feel bad for the kids in East Providence. It's not custodial … there's only so much you can do with a broom."
Selectmen ask again for level funded budgets
WESTPORT — With a town-wide preliminary budgetary increase of more than $1 million over last year, the Board of Selectmen asked some town departments last week to look again at their budgets to achieve level funding.
Ballet Prestige The Nutcracker
Photos by Richard W Dionne Jr Ballet Prestige dancers prepare at the studio for their ...
