Archive - Oct 2011
October 27th
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The North Kingstown School Department may be feeling a sense of déjà vu.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH — With the pension reform debate officially under way, the Town Council made its support for the cause official Monday night.
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Most girls volleyball coaches cringe at the thought of playing a fifth game.
NARRAGANSETT—The town council accepted a grant last week for the design and construction of a multi-jurisdictional port facility in Galilee. The grant, totaling $600,000, has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through their Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH — Local students and public safety officials are making sure that Red Ribbon Week is not just nine days of building awareness of drug and alcohol issues and how to avoid them.
At last Thursday's Red Ribbon Week conference, sponsored by Citizens Who Care at the East Greenwich Police Station Community Room, both sides of the equation discussed the steps they're taking to battle the problem and make sure the town keeps the week's message in mind.
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The owner of a South County Trail seafood restaurant didn’t get the increased seating capacity she wanted from the Zoning Board of Review Tuesday night.
But she got what she needed to keep her in business.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH — With the pension reform debate officially under way, the Town Council made its support for the cause official Monday night.
After tabling a support resolution last week while awaiting the unveiling of the plan, the council unanimously voted Monday to send a strongly-worded measure to state officials backing the legislation proposed by General Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
For more on the story, check out the Oct. 27 edition of the East Greenwich Pendulum.
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NORTH KINGSTOWN – When the Great Northeast Blizzard struck Rhode Island in February 1978, Wickford was truly a self-contained village.
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In 2008, Larry Fish could sense the economy going south.
Two years later when General Treasurer Gina Raimondo promised to remake the state pension system that was dragging finances across cities and towns, Fish found hope in a dismal business climate.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
CHARLESTOWN - Four Chariho High School students suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized following a single-car crash that took place on Carolina Back Road (Route 112) during the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 23.
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