Archive - Sep 1, 2011
CHARLESTOWN - In the wake of Hurricane Irene, which ripped through the Northeast over the weekend, the majority of Charlestown’s residents were without power.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
CHARLESTOWN - For Magnolia, a 7-piece Cajun based in New England, playing the Rhythm and Roots Festival at Ninigret Park is like home. The band, which formed in 1989, has played the festival every year since.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—Seventy percent of the world's surface is covered by ocean, and only ten percent has been explored. There are deep trenches and reefs, alongside small, remote islands which are unknown, including the habitats that surround them. Yet even in parts of the ocean which humans themselves have not touched, mankind's presence still pervades in the form of plastics.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—The fog hung low, hugging the waves at Narragansett Town Beach as they grew larger by the hour. Hurricane Irene was on its way, but for the surfers and sea kayakers, this day was better than any to have some real fun.
"We're taking a break right now, but we are going to go back at the waves," said Ryan Fotit of Belchertown, Massachusetts. "We come here all the time, and got in the waves today at 12 p.m."
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
Irene.
For better or worse, that one name has been on the minds of everyone in North Kingstown this week and, in this week's Standard Times, we give you comprehensive coverage of the storm, it's damage and the aftermath.
In addition, Martha Smith profiles local man John Amaral, who has turned his life long love of boats into a noble cause.
Plus, we've got all the local non-Hurricane news for you from North Kingstown, Exeter and Jamestown this week, including the latest on a rollover accident on Post Road, a fire on Navy Drive and a fight that led to four arrests at Kingstown Bowl.
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