Archive - Jun 2012
June 22nd
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Curtis Corner Middle School held its largest-ever eighth grade promotion ceremony Wednesday morning.
Nearly 300 students received their certificates on the school’s field and administrators wished them success as they continue on to high school.
The ceremony kicked off with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by graduates William Trager and Keegan Hart, who are Rhode Island Middle Level Educators Scholar-Leaders.
Sara Demoranville, Olivia Rich and Rachel Curran then sang the national anthem.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—A new mixed development is going up in the north end of Narragansett which the town and its owners hope will make the local community more accessible and diverse. The Quest Montessori School broke ground on June 13 at what is now 1150 Boston Neck Road after a drawn out permitting and re-zoning process. Narragansett Highlands, an affordable and market value housing complex, is also scheduled to be built on the same site.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Following a hearing of comments from the public Wednesday night, both in support of and against allowing Phil’s Restaurant on Main Street to have live music on its newly constructed roof deck, the South Kingstown Zoning Board voted 4-1 to allow the restaurant to provide entertainment during a test period of one year, with conditions.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—The School Committee discussed and approved three bid awards on Wednesday evening for improvements to various sections of Narragansett schools. At Narragansett Elementary School and the Pier School, the gymnasium floors will be refinished, and at the High School, the greenhouse will be the subject of a needs study in order to determine what renovations the structure must receive to become a more functional learning environment.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—The Town Council discussed a number of agenda items Monday evening which involve the hiring of a new town manager. Grady Miler, the former town manager, agreed to a separation pact with the Town Council at the June 1 meeting because of criticism leveled by Council members for perceived procedural missteps, namely his decision to unilaterally appropriate $3,000 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund last year as a donation for the Narrow River Preservation Association (NRPA) to conduct water testing activities.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 21st
By ANDREW MARTASIAN
Special to the Standard
KINGSTON - There were cheers, tears, and beach balls as the Exeter-West Greenwich Class of 2012 graduated at URIâs Ryan Center last Saturday.
Graduation speakers advised students that just because they were done with high school doesnât mean theyâre finished with tests as their characters will be challenged time and again when they went go out into the real world.
Outgoing EWG Superintendent Dr. Thomas J. Geismar congratulated the students on their hard work and told them to remember three important words: âYou never know.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
KINGSTON - Their journey began four years ago. It took place in Wood River Junction and accounted for perhaps the most significant part of their adolescence. It included homework and tests, was punctuated by some extracurricular achievements, impeded by multiple challenges, and ultimately characterized by pride and the will to overcome.
And on Monday night, their journey ended.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 20th
What do you get when you mix explosions, aircraft, summer sun and a rocking atmosphere? That's right, it's the Quonset Air Show!
In this week's Standard-Times, we bring you an in-depth look at the annual event, which occurred to much fanfare last weekend, and bring you up to speed on all the important events happening around town--be it graduations, elections or local business news.
All that and much, much more in this week's Standard-Times. Pick up a copy today!
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
Sometimes I read the âRelationship Adviceâ column in the stateâs largest daily newspaper. I am often amazed at what a mess some people make of their lives.
For example, recently someone who described herself as âConfusedâ sought advice about attending a baby shower to which she was âmorally opposed.â Seems that her niece went off to college and came home in a family-way courtesy of a jobless married man 20 years her senior âwith young kidsâ and âa shady past [as] a âformerâ drug dealer.â
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 19th
The South Kingstown School Committee is the governing body responsible for ensuring that the South Kingstown public school district provides a high quality education for all students. The school committee is interested in soliciting community feedback on how well it communicates with both internal and external stakeholders regarding student achievement successes, challenges, and plans for improvement. It is expected this
survey will take 5 - 10 minutes to complete. This survey will close at Noon on Monday, June 25. Link to SK School Committee Community Feedback Survey
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
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