Archive - Jun 2012
June 18th
By ANDREW MARTASIAN
Special to the Standard
KINGSTONâNorth Kingstown High Schoolâs Class of 2012 celebrated the triumph of its graduation and members set their sights on future accomplishments at t URIâs Ryan Center last Friday night.
Nearly 350 graduating seniors reflected on their four years of high school, were encouraged to remember the opportunities they have been given and were told to look to the future to realize their full potential.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 17th
By TRACEY O'NEILL
Special to the Standard
The State Senate passed an $8.1 billion budget on Monday, sending the fiscal spending plan on to Governor Chafee for signature. Passed by the House after its own marathon session ended at 3:37 a.m. last Friday, the budget includes increased spending for education to local schools in excess of $30 million as well as a boost for the developmentally disable--both areas effected by prior cuts.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 16th
NORTH KINGSTOWN â When he was leaving his home in Wakefield on Saturday, Brigadier General (Ret.) Joe Wallerâs friends asked why he was so dressed up.
âIâm going to see the love of my life,â he replied.
His wife had no reason to worry. Waller was headed to North Kingstown where he would join others at the Quonset Air Museum who had gathered to welcome home the Skyraider A-1E, a plane he piloted for the Navy in the mid-1960s.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 15th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN â As a row of veteran fliers, family members and members of the Quonset Air Museum lined a chain-link fence in front of the nearby Quonset State Airport on Saturday, a single-engine plane with a checkerboard nose, stars on its wings and the word NAVY on its side blasted into action.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
KINGSTON—With more than 40 years of teaching and educational research experience, University of Rhode Island Professor George Willis has worked towards challenging accepted methods in today’s schools. He has been rewarded for his diligence by the American Education Research Association (AERA), which has recognized him as a 2012 recipient of the ‘Division B Lifetime Achievement Award.’
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Erin McAlice and Richard Wu, Valedictorian and Salutatorian of South Kingstown High School’s class of 2012, were both surprised and excited when they learned they were at the top of their class.
“At the end it’s very close between the top five people,” McAlice said. “Richard and I were very close. I don’t think it’s necessarily a competition, I don’t think any of us saw it that way.”
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—The Town Council approved the fiscal year 2012-13 town budget on Wednesday evening. The group met in a special session in order to resolve any lingering concerns about the budget which council members may have held.
No members of the public were available or spoke regarding the budget. At the May 21 meeting, the budge was introduced as a first reading, and council members initially discussed their opinions of the general make-up of the budget.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South Kingstown High School teacher and local resident Missy Stark died Tuesday after a four month battle with bilinary tract cancer. Stark, 34, was a mother of three, adored teacher and community volunteer.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 14th
By PAUL J. SPETRINI
pspetrini@ricentral.com
EXETERâThe Exeter Financial Town Meeting has, in years past, been a knock-down, drag-out affair of butting heads with lively personalities willing to hold debate for hours over even the slightest of increases in the townâs budget.
This year, the only thing voters couldnât agree on was just how quickly they wanted to get out of the annual gathering.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
June 13th
Graduation is one of those life events that everyone remembers and it's with good reason. The culmination of four year's of hard work, that one day is a highlight for untold students across the country.
This week, the Standard Times brings you on the scene of this year's graduation ceremony for North Kingstown High School.
In addition, we bring you an exclusive look into Exeter's Financial Town Meeting and preview this week's Quonset Air Show.
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
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