Archive - Jul 2012
July 13th
SOUTH KINGSTOWN—As the days drew nearer to high school graduation, South Kingstown High School student Montara Erickson grew increasingly curious as to what her future would hold. A graduate of the 2012 class and member of the Rhode Island Honor Society, Erickson will journey to Germany this fall as a recipient of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship (CBYX).
“I am really excited,” said Erickson. “I had applied to some other scholarships of similar sort and didn’t get them, so I was hoping to get this.”
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
July 12th
By ANDREW MARTASIAN
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN - The heat didnât deter everyone from visiting the Wickford Art Festival last weekend. However, long-time participants of the 50-year old festival noted that there were fewer people and sales than in years past.
âThe heat is just killing the show,â said Jim Murphy, a 20-year veteran of the festival.
Jeanne Pierce, who was showing at the festival for the third time, said she only sold one piece on Saturday.
Pierce, like many artists, blamed the heat for reducing foot-traffic near their booths.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
Next fall, Rhode Island voters will again choose who will represent them in the General Assembly for the next term, and in many cases they will have to chose between their current representative and new and old challengers. Such is the case in Districts 38, 39 and 36.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
July 11th
It's summer and that means two things in North Kingstown: warm weather and the Wickford Art Festival.
This week, we recap last weekend's festivities in what proved to be very trying conditions for both artists and patrons alike.
In addition, we've got you covered on all the Campaign 2012 news, with a special story on Rep. Lawrence Ehrhardt's reelection bid.
Plus, we bring you the latest news on the christening of the newest boat within the Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry and update you on a special bill signed by Gov. Lincoln Chafeee to serve Rhode Island's homeless.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
July 10th
I never wanted to write about Caleb Chafee and his now celebrated graduation party on Memorial Day.
Fortuitously, I had a couple of days off right at the time the ânewsâ broke, so I didnât have to cover it. Were I on the job, I still may have decided to write about something else because I didnât â and still donât â consider it news.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
July 9th
AWARDED
n Exeter-West Greenwich Senior High School was recently recognized by The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority for its âcommitment to financial literacy.â
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH â Area officials are now taking the first steps in making that mad push to be voted into one of those coveted seats within local government for this coming election year this week.
And in the very near future, voters within East Greenwich will have a complete idea of who they will be looking at on the ballots at various polling places this coming November.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH â Outgoing Varnum Continentals President Bruce MacGunnigle loves to hand out certificates, something he has done countless times for new members and those who have achieved.
But the retiring MacGunnigle had no idea he would be the recipient of a new certificate for meritorious service after 26 years of service to the Continentals, first as Colonel, then as President.
The surprise framed certificate â the first-ever Howard Vernon Allen Award â was created for MacGunnigle and given to him at the groupâs June meeting, its last of the current fiscal year.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH â For theater goers throughout the town, they will have to wait just a bit longer to see the curtain rise at the Greenwich Odeum Theater.
Odeum president Frank Prosnitz addressed the Council last Monday on the status as to how the renovations are going with the historic performing arts center on Main Street and that the project fell a little bit behind schedule for various reasons.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
EAST GREENWICH â No reptiles or aquatic waterfowl were involved in the following municipal property, casualty and liability insurance primer.
With only days to spare before its prior insurance contract expired, the Town Council voted unanimously Thursday night to enter into a one-year agreement with Hub International , an insurance broker, to be its property, casualty and liability carrier.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
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