Archive - Aug 2012
August 15th
With less than two weeks left before school resumes in North Kingstown, the question on the minds of countless teachers, administrators, parents and students is: Will the roof at Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School be fixed in time for the first day of classes?
It appears that answer is a resounding 'no.'
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
The biggest move in Rhode Island high school basketball this offseason was Eric Simonelliâs departure from Prout up north to La Salle.
Replacing him wasnât going to be easy, but first-year Prout athletic director Mike Traficante thinks the school â and the program â have their man.
After a summer of searching, Traficante told The Times Wednesday that Westerly boys basketball assistant coach Jed OâMalley will take over for Simonelli this season, beating out two other finalists for the job.
In the years I have been writing this op-ed I recall receiving only two letters and several emails. The latter have been mostly complimentary.
Both letters, on the other hand, were pretty harsh. The first, written back in the second George W. Bush administration, accused me of being a conservative and âa Karl Rove stoogeâ. The latter charge I found interesting since I have never met or spoken to Mr. Rove and he wouldnât know me if he bumped into me on the street.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
August 13th
By ANTHONY aRUSSO
aarusso@ricentral.com
A bipartisan bill meant to help protect the nation from a cyber attack failed passage by the U.S. Senate last week, much to the dismay of the bill's co-sponsor, Rhode Island Second District Rep. Jim Langevin. The local representative released a lengthy statement detailing his thoughts on this new development.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
PROVIDENCE - A former Chariho High School assistant soccer coach has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of receipt, possession and distribution of child pornography, the Dept. of Justice announced Wednesday.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
WEST GREENWICH - The Woodville Barn at the University of Rhode Island W. Alton Jones Campus has been the spring and summer home for a thriving maternal colony of little brown bats for a very long time. Every March or April, the same colony returns to roost in the barn for the warmer months, and each member of the colony, which is females only, returns from its far away hibernation ready to bear one pup. It is a truly fascinating life cycle.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
RICHMOND - On Tuesday man played the Willow Valley Disc Golf Course in Richmond unlike any other man that has ever played it before. It is no superpower or rare ability that sets this man apart from other course competitors, but an indomitable will to be the most well-traveled American ambassador of the game possible.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
COVENTRY â Two young cousins from Coventry have joined forces during the past two months to help raise money for Christopher Carlino, an 11-year-old boy who was re-diagnosed with Lymphoma.
At the age of seven, Christopher, who attends Father John V. Doyle School, was diagnosed with Hodgkinâs Lymphoma.
He had to undergo four months of chemotherapy at Hasbro Childrenâs Hospital to treat the cancer.
After a year of waiting and hoping, the young Coventry resident went into remission.
His parents had to take Christopher to the hospital every three months to have tests done.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
August 12th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN â A large banner has gone up across the front of the former Wickford Flowers at 17 West Main St.: âReduced for Quick Sale.â
The 6,200-square-foot commercial space includes a greenhouse and retail salesroom plus what the new sign calls an âattached two-bedroom luxury residence.â
Once listed for sale or lease at $1.3 million and then lowered to $1.09 million, the price has been slashed and the property is now offered for $949,000 on the website of Prudential Gammons Realty.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
August 11th
NORTH KINGSTOWN â Rick Belavanceâs love of the Bay, its bounty â and the great sea beyond â began when he was 10.
âI started out goofing around in Greenwich Bay,â recalls Bellavance, who grew up in Warwick and lives in the North End of North Kingstown. âI walked down from Cowesett and dug shellfish in the area of Chepiwanoxet.â He also ventured out onto the water, piloting his own small craft.
âI had a little skiff my dad gave me.â
His father, Dick Belavance, is a former URI professor of oceanography and life sciences who shared his knowledge and enthusiasm with his son. He still does.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
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