Archive - 2012
October 1st
By TRACEY O’NEIL
Special to the Times
NORTH KINGSTOWN — The Quonset Officer’s Club was the setting for the start of this year’s annual Steven Siller Tunnel to Towers Memorial 5K Run.
Although in its infancy in it’s second year in Rhode Island, the race saw some of the area’s top runners come out for a morning run on the fast and flat course through Quonset.
North Kingstown residents, Robert and Michael Wilkinson took the top two spots overall and in age division with times of 17:09 and 17:32 respectively.
Source
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 30th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN – An ex-con, unlicensed tow truck driver suspected of stealing cars. An astonishing high-speed chase through the streets and onto the sidewalks of Providence and North Providence, ending with the fugitive slamming the truck into his own residence and mistakenly trying to hide in the backyard of an off-duty cop who grabbed him and held on.
Five injured law enforcement officers and numerous smashed police vehicles. A flurry of gunfire resulting in the suspect’s sister receiving a flesh wound.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 29th
By PAUL J. SPETRINI
pspetrini@ricentral.com
NORTH KINGSTOWN—The Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) has been heralded by local, state and federal officials for years over the way their long-term planning has turned the former military base at Quonset into one of the country’s fastest growing business areas.
Now, however, the QDC is facing criticism over its decision to select a Rhode Island-based company to manage shipping operations in the Port of Davisville.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 28th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Last week the state’s Board of Governors for Higher Education voted to approve the federal government’s gift to URI of a small waterfront parcel on Allen’s Harbor, adjacent to the municipal marina.
Although the school has used the 1.8-acre site for 20 years – most recently as a base for its Ocean Engineering program – and some research vessels employ a dock there, the area has a rundown appearance.
Source
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 27th
By PAUL J. SPETRINI
pspetrini@ricentral.com
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A North Kingstown man was indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury Friday on four counts of first degree child molestation and 11 counts of second degree child molestation.
Robert Eaton, 61, of 50 Yorktown Road, is accused of molesting three children, all under the age of 14, in incidents that allegedly occurred during an 18-year timeframe.
Source
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 26th
It's been a busy week in North Kingstown and Exeter.
In this week's Standard-Times, we bring you a pair of Quonset-based stories as the University of Rhode Island was recently given a piece of land near Allen's Harbor for marine education and the Quonset Development Corporation found itself defending its vision for the Port of Davisville.
In addition, we bring you all the latest news with both the NK and EWG School Committees and profile a special North Kingstown detective making waves on an elite State Police task force.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
The last few weeks have not been particularly good ones for law enforcement officers.
A judge found the City of West Warwick guilty of negligence in the death of a man who suffered from schizophrenia. Police responded to a report that a sign at a place of business was being vandalized. They found a six-foot-four, 245-pound man at the scene who refused to follow their instructions saying, “You’re not the boss of me.” After being subdued and placed in the back of a patrol car, this giant suffered some kind of seizure and died despite efforts to revive him.
Source
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 24th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
EXETER – After breaking ground in 2008 for its long-planned National Guard monument and dedicating the engraved concrete elements the following year, members of the sponsoring group faced a solemn reality: They couldn’t afford the majestic statue needed to complete the presentation.
In fact, during that earlier dedication, an actual man climbed up and stood atop the massive base, filling in for the missing figure.
Enter North Kingstown’s Lt. Col. (ret) Bob Urquhart, who was urged to take the reins and see the project through to completion.
Source
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
Locals will, once again, have the opportunity to burn off some calories from Thanksgiving dinner by running for a good cause.
The Main Street Association will hold its Second Annual Turkey Trot 5K Road Race on Saturday, Nov. 24, where more than a few hundred people are expected to walk and run throughout the course within the town.
Source
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
In conjunction with the Town of East Greenwich, the East Greenwich Municipal Land Trust recently announced a new Trail Adoption Program (TAP), which is now open for local organizations that are looking to promote community service, as well as engage in the town’s natural beauty within the civic level.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
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