Archive - 2012
September 23rd
By SHAUN KIRBY
skirby@ricentral.com
NARRAGANSETTâLocal fishermen have expressed concern regarding Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafeeâs recent appeal for and federal approval to declare the New England groundfish fishery as a disaster. The move will allow Congress to immediately provide emergency financial relief for groundfish fishermen in the New England region, which Chafee deemed necessary in order to help assist the local fishing industry during the current economic downturn.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 22nd
EXETER â It hasnât taken Mark Riolo long to realize that his new position has landed him among the best of the best.
After eight weeks as director of the Exeter Job Corps Academy, he proudly notes that in July, Exeter placed seventh out of 122 Job Corps centers nationwide.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 21st
By TRACEY OâNEILL
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWNâThe North Kingstown Town Council met Monday night in regular session, moving quickly through an agenda heavily weighted in consent items. Re-convening after executive session discussion regarding Collective Bargaining with Local 1033 and Real Estate Cell Tower Lease Negotiations, the Council readily approved amendments affecting town workers both union and non-union.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT - Narragansett High School Science teacher Adam Reis has spent the last nine years educating students about the natural processes of the earth and its oceans. On Wednesday evening, School Committee members recognized him with the Narragansett Teacher of the Year award for the work he has done in and beyond the classroom.
“I am still reluctant to accept the award based on individual merits,” said Reis. “This is more about representing the groups of our school, such as the science department and the athletics department.”
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Deputy Chief John “Jack” Carney will serve as the grand marshal of this year’s South Kingstown Firefighters Memorial Parade on Sunday, Sept. 23, as he celebrates 51 years of service.
Carney joined the fire department when he was 16-years-old. Originally from Woonsocket, he moved to South County when he was 12 and his interest in the fire service began at a young age.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT - The Town Council Monday evening passed a new ordinance regarding parking on Narragansett Avenue. The ordinance was drafted in response to a lawsuit brought against the town on behalf of a group of University of Rhode Island students, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who claimed that they were unfairly ticketed for parking violations on Narragansett Avenue last fall.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 20th
By PAUL J. SPETRINI
pspetrini@ricentral.com
PROVIDENCEâSharon Gamba paced around the State Board of Elections office Monday afternoon with pen and paper in hand and a look of determination on her face.
Staring at the five electronic ballot machines in a dimly-lit basement area where all recounts are completed, Gamba watched as vote after vote was reentered. Her hope was, simply, that at least 19 of the 1,168 ballots turned the District 32 Republican primary race against incumbent Larry Ehrhardt back in her favor.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 19th
And the winner is ... Larry Ehrhardt.
After a long battle for the Republican nomination in the State Representative race in District 32, incumbent Ehrhardt received good news Monday when an official recount upheld his victory over political newcomer Sharon Gamba.
In this week's Standard-Times, we bring you an in-depth look at the recount and reaction from both candidates. In addition, we have the latest news on the NK Town Council's ongoing labor negotiations and bring you an exclusive look at the new monument for the National Guard at the Veterans' Cemetery in Exeter.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 18th
It seems like it just happened yesterday but this week we passed the 11-year anniversary of one of the most significant events of our lifetime. Each of us remembers what we were doing, where we were and how we felt on September 11, 2001.
Tragedy has a way of bringing people together. We are able to gain the strength to challenge each other to go forward and doing nothing is never an option.
Each month of the year can bring out own personal memories. Some are joyous, some are filled with heartache.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
September 17th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
EXETER â The words âcutting edgeâ and âExeterâ arenât necessarily what youâd expect to find in the same sentence.
But in this large and heavily rural part of the state â sometimes considered pokey and Mayberry-ish by more cosmopolitan types â a combination of grant-funded initiatives and cross-departmental alliances are putting Exeter at the forefront of technology and environmentally-aware green projects.
In the process, the advances are saving the town and its taxpayers a ton of green as well.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
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