Archive - Oct 2012 - News Article
October 12th
NARRAGANSETT—Incumbent and Democrat V. Susan Sosnowski squared off with challenger John Lindholm for Rhode Island Senate district 37 (South Kingstown, New Shoreham) in an open forum with the public on Wednesday evening. The talk, organized by the Narragansett/South Kingstown Chapter of the League of Women Voters, allowed candidates running in November’s elections the opportunity to detail their plans and viewpoints regarding a number of important issues across the state.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
October 11th
By TRACEY O’NEILL
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN–Prior to the North Kingstown School Committee’s scheduled work session on Tuesday evening, members of the school committee, staff, family and friends joined Superintendent Philip Auger in honoring two North Kingstown education workers.
Receiving awards were Toni-Annette Sylveira, named Teacher of the Year and Elizabeth Tully, taking Top Educational Support Worker of the Year.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
NARRAGANSETT—Throughout the years, Charles “Ted” Wright has been everything in Narragansett, from a town councilman to a successful local businessman. His nickname, “Mr. Narragansett,” attests to the relationships that Wright has developed within the town. In recognition of his importance to Narragansett, the Narragansett Chamber of Commerce has selected Wright as the 2012 recipient of the James M. Kelso Community Service Award.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
WOOD RIVER JUNCTION — At Tuesday evening's School Committee meeting, preceding the public forum, George Kenney, Chair of the Chariho School Committee, read aloud the School Committee's press release entitled “Negotiations Statement #1” to a packed auditorium of over 300 teachers, students, parents, and supporters. Earlier that evening, teachers had participated in a protest to voice their concerns about salary freezes and cuts in longevity and master degree pay. The teachers have been working without a contract since August 31, 2012.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
October 10th
It's mid-October and that means two things: Pumpkins are everywhere and it's time to start thinking about the upcoming election.
In this week's Standard-Times, we bring you the latest on a clean water-initiative that has been championed by local and state officials and is up for approval this November. In addition, we catch you up on all the happenings at the EWG and NK School Committees and present you a look at a special breast cancer survivor from North Kingstown that wants to share her story.
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
This is the season of political ads on TV and radio. Some of them are silly while others are insults to the intelligence of voters.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is hammering the old reliable Democrat vote-getter in Rhode Island: the Republicans want to take away your Medicare. Whitehouse is shown in his ad addressing nodding and smiling senior citizens who appear to be in a nursing home environment.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
October 8th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Behind a locked door – to avoid being interrupted by customers; surely a first for a businessman – Jim Grogan spent Sunday packing up Nautical Impressions, the sea-themed shop on Updike Park that he’s operated for 14 years.
As rousing chanteys played in the background, he talked about the decision he and his wife, Dale, owner of The World Store whose entrance is directly opposite and only a few feet from his, had to make. “Our accountant said we’d just been put into a corner,” said Jim Grogan.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
October 7th
WARWICK – Anne Holst remembers growing up at Clouds Hill Farm, in the Cowesett area in a Victorian home – passed down through generations of women – as a place where goats roamed, hay was cut and her mother, the legendary Nancy Allen Holst, kept a donkey which she rode to the neighbor’s each morning for coffee.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
October 6th
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN – If all goes according to plan, the massive pine in Updike Park that has served as the town Christmas tree for many years will make its final appearance in the spotlight this holiday season.
And, in the evergreen equivalent of “All About Eve”, a gorgeous ingénue is waiting in the wings.
“We have been talking about trying to put a better tree in Updike Park,” says public works director Phil Bergeron. The old tree has become “very tall, thinned out” to the point that the entire thing “can’t be lit.”
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
October 5th
By TRACEY O’NEILL
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN–The Town Council unanimously approved the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) design project for construction of a new rotary at the intersection of Routes 2 and 102 in North Kingstown. Deemed a high-hazard intersection under the RIDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program, the intersection was chosen by the state as a priority project.
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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
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