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NK, Exeter share in recycling profits

September 16, 2012

By ANTHONY aRUSSO
aarusso@ricentral.com

JOHNSTON - The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) made a profit of $1.94 million from the sale of recyclables in the Fiscal Year 2012, and last Thursday, Sept. 6, that money was divided up to the cities and towns of the state.
RIRRC Director Michael O’Connell and Gov. Lincoln Chafee personally handed out checks to all the municipal officials in attendance, including those from the North Kingstown and Exeter areas.

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Busing change draws ire of parents

September 15, 2012

By ANGELENA CHAPMAN
Special to the Standard

WEST GREENWICH—A handful of frustrated parents addressed the Exeter-West Greenwich school committee Tuesday night concerning the switch to “group stops” for students receiving out-of-district transportation to Monsignor Matthew F. Clarke Catholic Regional School and The Prout School, both in Wakefield.
Parents expressed concern at the timing of the change, saying students attending the two schools were not told until the night before the first day of classes that it would be put in place.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

After defeat, Gamba asks for District 32 recount

September 14, 2012

By PAUL J. SPETRINI
pspetrini@ricentral.com

NORTH KINGSTOWN—Moments after the results came in from the fifth and final voting precinct in District 32 Tuesday night, State Representative Larry Ehrhardt was asked how he felt about the 27-vote margin that appeared to decide his Republican primary race in favor of his opponent, political newcomer Sharon Gamba.
Because the race was so tight and the margin of victory so small, Ehrhardt felt it was too soon to make a statement touting victory or conceding defeat and wanted to wait, instead, on the mail-in ballots that had yet to be counted.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

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September 13, 2012

The race for District 32 continues.
After a long and contentious battle between incumbent Larry Ehrhardt and political newcomer Sharon Gamba came down to just 16 votes Tuesday, Gamba officially asked for a recount Wednesday.
This week, we bring you all the results from this week's primaries and look ahead to November's general election.
In addition, we bring you an in-depth look at the individuals helping prepare Exeter for the future and update you on the latest happenings in the EWG and NK school districts.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

CURMUDGEON'S CORNER: Union's 'strike' had nothing to do with education (OPINION)

September 12, 2012

By
RICHARD AUGUST

As you probably know, Monday of last week was scheduled to be orientation day for school department faculty and staff. The Educational Support Professionals (“ESP”) bargaining unit met and decided on a “work stoppage” for everyone except the year-round, hourly paid clerks who would be the only employees to suffer financial harm if they didn’t report to their offices.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Tight battles define today's primaries

September 11, 2012

By PAUL J. SPETRINI &
TRACEY O’NEILL

NORTH KINGSTOWN– After a summer of contentious debate, the battle between incumbent Larry Ehrhardt and political newcomer Sharon Gamba comes to an end Tuesday afternoon as voters in North Kingstown will head to the polls and choose one of the two as the Republican nomination for the District 32 race.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Planning discusses affordable housing

September 10, 2012

By LINDSAY OLIVIER
Special to The Standard

NORTH KINGSTOWN – A public hearing was continued from July to Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting for the Master Plan of a proposed two-lot major subdivision for low and moderate income housing on Boston Neck Road and Elm Drive.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

RNC trip memorable for Costa

September 9, 2012

By TRACEY O’NEILL
Special to The Standard

NORTH KINGSTOWN– State Representative Doreen Costa (Rep. D-32), who will face off against Democrat Stephen Campo in the general election in November, is back in the district knocking on doors after her return from the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa last week.
Attending the RNC as one of 19 delegates from Rhode Island, Representative Costa joined Mayors Allen W. Fung of Cranston and Scott Avedesian of Warwick, Mark Zaccaria, Chair of the RI GOP and former

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Exeter's celebrated architect Bill Warner dies

September 8, 2012

By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard

EXETER – While William D. “Bill” Warner, the visionary architect whose designs included reviving Providence’s riverfront – and earned him 50 national and regional awards – is mourned throughout the state and beyond, Exeter residents remember him as a man committed to his community.
Warner died Aug. 27 at age 83 after a six-month illness.

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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers

Friends of Exeter Public Library sales end Saturday

September 7, 2012

By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard

EXETER – The town’s book-loving residents recall with fondness the one-room Manton Library, located in a corner of town hall with volumes piled in windowsills and everywhere else there was an inch of space.
When patrons checked out a book, the librarian, Kathryn Rhodes, would say, “You really don’t need to return it” because, well, she was inundated with literature. As the popular tee-shirt declares: So many books. So little time.

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