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Committee reinstates counselors |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
Committee makes changes, reinstates two positions
By ANDREW MARTIN
WOOD RIVER JCT. – After hearing requests from teachers and students alike, the Chariho Regional School Committee restored funds to the superintendent’s proposed budget to cover two student assistant counselors.
The school board agreed to return $36,085 to Supt. Barry J. Ricci’s proposed $52.5 million budget for fiscal year 2010-11 during a budget workshop last Thursday, Jan. 28, according to the superintendent. The board also lowered the overall amount to $52.1 million. |
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Committee responds to grant |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
Letter to include rationale behind decision.
By ANDREW MARTIN
WOOD RIVER JCT. – Less than a month after it voted down taking part in a federal grant program, the Chariho Regional School Committee is making sure the state knows why.
The grant program in question, called “Race to the Top”, is funded through federal stimulus money that is then made available to each state. Rhode Island’s Department of Education has applied for $100 million and will hear back on its eligibility in April. The $100 million would then be divided two ways. |
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Delinquency notices could be beneficial for taxpayers |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
Proponents say it is a customer service with the residents in mind.
By ANDREW MARTIN
RICHMOND – A Town Council member wants the town to provide quarterly delinquency notices to taxpayers, who will have the final say on this concept at the financial town meeting later this year.
State law reads that towns and cities are only required to send out one tax bill. It also reads that it is up to the taxpayers to be responsible for paying their taxes on time. Towns are not obligated to send delinquency notices. |
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Journalism comes alive in one reporter’s classroom trip |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
The spirit of journalism was alive and well on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 27.
It wasn’t being discussed feverishly at a conference or an awards ceremony, and it wasn’t felt while covering proceedings in a court house or a council meeting.
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DiStefano sentenced to 5 years, embezzlement |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
WAKEFIELD – A Westerly woman is serving five years in prison for embezzling more than $500,000 from two former employers.
Louise A. DiStefano, 55, of 17 South Essex Drive, pleaded no contest to six charges of embezzlement and unlawful appropriation during a pre-trial conference in Washington County Superior Court in November 2009.
Last Friday, Superior Court Judge Edwin J. Gale sentenced DiStefano to five years to serve at the Adult Corrections Institutions, where she had been held since February 2009, and 15 years of probation.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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Photo: Andrew Martin
The Westerly YMCA recently installed this all-weather
skating rink. It’s free to members and also open to
non-members, with prices of $2 for children and $4 for adults. You can use your own skates, single-blade only, or rent for $2. The rink is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
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Embezzlers caught, plead not guilty |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
PROVIDENCE - Two former Cranston country club employees, one of them from Hopkinton, were recently charged with conspiracy and embezzling approximately $40,000.
David Griswold, 47, of 66 Fenner Hill Road, and Cheryl Carr, 48, of 25 Damon Ave., Providence, were arrested on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15, respectively, by state police officers after warrants were issued for their arrest.
Both were arrested for one count of embezzlement over $100 and one count of conspiracy, according to the state attorney general. |
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Officials, businesses discuss how to aid downtown Westerly |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
Panel will develop a report within 45 days, examining solutions to coping with the 21st
century.
By ANDREW MARTIN
WESTERLY – About 75 people, including local officials and business owners, met for a summit last Thursday morning in the town library to discuss how to revitalize the downtown area.
The 90-minute meeting centered around an informal discussion between a seven-member panel, which included the town manager and president of the Downtown Business Association, and a crowd of business and property owners.
Several of those owners offered suggestions for how to improve the situation downtown. They ranged from asking landlords to lower their rents to creating sustainable tourism that would attract more visitors to the town. |
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Council questions salary raises for employee contracts |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
New deal seeks
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By ANDREW MARTIN
HOPKINTON – The town clerical and professional-technical employee contracts, which were approved by the Town Council on Jan. 20, feature a 1 through 3 percent salary increase across the next three years.
Council President Thomas E. Buck, who helped negotiate these contracts, explained the highlights, or significant changes, in the documents’ language.
Of those, he noted that salary wages will be increased by 1 percent for the first year, 2 percent for the second year, and 3 percent for the third year of the contract. |
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Charlestown Elementary steps up to the plate |
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Monday, 25 January 2010 |
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Something old, something new, something donated and something blue.
By ANDREW MARTIN
CHARLESTOWN – The students of Charlestown Elementary School received a big surprise when they got their lunches last Wednesday.
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Chariho school district sets new goals |
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Monday, 25 January 2010 |
New goals designed to keep school system in top percentiles.
By ANDREW MARTIN
WOOD RIVER JCT. – A subcommittee met with the Chariho Regional School District superintendent last month to redefine his goals. The objectives, which are a modified version of previous ones made several years ago, were unanimously accepted by the School Committee at its Jan. 12 meeting.
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