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Building committee vacancy not legitimate |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
HOPKINTON - After filling a vacancy that did not end up existing, the Town Council determined that a Chariho Regional Building Committee member will maintain her seat.
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School committee will aid sister towns in event of state cuts |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
WOOD RIVER JCT. – The Chariho Regional School Committee will reaffirm a promise made to its sister towns that it will work with them if there are any unanticipated state aid cuts.
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Town discusses wind power, turbines |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
CHARLESTOWN - More than 50 residents filled the Town Hall council chambers Monday night to hear three experts speak on wind power.
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Richmond bookstore still prohibited, says Supreme ruling |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
RICHMOND – An “adult” bookstore remains prohibited in town after a state Supreme Court ruling was issued last Monday upholding the decision of a lower court.
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Land into trust issue still alive in Congress |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
Amendment of Indian Reorganization Act could impact Narragansetts, Charlestown.
By ANDREW MARTIN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two congressional committees met last week to discuss bills that aim to, in their essence, reverse the Supreme Court decision in the Carcieri v. Salazar case.
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Council regulates wood boilers |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
Council also schedules wind forum for Nov.16. Seating will be limited.
By ANDREW MARTIN
CHARLESTOWN – New outdoor wood boilers are now prohibited for commercial and residential use in town. They remain a permitted use for farmers.
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Truck stop decision expected on Nov. 19 |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
Meeting is expected to be the last in a series concerning the Planning Board’s rejection of the proposal.
By ANDREW MARTIN
HOPKINTON – A decision on an appeal of a truck stop proposal could come next Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Ashaway Elementary School at 7 p.m.
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Don't go to Church, be the Church, says St. Andrew's |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
Congregation steps up to help those in need.
By MICHAEL SOUZA
CHARLESTOWN – It was an innovative idea to say the least. After all, it’s not often a pastor advises the congregation not to go to church.
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Council names new school committee member |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
HOPKINTON – The Town Council appointed a new member to the Chariho Regional Building Committee to fill the void left by a former member who recently moved out of town.
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Committee, union approve contract |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
By ANDREW MARTIN
WOOD RIVER JCT. – A three-year contract for the Chariho Regional School District’s teachers was ratified by the School Committee and union last Thursday night, two months after the previous contract expired. |
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Papa is bringing the oysters back |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
By CARL CRITZ
CHARLESTOWN - When he was in high school, shell fisherman Nick Papa used to come to Ninigret and other ponds in South County and collect bushels of oysters without as much as an afterthought. But sometime in the late 1990s a combination of over fishing and disease brought Rhode Island’s shellfish populations, particularly oysters, to the brink.
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