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USS Greenwich Bay crew to reunite in RI |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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By JAMES MEROLLA
Most reunions involving the brave servicemen of World War II and the decades that followed get tragically smaller year after year through attrition. But, somehow, the reunion of the men who served on the USS Greenwich Bay, seems to be getting bigger. How is that? “This is the 16th reunion for these men and every year it appears to be getting larger and larger,” said reunion sponsor Leslie Lemieux, of Burrillville. “So many of these men spend their free time looking for men that were on the ship and, if they are located, they reach out to them and call them. Then, follow-up with letters and emails to them.
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‘We don’t know what’s wrong’ |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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By HANNAH CONNORTON It started with a headache
NARRAGANSETT - Last summer, things were looking good for James Grande. The musician, a Narragansett resident, had just released his third CD and was living his dream as a professional musician. He had three interns from URI and was booked four to six nights a week to play gigs. He had no idea that that he would soon be overcome with symptoms of an illness doctors would fail to diagnose, and misdiagnose again and again, that would throw his life into a whirlwind of pain and confusion for over a year. For now, Grande was enjoying the post-college life, starting his career as a singer and guitarist.
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Narragansett welcomes new teachers |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
By KATHLEEN MCKIERNAN
NARRAGANSETT–The Narragansett School Committee readied itself for the new school year, wrapping up old business such as the progress of the summer school sessions and appointing new teachers at its meeting Wednesday night, Aug. 25. |
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Galilee fishermen face eviction letters |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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By HANNAH CONNORTON
NARRAGANSETT–Some fishermen say that this is what it comes down to: rent or food. It’s either making sure the berthing fees are paid, or making sure the kids eat. “They don’t give you enough days or fish to pay for both,” Lou Fusco, a Galilee lobsterman, said. “You have to decide whether you’re going to feed your kids, or pay [berthing rent].” Berthing, or the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or wharf, has become an issue recently in Galilee as the state’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM) issued 28 letters threatening potential eviction for commercial fishing vessels in the port not caught up on their rent.
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Past storms give fair warning |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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By HANNAH CONNORTON
NARRAGANSETT - As late-August descends, we find ourselves in the heart of hurricane season, and as the spring floods proved, Rhode Island is not immune from extreme weather or natural disasters. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30. According to the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), there is an average of six Atlantic hurricanes each year. These days, there’s sophisticated tracking videos that show meteorologists where storms are and how fast they’re moving, technology that wasn’t available in 1938 when an infamous, devastating hurricane hit Rhode Island’s coast.
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Fishermen facing new regulations with shellfish |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
 By CARL CRITZ NARRAGANSETT – Fresh on the heels on the defeat of a lobster fishing ban, local shell fishermen have another hurdle to contend with as the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has increased the minimum catch limit on soft-shell clams and opened a management area near Conimicut Point in Warwick. The news release comes as the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown have each pledged their support of fishermen in their defense of a lawsuit against amendment 26 and the installation of catch shares or sector allocation fishing, which began May 1. |
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Seventeen arrested in child pornography sting |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
By CARL CRITZ WAKEFIELD – Two South Kingstown residents were arrested Wednesday as more than 100 state, federal and local law enforcement agents fanned out across Rhode Island armed with search warrants targeting individuals identified in a lengthy multi-agency investigation into online child pornography and child exploitation, according to a State Police news release. A total of 17 individuals were arrested and will be charged with Possession of Child Pornography in the operation. Nine individuals will be arraigned in 6th District Court Providence, four in Washington County, two in Kent County and one in Newport County. Two 17-year-old juveniles will be petitioned to Family Court. |
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Lighthouse, harbor tour offers New England history |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
By BRETT WARNKE NORTH KINGSTOWN – A trip to the lighthouse was serious for young lovers in my Indiana hometown. Along the narrow pier we could neck and watch the dark headless stems of the Chicago skyline across Lake Michigan. As a teenager, the colorful obscenities and heart-shaped scrabbles on the base of the lighthouse interested me much more than the flat blue water. Rarely, if ever, did I look up from these teenage hieroglyphics and marvel at the one hundred year old tower. Only after coming to Rhode Island did I begin looking at lighthouses much more closely. |
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Rep. Langevin visits South County |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
 Photos: Carl Critz Above: Representative James Langevin (D- 2nd congressional district) meets with executive director Linda Barden and board members Ken Burke, and Reverend Clay Barry in the living room of the Welcome House on Kingstown Road Thursday morning during a tour of North and South Kingstown. |
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Hoxsie sworn in as Chief of Police |
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
 By CARL CRITZ NARRAGANSETT – With a backdrop of the Narragansett police, family, friends, and dignitaries, Chief Dean Hoxsie was officially sworn in Monday night as Narragansett’s newest head of the department. “I’ve given a lot of thought over the past couple of weeks since Joe announced his retirement and what I wanted to say tonight if it became a reality,” Hoxsie said. “I thought about the past chiefs and police officer’s I’ve known, the ones who helped shape me into the person I am today.” |
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A homecoming in Snug Harbor |
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
 By CARL CRITZ SNUG HARBOR – South Kingstown Fire Marshal Bob Emmott had said since April that the battle would be, for the most part, over when he was able to travel home to Rhode Island with his son Jake. Consider that battle over. Thousands of miles from the Afghanistan battlefield, to naval hospitals in Germany and Bethesda Maryland and rehabilitation center in Richmond, Virginia, the long road home for Navy Corpsman Jake Emmott finally ended last Thursday with his official homecoming to Snug Harbor in grand style. |
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