NORTH KINGSTOWN — Rhode Island law states that once a teacher’s contract is expired, it’s no longer in effect. But a bill, S0713, introduced in February by Senators Rhoda Perry, Charles Levesque, Michael McCaffrey, Josh Miller and Susan Sosnowski, would let the old contracts remain in effect until a new agreement is reached.

Photo: Jennifer Swanson

Parents and grandparents, siblings, cousins, uncles, aunts and friends gathered at the URI Ryan Center  Friday to see the students of Exeter-West Greenwich High School Class of 2009 receive their diplomas.

Photo: Noah LeClaire-Conway

North Kingstown High School’s 104th graduation ceremony was held Saturday at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center. Three hundred and fifty seven seniors received diplomas, with many going to college and many others choosing the workforce and the military over academia.