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Ladder truck stays in CCFD, for now

June 19, 2013

By
Kendra Leigh Miller
kmiller@ricentral.com

PROVIDENCE – Although Special Master Richard Land submitted a petition of request to return the Central Coventry Fire District’s 2009 ladder truck, Superior Court Judge Brian Stern wants to wait until a new board of directors is elected so they can have a say in what happens to the truck. That election will take place June 29 during an all-day referendum.

West Warwick names Presley Interim Town Manager

June 19, 2013

By
Kendra Leigh Miller
kmiller@ricentral.com

WEST WARWICK — Fred Presley, the town planner, will take over as the interim Town Manager beginning the first week of July.
The vote was unanimous during Tuesday’s meeting to have him fill the seat of current Town Manager Mike Stampfler, whose contract was not renewed for a second year.
Presley, who currently serves as the town’s planner and economic development coordinator, will continue to serve in those capacities while taking on manager’s duties.

Wild driving nets two arrests

June 18, 2013

By
JESSICA BOISCLAIR
Jboisclair@ricentral.com

WEST WARWICK— Rhode Island State Police arrested a local man during the weekend for driving under the influence; another charge added to his long list of similar offenses.

According to a press release from Colonel Steven O’Donnell, Superintendent of the R.I. State Police, on June 14 troopers were on patrol at 10:30 p.m. on Cowesett Road in West Warwick when they observed a vehicle run a red light at the intersection of Cowesett and New London Turnpike.

Troopers soon followed the vehicle and noticed that the operator was swerving from lane to lane and failed to use his turn signals.

Historical Society gets help sprucing up Paine House

June 17, 2013

By
JESSICA BOISCLAIR
Jboisclair@ricentral.com

COVENTRY— Members of the Western Rhode Island Civic Historical Society (WRICHS) were thrilled to have employees of a Providence companyvolunteering their time at the Paine House on Friday morning as a way to help out non-profits throughout the state.

Society member Norma Smith explained that the WRICHS found the company, R&D Simulia, on the Preserve Rhode Island listserv.

“They came up and this company apparently does volunteer work one day a year so we responded to the ad,” she explained.

Meeting mayhem in Coventry

June 13, 2013

By
Kendra Leigh Miller
kmiller@ricentral.com

COVENTRY – Despite a passed budget and tax levy, voters left the annual financial town meeting at Coventry High School’s gymnasium Tuesday night cursing under their breath and red-faced after almost an hour of heated discussion over town meeting procedure.
Motions to pass the proposed $93,374,553 budget, tax anticipation notes and the school capital improvement plan for school building safety and security passed with no discussion by a majority voice vote, but when it was time for the motion to pass the tax levy, discussion turned ugly.

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