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Amica Insurance Tall Ships Rhode Island 2007 has announced that three more Class A tall ships have been added to the festival. Organizers have released the final ship lineup for this summer's event, which will fill Newport Harbor with masts. More ... An analysis of historic records and current observations of the rare harlequin duck in Rhode Island waters in winter has found that populations have increased at about 3 percent per year since 1975. That is good news for the colorful species whose entire East Coast population numbers just 1,800, according to Christine Caron, a URI graduate student and a Warwick resident. More ... J. William W. Harsch, town solicitor since July, 2003, submitted his resignation Monday. He had been interviewed by the Town Council during an intense special council meeting last Friday, Feb. 16, even though he had been told he was out of running in the search for a new solicitor earlier in the week. More ... Ten fifth- and sixth-grade Jamestown girls coached by Bill Storey and assisted by Chris Perrotti finished their three-month CYO season this week. More ... For one month in the summer, North Kingstown High School junior Brett Uttley may be found relaxing on the beach in Jamestown. After that month is over, Uttley is back to business, perfecting his All-American soccer game. Uttely was one of only 72 boys' high school soccer players named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American team in 2006. More ... Chris Powell, scientist at the Wildlife and Fisheries Division of the state Department of Environmental Management, reports that the osprey news is for the most part good. Two Jamestown families have sponsored osprey-nesting poles that will be erected on their properties in the Ft. Getty area. More ... At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Conservation Commission heard from Commissioner Carol Trocki that one of two attempts to obtain funding to restore Round Marsh was unsuccessful. The state Coastal Resources Management Council did not approve the commission's request for funding through the CRMC's Habitat Restoration Trust Fund. More ... Architect William Burgin has a popular face about town - the face of his building designs, that is. With an award-winning style recognized locally, statewide, and nationally, Burgin designs are sought after for municipal, commercial, and residential projects. More ... Colorectal cancer, commonly referred to as colon cancer, is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, claiming more lives than either breast or prostate cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 690 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer in Rhode Island this year, and 210 will die. Nationally, 153,760 will be diagnosed and 52,180 will die. More ... |
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Your Health 2010
