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The Department of Children, Youth and Families is hosting a Foster Care and Adoption Information Night on Wednesday, May 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the DCYF Office at 650 Ten Rod Rd., North Kingstown. DCYF staff, foster, and adoptive parents will be available to explain the program and answer questions. More ... Government officials attended the May 16 meeting of the Harbor Management Commission to discuss the Harbor Management Plan and Harbor Ordinance. Coastal Resource Management Council Marine Resources Specialist Kevin Cute and state Department of Environmental Management Principal Environmental Scientist Joseph Migliore were the representatives from the state. More ... Tennis players are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Roger Chase Memorial Tennis Tournament, presented by Jamestown Fitness, on Sunday, June 10. Dedicated in memory of Roger Chase, a tennis professional, coach, educator and teacher, the tournament has men's, women's, and mixed doubles tournaments. Matches are played at the town courts and the Conanicut Yacht Club clay courts. More ... Not even the wind can stop the North Kingstown High School golf team. The team has been on a 37-0 run in the last three years and despite facing very strong winds, they took down Exeter-West Greenwich and Prout last week to remain undefeated. "It was definitely not ideal conditions, but we fought through and came up with the win," coach Dom Marcone said. More ... Race number 2 of the Jamestown Yacht Club Spring Series was held on May 15. The following are the results for the race: A Class: 1. Downhill Express, Swan 42, T. and C. Hirsch; 2. Slipstream, Beneteau 36.7, J. Collins; 3. Floating Point, Frers 40, P. Clayton. More ... Every sports team has their rival, the team their practices are focused around and they get fired up to play, and the North Kingstown High School freshman girls' basketball team is no exception. The girls finished the season with a 12- 2 record, 7-1 in Western Division play, including 30-point victories over Barrington, Tiverton and Cumberland. More ... Artist Jason Hamel makes pictures as pretty as postcards. In fact, his designs are postcards, and his new line, the Tall Ships Challenge, is currently available around town. Hamel also has an additional photograph collection, which will follow in the wake of the Tall Ships showcase. Postcards celebrating 350 years of Jamestown are expected in the stores by the summer season. More ... The problems surrounding 14 Clinton Ave., the future home of Jack's Electric, are getting more complex by the day. After the Planning Commission denied approval of the revised plans for the building at the monthly meeting last Wednesday, the Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday was advised by counsel to not consider their application for a special use permit for shared parking. More ... Planning Commission members showed wear as they continued a hearing on a contentious request to amend a development plan for a newly built house on Clinton Avenue. Applicant Jack Brittain of Windridge Properties was denied a recommendation for a parking amendment required for the third floor of the building, at the board's May 16 meeting. More ... The Tree Preservation and Protection Committee discussed damage to pine trees on the golf course at their May 15 meeting. The superintendent of the Jamestown Golf Course, Joe Mistowski, told the committee that over the last five to six years, the course has lost approximately 120 pine trees to the turpentine beetle. More ... The Newport Artisans Fair will be held on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3, at the Elks Club Lodge on the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Pelham Street in Newport. Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... The Newport Public Library, located at 300 Spring St., will offer a pirate storytelling performance at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 26, in the lower level program room. head of children's services, Paula Dugan, will perform in costume as Privateer Mad Miranda Stinkfoot. Children ages 4 and up will hear tales of buccaneers and booty, treasure and treachery and strange mysteries of the sea. More ... Each spring since 1970, seniors at Rocky Hill School have spent four weeks immersed in an internship that is meant to broaden their high school experience and, for many, provide a glimpse at the field they plan to study in college. Beginning on April 23, the senior class no longer commuted to school, but to work. They each spent 100 hours in the field, and had a site visit from their adviser. More ... As a fun alternative to going to the beach and traditional summer camps, Johnson & Wales University is offering individual cooking classes for adults and weeklong camps for kids and teens this summer. The College of Culinary Arts is offering the programs for anyone interested in expanding their culinary skills. More ... Island Progressives is sponsoring a "peace picnic" at Brenton Point State Park, on Ocean Drive, Newport, this Memorial Day, May 28, from 1 to 6 p.m. All are invited to join the group for this family-friendly community building event. They will present a "Peace House" display with in-depth information about the devastating effects of the Iraq war. More ... The U.S. Coast Guard, owners of the Beavertail lighthouse, will soon transfer ownership of the facility to the General Service Administration; then the state Department of Environmental Management will petition for ownership. More ... The Seabee Museum and Memorial Park at Davisville, an organization for retired Seabees, will dedicate a new replica "Fighting Seabee" at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 26, on the grounds of the museum. State officials, as well as retired and active Seabees are expected to attend. The ceremony is free and open to the public. More ... The Jamestown Community Farm at East Shore Road and the old Eldridge Avenue opens this weekend on Saturday, May 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. Bob Sutton, former Jamestown town manager and co-founder of the farm, will be on hand to help volunteers get the planting started for the farm's seventh season of growing food to help the needy. More ... The Visiting Nurse Services will hold free blood pressure clinics the first Thursday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Jamestown library. The first clinic will be on Thursday, June 5, in the Sydney L. Wright Museum room. For more information, call the library at 423-7280. More ... URI The following students received graduate degrees from the University of Rhode Island at the May 19 commencement ceremony. Tanya Roberts, MBA; Laurel A. Wing, MLIS; Kathleen D. Brown, MA, Communication Studies; Mildred E. Howe, MA, Education; Andrew J. Smith, AUD, Doctorate in Audiology; Charles K. More ... |
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