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School capital budget reviewed By Michaela Kennedy The School Committee reviewed the capital reserve budget in its continuing series of school budget discussions last Thursday, Feb. 8. The next workshop is slated for tonight at Lawn Avenue School, and the general budget will be discussed. The committee opened the meeting with a moment of silence f... More ... For the record In the "Water plant construction could begin this summer" article written by Dotti Farrington, the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency (RICWFA) is the fund administrator of the State Revolving Loan Funds for Wastewater Pollution Control and for Safe Drinking Water Projects. As such, the RICWFA ... More ... Single-family home application recommended for approval By Michaela Kennedy The Planning Commission approved a proposal to construct a new house, and continued reviewing two others at its Feb. 7 meeting, with a quorum of four out of seven board members. Three commissioners supported the application for Rosemary Baron to build a two-bedroom house on North Bayview Drive. More ... Safe bike, walk routes to school are aim of local study By Michaela Kennedy A new grassroots effort has spun into action to create and encourage safe bicycle riding and walking on the island. The group of volunteers, called Rolling Agenda, is working to define and fund a study of best land use for the Jamestown school grounds and perimeter. More ... Chamber music concert Sunday The Redwood Library and Athenaeum will host a concert featuring Janara Khassenova on piano and violinist Arman Mourzagaliev on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2:30 p.m. in the library at 50 Bellevue Ave. in Newport. Included in the program will be Robert Schumann's Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Minor, opus... More ...
By Adrienne Downing The Lawn school girls' basketball team waited through threefourths of their season for a win, but when the opportunity came they made sure the win was a convincing one. "We had played Martin early in the year and we lost to them, but when we played them the second time, we shot well and played wel... More ... Time to register for baseball Baseball players can register early by picking up forms at the recreation center or at Baker's Pharmacy. Forms can also be downloaded at http://www.jamestownri.com/. Inperson sign-ups will occur Wednesday, Feb. 21, Thursday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, Feb 28, at the Community Center from 5:30 to 7 p. More ... Council accepts $75,000 grant to hire new police officer By Dotti Farrington Town Councilors agreed Monday to accept a $75,000 federal grant to hire another police offi- cer, as originally awarded in 2004. The addition will enable the police department to have 15 full-time members. The grant has been on hold since first approved, mainly because of budgeting considerations. More ... Library received incorrect IRS forms The IRS sent 6,000 public libraries incorrect 1040X forms and instructions. The incorrect forms bear the revision date, "REV. December 2006." The correct forms have a revision date of February 2007. Twenty-five copies of the correct 1040X forms and 10 copies of instruction have not arrived at the... More ... |
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