Teen book group to meet
      The Middle School Book Group will meet Friday, July 13, to discuss "The Black Duck," by award-winning Rhode Island author, Janet Taylor Lisle. The Black Duck takes place in coastal Rhode Island during the Prohibition era. A Historical fiction book, it is also full of intrigue. Black Duck is one o...
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4-H fair on tap July 7 to 9
      It is fair time in Southern Rhode Island. The Southern RI 4-H Fair will be held July 7 to 9 at the Washington County Fairgrounds on Route 112 in Richmond. Opening ceremonies are at 5 p.m., Friday, July 7, with closing ceremonies at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 9. Opening is at 8 a.m. each day.
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Bench to be dedicated for Jacquard
      A memorial bench will be dedicated to Tom Jacquard on July 4 at noon at the town tennis courts at the corner of Watson and Lawn Avenues. Jacquard, an avid tennis player who died two years ago at the age of 54, will be honored by his friends and family with a bench placed at one of his favorite is...
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NKHS 10th reunion planned
      The North Kingstown High School Class of 1997 is planning a 10-year reunion event for Saturday, Aug. 11. The party will be at the Harborside Grill in East Greenwich, beginning at 5 p.m. and a daytime picnic is also being planned.
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Classic cars visit Newport mansions
      America's top car collectors and more than a dozen auto racing celebrities are coming to Newport from July 27 to 29, for the William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. Concours d'Elegance at the Newport Mansions. The event will honor modern racing legends Dan Gurney and Sir Stirling Moss with Lifetime Achieveme...
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Glad grads
     Four Jamestown students graduated on June 8 from the Pennfield School in Portsmouth. The eighth grade graduates are, from left, Austen Novis, Billy van der Wal, Matthew Archer and Christopher Waterman. Photo by Onne van der Wal
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