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There are just certain things that deserve a slightly different take. At least that's what I've found in covering local politics. Traditional reporting can only go so far. In Other Business, we'll explore, analyze and highlight the issues of the day. more »
Oct 6, 2011 in In Other Business
Busses and Meetings and Cooking, Oh My!
From enrollment figures to a worthwhile program at Rogers High School, here's what we'll be looking at this week in Newport's schools... more »
Oct 17, 2011 in Education Beat
Managing the City
When City Manager Edward F. Lavallee announced his retirement this past summer, the news immediately set off a process to find his successor. more »
Oct 17, 2011 in In Other Business
Report: Deal Reached on Municpal Pension Plans
It's Pension Day at the State House, and with it comes news that could have implications for Newport and other surrounding towns. more »
Oct 18, 2011 in In Other Business
The Pension Debate: Watching Paiva-Weed
Now that a comprehensive pension reform package has been sent to the General Assembly, eyes turn toward Newport state Sen. M. Teresa Paiva-Weed (D), who as Senate President features to play a prominent role in the ongoing debate. more »
Oct 19, 2011 in In Other Business
Miss the Bus to RHS? There's an Option - For Now
Trying to curb chronic absenteeism, the school department issued a new RIPTA van to get students to Rogers High School. Here's a glimpse at how many students are using the new mode of transportation. more »
Oct 26, 2011 in Education Beat (1 Comments)
Which is Wider? Sidewalks or Side Streets
Newport is well known for its narrow streets. But with the recent improvements to Washington Square, it could make a name for itself with its wide sidewalks. more »
Nov 7, 2011 in In Other Business
Final Paving Under Way at Washington Square
A more than decade-long project that hopes to restore Washington Square to its historic prominence is nearing completion. more »
Nov 8, 2011 in In Other Business
Photo: November's Calm Seas
A lobsterman patrols the eastern shores of Fort Adams on Tuesday. Unseasonably warm temperatures and light winds made for ideal conditions on the bay. more »
Nov 8, 2011 in In Other Business
Free Screening of Race to Nowhere
Are students today pushed to their limits with homework, extracurricular activities, and parental pressures to achieve the pinnacle of success at a young age? Two local groups will examine that question in a free screening of The Race to Nowhere. more »
Nov 9, 2011 in Education Beat
Race to Nowhere Trailer
Race to Nowhere offers a close-up look at the pressures on today's students, offering an intimate view of lives packed with activities. more »
Nov 9, 2011 in Our Blogs
Sweets for Our Troops
In what can only be described as a truly sweet treat, students from Underwood Elementary School showed an enormous level of generosity by donating their trick-or-treating candy that they collected on Halloween to troops overseas. more »
Nov 9, 2011 in Education Beat
On The Docket: Pension Reform, Open Space, and Queen Anne Square
The city's November council meeting is filled to the brim with issues from pension reform to Queen Anne Square. more »
Nov 9, 2011 in In Other Business (1 Comments)
Forget the Regular Pad and Pencil, iPads Debut in Classroom
As part of a pilot program, students at St. Michael's Country Day School are being taught how to use Mac iPads in the classroom. more »
Nov 14, 2011 in Our Blogs (1 Comments)
Pennfield Puts the "Giving" in Thanksgiving
Helping fill the MLK Community Center's Food Pantry, students from the Pennfield School donated over 1900 nonperishable food and health items just in time for Thanksgiving. more »
Nov 22, 2011 in Education Beat
Changing the Meaning of "Pot"
Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Wednesday joined with his counterpart from Washington State to lobby federal regulators to reclassify marijuana as a drug with accepted medical uses. more »
Nov 30, 2011 in In Other Business
Raising Money One Coffee Cup at a Time
In an effort to raise money for the Thompson Middle School POWER Program, Cumberland Farms on Broadway is donating 20 cents from every beverage purchase to the school through the month of December. more »
Dec 5, 2011 in Education Beat
Commissioner Reaches Decision on Lawsuit
Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist released her decision on a lawsuit between a group of concerned Newport parents and the Newport School Committee over the design process of the new Claiborne d. Pell Elementary School on Dec. 7. more »
Dec 9, 2011 in Education Beat
Positively Newport Schools Meets to Discuss Pell Alternatives
Examining an alternative design plan for the new Claiborne d. Pell Elementary School, a public workshop put on by Positively Newport Schools took place on Sunday afternoon at the Newport Public Library. more »
Dec 12, 2011 in Education Beat (2 Comments)
Redrawing the Map
The battle lines over the state's proposed redistricting plan are being drawn between two of the state's top Democrats. more »
Dec 13, 2011 in In Other Business
A Friendly Game of Basketball
What started as a simple idea to raise money for a local family, turned into reality last Thursday at Thompson, as members of the TMS fifth grade class took on their teachers in the school’s first teacher vs. student basketball game for a cause. more »
Dec 13, 2011 in Education Beat
Queen Anne Square Vote Tonight
City Council members are scheduled to take up one of the more controversial issues of recent memory tonight: a gift by the Newport Restoration Foundation to install a memorial to the late Doris Duke in Queen Anne Square. more »
Dec 14, 2011 in In Other Business (1 Comments)
An Update on Truancy in Newport Schools
Attending the Newport School Committee's Regular monthly meeting was Student Attendance Facilitator Eddie Merritt, who provided a glimpse at just how many students are truant thus far this school year. more »
Dec 14, 2011 in Education Beat
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