
Results 1 - 20 of 62 in Little Compton, RI
Mandate city, school consolidations argues Avedisian
... the state, including North Kingstown Town Manager Michael Embury, and Senator Louis DiPalma (Newport, Little Compton, Middletown, Tiverton), who is chairman. Avedisian also told the committee that the city and school department have consolidated ... Comment?
Fast work by the Coast Guard saved a large sailboat that had drifted perilously close to the rocky Westport/Little Compton shore in foul weather on Halloween night. Comment?
... the son of the late John J. and the late Norma E. (Hayden) Lee, he grew up in Attleboro and lived in Little Compton, RI before settling in Fairhaven 27 years ago. Jack worked in the commercial fishing industry before his illness 17 years ago. He was ... Comment?
... Augusta. She is also survived by her brother, Robert Chace of Woonsocket, R.I.; two sisters, Joyce Helger of Little Compton, R.I., and Carolyn Moore of Dighton, Mass.; special friends, Buffie Peabody and her family of Augusta and Gardiner, Arlita ... Comment?
A challenging time to be R.I.'s new chief justice
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Paul Suttell likes to listen to Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. He's a history buff and has a membership at the Sakonnet Golf Club in Little Compton. Comment?
R.I. Kitchen & Bath in Warwick will hold its "Visiting Chef Series" event this Saturday, November 14, 2009 from noon to 2:00 pm featuring Chef Paul Wade of Pietra Restaurant in the newly renovated Stone House in Little Compton. Comment?
One-quarter of students at one Little Compton school absent
... The good news? Only 30 students were missing on Monday, "which means we're pretty much on the mend," he said. Little Compton wasn't alone. On Friday, 23 schools reported an absentee rate of 20 percent or more. Of that number, nearly 70 percent were ... Comment?
Little Compton's school hard hit by suspected flu cases
... good news? Fifty kids came back to school on Monday, "which means we're pretty much on the mend," he said. Little Compton wasn't alone. On Friday, 23 schools in Rhode Island reported an absentee rate of 20 percent or higher. Of that number, nearly ... Comment?
H1N1 to blame for girl's death; new case probed
... ranged from 41 percent at St. James School in Lincoln to 87 percent at the Wilbur & McMahon School in Little Compton. "Overall, they went very well - better than expected," Gifford said of the clinics. Two children were taken to the hospital to make ... Comment?
First in Line: List of Schools Getting H1N1 Vaccine Monday
... Country Day School (after school) St. Rocco School (after school) LINCOLN- Saint James School (after school) LITTLE COMPTON- Wilbur and McMahon Schools (after school) NEW SHOREHAM- Block Island School (school day) NORTH KINGSTOWN- Fishing Cove ... Comment?
November for wine events to remember
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... Sakonnet Vineyards for more information (800) 998-8486. Sakonnet Vineyards is located at 162 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI November 1, 2009: Ponaganset Education Foundation presents a wine tasting at Chester's restaurant from 4pm-7pm. Cost is ... Comment?
Herewith, my complement of useless information
... "riding the pine." And if a batter gets beaned, the pitcher "rung his bell." In St. Catherine's Church of Little Compton, there is a stained-glass window featuring Joseph the Carpenter - but his face is that of Edward Sousa, a local carpenter who ... Comment?
Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports
... ney to put toward a scholarship in the name of Michael Occhi, who was hit by a car while ridding his moped in Little Compton. ABC 6 reporter Malini Basu has that story .... Comment?
Teacher Killed in Hit and Run Remembered
... ney to put toward a scholarship in the name of Michael Occhi, who was hit by a car while ridding his moped in Little Compton. ABC 6 reporter Malini Basu has that story .... Comment?
Columnist Mark Patinkin: Herewith, my complement of useless information
... "riding the pine." And if a batter gets beaned, the pitcher "rung his bell." In St. Catherine's Church of Little Compton, there is a stained-glass window featuring Joseph the Carpenter - but his face is that of Edward Sousa, a local carpenter who ... Comment?
Birds of Monhegan captured on film
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... and is free and open to the public. Dennis began photographing birds in 1995 to document sightings in his Little Compton, R.I. yard. From that point forward, his curiosity and talent grew and today his images are used by commercial enterprises, the ... Comment?
Market Mobile cultivating new food products
Pink ginger from Wishing Stone Farm in Little Compton on its way to local chefs. Comment?
R.I. Foundation gives 'strategic' grants for local needs
... FirstWorks, Providence: $40,000. FosteringArts.org, Foster: $21,540. Island Moving Company, Newport: $30,500. Little Compton Historical Society: $11,960. New Urban Arts, Providence: $30,000. Providence City Arts for Youth, Inc.: $58,000. Rhode ... Comment?
Shipston's council office will close after appeal fails
... wouldna t be a service in Shipstona . This week, Coun Cheney said the office served an area stretching from Little Compton to Stratford. He said: a oeIt will be very inconvenient for people who wish to go and talk to somebody because theya re going ... Comment?
Central Falls High School to hold walk to remember teacher
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... Occhi, 45, an English teacher, was killed the night of July 30 in a hit-and-run accident on Peckham Road in Little Compton, where he lived. A former Little Compton teacher, Thomas J. Fennessey, 66, was charged with drunken-driving in connection with ... Comment?