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  1. Mandate city, school consolidations argues Avedisian

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Warwickonline.com

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Warwick, RI, North Kingstown, RI, Newport, RI, Tiverton, RI, Middletown, RI

  2. Coast Guard pulls sailboat, aRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Newport This Week

    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.

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    Related Topix: Westport, MA

  3. John J. LeeRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | The Standard-Times

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  4. Wilma Palmer MoranRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 16 | VillageSoup

    ... 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 ...

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  5. A challenging time to be R.I.'s new chief justiceRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 15 | Providence Journal

    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.

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  6. Cooking Demonstration ...

    Friday Nov 13 | Warwickonline.com

    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.

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    Related Topix: Warwick, RI

  7. One-quarter of students at one Little Compton school absentRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Providence Journal

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Education Etc.

  8. Little Compton's school hard hit by suspected flu cases

    Monday Nov 9 | Providence Journal

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  9. H1N1 to blame for girl's death; new case probed

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Providence Journal

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Lincoln, RI, Family, Kids, Providence, RI

  10. First in Line: List of Schools Getting H1N1 Vaccine MondayRead the original story

    Monday Nov 2 | WLNE-TV Providence

    ... 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 ...

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  11. November for wine events to rememberRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 24, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Jarvis Green, New England Patriots, NFL Football, NFL Players, Events

  12. Herewith, my complement of useless informationRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2009 | Providence Journal

    ... "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 ...

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    Related Topix: Mario Puzo, Vocal, Providence, RI

  13. Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and SportsRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2009 | WLNE

    ... 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 ....

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    Related Topix: Central Falls, RI

  14. Teacher Killed in Hit and Run RememberedRead the original story

    Oct 24, 2009 | WLNE-TV Providence

    ... 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 ....

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    Related Topix: Central Falls, RI

  15. Columnist Mark Patinkin: Herewith, my complement of useless informationRead the original story

    Oct 23, 2009 | Providence Journal

    ... "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 ...

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    Related Topix: Mario Puzo, Vocal

  16. Birds of Monhegan captured on filmRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 23, 2009 | Village Soup

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife

  17. Market Mobile cultivating new food products

    Oct 19, 2009 | Providence Journal

    Pink ginger from Wishing Stone Farm in Little Compton on its way to local chefs.

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    Related Topix: Exeter, RI, West Kingston, RI, Kingston, RI, Providence, RI

  18. R.I. Foundation gives 'strategic' grants for local needs

    Oct 17, 2009 | Providence Journal

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Rhode Island, Newport, RI, Providence, RI, Foster, RI

  19. Shipston's council office will close after appeal fails

    Oct 17, 2009 | Cotswold Journal

    ... 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 ...

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  20. Central Falls High School to hold walk to remember teacherRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 16, 2009 | Providence Journal

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Central Falls, RI

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