Would this picture look better with a road cutting across the middle?
I'm sure this is an oversimplification, but when Jack and I visited the Glen Ridge Farm on Frank Coelho Drive this afternoon, all I could think about was how beautiful this spot is, how perfect' [...]
photo courtesy PHS
The Portsmouth High School production of "Twelve Angry Jurors" (né "Twelve Angry Men") ends its run this weekend with performances at 7pm tonight and tomorrow at the PHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults.
This is a really good show, which you'll know' [...]
There was a meeting last night of about 30 Portsmouth citizens to form an organization called the Island Park Crime Watch Committee, and according to multiple sources who were present, a slate of officers was elected and bylaws were approved.
Full disclosure up front: Members of this group have been involved [...]
If you've been on the northern part of East Main Road in Portsmouth, you've probably noticed new construction going on at the old gas station next to Pizza Hollywood, and according to Director of Business Development Bill Clark, it will be a new gas station.
"The old service station and underground" [...]
Sen. Jack Reed will be hosting his 19th annual college financial aid workshop this coming Monday, Nov 23, at the Lincoln campus of Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), according to an e-mail from his office. The 90-minute workshop will feature Q&A and panelists from the RI Higher Education Authority, [...]
The Glen Ridge (alpaca) farm is on the agenda at the Planning Board tonight, and the Preserve Portsmouth folks will be attending, according to a note sent to supporters this afternoon.
There is a very important meeting this evening in regards to the Glen Ridge Farm decision. Please do your very [...]
photo by Jack McDaid
by Karen McDaid
Scampi Restaurant in Portsmouth had a full house last evening for a "Spirit of New Orleans" dinner to benefit a humanitarian trip by local high school students.
Sylvia Wedge, Cynthia Perotti, and Marilyn King were on hand from the School [...]
Stephen Colbert had big fun tonight at the expense of RI Gov. Donald Carcieri and his veto last week of a bill that would have permitted [...]
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For the first time since absentee tracking began earlier this month, Portsmouth public schools were all below the state average last Thursday and Friday, based on data provided by the RI Department of Education (RIDE). While it's still way too early in [...]
Lcross impact site. Photo courtesy NASA
At a press conference this morning, NASA researchers with the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCross) team announced that last month's impact experiment had produced definitive evidence of water in a shadowed crater near the Moon's south pole.
In a statement posted [...]
Newport's Trinity Church will be rocking to the sounds of the 50's and 60's this weekend at the premiere of the "Rydell High & Bandstand Reunion," an interactive revue featuring a couple of Portsmouth's local musical talents, Chris and Diane Myers. From the show's Facebook page:
"Rydell High" [...]
Jeff Jarvis speaks with participants.
More than 150 localbloggers, journalists, media execs, and academics gathered at the City University of New York (CUNY) grad school of journalism today for the third annual conference on new models for news, this year focusing on local news blogging.
"What we're seeing happening'" [...]
Well, Rupert Murdoch has threatened to take all News Corp's content behind a paywall and yank it out of Google, according to a SkyNews interview. If I understand him right, he also thinks that the doctrine of fair use is suspect. No, seriously. Hop on over to YouTube and' [...]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy issued a statement this evening on the occasion of the historic passage (220-215) of health care reform in the US House of Representatives. And he began, appropriately enough, with a quote from his father. If you stayed up tonight watching CSPAN, I was there with you, and [...]
Wanted to pass along this note from Ocean State Action, urging folks to call their congressperson this weekend with action coming up on the robust health care reform bill HR 3962 (OpenCongress, Thomas)
Subject: MAKE A CALL NOW - House bill coming this weekend
Rep. Jim Langevin - 202-225-2735
Rep. Patrick [...]
In search of low-hanging fruit in operational consolidation, the school committees of Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport will be meeting for a joint workshop on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7pm in the Oliphant School in Middletown. On the agenda:
AGENDA
I. Discussion of Areas For Potential Collaboration or Regionalization
Island wide payroll system
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Heard from our state Reps. Ray Gallison and Amy Rice, who passed along a letter they sent to the PUC last week, expressing their concern over the (shelved) plan to close the public access studio and the longer-term threat which new PUC rules continue to pose.
October 28, 2009
Elia Germani, Esq., [...]
Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts has launched a new campaign web site for her re-election bid, according to an e-mail sent to supporters.
Clean, straightforward design with prominent links to social media tools, and Portsmouth residents will get a kick out of seeing one of our Town Councilors behind Roberts on [...]
Sen. Chuck Levesque responded immediately to my e-mail about proposed PUC cable access regulation changes, and followed up with the RI Senate Policy office, passing along this response a few minutes ago from Director Marie Ganim:
"There was such a strong adverse reaction to the proposed closure of the Portsmouth" [...]
There is a hearing tomorrow at the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission that may determine whether the cable TV public access studio in Portsmouth remains open. Their Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has proposed new rules, according to their Web site, which would allow for the reduction in [...]
The RI Department of Education (RIDE) has begun posting daily attendance reports from all schools in the state, Commissioner Deborah Gist's office announced today. The reports, which have been provided to the Dept. of Health for two years to assist in tracking diseases like H1N1, are available on the' [...]
If you want a last cup of chowda to hold you over the long winter, today is your last shot at Flo's clam shack in Island Park. I know where I'm having lunch...
Update: Okay, make that dinner. Thick, Sunday chowder, perfect for a brisk afternoon. See you in the spring.
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