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Motorcyclist dies after North Kingstown crash

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Motorcyclist dies after North Kingstown crash

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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A 24-year-old Cranston man has died after a motorcycle crash in North Kingstown. Rhode Island State Police said Parker Smith was traveling north on Route 4 just before 3 a.m. Friday when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a Jersey barrier along the Story Lane overpass. He was then thrown from the bike. Smith was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. North Kingstown and East Green…See the Story

Biomes Marine Biology Center: New England’s hands-on marine education

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Biomes Marine Biology Center: New England’s hands-on marine education

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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Biomes Marine Biology Center is New England’s only private marine education facility and the region’s most hands-on aquarium. Since 1989, it has provided interactive marine biology programs with more than seven touch tanks featuring creatures from Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Designed for both school-age children and adults, the center offers an educational experience beyond a typical aquarium visit. Visitors …Read Article

A Time-Tested Reading Curriculum All Rhode Island Schools Should Get Behind

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A Time-Tested Reading Curriculum All Rhode Island Schools Should Get Behind

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Kerry-Ann Edmondson, known as ‘Miss Kerry’ to her first-grade students at the Compass School, a charter school in North Kingstown, uses the University of Florida Learning Institute reading curriculum to help achieve reading fluency. (Photo by Julia Steiny for Rhode Island Current)In a buzzy first-grade classroom at Compass School in North Kingstown, kids greet friends while leisurely working on the “Do Now” tasks posted on the white board. Some …See the Story

[Opinion] Conflict of interest – Unpaid position – Revolving door – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Where the petitioner, a former member of the North Kingstown Town Council, has requested an advisory opinion regarding whether he may serve as a member of the North Kingstown Planning Commission prior to the expiration of one year following the petitioner’s severance from his position as a town councilor, he may do so because there is no stipend or other remuneration associated with service as a member of the planning commission.Opinion · North Kingstown See the Story

CRMC orders Quidnessett to come up with a plan to remove seawall, restore shoreline • Rhode Island Current

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State coastal regulators have given Quidnessett Country Club 30 days to submit a plan to remove a seawall built without permission along its shoreline more than two years ago. (Photo by Save the Bay staff)Six months after state coastal regulators rejected a North Kingstown country club’s attempt to seek retroactive permission for a seawall built along its property line, the dispute — and the wall — still stand. But maybe not for much longer. A u…North Kingstown · North Kingstown Read Article

NK chemistry teacher climbs aboard one of final rides of URI research vessel

Richard Sweetman loves teaching chemistry at North Kingstown High School. Yet, he’s still a researcher at heart. That’s why he climbed aboard The Endeavor, the University of Rhode Island’s research vessel, for one of its final outings last week.North Kingstown · North Kingstown Read Article

I Live in Rhode Island—and These Are My Favorite Hidden Gems in the Ocean State

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Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but there's no shortage of things to do.DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images Wickford is a small village in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode IslandRhode Island—blink and you could miss this tiny state on a map. But what this corner of New England lacks in size, it over-delivers with classic East Coast charm.It’s no secret Rhode Island’s popularity has soared in recent years. Blame what you will—its oh…North Kingstown · North Kingstown Read Article

Rhode Island police arrest 5 in fraud, drug, assault cases - Newport Dispatch

NORTH KINGSTOWN — Rhode Island State Police arrested five people on fraud, drug and assault charges during a two-day operation June 3-4. Jesse Tomlinson, 36, of 1555 Tower Hill Road, North Kingstown, was arrested June 3 by members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section of Massachusetts asNorth Kingstown · North Kingstown Read Article

Boys Lacrosse: Rebels complete story arc, beat Skippers in OT

In late March, when boys lacrosse teams were still finalizing their rosters, North Kingstown shut out South Kingstown 5-0 in a scrimmage. It didn’t count for anything in the standings, but that was the Rebels’ starting point in a new…North Kingstown · North Kingstown Read Article

NK to delay seeking RIDE approval of middle school plan

North Kingstown School Superintendent Kenneth Duva announced this week that the town will be delaying a request for state approval of a revised plan for the new Wickford Middle School and improvements at all other schools until September.North Kingstown · North Kingstown Read Article

State officials will close local homeless shelter

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State officials, while pulling the funding for a Kingston homeless shelter, are not responding to questions about their reasons for closing it.North Kingstown · North Kingstown See the Story

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