The new sign will require lane closure overnight Thursday.
The Department of Transportation will install a sign overnight Thursday on the new Sakonnet River Bridge. The sign requires the closing of one lane, the right lane, on Route 24 south from the Sakonnet River Bridge to Exit 2 (Boyd's Lane). The lane will be closed overnight Thursday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. for this sign installation.
Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is offering the public a free guide to connecting with local, state and federal officials.
U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined local farmers Monday at Escobar’s Highland Farm in Portsmouth to announce a major new federal grant for the Rhode Island Dairy Farms Cooperative.
Got cheese? Rhody Fresh now does. Thanks to a $150,000 federal grant, Rhody Fresh Milk will offer a new Rhody Fresh cheese made from locally-produced milk. Last fall, Rhody Fresh Milk began offering an artisan cheese at local farmers markets. Thanks to this grant, the group of eight Rhode Island dairy farms will now increase production and supply its locally-made cheese in markets throughout the state. U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced the federal grant at a special visit to Escobar's Farm in Portsmouth on Monday. The federal funds are being awarded in an effort to help local dairy farms create jobs and increase production. "People want and need locally-produced foods. They also want to be assured they can buy locally-produced foods…
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5:36 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Compulsive Liar Syndrome - Buzzle www.buzzle.com/articles/compulsive-liar-syndrome.html by Omkar Phatak - in 197 Google+ circles Compulsive liar syndrome is a difficult mental disease, to deal with. This article discusses the various issues connected with compulsive lying syndrome which ... more ›
Former Newport Mayor Stephen Waluk said it is important for Aquidneck Island to have a voice on the RITBA board.
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority board voted Wednesday to re-elect David Darlington, of North Kingstown, as chairman and former Newport Mayor Stephen Waluk as vice chairman. Waluk was first appointed to the RITBA board by Governor Carcieri in 2005 and was recently reappointed by Governor Chafee for another four year term. "I am happy to be re-elected as Vice Chair of the RITBA," said Waluk. "It is important that Newport and Aquidneck Island have a voice on this board." Last year, Rhode Island's General Assembly approved to move two additional bridges into RIBTA's jurisdiction and install tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge to fund the maintenance. The law has been met by strong opposition by East Bay lawmakers and …
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11:39 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013
How many people does it take to hire a contractor to paint a bridge??? In Rhode Island it takes 150 people and $5 million a year to hire someone else to do all the work - when are people going to say "enough is enough" This "tax" could go to something more useful, like education, or back in resident's pockets to they could buy more stuff from local vendors. more ›
A bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed 56-15.
Sixteen years after legislation was initially introduced in Rhode Island, same-sex marriage is now legal in the Ocean State. On Thursday afternoon, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the legislation with a vote of 56-15. "This is a great day in Rhode Island, not just for the many Rhode Island families who will now get the recognition and equality that they so richly deserve, and not only for the thousands who have been fighting for decades for the dignity and rights of all citizens," said House Speaker Gordon Fox, the first openly gay House Speaker in the nation who has cosponsored the legislation every year. "It is also a wonderful day for the generations of future Rhode Islanders who may never know a time when some …
1:48 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
I know I am delayed. It should have never of even been an issue. Distraction. more ›
Senator Christopher Ottiano, a sponsor of the bill, has withdrawn this controversial proposal after hearing from many Prudence Island residents.
Senator Christopher Ottiano (Dist. 11, Portsmouth and Bristol) has withdrawn his bill, which would create a "Prudence Island Ferry Authority" to help resolve the problem of ferry service for Prudence Island residents. While Ottiano's Senate bill 532 has been withdrawn, an identical House bill, H-5600, sponsored by Reps. Raymond Gallison, John G. Edwards, Dennis Canario and Kenneth Marshall, has been referred to the House Finance Committee. The bill, if approved, would create a quasi-governmental body with members of Portsmouth and Bristol governments. The authority would determine the course of action to resolve Prudence Island's current ferry problem. As of Dec. 1, ferry services between Bristol's mainland and Prudence Island, a part…
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8:53 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
You got it East Side@, bottom line here is tax increases and I suspect that the resident of PI, figured it out also and that was their concern as well, that may be they would be the ones only taxed, (though not sure on that). In these econmic times, that last thing we need is more taxes. I say let the residents deal with the Council in advertising and negoiating with as private contractor do this… more ›
The Portsmouth Town Council heard the details of the town's five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) on Monday and Tuesday nights. Here are the top expensive projects on the Short List.
The Portsmouth Town Council reviewed Portsmouth's five-year Capital Improvement Plan in two workshops on Monday and Tuesday night. The town is preparing to borrow funds for some major projects, which includes paving all of Portsmouth's raods, upgrades at Sandy Point Beach and playground improvements. The Capital Improvement Plan also includes a loan program that would help Portsmouth residents pay to upgrade their home spectic systems, reports The Sakonnet Times. The entire Capital Improvement Plan for Portsmouth is attached at right and can be found on the Portsmouth, RI, website. Here are the top 5 projects on Capital Improvement Plan's "Short List" of projects. The full list also includes the demolition of the former Elmhurst …
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6:17 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Got that right, keep the government out of private business and no subsidies for any of this green pipe dream. If it was profitable private business would be all over it with out subsidies. Raping taxpayers is wrong. more ›
Roger Williams University hosted U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on May 1 to speak about the expected doubling of student loan interest rates.
Noting that more than 45,000 Rhode Island college graduates would face higher costs because of a scheduled doubling of the interest rate on student loans, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on May 1 told current students at Roger Williams University that he is working to avoid the hike. "They rely upon this need-based financial aid in order to make it through school, and we are at a moment in history where we need all the talent and all the educated men and women that we can muster," Reed said in a speech at the Global Heritage Hall Atrium just before noon. "The reality is that, students today are graduating with tremendous debt. It's not only affecting us from an educational standpoint, but from a macroeconomic standpoint." Reed explained that he is …
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3:13 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
How about working to ease the toll burden on the East Bay. more ›
The current 3.4-percent interest rate on federal Stafford Student Loans will double on July 1 unless Congress acts.
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) is scheduled to speak at Roger Williams University this morning to call for Congressional action on student loan interest rates, which will double to 6.8 percent on July 1. Reed will join students and faculty at a planned 11:30 a.m. speaking program at the Global Heritage Hall Atrium on Old Ferry Road. According to a release provided by RWU, the average college graduate in 2007 carried about $17,000 in debt; in 2012, that number was $27,250 — a 58-percent increase. Reed is expected to speak about a bill he submitted to freeze student loan interest rates for two years to allow Congress another chance to address the recent explosion in student debt. University President Donald J. Farish and students, including at …
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Parking violations are $50 this year, an increase of $25 over last year.
It's that time of year again. Effective May 1, Newport's parking season begins. The fine for parking violations are $50 this year, up $25 over last year. Meters Metered parking will be in effect from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily, including weekends and holidays. The fee for parking in a metered space is $1.25 per hour. The fee for the Memorial Boulevard meters at Easton’s Beach is $2 per hour. All city meters accept credit cards or coins. Pay & Display units located at the Touro Street lot and Long Wharf lot accept credit cards, bills and coins. The rate at the Touro St. and Long Wharf lots is $1.25 per hour in 1 hour increments. A Resident sticker does not permit residents to park for free at metered spaces. Municipal Parking Lots The …
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12:00 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Perhaps the sign should read: NO TOLLS FOR TROLLS. (troll: "A supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore, variously portrayed as a friendly or mischievous dwarf or as a giant, that lives in caves, in the hills, or under bridges.") more ›