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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Manager Contract Acquired; Item Not on Tuesday’s Agenda

According to a copy of the contract, Narragansett’s interim town manager will be paid $111,000 a year.

Based on a copy of the contract signed by Narragansett interim town manager Richard Kerbel and sent to Patch, he will make a yearly salary of about $111,000 – $2.134.62 a week – in the position. According to dates in the contract, Kerbel and the town council president, James Callaghan, signed it on Feb. 7 in front of two witnesses. The contract agreement was first drawn up on Feb. 5. Most of the contract’s items were already benefits received either by former town manager Grady Miller, or former interim town manager and current police chief Dean Hoxsie. Other provisions and clauses in the contract: The council has a work session on Hurricane Sandy clean-up scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Both …

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Marie

5:42 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013

Agreed Mr. Riley... but will the Dems on this Council do this? The unions have three votes now... and are ostriches.   more ›

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Kerbel Offered Interim Manager Job Over Hoxsie

Unless the Narragansett Town Council is unable to reach an agreement with Richard Kerbel, he will take over as interim town manager from Narragansett Police Chief Dean Hoxsie.

NARRAGANSETT - About an hour after he received a standing ovation from residents, the Narragansett Town Council voted 3-2 to essentially remove interim town manager Dean Hoxsie from the position. In his place, the council appointed Richard Kerbel as interim manager, which elicited a mixture of surprise and laments from the crowd of about 80 that stayed until the end of Monday night's meeting. As councilors hastily voted to adjourn the meeting moments after the vote, one person from the stunned crowd yelled, “You should be ashamed,” which was preceded and followed by murmuring and light booing. The appointment is contingent on Kerbel reaching agreement on a contract with the town, but that appears to be a formality based on comments by the …

steve

3:22 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013

interim manager did awful job 1st week with snow.where the heck did u get him he brings nothing to table.council is doing awful job.embarrassed to watch on tv.should have gave Hoxie a chance he did well with sandy. diplomias mean nothing without experience   more ›

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Narragansett Police Log: November 3-6

In a four-day period, police make two arrests, and a town council member finds a phone.

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Narragansett Man Arrested for Warrant Alan K. Longtin, 48, of 225 Sand Hill Cove Road, Narragansett, was arrested at about 8:13 a.m. on Nov. 3. Police said a Fourth Division District Court warrant was out for Longtin’s arrest for failing to appear at a court hearing related to a Narragansett police charge of driving with a suspended license. According to police, an officer familiar with Longtin from past arrests saw him driving on Point Judith Road near Jerry’s Hardware. A check with dispatchers confirmed a warrant out for his arrest, and a traffic stop was made near Sunset Farm. …

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Friday, October 26, 2012

[VIDEO] Narragansett Town Council Forum

We have the full, hour-long video from the Narragansett Town Council forum on Wednesday night.

Couldn't make it out to hear the forum for Narragansett Town Council candidates on Wednesday night? Have no fear! Thanks to the League of Women Voters, we're able to provide a full copy of that forum, which featured nine of the 10 candidates for office. The video is attached to this story. If you can't watch it on here for some reason, the forums are also being run back on both the Cox and Verizon cable systems. So, pull up a chair and take part in the democratic process! Want to be e-mailed when we have new election coverage? Click the "keep me posted!" button below. Want our election hub page, with all of the other forum videos and profiles of the candidates? Click here! Note: We should also have the Narragansett School Committee forum …

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