Sunday, October 9, 2011
Catch up with all the week's top headlines from the South Kingstown Patch in one place.
More than a year after their discovery, University of Rhode Island officials unveiled several wall murals that had been covered up and forgotten for 43 years. The paintings, which are in the foyer of the auditorium in Edwards Hall, were painted by Providence resident and graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design Gino Conti during the depression era and then covered up with sheetrock during a remodeling project in the 1960s. Read more... The Massachusetts-based Friendly Ice Cream Corporation announced today that it will shut down 63 of its locations, including the Friendlys Restaurant located at 600 Kingstown Road in Wakefield. The move comes on the heels of the company filing a voluntary petition for bankruptcy this week. Friendlys …
Sunday, September 11, 2011
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After back-to-back seasons without a winning record, the South Kingstown High School girls’ volleyball team may be one of the best teams in their division this season, a claim they were able to make for many years. The Rebels finished 7-7 last year and 7-11 the year before. But in their previous five seasons, South Kingstown was a combined 66-24, including an appearance in the state finals in 2005. Read more... Nickelodeon legend and current Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson took to the stage and told tales about his life and career in acting in front of an overflow crowd Tuesday night at Edwards Auditorium at the University of Rhode Island. Thompson, who starred in films like 'D2: The Mighty Ducks' and 'Heavyweights' as a kid…
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Get the week's top headlines from the South Kingstown Patch in one place with our Week In Review.
After the final night of the Rhode Island State Lifeguard Tournament came to a close and final points were tallied on Second Beach in Middletown Saturday night, a clear victor emerged as Narragansett Lifeguards had outswam, outrescued, and outpaddled lifeguards from throughout the state. The eight teams spent six days competing in 25 events for the 2011 Rhode Island Lifeguard Tournament title. Of the seven eligible teams, Narragansett racked up 205 points, with Westerly in Second Place with 184 points and Scarborough in third with 125 points. Wheeler took fourth with 114, and East Matunuck finished the competition in fifth place with 110 points. Read more... Dozens of Verizon employees remain on strike today after taking to the busy Tower …
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
A Wakefield man with an extensive history of burglary confessed over the weekend in East Greenwich to a series of break-ins in Matunuck,Wakefield and Tower Hill after he was arrested for robbbing a Narragansett Dunkin' Donuts according to local police officials. Allan Jett, 54, of 86 Winter St. in Wakefield was arrested on a charge of breaking and entering after being found with the cash register from a Narragansett Dunkin’ Donuts in his car while it was parked behind an East Greenwich Cumberland Farms early Saturday morning. Read more... On Tuesday afternoon four lone travellers rode the state Public Transit Authority’s bus route 14. One was dressed in a suit, sunken into a seat toward the back with a pair of headphones. A woman, casting …
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Get caught up with our Week In Review, a rundown of this week's top stories from the South Kingstown Patch.
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
The 27th Annual Snug Harbor Parade took off from Hartford Avenue at 6:00 p.m. yesterday, winding its way down West Street toward Gooseberry Road as hundreds gathered to watch and cheer. Participation was open to everyone, and those choosing to march ranged from the Snug Harbor Fire Department, which led the parade in its new 2011 fire engine, to floats celebrating the Boston Bruins’ Stanley Cup win. Read more... Complaints Mount Over Facilities At East Matunuck State Beach By next Memorial Day, a $4 million pavilion complete with concession stands, bathrooms and showers will border the high dunes and sandy coastline at East Matunuck State Beach, but until then beachgoers are paying out for sub-par facilities according to officials. Despite…
