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16 More Dean’s List Students!

Oh no, we’re not done with honoring people yet <3

Congrats are in order for the following fine students, who we’ve been notified have made the Dean’s List! For our past Dean’s List articles, click here. Want to be e-mailed when we post new Dean’s List honorees? Click the “keep me posted!” button below. And hey, do you have pictures of the proud honorees? Feel free to upload them to this template! Extra points for baby photos, or anything else embarrassing, of course. Without further adieu, the honorees, sorted by name (first name then last name).  

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23 Kingston Students on URI’s Dean List

Whoops – we forgot to include these people the other day!

So the other day, I ran a list of local Dean’s List honorees at the University of Rhode Island. The problem was, I forgot 23 people from West Kingston and Kingston! In true Rhode Island fashion, I only looked up the honorees from the South Kingstown, Narragansett and Saunderstown zip codes. And of course, West Kingston and Kingston has its own postal district. Without further adieu, here are 23 more honorees! Want to be e-mailed when we publish new Dean’s List recipients? Click the “keep me posted!” button below.

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15 More Locals Named to Dean’s Lists

Maybe you know these fine scholars – If so, congratulate them!

Congrats are in order for the following fine students, who we’ve been notified have made the Dean’s List! For our past Dean’s List articles, click here. Want to be e-mailed when we post new Dean’s List honorees? Click the “keep me posted!” button below. And hey, do you have pictures of the proud honorees? Feel free to upload them to this template! Extra points for baby photos, or anything else embarrassing, of course. Without further adieu, the honorees, sorted by name (first name then last name).  

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Stephen Greenwell

1:59 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013

Thanks for the suggestion, Laura! I did get some names from Bryant, so Adam's article is in the queue for tomorrow, actually.   more ›

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11 Locals Named to Dean’s Lists

Maybe you know these fine scholars – If so, congratulate them!

Congrats are in order for the following fine students, who we’ve been notified have made the Dean’s List! For our past Dean’s List articles, click here. Want to be e-mailed when we post new Dean’s List honorees? Click the “keep me posted!” button below. And hey, do you have pictures of the proud honorees? Feel free to upload them to this template! Extra points for baby photos, or anything else embarrassing, of course. Without further adieu, the honorees, sorted by name (first name then last name). I have also attached the PDF for Rhode Island College’s honorees, which are in alphabetical order. However, the college doesn’t provide hometowns – sorry about that!

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Pier School Advances to Boys’ Hoops Semifinals

Thanks to a win on Tuesday over Barrington, the Mariners are now in the boys’ basketball tournament semifinals.

A 45-38 win against the No. 3E seed Barrington on Tuesday has propelled the Pier School Mariners to the middle school boys’ basketball state tournament semifinals for the second time in three years. The Mariners are scheduled to play No. 1E Portsmouth at Portsmouth Middle School on Friday. However, thanks to the impending blizzard, there is a high probability this game will be shifted to Monday, Feb. 11 or later. The state title game is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Bay View Academy. Portsmouth will be a formidable foe for the Mariners – In addition to having home court advantage, the Patriots also beat No. 2S Curtis Corner Middle School 72-50 in the tournament quarterfinals. Curtis Corner was the only team in the Southern …

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Stephen Greenwell

1:16 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

And indeed, this game has been moved to Monday. For this and other cancellations, go here: http://patch.com/A-1Jvq   more ›

Curtis Corner, Pier School Look for Hoop Success

Both the Pier School and Curtis Corner Middle School have games today in the boys’ basketball state tournament.

The Narragansett Pier School looks to defend its home court today, while Curtis Corner Middle School will have to win on the road, in their respective middle school boys’ basketball tournament playoff games. The Mariners are the No. 1 seed from the Southern Division, and received a preliminary round bye as a result. Although both the Mariners and Curtis Corner finished 11-1, with the lone loss coming against each other, the Pier School led the Southern Division in points scored and points against. After the preliminary round bye, the Pier School beat No. 4E Kickemuit (Bristol-Warren) 69-29 in the opening round. Today, the Mariners host No. 3E Barrington at , as the Eagles upset No. 2N North Cumberland 65-45 to earn the game. As the No. 2S …

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255 Local Students On URI Dean’s List

If you see these fine folks, buy them a coffee, to further their long nights of studying and midnight oil burning.

Congratulations and salutations are in order for 255 local residents, as the University of Rhode Island has released its dean’s list recipients for the Fall 2012 semester. To qualify, full-time students must maintain a 3.3 quality point average for 12 credits. Part-time students can also earn the distinction for a 3.3 average over multiple semesters once they surpass that 12 credit threshold. A note about some of the names on these lists – Locations are provided by students in most cases, so some out-of-state graduates who now live in Narragansett, South Kingstown or Saunderstown are included in those towns’ results. Without further adieu, here are the 134 South Kingstown residents, in alphabetical order by last name: And here are the 87 …

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Weather Watches and Warnings

Gusting Winds Lead to Delays, Ferry Cancellations

Service for the Block Island Ferry is suspended for Thursday, and local schools are delayed an hour, thanks to 65 mile per hour wind gusts.

Thanks to wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour this morning, according to the National Weather Service, school districts in South County have delayed their start by one hour. The high wind warning is in effect until 10 a.m. The NWS estimates constant wind speeds of 25 to 35 miles per hour, with gusts up to 65, for all of Rhode Island and most of southern Massachusetts. As a result, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Chariho and Westerly have all delayed the start of classes today by one hour as of 7 a.m. To keep up with updates on these and other delays, check out the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association site here. Also, because of the high winds, all of the ferries to Block Island / New Shoreham have been cancelled today, according to the …

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Weather Watches and Warnings

Hey, It Snowed!

Share your pictures of this strange white precipitation on Patch.

After several months of relative calm, it finally looks a bit like Christmas, only about a month after the fact. Winter storm Jove brought about three to five inches of snow to the region, according to the National Weather Service. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Tuesday as a result. As of about midnight Monday, local schools have not instituted a delay or cancellation of any sort – Narragansett, South Kingstown, Chariho, Westerly and North Kingstown are still on schedule. For the list from the RIBA Cancellation System and AAA, click here. Have pictures of the snow you’d like to share? Upload them to our contribution template! I’ve started y’all off with a picture of a white deer on Clarke Road that I saw yesterday …

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‘Walk to School’ Scheduled for Wakefield Elementary Wednesday

Walk, don’t run or drive or bus, to Wakefield Elementary School on Wednesday.

Release courtesy of the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. Rep. Teresa Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South Kingstown, Narragansett) will join Wakefield Elementary School students tomorrow in celebrating International Walk to School Day. The event will include a parade of children who walk or bike to school that day, as well as the unveiling of two new bicycle racks acquired through a legislative grant secured by Tanzi. The media is invited to attend, and the event will take place rain or shine. Participating students are being asked to gather in the municipal parking lot behind Main Street, across the river from the school, by 8:15 a.m. From there, a parade of students on foot and bicycle will cross the river via the footbridge, …

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