Tanker Captain Given One Year Probation After Bridge Collision
Captain Joseph A Shepard of the tanker Frank D Moores received one year probation and a three month license suspension, not enforced unless he commits another offense within the year. The Coast Guard cites negligent navigation in the Mt Hope Bridge collision during fog on July 16, with suggestion he could have anchored or used navigation aids. Separately Nile Shipping sues RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority for $1.2 million over a fog bell issue, while bridge repairs and costs push toward $1 million.
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Albert Frevola
Joseph A Shepard
Frank D Moores
David Dubois
Coast Guard
Shepard
Frevola
Mt Hope Bridge
Dubois
James Canning
RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Nile Shipping Co Ltd
Federal District Court
Canning
Capt Shepard
State Pilotage Commission
State Pilot Commission
American Bridge Div
US Steel
Open talks urged in Bristol teacher negotiations
The School Committee proposes public negotiations with Bristol teachers to avoid misunderstandings from last year’s strike. Negotiating Committee Chair Thomas Barr says open talks, used in other communities, would let the public view the process. BEA Chair Michael Martinous has not yet replied, with talks set to resume January 8.
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Thomas Barr
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Christmas Phoenix issue timeline and deadlines
The Phoenix Christmas issue will publish and be delivered Christmas Eve. News deadline is Tuesday at 1 pm and display ads deadline is Tuesday at noon.
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the Phoenix
Learning with computers pilot at BHS in RI
Bristol High School students in Algebra II join a three school New England pilot using computers to teach math and science. The program, led by Steve Lehrer, pairs traditional lessons with computer tasks, measuring impact on learning while keeping tests on standard material.
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BHS
Gail Eastwood
Bristol High School
New England
Bristol
Veterans High School
Warwick
Cumberland High School
Steve Lehrer
John
John Partington
Partington
Portsmouth school costs discussed
Portsmouth school committee eyes roughly a five year lease for the Anne Hutchinson School as a possible home for the Multi Unit School and other programs. The panel continues to study Anne Hutchinson and Mount Hope Nike sites while Bristol and Portsmouth offers remain unsettled. Officials note high school overcrowding and Kaiser plant lease expirations drive space searches.
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Portsmouth
Anne Hutchinson
Fred Ferris
Ferris
Mount Hope
Nike
Portsmouth Committee
Allen Wiant
Wiant
Bristol
Anne Hutchinson School
Newport Hospital
Kaiser Plant
John Biancuzza
Kenneth Fanger
Biancuzzo
RWC receives two year reaccreditation from NEASC
Judge Thomas J Paolino and William H Rizzini announced that the New England Association of Schools and Colleges has reaccredited Roger Williams College for two years with full rights and privileges.
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Thomas J Paolino
William H Rizzini
New England Association of Schools
Roger Williams College
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Fairfield University
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