Hi Way Bowl owner vows to stay open through lease end
Middletown Business owner Michael Pratt says Hi Way Bowl Club Rumors and OddBall Sports Bar will remain open through March 2007 unless a deal is reached with Holiday Cinema. He notes the bowling lanes on Aquidneck Island are unique besides Naval Station Newport and remains focused on customers while awaiting negotiations over cinema upgrades.
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Drought relief spreads as storms boost East Coast rainfall
Drought losses ease across the East Coast as fall and winter rains recharge soil and groundwater. Hydrologists note lifting drought designations in many states though concerns linger in New Jersey Virginia and northern Maine. Newport reports reservoirs on Aquidneck Island at 88 percent capacity and replenishing, with aims for full capacity by spring.
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Workaholic Powerball winner keeps working after huge payout
Scott Depot West Virginia Andrew Jackson Whittaker Jr 55 remains a hard worker despite winning 1134 million from Powerball He plans to give 17 million to three Church of God pastors and to lavish money on family while continuing 90 hour weeks and managing his businesses.
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Weather watch sunny skies with chilly high 36
The forecast notes sunny conditions across the area with a high of 36 and a low of 23. Bright sun expected today, cooler temperatures persist into tonight. No precipitation reported or expected.
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Partly sunny conditions with a high of 41 and a low of 28. The page features advices on A7, calendar on B3, obituaries on B2, classifieds on B7, and opinion on A9.
Housing Authority to Face Higher Fire Insurance Costs
Fire insurance premiums will nearly double for the Housing Authority of Newport in a page B1 notice. In sports, the Daily News notes the Recreation Department basketball tournament is under way on page B4.
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Puppy helps family heal after Jake loss in Newport
McKayla Warren welcomes Luke a 7 week yellow Labrador retriever to her Kempson Street home as a new companion following the drowning death of Jake a 6 month chocolate Lab who vanished into an underwater drainpipe at Green End Pond. A jogger Beth Barnes assisted during the rescue effort.
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First human clone claim met with skepticism in Florida
In Hollywood, AP reports Brigitte Boisselier of Clonaid claims a seven pound baby girl named Eve is the world’s first human clone from DNA of a 30 year old American woman. Other scientists doubt the result. Boisselier notes the baby is healthy and the parents are happy.
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