Condominiums rise in Newport Ocean Drive area
Newport sees a condo boom with plans for more than 100 units approved this year in Ocean Drive and on Bellevue Avenue. Additional proposals include 46 units on Harrison Avenue estate and 32 two-bedroom dwellings at Stone Acre Estate, with a June 18 Zoning Board hearing on Belmead plans. A real estate consultant cites a statewide trend toward ownership with low upkeep and mobile buyers.
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James A. Johnson
Newport
Ocean Drive
Bellevue Avenue
Zoning Board of Review
Harrison Avenue
Fort Adams
Bellevue and Ruggles Avenues
Zoning Board
Felix DeWeldon
Brenton Cove
Brenton Cove Development Co
D. Dixon Donovan
Stone Acre
Bellevue, Ruggles
Victoria Avenues
Belmead
Peter A. Laudati
Laudati
Rhode Island
Bonniecrest
Landau
Condo clusters reshape Ocean Drive housing plan
In Ocean Drive the market favors condominiums over apartments with some apartment houses likely to convert. Developers praise condos for preserving open space and area character, while the city weighs multi family limits. Zoning hearings note Belmead on June 18 and Donovan and DeWeldon on June 25 in City Hall.
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Ocean Drive
Bellevue 400
Bellevue Avenue
Belmead
Donovan and DeWeldon
City Hall
Food Price Slump May Weighs On U.S. Inflation Outlook
May wholesale prices rose 0.4 percent the smallest jump in nine months helped by a drop in food costs. Beef and veal led declines with a 6.9 percent fall and pork down 10.1 percent, while energy costs rose. Labor officials warn the balance of falling food vs rising energy will determine future inflation.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
John Layng
Nurse Ads Offer Permanent Replacements in Newport Strike
The Visiting Nurse Service of New port County moves to hire registered nurses as permanent replacements for striking health workers. Ads in Newport Daily News claim excellent salary and fringe benefits and indicate hires will be trained quickly, likely leading to dismissal of the strikers. Spokespeople for the strikers were unavailable.
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Newport County
Newport Daily News
Not 'rural' hospital U.S. health ruling irks Newport
Newport Hospital trustees warn a new federal rule could cut revenue by about 1.9 million dollars next year. The 3 million renovation to demolish the Vanderbilt wing and expand emergency and ambulatory services faces state and HEW reclassifications and possible bed and nursing school cuts, threatening the hospital’s ROLE and finances.
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Barbara Lloyd
Newport Hospital
Richard B. Sheffield
State Health Services Council
Health Department
Joseph E. Cannon
Superior Court
Arthur
J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Sheffield
Vanderbilt
State Health Planning Council
Providence
Bradford A. Becken
John H. Chaffee
U.S. Department of Health
Education and Welfare
HEW
Becken
Aquidneck Island
Grounded DC-10s trigger nationwide travel disruption
DC-10 grounding leaves 138 wide bodies out of service amid cracks found on pylons and an FAA order halting all DC-10 flights. Airlines reroute passengers, cancel about 450 daily flights, and brace for a troubled summer as investigators, engineers, and McDonnell Douglas assess a potential design flaw linked to the Chicago crash.
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Washington
UPI
Chicago
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
FAA
Langhorne Bond
American Airlines
Bond
McDonnell Douglas
Association
Bermuda Race Poised For Strong Show
Bermuda Race poised with competitors and schedule details hinted across pages. Weather outlook shows mild temperatures with highs near 70s and low tides noted for coastal timing. River flooding mentioned on Page 11 and state police pensions on Page 2.
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Bermuda
Portsmouth approves $3 million school bond by 15 votes
Portsmouth voters pass a $3 million school bond by 15 votes amid light turnout with 444 yes and 429 no plus one absentee. The measure funds safety upgrades, handicapped access, and fire code work at Portsmouth High School and other buildings, with total tax impact around 40 cents per $1,000 assessed value after five years.
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Michael J. Chmura
Portsmouth
Helen Lyons
Town Hall
Lyons
Portsmouth High School
Melville
Henry V. Diodati
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