Newport teacher of the year earns community praise
Alan Bernstein, Newport Public Schools arts supervisor, named Newport's Teacher of the Year for 2014. He teaches and conducts across Rogers High School Thompson Middle School and Cranston-Calvert Elementary, praising the honor as a labor of love and community driven.
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Surfers Aid Orphanage During Central America Surf Trip
Newport friends Nick Manson and Paul Marshall, after college graduation, traveled to Costa Rica Nicaragua and Panama then to Antigua Guatemala. They volunteered two weeks at Hogar Rosa de Amor orphanage aiding abused girls and met inspired, smiling children.
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Declassification Details From Secret Surveillance Programs
Washington AP reports top intelligence chief James Clapper moves to declassify key aspects of a foreigner tracking program while stressing legality and necessity to counter terrorism. He defends limited scope and warns leaks threaten national security, noting quarterly court review and data use tied to reasonable suspicion of foreign terrorist links. Congress vows possible changes amid ongoing controversy.
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Newport Council Rejects Proposed 3.87 Percent Tax Hike
Newport City Council blocks the mayor’s 3.87 percent tax levy plan citing a tight budget and rising water sewer fees. Council members Camacho Farley Leonard Napolitano call for across the board cuts and a lower rate. Mayor Howington defends that increases are needed to fund fixed costs and services.
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Education board renews Gist contract for two years
Warwick AP Rhode Island education leaders renewed Commissioner Deborah Gist's contract for two years in a 7-3 vote at Community College of Rhode Island. The $193,800 annual pay includes a 2 percent raise after year one and quarterly performance evaluations, amid teacher criticism over a standardized test graduation requirement.
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Graduation 2013 Coverage Beginning at Portsmouth High
The Newport Daily News announces start of comprehensive local high school graduation coverage for 2013. Portsmouth High School ceremonies, tonight's event, graduate lists, student profiles, and scholarship awards will be featured with online photo galleries available at the newspaper site.
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