Lawmakers weigh toll free options for Sakonnet Bridge
Newport County lawmakers push a bridge maintenance fund to stop the Sakonnet River Bridge toll and freeze Pell Bridge tolls for 10 years. Bills would add 19 bridges to the fund and mirror a budget article shaping state oversight of tolls. Senate President Paiva Weed backs measures reducing tolls.
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State House
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Newport County
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Pell Bridge
Mount Hope
Jamestown-Verrazzano
John G. Edwards
D-Tiverton
Louis P. DiPalma
Middletown
Sakonnet
Jamestown Bridges
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Pell
House Finance Committee
General Assembly
Senate
M. Teresa Paiva Weed
Newport
Local Sachuest Point Road Closed by Flooding
Flooding forces closure of Sachuest Point Road near A3. Officials urge motorists to seek alternate routes and follow signage for detours as water levels remain high in surrounding areas.
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High School to Remain On The Job
Brief weather update notes tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 56. Thursday turns cloudy with showers and a high near 65. Details on A10.
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East Bay Met School Class of 2013 Graduates Tonight
The East Bay Met School plans a Thursday ceremony for the Class of 2013 graduates. Local family and staff prepare to celebrate the achievement of students who completed their program and earned diplomas.
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Newport School Committee Uses Capital Funds To Trim Deficit
Newport City Council member Michael Farley accused School Superintendent John Ambrogi of misrepresenting the district deficit as the School Committee voted 4-3 to transfer 363 335 dollars from the capital fund to the operating budget. The move reduced the operating deficit to 88 768 dollars, after waiving a policy requiring 1 percent capital funding.
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Michael T. Farley
Newport Area Career and Technical Center
John H. Ambrogi
Jack
Farley
Jo Eva
Gaines
Ambrogi
Charles P. Shoemaker
Sandra Flowers
Robert B. Power
Genesis of Religious Freedom explores Newport Jews and Touro Synagogue
The book by Melvin I. Urofsky revisits the Newport Jews and Touro Synagogue. At a 250th anniversary event, curator David Kleiman explained the misread Ten Commandments painting and the 1828 Howland signature. The release by George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom follows planning begun in 1988.
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Touro
David Kleiman
Loeb Visitors Center
Gilbert Stuart
Benjamin Howland
Kleiman
R.I
Melvin I. Urofsky
George Washington Institute For Religious Freedom
Touro Synagogue
Michael Feldberg
Institute
Kate Whitney Lucey
Sue Klau
Quitting Seen as a Sign of Confidence in Job Market
The Labor Department reports April saw 2.25 million quits, up 7.2 percent, signaling growing confidence in the labor market. Hiring rose modestly to 4.4 million, a 5 percent gain from March, though overall conditions remain uneven with job vacancies slipping and a health check still needed.
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