4/30/08 - Phil Kasiecki - Providence Jam Fest Recap (Hoopville)

Live Once Again, Providence Jam Fest Brings Good Talent by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. - For the past seven years, the Providence Jam Fest, run by the Hoop Group, has gone on without Division I coaches. It has generally had good fields, but a number of teams from the northeast have instead op...

7 May 2008, 10:44 am | click here for more

Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit (Korean Central News Agency)

Pyongyang, May 5 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA Unit 1105 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment.

5 May 2008, 7:28 pm | click here for more

Emergency Preparedness Information

Don't wait until an emergency occurs, plan now for the safety of your property and loved-ones. Use the handy links below to look what you can do before, during and after weather, flame and other common emergencies.

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Forecast for Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the evening. Then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 10 mph. Becoming west with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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Forecast for Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

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Forecast for Sunday

Partly sunny in the morning. Then mostly cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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Forecast for Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

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Forecast for Monday

Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph.

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Forecast for Today

Partly sunny with rain likely this morning. Then sunny this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

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Watch Hill, Rhode Island Weather :: 72F Clear

Clear 72°F

Humidity:

24%

Wind Speed:

14 MPH

Wind Direction:

W (280°)

Gusts:

23 MPH

Barometer:

29.42 in.

Dewpoint:

34°F

Heat Index:

75°F

Wind Chill:

72°F

Visibility:

N/A

17 May 2008, 1:53 pm | click here for more

Visitors get a pass

MYSTIC -- Facing a summer in which visitors likely will have to battle gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, Mystic Seaport and Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration announced a partnership between each other and 30 other businesses to attract those tourists they rely on so heavily.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

Witnesses describe Back Track altercation

WESTERLY — An outdoor spot for smokers at the Back Track Bar & Grille is a familiar nook where regulars can keep out of the rain and chat about the comings and goings at the Industrial steer bar. On Friday evening, every everyone was talking about was the barroom battle on the previous night.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

Officials question dog ban at town forest

WESTERLY — Animal activists say man’s best pal is getting the bum’s rush when it comes to town recreation areas. And some town officials agree.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

Foxwoods holds a ‘Grand’ opening

MASHANTUCKET — Today promises to be a Grand day for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

Transparency, accountability aim of charter proposals

WESTERLY - Aimed at fostering transparency and elected official accountability, two school-related suggested revisions to the town’s governing document will go before voters this fall.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

School’s almost out for Chariho’s first school resource officer

WOOD RIVER JCT. — Despite the 31 arrests made at the Switch Road campus this academic year, School Resource Officer Jeffrey Vaughn said there is more to his position than charging students with offenses that have ranged from possession of marijuana to simple assault or battery.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

Red Cross responders earn high marks for drill

WESTERLY — Local American Red Cross volunteers and emergency responders tested their skills in reacting to a disaster on Saturday.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

‘Flat Stanley’ musical heads to Stonington for final shows

STONINGTON — For two Stonington residents, performances of “Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley” at Stonington High School on Sunday, May 18 will be extra special.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

Council rejects sale of parade paraphernalia

CHARLESTOWN - In more than two decades selling balloons and flags throughout the country, Stuart Fishman of Westerly had never been barred from selling parade paraphernalia from a pushcart.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

Finizio quits council

WESTERLY -- First-term Republican Daryl Finizio resigned from the Town Council Monday night.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

A giant step for Westerly gateway project

WESTERLY – The Westerly Land Trust and Watch Hill Properties today received notification of funding from Rhode Island Housing for the Westerly Gateway project proposed for several properties along Main road and the Pawcatuck River. The project includes land close the Westerly Train Station.

17 May 2008, 12:42 am | click here for more

UPDATE: A giant step for Westerly gateway project (Westerly Sun)

Westerly becomes one of first KeepSpace communities. Photo by Daniel Hyland WESTERLY – The Westerly Land Trust and Watch Hill Properties today received notification of funding from Rhode Island Housing for the Westerly Gateway project proposed for several properties along Main road and the Pawcatuck River.

16 May 2008, 5:53 am | click here for more

Heaven’s Gate: Ladakh, India (New York Times)

I found myself, on the longest day of last year, in what was billed as “the highest motorable pass in the world,” though “motorable” seemed as open to question as “pass.”

16 May 2008, 1:00 am | click here for more

Letters to Cyclingnews - May 15, 2008 (Cyclingnews.com)

Here's your chance to receive more involved with Cyclingnews . Comments and criticism on current stories, races, coverage and anything cycling related are welcomed, even pictures if you wish. Letters should be brief (less than 300 words), with the sender clearly identified.

15 May 2008, 3:04 am | click here for more

A giant step for gateway project (Westerly Sun)

Westerly becomes one of first KeepSpace communities. Photo by Daniel Hyland WESTERLY -- The Westerly Land Trust and the Royce Family Foundation today received a grant from the RI Housing fund to build residential, commercial and recreation facilities along the banks of the Pawcatuck River downtown and close the Westerly Train Station.

15 May 2008, 11:09 am | click here for more

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 First Look [PlayStation 3] (GameSpot)

Tiger's got a coach, and so will you in EA Sports' next installment of its yearly golf franchise.

13 May 2008, 1:41 pm | click here for more

OurSpace 2008 Is Here!

Calling every Students In the Class of 2008!

13 May 2008, 12:57 pm | click here for more

In the Himalayas, an isolated Sherpa village offers a cosmopolitan touch (Lexington Herald-Leader)

NAMCHE BAZAAR, Nepal - Trust me, it's not easy sharing a suspended cable bridge over a Himalayan gorge with a yak caravan. The bridge undulates and bucks, and one tends to freeze up and grasp the cable handrail. That was only one of the hurdles in getting up to this picturesque village, gateway to countless Himalayan climbing expeditions, including to Mount Everest. Another hurdle is the ...

13 May 2008, 12:17 am | click here for more

In the Himalayas, an isolated Sherpa village offers a cosmopolitan touch (Centre Daily Times)

NAMCHE BAZAAR, Nepal - Trust me, it's not easy sharing a suspended cable bridge over a Himalayan gorge with a yak caravan. The bridge undulates and bucks, and one tends to freeze up and grasp the cable handrail.

13 May 2008, 12:15 am | click here for more

Finding Nemo is now easier in R.I. (Providence Business News)

THE FIRST commercial finfish business in Rhode Island in a decade is evidence of steady growth in the state’s aquaculture industry.

12 May 2008, 5:49 pm | click here for more