newport this week - may 12, 2011

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The city’s seaweed harvester has been busy since coming back on line for summer earlier this month. Here, it can be seen offloading mounds of fine red seaweed which washes onto Easton’s Beach from a large offshore reef in RI Sound. Soon, the city hopes the seaweed will be converted into biofuel, an innovative approach to harnessing the power of this otherwise vexing vegetation. Delivered in 2009, the seaweed harvester is the first of its kind. Though it was saddled by mechanical difficulties during its first season, it’s become a regular sight on the beach. (Photo by Tom Shevlin)

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Middletown Budget Review Sparks Debates

By Jill Connors

The budget review process that has transpired in the Council cham-bers of Middletown Town Hall dur-ing the past four weeks—in nine different meetings leading up to two public hearings scheduled for May 18 and May 23—has offered not only a line-by-line explanation of how the town plans to spend its money in Fiscal Year 2012, but also a nutshell view of what’s important.

In this coastal New England town, two topics sparked the most debate: education and beaches, with all discussions set within the context of making up a $3.14 mil-lion deficit in the $63.6 million com-bined town and school budget for FY2012.

Council Pushes Ahead with Budget Workshops

By Tom Shevlin

While School Committee mem-bers wrestled over a projected shortfall earlier in the day, City Councilors met on Monday eve-ning in their penultimate public budget workshop.

Focusing on the city’s five enter-prise funds, the meeting was brief and to the point, with presenta-tions given on the city’s Maritime, Parking, Easton’s Beach, Water, and Water Pollution Control funds.

Discussion was minimal in re-lation to the parking fund, where $1.5 million is expected to be gen-erated from the city’s two primary parking lots and metered spaces.

Parking continues to be the driv-ing revenue generator at Easton’s Beach, as well, with a projected $473,000 anticipated for FY2011-12. But as Beach Manager Eric Reis noted, the facility’s rotunda ball-room is gaining traction as a pop-ular wedding reception venue. Ac-cording to Reis, so far, the city has booked 61 receptions for the com-ing summer, compared to just over 30 last year. That is expected to translate to $151,439 in rental in-come for the coming fiscal year, up from $137,672 in FY2010-11 and $122,508 in FY2009-10.

Meanwhile, Reis also reported

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Council to Consider Increasing Pedi-Cab LicensesBy Tom Shevlin

Spurred on by a request from a Wakefield business owner, City Council members are expected, this week, to consider increasing the number of permits issued to pedi-cab companies authorized to operate around downtown Newport.

Currently, the city limits the li-censed operaton of pedicabs on public roadways to a total of 12 vehicles. To date, two compa-nies – Pedipower of Newport and

Newport Pedicab – hold all 12 licenses. But last month, Wake-field-based Rhody Rickshaw, LLC, approached councilors with a re-quest for a single license.

On Wednesday, councilors are expected to vote on a proposal to increase the number of pedi-cab licenses to 16.

In a memo to City Councilors, City Manager Edward F. Lavallee noted that “The use of pedicabs has proven to be an attractive al-ternative to motorized transpor-tation in the downtown area.”

After receiving the request to ex-pand of the num-ber of pedicabs, a review of the business was con-ducted, including an examination of complaints to police related to pedicab activity. According to La-vallee, “No sub-stantial issues were identified

that would inhibit a recommen-dation to expand the permissible number of licensed vehicles.”

He continued, “Weighing the benefits and popularity of pedi-cab use against relevant traffic and safety issues, the modest ex-pansion of the pedicab vehicle number from 12 to 16 is consid-ered reasonable.”

In addition, Lavallee has rec-ommended realigning the city’s licensing period to be in line with the calendar year. The current li-

censing period, beginning May 1 of each year, occurs after the start of the seasonal operation of pedicabs requiring the licensed vehicles to display city-issued li-cense plates from the previous calendar year.

Also on the May 11 City Coun-cil docket: A resolution in support of a plan to reconfigure the New-port Pell Bridge exchange and a request to institute 24-hour resi-dent sticker parking on Martin Street.

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Betty Ann Morris, shows off a collection of whimsically decorated hel-mets that are being auctioned off at her Harbor Fine Art gallery on Spring Street. Artists contributing to the project, which will benefit educational programs in Newport’s public schools, include Morris, Nancy Damas, Kathy Morton from DeBlois Gallery, Laura Fernandez of Harbor Fine Art, and Ar-nold Art Gallery. Bidding on the helmets gets underway on Thursday, May 12, and will continue through Friday, May 20. (Photo by Tom Shevlin)

Dr. John Ambroggi, Superintendent of Newport Schools, and Navy Commander Charles Albrecht are among the Newport notables who star in posters for Newport’s Bike to Work Day.

Pedal Power National Bike to Work Day will be celebrated in Newport on Friday, May 20

with an all-day schedule of free activities. Commuting bicyclists are invited to start their day with a free breakfast from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Great Friends Meeting House, corner of Marlborough St. and Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd.

Then, at 1 p.m., there will be a press conference on the steps of Newport City Hall.

At 4 p.m., a community bike ride will depart from the Great Friends Meeting House and follow a new bike route through the city to King Park, where there will be a Bike Fair from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Events will include a bike parade, awards for “unexpected bicycle accomplishments,” an auction of helmets decorated by Newport artists, and more. Copies of the new Bike Newport map will be available. The Newport Police will do bicycle registrations and provide the “Share the Road” safety information. Vendors will be selling bicycle gear, and there will be music by Rogers High School musicians. For more information on the event, visit www.bikenewport.me.

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School Budget Projected Shortfall DiscussedBy Meg O’Neil

Members of the Newport School Committee met for the fourth time on Monday, May 9, to discuss fur-ther cuts to a revised $37.4 mil-lion school budget that they plan to present to City Councilors next week.

Even with a total projected shortfall of $754,054, committee members still expressed hope that they’ll recoup some of the $578,000 that the council removed from their FY2010-11 operating allocation in what became a controversial, elev-enth-hour maneuver during last year’s budget process.

At the meeting, which was held in the Rogers High School Tech Center, School Committee member Jo Eva Gaines explained, “I think it’s our job to defend this budget. [The committee] knows where we are hurting, we know what our needs are. The city council doesn’t know our needs and frankly, I don’t think they care. We have a responsibility

to defend this budget, and ask for what we need to run the schools appropriately and get what our stu-dents need.”

In the current school year, staff reductions have saved $470,141. Superintendent John Ambrogi told committee members how difficult it is to eliminate positions while still maintaining programs. To do so, he has proposed additional support staff reductions, totaling $372,236, for the upcoming school year. Am-brogi also included a total reduc-tion of $149,205 in grant funds in the savings figure.

Members of the committee laud-ed Ambrogi’s efforts to cut roughly $800,000 from the budget without eliminating any education pro-grams.

Among the recommendations that Ambrogi made was moving two special education preschool classes to Underwood Elementary for the 2011-12 school year. Do-ing so would mean losing the li-brary space in the school, but in

exchange, Underwood would be-come a Title I school, and would save approximately $140,000 for the salary of a reading teacher and possibly a family service coordina-tor, because federal funds dollars would be available to fund those positions.

While eliminating any position in the school system will require, “oth-er people to pick up the slack,” Am-brogi said, certain positions could not be eliminated because they are contractual in nature.

Over the past five years, the School Department has reduced its staffing levels by 25 percent.

However, if deeper cuts need to be made to the budget, Ambrogi made it clear that, “The next round of cuts will affect students and staff…the next round will have to be teachers.”

School Committee members are expected to present the $37 million budget to City Councilors during a special joint workshop on Wednes-day, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

that staffing King Park Beach is ex-pected to cost $15,000 in part-time lifeguard and maintenance sala-ries – or slightly less than original-ly thought. Reis explained that the state has indicated that the city only needs to staff one lifeguard at the beach; initially, it was expect-ed that two lifeguards would have to be stationed at the Fifth Ward swimming spot.

As far as the city’s Maritime fi-nances go, Harbormaster Tim Mills reported that he is still expecting to generate additional revenue from the planned Armory Wharf complex and visiting boater’s center. Howev-er, due to a protracted timetable to open the facility, he said that the revenue is expected to be slightly lower than the $100,000 estimated in initial budget projections.

Also expected to be slightly low-er this coming year is revenue from the city’s cruise ship business. Cur-rently, Mills estimates realizing more than $362,000 in landing fees from passengers passing through the city’s Perrotti Park facility. That’s off from last year’s $435,000 head tax – though as Mayor Stephen C. Waluk noted, it’s almost double from just four years ago when the city collected $212,000 from 53,000 disembarking passengers.

Discussion then turned to whether it’s possible to expand the city’s mooring field. Mills respond-ed that, while it is technically possi-ble, it would be tricky. According to Mills, the only space where the city could possibly expand its mooring field would be in the anchorage

area just off Ida Lewis. Mills isn’t in favor of the idea, but with mooring fees representing $380,000 of the Maritime Fund’s total $2.2 million, expanding that line item could be tempting for councilors looking for additional revenue.

Seawalls also gained some men-tion at Monday’s meeting, with councilors inquiring if it was pos-sible to transfer $150,000 in seawall repairs from the general fund to the maritime budget.

“There are seawalls, and then there are seawalls,” said Council-or Kathryn E. Leonard. Those that front the harbor would make sense to fall under the maritime fund, noted Mayor Waluk. An additional $350,000 in Ocean Drive seawall re-pairs, meanwhile, could be retained in the general fund.

For the most part, the enterprise funds represent a relative bright spot in the city’s finances. Designed to be at least partially self-sustain-ing, much of their budgets are gen-erated through grant funds and user fees, with minimal impact on taxpayers.

The same could not be said when it came to the city’s Water Fund and Water Control Fund.

As we’ve reported in the past, water and sewer customers across Aquidneck Island are facing mas-sive rate increases in both their drinking water and sewer bills. As Julia Forgue, the city’s director of utilities pointed out, under her pro-posed budget, ratepayers can ex-pect to see their water and sewer rates double over the next three

years.For next year, Forgue said she ex-

pects sewer usage fees to increase by 15 percent, moving from $10.19 per 1,000 gallons used to $11.68 per 1,000 gallons. The combined sewer overflow (CSO) fixed fee is also set to increase by 1 percent to fund CSO capital needs.

In all, the Water Pollution Control fund is expected to cost $13.3 mil-lion next year. That’s up just over $1 million from the $12.15 million spent in FY2010-11 and a stagger-ing $5 million more than FY2009-10.

At a projected $22 million, the city’s Water Fund offers no relief to ratepayers. Regulated by the Rhode Island Public Utilities Com-mission (RIPUC), water rates have already increased by 15.31 percent this year, moving from $4.54 per 1,000 gallons used, to $5.25, and are scheduled to increase 37 per-cent more. Wholesale rates to the Navy, Middletown, and Portsmouth Water District are also scheduled to increase.

The rate increases in both wa-ter funds are needed to fund state and federally mandated capital im-provements to the city’s drinking water and sewer infrastructure.

As Waluk pointed out, “We were forced into this.”

Forgue added that while the in-creases are significant, the city is also in the process of conducting a cost of service study which could result in a lower rate increase for residential customers based on the size of individual meters.

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Teen Employment The East Bay Youth Centers will

be hosting an open enrollment ses-sion on Monday, May 16 from 4-6 p.m. The youth centers have agree-ments with local employers to hire youth ages 14-24 for part-time, full-time and summer jobs. Guidance will also be given to help students determine skills and talents, explore career opportunities, and work on resumes. Enrollment will be held at the Jamestown Teen Center, 41 Co-nanicus Ave. For more information or to sign up, call 423-7261 or email [email protected].

Excellence in Business Awards

The Newport County Chamber of Commerce presented their 2011 Excellence in Business Awards at a breakfast meeting on Monday, May 9 at the Newport Officers’ Club. This year’s winners are: Large Busi-ness - NewportFed; Small Business - William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd.; Mi-cro Business - Cadeaux du Monde; Woman Owned Business - Only in Rhode Island; Entrepreneur of the Year - RI Computer Learning Ser-vice; Non-Profit of the Year - James L. Maher Center.

Permanent Appointment

After a one year term as interim Executive Director, Jody Sullivan has officially assumed the role of Executive Director of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber Board voted unani-mously in favor of her permanent appointment after previous Ex-ecutive Director, Keith Stokes, was reappointed to the position of Ex-ecutive Director of the Economic Development Corporation by Gov-ernor Lincoln Chafee in January of this year. Sullivan started with the Chamber in 1994. The Newport County Chamber of Commerce is the second largest chamber in the state with over 1100 members rep-resenting over 50,000 employees and is one of Rhode Island’s largest business advocacy organizations, formed to enhance the business, civic and economic vitality of New-port County and greater RI.

Housing Issues Update

The next community meeting to focus on local housing and home-less issues is Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, on Broadway. There will be updates on what is happening with the Housing First program, in-cluding Turning Around Ministries, Church Community Housing Corp., emergency shelter and the Hous-ing Hotline. Also, Judy Jones will give a brief presentation about the Neighborhood Opportunities Pro-gram and the need to urge its sup-port in the R.I. legislature. A mem-ber of the George Wiley Center will alert us to the Shut-Off crisis with gas and electricity (34,000 in 2010) and the Affordable Home Energy Bill (PIPP). The public is invited to attend.

Annual MeetingThe Visiting Nurse Services of

Newport and Bristol Counties will hold its 61st Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 18, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in Salve Regina Univer-sity’s Ochre Court. The public is invited to attend. Guest speakers include Arleen Kaull, Executive Di-rector of the Middletown Senior Center, who will speak about the Wellness and Telehealth Kiosk that Visiting Nurse Services opened at the center last year and Charles Laranjo who will talk about the Vis-iting Nurses’ Outpatient Diabetes Education program.

SEO Demystified Newport Interactive Market-

ers will present a workshop on the basics of search engine optimiza-tion (SEO) on Thursday, May 19 at Christie’s, 14 Perry Mill Wharf, 6-9 p.m. Members of the public are in-vited to learn what works and what doesn’t in online marketing. Eric Covino, of SeoBook.Com and Cre-ativeSignals.com, will discuss SEO tactics and address search engine ranking techniques. Covino pro-vides search engine marketing and consulting for businesses rang-ing from large B2B companies to small-town mom-and-pop shops. Admission is free but pre-registra-tion is requested, http://newport-interactivemarketers-seobook-eorg.eventbrite.com.

Plant SaleThe Quononoquott Garden Club

will host its annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at East Ferry, Jamestown. The sale will feature unusual perenni-als, colorful geraniums, fragrant herbs and vegetables. Proceeds from the sale will help fund the club’s civic beautification projects on the island. The rain date will be Sunday, May 22.

Prestigious Music Award Goes to Rogers

Rogers High School Jazz En-semble, under the direction of Alan Bernstein; and the combined Rogers High School/Tiverton High School orchestra co-directed by Alan Bernstein and Gael Berberick received Gold Awards for their out-standing performances at the Heri-tage Festival in New York City on April 30. The Heritage Music Fes-tival, a music competition held at various locations throughout the US and Europe each year, draws schools from around the world.

Two members of the Jazz En-semble, sophomore Chase Ceglie on tenor saxophone and senior Kai Zamora on electric guitar, won Mae-stro Awards for their distinguished individual performances. The Mae-stro Awards were presented to only eight students at the festival.

Archaeology UpdatesThe 2011 Rhode Island Marine

Archaeology Project (RIMAP) an-nual meeting will be held 3-4 p.m., Saturday May 14, at the Ports-mouth Town Hall. Following the regular business meeting and volunteer recognition ceremony, there will be updates on the results of the 2010 research efforts, includ-ing a number of shipwreck studies in Rhode Island and archaeological investigations of military and ma-rine related sites on land. Of partic-ular interest will be an update on the plans for Portsmouth’s Butts Hill Fort park, progress in the search for the Lord Sandwich ex Endeavour in Newport Harbor, and some newly discovered archival data relating to the loss of the Gaspee. The meet-ing is free and open to the public.For further information, contact RIMAP at 253-2094, or visit www.rimap.org website.

Newport Summer Volleyball League

A mandatory “newbie” and league director meeting will be held Monday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Tickets restaurant. League play will begin June 6 and run through Aug. 24. Matches are played Mon-day and Thursday evenings at 6 and 7 p.m. For more information visit, www.newportvolleyballclub.com.

Giant Rummage SaleOn Saturday, May 14 from 8:00

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Dancie to the Swinglane Orchestra

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Newport Police LogDuring the period from Mon-

day, May 2 to Monday, May 9 the Newport Police Department re-sponded to 569 calls. Of those, 75 were motor vehicle related; there were 54 motor vehicle vi-olations issued and 21 accidents.

The police also responded to 19 incidents of vandalism, 19 an-imal complaints, 17 noise com-plaints and 19 home/business alarm calls.

Officers also performed 7 school security checks (2-Rog-ers, 2-Thompson, 1-Coggeshall, 1-Sullivan, 1-Underwood). They transported 7 prisoners and re-corded 18 instances of assisting other agencies. They also con-ducted 7 DARE classes.

In addition, 45 arrests were made for the following viola-tions:

n Ten arrests were made for possession of alcohol by a minor.

n Seven arrests were made for disorderly conduct.

n Six arrests were made for outstanding warrants.

n Six arrests were made for simple assault.

n Three arrests were made for larceny.

n Three arrests were made for driving with a revoked or sus-pended license.

n One arrest was made for possession of marijuana.

n One arrest was made for DUI.

n One arrest was made for open container of alcohol.

n One arrest was made for trespassing.

n One arrest was made for ag-gravated assault.

n One arrest was made for public urination.

n One arrest was made for possession of narcotics.

n One arrest was made for vandalism.

n One arrest was made for noise disturbance.

n One arrest was made for obstructing an officer.

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General Assembly Highlights

Local General Assembly officials: Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton); President of the Senate, M.

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The Newport Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association in-vites the community and gradu-ates of Newport Hospital School of Nursing to an open house on Sat-urday, May 14 from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Alumnae Room at the hospital. The afternoon will showcase alumnae archive photographs and memo-rabilia from 1890 – 1990 includ-ing uniforms from the early 1900’s – 1960’s, hospital equipment circa 1930’s, nursing textbooks and grad-uation photos from 1890 – 1980’s. Light refreshments will be served.

Jazz Festival Adds Sponsor

Organizers for the Newport Jazz Festival have secured a new pre-senting sponsor. Newport Festi-vals Foundation, Inc. announced that Natixis Global Asset Manage-ment (NGAM), an international as-set manager with offices in Paris and Boston, will be the presenting sponsor of this summer’s 2011 Newport Jazz Festival, scheduled for Aug. 5-7. They join Rhode Is-land-based jewelry manufacturer Alex and Ani as sponsors for the iconic event.

Tickets for the festival are on sale worldwide through TicketMaster and www.newportjazzfest.net.

Brass Players NeededBrass players are invited to par-

ticipate in an international ceremo-ny honoring America’s veterans on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 21. The Rhode Island Veterans Cere-mony, in Exeter, will be the local site of Echo Taps, a simultaneous world-wide performance of “Taps” played in remembrance of our veterans. Brass players of all ages and ability levels are welcome to play. Musi-cians will gather at 11 a.m. and the ceremony will begin at noon. The public is invited to this free event. For more information, contact Mi-chael Jackson at 782-6133 or [email protected].

New Diploma Credit Recovery Program

The Met School will offer a pilot program for out-of-school youth and young adults (up to age 21) who have dropped out of school and seek to regain credits in order to earn their high school diplomas. Students will have access to social services, college, job and career counseling, and internship oppor-tunities to help them gain the skills necessary to join the workforce. Returning students will be able to work from home through an on-line program in order to complete their required credits, while hav-ing the added support of a teach-er/mentor based at The East Bay Met. The program focuses on all aspects of the student’s situation in order to facilitate the best out-come possible. The program is en-rolling through May 23. For more information, call Cris McCullough at 847-6551.

Yard Waste CollectionThe Newport Public Services De-

partment’s Clean City Program re-minds residents that yard waste will be collected during the week of May 23 on residents’ regular collec-tion day.

Yard waste will only be collected in brown paper leaf bags or loose in trash barrels labeled “yard waste.” Yard waste will not be collected in plastic bags. Free yard waste stickers are available to residents through the Clean City Program, located in the back entrance of the Public Services garage in the city yard, 80 Halsey St. and City Hall in the Col-lections office.

Yard waste includes leaves, grass, plant clippings, and small sticks and branches. Branches larger than 3” in diameter must be less than four feet long and either in trash cans or tied in reasonably sized bundles.

For the 2011 yard waste sched-ule and Clean City Program calen-dar, visit www.cityofnewport.com/cleancity, or contact the Clean City Program at 845-5613.

n Ban on youth tanning The Senate passed legislation that would ban those younger than 18 from using tanning facilities.n Military Relief Fund extendedThe Senate approved legisla-tion to extend the benefits of the Rhode Island Military Relief Fund to the state’s active duty service members. Since the program be-gan in 2004, it has been available only to Reserve members and their families who are deployed or called to active duty. n The House Minority Caucus elected Rep. Brian C. Newberry (R-Dist. 48, North Smithfield, Bur-rillville) its new leader. Newberry, an attorney, is serving his second term in the House.n House, Senate committee votes will now be posted online on the General Assembly website. n Bill introduced to recognize civil unionsLegislation introduced to allow civil unions for same-sex couples in Rhode Island. The bill is mod-eled after laws recently approved in Illinois, Delaware and Hawaii, would grant same-sex couples

all of the state rights afforded to married couples in Rhode Island.n Restraints limited for preg-nant prisonersThe Senate approved the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act to set standards for the use of restraints – handcuffs, shackles, etc. – for prisoners or detainees in the second or third trimester of pregnancy, calling for the least restrictive restraints when necessary and expressly prohibiting their use during la-bor unless the prisoner poses an immediate and serious threat of physical harm or a substantial flight risk. n “Good time” law passedThe Senate approved legislation to amend the law that allows con-victed criminals early release for good behavior. The bill (2011-S 0753aa) makes several changes to the existing early release law, specifically prohibiting several offenses from being eligible for time off for good behavior, in-cluding murder, kidnapping of a minor, first-degree sexual assault and first- or second-degree child molestation.

For more information visit http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/

Middletown Education Recognitions

The Middletown Education Council (MEC) will hold their an-naual meeting and Grants Show-case on Tuesday, May 17 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Balfour Beatty Commu-nity Center, 369 Green Lane. The organization will present the MEC Educator of the Year, MEC Student Scholarship for Community Service and Award for Excellence in Edu-cation. Come see how community contributions have helped to en-rich the education of Middletown students by viewing presentations created by this year’s grant recipi-ents. For more information visit mecmec.org.

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Municipal Meetings

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Pell Building Committee, May 5 @ 3 p.m.

MIDDLETOWNConservation Commission, second monday, 5:30 p.m. in the MPD Commu-nity Room

Wind Turbine Committee, first tuesday of month @ 6 p.m. in the MPD Com-munity Room

Zoning Board, fourth tuesday of month @ 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers

Open Space Commission, third wednesday, 5 p.m. in the MPD Community Room

Planning Board second wednesday at 6:230 p.m. in the Council Chambers

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Waterfront Commission, May 12 at 6:30 p.m., City Hall-Conference Room

Pell Building Committee Meeting, May 17 at 5 p.m., Newport Area Career & Technical Center, Conference Room

Historic District, May 17 at 6:30 p.m., City Hall-Council Chambers

Council Workshop, School Committee Joint Workshop, May 18 at 6:30 p.m., City Hall-Council Chambers

MIDDLETOWNBudget Public Hearings, May 19 and 23

Open Space Commission, May 18 at 5 p.m. in the MPD Community Room

Friends of the Middletown Library Monthly Meeting, May 18 at 2:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room

Zoning Board, May 24 @ 7 p.m., Council Chambers

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Important Lesson To Be Learned

MIDDLETOWN CONTINUED FROM PG. 1

On Wednesday, May 4, during the second meeting devoted to re-viewing the School Department’s proposed $37 million budget, members of the Town Council and the School Committee exchanged volleys about how to approach the budget deficit. While council members suggested opening up contracts for renegotiation or cut-ting teachers, the School Commit-tee asked simply for a bottom line number so they could let their prin-cipals make choices.

“Once you set our bottom line, we will go back to our principals with decision packages,” said Rose-marie Kraeger, Superintendent of Middletown Public Schools. “We want to be very reflective and thoughtful in how we meet that number.”

Several members of Council voiced the opinion that the School Department would need to rene-gotiate contracts with its various unions, in the same way that the town has done. “We have negoti-ated with our fire and police de-partments among others, and the $2 million you need will have to come from your contract negotia-tions,” said Council President Art Weber. Councillor Chris Semonelli noted that during the town’s ne-gotiations with the firefighters, he received many calls asking why the

firemen were being singled out, to which his customary response was to assure people that cuts would be happening across the board.

Councillor Barbara VonVillas que-ried the School Committee about teacher salaries, and upon hear-ing that lower-seniority teachers receive an average salary and ben-efits totaling $75,000 per year, she suggested cutting three teachers to realize significant savings.

Teacher count relies on student enrollment, however, and the tran-sitional nature of military families in town makes it difficult to plan. Plus, Middletown is one of only six towns in the state that will see an increased enrollment next year, noted Kraeger.

School Department member Mi-chael Crowley, Jr. voiced a unifying sentiment: “We all have the best in-terests of our kids at heart. We need to put our heads together and fig-ure out how we will manage the next four to five years.”

In discussing the Parks & Recre-ation Department budget during Monday night’s meeting, the talk turned to the Sachuest beaches. Mindful of the important role Sec-ond and Third Beach play as assets of great natural beauty, there was also a suggestion that the beach area might represent increased revenue.

Councillor Chris Semonelli sug-gested the Council reevaluate a 2007 study of Second Beach done by a Newport architectural firm. “It’s time to improve our Crown Jewel with some 2nd Beach enhance-ments,” he said, adding that it is im-portant to get the input of towns-people during the beach season. While past Councils have discussed various additions to the Second Beach building to accommodate restaurants, meeting spaces, and conventions, Councillor Ed Silveira was not in favor of enlarging the beach operation, noting that it is al-ready a $600,000 operation. “This is not the right time to talk about ma-jor infrastructure changes down at the beach,” said Silveira. By a show of hands, the Council voted 4-3 to pursue re-evaluating the plan, with Councillor Richard Cambra saying: “This is the perfect time to look at this study. We need to explore new revenue streams.” Revenue directly attributable to the beach (beach parking, campground fees, and mooring permits) presently stands at more than $1.5 million.

After two public hearings about the budget, on May 18 and 23, a fi-nal budget workshop is scheduled for June 1, with budget adoption slated for mid-June. The fiscal year begins July 1.

Dear Editor;Prudent, long-term decisions

are sometimes electorally unpopu-lar. Who wants to pay more in tax-es when many people are feeling their own economic pains? And what elected official wants to be the bearer of bad news? Very few on both counts. Unfortunately, the city needs more money. This money can come from a variety of sources such as cutting waste, find-ing ways to be more efficient, rais-ing taxes, etc. What our city also needs is leaders with long term vision, a suggestion which is ban-died about every so often. Our city has been represented by many of the same people for a number of

years. Yet these long-term officials have operated in short-term incre-ments, mainly based on elections every two years. There is still hope that more citizens will take an inter-est in participating in our local gov-erning, but there is the opportunity and the need to act now. I believe that if our leaders have the courage to lead and offer real long term so-lutions, they will be rewarded and that those who continue to stall will finally be held accountable. If you feel the same, contact mem-bers of the city council and share your opinions and concerns. And attend the budget meetings, get informed and get involved.

Lucy Williams, Newport

Newport’s first Bike to Work Day and community Bike Fair has been a long time coming. Though we regularly extol the virtues of Newport as being a walkable city, too little attention has been given to making Newport a more bicycle-oriented community.

When we first wrote about efforts to introduce a Bike to Work Day to Newport, it was hard not to be impressed by the ener-gy of its organizers. Today, it seems as though a vast number of businesses and public entities are involved somehow in the campaign.

Earlier this month, posters began popping up around town featuring a slew of prominent Newporters – all promoting the idea that getting around town needn’t be confined to cars.

What’s so notable about the fledgling campaign is how much it’s developed in so short of a time.

In addition to the core group of local activists who began pro-moting the project, discussions have advanced with local busi-nesses and entities including the East Bay Met School, Rogers High School and the city that could position Newport as a mod-el community.

For that, proponents – who seem too many to list here – de-serve a tremendous amount of credit.

The project goes to show how a small, committed group of concerned citizens can help make a big difference in the quality of life for Newporters and the visitors who travel here to enjoy our city.

We hope that everyone who can, will take part in this special day. Newport’s first Bike to Work Day is slated – rain or shine – for Friday, May 20. The festivities get underway at 6 a.m. with a light breakfast served at the Great Friends Meeting House. A 4 p.m. community bike ride will culminate at King Park for the first community Bike Fair from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Registration is available online through www.BikeNewport.me.

We hope to see you on two wheels!


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School Committee Discusses Food Service and Dress CodeBy Meg O’Neil

It was a full docket at the New-port School Committee monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 10, but the majority of discussion was fo-cused on two issues; monies owed to the committee through a con-tractual obligation, and the death of the proposed uniform-dress code.

As the Newport school district solicits bids from service providers for the new Pell Elementary School, a vote took place at the meeting about a discrepancy in the con-tract with the current food service provider, Sodexo. Back in 2005, the bidding came down to two corpo-rations, Chartwells and Sodexo.

Sodexo was chosen as the food service provider for Newport Schools, even though, accord-ing to committee member Robert Leary, Chartwells was the lowest bidder by roughly $22,000.

In the contract that was signed with Sodexo, the multimillion dol-lar corporation promised to fulfill approximately $150,000 in kitchen repairs and upgrades that were to be executed in three phases. Of that money, $100,000 was to be invest-ed by Sodexo and charged back to the Newport schools over the five year contract. The other $50,000 was to be donated by Sodexo and was not to be charged back to the Newport school system.

According to members of the committee, Newport schools held up their end of the deal, paying, in full over a period of time, for $50,000 worth of equipment and maintenance. Committee member Robert Leary brought to the at-tention of the group that Sodexo

only gave back roughly $27,223, while the remaining $22,777, was never given back to the Newport schools.

A letter from Sodexo stated that they would not be paying the full $27,223, as there is no proof of any receipts of equipment bought from the 2005 renovations, and of-fered a $12,000 settlement.

The committee was split on the issue, with four members voting to take the settlement, worried that any legal action would result in losing to a multimillion dollar corporation and not receiving any settlement.

Superintendent John Ambrogi weighed in on the issue, saying, “This happens in the legal system, it’s rolling the dice in an ambiguous contract. We could spend $50,000 in lawyer fees, and [Sodexo] could prevail, and they wouldn’t have to give us the $12,000. Am I pleased about it? No, but it’s a reality and it happens every day.”

The three members of the School Committee who were in fa-vor of following through with le-gal action, Leary, Rebecca Bolan, and Thomas Phelan, were in full support of going for the $50,000 which the district was owed. Ulti-mately, the vote of 4 – 3 resulted in the committee accepting the of-fered $12,000.

Another issue discussed was the matter of a proposed uniform dress code. As we reported on Newport-Now.com on Wednesday, May 4, after a heated meeting in which parents in attendance overwhelm-ingly opposed the uniform idea, the issue is now dead.

Committee member Sandra Flowers spoke on how her stance

on the issue had shifted since the community forum. “I supported the initial move, and was enthusi-astically talking about it. Since the meeting … I, myself, cannot go for-ward and support it. I would rath-er see that we enforce more strin-gently the present school dress policy.”

The rest of the committee echoed her sentiments.

According to committee Chair, Patrick Kelley, “The issue was not really about a uniform, it was more about a problem that distracts from education, which is student behavior.”

Ambrogi agreed, saying, “We need to look at different approach-es to curb student behavior. We need to adopt a strict dress code to adhere to. We can have a dress code that is commonly accepted … If we’re not going to go in this direction, then we need to make sure that we can all agree on a common code of dress and make sure that it’s enforced.”

In other business during the meeting:n Linda Moitoza was awarded RI

School Counselor of the Yearn Coleen Hermes was awarded

RI National History Day Teacher of the Yearn Emily Winsor Zilly was award-

ed the RI Secondary School Chem-istry Teacher Awardn Vision Math was selected as

the new math curriculum for New-port elementary schools for the 2011-12 school yearn Owner’s Representative John

Winikur noted that, as of this point, the estimated cost for the future Pell Elementary School is slightly under budget and on target.

Vandals Topple Gravestones, Causing $100,000 in DamageBy Tom Shevlin

Vandals toppled more than 200 grave markers at Island Cem-etery during the night of May 10, causing an estimated $70,000-$125,000 in damages, police said on Wednesday.

Michael J. Henshyn said that staff members arrived at the his-toric cemetery to find some 238 gravestones overturned in what he described as a senseless act of vandalism.

The cemetery, which abuts the historic Common Burying Ground, is privately owned, with plots dat-

ing back to the 1840s.In all, Henshyn estimates dam-

ages could top $100,000.“It’s horrible,” he said. “Really

horrible.”The vandalism is immediately

apparent soon after entering the property. Henshyn requested that photos not be taken, but a quick survey revealed rows and rows of large stone markers had been-knocked down. Some the grave-stones damaged are owned by individual families, who will have to pay for repairs. But there will be others, Henshyn said, that will fall to the cemetery management

company to repair. That, he said, could be costly.

Police have been investigating the incident, and have called in several individuals for question-ing, but no charges have been filed. According to Lt. William Fitzgerald, the police have identi-fied some suspects, and an arrest could be coming soon. “We pretty much know who the players are,” he said.

Lt. Fitzgerald credited the work of the responding officers, who discovered a phone at the scene, for identifying the initial round of suspects.

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Seeking Respect for a Forgotten American PatriotBy James Wermuth

As Rhode Island prepares to cel-ebrate the 350th anniversary of a most extraordinary American doc-ument, its author remains all but forgotten. In the summer of 1663, against seemingly insurmountable odds, an improbable patriot living in an unlikely place changed the course of world civilization.

Through Rhode Island’s King Charles II Charter, Dr. John Clarke convinced King Charles II to grant unheard-of religious toleration and separation of church and state to a political entity, the diminutive Colony of Rhode Island. For the first time in world history, religious freedom became fundamental to democracy.

The Charter’s words soon en-riched other colonial charters and eventually found their way into the writings of James Madison, archi-tect of America’s Founding Docu-ments. The 20th century historian Thomas Bicknell wrote of religious freedom, “It’s clear, full, deliber-ate, organized, and permanent es-tablishment in the world can now be distinctly traced to the Colony of Rhode Island, on the island of Aquidneck, in Narragansett Bay, under the leadership and inspi-ration of Dr. John Clarke, the true founder.”

Indeed, while the idea of reli-gious freedom had been around for millennia, legal authorization was an entirely new concept, an idea so important to liberty that it became a raison d’être for Ameri-ca’s Revolutionary War.

Scores of celebrated thinkers such as Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and John Milton promot-

ed religious freedom but none of them had the foresight or courage to make it legal. Sovereigns did not suffer challenges to absolute rule lightly and in America, neither did the Puritans.

Hutchinson and Williams es-tablished civil compacts, but they proffered only limited policy for their respective settlements. While well intentioned, they did not pro-

vide legal protection. In fact, they bordered on treason.

Dr. Clarke was a strong propo-nent of religious freedom when he arrived in Boston in 1637. With-in weeks of his arrival, he came to Anne Hutchinson’s defense as she stood before the Massachusetts General Court. With no laws to sup-port his position, Clarke realized the vital importance of legal sanction.

When a Lynn, Massachusetts magistrate arrested Clarke and two others for “illegal worship,” Clarke was incensed. In 1651, Clarke re-turned to England as a Rhode Island agent. His charge was to secure a new charter that granted religious freedom.

If these were dangerous times in New England, they were treacher-ous in England. With Charles I de-capitated, Clarke appealed to the staunch Puritan Oliver Cromwell with no success. The restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1661 seemed to bring even fewer op-portunities; King Charles II disdaine non-conformists with a particular dislike of Baptists, Clarke’s chosen faith.

Despite the seemingly trea-sonous character of his Charter, a document that unapologeti-cally dismissed Puritan author-ity and reduced even the King’s power, Clarke’s skilled diplomacy won King Charles II’s confidence. On July 15, 1663, Charles II grant-ed Clarke’s eloquent Charter with the words, “that it is much on their hearts (if they may be permitted), to hold forth a livlie experiment with a full libertie in religious con-cernements.”

As Rhode Island received the Charter to great acclaim, Clarke remained in England, having ex-pended his funds petitioning the king. Eventually, a friend lent Clarke funds to return to Rhode Is-land with his wife. After having de-voted 12 years of his life to achiev-ing the Charter for Rhode Island, the Colony rewarded him by pay-ing only a pittance.

Despite the far-reaching im-portance of the Charter, Dr. John

Clarke marks little more than a footnote in American history over-shadowed by the more domi-nant personalities of Roger Wil-liams and Thomas Jefferson. Even though the Charter clearly identi-fies John Clarke as its author, sev-eral notable historians and writers persist in naming Roger Williams as the author.

Perhaps more troubling, a re-cent PBS documentary complete-ly overlooks Rhode Island’s salient contribution to democracy by put-ting forth the canard that Thomas Jefferson was the father of Ameri-ca’s religious freedom. The lesson of the documentary’s powerful authors, Ken Burns and Prof. Garry Wills, teach scores of viewers to ig-nore this rich component of Amer-ica’s founding.

John Clarke is worthy of acclaim as his life sets a moral rudder for students of all ages. His life was imbued with self-abnegating mu-nificence, even his last will and testament was remarkable. In it, Clarke established America’s first and still viable educational trust. Administered through the Bank of America, the John Clarke Trust ex-tends scholarships, “for the educa-tion of children from time to time, forever.”

James Wermuth, a retired archi-tectural conservator and Fellow of the American Institute on Conser-vation, is the Director of the John Clarke Society in Newport, RI. He

welcomes debate and comment on the subject of religious freedom and

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Web site www.JohnClarkeSociety.org .

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A granite marker honoring John Clarke is located in a park adjacent to an historical cemetery on Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd. The park is behind the Newport Police Station and next to the Community Baptist Church. In part, the text reads, “In 1663, as a result of Clarke’s labours, King Charles II granted Rhode Island their royal charter. This ‘Lively Experiment’ was tried and proven in Rhode Island, and the principles of liberty which were first set forth here have become the basis of

government for every state in the Union.” (Photo by Rob Thorn)

Merritt Fund WinnersThe Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) announced the 2011 recipients of its

Merritt Neighborhood Fund grants. This year, ALT’s Merritt Fund gave $6,030 in grant awards to local neighborhood groups, schools and com-munity associations for the preservation and use of small open spaces. Eight organizations from Aquidneck Island received awards: Method-ist Community Gardens, Norman Bird Sanctuary, Common Fence Point Improvement Association, East Bay Community Action Program, Lower Glen Farm Preservation Association, Portsmouth Garden Club, Town of Middletown and the National Society of Colonial Dames in Rhode Is-land.

This year’s recipients were chosen because their proposed projects represent Peter Merritt’s vision of fostering a greater sense of commu-nity and connection to the land through small-scale land conservation and beautification projects. The funding will be used to expand com-munity gardens that provide food to local shelters, pocket park creation, community clean up projects, and for wildlife education projects.

The ALT Merritt Neighborhood Fund was established in 1999 to hon-or the late Peter M. Merritt, the organization’s visionary Board President Emeritus, for his decade of leadership. The purpose of the fund is to pro-vide modest ($100 - $2,500) grants to Aquidneck Island neighborhood and community groups. To date, the Merritt Fund has awarded $62,868 to over 30 local groups for community gardens, park revitalization, re-pair and purchase of playground equipment and for landscaping.


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Seeing–and Saving–Newport’s Great TreesNewport is not only known for its

concentration of great and impor-tant architecture. It is also a center for landscape design and a treasure trove of rare and exotic trees. This is not surprising as Newport has al-ways been a port city connected to distant lands by lines of commerce and trading. Plants were brought from the corners of the globe and planted here in Newport as early as the Colonial period. This tradition

continued and even accelerated during the Gild-ed Age, when the great mansions were being built in Newport as sum-mer cottages for the American elite. Great landscap-ing plans were implemented, and

beautiful and unusual specimen trees were planted to help frame these enormous structures. The importance of trees to these gra-cious estates was often reflected in the names that they took: Beech-wood, The Elms, Oakwood and Lin-den Gate are but a few of the many Newport houses that were named for the trees that populated the grounds on which they stood.

Unfortunately, every tree has a finite life span. Today, we see full-grown specimen trees that were planted in the late 19th or early 20th century that are much richer and fuller now than they were in the time of the designers. However, many of the great beech trees now lining Bellevue Avenue are now at the end of their lifespans, and this past year has seen the removal of many grand trees as a result of disease, decay and old age. For-tunately there is a very active and able group, the Newport Tree So-ciety, that is working to counteract this trend by focusing attention on the value and beauty of the city’s stately sylvan specimens. This past April, the Tree Society inaugurat-ed two important initiatives. First, they celebrated the first “New-port Arboretum Week” from April 22–29. Second, they announced a program to create a public “New-port Arboretum” (Latin for “A place

of trees”). Since Newport is already essentially an unbounded city-wide arboretum, the Tree Society is tagging the public and acces-sible specimens so that they can be recognized from the street or in the parks by residents and visitors. They also have created online tools and Tree Walks with specific tree locations and identifications on maps so that people can use their phones’ GPS to help find and learn about the particular trees. This is a large and ongoing project. Many Newporters recently attended a gala screening of the wonderful new documentary “Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks” at the Jane Pickens Theater, which was a fund-raiser for the project. If you missed the opportunity, you can still con-tribute and learn more about the effort at the Newport Tree Society’s Web site (www.NewportTreeSoci-ety.org).

The documentary is about Fred-erick Law Olmsted, who was the leading American landscape de-signer of the late 19th century. In addition to designing New York’s Grand Central Park, Boston’s Emer-ald Necklace and other great parks around the country, he and his sons executed many private com-missions including some of the

great Newport estate landscapes. For those who are particularly in-terested in the topic, each Tuesday in June at 10 a.m., at the Preserva-tion Society offices at 424 Bellevue, there will be a different lecture on the nearly 30 works Olmsted and his two sons (who formed the firm “Olmsted Brothers”) designed and, executed here in Newport.

Another effort that the Tree So-ciety is undertaking is the careful regeneration of Newport’s Arbore-tum through the planting of new specimen trees to help replace the ones that will eventually need to be taken down. The Society is working to assist homeowners in acquiring high quality trees at a reasonable price. This reminds me of an insightful definition: “Civili-zation is a place where trees are planted by those who will never sit beneath their boughs, but are placed to provide shade and beau-ty for their grandchildren.” So may it be for Newport!

Ross Sinclair Cann, AIA, LEED AP, is an historian, educator and prac-

ticing architect living and working in Newport. If you enjoy these articles, please write to NTW and offer your

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Naval Community Briefs

Rhode Island Veteran’s Breakfast

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will host his 4th Annual Rhode Island Veterans’ Breakfast at the Rhode Island National Guard Schofield Armory, Cranston, on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Guest speaker will be the Honorable Michael Walcoff, Act-ing Undersecretary of Benefits, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. There will be opportunities to discuss issues of special interest to veterans of all services. Con-tact Debra Muller at 453-5294 or email [email protected] to RSVP or for more information.

NOSC EventThe Newport Officers’ Spous-

es’ Club (NOSC) will host a visit to The Third & Elm Press on Thurs-day, May 19 at 6 p.m. The event will include a museum tour and presentation on early paper and printing techniques by founder, Mrs. Ilse Nesbitt. She will dem-onstrate using handset type, original woodblock prints and printing on a nineteenth century press machine. Space is limited and advanced registration is re-quired. NOSC members please visit www.NewportOSC.org to register.

Traffic AdvisoryMaintenance will be per-

formed at Gate 1 on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 7 a.m. The gate will remain open, but traffic will be reduced to one lane. Plan accordingly.

Welcome New Ensigns Congratulations to the gradu-

ates of Officer Candidate School Class 1011. Fifty-seven ensigns will receive their commissions on Friday, May 13, after complet-ing a rigorous training program in preparation for service in the Navy. The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. in Kay Hall at Offi-cer Training Command Newport. The guest speaker will be Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, President, National Defense University. For more information, call 841-1171. Go Navy!

Echo Taps Honors Veterans

A worldwide Echo Taps cer-emony will be conducted local-ly at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery in Exeter on Saturday, May 21, at noon. First organized in 2006 by the Veterans Admin-istration National Cemetery Ad-ministration and Bugles Across America, the ceremony honors American veterans through a si-multaneous worldwide perfor-mance of “Taps.” Brass musicians of all ages will perform a cas-cading version of Taps around the World War II Memorial at the cemetery. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Michael Jackson at 782-6133 or [email protected].

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Coast since Hurricane Katrina, sending seventeen members and friends from six parishes on the island to New Orleans. Volunteers also represent-ed Channing Memorial, St. Barnabas Roman Catholic, St. Columba’s Epis-copal, St. Mary’s Episcopal and St. Paul’s Episcopal Churches. The group served with Habitat for Humanity and, in just three days, put clapboard on a house for a family of six, sheetrocked a home for a woman who has lived in a FEMA trailer for the past four years, and worked with the Latino Farm-ers Cooperative and New Orleans Mission.

On Sunday, May 15, during its 10 a.m. service, Emmanuel Church will celebrate the return of the volunteers. The service will feature southern spiritual music and members of the group will talk about the mission. On Sunday, May 22, the volunteers will show a slide presentation about the trip and share their experiences at The People’s Café, 282 Thames St., at 4 p.m.

Donations of canned goods and non-perishable food items for New-port’s Salvation Army food pantry will be collected at the service and slide show. For more information, call 847-0675.

A new radio system operating at Naval Station Newport may in-terfere with nearby garage door openers in the surrounding com-munity. The Enterprise Land Mo-bile Radio (ELMR) system is being fielded at most U.S. military instal-lations. ELMR uses radio frequen-cies between 380-399.9 megahertz that have long been reserved for use by the Department of Defense, but had been underutilized until now.

Some radio-controlled garage door openers operate, on an un-licensed basis, on these same fre-quencies. Such devices operate legally under FCC rules, at very low power, with the requirement that they do not interfere with govern-ment communication systems.

Because garage door openers are unlicensed devices, they are not offered any protection from in-terference by licensed users in the same frequency band and are re-

quired by federal law to accept in-terference from licensed users.

The Department of Defense was required to move into these under-utilized frequency bands to meet its own 21st century communica-tions needs, at the same time that the explosive growth of wireless communications networks dra-matically decreased available free bandwidth.

Base commanding officers do not have the authority to modify their ELMR systems because of lo-cal complaints, or to offer compen-sation to unlicensed users affected by the new system.

However, many garage door opener manufacturers offer re-placement transmitters and re-ceivers that operate on frequency bands not used by the ELMR sys-tem. Affected homeowners should contact their garage door manu-facturer or installer for more infor-mation.

Congressional Seat Challenged

Former State Police Superinten-dent Col. Brendan Doherty is set to announce plans on Thursday to challenge freshman Congressman David N. Cicilline for the state’s First Congressional District House Seat.

Doherty, who abruptly resigned from his post as the state’s top po-lice officer in March, is expected to make a formal announcement at 3:30 p.m. in Pawtucket.

Speculation of Doherty’s fu-ture plans have been swirling ever since he tendered his resignation to Gov. Lincoln Chafee on March 3. The clean-cut Doherty, who head-ed one of the country’s most well-respected police forces, had been rumored to be considering a run for either senate against U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, or Cicilline for some time.

Sewer Repairs Coming to an End

Crews smoothed out the east-bound lane of Wellington Avenue with a fresh layer of asphalt on Fri-day, May 6 signaling the end of a major sewer replacement project aimed at curbing persistent com-bined sewer overflow (CSO) events

Meanwhile, a related project along Lower Thames Street to slip-line a deteriorating sewer intercep-tor is also nearing completion.

According to Utilities Director Ju-lia Forgue, all of the slipliners have been inserted into the intercep-tor line and all that remains is final grouting and manhole restoration.

Together, the twin Wellington Avenue-Thames Street sewer re-pair project represented one of the more pressing infrastructure needs to the city as it continues to take steps in reducing harmful discharg-es into the bay.

New England Tech Commencement

The New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) held its 70th Commencement ceremony on May 1, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. More than 1,300students received an Associ-ate in Science or Bachelor of Sci-ence degree from approximately 30 technology-based programs. Degrees were conferred to the fol-lowing students: (Honors noted with an *)

Newport - Anthony J. Aguiar, AS Degree*; Tiffany L. Blank, AS Degree; Sabrina A. deVos, AS De-gree*; Christopher D. Hughes II, AS Degree; Peter T. Leary, AS Degree; Bridget A. Moore, AS Degree; Rose M. Napoli, AS Degree

Middletown - Eric A. Amoros, AS Degree; Daniel W. Breen, AS Degree; Jon E. Jordan, AS Degree; Ryan A. Mendonca, AS Degree; Sean P. O’Brien, BS Degree*; Sean D. Pine, AS Degree; Daniel A. Toner Jr., AS Degree

Jamestown - James A. Terranova, AS Degree*

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Flag Day BreakfastThis year’s annual Flag Day Breakfast will be held on June 14 at the Atlantic Beach Club. All

proceeds benefit Services to Armed Forces at the American Red Cross Rhode Island Chap-ter and chapter’s services in the East Bay community. For more information, call 846-

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Oldest Synagogue Features High-Tech Exhibit CenterSince its dedication in 1763,

Touro Synagogue has stood as tes-tament to Newport’s and Rhode Island’s traditions of religious free-dom and liberty of conscience. Declared a National Historic Site in 1946, the synagogue is a living em-bodiment of the ideals represented in President George Washington’s 1790 “Letter to the Hebrew Congre-gation in Newport, Rhode Island.”

The president’s letter guarantees that the Government of the United States “… gives to bigotry no sanc-tion, to persecution no assistance,” and grants “liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship” to all citizens.

The building, designed by Peter Harrison, America’s first architect, is still in use as an active place of worship. Harrison is also known for his design work on the Redwood Library and Athenaeum and the Old Brick Market on Washington Square.

Options for visitors to the Touro campus expanded two years ago with the opening of the Ambassa-dor John L. Loeb, Jr. Visitors Center. The Center houses Newport’s most extensive interactive, multi-media history exhibits, enhancing visitors’ appreciation of Newport’s colonial history, Peter Harrison’s architec-

ture, the development of religious freedom in American, and the rich history of Touro Synagogue and its congregations, which began in 1658.

Touro Synagogue, the Loeb Visi-tors Center, and Patriots Park are open Sunday through Friday from May 1 to October 30, 2011. The his-toric Colonial Jewish Burial Ground at the corner of Touro and Kay Streets will be open to the public this year on Sunday, August 21.

Check the websites for a com-plete listing of hours of operation and online ticketing at www.loebt-ouro.org or www.tourosynagogue.org. Call 401-847-4794 for more information. The Synagogue and the Center are closed on Saturdays and on Jewish Holidays. The site is a cooperative project of Touro Synagogue Foundation, Congrega-tion Jeshuat Israel, and The George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom.

Newport’s Old Quarter is a vibrant historic neighborhood where 18th and 19th century buildings continue to be used as homes, places of wor-ship, restaurants and shops, as they have been for three centuries. It en-compasses six non-profit organiza-tions: International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum at the Newport Ca-sino, Newport Art Museum, The New-port Historical Society, Newport Res-toration Foundation, The Redwood Library & Athenaeum, Touro Syna-gogue & Loeb Visitor Center, and the Whitehorne House.

“Touro Synagogue (1763) framed by the Loeb Visitors Center (2009) and the Barney House (c.1705)” (Copyright 2009, George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom. Photo by Michael Medford.)

The latest in multi-media technology provides a win-dow into the past at Touro Synagogue, where the state-of-the-art Loeb Visitors Center (added to the site in 2009) of-fers exhibits that explore the synagogue’s role in the history of Newport and of the United States.

Visitors to the Center use the interactive “Portrait Tree” (a 28-foot-high photographic display of 208 historical por-traits painted prior to 1860) to learn about the lives of Jewish Americans of that era.

Other interactive video ex-hibits focus on George Wash-ington’s “Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, R.I.” and eight audio-video vi-gnettes on day-to-day life in Colonial Newport. Using ex-tracts from personal diaries, correspondence, and contem-porary news accounts, this exhibit takes modern visitors on a trip back to the period just before the Revolutionary War, highlighting the variety of roles that members of the Jewish congregation of Touro played in the Newport of that time.

Moses Michael Hays DayThe George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom will spon-

sor the 2nd annual Moses Michael Hays Day on Mon., July 11. (Hays was a Colonial Newport merchant and leader in the city’s Jewish com-munity who in July 1776 was accused of being a Loyalist. Defending himself before the legislators at the Colony House, he brought atten-tion to the second-class status of non-Christians within the emerging United States of America.) Moses Michael Hays Day will be celebrated with a lecture and discussion titled, “Newport: Tolerant, not Free” in the Colony House.

The Loeb Visitors Center (Copyright 2009, George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom. Photo by George Donnelly.)

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ARTSStill Life Use

Award-winning artist Jonathan Small of Middletown will present “Composing a Dramatic Still Life” at the monthly meeting of the Ports-mouth Arts Guild, May 17 at 7 p.m. Small will give a brief slide show about the many ways to approach a still life. Color combinations, textures, proper lighting and balanced values will be discussed. Following the slide show, attendees will break into groups to as-semble their own arrangements. Bring a traditional or creatively unusual item or two that you think might work as part of a composition. Monthly meet-ings of the Portsmouth Arts Guild are free and open to the public. Refresh-ments will be served. The Portsmouth Arts Guild Center for the Arts is located at 2679 East Main Rd., 293-5ART.

“Count Us In” An exhibit featuring the work

of artists Margot Grosvenor, Hol-ly Grosvenor and Terry Grosve-nor, continues through May 31 at Spring Bull Gallery. These women painters of the Grosvenor family bring another facet to an illustri-ous artistic family. The gallery will be open until 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 for Newport Gallery Night. Spring Bull Gallery is located at 55 Bellevue Ave. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily. For more information call 849-9166 or visit www.springbullgallery.com.

The Merton Road Artist Studios will be featuring the work of Buddy Conklin, Dave Nabozny, Cody Harple & Chris Wyllie.

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Art League of RI Annual MeetingThe Art League of Rhode Island, a statewide nonprofit organization that

promotes the visual arts and artists in Rhode Island, announces its 11th annual meeting on June 21, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Metcalf Auditorium of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum’s Chace Center, 20 North Main St., Providence. Guest speakers are; photographer Salvatore Mancini, and artist Coral Bourgeois.

The recently formed Middletown Committee for the Arts invites local artists to submit original works for this summer’s first Middletown Cel-ebration of the Arts, according to Committee Chair Linda Phelan.

“Our mission is to support the creation of arts within the commu-nity while contributing to the cul-tural enrichment of Middletown’s economy,” said Phelan.

Although Newport and Ports-mouth have had active arts orga-nizations for years—Newport Art Museum & Art Association, and The Portsmouth Arts Guild—Middle-town has not had a town-focused arts group, Phelan noted.

The first Middletown Celebration

of the Arts is planned for August 20, 2011, and a call for artists has been announced, with works due June 1. Original works done by Middle-town residents or artists who have a business in Middletown will be con-sidered, in such genres as photog-raphy, sculpture, painting, jewelry making, decorative arts, and fash-ion. For the event, performing art-ists are also being sought who are willing to donate a 30- or 60-minute performance.

To be considered, submit images and description of original works by email to [email protected], or by mail to Linda Phelan, 272 Mitchell’s Lane, Middletown, RI 02842.

Dance AuditionsIsland Moving Co. is holding auditions for male and female dancers for

the 2011 season. Dancers must have strong ballet technique and partner-ing experience. Season contract will include performing in “The Nutcrack-er” at Rosecliff in addition to a full summer season and September per-formances. Rehearsals will also be held four times per week. Call IMC for audition requirements and additional information at 847-4470 or email Company Manager Cheryl Burns at [email protected].

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Newport Gallery NightGet out and visit the gems in your own backyard! www.newportgal-lerynight.com.

Exhibit OpeningThe MUSE exhibition, curated by students from Portsmouth High School, East Bay Met School and Rogers High School, opens at the Newport Art Museum on Gallery Night, 76 Bellevue Ave., reception, 5-7p.m, free, 848-8200, www.New-portArtMuseum.org.

Game Night at Rough Point Try backgammon, mah jongg and other games in Rough Point’s Great Hall, cash bar, music, 680 Bel-levue Ave., 5-7 p.m., $5, 846-4152, www.NewportRestoration.org.

Artist DiscussionArtist Susan Duca will talk about her photography exhibition, “Stop. Run. Play.” on Gallery Night and share her experiences photo-graphing school children in Flor-ence, Italy. Wright Gallery, New-port Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 5:30 p.m., 848-8200, www.Newpor-tArtMuseum.org.

Colony House LectureLecture by Newport Historical So-ciety, in collaboration with Wash-ington Square Roots, on RI’s histor-ic civic buildings and the history of Colony House. Washington Square, 5:30 p.m., $5, 841-8770, www.New-portHistorical.org.

Life of the Mind SeriesBing West, former Assistant Secre-tary of Defense for International Security Affairs, will discuss the current status of our involvement in the Middle East based on his latest book, “The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy and the Way Out of Af-ghanistan,” Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., $5, 847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Comedy & MagicThe Newport Lions Club presents Comedy Central’s Jim Dunn, Atlan-tic Beach Club, 6-8:30 p.m., dinner buffet, auction items, www.New-portLionsClub.com.

Shakespeare in MiddletownFans gather to read and enjoy works of the Bard. Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Road, 5 p.m., free.

“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare”Informal group meets to give inter-pretive readings of Shakespeare’s works. Redwood Library, 50 Bel-levue Ave., 5 p.m., $2, 847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

FridayMay 13

Lynx - America’s PrivateerShip tours aboard the Lynx. The Lynx Educational Foundation is a non-profit, educational orga-nization, dedicated to hands-on educational programs that teach the history of America’s struggle to preserve its independence. 60 Fort Adams Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., $5 (un-der 12 free), 866-446-5969, www.PrivateerLynx.com.

Women in Colonial NewportFollow a guide in colonial cos-tume as she retraces the lives of the shopkeepers, tavern owners, teachers and other entrepreneur-ial women who once lived and worked in this diverse seaport. Newport Historical Society Muse-um, Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m., 841-8770, www.Newpor-tHistorical.org.

iNCASE End-of-Year DanceNewport County After School Excitement dance for grades 6-8, Jamestown Teen Center, 41 Co-nanicus Ave., 7-10 p.m., $5 with canned good donation, 423-7261.

Choristers Concert Newport Navy Choristers perform “Proudly We Sing,” benefiting Child &Family, St. Lucy’s Church, 909 W. Main Rd., Middletown, 7:30 p.m., adults $10,seniors/students $5, family $20, 848-4123.

SaturdayMay 14

ALT Wicks Nursery TourGet a behind-the-scenes look at a working nursery and fruit and vegetable operation on prime agri-cultural land, led by the Aquidneck Land Trust, free, 219 Moitoza Lane, Portsmouth. 9 a.m., RSVP to Sophia DeMaio, [email protected] or 849-2799 ext. 14.

Lynx - America’s Privateer9 a.m.–1 p.m. See Friday, May 13 for details.

Discover Colonial Newport TourHear stories of revolution and the struggle for religious liberty. Mu-seum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 10 a.m., 841-8770.

The Working Waterfront History Walking TourWalk in the footsteps of the wom-en and men -- sailors, merchants, immigrants -- who once lived and worked in the Lower Thames neighborhood. Whitehorne House Museum, 416 Thames St., 11 a.m., $12, 841-8770, www.NewportHis-toryTours.org.

Jazz at the VineyardLive jazz at Greenvale Vineyards with Dick Lupino, 582 Wapping Road, Middletown, 1- 4 p.m., 847-3777, www.greenvale.com.

Open HouseNewport Hospital School of Nurs-ing Alumnae Association will showcase memorabilia from the 1890s to the 1990s. MacLaurin Building (former School of Nurs-ing), 275 Broadway, 2-4 p.m., open to the public, free, refreshments.

Music at the RedwoodPianist Brett Bodreau will perform music from the Romantic reper-toire and his own compositions. Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 3 p.m., $5, 847-0292, www.Red-woodLibrary.org.

SundayMay 15

Discover Newport Walking Tour11 a.m. See May 14 for details.

Lynx - America’s Privateer9 a.m.-1 p.m. See Friday, May 13 for details.

Salve Regina CommencementOceanside lawn by McAuley Hall, Ochre Point Ave., 10 a.m. Congrat-ulations graduates!

Music in the Galleries Chelley, Bill and Dyl perform blues, jazz, R&B and country music at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 2 p.m., non-members $10, members $5, 848-8200, www.New-portArtMuseum.org.

Dance ShowJackie Henderson presents “Icons and Inspiration,” at the Jane Pick-ens Theater, Washington Square, 2 p.m., $10 advance tickets at Aull Pi-lates, Aquidneck Ave. Middletown or $15 at door, 862-0190.

MondayMay 16

Belcourt Castle Candlelight TourTour the mansion by candlelight. 657 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., 846-0669.

TuesdayMay 17

Mona Lisa Lunch ChatRichard Tyre hosts discussion of “Mona Lisa: One Hundred Secret Messages,” at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., noon, bring a lunch, members free, non-members $5, 848-8200, www.New-portArtMuseum.org.

Digital Photography-Computer Workshop Tips and techniques for beginners (Part 1), Newport Public Library, 7 p.m., free, registration required, 847-8720 ext. 208.

WednesdayMay 18

Discover Newport Walking TourHear stories of revolution and the struggle for religious liberty. Mu-seum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 10 a.m., 841-8770.

Visiting Nurse Annual Meeting 61st Annual Meeting with speak-ers Arleen Kaull and Charles Laranjo, Ochre Court, Salve Regina University, 5:30-7:30 p.m., open to the public. Call 682-2100, ext. 458 for more information.

ThursdayMay 19

Women in BusinessRobert Gemma, Executive Direc-tor, RI State Government Intern Program, will discuss interns in the private sector. Chamber of Com-merce, 35 Valley Rd., Middletown, noon, bring brown bag lunch, 847-1608.

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1) Ben’s Chili Dogs, 158 Broadway, Newport 2) Norey’s, 156 Broadway, Newport 3) Fifth Element, 111 Broadway, Newport 4) Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway, Newport 5) Perro Salado, 19 Charles Street, Newport 6) Rhumbline, 62 Bridge Street, Newport 7) Brick Alley Pub, 140 Thames Street, Newport 8) Busker’s Irish Pub, 178 Thames Street, Newport 9) Barking Crab, Brick Market Place, Newport 10) Pier 49, 49 America’s Cup Ave., Newport 11) 22 Bowen’s, 22 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport 12) Clarke Cooke House, Bannister’s Wharf, Newport 13) The Mooring, Sayer’s Wharf, Newport 14) Christie’s, 351 Thames St., Newport 15) Forty 1º North, 351 Thames St., Newport 16) O’Brien’s Pub, 501 Thames St., Newport 17) @ The Deck, Waites Wharf 18) Sambar, 515 Thames St., Newport 19) Thai Cuisine, 517 Thames St., Newport 20) One Bellevue, Hotel Viking, Newport 21) Griswold’s Tavern, 103 Bellevue Ave., Newport 22) La Forge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Npt. 23) The Chanler’s Spiced Pear, 117 Memorial Blvd., Npt. 24) Flo’s Clam Shack, 44 Wave Ave., Middletown

Other Area Restaurants& Dining Options

Not Within Map Area

Batik Garden Imperial Buffet11 E. Main Road, Middletown

Long Wharf Seafood17 Connell Highway, Newport

Newport Grand150 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport

Coddington Brewing Company210 Coddington Highway, Middletown

Rhea’s Inn & Restaurant120 W. Main Rd., Middletown

DeWolf Tavern259 Thames St., Bristol

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Celebrating Our 31st Year in Business

DINNER & A MOVIE

Catherine Deneuve (center) stars as “Potiche”, at the Jane Pickens Theater, opening May 13. “Potiche” is rated R for racy humor and

sexual themes, and is in French with English subtitles.

Home Delivery of Refreshing French FarceSummer is, traditionally, Holly-

wood’s silly season—the time for releasing “high concept” action flicks and dumber-than-dirt com-edies. It is, therefore, refreshing to find a movie that offers silliness along with highbrow satire at the Jane Pickens Theater.

“Potiche” centers on a French housewife, Su-zanne Pujol (Cath-erine Deneuve), who has dedicated her life to being a wife and mother. When the house-hold moneymak-er, Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini), is taken hostage by the workers in

his factories, Suzanne steps in and not only fills her husband’s shoes, but becomes a more effective lead-er than he had ever been.

It is 1977. Suzanne has suffered the slings and arrows of her hus-band’s quips about a woman’s place being in the home. He com-plains about the workers’ unrest, and Suzanne offers her opinion. “Your opinion! What opinion?” he barks. If that’s not enough in-sult, her daughter tells her, “The last thing I want is to end up like you—a trophy wife.”

Insulted and feeling unappreci-ated, Suzanne takes over the reins of the company, and she proves to be a much more personable and ef-ficient boss than her husband. Life goes on, it would seem, without disaster or major conflict, until Su-zanne’s former lover, union leader Maurice Babin (Gerard Depardieu), steps into the picture.

The humor looks quite entic-ing from all the preview clips this writer has seen. But the true bo-nanza, one may safely assume, lies in watching two legends of French cinema square off and ignite old passions that threaten to sideline the status quo.

The still-stunning Deneuve has 100-plus films to her credit and has worked with legendary directors,

including Luis Bunuel on his 1969 film “Belle de Jour” and 1970 “Tris-tiana.” She played a leading role in Francoise Truffaut’s “The Last Met-ro” (1980). She shocked audiences in Roman Polanski’s vampire tale “Repulsion” (1965), where her love scene with Susan Sarandon brought a following of lesbian viewers to her work. Her credits also include the whimsical and totally delightful “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964) and 1992’s “Indochine.” She was the face in Chanel #5 ads during the late sev-enties, and some claim that she was the muse for Yves Saint Laurent. Her charities include Amnesty Interna-tional, Children of Africa and Re-porters Without Borders, and her political advocacy is most notably marked by her efforts to abolish the death penalty.

Then we have Gerard Depardieu, veteran of close to 200 films, includ-ing Claude Berri’s “Jean de Florette,” the 1967 film that brought him America’s recognition. His many successes include “Mon oncle d’ Amerique” (“My American Uncle” (1980), “My Father the Hero” (1991), “The Count of Monte Cristo” (1998), “Les Miserables” (2001) and two dif-ferent but equally pleasing come-dies in 2005: “Boudu” from director Gerard Jugnot and “How Much Do

You Love Me” directed by Bertrand Blier. The latter movie is entirely “out there,” in a good way, and De-pardieu, while he does not play the male lead, adds a touch of class to many outrageous circumstances. On this side of the ocean, director Nick Cassavetes (John Cassavetes’ son) directed Depardieu in “Unhook the Stars” (1996), and he starred in Peter Weir’s 1990 hit “Green Card.”

“Potiche” is based on a play by Pierre Barielle, who also wrote the plays “Just Go for It,” recently adapt-ed for American audiences, and “Cactus Flower,” the basis for the 1969 hit with Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn.

Director François Ozon places th-isfilm in the category of “theatre de boulevard,” which he describes as “a genre categorized by light, silly, of-ten outrageous comedy. Typically, all possible transgressions are ex-plored—social, familial, emotional, political—but in the end, everyone lands on their feet.”

Patricia Lacouture currently teaches film studies at Salve Regina

University. She also taught at Rhode Island College for ten years. She

completed her graduate studies in film from Boston University.

Patricia LACOUTURE

You made it to Friday. Reward yourself.

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Live MusicWeds. “The Throttles”Thurs. “Honky Tonk Knights”

‘Hello BROADWAY!’ Cabaret at CCRI

“Hello BROADWAY” brings caba-ret-style theater to The Community College of Rhode Island with a cast that combines students with pro-fessional actors. The students bring with them their youth and enthusi-asm, while the professional cast of-fers many years of combined mu-sical, stage and vocal experience. The joining of these two casts cul-minates in a celebration of Broad-way tunes, old and new.

Shows will be on Friday, June 17 and 24, at 8 p.m. Matinee per-formances will be Saturday, June 18 and 25, at 2. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, can be ordered by calling the box office at 825-1135.

Sports book authors at Island Books

Chris Herren, Portsmouth resident and a former NBA basketball player for the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics, will visit Is-land Books on Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. to talk about his new book, BASKET-BALL JUNKIE: A MEMOIR. Herren and his coauthor, Providence Journal columnist

Bill Reyonlds, will talk about their collaboration, take questions, and sign copies of the book.

When the Boston Celtics acquired his contract, Herren lived the dream of every Massachusetts kid. But off the court he was secretly crumbling, as his alcohol and drug use escalated and his life spiraled out of control.

Twenty years later, Chris Herren was married to his high-school sweet-heart, the father of three young children–and a heroin junkie. His basket-ball career was over, consumed by addictions. He had no job, no skills, and was a sadly familiar figure to those in Fall River who remembered him as a boy, now prowling the streets looking for a fix.

In his own words, Herren tells how he nearly lost everything and ev-eryone he loved, and how he found a way back to life. Powerful, honest,

and dramatic, “Basketball Junkie” is a remarkable memoir, harrowing in its descent, and heartening in its return.

This event is free and open to the public. Island Books, a locally-owned independent bookstore serving Newport County since 1993, is located in Wyatt Square on the corner of Wyatt and East Main roads (Route 138) just north of the intersection of Route 138A (Aquidneck Ave.) and Route 138 and just south of Chaves Gardens and Newport Vineyard.1 Waites Whar Newport 401.846.360 www.waiteswharf.com

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Thursday, May 12Buskers Pub –Dogie & the Cowpie Poachers, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Christie’s – DJ & Dancing with DJ Henney, 10 p.m.

Newport Blues Café–Felix Brown, 9:30 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Local Band Jam-Sweet P Blues, 9 p.m.

Newport Marriot–Paul DelNero Jazz, 7-10 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub–DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.

One Pelham East–Keith Manville

Portofinos–Lois Vaughan, piano, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Perro Salado–Honky Tonk Knights, 8:30 p.m.

Rhino Bar–Hot Like Fire

Friday, May 13Asterisk –Fran Curley, Jazz TrioThe Chanler at Cliff Walk–Dick Lupino, Mike Turk, & Mike Renzi, 6-10 p.m.Christie’s – DJ & Dancing, 10 p.m.Hyatt Hotel–Dave Manuel on piano, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.LaForge Casino Restaurant–Dave Manuel on piano, 7-11 p.m.Middletown VFW–Karaoke, DJ Papa John, 8:30 p.m.Newport Blues Café–Dirty Deeds-AC/DC Tribute, 9:30 p.m.Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Matty B, 9 p.m.O’Brien’s Pub –O’Doyle Rules, 10 p.m. ‘til closingOceanCliff–Dick Lupino QuartetOne Pelham East–Bear FightPortofino’s–Lois Vaughan, 5:30-8:30 p.m.Rhino Bar–Mix TapeRhumbline–Dawn Chung, 6:30-10 p.m.Sambar–Higher Heights

Saturday, May 14Café 200 – Dogie & the Cowpie PoachersChristie’s – DJ & Dancing, 10 p.m.Clarke Cooke House–Foreverly Bros.Greenvale Vineyard–Dick Lupino, Mary Andrews & Steve Beckler, 1-4 p.m.Hyatt Hotel - Dave Manuel, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.LaForge Casino Restaurant–Dave Manuel on piano, 7-11p.m.Middletown VFW–Karaoke, DJ Papa John, 8:30 p.m.Newport Blues Café–Sugar, 9:30 p.m.Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Sweet Desire, 9 p.m.O’Brien’s Pub –DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.-12:45 a.m.One Pelham East–Wicked PeachPortofino’s–Bobby Ferreira, piano, 5:30-8:30 p.m.Rhino Bar – Jackson SchoolhouseRhumbline – Ron Sanfilippo, 6:30-10 p.m.Sambar – DJ Butch, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 15Castle Hill–Dick Lupino & Jordan Nunes, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Clarke Cooke House–Bobby Ferreira, jazz piano,12:30-3:30 p.m.

Fastnet–Irish Music Session 6-10 p.m.

Hyatt Regency–Dick Lupino Trio, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub– Karaoke, 9 p.m.

One Pelham East–Chopville, 6-9 p.m.; Chris Gauthier, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Fifth Element –Sunday Brunch featuring music,11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Monday, May 16Fastnet–”Blue Monday”, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Tuesday, May 17Billy Goode’s–Songwriters Show-case with Bill Lewis, 9:30-12:30 p.m.

Cafe 200–”Tuesday Blues”

Rhino Bar–Sons of Sedition

Wednesday, May 18Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Grand Karaoke, 8 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub– Karaoke, 9 p.m.

One Pelham East – Chris Gauthier

Rhino Bar–Rhyme Culture

Sardellla’s–Dick Lupino, Marcelle Gauvin, & Mac Chrupcala, 7:30-10 p.m.

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come starts on Saturday with a drive along the oceanfront, wine tasting, and a Louis Vuitton-style tailgate with private Polo match.

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ThursdayMay 19

Early Law LectureHistorian Elaine Forman Crane, scholar and author of “A Depen-dent People: Newport, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary Era,” will present an evening lecture on “Cold Comfort: Race and Rape in Rhode Island.” Colony House, 5:30 p.m., non-members $5, members $1, 841-8770.

Drexel Lecture: Future of the PastThe annual preservation lecture examines the debate between tra-ditionalists and modernists about how preservation and related new construction should be carried out.” Steven W. Semes, Academic Director of the Rome Studies Pro-gram, University of Notre Dame, presents. Preservation Society, Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, 6:00 p.m. free, advance registration online at www.NewportMansions.org or call (401) 847-1000 ext. 154.

Life of the Mind SeriesAngela Casey will present “Chinese and American Business Models,” discussing how the Chinese and American approaches to business differ, and what those differences mean to the future of the US econ-omy. Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., $5, 847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Read/Eat/ChatThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Mu-seum art theft is the subject of the lunchtime book group. Participants will discuss “The Gardner Heist,” by Ulrich Boser. All are welcome. New-port Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., noon, members free, non-mem-bers $5, bring lunch, 848-8200, www.NewportArtMuseum.org.

NPL Book GroupThursday Evening Book Group meets to talk about “People of the Book,” by Geraldine Brooks. In

1996, Hanna Heath, a young Aus-tralian book conservator is called to analyze a priceless six-hundred-year-old Jewish prayer book, and uncovers international intrigue. Open to interested readers. New-port Public Library, 847-8720.

Shakespeare in MiddletownFans gather to read and enjoy works of the Bard. Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Road, 5 p.m., free.

“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare”Informal group meets to give inter-pretive readings of Shakespeare’s works. Redwood Library, 50 Bel-levue Ave., 5 p.m., $2, 847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

FridayMay 20

Belcourt Castle Ghost TourOwner Harle Tinney shares her tales with ghosts at Belcourt, 657 Belle-vue Ave., 5:30 p.m., 846-0669.

SaturdayMay 21

Discover Colonial Newport Tour10 a.m. See Saturday, May 14 for details.

Road to Independence Walking TourLearn about riots and rebellion as you stroll through the heart of colonial Newport. Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 11 a.m., 841-8770.

Historic Sites TourTour the 1739 Colony House and the 1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House. Museum of Newport Histo-ry, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 11:30 a.m., 841-8770.

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Belcourt CastleA Gilded Age mansion, evening ghost tours, reservations recom-mended, 657 Bellevue Ave., 846-0669, www.belcourtcastle.com

The Breakers Open daily, 44 Ochre Point Ave., 847-1000, newportmansions.org.

Chateau-sur-MerOpen daily, 474 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, newportmansions.org

The Elms Open daily, 367 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, newportmansions.org

International TennisHall of Fame & MuseumOpen daily, 194 Bellevue Ave., free for kids under 16 , 849-3990, www.tennisfame.com.

Marble House Open daily, 596 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, newportmansions.org

Museum of Newport HistoryExhibits on display depict the city’s role in the American Revolution. Open daily, 127 Thames St., 841-8770, newporthistorical.org.

National Museum of American IllustrationGolded Age art in Gilded Age ar-chitecture. Guided tour Fridays, 3 p.m., 492 Bellevue Ave., 851-8949, americanillustration.org.

Naval War College MuseumFree and open to the public Mon.-Fri.. Visitors without a base decal must call the museum to gain access to the Naval Station, 841-2101.

Newport Art MuseumPermanent collection of contem-porary and historic works, open daily, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200, www.newportartmuseum.org

Ochre CourtOne of Newport’s first “summer cottages” built in 1892, now Salve Regina University’s administration building, ground floor open Mon-day thru Friday.

Prescott FarmRestored 1812 windmill, Rte. 114, West Main Rd., Middletown, 847-6230, newportrestoration.org

Redwood LibraryThe nation’s oldest lending library, built circa 1747, 50 Bellevue Ave., free, donations always welcome, 847-0292, www.redwoodlibrary.org.

Rough PointDoris Duke’s oceanfront estate, open Thurs.-Sat. 680 Bellevue Ave., 847-8344, www.newportrestoration.org.

RosecliffOpen daily, 548 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, newportmansions.org

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From the Keeper’s Log

Early visitors to Rose Island are these Canada Geese and their goslings.

Memorial Day TributeSons of Union Veterans of the Civil War presentation on battles and camp life of Civil War soldiers. New-port Public Library, noon-3 p.m., 847-8720.

Jazz at the VineyardLive jazz at Greenvale Vineyards with Dick Lupino, 582 Wapping Road, Middletown, 1- 4 p.m., 847-3777, www.greenvale.com.

Murder Mystery OpensJoin the Marley Bridges Theatre Co. for “The Hunt for Hunt’s Fortune,” an interactive murder mystery at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Belle-vue Ave., 7 p.m., www.NewportArt-Museum.org

Children’s Wishes Grand Charity BallBlack tie event to benefit Children’s Wishes, with live entertainment, cocktails, dinner, dancing, silent auction. OceanCliff, 6:30 p.m., ad-vance ticketing, 228-7761 or www.CWCharityball.com.

Common Fence MusicCommon Fence Music presents singer/songwriter/comedian Susan Werner. 933 Anthony Rd., Ports-mouth, 8 p.m., $22, 683-5085.

SundayMay 22

Newport Concours d’Elegance Collection of elegant motorcars, flying motorbikes and haute cou-ture. Fort Adams, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 841-0707, newportconcours.org.

Discover Newport Walking Tour11 a.m. See May 14 for details.

By David McCurdy

The warming temperatures and budding landscape of spring have brought a host of returning visitors, both human and avian, to Rose Is-land. April, the start of nesting sea-son on the island, heralded the re-turn of migrating birds, including oystercatchers to its beaches and glossy ibis to its dense interior. Seagulls are beginning to pair up and perform their mating rituals, but the Canada Geese, first to nest, have already produced goslings, escorting them down to the wa-ter’s edge for their first dip. Visitors to the island this time of year can

witness these little yellow-feath-ered birds learning to swim, flap-ping their wings in a vain attempt to become airborne.

Because of bird nesting, much of the island is off-limits from April 1 ‘til Aug. 15, so guests can only land their kayaks or boats on the two beaches to the immediate north and east of the lighthouse, be-tween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please pay attention to our signage to avoid disturbing nesting birds.

Though Rose is visited by week-ly keepers and overnight guests throughout the winter, the last few weeks have seen the return of our seasonal visitors.

As recreational boaters have be-gun to venture out onto the bay, several groups of kayakers have al-ready landed on the island’s south side to visit. The island welcomed its first cruise ship tour of the sea-son, the first of many to arrive in both the spring and fall. Recent private tours aboard the lighthouse foundation’s boat, Starfish, brought guests from as far away as Chicago and Poland.

We are currently looking for vol-

unteers to assist in the clean-up and planting of the island’s gardens, both flower and vegetable, and to help periodically with their upkeep. If interested in lending your green thumb, please contact our office, or email our property manager, Chris Papp, at [email protected].

And, if you’ve never visited the island, one and a half hour tours of Newport Harbor, and the island’s lighthouse and historic Fort Hamil-ton, are offered daily. Our boat can accommodate up to six guests, and more information can be obtained by calling the Rose Island Light-house Foundation’s office, at 847-4242.

Located in the middle of Narra-gansett Bay, Rose Island was deed-ed to the City of Newport after be-ing closed in 1970. The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation was formed in 1984 to manage the property, on behalf of the city, which had suf-fered from years of neglect and vandalism.

David McCurdy is the executive director of the Rose Island Light-

house Foundation.


NATURE

New Cats in Town

MIGRATION REPORT

Best Birding Spotsn Miantonomi Park, Newport

n Norman Bird Sanctuary

n Brenton Point State Park (fields, woods, seashore)

n Albro Woods, Middletown

n Hazard Road, Newport (including Ballard Park and and Gooseneck Cove saltmarshes)

n Sachuest Point National Wild-life Refuge, Middletown (including trails, beach and salt marshes behind Third Beach parking lot)

Latest Bird SightingsMiantonomi Park and

Norman Bird Sanctuaryn Blue-headed Vireon White-eyed Vireon Summer Tanagern Baltimore Oriolen Indigo Buntingn Orchard Oriole (immature)n Yellow Warblersn Palm Warblersn Willow Flycatchern Black and White Warblersn Eastern Meadowlark

Shoreline and Marshesn Semi-palmated Sandpipersn Least Sandpipersn Semi-palmated Ploversn Common Terns (at Gooseneck Cove, Green Bridge)n Caspian Tern

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By Jack Kelly Recently, there have been re-

ported sightings of “large minks” in the Middletown and Portsmouth areas. These creatures have been described as “three to four feet long, with dark fur ranging from black to dark brown with white bel-ly spots, and dark bushy tails”. One witness reported that one of these mystery animals, “quickly climbed a nearby tree, using long claws.” A lo-cal wildlife enthusiast identified the creatures as fishers, or fisher cats as they are more commonly known.

According to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM), fisher cats are common in other counties of Rhode Island, and have only re-cently been found in Newport County, in more than a few isolat-ed numbers. A visit to the RI DEM’s Web site revealed many interest-ing facts about the local fisher cat population. The fisher cat is a car-nivore and a member of the same family which includes weasels, wol-verines, otters, martens, and minks. They have five toes on their front and hind feet, with large retractable claws. They are skillful tree climbers and, because they can rotate their hind feet 180º, are able to descend trees, head-first. The average size of a fisher cat is three to four feet, with the males being larger than the fe-males. The average weight of the male is 9 -15 pounds, while the fe-male only weighs an average of 4-6 pounds.

Fisher cats feed on prey such as mice, voles, squirrels, rabbits, birds, fish and insects. They also feed on

carrion (dead animals), particularly deer. Fisher cats are one of the few predators that will seek out and kill porcupines. While porcupines are rare in Rhode Island, this speaks to the tenacity, speed and strength of the fisher cat species. They will also eat pet food left outdoors for cats and dogs, which places these animals at risk for attack. There are news and anecdotal stories avail-able online and within the archives of local periodicals which chronicle the sometimes aggressive and ter-ritorial behavior of fisher cats. For more information on the guide-lines and regulations regarding fisher cats go to: www.DEM.RI.gov–FishersInRI.

Update: In the past week or so, the female red-tailed hawk that lost her mate on March 21 (see Newport This Week April 7 edition), has been observed flying and hunting in the Bellevue Avenue/Mor-ton Park area with a male red-tailed hawk. There is hope that she has accept-ed a new mate. Only time will tell.

This past weekend yielded a number of fine bird observations in all ar-eas. This upcoming week-end will bring a flurry of activity to our area as we approach the height of migration season. It ap-pears that the common tern colony has returned to Newport to utilize the large rock in the middle of Gooseneck Cove, adjacent to Green Bridge, for a nesting rookery. These acro-batic, animated and highly territo-rial birds are amazing in their an-

tics and are fun to watch. They will entertain many in the next three months as they breed, nest and raise their young.

Common Tern at Green Bridge. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

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The walks are free and open to the public. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes. Walks are sched-uled for: May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20 and Sept. 17, weather permitting. For more information, visit newportwaterfront.org.

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Islander pitcher Armand Rugel, # 25, exhales on the follow through after a pitch against the Knotty Oakers. The senior struck out ten, after spot-

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Alfred H. Baesemann, Sr., 60 of Middletown, died May 4, 2011 at the Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Christine (Peters) Baesemann. A Funeral Service was held on May 7 in St. Peters Lutheran Church, Newport.

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By Meg O’Neil

Waiting for the natural light to hit her lens just right, Teresa Kauf-man snaps a photo, winds her film, exchanges pleasantries, and lets the woman pulling her dog in a red wagon continue on her way down Broadway. With her trusty camera in hand, Kaufman spent several weeks capturing and chronicling Newport, through photos and re-corded voices of people she has met during her travels.

Well-known in the French Alps for a photography book she pub-lished on rural European farm life, Kaufman decided to make a switch and document life in America. She expects to exhibit the show in 2012 in France.

In a project she is tentatively call-ing “Small Town U.S.A.,” Kaufman explored the ins and outs of New-port, walking the city streets, talk-ing to strangers, and documenting their stories.

Kaufman, a Francophile who grew up in a military household, spent three years in France as a child while her father was stationed at a Navy base there. During those formative years, the French lan-guage and country captured her heart and offered her a means of escape from her home life.

Her love of France continues to this day. She recently purchased a condo in Chamonix, a small village in the French Alps.

After graduation from Syracuse University, Kaufman worked for the French Embassy in New York City. Her desk job lasted six months. “It was so boring,” she joked. “After that, I retired at age 22.”

Kaufman’s life afterwards reads like a copy of Fodor’s Travel Guide.

Soon, she found herself work-ing for American Express, giving guided tours of the US to Europe-ans along Route-66 in the summer and tours to Americans in Europe during winter months so she could ski and mountain climb during her free time.

As she reached her 50s, and con-quered a bout with cancer, Kauf-man decided to try something dif-ferent.

“I want to bring a slice of Ameri-can life to France,” says Kaufman. “Through my photography and a soundtrack, I want them to see small town America … which can be found anywhere here. It can be found in the big cities, and it can be found in your backyard.”

Through her project, which she is currently funding herself, she hopes to inspire French people to open their eyes when they come to America and see something other than New York City and San Francis-co. Kaufman explains, “They don’t stop along the way between those two cities. What they’re looking for is what they see in Hollywood and on CNN.”

By traveling through small New England towns, photographing and talking to people, Kaufman is following the tracks of French peo-ple she meets along her journeys, creating a French connection as a theme in her project as something

to grab the attention of the French audience.

Kaufman came to Newport to visit her sister, who works at the Navy base. Once here, she couldn’t help but notice the city’s Conti-nental influences. “I never realized just how many French-speaking people, or French-born, or even French-inclined people are here…There are French currents under this town.”

While working on the project, which she hopes to open in France next year, and then in the US after that, Kaufman walked the streets of Newport daily for several weeks.

“The only way to meet new peo-ple is to start out on foot,” accord-ing to Kaufman. “And that’s essen-tially what the project is; finding the interesting people right next door. That’s what I’m trying to cap-ture.”

Of the New England towns she has visited, such as North Conway, N.H., and Harvard, Mass., Kaufman says that Newport has had the most French connection, “mostly because it’s bigger and there are more doors to open,” she says.

It’s those doors that have allowed Kaufman to experience much of what Newport has to offer. “If you don’t push a few of those doors open, then you really don’t get to go in and see what the town truly offers,” she explains. “I find that to be especially true in tourist towns where people only go on the main drags, without ever leaving the comfort of their cars.”

For example, in wandering down to IYRS on Thames St., Kaufman opened the doors to photograph the restoration of the Coronet yacht, and ended up meeting with Augustin Le Marechal, a man who journeyed from France to study at IYRS. Attending a service at Trinity Church one Sunday, Kaufman hap-pened to run into Stephen Rous, warden of the church, and pro-ceeded to record an entire inter-view in French with someone she had known only mere moments.

Photographing and interview-ing local shop owners, employees, and strangers from all walks of life, Kaufman makes a special connec-tion, “The way I take pictures of people is by reaching out through my lens and touching the heart of the person that I’m photograph-ing,” she says.

In her month-long stay in New-port, Kaufman repeatedly ran out of film for her camera and space on her voice recorder as a result of her conversations with various New-porters.

Yet, she adds, “There is so much here that I never imagined. I feel like I haven’t seen it all yet.”

Having been granted a visa to live and work in France, Kaufman has wrapped up the Newport part of her project for now. “Whatev-er you do in life only adds a notch on your belt,” she claims. “It’s just how you package what you do af-terward, and that’s what I’m trying to figure out … how I’m going to package this project.”

Before leaving for Chamonix, Kaufman offered this advice to anyone inspired to open their eyes and see what Newport has to offer in terms of small town life. “You’ve got to get away from the shopping centers … Wear out your shoes … If you take the side roads, it’s just a matter of finding what you need in your life to satisfy your notion of a quality life.”

The French Connection: One Woman’s Project

In a self portrait from her book, “Therese et ses deux frères: La Clef des champs,” Kaufman has captured the French countryside. Her next mission: Small-town, American life.

(Photo courtesy Teresa Kaufman)

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Teresa Kaufman has documented Newport for a planned exhibit in France. (Photo courtesy Teresa Kaufman)

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