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A Boater’s DreamBy Tom Shevlin 

  NEWPORT  –  Mayor  Jeanne-Ma-rie  Napolitano  retained  her  sta-tus as the city’s top vote getter on Tuesday,  topping  a  field  of  nine candidates  in  a  rare  primary  con-test that now sets the stage for an eight-way  race  for  the  city’s  four At-Large City Council seats.  Napolitano,  who  has  received the most votes  in each of  the  last three elections, carried 1,611 votes according  to  the  state  Board  of Elections – good enough for near-ly  18  percent  of  the  vote.  Former Mayor  Stephen  C. Waluk  placed  a close  second  with  1,363  votes,  or 15 percent of the vote.  Meanwhile,  former  City  Coun-cil member Henry F. Winthrop fin-ished top among challengers, plac-ing third overall, with 1,257 votes, or  13.8  percent  of  the  vote.  And fellow  challenger  Naomi  Neville finished in fourth place, with 1,210 votes, or 13.3 percent.  Rounding  out  the  November field  in  the  At-Large  race  are:  Ste-phen  R.  Coyne,  with  1,137  votes, Herbert  B.  Armstrong,  with  1,006 

Napolitano, Waluk Top primary

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By Meg O’Neil  NEWPORT  —  The  Newport School  Committee  met  Tues-day night, Sept. 14 at Thompson Middle  School  to  discuss  their monthly  agenda.  The  meeting started  off  with  Cassandra  Mc-Carthy,  senior  at  Roger’s  High School,  giving  a  student  coun-cil  update  on  the  first  week  of school, stating that despite a few schedule conflicts, the first week of  school  ran  smoothly  for  all students. The seniors are very ex-cited about Virtual High School, an online education and profes-sional  development  program, that has been put into place. Mc-Carthy was alsojust back  from a trip to Imperia, Italy, a sister city to  Newport,  saying  that  it  was the experience of a lifetime. One  topic  of  major  discussion was on the hiring of new teach-ers, regardless of whether or not they  live  in  Newport.  Chairper-son, Jo Eva Gaines stated, “I hope we never lose sight of having the best teacher, regardless of where they’re from.” The hunt for great teachers  is  a  challenge.  Adding another  member  of  the  com-mittee, “Elementary teachers are still, unfortunately, a dime a doz-en.”  Superintendent  John  Ambro-gi  touched  on  the  possibility  of a  new  elementary  school  being built. He stated that people are, “finding  out  the  benefits  of  the new  school…seeing  that  the old schools have deficiencies.” A topic  of  major  discussion  in  the upcoming  November  election, 

he went on to say that things are looking up for the prospect of a $30 million school bond referen-dum, and that more information on the plans can be found on the Newport public school’s website at www.letsbuildpell.com.   Perhaps  the  topic  of  greatest discussion of the night was ways in  which  to  improve  communi-cations  between  faculty,  staff, and  families. With  a  new  school year just starting out, “The most important  thing  to  parents  is that they want to make sure their child is educated in a healthy and safe environment,” said one com-mittee member.   Ambrogi  stated,  “Sometimes, communications  break  down and  we  are  trying  to  take  steps to mitigate these issues.”  One  way  in  which  the  school board  is  trying  to  stay  in  touch with  parents  is  through  the  “i-Parent” system that is used at the Middle  and  High  School  levels. “i-Parent” communicates directly with parents,  informing them of what  is  going  on  in  their  child’s school and classroom. Ambrogi  also  said  that  there  is a major need to upgrade school websites to be more user friend-ly  and  that  technology  doesn’t work  if  parents  don’t  feel  wel-come in the school. He closed the discussion stating, “This  is  an  ongoing  issue,  com-munication will never be perfect, but it’s better than it has been in the past.” The next  meeting is set for Tues-day, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at Thomp-son Middle School on Broadway. 

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Trinity Welcomes its First Female RectorBy Meg O’Neil

  Few  structures  in  Newport  car-ry  the  amount  of  history  like Trin-ity Church on Queen Anne Square. Dating back to 1726, there are have been close to three hundred years worth  of  masses  celebrated,  mar-riages  blessed,  funerals  mourned, and baptisms welcomed, in a struc-ture  that  has  remained  relatively unchanged.   A new page was added to Trinity Church’s  long  history  on  Sunday, Sept.  12  as  Reverend  Anne  Marie Richards  was  officially  instituted as  the  church’s  30th  Rector.  What also marks this as such as a special event, is that Anne Marie is the first female Rector in Trinity’s extensive history.   After  a  competitive  process of  applicants,  Anne  Marie,  from Princeton, N.J., first visited town in February,  was  selected  in  March, moved to Newport in May and be-gan  her  new  mission  of  leading Trinity into a new era.   “I  had  a  strong  sense  of  this  is where I was meant to be. I walked in to the church and it was this sense of  ‘Wow,’  not  just  at  the  architec-ture,  which  of  course  is  stunning, but there is three hundred years of life here; all the ups and downs that are here.  It sort of hit me full on.  I took  the  ten steps up  the pulpit.  I guess  colonial  people  had  much smaller  feet  because  I  had  to  put my feet sideways. I stood up there and  it  literally  just  made  me  cry. The phone call came the first week of March and I said, ‘game on.’”  So how did Anne Marie enjoy her first  summer  here?  “This  summer 

was spent getting to know those in the church, who’s all here. Now that I  sort  of  have  a  grasp  on  that,  it’s time to get to know what’s around town.  Everybody  walks  past  this place, and a lot of people, residents and visitors,  think  it’s  just a muse-um;  they  don’t  realize  it’s  still  an active parish.  I  think that’s our call –  we’ve  got  this  tower  that  lights up the town,  I  think we should be lighting up the town too.”

  Sunday afternoon was a time of great  celebration  for  Anne  Marie and  Trinity’s  community.  “I  think on Sunday, there was a great spir-it present, people here are excited. When a church is  in between Rec-tors,  the  interim period can be re-ally hard. It can feel a lot like you’re treading  water.  But  people  here 

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Pictured here sitting in one of the unique and historic family box pews used to keep warm during the winter in colonial times, the Reverend Anne Marie Richards was celebrated as the 30th Rector and first female Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday, Sept. 12.

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If you harbor a passion for boating, then there’s only one place to be this week: The Newport International Boat Show.  Now celebrating its 40th year as one of the leading in-water boat events in the country, the boat show  features the biggest selection of boats and boating products—both power and sail—in the Northeast. The four-day show has also become known as the place to scout newly introduced products.For full details on the show, turn to page 16.  And be sure to visit www.Newport-Now.com for special features, photos ,and reviews of the show throughout the weekend .

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AROUND TOWN  Newport  — Every sport has leg-ends.  Some  of  the  top  sailing  leg-ends  are  coming  to  Newport  this week for the America’s Cup 12 Metre Era  Reunion  and  you  can  celebrate with them. There will be a free Leg-ends Panel at the Newport Interna-tional Boat Show.  The  America’s  Cup  is  a  trophy awarded to the winner of the Amer-ica’s  Cup  sailing  regatta  and  is  the oldest active trophy in international sports competition.  The regatta is a match race with only two boats com-peting.  There  are  elimination  races prior to the event to select the chal-lenger. The regatta itself was held in Newport  for  many  years. The  com-petition was held in 12 Metre yachts from  1958  to  1987.  The  schooner America first won the trophy in 1857. Through the years, the Cup has cir-culated  between  the  US,  Australia, New  Zealand  and  Switzerland.  The US won it back this year when Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle triumphed over Switzerland’s Alinghi.  On Thursday,  Sept.  16,  the  New-port  International  Boat  Show  will celebrate  this  sailing  tradition  with a Legends Panel at 5 p.m. (entrance is  through  Gate  3,  starting  at  4:30 p.m.).   This  is  free  and  open  to  the public.    This  panel  will  be  moderated  by USSAILING President Gary Jobson, an America’s Cup veteran himself. Partic-ipants include: Bill Ficker - Skipper In-trepid  ’70, Steve Van Dyck - Tactician Intrepid  ’70, Gordon  Ingate  - Syndi-cate, Gretel II  ‘70 (FYI, Intrepid defeat-ed,  Gretel II  in  the  1970  Cup  final), David  Elwell  -  Sitting  Commodore New  York  Yacht  Club  and  Crew  In-trepid  ’70  and Ted Turner  -  Skipper Courageous ’77, may also attend. 

America’s Cup Icons Return to Newport

America’s Cup 12 Metre era legends will exchange memories in a panel forum, Thursday, Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. The event, part of the

Newport International Boat Show, is free and open to the public.(Photo by Jim McCarthy, Bannister’s Wharf Dockmaster)

  Project  One  made  its  return  to Newport over the weekend with its seaside art installation, Viewport.  Using  the  Newport  Bridge  and harbor as a backdrop,Viewport fea-tures 11 works by local artists, some 

fitting into the landscape with ease, others using it with whimsy.  One  standout  is  by  acclaimed Newport artist Chris Wyllie, whose contribution  “Think  Small”  draws passersby  to  a  tiny  door,  painted 

blue,  and  mounted  horizontally  in its  frame.  Look  closer,  and  peep-holes tempt one’s curiosity. We’ll let you see for yourself what Wyllie has in store when you peer inside.  Mike  Hansel’s “Affiliation”  is  one of  several  sculptures  on  display  at 

Viewport.  Other  notable  pieces  include “Waterfront  Property”  by  Tanya Kelley – an 8’ x 8’ floating dock, ret-ro-fitted with an aluminum frame and 64 sq.ft. of Rhode Island sod floating  just  offshore;    and “Me-dussa’s  Arc”  by  Rebecca  Harting, a jellyfish suspended from a truss attached  to  the  seawall  sculpted out of shrink wrap on a steel wire frame  with  dangling  lights  that move with the wind.  Take a walk, immersed yourself in art.  The temporary   project can be viewed  during  park  hours,  now through  Oct.  10.  For  more,  visit, http://www.dedikated.com/pro-jectonenewport/viewport/index.html

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NEWPORT  –  In  a  renewed  push to  spur  economic  development  at several municipally-owned proper-ties,  city  officials  said  on  Monday that  they  are  preparing  to  issue  a request  for  proposals  (RFP)  for  the redevelopment of the currently va-cant Sheffield School on Broadway.

According  to  Paige  Bronk,  the city’s  director  of  planning,  zoning, and development, an RFP is expect-ed to be issued for the property on Sept.  20.  Once  released,  it  will  be the second such RFP issued by the city in the last 40 days.

Last month, the city issued an RFP for the development of a parcel ad-jacent to the Coastal Extreme brew-ery facility on Connell Highway.

According  to  Bronk,  the  Sept. 20  RFP  will  solicit  proposals  from interested  parties  with  the  hopes of  bringing  the  building  onto  the tax  rolls  as  a  potential  commercial outpost  in  the  northern  section  of Broadway.

In an article which first appeared in Newport This Week, the Sheffield School  property  was  among  three properties that the city reported it is currently  looking  to  redevelop. The Carey  School  on  Narragansett  Av-enue, and the aforementioned Con-nell Highway land were other two.

It was also included in a NN list of Four  Projects  to Watch  (and  Seven 

Others to Remember) back in June.Located  at  513  Broadway,  the 

school once served as  the primary elementary  school  for  generations of North End residents. But in 2006, the  school  department  shuttered the facility due to declining enroll-ment  and  a  desire  to  implement  a long-term  school  reorganization plan. In 2007, the city took posses-sion of the property and in an effort to make the best use of the nearly 33,000-square-foot  building,  coun-cilors  directed  the  city  Planning Board  to  formally  recommend  the 

property’s optimum use. In October of 2008, the property was re-zoned for commercial use.

Then-Newport  based  software company  Avtech  Inc.  had  been among  the  earliest  companies  to see  potential  in  the  property  in 2008,  but  it  has  since  moved  to Bristol’s Cutler Mills complex.

The coming RFP will be the sec-ond  for  the  property.  In  2009,  the city  had  solicited  proposals  for  its reuse, however decided to wait out the  market  until  conditions  began to improve.

City officials said on Monday that they are preparing to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of the currently vacant Sheffield School

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were ready to go, and  it was great to feel that.”  The  excitement  in  the  commu-nity over Anne Marie’s arrival is pal-pable. “This whole first year will be about asking how things are done here.  I  certainly  bring  experience and  ideas,  but  you  don’t  want  to just  come  in  and  change  every-thing.  A  good  friend  and  mentor said  to me once, ‘In your first year, just dust the furniture, don’t move any of it…unless it’s on fire, in that case, get it out of the building.’ For me, I just need to learn from these folks,  what  has  meaning  to  them, what are their symbols, what is pre-cious  to  them,  and  we  can  move forward. “  “I  think  this  church  has  a  great past, in its heyday it was packed, it was THE church, you had to belong. And those days are done and that’s OK, but they’re ready to be the next church, and that’s what I think is ex-citing, to open up the doors and say ‘Y’all come in!’” 

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  If  you  would  like  to  learn  more about  Rev.  Anne  Marie,  log  on  to www.Newport-Now.com for the ex-tended article on her new position as Rector and how she’s adapting to her new life in Newport. 

Standing in front of the only center-aisle, freestanding, triple-decked pulpit left in America today, Rev. Anne Marie was officially welcomed as the newest Rector to the oldest Episcopal

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Land Trust Acquires middletown Land  The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) acquired a Conservation Easement Friday,  Sept.  10  from  Donald  and Helene O’Neill on 8.23 acres of their 9.96-acre property strategically  lo-cated next to other ALT conserved properties  and  the  Maidford  River all  within  the  Middletown  section of ALT’s Sakonnet Greenway.  The  O’Neill  property,  located  off Berkeley  Avenue  in  Middletown, is  contiguous  with  two  ALT  con-served  farms,  Newport  Vineyards and Sweet Berry Farm.

Air Force Flyover  U.S.  Air  Force  students  and  fac-ulty assigned to the Naval War Col-lege will mark the Air Force’s 63rd anniversary  with  a  flyover  on  Fri-day,  Sept.  17  at  2  p.m.  The  event will  commemorate  the  founding of the Air Force as an independent service and honor the over 683,000 active duty, guard, reserve, and ci-vilian  Airmen  currently  serving  in locations around the globe.    The  flyover  will  include  HH-60 helicopters  from  the  106th  Res-cue  Wing  at  Gabreski  Air  Nation-al  Guard  Base  in  Westhampton, New  York  and  F-15C  aircraft  from the  104th  Fighter  Wing  at  Barnes Air  National  Guard  Base  in  West-field,  Massachusetts.  The  flyover will be visible from vantage points throughout  Newport  and  James-town.

Land Trust Speaker Series Kicks Off  The Aquidneck Land Trust’s Con-servation  Speaker  Series  2010  is presenting, “Agriculture  on  Aquid-neck  Island:    Past,  Present  and  Fu-ture” with speakers, Kenneth Ayars and James E. Garman on Thursday, Sept. 16 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Ports-mouth Public Library.Local  farms  are  important  to  our well-being: island farms provide us with fresh foods; they help limit the amount of infrastructure demands placed  on  our  municipalities  by residential subdivisions; local farms provide beautiful vistas and experi-ences that distinguish our commu-nities  thereby  giving  them  a  com-petitive edge as desirable places to live, work and visit; they create jobs and  revenue;  etc.  Considering  the importance  of  agriculture  to  our area, the Rhode Island Chief of the Division  of  Agriculture,  Kenneth Ayars, and a local historian, author and  educator,  James  Garman,  will help us reflect on the past, present and future of agriculture on Aquid-neck Island.Admission  to  all  presentations  of the Conservation Speaker Series is FREE and open to the public.If you would like to attendRSVP to Courtney Huth at chuth@ailt.orgor 401-849-2799 x19.

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Thursday, Sept. 16 - Aida Luna

Saturday, Sept. 18 - Atlantica

Saturday, Sept. 18 - Norwegian Dawn

Sunday, Sept. 19 - Caribbean Princess

Tuesday, Sept. 21 - Crystal Symphony

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Spencer and King parks Conservation Assured  NEWPORT – In a unanimous vote, City Council members on Wednes-day  approved  an  agreement  with the Aquidneck Land Trust to ensure the  perpetual  protection  of  Spen-cer and King Park.  The agreement provides the city with  $50,000  in  exchange  for  an agreement to protect the parks as open  space.  It  brings  to  a  close  a months-long process between the city and ALT, which had previously reached  similar  deals  to  preserve open  space  at  Gooseneck  Cove, Braga Park, and Sunset Hill.  In  each  case,  the  ALT  provided a  monetary  gift  to  the  City  in  ex-change  for  a  promise  to  preserve the  subject  properties  as  open space. 

 Cluny Country FairFun for the entire family! The Annu-al Cluny Country Fair takes place 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the beautiful school grounds. Carnival games, hay rides, craft  vendors,  baked  goods,  silent auction & raffles. Hot & cold refresh-ments  for  sale.  Rain  or  Shine.  Free admission  &  parking.  Wheelchair accessible.  An  Aquidneck  Island tradition for more than 40 years! 75 Brenton Rd., Newport, 847-2850.

book buddies book Club The  Book  Buddies  Book  Club  for children  in  grades  3,  4,  and  5  will hold  its  first  meeting  of  the  new school  year  on  Monday,  Sept.  27 from  3:30  p.m.  –  4:30  p.m.  in  the John  Clarke  Children’s  Program Room.  The club will meet one Mon-day afternoon per month to discuss a  popular  children’s  book.    Snacks will be provided.  Registration is re-quired.    Please  register  by  visiting the  Children’s  Department,  calling 847-8720 ext. 204.

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Newport police Log  During the period, from Mon-day,  Sept.6    to  Sunday,  Sept.  12 the  Newport  Police  Dept.  re-sponded  to  450  calls.  Of  that, 164  were  motor  vehicle  related; there were 126 motor vehicle vi-olations issued and 38 accidents. The police also responded to 24 noise complaints.    In  addition,  39  arrests  were made  for  the  following  viola-tions:n  Five  arrests  were  made  for simple assault or battery.n  Seven  arrests  were  made for  drinking  or  possession  of  an open container in public.n  Two  arrests  were  made  for public urination.n  Four  arrests  were  made  on the  basis  of  District  Court  War-rants.n  Four  arrests  were  made  for DUI.n  Five  arrests  were  made  for disorderly conduct.n    The  additional  12  arrests were made for various reasons. 

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The College Planning Center of RI has partnered with the Pawtucket Red Sox and B101 to host a college fair at McCoy Stadium this fall.

September 22, 2010 | 6-8pmSpeak face-to-face with college representatives from all over the Northeast and attend an informative college planning or financial aid seminar.

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eco-Depot and e-Waste Collection  The  Rhode  Island  Resource Recovery  Corporation  (RIRRC) is  hosting  a  household  hazard-ous  waste  (HHW)  and  e-waste collection  on  Saturday,  Oct.  2  in Newport.  The site will be the De-partment  of  Public  Works  on  70 North Halsey Street from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Eco-Depot is a valuable, free program for all Rhode Island resi-dents  wishing  to  dispose  of  their unwanted,  unused  and  leftover HHW.  As you may be aware, HHW cannot be combined with regular trash or recyclables.    RIRRC will accept a wide variety of  hazardous  materials  such  as fluorescent  light  bulbs,  gasoline, automotive  products,  oil-based paints,  insecticides,  and  propane gas tanks.  Appointments are nec-essary for all Eco-Depot drop-offs but  are  not  required  residents who are just dropping off e-waste materials.    Examples  of  e-waste include televisions, CPUs, laptops, fax  machines  and  scanners.  For  a complete  list of eligible materials or to make a household hazardous waste  appointment,  go  to  www.rirrc.org,  or  call  942-1430  x241. 

The Coolest Card Around  September  is  “National  Library Card Sign-Up Month” and the New-port Public Library wants to make sure  that  all  children  in  Newport have  the  smartest  card  of  all  –  a library card. Children who are resi-dents of Rhode Island can receive a free  library card at any age with a parent’s or guardian’s signature.  A parent or guardian must supply an ID and proof of address.   A  library card  grants  access  to  children’s books,  magazines,  videos,  DVDs, CDs,  computer  software,  circulat-ing  toys,  board  books,  big  books, flannel board stories and more. To sign  up  for  a  library  card  visit  the Circulation  Desk.    For  more  infor-mation call 847-8720 ext. 200.

Calling All Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins!  Truly one of the highlights of the (yes) Fall season, the annual jack-o-lantern  tour  is  slated  for  Saturday, Oct. 16 from 4:30 - 9 p.m. at Ballard Park. Want to get in on the action? Friends  of Ballard  Park  is  currently accepting  sponsorships  for  the free tour which featured over 1,000 jack-o-lanterns last year. Volunteers are also needed to pick up, receive and set up jack-o-lanterns, monitor the trails during the tour and clean up.  Anyone  interested  in  sponsor-ships,  displays  or  volunteering should  contact  Friends  of  Ballard Park at 619-3377.

be Green Kids Consignments   A Fall/Winter Seasonal Kids Con-signment  sale  is  being  held  the weekend  of  September  24-26  in Middletown at the Fraternal Order of  Police  Hall,  464  Mitchells  Lane. Items  include  clothing,  furniture, winter  sports  equipment,  DVDs, shoes,  toys,  books,  bedding,  and much  more.  At  the  conclusion  of the  event,  all  unsold  items  will  be donated to Child & Family Services of Newport County.   Friday, Sept. 24, first time expect-ing and new parents are invited to attend  a  pre-sale  from  6  –  9  p.m. Attendees  must  register  at  www.BeGreenSale.com.  Saturday,  Sept. 25  is  the  public  sale  from  9  a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26 is the half price sale from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. with most  items  marked  50%  off.  For more  information,  visit  www.Be-GreenSale.com or 339-3569.

prostate Cancer Awareness Weekend   Yellow  penalty  flags  thrown  by an  official  to  indicate  and  infrac-tion have been part of the game of football  since  its  inception.   Those attending  our  local  high  school football  games  this  coming  week-end  between  Sept.  17  –  19,  will see something different.   The flags thrown by officials will be a powder blue in color.  Coaches compliment-ing the officials on the penalty calls will all be wearing blue wrist bands. Light  blue  is  the  color  designated for prostate cancer awareness.  The Rhode  Island  Football  Officials  As-sociation and the Rhode Island High School  Football  Coaches  Associa-tion will  join a growing number of football referees and coaches from around  the  country  in  an  effort  to raise awareness of prostate cancer.  

Kids First with Fresh, Local Lunch  Thursday,  Sept.  16  is  “All  Local Lunch Day”  in Newport. As part of the  nationwide  effort  to  support local  farms  and  local  economies, RI  Sodexo  school  districts  will  be presenting an “All Local Lunch Day” in  all  of  their  cafeterias  statewide. School  lunch  menus  will  feature items  highlighting  the  flavors  and farms of the Ocean State, including local  tomato  sauce,  cheese,  eggs, bread,  fruits,  veggies  and  milk.  As coordinators  of  the  Rhode  Island Farm  to  School  project,  Kids  First will  assist  in  the  serving  and  sam-pling of this RI grown, RI produced lunch for students.

“Fourth Fridays”The  Newport  Art  Museum  wel-comes the community to join them for  an  evening  of  music,  “mixing” and  dancing  to  The  Wandas.  The event begins at 6 p.m. and will con-clude  at  9  p.m.  For  More  informa-tion  call  the  museum  at  848-8200, x101. 

Lynne Tungett, Publisher & Editor

Tom Shevlin, Associate Publisher & News Editor

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OpINION

Upcoming Municipal Meetings

eDITORIALIf it’s Thursday... 

Regular  readers  no  doubt  have  clued  into  the  fact  that  we’ve switched  our  publication  date  to  Thursdays.  Readers  with  longer memories, will also recall that for more than 25 years, Newport This Week always came out on Thursdays. In fact, for many, if it was Thurs-day, it meant Newport This Week.   In the spirit of revisiting our roots, we decided to return the paper back to its original schedule, allowing us to provide what we hope will be more timely news and better coverage of the week ahead. Today’s  issue  is  a  prime  example  of  why  we  decided  making  the switch back to Thursday was the right thing to do.   Not only are we able  to  include a  recap on  this week’s primary election,  but  we’re   also  able  to  include  coverage  of  the  Newport School Committee and City Council – things we weren’t able to do in recent years because of printing constraints.    We  believe  the  move  will  make  Newport This Week  even  more relevant to our daily discussions, and combined with our daily on-line coverage at Newport-Now.com, we think we’re on to a winning combination.   So, please feel free to sit back, relax, and enjoy Newport This Week. Now, back on Thursdays.

The Cost of elections

When municipalities face budget crunches, even the most demo-cratic of processes don’t seem go without scrutiny. That’s why when we heard a group of voters outside a polling station asking the ques-tion: “How much did Tuesday’s election cost?,” we had to ask.

According to Newport Canvassing Clerk Rick O’Neill, the city nor-mally spends anywhere from $21,000 – $24,000 anytime an election calls for all 13 voting locations to be opened and staffed. Due to the city-wide nature of the At-Large race, that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday.

Had  voters  only  been  asked  to  weigh  in  on  the  Second  Ward, statewide,  and  congressional  races,  O’Neill  said  he  would  have opened around half the number of polling places, and in so doing, would have spent roughly half of that $24,000 sum.

Such  is  the  cost  of  our  democracy.  And  to  be  sure,  spending $24,000 to uphold the values of our government is merely a drop in the bucket compared to the almost $100 million the city includes each year in its budget.

But, the question was asked, so we set out to answer.

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purposes only. Please be civil in your wording. We believe in a fair and respectful debate.

NeWpORT Canvassing Authority - Sept., 17,  at 8:30 a.m.Planning Board - Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.Historic District Commission  Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m.

mIDDLeTOWN Board of Canvassers - Sept. 17, at 11:30 a.m.Town Council - Sept. 20, 2010 at 7 p.m.Library Board of Trustees - Sept. 21, at 06:00 p.m.Board of Canvassers - Sept. 22, at 10:30 a.m.

Please note that some meetings added after press time may not appear above. For the latest upcoming meetings schedules, visit SOS.RI.Gov, or

Middletown

Portsmouth

Real Estate Transactions: September 3– September 10Address BuyerSeller Price

Newport

93 Pelham St. 93 PSN Company LLC Adele Turner Inn Ltd $1,000,000 21 Bull St. Robert & Sally Quinn Ross & Pamela Buchmueller $727,500 15 Greenough Place Karen Ponce Charles & Elise Adams $645,000 100 Touro St. First Church of Christ Scientist Newport Community Church Inc. $575,000 of Newport Tilly Ave. Sally Dwyer Seascape Holdings LLC $205,000

30 Shore Drive Edward & Patricia O’Neill Steven & Anthony $625,000 27 Circle Drive David Rossi & Deborah Crawford John & Laura Wheeler $435,000

    66 Ferry Landing Circle  Eric & Linda Sue Johnson  David Rossi & Deborah Crawford  $635,000  249 Rolling Hill Road  Victor & Rose Primavera Jr.   Ralph & Catherine Sotak  $399,900  Trustees    20 Belmont Drive  Cloud Nine Rhode Island LLC  Maude Brown  $350,000

  342 Bramans Lane  Jonathan Kaye  Gregory & Carolyn Gizzi  $250,000

FOR THe ReCORDThis week, 15,500 copies of Newport This Week were printed 

and distributed at 300 locations in Newport, Middletown, and Jamestown.

New Distribution locations this week include: Newport Creamery, and Ace Hardware, both on West Main Rd., Middletown

Literacy program UpdateDear Editor:  Since 1982, Literacy Volunteers of Newport County (LVNC) has devot-edly  served  the  low-literacy  popu-lation of Newport County.   Despite losing funding three years ago, LVNC soldiered on—the phones kept ring-ing  with  people  who  needed  help!    In  fact,  Kerry  Kalinowski  continued to work with the tutors and students to keep the programs intact and the Newport library drop-in room avail-able even after  funds for her salary had been exhausted.  We  all  know—from  the  litera-cy  census  numbers  to  the  ringing phones—that  our  community  still needs  low-literacy  services.    Since the  1980s,  Literacy  Volunteers  of East  Bay  (LVEB)  has  been  serving all of Bristol County and East Prov-idence  with  the  same  services  as LVNC.  Since LVNC and LVEB are sis-ter agencies under the internation-al  association,  Literacy  Volunteers, it  was  logical  to  continue  services under LVEB.  Roberta Emerson and Kerry  Kalinowski  helped  make  the business  case  to  the  state  for  ad-ditional  funding  to  continue  the 

great work LVNC—and all of you—have already done.  Conversations  around  service continuation  placed  high  value  on the existing students, tutors, and lo-cal relationships.  The dedicated tu-tors already serving Newport Coun-ty, lots of local support, and a group of current students, are a superb tes-tament  to  the  work  of  LVNC  which will carry on.  Our  overarching  goal  has  been to make this easy for everyone and to maintain the critical, mutually re-spectful  relationships  that  LVNC’s dedicated  team  has  nurtured  in Newport  County  over  the  years.  LVEB has been working with Rober-ta  Emerson  very  closely.    Members of LVNC and LVEB’s boards of direc-tors met with the Newport Public Li-brary  staff  to  ensure  that  students and tutors continue to have access to the Literacy Room, complete with computers.   We will also meet with libraries throughout Newport Coun-ty to do the same.  As a result, Newport County resi-dents will continue  to have access to  the  same  critical  resources  that 

LVNC has always offered.  In  the  short  term,  Newport County can look forward to the fol-lowing:  students  and  tutors  con-tinue to meet and be supported, a Newport-based  Literacy  Specialist, maintaining  the  English  Conversa-tion  class  at  the  Newport  Library (Thursdays,  6pm  –  8pm,  starting 9/16),  and  a  new  tutor  training  in early fall.  LVEB looks forward to serving all of you and hope that you will  join us  in  continuing  Roberta’s  28-year journey to improve the lives of our friends  and  neighbors.    You  can reach  LVEB  at  literacy@lveastbay.org or 401-247-2177.  Please ask for Jolene Hamil-Cole, the Director.  Thank  you  everyone  for  the  re-spect,  hard  work,  and  the  spirit  of collaboration! 

Roberta M. Emerson,Founder and retired executive

director of Literacy Volunteers of Newport County

Jolene Hamil-Cole,Director-Literacy Volunteers

of East Bay

LeTTeRS TO THe eDITOR

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ARCHI•TeXT

Ah, to remember Newport in Septembers past—when the sport of yachting held its America’s Cup competition in the sparkling wa-ters of Rhode Island Sound. The “choppy waters” weren’t all offshore however, as the cover story from the Sept. 9, 1977, edition of Newport This Week shows. Titled “America’s Bad Boy: Ted Turner,” the cover story includes this snippet from Gerard DelMonte’s “Sailing Scene” column: “The Upper Ech-elons of the New York Yacht Club [would] choose anyone over Ted Turner, given the chance, and it was Turner’s skill in nev-er giving anyone the chance to doubt his boat’s superiority that won him the nod.” The bad boy label for Turner resulted when he called competitor, Lowell North, a liar. As the column noted: “Such strong language is frowned upon in the genteel sport of 12 Metre racing.” Footnote: From Sept. 13-17, 1977, the 32nd Amer-ica’s Cup was raced off Newport. Result Courageous, skippered by Ted Turner, defeated Australia, 4-0. Other article headlines in that issue included: “The world of 12s enters the gritty universe” and “The Cup races come down to human mistakes.”

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votes,  Susan  T.  Perkins,  with  786 votes,  and  Rebecca  A.  Bringhurst, with  429  votes.  David  Quiroa  was eliminated from the At-Large con-test, with just 300 votes.  In what may have been the sur-prise of the night,  incumbent Jus-tin  S.  McLaughlin  fended  off  a strong challenge by Michael T. Far-ley in a close Second Ward contest, winning by just an eight-vote mar-gin,  420 to 412. Kathleen M. Sand-erson-Upham  came  in  third  with 173 votes.  Reaction among the candidates was mostly upbeat.   Here are the final results, as pro-vided  by  the  State  Board  of  Elec-tions.

NON-PARTISAN COUNCIL-AT-LARGE CITY OF NEWPORT4 to electCandidate Totalvotes PctJeanne-Marie NAPOLITANO  1611  17.7%Stephen C. WALUK  1363  15.0%Henry F. WINTHROP  1257  13.8%Naomi L. NEVILLE  1210  13.3%Stephen R. COYNE  1137  12.5%Herbert B. ARMSTRONG  1006  11.0%Susan T. PERKINS  786  8.6%Rebecca A. BRINGHURST  429  4.7%David A. QUIROA  309  3.4%

NON-PARTISAN COUNCIL NEWPORT WARD 2Candidate Totalvotes PctJustin S. McLAUGHLIN  420  41.8%Michael T. FARLEY  412  41.0%Kathleen M. SANDERSON-UPHAM  173  17.2%

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NEWPORT  –  Zoning  Board  mem-bers  sat  through  another  three hours worth of testimony on Mon-day  over  the  proposed  expansion of  the  St.  Clare  Home  on  Spring Street.It was the third meeting on the fa-cility since May, and another still is planned  before  any  vote  could  be taken.Taking  up  most  of  this  night  was testimony by Spencer C. McCombe, a senior architect at Smithfield, R.I.-based  Robinson  Design.  He  testi-fied  mainly  on  the  history  of  the project and the various steps taken to  ensure  the  design  blended  into the  neighborhood  with  minimal disruptions to nearby residents.In  addition  to  pursuing  a  colonial-inspired  facade  and  roof-line,  Mc-Combe  said  that  the  various  set-backs,  courtyards,  and  materials, were meant to “create a rhythm” in the  streetscape  that  would  blend into the already densely populated residential neighborhood.Questioned  by  project  attorney Robert  Silva,  McCombe  said  that the  facility  would  continue  op-erations  through  the  construction process. And he acknowledged the inherent  difficulty  of  building  in the  neighborhood.  As  a  Yachting Village resident himself, he said he knows  full  well  of  the  disruptions that can come with any renovation project in the area.However, he added that as part of the  build  process,  planners  could incorporate  off-site  construction which would allow for the assembly of  structural portions of  the build-ing  far  away  from  the  actual  job site, thereby minimizing the effects of dust and noise to neighbors.Plus,  he  noted,  “Our  own  popula-tion (of the St. Clare Home) is going to be living there as well.”  It’s in the interest  of  the  facility  to  build  the addition  in  the  most  quiet  and  ef-ficient way, he said.But  for  Zoning  Board  members, questions still remained.One of the issues that still appears 

to  be  under  contention  from  op-ponents  of  the  project,  is  that  of whether  the  building  falls  outside of the defined existing use.At one point, Kevin Hagan, an attor-ney for a pair of abutters objecting to the plan, began to argue that the proposed expansion would consti-tute a non-conforming use.However, City Solicitor Christopher Behan noted that as the facility cur-rently operates under a special use permit,  an  expansion,  though  not a  use  by  right,  would  still  be  con-sidered  acceptable  from  a  zoning standpoint.Silva  also  argued  that  the  build-ing,  not  the  use,  would  be  non-conforming,  and  therefore  require board approval.McCombe did acknowledge that if the proposal is passed in its current form,  the  34,645  total  square  foot facility  would  constitute  almost half of the lot size, far exceeding the 20 percent lot coverage that would ordinarily be permitted.Board member Michael Martin also expressed  concern  over  the  need for a proposed underground park-ing garage. “I don’t know of the city can handle it,” he said bluntly.The  St.  Clare  Home,  which  since 1909 has been providing care for el-derly residents, is seeking approval to expand beyond its current foot-print with a 15,133-square-foot ad-dition.The  proposed  expansion  would add  40  beds  of  the  assisted  living and  13  beds  of  skilled  nursing  to the  facility.  According  to  an  ap-plication  on  file  with  the  city,  the St.  Clare  Home  currently  operates 47  beds  of  assisted  living  and  has been running a budget deficit since 1996. The added facilities would go a  long  way  to  close  that  gap,  the applicant states.But the proposal has not been with-out  a  dose  of  neighborhood  op-position. Several  letters have been submitted to the Planning Depart-ment  expressing  concern  with  the project, which has already secured approval  for  the  demolition  of  a pair  of  homes  on  Dennison  Street 

–  including  one  that  once  played host to the former skipper of Amer-ica’s Cup victor Australia II.If  approved,  the  project  would push the facility out behind the ex-isting facade of the building, closer to  Dennison  and  Brewer  streets, which  border  the  property  to  the south and north,  increasing in size from  a  current  19,000-square-foot building,  to  more  than  34,000-square-feet.  Parking  would  also be  expanded,  from  24  designated spaces to 107.Central to the proposal is the trans-formation  of  St.  Clare  Home    into a “household”  model  nursing  care facility.According  to  industry  experts,  the household  model  is  considered  a much-improved  departure  from traditional  skilled  nursing  homes and  assisted  living  facilities  aimed at  create  a  more  warm  and  wel-coming  community. The  proposed renovation  to  St.  Clare  Home  in-corporates  architecture  that  will allow  the  staff  to  provide  services to residents and their  families that offer  more  privacy,  autonomy  and overall support.But  board  members  expressed concern over the safety of residents under such a model. Wouldn’t resi-dents  be  safer  if  there  were  more of buffer surrounding the facility, it was asked.Not  according  to  McCombe,  who said that all of the exits to the facil-ity  would  be  monitored,  and  the design  incorporates  a  central,  en-closed  courtyard  which  could  be used by residents and accompany-ing staff.The  meeting,  which  was  called  in response  to  strong  interest  in  the project on  the part of both neigh-bors  and  zoning  board  members, also covered a wide breadth of  in-formation from parking and build-ing  height,  to  sunlight  loss  miti-gation  taken  on  behalf  of  nearby residents.  But  as  7  p.m.  turned  to 10:30,  the  board  made  the  deci-sion to continue to the meeting on Monday, Oct. 4.

Debate Continues Over St. Clare Home project

By Tom Shevlin

NEWPORT  –  Three  weeks  af-ter  continuing  a  request  from  the School Committee to approve a fi-nancing plan to install a new natu-ral gas boiler at Rogers High School, city  councilors  on Wednesday  vot-ed 6-1 to approve a similar request after being assured by the adminis-tration’s outside bond counsel that such a plan will not expose the city to any undue liability.

The  lone  dissenting  vote  was cast by Councilor Stephen R. Coyne, who made it clear that he was not against  the  project,  but  rather  the timing of it.

Pointing to the possible passage of  a  $30  million  bond  referendum in November to construct the long-discussed Claiborne d. Pell Elemen-tary School, he said that he would prefer  taking  a  longer  view  of  the request.

“By voting for this, [I think] we’re being penny wise but pound fool-ish,” Coyne said. If the city wants to go  out  to  bond  with  a  $1  million project to replace the boiler at Rog-

ers, then it should also do so aware of what other projects might need bonding. And with the prospect of another  $30  million  outlay  com-ing  in  the  form  of  the  upcoming November ballot question, he said he  simply  didn’t  feel  comfortable voting for the request at this time. ”I’m not against doing the project, I’m just not comfortable doing this right now,” he said.

A majority of the council, howev-er,  disagreed.  Mayor  Jeanne-Marie Napolitano,  for  instance,  said  that she was supporting the request be-cause she feared the current facility was “living on borrowed time.”

The  only  other  discussion  came from  Councilwoman  Kathryn  E. Leonard, who asked Newport Pub-lic Schools Business Manager Mike Saunders, about some specifics re-garding the program.

For  instance,  she  wondered    if the  oil  bill  for  Rogers  was  really $250,000 – a number which was ref-erenced in the School Committee’s request.  According  to  Saunders, last  year’s  relatively  mild  fall  and spring, actually brought the total to 

slightly less than that.“That number is based on a three-

year  average  of  using  90,000  gal-lons”  at  the  facility,  Saunders  said. While  $250,000  was  budgeted,  he said that the school probably went through  about  80,000  gallons,  or less $25,000 for the season.

Another  question  asked  by Leonard  revolved  around  the  de-partment’s  pursuit  of  additional rebates  and  state  aid  for  switch-ing  to  a  more  efficient  boiler  sys-tem. Saunders replied that indeed, ”We’re  always  aggressively  pursu-ing”  additional  aid,  and  have  been reassured by the state Department of Education that up to 30 percent of the total cost of the project could be reimbursed under a housing aid formula  that  would  ultimately  be given to the city. He also added that other  manufacturer  rebates  may also  be  out  there  totaling  roughly $50,000.

School officials had pleaded with the council for almost a half an hour during their last meeting in August, urging their approval in part to lock down  a  low  3.07  percent  interest 

rate  on  the  new  equipment  and lease agreement with energy part-ner ConEd Solutions.

School  Superintendent  Dr.  John H.  Ambrogi  said  the  new  boiler had  been  identified  as  a  priority as part of a comprehensive energy audit conducted at Rogers over the last year. The oil-burning system is original  to  the school, dating back roughly 55 years. And with fuel oil prices  on  the  rise  and  a  desire  to reduce  the  school’s  carbon  foot-print, switching to more affordable, and  cleaner  burning  natural  gas seemed like a sensible step.

Councilor  Stephen  C.  Waluk, who  led  the  council  last  month  in putting  off  the  project  until  bet-ter  language  could  be  drafted  by the  city’s  bond  counsel,  made  the motion to approve the request. He was  seconded  by  Councilor  Justin S.  McLaughlin,  who  noted  that  he decided to vote in favor of the plan after  initially  harboring  concerns over  how  it  might  affect  efforts  to move  forward  on  regionalization. He said that after studying the pro-

posal  more  closely,  the  two  ideas didn’t necessarily conflict with one another.

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Halsey Herreshoff, standing amid boats at the Herreshoff Marine Museum, in Bristol, will be heading to the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court in Newport this weekend, where he will be inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame in recognition of his role as one of the most active America’s Cup sailors. Herreshoff competed in six campaigns and four matches during the 12-metre era

as bowman, crew boss or navigator. (Photo by Grace Trofa)

By Grace Trofa

  Halsey  Herreshoff  is  part  of  a family  with  a  sailing  legacy.  He  is president of the Herreshoff Marine Museum, in Bristol, which contains famous yacht designs by his ances-tors,  as  well  as  the  America’s  Cup Hall of Fame. As we near the anni-versary  of  the  last  America’s  Cup race  sailed  in  Newport  (Sept.  26, 1983),  Halsey,  a  sailor  aboard  the losing yacht that  day, muses about the Cup, sailing, and life. 

What have you learned, from Life?  I think I have retained a curi-osity, which I think is  important as one  grows  older.  In  other  words  I am not one who says I know every-thing,  I am  learning everyday, and that’s  important.  I  am  an  admirer of youth and I wish I could go back to it.

Give me some memories of those early years, when it was really good. You  know  my  friends  and  I have often made the observations that we may have been in it at one of the nicest periods because there was an amateur situation for most of us. It was a relatively small crew together  that  became  very  close friends.

Who are the important sailors today?  Russell  Coutts  is  head  and shoulders  above  everyone.  Russell has it all. he is an engineer, a busi-nessman,  he  has  an  approach  to see the forest  for the trees and do the  right  thing,  and    he  is  a  good sailor.  I watched him when he was a skipper, he might get behind but he has the patience to wait and as soon  as  the  wind  shifts  he  takes  a chance.  They  say  in  yacht  racing there  is  a  lot  of  luck  but  the  truth is  things  are  always  changing  and what  looks  like  work  is  someone having  the  judgment  and  daring to take advantage of the opportu-nity. That’s the way life is, but it also is  the  way  America’s  Cup  is  in  real time.  The other one  is James Spidlick. He  is  a  very  able  young  sailor  in Australia.  The  two  finest  sailors  in the world are those two.

What does the Herreshoff legacy mean to you?The  tradition  is  very  strong.  I  am pleased to have the involvement. I 

have always so much enjoyed sail-ing  and  everything  having  to  do with  boating  that  having  some unique  and  strong  connection makes it even better.

What aspect of boating do you prefer?  What  I  love  the  best  is the racing.  I have a little boat now called  the  “Streaker,”  a  33-ft.  boat derived  from  a  design  of  my  fa-ther’s and built by me in my shop. I love that, I love the development of the boat and the racing, particular-ly the tactical part. I enjoyed it very much, it is just magic. That’s one of the reasons I enjoyed the America’s Cup so much, We had great people in  the  1983  campaign: Tom Whid-den was the tactician, Dennis Con-ner was a suberb leader who would listen  to  our  advice  whether  he took it or not, and if he didn’t take it we understood that he was seizing the moment. I was lucky enough to be  part  of  that,  and  it  was  indeed a thrill.

What made you decide to do the America’s Cup Hall of Fame? The germ of the idea was sailing in from races  in Newport where we use to have  long  tows  in  after  races  and we used to the fact that these con-tests were every three or four years and nothing happened in between. The Cup would be a high and then there  was  nothing,  then  it  would build  up  and  it  was  another  high and then nothing. There should be some  organization  representing the Cup all the time. Those discus-sions  were  years  ago.  Then  about 1982, we thought maybe we were the logical ones for it since we had the Herreshoff Marine Museum.

Would you have done some-thing else, if your family was not so involved with boats?  I  came very  close  to  running  for  gover-nor  of  Rhode  Island  and  some  of my friends in politics, lament that I didn’t do that and I probably would have won,  in  the early 90’s. Some-times I think what would that have been like, I think I would have loved it.  I would have been ok at it and I would  have  liked  the  stimulation and the fascination of it, but I sup-pose  I  am  happier  with  the  other path  that  I  took,  particularly  now, because  I’m  not  doing  things  any different than I have ever done.

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confirm it and for every study that shows  a  benefit,  there  is  another that doesn’t.  Yes,  antioxidants  do  put  a  stop to something called oxidation and the culprit is a free radical when it over accumulates in the body, it de-grades tissue.   But, all free radicals are  not  bad.    Some  of  them  fight bacteria and it  is a careful balance to not rid the body of all of them.  The Institute of Medicine reports that a diet rich in vegetables, fruits and  nuts  supplies  people  with enough of these antioxidants and that extra amounts may be turning them into pro-oxidants which can fuel free radical production.  The American Cancer Society ad-vises  patients  not  to  supplement because cancer cells can use anti-oxidants to fuel their own growth.  Also, taking pills orally is tricky be-cause often they can’t travel to the right  area,  where  and  when  they are needed.  In  the  diet-versus-supplement controversy,  doctors  are  split.  Most  free  radical  damage  occurs in  the  mitochondria,  which  has tough  walls  protecting  the  DNA.  

Antioxidants have a hard time get-ting through that wall and so mega dosing may not be the answer.  Bortz, a colleague of Linus Paul-ing,  the  Vitamin  C  Nobel  prize-winning  theorist,  thinks  that  the body  has  subtler  ways  to  perme-ate  the  mitochondria. “Exercise  is essential,” he says and nixes taking added  supplements.    Barry  Halli-well  of  the  National  University  in Singapore  says  that  a  varied  diet seems  to  be  the  healthy  way  to go  because  of  the  variety  rather than the single punch of a supple-ment  which  can  create  havoc  in the body.  Richard  Veech,  a  scientist  at the  National  Institute  of  Alcohol-ic  Abuse  says  that  nutrients  from food enable the body to make  its own  antioxidants.    “People  don’t want to eat healthy food,” he says.  “They  don’t  want  to  exercise,  or stop smoking, or stop having dan-gerous  sex.    They  want  to  take  a pill.”   Well, good luck.    It’s time for you to make up your own mind.   Next  we  will  investigate what  might  be  lurking  in  your shampoo?   

Assistance for the “Sandwich Generation”  A lot of seniors live independent-ly but many also live with a spouse or  other  caregiver.  During  the  up-coming  week,  known  as  National Adult  Day  Services Week,  Sept.  19-25,  it  is  an  opportunity  for  families who are part of the “Sandwich Gen-eration,”  caring  for  their  own  chil-dren as well as their aging parents, to realize there is support available for  them. Caring  for a  loved one at home  who  needs  supervision  and/or  care  24  hours/day  can  be  diffi-cult  both  physically  and  emotion-ally as well as costly. Fees for Adult Day Services vary and may become costly, but families who cannot cov-er this cost may be eligible for finan-cial assistance from the Department of  elderly  Affairs  and  Respite  Care Services.  Additionally,  the  Depart-

ment  of  Human  Services  Medical Assistance  Program  may  cover  the cost for Adult Day Services. Finances should not be  the stumbling block to take advantage of the program.   At Forest Farm Health Care Cen-ter, in Middletown, the day includes a  continental  breakfast,  a  nutri-tious  meal  at  noon  and  activities that stimulate the mind, body and spirit.  Forest  Farm  has  been  pro-viding  services  to  the  Aquidneck Island Community since 1983.  It  is a  program  where  adults  55  years of  age  or  older,  or  an  adult  with  a disability, can go to receive quality support  services  so  that  they  can maintain  their  independence  and their  optimal  level  of  functioning. For more information, contact Rita St. Laurent, RN at 849-8326

The  Rhode  Island  Department  of Health is gearing up for its school-based flu vaccination clinics. In the next week, schools will be sending home detailed information on the 2010-11 flu vaccination campaign. Students must be vaccinated at the clinic offered by the school or by a healthcare provider of the parents 

choosing.  Rogers  High  School  flu clinic starts Nov. 23 during school. The  Thompson  Middle  School  flu clinic  starts  Dec.  20  after  school. To view other schools’ clinic sched-ule  or  download  a  consent  form, visit  www.health.ri.gov/flu/about/schoolclinics

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Rebuilding Together  In 1973, in Midland, Texas some neighbors  got  together  after  re-alizing  that  many  homes  in  their town  needed  fixing.  Most  of  the homes  belonged  to  elderly  and handicapped  homeowners  who were  living  on  fixed  incomes  and could  not  afford  to  repair  their roof, doors, kitchens, etc. The vol-unteers got together and repaired the  home  of  an  elderly  woman who  exclaimed:  “Why  this  is  like Christmas in April!”  In  1983  the  program  spread  to Washington,  D.C.  In  1988,  Christ-mas  in  April  became  a  national volunteer  organization  dedicated to revitalizing homes for the hand-icapped,  elderly,  and  low  income families. For the past two years the organization has undergone a “re-branding”  because  many  people did  not  realize  what  the  program did. All affiliates are now under the name Rebuilding Together.  The  Newport  (County)  affiliate started  in  2000  when  Susan  Mc-Coy became president of the New-port County Board of Realtors. Each president  is  able  to  pick  a  project or  charity  that  they  want  to  sup-port  during  their  presidency.  For 

two  years,  they  were  under  the guidance  of  Rebuilding  Together Providence  and  then  we  formed our  own  affiliate,  Rebuilding  To-gether Greater Newport that cov-ers  Newport,  Middletown,  and Portsmouth.  In  2007,  130,000  homeown-ers  were  served  across  the  coun-try.  Their  average  income  level was  $16,000.  There  are  250  affili-ates  across  the  United  States  and most of them do their projects on the last Saturday of April. This year that day will be the 26th of April.  How does someone apply? The person must own their home and qualify  under  the  HUD  income guidelines on income.  How are they selected? The ho-meowner  fills  out  an  application and is interviewed over the phone. Then, a team from our board affili-ate along with a volunteer contrac-tor visits the site to ascertain if the house has enough work to keep a crew  busy  for  two  days. They  are notified  on  Christmas  Day  if  they have been selected.  Who sponsors a house? It costs $2500  to  sponsor  a  site  and  pro-vides  volunteers  for  a  prep  day 

and  the  actual  work  day.  Each house  has  a  volunteer  contractor who oversees  the work as well as house captains who are in charge of  the  volunteers.  The  volunteers are  covered  under  an  insurance policy and each receives a t-shirt.  The  national  web  site  is  www.RebuildingTogether.orgWhere  are  we  working  this  year? The Newport County Board of Re-altors is sponsoring a house at 93 Allston Avenue in Middletown. The homeowner  is  a  91  year  old  man and  his  51  year  old  handicapped daughter.  We  are  replacing  the front  half  of  the  roof,  making  the bathroom  handicapped  acces-sible,  moving  the  laundry  to  the first  floor,  replacing  several  win-dows, and making a handicapped ramp. The basement and yard are also being cleaned up.  The Newport Hospital and Salve Regina  University  have  teamed up  again  to  work  on  a  house  at 45 Trout Drive, Middletown that is owned by Child &Family Services. It  is  a  group  home  for  boys. They are  painting  three  bedrooms,  re-pairing  the  bathrooms  and  then painting them, removing the wall-

to-wall  carpeting  and  then  sand-ing and refinishing the floors. They are  also  painting  the  exterior  of the house.  For the first time Rebuilding To-gether  Greater  Newport  is  being supported by Habitat  for Human-ity of Rhode Island of East Bay, Inc. at  a  project  in  Portsmouth.  The 

house is located at 65 Tallman Av-enue.  The  owner  has  a  daughter who  is  6  and  has  leukemia.  The doctors will not allow her to reen-ter the house until the mold is re-moved,  the  roof  is  replaced,  win-dows are replaced, and the carpet is  removed which will necessitate putting down new flooring.

Applications for 2011 ReBuildingTogether are now being accepted until Nov. 12. In addition to income requirements, homeowners

interested in applying must agree to project guidelines including: You must own and live in your home, the needed repairs should be able

“Scandinavian Design” Author to Visit Newport’s Cottage & Garden

By Jill Connors  NEWPORT—Interior  designer Lars  Bolander  will  visit  the  shop Cottage & Garden, 9 Bridge Street, this  Saturday  from  2  to  4  p.m.,  to autograph  his  book,  “Lars  Bolan-der’s  Scandinavian  Design,”  which was  published  earlier  this  month by The Vendome Press.    The  Swedish-born,  Manhattan-based  designer  has  created  inte-riors  in  homes  and  apartments around the world. He also has a stu-dio in Palm Beach, where his friends include  two  Newporters,  Brittie Bardens and Kate Gubelmann, who invited him to Newport to celebrate the book’s publication, and will be throwing a private cocktail party in his honor this weekend, as well.  “I  know  there  is  quite  a  bit  of Scandinavian  style  in  Newport houses,”  Bolander  said,  when reached by phone at his New York studio before leaving for Newport. “The northern air of New England, and  the  quality  of  light  near  the coast  give  this  area  a  feeling  that reminds me of Sweden.”  At  the  Cottage  &  Garden  shop, Bolander should feel right at home: the  shop  carries  vintage  and  an-

tique objects, many with the clean lines and painted finishes that char-acterize  Scandinavian  antiques. “We have an antique farm table in the  shop  that  will  be  perfect  for the  book  signing,”  said  Elizabeth Palko, sales associate at Cottage & Garden.  Palko  said  Scandinavian antiques  are  desirable  in  Newport interiors  because  they  are  easy  to mix with surroundings of many pe-riods. The shop, founded in 1998 by the late Eleanor Gobis, carries dec-orative objects for gardens and in-teriors, as well as books.

Here It Is!The answer to the question we posed with our Page 3 “Where is it?” photo is this: the lawn of the Newport Art Museum, near the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Old Beach Road. It’s American-born sculptor, Michael Hansel’s work “Reconfiguration”. His unusual sprocket-like steel and bronze piece was a gift to the museum from Mrs. John R. Donnell in 2000.

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Healthcare Disparities in Rhode Island.

Please join us for an insightful evening.

The 2010 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Community Meeting will feature a discussion about the many factors that contribute to healthcare disparities and the steps that are being taken locally to become more aware of cultural barriers, provide equitable healthcare, and eliminate the disparity in health outcomes for minority communities.

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The 2010 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Community Meeting

Healthcare Disparities in Rhode Island Monday, September 20, 2010 • 7:00 p.m. Crowne Plaza • 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI

James PurcellMr. Purcell is the fifth President of BCBSRI. He joined the company as Chief Operating Officer in May 2000. Mr. Purcell was the recipient of the Providence Business News 2005 Business Excellence Award for Individual Leadership and recently was selected as the 2010 Corporate Leader of the Year by the Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce of Rhode Island.

Linda NewtonMs. Newton, a Vice President at BCBSRI, is responsible for charitable giving, volunteerism, and for integrating and managing the company’s corporate social responsibility and diversity business strategies and initiatives. Among her many community activities, Ms. Newton is currently chair of the Rhode Island Commission on Women.

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Joseph Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H.

As Director of the Disparities Solutions Center and Senior Scientist at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Director of Multicultural Education in the Multicultural Affairs Office at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Betancourt will discuss disparities in healthcare on the national level.

David Gifford, M.D., M.P.H. As Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, Dr. Gifford can provide statistics and data about the healthcare disparities in Rhode Island, as well as the challenges unique to Rhode Island and what the Department of Health is doing to address the issue statewide.

Maria Montanaro, M.S.W. As President and CEO of Thundermist Health Center, which serves a high percentage of minorities, Ms. Montanaro brings the perspective of a primary healthcare provider who routinely works to offer culturally and linguistically competent and equitable care for patients.

Kathleen C. Hittner, M.D.As Senior Vice President of Community Health at Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital system, Dr. Hittner will discuss the challenges and barriers to providing culturally competent care that she sees in communities across the state.

Pablo Rodriguez, M.D.As CEO of Women’s Care, Associate Chair for Community Relationships at the Department of OB/GYN at Woman and Infants Hospital, and Chair of Latino Public Radio, Dr. Rodriguez can discuss how community-based organizations advocate on behalf of their constituencies to reduce disparities in healthcare.

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New Keepers at the Inn  Stuart McNaught has joined the newly opened Escobar Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast in Portsmouth as their inn keeper.

Chamber Adds Staff  The Newport County Chamber is proud to announce that Tony Faria has joined the staff team. Faria will offer prospective members a variety of ways to save money, make mon-ey  and  make  connections  through a  chamber  membership.  Opportu-nities include discounts, marketing, seminars and networking events.  Prior to working with the Cham-ber, Faria worked with Verizon Wire-less as a Corporate Account Execu-tive  and  AT&T’s  Custom  Business Group as a Business to Business Ac-count Manager.  A  Jamestown  native,  Faria  grad-uated  from  Salve  Regina  Universi-ty  with  a  B.S.  in  Business  Manage-ment.

Annual meeting Open to public  The Newport Historical Society’s annual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 4:30 p.m. at the Colony House on  Washington  Square  is  open  to the  public.  Special  guest  speaker Jørgen  Siemonsen  will  make  a  30-minute  presentation  of  his  latest research  on  Newport’s  Old  Stone Mill.  Admission  is  free.  Donations are  welcome.  Light  refreshments will  be  served.  Call  846-0813  to R.S.V.P._  Persons  with  limited  mo-bility should also call in advance.

Now Open  Following  a  soft  opening  this summer,  Style  Newport,  a  jewel-ry,  clothing  and  accessories  shop on  Christie’s  Landing,  is  formally launching  their  opening  and  an-nouncing  a  new  web  site,  www.stylenewport.com.  They  will  be showcasing  their  goods  at  the Newport Boat Show, Sept. 16-19 in Tent, Booth 8. 

Design Awards  Fleming  and  Company,  a  New-port-based  brand  development firm,  won  eight  American  Graphic Design  Awards  from  Graphic  De-sign USA for work the company de-veloped in 2009 and 2010. Awards were  chosen  from  among  10,000 or more entries submitted from all segments  of  the  creative  commu-nity nationally.

New Recreation map Released  The  Aquidneck  Land  Trust  (ALT) and the University of Rhode Island Coastal  Resources  Center/Rhode Island  Sea  Grant  College  Program have released the first comprehen-sive  outdoor  recreation  map  for Aquidneck  Island  entitled  “Aquid-neck  Island  Outdoors.”  The  map identifies farms open to the public, nature trails, public parks, beaches and golf courses.  It can be viewed electronically via  the ALT web site, www.ailt.org,  and  in  a  print  ver-sion  available  at  the  Newport Visi-tor  Center,  public  libraries  on  the island, the Portsmouth and Middle-town Town Halls, Newport City Hall, sporting good stores on the island, coffee shops and elsewhere. 

public Forums  Two installments of the public fo-rum  series,  2020 Vision,  remain  on the  calendar  this  month  for  Sept.  16 and 22. The  forums allow New-port County residents to articulate goals for their communities during the next 10 years in several vital ar-eas.   Forums  are  co-sponsored  by the  Newport  County  Fund  of  The Rhode  Island  Foundation  and  The Newport Daily News, and support-ed  by  other  local  organizations and  foundations.  Each  event  takes place  at  Salve  Regina  University’s Pell  Center.  Space  is  limited  and reservations  will  be  accepted  on  a first-come, first-served basis. To re-serve  a  seat,  e-mail  NCFEvent@RI-Foundation.org  (case  sensitive)  or call  427-4048.  The  remaining  ses-sions include:Energy/Environment: Thursday,  Sept.  16,  5:30-7:30  p.m. Keynote  speaker:  Kenneth  Payne, administrator of state Office of En-ergy ResourcesEducation: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Keynote  speaker:  Deborah  Gist, state  commissioner  of  elementary and secondary education.

Tax Credits for New Hires  Employers  hiring  new  staff  may be eligible to receive a tax credit of $2,400  per  individual.  Target  hires include  qualified  Temporary  Assis-tance to Needy Families (TANF) re-cipients,  some  veterans,  recipients of  vocational  rehabilitation  servic-es, food stamp recipients, qualified ex-felons  and  Supplemental  Secu-rity Income (SSI) recipients. Qualify-ing employers should file  IRS  form 8850  and  ETA  form  9061  or  9062 with  the  Department  of  Labor  & Training.  The  Department  must verify  that  the  individual  qualifies in  one  of  the  targeted  employ-ment categories. For more informa-tion,  see  www.dlt.ri.gov/esu/pdfs/WOTCBrochure.pdf  or  contact  Pat LaPointe at 462-8717.

Small business Loans Available   For  smaller  businesses  looking for  a  direct,  fully-secured  loan,  the Small Business Loan Fund provides up  to  $500,000  for  manufacturing businesses  and  $250,000  for  non-manufacturing  businesses.  The program funds average 25% of the total project cost and can be used for  acquisition  and  improvements of  land,  buildings  and  equipment, new  construction,  and  working capital.  Interest rates are fixed. The repayment  terms  are  also  flexible, with up to 10 years. Please contact RIEDC’s  financial  services  staff  for further details at 278-9133 or 278-9106. 

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At a recent game of tug of war with youth participating in the summer day  camp  at  All  Saints  Academy in  Middletown,  one  of  18  summer camp  programs  partnering  with the Star Kids Scholarship Program. BankNewport  President  and  CEO, Thomas  W.  Kelly  is  seen  at  end  of line.  BankNewport  extended  a $5,000 grant to the Star Kids Sum-mer Program for 2010.

Interim Director Appointed at The Redwood  The Redwood Library and Athe-naeum is pleased to announce the appointment  of  Ken  Brockway  as Interim  Executive  Director.  In  this position, Brockway will run the day-to-day operations of The Redwood, including managing, outreach and fundraising  efforts.  He  has  spent 35 years, the majority of his career, with the YMCA, where he served in Executive  Director/CEO  capacities.  After  his  time  with  the  YMCA,  he has been a consultant for a variety of  Rhode  Island  agencies,  includ-ing The  Salvation  Army,  Plan  USA, and the East Bay Red Cross. He also served  as  the  Interim  Director  at the Newport Historical Society. The Redwood has retained the services of Phillips Oppenheim for its execu-tive search.  For further information contact  Ann  Conner,  Board  Presi-dent,  Redwood  Library  and  Athe-naeum, 401-924-1510

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By Ross Sinclair Cann  There  are  many  great  architects who  worked  in  Newport  over  its long  and  illustrious  history.  Rich-ard  Morris  Hunt,  Stanford  White and  Peter  Harrison  are  all  names that have become familiar to those that  read  the  “Archi-Text”  column regularly. A somewhat less familiar name, but an architect of national prominence  who  worked  in  New-port  at  the  end  of  the  nineteenth and  the  beginning  of  the  early twentieth century, is Horace Trum-bauer.   His work  included three of the  great  houses  along  Bellevue Avenue (The Elms, Clarendon Court and Miramar) and a major addition and  renovations  to  a  fourth  man-sion (Rough Point).   Horace  Trumbauer  was  a  man whose  life neatly spanned the pe-riod  we  now  call  the  Gilded  Age. He was born  in 1868,  immediately following the Civil War, and died in 1938, at the end of the Depression when  very  little  was  being  built–even  for  the  wealthy  individuals that  Trumbauer  catered  to.  But  in between,  Horace  Trumbauer  had the  opportunity  to  work  on  some remarkable projects, most notably for  many  wealthy  families  includ-ing the Wideners and the Dukes.  The first of his major projects  in Newport was “The Elms,” which was completed  in  1901  for  Edward  Ju-lius  Berwind,  a  coal  magnate,  and 

his  wife.    This  grand  cottage  was modeled  after  Château  d’Asnières in  France  and  is  emblematic  of Trumbauer’s highly derivative style. Although  he  had  no  formal  archi-tectural  education  other  than  ap-prenticing in another firm in Phila-delphia, he was highly academic in his  close  attention  to  copying  the detail  from  other  older  buildings. When  the  Berwinds  died  without heirs,  Mr.  Berwind’s  younger  sister continued  to  maintain  the  house in  the  Gilded  Age  style.  In  1961, when “Miss  Julia”  died,  no  washer or dryer had ever been installed in the house as laundry was still done by  hand  by  a  large  contingent  of household  servants.  The  property went  up  for  auction  and  it  was mere weeks away from being torn down to make way for a shopping center  when  the  Preservation  So-ciety  of  Newport  County  acquired the property. It has been open sea-sonally since then for public tour. In 1996 the property was designated a  National  Historic  Landmark,  the highest honor available for an indi-vidual structure.  The  next  house  he  designed in  Newport  for  another  Philadel-phian, Edward Knight, is now com-monly  known  Clarendon  Court. This building was designed in 1904 in  a  much  more  sedate  Regency Style and is believed to have been based  upon  Hedworth  House  in 

England.  It  is  somewhat  ironic that after the effusive detail of The Elms,  Trumbauer  would  choose  a model defined by a highly geomet-ric  massing  that  is  reminiscent  of Inigo  Jones–the  architect  who  so greatly  inspired much of  the work of  Peter  Harrison  and  other  colo-nial architects working in Newport one hundred and fifty years before Trumbauer.  This  elegant  house  is much farther south along Bellevue than The Elms, which is not surpris-ing in that the city was expanding in that direction along the Avenue during the Gilded Age as demand grew  for  prominent  tracts  of  land. Among  other  things,  Clarendon Court is famous for being the home of heiress Sunny Von Bulow where she went into a coma under suspi-cious  circumstances  as  portrayed in the movie, “Reversal of Fortune.”  Immediately to the south of Clar-endon Court is Miramar, one of the largest  and  most  elegant  proper-ties along Bellevue Avenue.   Trum-bauer  designed  this  house  for  the George Widener family  in 1914. As plans  for  the  house  were  under-way,  tragedy  struck  the  Widener family and Mrs. Widener’s husband and son were lost when the Titanic sank en route to America from Eu-

rope.  Mrs. Widener, after some soul searching, decided to proceed with the project. The building is like The Elms, designed nearly 20 years be-fore, in its extensive use of elegant French  details  and  rich  materials. It  was  particularly  famous  for  its parterre  gardens,  which  were  de-picted  on  many  postcards  of  that period. This house’s enormous and ornate wrought  iron gates are cur-rently  under  restoration  and  the owner of the property was praised in the same breath as some of the honorees  this  past  week  at  the Doris  Duke  Historic  Preservation Awards,  hosted  by  Newport  Res-toration  Foundation. The  last  proj-ect  that  Trumbauer  worked  on  in Newport  was  the  renovation  and enlargement  of  Rough  Point,  the house  at  the  southernmost  corner of  Bellevue  Avenue  before  it  takes a sharp jog to the west. The house was originally designed by the firm of  Peabody  &  Stearns  in  1881,  for Frederick Vanderbilt  (the  youngest brother  of  the  men  who  built  the Breakers and Marble House respec-tively).  The house was purchased by James Buchanan Duke, the tobacco tycoon and it was for Mr. Duke that Trumbauer  undertook  the  work.  When  Mr.  Buchanan  died  in  1925, 

the  house  and  fortune  fell  to  his daughter,  Doris  Duke,  who  was only 13 years old at the time. “Miss Duke” (as she was frequently known in  Newport),  in  addition  to  own-ing  and  loving  the  estate  the  rest of  her  life,  played  an  active  role  in preserving colonial era architecture through  the  creation  of  the  New-port Restoration Foundation (NRF), which continues to own and main-tain the house in basically the same state as it was when Miss Duke died in  1968,  right  down  to  the  1968 magazines  still  laid  neatly  on  the tables.  It  was  in  this  grand  house that  the  NRF  Doris  Duke  Awards were presented to worthy winners who exemplified a love and dedica-tion  to  architectural  preservation and there is a marvelous exhibition currently  on  display  showing  the 82  colonial  houses  that  Miss  Duke helped  renovate  here  in  Newport. That the awards should be given at a building largely designed by Hor-ace Trumbauer, who did so much to recreate architectural styles of pre-vious eras, is perhaps appropriate.

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

practicing architect living and working in Newport.

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  “We’re  not  big  but  we’re  great,” said Pieter Roos, executive director of  the  Newport  Restoration  Foun-dation, at the opening of what has turned  out  to  be  a  fabulous  party that ends the closing of a Newport summer.  It’s  the  Fourth  Annual  Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards party where the foundation hands out  Steve  Easton’s  gorgeous  glass awards  to  deserving  and  worthy people who have restored a prop-erty  in  a  way  (  “going  that  extra mile”)  that  honors  preservation, the cornerstone of this group’s mis-sion  and  what  Doris  Duke  deeply cared about.

  Most importantly, this year, Oat-sie  Charles,  renowned  for  her  wit and individuality, was a recipient of the special Steward Award. “When Pieter told me that I had been with the  trustees  for  34  years  I  simply couldn’t  believe  it,”  she  told  the crowd. “Let  me  tell  you  about  our first  meeting.    It  was  me,  Carter Brown,  Jackie O and Doris, and all of us were wandering around bare-foot.”    It  seemed  that  Miss  Duke never  liked  shoes…How’s  that  for a history lesson.   Oatsie was proud and  thrilled  with  the  award:  “Not sure I deserve it, but I’ll take it,” she said.  Next,  James  and  Alice  Ross  got an  award  for  Berkeley  House.    Ms. Ross  said  that  she  has  loved  the romance  of  old  houses  ever  since she  was  a  little  girl  and  thanked her husband “who never said no to 

me.”    Channing  Memorial  Church also  received  an  award  for  their steeple  and bells project.   All  in all it was a huge success and an infor-mative evening for all as we learned how  much  more  still  needs  to  be done.  How we need to restore the important  stone  walls,    fences  and iron work that abound in this town. How  Newport  in  the  ‘50s  and  ‘60s was badly run down and how today it is one of the great success stories.     Pick up a copy of NRF’s new book “Extraordinary  Vision”,  with  its  ex-ceptional before and after pictures of  18th  century  buildings  that  tell the  story  of  Miss  Duke’s  compas-sionate efforts. There is a foreword by  Roger  Mandle,  a  trustee,  that eloquently sums up why good de-sign  is  timeless,  why  architecture sets  standards  for  those  who  fol-low, and why we should care. 

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  It is not too early to start harvest-ing your herbs to dry and bottle for great winter recipes or as gifts. You can  create  wonderful  herb  mix-tures  that  are  a  trip  to Tuscany  or Provence  in  a  bottle!    This  is  the month  to  start  cutting  the  follow-ing  herbs  to  the  ground  for  dry-ing:  rosemary, tarragon, sage, pars-ley,  marjoram,  summer  savory,  dill seed,  oregano,  and  thyme.  Drying herbs is not complicated and really rather fun. Select very dry areas of your house. Simply spread out the herbs on sheets of newspaper and cover them lightly with paper tow-els.  Attics work very well for drying.  Covering the herbs keeps out dust, and  helps  retain  the  color  of  the herb.  It will take about one week to dry the herbs.   After  a  week’s  time,  gather  the newspapers  with  herbs  and  head for the kitchen.   Separate the vari-eties of herbs so not all of the pun-gent tastes blend, yet!  This part of the process is messy, so close to the sink  is  the place to work.   Rub the dried herbs through a colander, or a hand held strainer.  Using a hand held  strainer  gives  you  far  finer herbs and is the preferred method.As  for storing your herbs,  recycled jam  jars,  mustard  jars,  or  olive  jars work well.  Wash and dry the glass thoroughly.  If the glass jars or bot-tles contain a hint of moisture, mold will not be far behind.  Glass jars are far better than plastic and really re-

tain a freshness of the herbs. For a fancier spin, take a quick trip to Mi-chaels  Craft  Shop  in  Middletown, where  you’ll  find  jars  and  bottles of every shape and size.  They also sell stick on labels so your mixtures and herbs are easily identified.  The green  glass  jars  and  bottles  with corks  are  favorites  and  adding  a bow and note at holiday time or for hostess giving is  just darned ador-able!  Almost anything hand-made or  from your garden  is so appreci-ated, and herbs do last at least one full  year  before  losing  their  pun-gency.   Herbs  from the garden are truly a  gift  that  does  continue  to  give glorious tastes to you, your family, and  guests  all  year  long. They  will certainly perk up any entrée.  Herbs are now part of our cooking vocab-ulary.  Excite  and  tempt  the  taste buds all fall and winter.

A Taste of Tuscany herb mixture:

In  a  small  bowl,  combine  equal parts of:Dried crushed rosemaryDried oreganoDried thymeMix herbs together, bottle and seal tightly.  Remember to make a note reminding  you  of  your  singular herbs or herb mixtures.

Les Herbes de Provence mixture :

Mix together equal parts of:Dried thyme

Dried marjoramDried oreganoDried crushed rosemary

The tastes of these mixtures when added to a stew or soup, or rubbed inside of a chicken before roasting are  simply  transporting!    One  tea-spoon  of  the  Tuscan  herbs  added to homemade pea soup is truly de-licious.

A pinch or two of crushed rosemary or thyme leaves added to popover batter is part of a luncheon or din-ner  party  waiting  to  happen!  Use any popover recipe you prefer. The additions of the suggested herbs or herb of your choice make this treat a different savory delight.

Dried Rosemary and Thyme Popovers

2 eggs1 cup flour 1 / 4 teaspoon salt1 cup whole milk1 tablespoon olive oil or          vegetable oil1 / 2 teaspoon crushed rosemary1 / 2 teaspoon crushed thyme 

Preheat  the  oven  to  425  degrees F.  Lightly spray oil on muffin tin, or popover pan.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, and then beat in the flour and salt until 

you have a lumpy mixture.   Slowly beat  in  the  milk  until  the  mixture is  smooth.  Sir  in  the  olive  oil,  add the  Rosemary  and  Thyme  until thoroughly  mixed.  Ladle  the  mix-ture  into  the  prepared  pan  until the cups are half-full.   Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown, very  fragrant  and  crisp!  Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door of the  oven  until  your  popovers  are thoroughly  baked  and  popped.  Serve  immediately  with  just  a  bit of butter.

Herb SconesMakes 12 Scones 

Two Cups all-purpose flour1-Tablespoon baking powderOne-quarter cup sugarOne half teaspoon saltOne quarter Cup butter or marga-rineOne EggOne half cup milkOne-quarter  cup  finely  chopped fresh tarragonTwo  tablespoons  finely  chopped fresh Chives

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.Butter  a  baking  sheet.    In  a  large mixing  bowl,  combine  the  flour, baking  powder,  sugar,  and  salt, then cut in the butter or margarine and  mix  well.    Add  the  egg,  milk, tarragon, and chives.  The  batter  will  become  spongy.  Turn  out  onto  a  floured  board  or counter top and knead it lightly un-til smooth, about 5 minutes.  

Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a ball.  With a floured rolling pin,  roil each ball of dough into  a  large  half-inch  thick  round.  Using  a  round  cookie  cutter,  cut six scones from each round.   Place the scones on the baking sheet and bake  for  10  to  15  minutes.    Serve warm,  or  toast  them  after  they have cooled.

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Newport Blues Café – Ryan Montbleau Band,9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Perro Salado – Honky Tonk Knights

Rhino Bar- Hot Like Fire,10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Cafe 200 – Ben Cameron, 9 p.m.

Friday, September 17

Jimmy’s – James Montgomery,9 p.m.

LaForge – Dave Manuel, 6 p.m.

Newport Blues Café – Zoom,9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Newport Grand – Black & White band, 9 p.m.

O’Brien’s – Buddy Roach Trio,10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

One Pelham East – Bruce Jaques

Rhino Bar – Element 78

Rhumbline – Lois Vaghan,6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Sambar – Live Acoustic with Andre, 9 p.m.

The Chanler – Dick Lupino & Friends, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Saturday, September 18

Jimmy’s – Karaoke, DJ Phino,9 p.m. – close

Greenvale Vineyard – Dick Lupino & Friends,1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Newport Blues Café – Major Motion,9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Newport Grand – Sweet Desire,9 p.m.

One Pelham East - The Criminals

Rhino Bar - Jackson Schoolhouse

Rhumbline - Dawn Chung

Sambar – DJ Butch,9:30 p.m.

Sunday, September 19

Castle Hill – Dick Lupino & Friends, 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Clark Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Fastnet Pub – Live Traditional Irish Music, 6 – 10 p.m.

One Pelham East – Chopville, 6-9 p.m.

Chris Gauthier, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Monday, September 20

Fastnet Pub- “Blue Monday” featuring blues artists from the New England area,10:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Tuesday, September 21

Newport Blues Café- Felix Brown, 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Rhino Bar – Betrayed by Prophecy

Wednesday, September 22

Newport Blues Café- Mellow Mood w/ The Rudeness9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

One Pelham East – Chris Gauthier

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  The  Norman  Bird  Sanctuary’s Harvest Fair Home & Garden Com-petition will be held Saturday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 3. Amateur gar-deners,  growers,  canners  and  bak-ers of ALL ages are invited to enter your  best  gardening  effort  to  be judged  at  the  36th  Norman  Bird Sanctuary Harvest Fair!   RULES:  Each  entry  must  be grown,  or  cooked  from  scratch, solely  by  the  contestant.  One  en-try per category per person. Entries must  be  registered  at  the  Home and  Garden  Tent  between  8-9:30 a.m.  on  Saturday,  the  day  of  the judging,  and  must  be  removed  by 5 p.m. on Sunday. All entries should be labeled discreetly with the con-testant’s  name,  address,  phone number and competition category. Young grower or baker contestants (including  group  entries)  must  be 14 years old or younger. After judg-ing,  all  food  entries  will  be  sold  at the  Country  Store.  Proceeds  will benefit  the  Sanctuary.  Please  note drop-off  times  and  locations  have changed. Please enter through the main Sanctuary gate.

CategoriesFLOWERS: Best Single Rose, Best Sin-gle Dahlia, Best Fresh Arrangement, Best  Dried  Arrangement,  Best  Sun-flower,  Biggest  Sunflower,  YOUNG GROWERS - Best ArrangementPRODUCE:  Best  Single  Fruit,  Best Single  Vegetable,  Best  Collection, Biggest  Pumpkin,  Most  Unusual Vegetable,  Edible  Plant.  YOUNG GROWERS  -  Best  Produce,  Jack-o-lantern ContestFOOD:  Best  Apple  Pie,  Best  Pesto, Best  Salsa,  Best  Jam/Jelly,  Best  Sa-

vory  Relish/Preserves,  Best  Cook-ies/Dessert BarsYOUNG BAKERS: Baked Goods, Best Quick Bread/Muffins.GROUP or CLASS ENTRIES: Produce,  Flowers,  Baked GoodsSCARECROW  CONTEST:  Spook  the crows  with  your  original  creation. Bring  your  entry,  or  make  one  at the  Fair.  Straw  and  a  limited  num-ber  of  poles  will  be  available  on Saturday. Sunday judging, 3 p.m. A great group, class or family activity.

For more information call 846-2577 or visit 

www.normanbirdsanctuary.org

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  NEWPORT –  If you harbor a pas-sion  for  boating,  then  there’s  only one  place  to  be  this  week:  The Newport  International  Boat  Show (NBIS).   Now celebrating its 40th year as one  of  the  leading  in-water  boat events  in  the  country,  the  boat show    features  the  biggest  selec-tion  of  boats  and  boating  prod-ucts—both power and sail—in the Northeast.  The  four-day  show  has also become known as the place to scout newly introduced products.   The  show,  traditionally  the  first show  of  the  fall  season,  ranks among  the  five  largest  in-water boat  shows  in  the  country,  cover-ing  over  13  acres  and  featuring more than 750 exhibitors with over 600 boats ranging in size from 16 to 85-feet.  In  addition,  there  are  engines, sails,  equipment,  safety  products, electronics,  and  thousands  of  ac-cessories  and  marine  services,  as well  as  seminars,  demonstrations and workshops.  A highlight of the show will once again  be  the  Newport  for  New Products™  program.  This  program recognizes  that  NIBS  is  the  official venue  for  the  U.S.  debut  of  new boats  and  boating  products.  The program is an industry-wide initia-tive  that  ensures  that  a  designat-ed “new”  product  has  indeed  met those  criteria,  that  is,  the  boat  or 

product  was  produced  after  April 1,  2010,  and  is  being  introduced at  the  Newport  International  Boat Show.  Look  for  the  red  and  blue  bal-loons  signifying  a  new  product/boat throughout the show. VIP DAY is Thursday, Sept. 16 with much of the boating press and the trade vis-iting  the  Show  and  buyers  being treated to special attention by the exhibitors.   An America’s Cup 12 Metre Leg-ends  Reunion  will  also  be  held  at the  show  that  day  at  5  p.m.  En-trance to this forum is free. A panel of some of the most famous names in  the  America’s  Cup  race’s  history will be speaking at the forum. Gary Jobson,  ESPN’s  yachting  commen-tator  and  co-chair  of  the  reunion, will moderate.  If  you’re  interested  in  getting involved  in  sailing,  Sail  Ameri-ca’s  Discover  Sailing  program  of-fers  landlubbers  a  chance  to  take a  free  sailing  lesson  or  just  a  qui-et  sail  around  Newport  Harbor. Crews  and  sailboats  will  be  on-hand Thursday through Sunday to demonstrate how easy it is to sail, for anyone who might be thinking about the sport.  “Learning to sail can be easy and fun for all ages” says Nancy Piffard, Show Director “and we are very ex-cited  to  have  Discover  Sailing  at the show. There will also be dedi-

cated children’s activities on Satur-day and Sunday, so it’s a real fam-ily affair.”  Show hours are Thursday to Sat-urday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Advance tickets are available online.  Tickets  purchased  at  the  show on Thursday, VIP Day, are $27 ($24 on-line plus processing fee). On Fri-day, Saturday or Sunday the tickets are  $18  ($15  on-line  plus  process-ing fee). Friday only is Military and Newport  County  Residents’  Day with  tickets  half  price  with  proper ID.  Children  under  12  are  free  ev-ery  day  when  accompanied  by  an adult.  There  will  be  free  shuttle bus  service  running  from  Easton’s Beach parking lot all four days. 

TO GO: WHEN: Thurs.-Sun., Sep.

16-19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

(except Sun., until 5 p.m.)

WHERE: Newport Yachting

Center, America’s Cup Ave.

TICKETS: $18-$27, online

or at show

MORE INFO: 846-1115 or

800-582-7846 or

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1) Norey’s, 156 Broadway, Newport 2) Salvation Cafe, 140 Broadway, Newport 3) Ronzio Pizza & Subs, 88 Broadway, Newport 4) Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway, Newport 5) Perro Salado, 19 Charles Street, Newport 6) Brick Alley Pub, 140 Thames Street, Newport 7) Rhumbline, 62 Bridge Street, Newport 8) Barking Crab, Brick Market Place, Newport 9) Pier 49, 49 America’s Cup Ave., Newport 10) Regatta Place - Newport Experience, Goat Island, Npt. 11) Tallulah on Thames, 464 Thames St., Newport 12) O’Brien’s Pub, 501 Thames St., Newport 13) Sambar, 515 Thames St., Newport 14) Thai Cuisine, 517 Thames St., Newport 15) Griswold’s Tavern, 103 Bellevue Ave., Newport 16) La Forge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Npt. 17) Lou’s Hot Dogs, (Wed.) Farmer’s Market, Memorial Blvd. 18) The Chanler’s Spiced Pear, 117 Memorial Blvd., Npt. 19) Easton’s Beach Snack Bar, 175 Memorial Blvd., Npt. 20) Flo’s Clam Shack, 44 Wave Ave., Middletown

Other Area Restaurants& Other Dining Options

Not Within Map Area

Long Wharf Seafood17 Connell Highway, Newport

Newport Grand150 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport

OceanCliff’s Safari Room 65 Ridge Road, Newport

Coddington Brewing Company210 Coddington Highway, Middletown

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

Sweet Berry Farm915 Mitchell’s Lane, Middletown

Scampi657 Park Ave., Portsmouth

DeWolf Tavern259 Thames St., Bristol

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found on the pages of this week’s edition of Newport This Week.

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Sun-Thurs until 10pm • Fri & Sat until 11pmRelaxing bar area with

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Ample Free Parking • Air Conditioned • www.coddbrew.com210 Coddington Hwy., Middletown • 847-6690

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MUST SEE UPCOMING SHOWS A Tribute to JOURNEYSat. 9/25, 8pm - $15/ $25 Prefered

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Chefs Appointed New positions

The  Wyndham  Bay  Voyage  Inn  in  Jamestown,  RI,  announces  that  it  has  appointed  Anthony  Ockunzzi, Joshua Smerdon and Geoffrey Goss to the positions of Chef de Cuisine, Pasty Chef and Sous Chef, respec-tively. Prior to being named Chef de Cuisine, Ockunzzi was Sous Chef at the private, exclusive Le Gorce Coun-try Club in Miami Beach, FL.  Previously, Smerdon held the position of Pastry Chef at Le Gorce Country Club in Miami Beach and the Versace Mansion on Ocean Drive in South Beach, FL.  Goss held the title of Garde-Manger at Le Gorce Country Club  in Miami Beach before accepting his current Sous Chef position at the Bay Voyage Inn. All  reside in Newport.

Chef Joshua Smerdon

Chef Anthony Ockunzzi

Chef Geoffrey Goss

17 Connell HighwayNEWPORT

846-6320www.longwharfseafood.net

Open Tuesday-Sunday at 11amClose @ 7pm Thurs; 8pm Fri & Sat.

All other days @ 6pm

Lobsters!5 Chix for $3500

6 Culls for $3300 Plus: More Weekly Specials

$100 OFF Our Fish & Chips

or Fried Whole-Belly Clam Dinners-to-Go!(With This Coupon)

The Middletown Islanders boys’ soccer team couldn’t quite handle the bite of

the Westerly Bulldogs, with a loss of 1-0 on Wed., Sept. 14. The loss puts the Islanders at (0 – 2 – 1) for the season, with plenty of time to add some wins to

their record. (Photos by Rob Thorn)

Salve Regina UniversityMen’sSoccer(2–2)Thursday, Sept. 16, 4 p.m. against SuffolkSaturday, Sept. 18, 2:30 p.m. against   Wentworth at Gaudet

FieldHockey(0–4)Thursday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. against Kean College at GaudetSaturday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m. against University of New England at Gaudet

Women’sSoccer(2–3)Saturday, Sept. 18, Noon against Wentworth Tech at Gaudet

Rogers High SchoolFootball(0–1)Friday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. against Lincoln High School at Toppa Field

Boy’sSoccer(0–1–1) Thursday, Sept. 16, 3:30 p.m. against West Warwick High School

Girl’sSoccer(1–1)Monday, Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m. against Middletown High School

Middletown High SchoolFootball(1–1) Friday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. against NarragansettHigh School at Gaudet 

Boy’sSoccer(0–1–1) Thursday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m. against Westerly High School at Gaudet

Portsmouth High SchoolFootball(2–0)Friday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m. against LaSalle Academy 

Boy’sSoccer(0–2)Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. against Lincoln High School

Girl’sSoccer(2–1–2)Monday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. against LaSalle Academy 

This Week’s Home Games

Another exciting week of Fall sports  is upon us. There’s nothing quite  like September’s crisp air as you huddle under a blanket on the bleachers with a hot chocolate to warm up your hands, cheering on your beloved local team. Last week we saw our favorite Seahawks, Vikings, Islanders, and Patriots begin their quests for victory on their home turfs. The louder the crowds cheer, the harder our teams play, so get out to any of these upcoming games, wear your team colors and show your support!

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“One Cannot Think Well, Love Well, Sleep Well If One Has Not Dined Well.” — Virginia Woolf

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Live MusicThursday Night

“Honky Tonk Knights”

Open Nightlyat 5pm for Dinner

Sunday Brunch 12-3pm

Perro SaladoTequila Bar • Margaritas • Sangria

Authentic Mexican Cuisine in

Historic Washington Square

19 Charles St., Npt 401.619.4777

www.perrosalado.com

32 Broadway, Newport 401.619.2115

With summer almost gone, NFL Sundays are just around the corner. With that, comes the inevitable argument with your significant other about whether or not you are going to sit around and watch TV all day. Don’t worry! Pour Judgement can keep you out of the doghouse and allow you to see the games. Bring her to our Sunday brunch! Treat her to a nice meal, which won’t use up all of your Sunday beer funds, and enjoy the game!

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Topside Raw BarOpen Daily: Mon-Fri 4pm ‘til Later!

Sat & Sun 11am ‘til Later!

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Thurs: All-U-Can-Do Crab from 5 ’til 9 .......... $12.95 Fri: Thick-Cut Prime Rib from 5’til it’s gone ...... $ 9.95

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Roach Trio10pm ‘til closing

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9pmKARAOKE

ThursdaySeptember 16

Run and Chug ClubRunning and walking group that meets at 6:15 p.m. weekly outside the Fastnet Pub. Meet new friends for a three-mile walk or run around Newport and then return to the Fastnet Pub to have a pint. 

Annual Meeting Open to the PublicNewport Historical Society’s annu-al meeting. 4:30 p.m. at the Colony House on Washington Square. A 30 minute presentation on Newport’s Old Stone Mill will be given by Jor-gen Siemonsen. Admission is free. Call 846-0813 to R.S.V.P 

40th Annual Newport International Boat ShowFeaturing a full range of power-boats and sailboats from both domestic and international manu-facturers, as well as an extensive selection of marine equipment, services and accessories in a venue that spans historic Newport Har-bor.  Newport Yachting Center,10 a.m. – 6 p.m., 846-1115, www.newportboatshow.com.

Island Farmer’s MarketFresh local foods including chow-ders and salsas, every Thursday through Sept. Aquidneck Grange Hall, 499 East Main Rd., Middle-town 2-6 p.m., 441-4317

Historical Society Annual MeetingPublic invited, speaker to present “Solution to Newport Tower Mys-tery at Hand?”, 4:30 p.m., Colony House, 846-0813.

Hospice Volunteer Training ProgramVisiting Nurse Services are start-ing a six week training program at their Portsmouth office at 1184 East Main Rd. from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more information or to schedule an interview, call Joy Benson at 682-2100, ext. 616.

Murder at the MuseumA 90-minute family friendly in-teractive Murder Mystery, 7 p.m., Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200 or www.newport-murdermystery.com.

“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare”Informal group meets to give interpretive readings of Shake-speare’s works, 6 – 7 p.m., free, Redwood Library, 847-0292, www.redwoodlibrary.org

Budhist DiscussionNoted Tibetian Buddhist scholar the Venerable Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tenzin will continue a discussion of the 4 noble Buddhist truths, free event, donations wel-come, 7:30-9 p.m., King House

FridaySeptember 17

Pet Loss Support GroupSupportive help for those who have been touched by the loss of a pet. 3 – 4 p.m., no fee to attend but pre-registration is required. For more information or immediate support, please email jillh@potter-league.org or call Jill at 846-8276 ext. 122. Potter League for Animals, 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown. 

Coastal Cleanup at Easton’s BeachCome volunteer to help clean up Easton’s Beach (First Beach) be-tween 9 a.m. – noon. Open to all who are willing to lend a hand. 175 Memorial Blvd., Newport.

Aquidneck Island Growers MarketVegetables, fruits & more, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Newport Vineyards, 909 E. Main Rd., Middletown.

40th Annual Newport International Boat Show10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Please see Thursday, Sept. 16 for more details. 

The Bit PlayersNewport’s award-winning improv troupe, The Bit Players create on-the-spot laughs from audience suggestions, 8 p.m., Firehouse The-ater, 4 Equality Park Place, $15,849-3473, www.firehousetheater.org.

Polo MatchGates open at 3 p.m. for tailgating. Match play begins at 4 p.m., Glen Farm, Portsmouth, 847-7090. 

CALeNDAR

SaturdaySeptember 18

40th Annual Newport International Boat Show10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Please see Thurs-day, Sept. 16, for more details. 

Mission Trip Fund-raiserA yard sale and bake sale fund-raiser at Emmanuel Church, on the corner of Dearborn and Spring St. from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Proceeds ben-efit the April 2011 mission trip to work for Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. 

Pirates and Scoundrels History Walking TourHistory walking tour explores where scoundrels lived, where pi-rates profited, and where criminals were put on trial and punished. Tour departs at 11:30 a.m. and lasts approximately 75 min. Reserva-tions suggested. Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 841-8770.

Book SigningLars Bolander’s Scandinavian De-sign, 2-4 p.m., Cottage & Garden, 9 Bridge St.

Common Fence Picnic SeriesDoors open at 7 p.m., Performer begins at 8 p.m., Common Fence Music, 933 Anthony Rd., Ports-mouth, ticket prices vary de-pending on the artist. For more information, visit www.common-fencemusic.org.

Wishes Do Come TrueLocal bands, Sidewinder and For Real are holding a fund-raiser for “A Wish Come True” organization at the Jamestown Portuguese Ameri-can Club. The donation to attend is $20, 8 p.m.  For more information visit www.awish.org

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25Doris Duke Daysat the Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center

A 3-day film celebration of the many interests of Doris Duke – heiress, Newport preservationist, jazz

pianist, animal lover and surfer – offering a mix of old and new films on diverse topics as jazz, preservation,

surfing, the environment, dogs and life in Newport.

Tickets are $10 per film or purchase a $60 pass to all the films.

Volunteer to clean up Easton’s Beach on Saturday, September 18, from 9 a.m. – noon in recognition of International Coastal Cleanup

sponsored by Clean Ocean Access.

Trivia starts @ 8:30pm on Thursday

Live music - No cover!“Live Acoustic with Andre” starts @ 9pm on Friday

DJ Butch starts @ 9:30pm on saturday

Open Mon-Fri 5pm-1am and Sat/Sun 11am-1am. 515 Thames street, Newport 619-2505 • thesambar.com

• All you can eat wings 7 amazing flavors!

• NeW, GiANT 65” HD-Tv w/ surround sound

• $1 dogs and .25 cents toppings 40+ unique toppings to choose!

Wing-It with Sambar & the NFL on Sundays!

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Didi Suydam Contemporary is proud to present the paintings of Georgia Marsh. Sophisticated defined single floral motifs, incredibly

detailed yet minimal, are juxtaposed next to bold texturized blocks of color. With a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Ms.

Marsh has had numerous solo exhibitions in the US, Paris, and Italy, and is the recipient of two National Endowments for the Arts

(Drawing, Painting).

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Arts on the PlazaCome to the Wave Statue on Amer-ica’s Cup from 2 – 5 p.m. to watch local artists create their craft every Saturday. 

Polo MatchGates open at 4 p.m. for tailgating. Match play begins at 5 p.m., Glen Farm, Portsmouth, 847-7090.

The Bit PlayersPlease see Fri., Sept 17 for more details. 

SundaySeptember 19

Learn About OGRETalk on Oyster Gardening for Res-toration and Education (OGRE) at the Jamestown Library, free and open to the public, 3 p.m. Call        423-7280 for more information. 

Watson Farm TourFarm managers will lead you on a two mile walk learning the history of the extensive seaside farm. $8 per person, 2 – 5 p.m. Call 423-0005 or Watsonfarm1796@yahoo.com. Located at 455 North Main Rd. in Jamestown. 

Tour de Newport 2nd Annual Bike-A-ThonBeginning and ending at Rog-ers High School. Day of the event registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and closes promptly at 8:30 a.m. Ride begins at 9:00 a.m. Riders are encouraged to register online prior to the event. Supports Newport County Community Mental Health Center. http://www.nccmhc.org.

40th Annual Newport International Boat Show10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Please see Thurs-day, Sept. 16 for more details. 

Art StrollBristol Art Gallery Stroll, noon - 5 p.m.

Kennedy Tribute DinnerThe public is invited to attend a dinner honoring Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy at the Marriott Newport, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Reception at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. $75 per person, re-serve your spot by mail: NDCC, PO Box 3456, Newport, RI 02840, or by calling Bud Cicilline at 847-4444. 

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Writing WorkshopWorkshop for local writers led by staff member Diane Grinnell, former school teacher in the lan-guage arts and a devoted journal keeper. Diane will lead participants in activities to boost their creativ-ity and powers of observation and imagination. The Writers Workshop is targeted at adults and young adults. Please bring a blank writing journal to record your work. 7 p.m., Newport Public Library, Spring St. Diane Grinnell  847-8720 ext. 204. 

      

TuesdaySeptember 21

Swanhurst Chorus RehearsalsOpen rehearsal for RI’s oldest con-tinually performing choral ensem-ble. Register at 7 p.m., rehearsals begin at 7:30 p.m. For information about joining the rehearsals, email info@swanhurst.org or call 682-1630. Church of St. John the Evan-gelist on ‘The Point’, Willow and Washington Streets in Newport. 

WednesdaySeptember 22

Newport Cooks! Singles NightMaster the art of preparing a din-

ner party, one course at a time, with other singles who enjoy cook-ing. BYOB – Sparkling wine. Villa One Twenty, 120 Miantonomi Ave., Middletown, Register by calling 293-0740, $50, 6:30 p.m.

2020 Vision Series: EducationSalve Regina University’s series of public forums designed to allow Newport County residents to ar-ticulate goals for their communi-ties during the next 10 years in sev-eral vital areas. This week’s forum, focusing on education, will feature keynote speaker Deborah Gist, Rhode Island commissioner of ele-mentary and secondary education. Space is limited and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first serve basis. To reserve a seat, call 427-4048. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Young Building.

Aquidneck Growers MarketFresh produce, baked goods, and more, 2-6 p.m., Memorial Blvd.

ThursdaySeptember 23

Alliance for Livable Newport Forum4th annual Newport financial fo-rum, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Financial Forum,’ 6:30-8 p.m., Program Room, New-port Public Library

King of the LobbyKathryn Allamong Jacob, author of “King of the Lobby: The Life and Times of Sam Ward, Man About-Washington” in the Gilded Age, will discuss her book at 6 p.m., Colony House, Washington Square, New-port, 841-8770.

Thursday Evening Book DiscussionThe Thursday Evening Book Dis-cussion will talk about Harper Lee’s classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” cel-

ebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication. Free and open to the public; anyone who has read the book is welcome to join the discus-sion. 7 p.m., Pat LaRose  847-8720 ext. 208,  info@newportlibraryri.org.

Murder at the MuseumA 90-minute family friendly in-teractive Murder Mystery show. Search for clues, question suspects and find a killer! Just don’t end up the victim. Tickets $30 for adults and $15 for 17 and under. 7 p.m., Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200 or www.newport-murdermystery.com.

Run and Chug ClubRunning and walking group that meets at 6:15 p.m. weekly outside Fastnet. Meet new friends for a three-mile walk or run around Newport and then return to the Fastnet Pub to have a pint. Island Farmers MarketFresh local foods including chow-ders and salsas, every Thursday through Sept. Aquidneck Grange Hall, 499 East Main Rd., Middle-town 2-6 p.m., 441-4317. 

FridaySeptember 24

Be Green Kids Consignment3-day seasonal sales event, Middle-town

Newport Mansions Wine & Food FestivalHundreds of wines from around the world, fabulous food, cooking demonstrations by nationally-re-nowned chefs, live and silent auc-tions and a gala celebration at The Breakers and Marble House. Visit www.NewportMansions.org for de-tails and tickets, 847-1000. 

Doris Duke Days at Jane PickensA three day film event celebrating the many interests of Doris Duke - heiress, Newport preservationist, jazz pianist, animal lover and surf-er. $10 per film or $60 for a pass to all films. Look at www.janepickens.com for a schedule of films and times or call 846-5252. 

The Bit PlayersPlease see, Fri., Sept. 17 for more details. 

SaturdaySeptember 25

Pumpkin FestivalCelebrate the opening of Lou’s Pumpkin Patch at Escobar’s Farm. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., 133 Middle Rd., Portsmoth. Raindate scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 26. Call 683-1444 for more information.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County’s Day for Kids CelebrationAn event that focuses on the im-portance of spending meaningful time with young people. This event is free and runs from 1 – 4 p.m. Activities during the event include rock wall, moon bounce, arts & crafts, face painting, line dancing and food. 95 Church St., Newport, 847-6927. 

Newport Mansions Wine & Food FestivalPlease see Friday, Sept. 24 for more information.Aquidneck Island Growers MarketVegetables, fruits & more, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Newport Vineyards, 909 E. Main Rd., Middletown. 

Doris Duke Days at Jane PickensPlease see Friday, Sept. 24 for more details. 

Old House ABCs History Walking TourExplore Newport’s architecture. Tour departs at 11:30 a.m. $12 per person, $5 for 12 and under. Res-ervations suggested. Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 841-8770, www.newporthisto-rytours.org. 

The Bit PlayersPlease see, Fri., Sept. 17 for more details.

Polo MatchGates open at 3 p.m. for tailgating. Match play begins at 4 p.m., Glen Farm, Portsmouth, 847-7090. 

SundaySeptember 26

Cluny Country FairCarnival games, hay rides, craft vendors, baked goods, silent auc-tion & raffles, free admission & parking, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., rain or shine, 75 Brenton Rd., Newport, 847-2850. 

Newport Mansions Wine & Food FestivalPlease see Friday, Sept. 24 for more information.

Doris Duke Days at Jane PickensPlease see Friday, Sept. 24 for more details. 

Gallery Shows & Artist Openings

Arnold ArtNow featuring the works of Jeremy Miranda. 210 Thames St. , 847-2273

Art on the Wharf Featuring the 10th Annual “Boat Show” by artist Tony Gill. The show runs through Oct. 31. Gallery hours are Fri. – Mon., noon-5 p.m., or by appointment, 33 Bannister’s Wharf, 845-6858

Bristol Art Gallery“ Boats, Bikes & Babes” an exhibit of works by our newest featured art-ist John Guillemette.  Show runs till Oct. 1. 423 Hope St.  Bristol, 396-9699 www.bristolartgallery.netGallery Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 11am to 5pm, Fri. - Sat. 11am to 6pm Sunday 11am to 4pm , closed Mon-days

Cadeaux du MondeFeaturing the Summer 2010 fea-ture exhibit, “Images of Africa.” 26 Mary St., 848-0550, www.cadeauxdumonde.com

DeBlois Gallery“The Devil is in the Details,” the 26th anniversary show until Sep-tember 29. Gallery hours are Tues.-Sun., noon-5 p.m., 138 Bellevue Ave., 847-9977, www.debloisgallery.com

Didi Suydam ContemporaryOpening reception for Georgia Marsh ,Fri., Sept. 17, 6-8 p.m. Show runs through the first week of Oct. Gallery is open Thurs.-Mon., 12 - 5 p.m., 25 Mill St., 848-9414, www.didisuydam.com. Opening night of Newport artist David Barnes

Isherwood GalleryShow through Sept. 19,“Summer in Newport,”Gallery hours are Wed.-Sat., 38 Bellevue Ave., 699-2276, www.isherwood-gallery.com

Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design Timothy Ohliger show through Oc-tober 2. Gallery open Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and by appointment. 226 Bellevue Avenue, #8, the Aud-rain Building, second floor, 849-3271, www.jessicahagen.com

Newport Potters Guild302 Thames St., 619-4880, www.newportpottersguild.com

Reel Gallery94 William St., 484-7535, www.reelgallery.com

Sheldon Fine ArtOpening reception for marine artist, Russ Kramer , Sat., Sept. 18, 5-7 p.m. Gallery is open daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., 59 America’s Cup Ave., Bowen’s Wharf, 849-0030.

Spring BullGallery open daily noon-5 p.m., 55 Bellevue Avenue, 849-9166, www.springbullgallery.com

Victorine Contemporary Art192 Thames St., 835-1920, www.victorineart.com

William Varieka Gallery“Historic New England” exhibition will be on display until Nov. 14. 212 Bellevue Ave., 849-6149 or www.vareikafinearts.com

mansions, museums and Historic Sites

Belcourt CastleA Gilded Age mansion, guided tours, evening ghost tours, reser-vations recommended, 657 Bellevue Ave., 846-0669, www.belcourtcastle.com

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

Chateau-sur-Mer Open daily, 474 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org

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

Fort AdamsLargest coastal fortification in the United States, an engineering and architectural masterpiece.“History you can touch”. hourly tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (weather permitting) 841-0707, 90 Fort Adams Drive, www.fortadams.org

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  As much as I enjoy the summer, I find that September is one of my fa-vorite months of the year. The clear blue skies, the lack of humidity, the warm days and cool evenings, are a fine respite  from the heat and hu-midity of summer. It is also when I like to begin my beach walks. With the  summer  crowds  gone,  these next few months offer a more per-sonal, intimate experience with our area beaches.  Last  Thursday,  I  went  to  Third Beach  for  a  late  morning  walk. I  also  wanted  to  check  the  salt marsh  area  of  the  beach,  because a large group of Tree Swallows had been reported staging in the area. As  I  approached  the  V-shaped  in-tersection that allows traffic to flow into  the  parking  lot,  or  continue on Third Beach Road,  I observed a woman  standing  in  the  middle  of the  road  with  her  mouth  agape. She had a look of fear and awe on her face. The dog she was walking was sitting on its haunches, with a blank  stare  on  its  face.  All  around them  were  thousands  of  Tree Swallows,  flying  into  and  out  of the trees, shrubs, and other plants between  the  marsh  and  the  sand dunes.  I  got  out  of  my  car  to  feel 

the  experience  laid  out  in  front  of me. Suddenly, the startled woman said to me, “All I could think of was Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds.’”  As  the  two  of  us  and  the  dog watched,  the  swallows  flew  all around  us. We  were  in  the  middle of a cloud of birds. The only sound was their wings beating against the air. Within a minute  it was over, as the swallows moved into the marsh in pursuit of lunch. We parted com-pany, and the woman and her dog continued  their  walk.  She  was  still shaking  her  head  in  amazement as  she  walked  away.  As  I  returned to my car I saw that four other ve-hicles had pulled over, and the oc-cupants  were  taking  photographs of  the  swallows. They  were  speak-ing excitedly with each other. It was quite an experience for everyone.  I  continued  on  to  the  beach  for my  walk.  Anyone  who  is  familiar 

with  Third  Beach  knows  that  low tide  reveals  a  carpet  of  thousands of  seashells.  It  stretches  from  one end  of  the  beach  to  the  other. Sanderlings  and  Semi-Palmated Sandpipers  were  flitting  and  feed-ing  along  the  water’s  edge,  as  I walked the beach.  In amongst the innumerable shells, were bay scal-lop  shells,  some  in  deep  indigo blue, and others colored in browns and purples.  There  were  whelk  shells,  pastel colored and small, about two inch-es  in  length,  and  plentiful  on  the beach.  I  recognized  some  as  chan-neled whelk, and one as a knobbed whelk.  Whelks  are  sea  snails  that are abundant in the Sakonnet River. There were so many shells, but the best one I spotted was from a clam called the veiled clam. It’s common-ly called the awning clam, because of an overhang between the shells when  the  clam  is  alive. Their  shells are  oblong,  with  an  almost  amber color  of  brown  or  olive.  They  are very  fragile  and  often  break  when handled.  This  is  only  the  second one I have found in one piece. After my  experience  with  swallows  and shells, it was time to head home for lunch. I just love this time of year.

Fall  migration  is  well  underway in  our  area.  Raptor  Migration,  in-volving  thousands  of  hawks  and falcons,  and  representing  many species  has  reached  our  area.  It will  continue  through  Columbus Day weekend. 

Birds Reported LocallyAmerican KestrelsMerlin FalconsPeregrine FalconsGoshawksHarrier HawksSharp-Shinned HawksRed-Tailed HawksCooper’s HawksPalm Warblers*Black-and-White Warblers*American Redstarts*Common Yellowthroats*Red-Eyed Vireos*Cedar Waxwings*Red-Bellied Woodpeckers*Northern Flickers*

* Matt Grimes, a local bird watcher, reported these species at Brenton Point State park, on Sunday, Sep-tember 12, 2010.  During raptor migration, Grimes suggests that if you wait until late morning  or  early  afternoon,  you will  observe  hawks  soaring  on the thermal updrafts, as they pass Brenton Point State Park, on their way  toward  Beavertail  and  the mainland.  Miantionomi  Park  remains  a birding  hot  spot  with  many  spe-cies  of  warblers,  woodpeckers, and flycatchers reported.  Gooseneck Cove was extremely active this past Saturday, with four juvenile  Osprey  fishing  out  of  its waters in the early morning hours. Up to three black skimmers have been reported between the Cove and the surrounding beaches. With the weather forecast, this weekend should bring great birding.

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Cooler Weather, Cooler Water, Cooler-Filling Fishing

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ReeL RepORT

By Capt. Tim Flaherty

  The  arrival  of  the  new  moon  on the  8th  delivered  excellent  angling opportunities  for  local  fishermen. The  stronger  tides  that  accompa-ny  this  lunar  phase  have  kept  fish active  all  week.  Big  Bluefish  have been slamming whole and chunked baits in the lower bay and north to Prudence  Island  and  out  front  on RI  Sound.  Since  their  arrival  three weeks ago, the blues have really fat-tened up on the large pods of bait-fish moving down the bay and  riv-er.   “Ledgemonsters”  to  14  lbs  and 35  inches  were  boated  frequently during  the  week.    Renowned  for their  leaping  ability,  our  guests were  treated  to  some  great  aerial displays.  When  hooked,  some  of these beasts leapt more than three feet into the air, then somersaulting before  crashing  back  into  the  sea. One trout fisherman onboard  from New York City was amazed at  their marine  acrobatics.  It  seems  that these  jumbo  blues  do  more  jump-ing when heavier sea conditions or unusually strong tides exist, as they did this past week. As bay and ocean temperatures continue to cool, fish-ing  for bluefish should continue  to improve.          Striped  Bass  are  starting  to  ap-pear  along  the  beaches  and  shore anglers  have  taken  notice.  Park-ing at  the Sachuest Wildlife Refuge was  near  capacity  this  weekend  as anglers  sought  bass  and  blackfish along that rocky shoreline, especial-ly in the early morning hours. Striper fishing the shore at Sakonnet Point has been productive for those using live eels. Eels can be drifted on days with light winds or can be cast into shallow, coastal pools, then retrieved slowly.  Experienced  anglers  know that  the biggest bass are  frequent-ly  taken  in  less  than  15  feet  of  wa-ter and more often in the fall, along rocky shores or beaches. Nighttime is always the most productive strip-

er  fishing  time,  but  also  the  most dangerous.  As  autumn  rapidly  ap-proaches, night fishing will become more common than day fishing for many.  Here’s  a  tip:  early  morning, just before sunrise and the last light of  day  are  opportune  times  to  wet your line, and can be just as produc-tive as fishing  the darkness of night and safer, too!     Scup continue to move to deep-er water as temperatures cool. Scup have  shown  up  in  both  the  deep-er  holes  to  100  feet  and  at  wrecks nearer  the  shore. They  continue  to provide anglers with a ready source of bait for bass and ledgemonsters. Fishing  with  live  bait  is  referred  to as “live-lining”  and  can  provide  ex-tra thrills for anglers. It may require a little more patience, but those that wait,  will  reap  greater  rewards.  Re-member:  live  bait  is  the  very  best bait  for  big  bass.  Catching  the  bait first,  can  provide  fun  for  the  kids, while  the adults fish  for  the bigger game, later.      Black Sea Bass fishing remains ex-cellent, particularly with the strong tidal  flows.  These  tasty  little  bot-tom  feeders  of  the  grouper  family can  give  anglers  quite  a  tussle  on light tackle. Two of our guests hit a large pod of these fish on Thursday the 16th, landing about 40 fish in 2 hours.           For  Tautog  anglers  (Blackfish), “Christmas” will soon be here. When water temps in the bay dip below 63 degrees, this species schools up for migration to winter haunts offshore. Now  is  time  to  change  the  line  on your reels and tune up your gear to be ready for this elusive, hard-fight-ing,  indigenous species. As a  result of  the  tautog’s  diet  of  mussels  and crabs,  its  filets  become  sweet  and mild  tasting.  Chefs  consider  them delicacies.  Most  tautog  are  caught with either rod or reel or by lobster-men  in  their  traps.  Divers,  armed with spear guns, will take many fish this time of year. Right now, the size 

of a keeper tautog must be at least 16 inches, with a catch limit of three fish per person, per day. That regu-lation will soon change to allow an-glers to take a maximum of 10 fish per day. We will talk more about this species next week.           On  Monday,  the  Skalla’s  were aboard  with  us:  Larry  and  his  son Mark,  from  Stone  Ridge,  NY  and Marshfield,  MA,  respectively,  were accompanied  by  Sherrie  Conner-ton of Rochester, NY and Matt San-zone  of  Great  Barrington,  MA.  We decided  to  work  the  old  hurricane hole that morning for some ledgies. Our guests had minimal ocean fish-ing experience, but had often fished for  freshwater  lake  trout.  On  our third drift over the chosen hole we hooked into a big blue but the fish managed to shake the hook. On the next drift we had a double hookup, with lines screaming and rods bent, but again these big blues parted the lines. Finally, Mark, the most experi-enced angler on board, hooked into a beast. The fish took off 50 yards of line before he was able to get it un-der control. After repeated dives for the  bottom,  Mark  worked  the  fish into  net  position  on  his  ultra-light tackle.  Again  and  again,  the  blue dove for the bottom, and after sev-eral  attempts,  was  brought  to  net. We soon headed to the ocean side to  find  Sea  Bass.  Fishing  in  more than  fifty  feet  of  water,  we  drifted over several deep holes off R-2.  Af-ter a few drifts, we hit a pod of sea bass. The action was furious on each drift as Mate Fred and I tried to land fish and bait hooks. Jumbo scup ap-peared, too.  In a few hours, the box held  65+lbs  of  fish!  Our  trout  an-glers were clearly exhausted and we headed home. Tight lines!

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Lurleen (Lori) Dillman,  73,  of Portsmouth,  died  Sept.  5,  2010.  She was the wife of the late Michael G. Dillman. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sept.19 at the United  Congregational  Church, Middletown.  Donations  in  her memory may be made to the Pot-ter  League  for  Animals,  P.O.  Box, Newport.

Francis J. “Frank” Fitzpatrick,  89, of  Newport,  died  Sept.  7,  2010  at Newport Hospital. He was the hus-band of the late Rose M. (O’Donnell) Fitzpatrick. Mr. Fitzpatrick served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.  A  Mass  of  Christian  Burial  was held  on  Sept.10,  at  St.  Augustin Church.

Patricia A. Leach, 69, of Newport, died Sept. 12, 2010 at home. A me-morial  service  will  be  held  Thurs-day, Sept. 16, at 1 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, New-port.

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115 Gallon Extra Large Composter

• Easy opening spring loaded top• 4 doors for easy access

• No tool assembly

3999Comp.$99.99

LuxuriousFabric

ShowerCurtainsComp. $20

$5Ladies Roll-up

PoplinLounge Pants

•Cute prints & yarn dyed patterns

•Missy & plus sizesComp. $10

$5Ladies Famous

MakerActive Tops

Longsleeve

$6Comp. $12-$28

Shortsleeve

$5

Dept. StoreLabel LadiesBetter Tees

•Solids & prints •3/4 & long sleeves

Comp. $20or more

$7

LadiesBetter Tees

& TanksPremium cotton

Petite &missy sizesComp. $20

$5Famous Maker1/4Zip Front

SweatshirtComp. $30

$8NEW SHIPMENT

Sun & Shade Or

Dense ShadeMix

Your Choice:

550

URI #2 Especially blended for

northern lawnsComp. $10

$7

Premium Grass Seed

3 lbs3 lbs

10 Lbs Sun & Shade ....$18 10 Lbs Rapid Turf .........

$1110 Lbs URI #2 ...........$23

RapidTurfQuick

germinatingseed

3503 lbs

Lawn & Leaf Rakes• Comfort grip foam handle

24" PolyComp. $8

$5

Spectracide®

Grub Stop 15 Lbs - Covers 5,000 sq ft.

Season-long grub control - kills on contact

$13Weed & Feed

Lawn Fertilizer • Covers 5,000 sq. ft.Controls dandelions &

broadleaf weeds

$10

Comp.$19

Comp.$20

DutchbulbsTulips - Daffodils Crocus - Allium

Anemone

$5 YourChoice:

24” Steel TineSpring Braced

RakeComp.$13.98

$7

Slumber BedsHigh side walls & thick

foam for added support

20"x16"..............$1524"x22"..............$2530"x26"..............$30

34"x30"..............$3538"x34"..............$40

Values to $70

Coleman®

KayaksDrifter or Hooligan

Comp. $379 - $449

$199

Hand Painted

Wind ChimesComp.

$13- $15

599

Commercial Grade Winter Pool Covers Ice Equalizers Pool Pillows

Deluxe Water Tubes1'x4' Single

349

4'x8' Heavy Duty

1399

4’x5’............7.99

1’x8’ Double....................5.991’x10’ Double .................6.99

Winterizing Kits10,000 Gallon

899

Winterizing Kits

20,000 Gallon ......14.9930,000 Gallon ......19.99

1 Gallon Anti-Freeze ............4.491 Gallon Winterizer .............3.99

In Ground Pool Covers12'x24' .........................36.9916'x24' .........................49.9916'x32' .........................59.9916'x36' .........................66.9918'x36' .........................69.9920'x40' .........................89.9925'x45' ......................112.9930'x50' ......................149.99

69.99

•Easily hooks to garden hose•1 yr. warranty • Uses 1/2 the

electricity of other brands

16 LbBirders Blend

$10Comp.$14.50

KAYTEE

Duraflame®

Electric Stove20”x12”x23”

Oak orCherryElectric

Fireplace

$200Currently selling

for $400

$100

Sudden Death®

Wasp & Hornet Killer

14 oz can

$2

Lawn & Leaf Bag

40¢

25 Bag Pk.........$9ea

Comp.$7.99

50 lbs BlackSunflower

40 lbs SignatureBlend

(Contains 60% Sunflower)25 lbs Thistle

$22YourChoice

Cover Care350 Gallons Per Hour

Clog Resistant Pool Cover Pump

Above Ground Pool Covers(includes winch

and cable)15' Round .............29.9918' Round .............39.9921' Round .............59.9924' Round .............69.9928' Round .............89.99

Rule®

1800 Gallons Per Hour Pool Cover Pump

Freeze protectionExtra long 24' power cord

12999

1 LbPowdered OR 1 Gal.

Liquid ShockYour Choice

299

$5

Famous Maker 100% Silk Ties& Men’s Belts

Comp. $28

YourChoice

Pagoda™

13’x13’ Gazebo

$130Comp. $200INCLUDES

HANDYROLLER BAG

Just in time fortailgating season!

Sierra II™

12’x12’*Gazebo

INCLUDESEZ ROLLER

STORAGE BAG $88Comp. $130

*Measured from leg to leg

•Fast set-up and easy fold-up •2 doors for easy access •Bonus divider panel

36"x24"x27"

$5542"x28"x31"

$65

24"x18"x21"

$35

Pet Crates

$6Golf Umbrella

Fleece Sheet Sets

Full ..........Comp. $39.99........$20

Queen Comp. $49.99.......$24

King ...... Comp. $59.99........$25

Twin

$17Flannel

Sheet SetsPrints & Solids

Full ...........................$15Queen......................$18King .........................$20

Twin

$11

Remanufactured

Windtunnel Cyclonic Vac• 12 Amp motor• Bagless• Headlight• Hepa filterComp. $159

$79

Ultravision Turbo Vac• Patented bagless technology• Headlight• ToolsComp. $119

$59Remanufactured

$40

Digital Oil Filled Radiator

•With LED read out •750/1500 watts •Never needs filling

Comp. $80

HDMI 12ft. Cable

•Ultra high speed•24K gold plated connectors

Comp. $59.99

$10

ThermalWindow Panels

•Blocks 99% of light•Choose from 63” or 84”

Comp. $30

$10SAVE67%

Mens & Ladies

FlannelDorm PantsComp. $10

or more

$5

Mens & LadiesEagle Canyon®

Micro Fleeceor Men’s

Character SleepPants

$7YourChoice

Comp.$15

& more

FamousMaker MensJeansFamous makers

with labelsremoved

$8

Mens Mocknecks

& Turtlenecks•Lycra® spandex

reinforced collars & cuffsComp. $20

$7

Famous Maker

Professional Series Kettle Bells5 Lbs - Comp. $15 ......................................

$810 Lbs - Comp. $30 ...................................

$1615 Lbs - Comp. $40....................................

$2220 Lbs - Comp. $50....................................

$3025 Lbs - Comp. $70....................................

$4035 Lbs - Comp. $90 ...................................

$6045 Lbs - Comp. $100 ................................

$70

1 lb ...........1.592 lb ...........2.693 lb ...........3.695 lb ...........5.998 lb ...........9.59

Neoprene Coated Dumbbells

Deluxe Yoga Mat68” x 24”, non-slip foam with reinforced core

$5

Boot Tray15”x 28”

350

HeavydutyDoor Mats

24”x 36”Slight irregulars

$6

2 LB Chrome Dumbbells

3 LB..............399

Comp. $7

299Uni Bodi™ Ball

Combines stabilizing balls, resistance bands & yoga/pilates into a total body workout.

Comp. $30

$15

ShockAthleticTM

Gym Flooring6 pk interlocking foam

with bordersComp. $40

$15Extra Thick 6 Pkwith EdgesComp. $50 ...........

$24

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UltraRingspun

Bath Towel100% Cotton

$3

16 Month2010/11

WallCalendarsComp. $10

$1 SAVE75%

Peerless™ Tru-Vue™Television Wall Mounts

Universal Flat T.V. Mount 26” to 40” tvs130lb. capacity Comp. $60 ........................................

$35Universal Flat T.V. Mount 37” to 60” tvs130lb. capacity Comp. $99 ........................................

$55Universal Tilt T.V. Mount 26” to 40” tvs130lb. capacity Comp. $99 ........................................

$55Articulating Universal WallMount 10” to 27” tvs 80lb. capacityExtends, turns & tilts Comp. $99 ..................................

$65

Mini Umbrella•Purse & travelbag size•Manual openOur Reg. $3Comp. $12

$2

Comp.$20

Girl’s TightsAsorted styles

& sizesComp. $4- $6

$2pr

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There’s plenty of shiny new boats to see around town this week thanks to the return of the Newport International Boat

Show. Perhaps that’s why we were so drawn to Barry Ripley, who we couldn’t pass by as he worked on his 1946 Comet sailboat outside of his home on Coggeshall

Avenue earlier this week. The boat had been a labor of love for his late uncle. Working on it kept his uncle going in his

later years, Ripley recalls. Now, he’s restoring it in his memory. Hopefully, she’ll be

ready to sail next year.

(Photo by Tom Shevlin)

The  Redwood  Library  and  Ath-enaeum  will  host  a  series  of  eight weekly  presentations  and  discus-sions entitled, “The Life of the Mind.” Each  presentation  will  take  as  its theme  an  issue  which  concerns, interests, educates, amuses or even provokes the thinking of American society today. Each will be led by a respected  authority  on  the  topic.  The  presentations  will  be  in  the form  of  a  salon.  Beginning  at  5:30 p.m.,  attendees  and  the  evening’s guest  presenter  will  have  the  op-portunity to meet and chat over re-freshments.  At 6 p.m., the authority will put forth, explain, or ask ques-tions  about  the  topic  in  an  infor-mal  setting  designed  to  stimulate lively  conversation  and  discourse. This  week,  Thursday,  Sept.  16,  the presentation is titled “Will the Next Book  You  Read  be  on  Your  Cell Phone?” 

On Thursday, Sept. 23 “What Can and  Can’t  Wind  Farms  Do?”  is  the topic.   Dr. Miles Bidwell, economist and  energy  expert,  will  address the  pros  and  cons  of  wind  farm-ing.  Do their structures impact the surrounding  environment?    If  so, how? And how much?  Is it true that radar screens detect wind farms as air traffic?  How much energy can a wind farm really generate? 

The  following  week,  Thurs-day,  Sept.  30 “How  Do  You  Turn  a Novel  into  a  Screenplay?”  will  be presented.  Jon  Land,  author  of  25 published  thrillers  and  a  number of  screenplays,  and Tom  Cobb,  au-thor of the book, Crazy Heart, from which the Oscar-winning movie was adapted will exchange ideas of this topic – from the assignment, to the first draft, through the final draft as well as how the author works with the  studio,  producer,  director,  and actors.

Life of the mind Salon Series Continues

A LAbOR OF LOVe