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Pilot Dance ProgramGlen Lewis from the Island Moving Co. works with a group of third grade students at Coggeshall School in a new creative movement program. Eight dancers from the Company were at the Newport elementary schools every day during the week of April 1. Vanessa Paes is gleeful as her classmates raise her to a classic aerial position. (From left to right: Liam Burke, Unique Skinner, Tyler Wright and Jacob Robinson.) The theme for this year’s residency is Unity, Support and Tolerance, which comes from the anti-bullying message the dancers used last year to link the creative movement classes to a theme already being used in the elementary curriculum. This is the sixth year Island Moving Co. has worked with every third grader in Newport County. (Photo by Jen Carter)

By Tom ShevlinCity Council members are ex-

pected to consider a proposal at their April 10 meeting which would place a tax on the scores of tour buses which traverse the city's busy streets.

City Manager Jane Howington is seeking permission to develop a plan to levy a surcharge on charter bus tours that call on Newport each summer.

"It's only a concept at this point," Howington said, adding that she's hoping to begin a conversation with stakeholders prior to present-ing any formal plans.

However, if empowered by the council, Howington said that she thinks that a formal tax system could be in place as early as the fall.

Like the city's tax on cruise ship passengers, a tour bus fee would help provide revenue to maintain infrastructure and to give more flexibility to new community-ori-ented programs such as the city's

Broadway Sewer and Water Main project Cranks UpBy Meg O’Neil

Signs of spring were every-where in Newport this week: Tem-peratures began to rise, flowers started to bloom, and the long-planned construction project to improve the water main and sewer system on Broadway commenced.

The marathon $3,399,183 Broadway Streetscape Project project is expected to be fully completed by December 30. Sew-er and water main system up-grades are the first step.

Work began last week with crews from D’Ambra Construc-tion marking Dig Safe zones along Broadway and using video cam-eras to inspect sewer lines. Major digging on the street’s water main from Farewell St. to Marlborough St. and from Gould St. to Bliss Rd. began on April 1 and is scheduled to be completed by June 15.

Video cameras were lowered into the sewers to identify prop-er connection points and also to check for damaged areas. Accord-ing to the city’s Director of Utili-ties Julia Forgue, the cameras were sent through the sewers last year, again this week, and will go down once again at the end of the proj-ect to ensure the work was suc-cessfully completed.

While the water main is being repaired, upgrades to the sewer system also will be made. From April 15 to Sept. 16, crews will ex-cavate and replace the main sew-er line piping, including bypassing wastewater flows from Marlbor-

ough St. to Everett St. The sewer repair crew will be the only con-struction group working on Broad-way through July and August.

The project is widely seen as a much-needed repair to one of the city’s main roads, but the proposed timing of construction during the height of the summer season was initially criticized by business own-ers and residents, who said that it would hinder business and limit parking in an area where parking is already scarce.

To address those issues, several meetings were held over the last few months to keep residents and business owners abreast of the construction schedule. Since then, the project schedule has been

slightly revised, delaying the water main construction along Broad-way’s busiest section between Marlborough and Gould streets until after Labor Day. Work on that section of the road will begin Sept. 16 and last until Dec. 30.

“We’re trying to control as much of this project as possible, and try-ing to keep traffic moving as much as we can,” Forgue said. “There will be delays, but that’s the nature of the beast. We just want to get in and out and get the work done.” The busiest period of construc-tion work will take place from now through June 15, she added. Dur-ing that time, a total of three con-struction crews will be working on Broadway.

Aiming to limit parking issues and disruption to businesses, Forgue said the city’s contracts with the construction crews are “prescriptive,” with defined end dates and daily deadlines. Accord-ing to a release from the utilities department:

“Pipeline replacement activities will occur Monday through Thurs-day between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Work performed on Friday (until noon) will be limited to clean-up and paving … All roads and drive-ways will be accessible by the end of the day’s work.”

During the sewer reconstruc-tion, temporary paving will be in-stalled and will remain until the final restoration is completed as part of the Broadway Streetscape Project, which is scheduled to be-gin in the fall, according to the re-lease.

It’s still early in the construc-tion process, but Forgue said she has not heard of any complaints from residents or business own-ers, some of whom have praised the open line of communication between the city and Broadway businesses:

“The city did a really great job at keeping us informed of the work schedule and what would be hap-pening,” said Jill Terita, owner of Sunnyside Deli on south Broad-way. “From what I’ve heard, people aren’t so much upset about the construction as they are excited for Broadway to look really nice when it’s all over.”

The long awaited improvements to Broadway have begun. (Photo by Nila Asciolla)

By Tom ShevlinCity Council members are ex-

pected to pick up a debate over the merits of a fledgling effort to devel-op a regional source of renewable energy for the East Bay.

This, after an energetic exchange broke out during their March 27 meeting over the city's involve-ment with the East Bay Energy Con-sortium.

Third Ward Councilwoman Kath-ryn E. Leonard was the first to raise questions over the project, which for the last four years has been fo-cussed on developing an industrial wind farm in Tiverton.

Leonard, who had requested a formal update from the group's chair and fellow City Councilor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano at an ear-lier meeting, inquired first about the possibility that the city's ongo-ing involvement with the project opened it up to potential litigation.

According to Napolitano, "Right now, there is no liability because there's nothing to be liable for."

However, critics, including New-port resident Ben Riggs, have said that the group has failed to oper-ate in the open and risks spend-ing public funds on a project which

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Troop 3 Newport is proud to announce that Wes Mason, son of Terry and Scott Mason, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He was honored recently at the Elks Lodge #104 by Troop 3, his family and friends. New-port Councilwoman Jeanne Ma-rie Napolitano, and President of the Rhode Island Senate Teresa Paiva-Weed also recognized his achievement with special trib-utes from the City of Newport and State of Rhode Island.

Mason’s Leadership Service Project was in conjunction with Newport’s Fall Recycling Day. He led his troop in the collec-tion of recyclables from those who could not bring their recy-clables to the First Beach event, including schools, churches and homes of the elderly.

Mason is a senior at Rogers High School and a member of St. Mary's Church. He is also a mem-ber of the National Honor Soci-ety and a three sport athlete.

Rec Night at ThompsonThe Thompson Physical Education Department, in conjunction with the

student council, recently sponsored the first Recreation Night at Thomp-son Middle School. The evening was full of activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle while having fun. The students took part in a dodgeball tournament, three-on-three basketball games, badminton, four square, carnival games, a dance challenge and worked their way through an in-flatable obstacle course. More than 160 students took part in the event. Because of its success, the event is planned to be held annually.

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held a Court of Honor at the Elks Lodge to celebrate advancements and achievements of its scouts. In January, the entire Troop partici-pated in the yearly merit badge col-lege held at Rhode Island College, and in December they assisted the Thurston Tree Farm bailing Christ-mas trees.

Troop 3 is sponsored by New-port Elks Lodge and is a member of BSA Narragansett Council. Boys in Troop 3 range in age from 11-17 years old. They attend Thompson Middle School, Rogers and Bishop Hendricken High School.

Boy Scouts of America has three objectives: character development, citizenship training and person-al fitness. For more information about BSA Troop 3 Newport, call Glenn Gardiner at 846-9583 x 2002.

Grady Bolan achieved the rank of Life and earned the Chemistry mer-it badge.

Riley Bolan achieved the rank of Star and earned the Citizenship in the World merit badge.

Jakob Fedrizzi achieved the rank of 2nd Class and earned merit badges in Veterinary Medicine and Geology.

Conner Flynn achieved the rank of Star and earned the Citizenship in the World merit badge.

Cade Hall achieved the rank of Tenderfoot and earned merit badg-es in Railroading and Architecture.

Sean King achieved the rank of Life and earned the Citizenship in the World merit badge.

Daniel O’Donnell achieved the rank of 2nd Class and earned merit badges in Music and Safety.

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Alec Pratt achieved the rank of Life and earned the Personal Fitness merit badge.

Derek Pratt achieved the rank of 2nd Class and earned the Personal Fitness merit badge.

Brian Rayner achieved the rank of Star and earned the Citizenship in the World merit badge.

Jonathan Tejada achieved the rank of Tenderfoot and earned the Art merit badge.

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The Star Kids Scholarship Program will host its 11th Annual Fundraiser “Reach for the Stars” at 41 North in Newport on Saturday, April 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. Guests will enjoy music by Honky Tonk Knights, hors d’oeuvres, a beer and wine bar and special cocktails.

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According to estimates provided by the Discover Newport tourism bureau, roughly 3,500 motor coach-es visit Newport each summer.

Supporters of the new tax say that the buses place an inordinate amount of stress on the city's nar-row streets, clogging traffic, dam-aging curbs, and shortening the lifespan of road surfaces.

Opponents, however, are likely to see the tax as a threat to the city's tourist trade.

That was the way the debate played out when the concept was last broached in 2010 by then Third Ward City Council candidate Rudd C. Hall, who proposed introduc-ing a bus medallion program that would have created a dedicated revenue stream to maintain and improve the city's streets and side-walks. However, the proposal failed to gain much traction.

Howington said she wants a for-mal discussion to take place prior to any plan being presented. Savan-nah, Ga., Charleston, S.C., Atlantic City, N.J. and Washington, D.C. have implemented similar programs. Howington said she doesn't expect Newport's program to necessar-ily replicate those models, but she wants to find out what has worked in other communities.

She's already contacted some of the city's primary stakeholders about the idea, including the Pres-ervation Society of Newport Coun-ty and Discover Newport.

Andrea Carneiro, spokesperson for the Preservation Society, de-clined to offer any specific com-ment on the concept.

Discover Newport CEO Evan Smith mentioned the opposition of the motor coach industry to a new tax and questioned whether the city would make any money by in-troducing such a program. He said that although officials in Savannah and Charleston did not see a signif-icant drop in the number of buses visiting their cities, Atlantic City did.

Further, he noted, "None of the accounts that we've studied actu-ally made money by implementing this program, because it costs them money to collect the money. They break even at best. The reason that Savannah and Charleston went to it was because they wanted to regu-late how many motor coaches were in the historic district at any given time. So it's more of a regulatory program than it is a money-making program."

According to Smith, if Newport does move forward with the plan, it would be first city in New England to adopt such a program, putting it "out of step" with nearby tourist destinations.

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"It's too bad that after all this time, communities can't come together, work together, collaborate without peo-ple coming out of the woodwork, badgering members

of the board about what we've done for four years." –Jeanne-Marie Napolitano

The bus tax proposal will be heard at the Newport City Council Meeting Wednesday, April 10 in City Hall at 6:30 p.m.

could be better developed in the private sector, if it's viable at all.

Riggs, who spoke at the meeting, challenged Napolitano to be more forthcoming about the group's fi-nancing, its adherence to the state's open meeting laws, and in particu-lar, a Feb. 4 executive session of the EBEC board which referenced a dis-cussion concerning litigation.

"To me, if litigation is going to take place, and we have a member of the City of Newport in that group and there's some kind of litigation to be concerned about, enough to have an executive session – any liti-gation…this City of Newport is go-ing to be legally on the hook," Riggs said.

However, Napolitano was ada-mant that there was no exposure for Newport as a city in any litiga-tion pertaining to EBEC, which was formed as a nine-member consor-tium dedicated to reducing munici-pal energy costs for the participat-ing East Bay communities.

The group was initially formed as a loosely organized body in the wake of a summit held on the cam-pus of Roger Williams University in Bristol. But when Bristol voted last year to remove itself from the group, questions began to arise over EBEC's mission, its formal com-position and dealings with the be-leaguered Economic Development Corporation.

The issue came to a head at the end of the last legislative session

when a proposal to formalize the group under the EDC was met with resistance given that agency's in-volvement with Curt Shilling's 38 Studios.

"We're still discussing formalizing our entity," Napolitano said, noting that the only money the group has received has come from a federal grant aided by the state Economic Development Corporation and ad-ministered by the town of Bristol. "There is no liability; there are no assets. Our bills have been paid."

With energy prices expected to continue to rise, and municipal budgets facing stricter austerities, Napolitano lamented the criticism that the group has received.

"It's too bad that after all this time, communities can't come to-gether, work together, collaborate without people coming out of the woodwork, badgering members of the board about what we've done for four years," she said.

Leonard, however, said that she's concerned that the project could end up costing rate payers more in the long run for their electricity.

"I think it's a huge question and

that it needs to be vetted," she said. Wrapping up the discussion,

Second Ward Councilor Justin S. McLaughlin asked that Napoli-tano return to the group and ask that they provide further informa-tion regarding the litigation dis-cussed during that recent meeting and provide a firm direction for the group's continued operations.

Napolitano agreed, and the issue is expected to be further discussed in the coming weeks.

Farley: City Should Revisit Downtown Parking Garage

On the same night that the City Council voted to increase the fine for parking infractions in Newport's resident sticker zones, Councilor Michael T. Farley took time to ex-press his desire to see a proposal to develop a downtown parking ga-rage revisited.

"I understand that the goal here is to address some parking issues on several streets," Farley said. "I think it's a good idea, however I'd like to see money in the parking fund be used toward alternative parking options."

Chief among them, he said, is constructing a downtown park-ing facility which could go a long way toward easing the city's annual parking pinch.

"This is an opportunity to raise revenue," Farley said in casting his support for the proposal to in-

crease the fine for parking viola-tions from $25 to $50 on certain downtown roads. "For a long time, we have not had the funds to build a parking garage." While the mat-ter wasn't on the docket, he added. "I'd like to make a commitment to build a parking garage, or go fur-ther down that road."

Farley's latter remark spoke to the city's past flirtations with vari-ous plans and proposals that have been mostly unrealized for creat-ing a more robust parking system in town.

The issue was last discussed over four years ago, when a proposal to build a multi-story parking garage at the existing Mary Street lot failed to gain any serious consideration after the concept was floated as a means to provide more parking for the city's downtown core.

Other proposals have called for the development of off-site park-ing facilities nearer the Pell Bridge interchange, which could be matched with a public trolley sys-tem to provide access into down-town, and the redevelopment of the Gateway Center.

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Local General Assembly officials: Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton); President of the Senate, M. Teresa Paiva Weed (D-Dist. 13, Newport, Middletown); Rep. Marvin Abney (D-Dist. 73,

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n Ban on synthetic drugsThe House of Representatives ap-proved legislation to ban the use, manufacture and sale of synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathi-nones in Rhode Island. Sold under names such as “K2” and “Monkey Weed,” the synthetic substances have been linked to serious health complications in users.

n Background checks for school volunteers The House has approved legis-lation to require any individuals who are current or prospective volunteers of a school department and who may have direct or un-monitored contact with children or students on school premises to undergo a state criminal back-ground check.

n Stronger penalties for driving drunk with children in vehicleThe Senate approved legislation to stiffen penalties for adults who drive under the influence of alco-hol or drugs with a child under 13

in their vehicle. The bill institutes immediate license suspension pending prosecution and makes the crime a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, license suspension for up to two years and substance abuse treatment or safe driving classes.

n Official state appetizer Legislation to make Rhode Island-style calamari the state’s official appetizer was heard before the House Committee on Health, Ed-ucation and Welfare, where it was supported by the Department of Environmental Management (DEM), the Rhode Island Fisher-man’s Alliance and the R.I. Hospi-tality Association. The bill (2013-H 5654) was introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) to promote the state’s fishing and tourism in-dustries.

n SNAP benefit protectionLegislation has been introduced

that would require picture iden-tification on all electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards for the Supple-mental Nutrition Assistance Pro-gram (SNAP).

n Tax exemption for trucksA bill has been introduced that would give pickup truck owners the same tax break as those who buy or trade in regular automo-biles. The bill exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under 6,000 pounds gross weight from sales tax with the caveat that they are not used commercially.

n Tax deduction for medical ex-pensesLegislation has been introduced that would allow a Rhode Island personal income tax deduction on non-covered medical and den-tal expenses incurred during any taxable year on expenses that, like the federal tax provision, exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross in-come.

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Scholarshipsn Mosaic Club Scholarship Applications for the Mosaic Club of Newport County’s three $750 awards are now available in the guidance office at Rogers, Middle-town and Portsmouth high schools. The awards are open to college bound graduating seniors. Dead-line is April 26, 2013. Winners are selected based on community ser-vice and an essay. The money will be mailed to the winner’s college or university bookstore to be used to-ward the purchase of books.

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n The Robert S.H. Fye Memo-rial Scholarship honors the cou-rageous spirit of Robert S.H. Fye, Middletown Class of 2002. He was diagnosed with cancer during his freshman year at MHS. For the fol-lowing nine years this scholar, art-ist, athlete and devoted friend battled recurrent illness while pur-suing academic excellence at Mid-dletown High and Yale University.

His love of life and his refusal to let hardship conquer his buoyant spirit continue to set an example for us all.

In his memory, a $1,000 merit based scholarship is awarded to a graduating MHS senior to help sup-port his/her post-secondary educa-tion. An essay describing a person-al challenge met with courage and integrity is required of the appli-cant. In the event that more than one candidate in a given year is se-lected for the award, the Scholar-ship Committee may grant a $1,000 scholarship to each of the chosen candidates.

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Portsmouth Garden Club News

The Portamouth Garden Club’s annual flower show will be held Saturday and Sunday April 28 and 29 at Atria Aquidneck Place, Ports-mouth.

Recently four grandchildren of club members participated in the Rhode Island Flower and Garden Show in Providence. Blue ribbons were awarded to: Amanda Fowler and Eric Fowler and Red Ribbons to: Madeline Jarvis and Halie Mas-sarotti.

The next club meeting will be Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 p.m. at the Portsmouth Free Public Li-brary. Rhode Island Federation Judge, Sue Redden will do a cre-ative line design.

‘Taste of Sister Cities’The board of the Vasco da Gama

Society is hosting a “Taste of Sister Cities” Saturday, April 20 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Vasco da Gama Hall, 15 Fenner Ave. Beverages and ap-petizers will salute Newport’s sister cities. Tickets are $25.

Sakonnet Toll Workshop

The RI Turnpike and Bridge Au-thority will conduct a workshop on April 6 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Roger Williams Conference Center, Portsmouth. It will focus on reve-nue requirements for operating the Four Bridge System. The program will be repeated at 1 p.m.

Walk to Cure Diabetes

A 3-mile walk to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will be held Sunday, April 7 at the Glen Park in Ports-mouth from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Girls from Stage Door Dance will be performing as well as local band, Fly Kite Canvas. There will be food and drinks, games, and face paint-ing, Registration begins at 10 a.m. Donation is $10 per walker, chil-dren 5 and under are free.

For more information, or to pur-chase tickets, call Emily Gordon, Portsmouth High School senior at 862-8353.

NHS Library Workshop

The Newport Historical Society will present a workshop on how to use their resources for research on Monday, April 8 at 1 p.m. in the 82 Touro Street headquarters. Wheth-er you would like to learn more about the history of a building or hope to investigate your family ge-nealogy, the Newport Historical So-ciety’s library is the place to start. Learn how to investigate the histo-ry of your house, family, neighbor-hood or any period from Newport’s history with the Historical Society’s expert staff. This workshop will ac-quaint you with the NHS collec-tions and help you identify research strategies. The program is free to NHS members and costs $10 for non-members. Registration is re-quired. Call 846-0813 for more in-formation.

The Rise & Fall of Freemasonry

The Newport Historical Society will present a lecture on The Rise & Fall of Freemasonry in Colonial Rhode Island (1749-1772) on Thurs-day, April 11 in the Colony House at 5:30 p.m. Although commonly associated with democratic patrio-tism and the American and French Revolutions, Freemasonry in the 18th century was more complex than the familiar myths. Samual Biagetti, Ph.D candidate in early American history at Columbia Uni-versity, will discuss the religiously diverse and politically fragmented Rhode Island Freemasons.

Admission is $1 for NHS mem-bers and $5 for non-members. Call 401-841-8770 to reserve.

Thursday Lego ClubThe Jamestown Library Lego

Club will meet April 4 and May 2nd from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for kids ages 8 and up. Children 7 and un-der will be meeting on April 11th and May 9th from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with an accompanying adult.

Call 423-7280, or email jamlib-kids@gmail.com or visit the library to register. You must register for each week that you plan to attend.

The Lego Club is sponsored in part by the Jamestown Education Foundation.

Non-Juried ShowThe Portsmouth Arts Guild Cen-

ter for the Arts presents its Mem-bers’ Non-Juried Show, April 12 – May 19, 2013. This is an all media show. Opening reception will take place Friday, April 12 from 6-8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

The Portsmouth Arts Guild Cen-ter for the Arts is located at 2679 E. Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI. For a full schedule of events and exhibitions, visit PortsmouthArts.org. For more information on this event, contact info@portsmoutharts.org or call 401-293-5ART. Gallery hours: Fri-day, Saturday, Sunday, 1-5 p,m.

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Diabetes Support Group

A diabetes support group, facili-tated by a certified diabetes educa-tor from the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties, is offered monthly on the 2nd Thurs-day from 1 to 2 p.m., at the Edward King Center, 35 King St., Newport. No doctor’s referral is required. It is free and open to all who are living with diabetes. To attend or for more information call 682-2100.

Newport Police Log Newport Fire Incident Run Report

During the period from Monday, March 25 through Sunday, March 31 the Newport Fire Department responded to a total of 117 calls. Of those, 57 were emergency medical calls, resulting in 49 patients being transported to the hospital. Addi-tionally, 1 patient was treated on the scene and 3 patients refused aid once EMS had arrived.

Fire apparatus was used for 118 responses:• Station 1 - Headquarters/Rescue 1 and 3 responded to 41 calls• Station 1 - Engine 1 and 6 responded to 37 calls• Station 2 - Old Fort Road Rescue 2 responded to 23 calls• Station 2 - Old Fort Road Engine 2 responded to 22 calls• Station 5 - Touro Street/Engine 5 and 3 responded to 28 calls

Specific situations fire apparatus was used for include:

1 - Fire, no damage to structure1 - Cooking fire / contained to stovetop 3 - Motor vehicle accidents 6 - Lock outs 4 - Electrical wiring / equipment problems 6 - Assist public calls 4 - Fire alarm sounding

- no fire 14 - Fire alarm malfunction

- no fire 39 - Engine assist on EMS call

In the category of fire prevention, the department performed 6 smoke alarm inspections for house sales, 8 life safety inspections, and provided 11 fire system plan reviews.

Fire Prevention Message: The Newport Fire Department

now has a Facebook page! You can visit us online at www.facebook.com/NewportRIFireDepartment for general information, department history, storm updates, photos, com-munity CPR schedule, and links to other City Facebook pages such as www.facebook.com/NewportRIPo-lice and www.facebook.com/Cityof-NewportRI.

—Information provided by FM Wayne Clark, ADSFM

During the period from Monday, March 25 to Monday, April 1, the Newport Police Department responded to 290 calls. Of those, 137 were motor vehicle related; there were 120 motor vehicle violations issued and 17 accident reports.

The police also responded to 19 home/business alarm calls, 8 incidents of vandalism, 9 noise complaints, 6 animal complaints, conducted 12 school security checks (Rogers - 5, Coggeshall-3, Triplett-2, Cranston-Calvert-2) and gave 7 DARE classes. Escort was provided for two funerals.

They transported 5 prisoners, responded to 2 suicide calls, one shots fired call in Festival Field, recorded 5 instances of assisting other agencies and 6 instances of assisting other police depart-ments.

In addition, 30 arrests were made for the following violations:n 5 arrests were made for under-age drinkingn 5 arrests were made for out-standing bench warrantsn 3 arrests were made for for do-mestic assaultn 2 arrests were made for simple assaultn 2 arrests were made for do-mestic vandalismn 1 arrest was made for domes-tic felony assaultn 1 arrest was made for pos-session of an open container of alcoholn 1 arrest was made for obstruct-ing a police officer n 1 arrest was made for larcenyn 1 arrest was made for violating a noise ordinancen 1 arrest was made for posses-sion of crack cocainen 1 arrest was made for driving with a suspended or revoked licensen 1 arrest was made for DUIn 1 arrest was made for violating a family court ordern 1 arrest was made for 2nd de-gree child molestationn 1 arrest was made for receiving stolen goodsn 1 arrest was made for obtain-ing money under false pretensen 1 arrest was made for domes-tic arson in the 1st degree Playwright Winner

Kirby Kochanowski, a sopho-more at Rogers High School is one of three winners of the Trinity Rep-ertory Company’s Write Here, Write Now high school playwriting com-petition. The three winning plays, chosen from about 100 entries in New England, will be presented at Trinity Rep on April 8 at 7 p.m. Kochanowski’s play, “A Bloom in December,” is about a young boy struggling with loss who pledges to save the only flower still alive in an icy December. Further information can be obtained on Trinity’s web site trinityrep.com.

Babysitting CourseThe Newport Recreation Depart-

ment will offer the American Red Cross Babysitting Course on Tues-day, April 16 and Thursday, April 18. The course will run from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on both days and is open to boys and girls ages 11-15. Participants will gain the knowl-edge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly care for children and infants while babysitting. Par-ticipants must attend the course in its entirety in order to obtain full certification. The course will be held at the Newport Recreation De-partment, The Hut. The cost is $65 per person. Pre-registration is re-quired and can be done at the Rec-reation office, located at 35 Golden Hill St. For more information, con-tact the Recreation Department at 845-5800.

National Boys & Girls Club Week

The Boys & Girls Clubs of New-port County invites the community to celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week, April 5 -12. Special pro-grams will be offered at all three sites: Central Clubhouse, 95 Church St., Newport; Park Holm Club, 1 York St., Newport; Oxbow Farms Club Respect, 257B Rogers Ln., Middle-town. All events will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m., and are free and open to the public. (Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult.)

Friday, April 5 – BGC Week and Flo Harvey Pep Rally at Central Clubhouse.

Monday, April 8 – Adult vs. Kids Games, Crazy Hat Day at Park Holm Club.

Tuesday, April 9 – Movie & Paja-ma Day at all Clubhouses.

Wednesday, April 10 – Blast from the Past, tie-dye, roller skating and karaoke at Central Clubhouse.

Thursday, April 11 – Neighbor-hood clean-up at all Clubhouses.

Friday, April 12 – Open House Celebration until 7 p.m., swimming, Moon Bounce, Rock Wall and more at Central Clubhouse.

Half-price memberships, $10 for a year, will also be offered from April 5 – 12.

Free MammogramsNewport Hospital will offer free

screening mammograms and breast exams to uninsured and un-derinsured Rhode Island women. Exams and mammograms are be-ing scheduled for Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Breast cancer strikes one out of eight women, and early detection is essential. Newport Hospital uses digital mammography, which was shown in a 2005 study to detect 28% more breast cancers in women under the age of 50 than conven-tional mammography does.

If you live in Rhode Island, are 40 years old or older, and do not have health insurance that covers a screening mammogram, please call 845-1551 for an appointment. You must make an appointment no later than April 6. The exams and mammograms will be done at Newport Hospital, and the hospital will provide transportation and in-terpreter services for those who re-quire them.

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Spring BazaarThe Rec Reunion Association

is holding its Spring Bazaar & Flea Market on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Martin Lu-ther King Center. Table rentals are available for $20 by calling Joanna Sommerville at 846-8655 or Gary Key at 662-7988.

Learn About OrchidsOn Monday, April 8 the Quon-

onoquott Garden Club will hold its first meeting of 2013 at St. Mat-thews Episcopal Parish House, 87 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. The business meeting will start at 1 p.m. followed by a program at 2 p.m. Members, guests and visitors are welcome to hear Bill Steinhart of the Ocean State Orchid Society speak about the different varieties of orchids and the best types for our area. Call President Linda Sul-livan at 423-0371 for additional in-formation.

April Guild MeetingThe Newport Photographers’

Guild’s next meeting is Thursday, April 17. Don Bousquet will be the featured speaker. Many people know Bousquet as a published car-toonist and author but in this pro-gram he and his son Nate will focus on their aerial photography. They have been taking photos in the sky since the mid-late 1980s and their images have been widely used. The meeting is from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ilgenfritz Gallery of Newport Art Museum. The event is free and the public is welcome to attend.

STEAM CampThe Newport Family & Child Op-

portunity Zone, a component of East Bay Community Action Pro-gram, is offering a vacation camp at Cranston-Calvert Elementary School to Newport elementary stu-dents (K thru grade 4) in April. The theme of the camp is “STEAM” – fo-cusing on science, technology, en-gineering, arts, and mathematics.

During the week, students will go on a field trip to The Elms to learn about architecture, conduct hands-on scientific experiments, and build like engineers.

For more information or to ob-tain a camp form, contact program director Christine Arouth at 845-8579 x 23.

April Vacation at Jamestown Library

The Friends of the Jamestown Li-brary are pleased to present these fun programs for school-age chil-dren to be held during Jamestown’s April vacation week:

Calling all princesses, pirates and princes! Come join Cinderella of Is-abelle’s Princess Parties at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 at the library for an hour of stories, dancing and games. Costumes are welcome and encouraged.

On Tuesday, April 16, from 2-4 p.m., check out some chicks! A Casey Farm volunteer will present Project Chick. The program is suit-able for children ages 3 to 13.

Drop-In Crafting will occur Mon-day, April 15 –Friday, April 19 from 1 - 4 p.m. Dog tag necklaces, digi-tal photo self-portrait collages and canvas bag decorating will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day for teens while sock puppets and jewelry making will be held on Tuesday and Thursday for children grades 6 and under.

All programs are free and open to school-age children.

For more information, contact Children’s & Young Adult Librarian Lisa Sheley at jamlibkids@gmail.com or 423-7280.

YMCA April Vacation Camp

The Newport County YMCA is now accepting registration for the YMCA’s two different vacation camps April 15 -19: a girls gymnas-tics camp and a traditional “med-ley” day camp. Camp starts at 8 a.m. and runs until 4:30 p.m. PM care is offered from 4:30-5:30 for an ad-ditional fee. A two-day, three-day, or five day option is offered. Both camps will have swim time. The medley camp will do crafts, sports, and use the rock wall. Registration ends April 11. Registration forms can be found in the registration of-fice at the YMCA. If you have any questions, contact Josh or Aly for the medley camp at 847-9200 ext. 113 or 125 or Maria for gymnastics camp at ext. 122.

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EDITORIALSave Ruggles

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

If anything is clear this week, it's that one shouldn't get on the wrong side of the city's surf community.

Springing into action with the force of an offshore swell, surfers from around the globe let their voices be heard over a pair of proposed design elements that they say could sacrifice one of the East Coast's premier point breaks for the sake of the Cliff Walk.

Given the strength of the outcry, it seems reasonable that some compromise be reached.

While the city sees the integrity of the Cliff Walk as of paramount concern, the interests of those who spend time on the water side of the fence mustn't be discounted.

Surfing can be as much a spiritual calling as a sport, providing an opportunity to appreciate nature while challenging one's physical limits.

The Ruggles Avenue surf break has been there for much longer than the concrete that makes up the Cliff Walk, and we should treat it as a natural element that is worth preserving.

We have a duty to ensure that all forms of coastal access are viewed as having equal merit, whether from land or from water. Whatever plan is ultimately settled upon, our government officials have a responsibility to see that Ruggles is saved for this generation and those to come.

Shop BroadwayThe daffodils planted last fall along America's Cup Avenue have

begun to sprout. Parking was at a premium this past weekend. And around the harbor, the frostbite sailors are no longer the lone souls plying the bay.

In other words, signs of summer are all around us. For merchants, hoteliers, and restaurant owners, the increased ac-

tivity is surely a welcome relief from a long, cold winter. Normally, the din of the city translates into economic rebirth, but

along Broadway another sort of activity could make things a bit more challenging for our local small businesses.

Earlier this week, construction began on the long-awaited Broad-way Improvement Project.

As we write in this week's issue, so far there has been little incon-venience to those who rely on the street's foot and vehicular traffic to fuel their bottom lines.

However, as the project makes its way down Broadway into the heart of the city's year-round main street, it would be folly to think that construction will not have an impact on those who work there.

We're hopeful that Newporters will support our local merchants through the construction process.

Just as was the case two years ago in the final stages of the city's efforts to revitalize Washington Square, there will likely come a point when travel along Broadway will seem daunting.

But Broadway's businesses are too important to bypass for the sake of convenience. This summer, let's all support those who have made this street the community asset it has become while the city does its part to give it the streetscape it deserves.

Lynne Tungett, Publisher & Editor

Tom Shevlin, Associate Publisher & News Editor

Letters Policy

STARBASE Budget Cut Shortsighted

Breakers' Visitors Center Opposition To The Editor:

The Preservation Society of New-port County presented the 2013 Noreen Stonor Drexel Preservation Lecture on Thursday, March 21. The lecture was given by Charles Birnbaum, president of The Cul-tural Landscape Foundation. The lecture was very interesting but a bit of an anomaly since the Preser-vation Society has announced its plans to build a 4,000 square foot, 5 million dollar Visitors Center on the grounds of The Breakers.

This idea has been pushed by the management of the Preserva-tion Society for a decade but has been obscured in secrecy. We need transparency and openness about this project, but both have been in short supply.

The Breakers is a National Histor-ic Landmark and the ill-conceived plan to build a Visitors Center in its historic landscape should be stopped. Any new building on the historic grounds of The Breakers would defile and corrupt the land-scape as laid out by the Bowditch Brothers in 1895 when The Break-ers was built.

The nomination form for Nation-al Historic Landmark status sub-

mitted by the Preservation Society states that “The Breakers is signifi-cant in American landscape design because it reflects the combination of formal traditional elements used in public parks with the more natu-ralistic elements that were primar-ily used in private gardens.”

Mrs. Drexel, who was honored at the lecture, was a fierce oppo-nent of the Visitors Center plan. Mrs. Drexel died last November. In August she wrote a public letter in opposition to the proposed Visi-tors Center. Those who knew Mrs. Drexel were impressed by her let-ter, particularly in light of the fact that she was a very well known and honored preservationist and that she had never taken such a strong public position on such a matter. For many years Mrs. Drexel was tireless in her support of, and work for, the Preservation Society. She was also a longtime trustee, and my predecessor as chairman of the Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust, which over the last 27 years has been the, or one of the, largest contributors to the Preservation Society.

Mrs. Drexel’s opposition to the proposed Visitors Center is not to

be disregarded lightly. Her cre-dentials as an advocate of historic preservation are impressive. She received the Antoinette F. Down-ing Volunteer Service Award from the Rhode Island Historical Pres-ervation and Heritage Commis-sion; she received the Doris Duke Preservation Award from The New-port Restoration Foundation; she received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Salve Regina University, in part because of her leadership in an effort to return Newport’s many landmark struc-tures to their original architectural integrity; and she received the An-tiquarian Medal from the Preser-vation Society of Newport County, its highest award, in recognition of her work on behalf of historic pres-ervation. Of course the lecture was the Noreen Stonor Drexel Preserva-tion Lecture.

To truly honor Mrs. Drexel and to put teeth into the teachings of the lecture, I urge everyone to raise your voice in opposition to this misguided plan to build a Visitors Center on the historic grounds of The Breakers.

Donald C. Christ Newport

To the Editor: Although I am an instructor for

the STARBASE-Atlantis program, I am sending you this letter as a con-cerned citizen to make you aware that the Department of Defense STARBASE-Atlantis program, the Navy's portion of the DoD STAR-BASE Science, Technology, Engi-neering and Math (STEM) program, has been cut from the 2014 bud-get. This means that the NAVSTA Newport Academy, which Newport This Week reported on last year, will no longer exist.

As you saw when you visited STARBASE-Atlantis, students from area schools are highly engaged in hands-on, minds-on learning activ-ities. They are working in teams as engineers, conducting scientific in-vestigations, collecting data, delv-ing into chemistry and physics, and they are introduced to new com-puter aided design and 3D mod-eling technology. They are think-ing and doing far more than what is available to them in their own classrooms. These students also benefit by coming onto the Naval Base because we are fortunate to have so many members of the mil-itary and civilians who give their time to volunteer in our program. They are wonderful role models for our children and they help the chil-dren understand how important the STEM fields are in school and in careers. Our children need more

opportunities to broaden their ex-periences and increase their inter-est in the STEM fields, not less.

Our nation is facing a known crit-ical shortage in its ability to meet the future workforce demands and the highly complex and technical challenges of the 21st century. This need was the driving force behind the creation of the DoD STARBASE program almost 20 years ago. Tar-geting 5th grade students was also based on statistics that showed that this was the age where inter-est in science and math began to decline. We know science and en-gineering jobs are growing and, at the same time, the number of American students coming out of college in the science and engi-neering fields is declining.

If the United States does not motivate our children and young adults to want to learn STEM we will lose our competitive edge in the global economy and ultimate-ly, put our own national security at risk.

Closing the STARBASE program to save what amounts to a small amount of money, $26 million, is a shortsighted decision that, in the long run, will have dire con-sequences. You would think that educating our own American stu-dents would be worth at least the cost of half a jet, what with millions going to educate others: $794 mil-lion of our taxpayers dollars, USAID,

was spent on education between 2002-2011 in Afghanistan; $32 mil-lion in USAID has been earmarked for education in the Philippines; and the foreign assistance FY 13 budget has $570 million planned for basic education going to Ye-men, Burma, Jamaica, Guatemala, etc.

We keep hearing about test scores for American students be-ing so much lower than those of the students in other countries. Perhaps American students would be on top if we kept our own pro-grams funded!

The need for the STARBASE pro-gram is greater now than it has ever been. Closing the STARBASE program would be a terrible loss for our children's education and for the future of our nation. I am asking you to contact your elect-ed officials and urge them to keep the STARBASE program funded so we can give our childen the STEM education they need to succeed. The following links are provided for your convenience: Contact Your Elected Officials: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Sign the On-Line White House Petition: http://wh.gov/HgXP

Jo-Ann MorraSTARBASE-Atlantis InstructorNAVSTA Newport Academy

To the Editor:On Saturday, April 6 the Rhode

Island Turnpike and Bridge Au-thority will hold two workshops on the Revenue Requirements for the four Newport Country bridges, one from 9 a.m.–noon and the other from 1–3 p.m. in the Roger Williams Conference Center, Portsmouth (Repeat of morning program).

There will be an on line discus-sion Saturday evening.

EAST BAY NEEDS NUMBERS, BIG NUMBERS, AT THIS MEETING!

If you are willing and able, please come and show your opposition to the TOLL.

The RI Turnpike and Bridge Au-thority will conduct a workshop on

its revenue requirements for oper-ating the Four Bridge System. It is our understanding that they will make their case on costs of opera-tions. This will be about the tolls!

Directions: The Roger Williams Residence and Conference Center, is located at 144 Anthony Rd. in Portsmouth. Proceed north on East Main, and turn left at the end of the road onto Boyd's Lane and take the first right onto Anthony Rd. after you pass under the overpass on Rt. 24. You will see the facility on your right.

Antone ViveirosChairman, STOP

(Sakonnet Toll Opposition Platform)

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Remarkably enough, there is a surprising level of agreement in this country from the NRA to the PTA about gun violence. Everyone abhors it. But, obviously, there is a division in the ranks about what needs to be done about it.

Situations like these often ema-nate from a clash between at least two competing principles or val-ues and which is considered the most important. In this case, we can see that both safety and priva-cy are things that we all can agree are intrinsically important to the quality of our lives.

And, we don’t have to go very far to see that many of our laws are based on upholding and even ex-tending the reach of these values. Lawmakers want to be sure that our expectations and our rights in these areas are adequately em-braced and protected.

But, life being what it is some-times forces us to choose or priori-tize such values so that the better good of society is served. We have to consider which is more impor-tant: to protect our right to main-tain a privacy cloak over our own-ership of a gun or to protect the right of people to live in a safe en-vironment.

Doubtless, the question can be framed differently. But what is not part of this discussion is the right to own a gun. Some hold that the Second Amendment to our Consti-tution protects that right. Others say that the Second Amendment refers to militias not individuals. We’ll save that argument for anoth-er day.

What we must consider is wheth-er or not it is reasonable to know, to the extent possible, where the guns are. Isn’t it reasonable to re-quire the police to maintain a con-fidential file or registry so that they are able to manage volatile situ-

ations in a safer manner? Yes, we know that criminals will not regis-ter, but frequently enough gun vio-lence is perpetrated by people with no criminal record.

Another question: Isn’t it reason-able or good public policy that we have laws that require certain safe-ty measures be in place such as: [1]a universal system of registration and background checks; [2] the outlawing of assault weapons and high-capacity magazine clips; [3] a moderate waiting period; [4] trig-ger locks and safe storage proce-dures? From the recent surveys in this country, most people say “yes” to these questions about most of these measures.

While we should recognize that the highest percentage of people who own guns are law-abiding citi-zens who will never fire their weap-ons on another human being, it should also be understood that unintended consequences can re-sult with these lethal instruments. In Newtown, the mother of the al-leged shooter had legal possession of those guns, but her son was still able to access them. In this case, the mere registration of the guns would not have prevented this per-son from using them. But, if there were a ban on the type of semi-au-tomatic (or assault) gun that was used or there were more stringent storage requirements, the extent of the carnage would not have been so heinous or, just maybe, it would not have occurred at all.

Another consideration is that more than 60 percent of the peo-ple who die in this country from gunshots do so by suicide. Once the suicidal person makes the fatal decision, the use of a gun is deter-mined to be the most efficient way to end life and the suffering that he or she was experiencing.

Then there is the thorny issue of

mental illness and gun violence. First, though, it needs to be stated that persons with mental illness are no more violent than the gen-eral population. However, there is a small fraction of mentally ill per-sons who may be paranoid, agitat-ed, and have poor impulse control who sometimes carry out ‘com-mand’ hallucinations that make them dangerous. They are often determined to be not legally com-petent and most likely require in-voluntary hospitalization.

On the other hand, there is a group of people who are consid-ered to have antisocial personal-ity disorders who violate society’s rules all the time, including com-mitting murder. They oftentimes seem to operate without any sense of conscience, remorse or responsi-bility for their actions. Guns in their hands would be certainly the pro-verbial recipe for disaster.

The Newport Democratic City Committee has considered the is-sue of gun violence and while we don’t have all the answers nor do we hold out ourselves as being le-gal or constitutional experts, we do feel that some action must be taken by our lawmakers that up-holds the principle of safety as a paramount value in our society. So, we believe safety must be not only an integral part of any law associ-ated with the ownership and use of guns, but it must be foremost in consideration. We recognize that what we propose will not prevent all future catastrophes with guns from transpiring, but we also be-lieve that it is our collective respon-sibility to see that we do whatever we can to make our community safer.

J. Clement Cicilline Chair, The Newport Democratic

City Committee

To the Editor:More gun laws needed? Wrong,

we have strict gun laws with back-ground checks and waiting peri-ods. They make us less safe and criminals safer when committing crime. Criminals DO NOT obey gun laws. It should be easier for the law abiding to acquire a gun and get training in its safe use, not more dif-ficult. That would save lives.

Shooters at Sandy Hook, Aurora and other places had accomplices in their crimes. They are as guilty as the killers and need to account for their crimes. They are the poli-ticians and activists who lobby for gun control laws. They are evil en-ablers with their “gun free zones”, which become high kill zones, mak-ing it safer for the killer with victims unarmed. They violate their oath of office and the clear language of the Federal and State Constitutions, both of which say “the right of cit-izens to keep and bear arms shall

not be infringed”. The founders un-derstood this right and knew gun laws could not work, but armed law abiding citizens could help prevent crime and tyranny.

Gun laws infringe that right mak-ing it difficult for the law abiding citizen to buy a firearm to defend themselves and their family. Crimi-nals acquire their guns illegally and no law either now on the books or that could be written will ever make a difference to criminals. If some bright bulb politician or ac-tivist out there can write a law that will compel the criminals to obey gun laws, I will support them and fight to help pass such a law. Until then, obey the oath you swore be-fore God and leave us law abiding citizens alone. Stop abetting evil and aiding criminals. It's the right thing to do.

Jim Baillargeron Newport

Criminals Don't Obey Laws

OPINION

Do Your DutyDog owners:

If you choose to own a dog, I would appreciate it if you would clean up your dog mess in all pub-lic areas (i.e., sidewalks). It's disgust-ing, smelly and annoying – espe-cially when you step in it!

Scott Herrmann Newport

An Herbal PresentRhode Island's next step forward

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NOSC Guided TourThe Newport Officers’ Spouses’

Club will host a guided tour out-ing of Newport on Wednesday, April 24 at 9:30 a.m. Guests will board a bus at the Naval Station for the two-hour tour and have the option to gather at the Of-ficers’ Club for lunch afterwards. This is a great way for newcomers to get to know the Newport area and meet new friends. To register, visit www.NewportOSC.org.

Officer Graduations Forty-four new members of the

Naval Staff Corps will graduate from Officer Development School on Friday, April 5. Captain Victor W. Hall, commanding officer of Naval Reserve Navy Medicine Ed-ucation and Training Command, is the scheduled speaker for the cer-emony.

Officer Candidate School will commission 60 new ensigns on Friday, April 19 in ceremonies at Kay Hall. Vice Admiral Robert Har-ward, deputy commander of U.S. Central Command will address the graduates.

Both ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m. in Kay Hall and Navy Band Northeast will perform. For more information, call 401-841-1171.

NHNCE Corpsman Challenge Trials

Teams from Naval Health Clinic New England (NHCNE) Newport will face off against each other at Camp Fogarty on Friday, April 5 for the honor of representing the command in the area-wide NHC-NE Corpsman Challenge Compe-tition in June. The grueling day-long event will test the corpsmen’s physical readiness, military knowl-edge, and field medical skills. The stakes are high and competition is keen for the honor; NHNCE New-port has won the Challenge for the last three consecutive years and pressure is on the home team to make it four in a row.

NMCRS Fund Drive Extended

Naval Station Newport Com-manding Officer Captain Doug-las Mikatarian has authorized the Navy and Marine Corps Relief So-ciety Active Duty Fund Drive be extended until Friday, April 19. All hands are urged to support this worthwhile campaign and give generously to help support sailors, Marines, and their eligible family members in times of need. For information call AZC Helen So-winski, at 401-841-1777.

Navy Chiefs Celebrate 120 Years

April 1st marked the 120th birthday of the Navy Chief Petty Officers, and Naval Health Clinic New England Newport marked the day with events that began at morning colors. The chiefs raised the national ensign and Captain Tina Davidson, commanding offi-cer, addressed the gathering, em-phasizing the history of leader-ship the chiefs provide, not only for the enlisted community but to the junior officers as well. The old-est chief at the command, retired CPO Mike Sisson, who now serves as the managed information co-ordinator, and the youngest chief, HMC Heather Watts of King Hall medical, cut the ceremonial cake. Congratulations to the CPO com-munity!

SNA 5K By the BayThe Newport Chapter of the

Surface Navy Association invites the public to the 89th running of the SNA 5K By The Bay on Satur-day, April 27 at 9 a.m. The semi-annual road race is held on Naval Station Newport and all proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Register at www.SNA5K.com. For more information, con-tact Lcdr. Jason Ward at 841-4027.

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Liaison Established with Salve ReginaBy Jonathan Clancy

At its regular meeting on Mon-day, April 1, the Middletown Town Council unanimously passed a res-olution to support House Bill num-ber 5137, which would repeal the transfer of authority for the Sakon-net River Bridge and Jamestown Verazzano Bridge from the Rhode Island Department of Transporta-tion to the Bridge and Turnpike Au-thority.

Though she voted to support the bill, Councilor Barbara VonVil-las said, “I just feel very uncomfort-able about voting to pass a resolu-tion that very clearly is going to be easily defeated. What’s the point?” VonVillas said that if the council was going to vote on a resolution, it should be something that it has some influence over.

Councilor Rodrigues disagreed. “I think that the more contin-ued support we show as a unified community, whether it’s us, Ports-mouth, or whatever other commu-nities are involved, I think that’s im-portant,” he said.

Regarding the bill, Council Presi-dent Chris Semonelli said, “I look at it as another arrow in our quiver, and we just keep sending the mes-

sage one way or the other.”Also at the meeting, Town Ad-

ministrator Shawn Brown ad-dressed the council regarding a memorandum from Lori Verdero-sa, Coordinator of the Middletown Prevention Coalition. According to the letter, a partnership has been formed between the MPC and Salve Regina University, and a committee has been organized to address is-sues such as underage drinking, noise complaints, recycling, as well as other campus and community concerns related to Salve Regina students residing in Middletown. Verderosa made a formal request in the letter for a Middletown Town Council member to sit on the com-mittee to represent Middletown municipal government.

Rodrigues volunteered, adding “I graduated from Salve [Regina], so I’d like to be involved."

The first meeting of the new committee will take place on Fri-day, April 5, at noon in Ochre Court at Salve Regina University. Also on the committee are Middletown Police Chief Anthony Pesare, MPC Chair Susan Schenck, Rick Lombar-di of the Saint George’s School Se-curity Department, and others.

The council also revised the charge for the Middletown Eco-nomic Development Advisory Committee. In a memorandum, MEDAC Chairman Robert Silva wrote, “The committee found that the current charge has a narrow focus and does not reflect the eco-nomic development challenges currently facing the town.”

MEDAC committee member Ron Wolanski noted, “What we’re really trying to do is to bring the charge of the committee up to speed with the work they’ve been getting in-volved with.”

Wolanski touched upon the group’s work with the Defense In-dustry Partnership, “It’s a group ef-fort to insure that qualified employ-ees for these defense companies be available locally,” said Wolanski.

Another big item on the new MEDAC charge is to identify op-portunities to streamline the per-mitting and licensing process. “On a state level and on a local level, the clarion call is, ‘Let’s make it less onerous for businesses to be able to come in the to community, get the necessary permits, and move on to create jobs and pay taxes in our community,” Silva said.

The Newport Council for Inter-national Visitors will host a kickoff reception to launch the first of its 2013 “Great Decisions” seminars on Tuesday, April 16 at Fenner Hall, 15 Fenner Avenue. Commander Wil-liam Perdue, deputy director of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, Newport, will pres-ent on “Humanitarian Intervention (R2P),” addressing the “responsibil-ity to protect” (R2P) doctrine. The doctrine has now become central to humanitarian intervention and raises many questions. When and where should the international

community intervene? Why did the West rush to intervene in Libya but not Syria? The calculus is changing quickly. These issues and more will be part of the conversation.

The evening will begin with a re-ception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the seminar at 7 p.m. The event is free for Newport CIV members and non-members are requested to make a $5 donation. No reser-vations are required, but for more information contact Bob Sleiertin at 401-847-5196 or visit www.new-portciv.org.

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have been treated to scenes of summer on Narragansett Bay over the last two weeks as a lo-cal charter business played a central role in one of television's newest reality shows.

Hosted by former NFL quar-terback and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner, "The Moment" pro-vides ordinary Americans a sec-ond chance at fulfilling their dreams.

The first episode features Cal-ifornia resident Robert Capita and his dream to become a pro-fessional sailor.

Newport's own Elizabeth Tie-demann and her Seascope Yacht Charters, whose fleet includes the classic 12 Metres Gleam and Northern Light, provided Capita the opportunity of a lifetime: win a match race between the

two rigs and earn a job as skip-per of Northern Light.

The episode featured Capita and his mentor America's Cup sailor Gary Jobson, training from the San Diego coast to Narra-gansett Bay.

Tiedemann, and her collec-tion of classic yachts, play a prominent role in the episode, which has been airing as an ad-vance preview ahead of the se-ries' debut on April 11.

Filming took place last Sep-tember and featured many of Ti-edeman's crew, including Capt. Nate Oberg, who served as Cap-ita's first mate during the critical race against Gleam.

Seascope's classic commuter yacht, the M/V Pam, also earned some screen time as Tiedemann and Warner analyzed Capita's performance on the water.

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By Tom ShevlinPlans to repair the section of the

Cliff Walk near Ruggles Avenue that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy last fall have caught the at-tention of surfers from around the world, who are afraid that one of the eastern seaboard's premier point breaks could be forever changed.

The concern, which began to surface shortly after bids were received last week to repair the famed walkway, centers around a pair of design elements proposed by the state Department of Trans-portation.

Schematics on file with the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) detail the pro-posed scope of work, which in-cludes "slope protection measures, repairs to structural walls, drain-age, walkway and safety improve-ments, and landscaping."

The project as planned would begin at Ruggles Avenue and con-tinue to Bailey's Beach.

In most areas, the work plan calls for repairs to concrete and stone masonry retaining walls. However,

in three locations – at Ruggles Av-enue, Marine Beach, and north of Ledge Road – repairs would also in-clude the placement of permanent fill known as armory stone below the mean high water mark.

According to DOT: "The armor stone is proposed to protect ex-isting walls which have a history of damage and continued threat from storms and wave action. The problem of continued damage to these walls has resulted in loss of retained fill and subsequent under-mining and failure of the walkway, thus creating a serious level of haz-ards and unsafe conditions for us-ers of the walk."

But surfers are worried about an-other set of problems.

At Ruggles, the DOT has pro-posed installing an armor stone buffer that would extend 20 feet out from the Cliff Walk. Aside from the potential hazards that the buf-fer could pose to surfers in the al-ready compact break area, in or-der to install the armor stone at Ruggles, the DOT is proposing the construction of a pair of tempo-rary stone jetties that some surfers say will tame the point's world-re-nowned break.

"This is the only spot on the East Coast that guys from all over will fly into to surf when we have a storm blow by," said Sid Abbruzzi, who along with his brother Chris was in-strumental in opening Ruggles up to surfing. "This plan is going to de-stroy that," he added.

From his Waterbrothers Surf and Skate shop on Memorial Boule-vard, Abbruzzi has been leading a

campaign to preserve the Ruggles break. For the past week, he’s been tapping into social media and a de-cades long list of contacts in hopes of generating enough opposition to amend the current design.

Abbruzzi has also joined a sep-arate chorus of people who are questioning the feasibility of re-moving the jetties once the project is complete and warning that their presence could pose a significant threat to the area's ecology.

With an April 5 deadline to sub-mit comments on the design, as of Tuesday, the effort seemed to be working. Scores of people have objected to the plan via e-mails, and an online petition hosted on Change.org was also launched ear-lier this week.

Among those to formally submit a letter to the CRMC is Chris Abbru-zzi:

"As a native Newporter, taxpayer and registered voter, I would like to voice my objection to the project as it stands now," he wrote. "It will not only destroy this famous surf break and destination but the fragile marine life in this area will also be greatly jeopardized. Over 40 years ago my brother and I, with the sup-port of the DEM, overturned a city ordinance opening Ruggles to surf-ing. It is now a sad day that over 40 years later the state could possi-bly be the main player in the de-struction of this internationally re-nowned surfing destination."

State regulators are listening.According to CRMC engineer

Ken Anderson, while DOT doesn't specify exactly how the work should be completed, it does in-clude the possibility of construct-ing two "temporary causeways" to allow heavy equipment the access needed to make the repairs.

"That was done because they (RIDOT) were not able to secure easements" to the property that abuts the Cliff Walk, Anderson said.

Asked whether the objections CRMC had received could influ-ence the final design, Anderson re-sponded that they could.

Apart from the objections of the surf community, those who value the area as one of Aquidneck Is-land's prime fishing spots have also raised concerns that by altering the break, the project could also neg-atively impact the marine life that thrives on the nutrients produced through the constant churning of the water.

"Our mandate is to preserve and protect coastal resources," Ander-son said. "We're looking to balance the historic uses, but at the same time, balance and protect other public trust uses (such as surfing and fishing). We've been investi-gating those concerns.”

For the city, the question of how best to repair the Cliff Walk is a sen-sitive one.

Because the funding for the proj-ect is being provided through fed-eral emergency funds and admin-istered through the state, City Hall has limited input.

As City Manager Jane Howing-ton said, "The city requested both state and federal assistance to re-pair the biggest tourist attraction in the city and the state of Rhode Island. They (RIDOT) have come up with the best design to reach the points they need to."

Still, what is to happen at Cliff Walk is of particular interest to lo-

cal officials, due to its importance as a tourist attraction.

Councilor Michael T. Farley is expected to raise the issue at the council's April 10 meeting.

In a draft resolution being pre-pared in advance of the meeting, Farley mentions the importance of the Ruggles Avenue reef break and urges the CRMC to ensure that it re-mains "uninterrupted, and that the reef habitat is not harmed during or after the Cliff Walk repairs."

Many members of the city's surf-ing community are expected to at-tend the meeting.

Repairs to the Cliff Walk are ex-pected to cost upwards of $6.7 million. If the project proceeds as planned, work could be complete by the first half of this summer.

Cliff Walk Plans Concern Surfers, Fishermen

(Photo by Tom Shevlin)

The DOT is proposing the construction of a pair of temporary stone jetties that some surfers say will tame the point's world-

renowned break.

"The city requested both state and federal assis-

tance to repair the biggest tourist attraction in the

city and the state of Rhode Island. They (RIDOT) have

come up with the best design to reach the points

they need to." –Jane Howington

Newport City Manager

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By Cynthia GibsonWe have had a real winter this

year that has finally given way to a real spring. Bulbs, trees, and peren-nials had the true freeze they need to thrive. (This means, that If you didn’t dig up and store your dahlias last fall, it’s likely that they’ve thor-oughly rotted. Time to buy new dahlias!)

Our cooler-than-normal temper-atures this spring, however, have not discouraged crocus, daffodils, hyacinth, and tulips, all of which are appearing right on schedule. Not only are the daffodils up, some are starting to bloom. Since this spring has taken its time to arrive, all of the bulbs that were planted a few years ago, or even last fall, will soon be up with vigor.

The daffodil is a glorious spring flower and a welcome vision of spring. In Newport, there are banks of daffodils poking up now, just about to turn into carpets of bright yellow. These masses of daffodils have been purchased by private

citizens and planted by volunteers. Each time you drive or walk by them, remember that each flower was planted by a friend of New-port.

The very fancy new hybrid daf-fodils are bred to be short-lived. (Thus, you will be forced to pur-chase newer, more exotic varieties.) Some of the most magnificent daf-fodils can be purchased from the Mitsch Novelty Daffodils company (mitschdaffodils.com).

Most of Mitsch’s customers are gardeners and horticulturists who primarily grow daffodils and ex-hibit the blossoms in daffodils-on-ly flower shows. One of the largest daffodil shows in the United State is in Arkansas. This year, they had 730 stems on display. Like Rosar-ians (rose fanciers), the men and women who participate in the American Daffodil Society take their flowers very seriously and spend hours grooming each flower once it placed in its special vase to be shown. It is like the Westminster Dog Show but with daffodils!

Last fall, Newport tree warden Scott Wheeler called for volunteers to help plant 18,000 daffodil bulbs along the Cliff Walk to the north of Shepard Avenue. This spring, you will have the opportunity to see these outstanding displays of daffs. This planting marks the eighth year of plantings organized by the New-port Daffodil Projects, supervised

by Wheeler. The project’s goal is to create naturalized meadows of daffodils throughout the city. Each year, a new area is designated for planting. By the end of next week, these new 18,000 bulbs should be in full bloom, giving Newport a special springtime glow.

Blithewold Mansion and Arbore-tum in Bristol has a glorious display of daffodils each spring. They are showcased during an annual event called “Daffodil Days,” this year April 6 – 28. Open daily except Mondays. For more information, call 253-2707 or visit www.blithewold.org.

Newport Arboretum Week April 19–27

Newport Arboretum Week cel-ebrates spring with a variety of ac-tivities April 19 - 27. On April 26, enjoy a lovely day strolling through the 2.5 acres of gardens at “Hillside,” a Shingle-style house at 300 Gibbs Ave. View the gardens and espe-cially the large display of many vari-eties of daffodils. Refreshments will be served on the veranda, and the event is free to the public. Hours of the Daffodil Party and Garden Tour are 4:30 – 6 p.m. To attend. visit www.newportarboretum.org.

Cynthia Gibson is a gardener, food writer

and painter. She gardens and tends her

miniature orchard in Newport.

Blithewold Mansion in Bristol boasts acres of daffodil-laden trails.

“Daffodils”I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but theyOut-did the sparkling leaves in glee;A poet could not be but gay, In such a jocund company!I gazed—and gazed—but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

– William Wordsworth

Daffodil – the official common name for any of the plants that fall into the genus Narcissus. Common daffodils have single blossoms and

flat, strappy leaves.

Jonquil – refers to a specific type of daffodil known as Narcissus jonquilla.

They are easily identified by their dark green, tube-shaped leaves as

compared to other types of daffodils which have flat leaves. Jonquils

also tend to have clusters of several flowers, instead of just one bloom,

along with a strong scent.

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Save The Bay Preserves the DunesBy Jack Kelly

Summer is still far off, but Easton’s Beach was a busy place this week as Save the Bay staff, in-terns, volunteers and dozens of Newport schoolchildren planted 1,600 beach grass plugs to help preserve the dunes that in turn protect the beach from erosion. Third grade students from Cran-ston-Calvert, Underwood, Sulli-van/Triplett and Coggeshall el-ementary schools helped with the project, which is part of a pro-gram run by Save the Bay educa-tion specialist Adam Kovarsky.

On Monday, two third grade classes from Cranston-Calvert as-sisted in the project, supervised by teachers Terrence Mey and his wife Claire.

The two class groups took turns planting grass plugs and participating in a beach Scav-enger Hunt. The students were given buckets and told to pick up anything they found interest-ing along the beach. Afterwards, Kovarsky explained what the items were and how they fit into the marine environment. The stu-dents collected clams, skate egg cases (also known as Mermaid’s Purses), seaweed, and crab shells.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife volun-teer Carol Thompson talked to

students about the importance of dunes as a habitat for shore-birds and other wildlife. She also showed the students a fenced enclosure which is designed to protect the nesting sites of Pip-ing Plovers from predators.

Students Carolina Lopez and Terrance Buchanan said they had enjoyed their time at the beach. Lopez added that she was happy that, “We can help the beach and the little birds with this grass.”

Third graders help with beach project. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

People in our fair city have been complaining for years about the re-paving of our streets. It seems that each time a major project is under-taken, it is viewed as an irritation and inconvenience to everyone in the city, impacting not only our ability to get about as expeditious-ly as possible, but also as an im-pediment to commerce. ‘Twas ever thus, apparently. Our friends at the Newport Historical Society remind us that paving efforts have been go-ing on in Newport for centuries. And it is not just in our imagination that the same roads are frequently be-ing repaired. While Broadway is the current locus of most road main-tenance, Thames Street has been

worked on for hundreds of years.Thames Street has been the

busiest road in Newport from the earliest days, servicing the city’s vi-tal waterfront; the street has been widened, narrowed and paved nu-merous times since it was mapped in 1712. The first reference to pav-ing was in 1715 when the Town Council approved stone block pav-ers to be installed from Carr’s Lane (Mill Street) to the Colony House. Later paving projects were paid for by special taxes and lotteries. The same area in front of the Brick Mar-ket, looking north, was yet again improved as shown in the c.1910 photograph from a glass plate negative.

Paving Newport - Nothing NewPaving Thames Street, c. 1910.

(Image courtesy of the Newport Historical Society.)

Bits of Newport HistoryCourtesy of the Newport Historical Society

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“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare”Informal group meets weekly to give interpretive readings of Shakespeare’s works, Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 5 p.m., 401-847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Shakespeare in MiddletownFans gather weekly to read and enjoy works of the Bard, Middle-town Public Library, 700 West Main Rd., 5 p.m.

Opening ReceptionSalve Regina University’s Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery hosts opening reception for graphic design instal-lation “logica,” Antone Academic Center, Lawrence Ave., 5-8 p.m.

Life of the Mind Series Michael Lemonick will speak about his book, “Global Weirdness: Se-vere Storms, Deadly Heat Waves, Rising Seas and the Weather of the Future,” Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., reception 5:30 p.m., lecture 6 p.m., members free, non-members $10, 401-847-0292 x112 to reserve, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Swing into SpringThe MLK Center’s annual fund-raiser at Atlantic Beach Club, 6-10 p.m., 401-846-4828 x102.

5th Annual Food & Wine Expo Area restaurants and vendors host fundraising evening to benefit lo-cal high school music programs with wine and beer, tastings, mu-sic, OceanCliff, 6-9 p.m. All of the proceeds raised at the event will be donated to the music depart-ments at Rogers High School, Middletown High School, and Portsmouth High School, ages 21 and up only. For tickets call 401-855-3475 or email Patrick@marina-cafepub.com.

Writing WorkshopAuthor and teacher Jennifer Mills Kerr offers a workshop on Setting as Character, Newport Public Li-brary, 300 Spring St., 6:30 p.m.

Immigration Series Series continues with Immigrant Students and the DREAM Act, Channing Church Parish Hall, 135 Pelham St., 7 p.m., reserve at 401-846-0643 or email channingme-morial@verizon.net.

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Newport Restaurant WeekSample the best Newport has to offer. Enjoy three courses at lunch for $16 or dinner for $30 at New-port’s finest restaurants. www.DiscoverNewportRestaurantWeek.com.

Nature StorytimeNorman Bird Sanctuary hosts na-ture-themed storytime with “In a Nutshell,” for preschoolers ages 3+, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, 10 a.m., members $3, non-mem-bers $6, 401-846-2577.

Computer WorkshopIntermediate Excel, Newport Pub-lic Library, 300 Spring St., 10:30 a.m., registration required, 401-847-8720 x208.

Open StudioSpace available for individual art projects, own supplies required, Edward King House, 35 King St., 1-3 p.m.

Movies at King HouseFree screening of recent releases, Edward King House, 35 King St., 1 p.m.

Opening Reception“A is for Abstract” Juried Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, 55 Bellevue Ave., 5-7 p.m.

Improv Comedy Interactive comedy with the Bit Players, Firehouse Theater, 4 Equal-ity Park Place, 8 p.m., 401-849-3473, www.FirehouseTheater.org.

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Aquidneck Growers’ Market Locally grown food and other products, music, hot lunch items, St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 324 East Main Rd., Portsmouth, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 401-848-0099.

Seal ToursSave The Bay offers seasonal seal watching tours aboard M/V Alletta Morris, expert guides and bin-oculars provided, 142 Long Wharf Dock, 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., reser-vations suggested, 401-203-7325, wwwsavebay.org.

Golden to Gilded Walking TourExplore the social history and ar-chitecture of Newport from the Golden Colonial Era to the Gilded Age, Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 10:30 a.m., 401-841-8770.

ToastmastersToastmasters Area 74 International Speech and Table Topics Contest, Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd., 10:30 a.m., call 401-215-8882 for more info.

Author VisitAnn Hood will read from her book, “The Obituary Writer,” Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 11 a.m.

Historic Site ToursTours of the Colony House, Great Friends Meeting House and Wan-ton-Lyman-Hazard House depart from Museum of Newport History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., call to reserve, 401-841-8770.

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Islam in Oman ExhibitionSalve Regina University will host a public exhibition sponsored by

the government of Oman that promotes religious tolerance, intercul-tural understanding and inter-religious dialogue, while depicting how Islam is practiced in daily life in a modern Arabic society, opening April 9 at the Antone Academic Center on Lawrence Avenue. The exhibition consists of 20 display panels, two pop-up displays and a 35-minute documentary film, “Religious Tolerance in Oman” by the award-win-ning German filmmaker Wolfgang Ettlich. Replicas of important reli-gious artifacts will also be displayed. The exhibit is open to the public and runs through April 23.

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Saturday Book GroupMeet to discuss “Some Kind of Fairy Tale,” by Graham Joyce, Ports-mouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd., 11:30 a.m., 401-683-9457, www.PortsmouthLibrary.org.

Meet the Authors LuncheonRI authors Susan Rizzo, Kelly Easton, and Emily Danforth discuss their paths to getting published, hosted by American Association of University Women, Ramada Inn, 425 East Main Rd., Middletown, 11:30 a.m., $30, call 401-683-4168 for information.

Care for Some BunnyLearn about rabbits in the wild and meet an ambassador bunny, includes bunny craft, Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Rd. Middletown, 12 p.m., ages 7+, members $4, non-members $7, reservations strongly suggested, 401-846-2577.

Yacht Carina Storm Trysail honors the crew of the yacht Carina, one of the most historic yachts of all time, CCRI Newport Campus Auditorium, One John Chafee Blvd., 1-3 p.m., free but registration is required, visit www.stormtrysail.org to register.

Author VisitRay Huling will discuss his book, “Harvesting the Bay: Fathers, Sons and the Last Wild Shellfisherman,” Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 2 p.m.

Murder at the MuseumJoin the Marley Bridges Theatre

Co. for “Diamond in the Rough,” interactive murder mystery at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 5:30 p.m., www.NewportArt-Museum.org.

Common Fence Music Enjoy the internationally-ac-claimed pop songwriter and guitarist Michael Johnson, 933 An-thony Rd., Portsmouth, doors open at 7 p.m., music begins at 8 p.m., bring picnic basket or buy galley chowders, soups and chili, $20 in advance, $23 at door, www.Com-monFenceMusic.org.

StargazingEscape the Newport lights and take a unique look at the night skies with Friends of Ballard Park staff, Ballard Park Quarry Meadow, use Hazard Road entrance, 8-9 p.m., bring a comfy chair, blankets, warm clothes and warm drinks, $5.

Improv Comedy 8 and 10 p.m. See Friday, April 5 for details.

The Idol Kings at GrandThe Idol Kings play the music of Journey and John Cougar Mellen-camp in a free concert at Newport Grand, 150 Adm. Kalbfus Hwy., 9 p.m., 18+, 401-849-5100, www.NewportGrand.com.

SundayApril 7

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Enjoy three courses at lunch for $16 or dinner for $30 at Newport’s finest restaurants. www.Discov-erNewportRestaurantWeek.com.

Seal Tours10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. See Saturday, April 6 for details.

Walk for DiabetesJuvenile Diabetes Research Foun-dation fundraiser, 3.1 mile walk, Glen Park, Glen Road, Portsmouth, register at 10 a.m., walk at 11 a.m., kids’ activities, raffles, entertain-ment, 401-862-8353.

Gardening HelpURI Master Gardeners offer basic soil analysis and answer gardening questions at Prescott Farm, 2009 West Main Road, Portsmouth, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., free, www.Newpor-tRestoration.org.

Discover Colonial Newport Walk-ing TourHear stories of revolution and the struggle for religious liberty, departs from the Museum of New-port History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 10:30 a.m., 841-8770.

Historic Site ToursTours of the Colony House, Great Friends Meeting House and Wan-ton-Lyman-Hazard House depart from Museum of Newport History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., call to reserve, 401-841-8770.

Scenic Train RidesEnjoy a narrated ten-mile scenic ride along Narragansett Bay, heat-

ed cars, Old Colony Railway Depot, 19 America’s Cup Ave., 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m., www.ocnrr.com.

“Les Miserables” Free screening of “Les Miserables,” Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd., 2 p.m.

Open Mic SundayOpen mic at Custom House Coffee, 600 Clock Tower Square, Ports-mouth, 2-5 p.m., featured perform-ers 3-3:45 p.m.

Author TeaMosaic Club hosts an afternoon tea and book signing with Mary-alice Huggins, author of “Aesop’s Mirror: A Love Story,” scholarship benefit, Fenner Hall, 15 Fenner Ave., 2-4 p.m., $20, 401-683-3411.

Redwood Music SeriesCeltic harpist Mary King will per-form, 50 Bellevue Ave., 2:45 p.m., members $10, non-members $15, reservations strongly suggested, 401-847-0292 x112.

MondayApril 8

Newport Restaurant WeekGo out with friends before the craziness of summer begins! Enjoy three courses at lunch for $16 or dinner for $30 at Newport’s finest restaurants. www.DiscoverNew-portRestaurantWeek.com.

Historical Research WorkshopLearn about the Newport Histori-cal Society holdings and how to

research the history of your house, family, neighborhood or any pe-riod from Newport’s history, New-port Historical Society, 82 Touro St., 1 p.m., reservations required, space limited, 401-846-0813.

Boatbuilding & Restoration Open House IYRS hosts those interested in pur-suing a career in marine trade in-dustry, 449 Thames St., 4-6:30 p.m., register at 401-848-5777 x216.

PJ StorytimeParents and 5-8 year-olds welcome to hear book-loving teens share favorite stories, pajamas and Teddy bears welcome, Newport Pub-lic Library, 300 Spring St., 7 p.m., drop in.

TuesdayApril 9

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“Islam in the Sultanate of Oman”Touring exhibit promotes religious tolerance, intercultural under-standing and inter-religious dia-logue while depicting how Islam is practiced in daily life in a mod-ern Arabic society, SRU, Antone Academic Center, Lawrence Ave., through April 23.

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Pre-K StorytimeStorytime for preschoolers at the Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 10:30 a.m., public welcome, free, drop in.

Book ChatTuesday Book Group will discuss “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” by Katherine Boo, read the book and be ready to participate, Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 1 p.m., 401-847-8720.

Portsmouth 100 Years AgoJim Garman discusses what life was like in Portsmouth a century ago, Portsmouth Town Hall, 6:30 p.m., reservations not required.

Geezers at EmpireJoin acoustic folk musicians at Empire Tea & Coffee, 22 Broadway, 7:30 p.m., 401-619-1388.

WednesdayApril 10

Newport Restaurant WeekNo one ever wishes they stayed home more – get out and have some fun and great food! Enjoy three courses at lunch for $16 or dinner for $30 at Newport’s finest restaurants. www.DiscoverNew-portRestaurantWeek.com.

Hearth and Home ExhibitNewport Historical Society’s exhib-it, “Hearth and Home,” examines how Newporters kept warm two centuries ago, Museum of New-port History, 127 Thames St., daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., www.NewportHis-tory.org.

Giggles & WigglesBit Players host benefit for the Potter League, Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, meet and greet at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m., $15, 401-849-3473, www.FirehouseThe-ater.org.

Chess GroupWeekly gathering for chess players, Empire Tea & Coffee, 22 Broadway, 7:30 p.m., 401-619-1388.

ThursdayApril 11

Newport Restaurant WeekWhere are you going to take your special someone? Enjoy three courses at lunch for $16 or dinner for $30 at Newport’s finest restau-rants. www.DiscoverNewportRes-taurantWeek.com.

Rough Point Opens for ToursDoris Duke’s Rough Point opens for the season, with new exhibit, “A Career of Giving: The Surprising Legacy of Doris Duke,” 680 Bel-levue Ave., Thursday-Sunday, www.NewportRestoration.org.

Notre Dame LectureBenjamin Mouton, Chief Archi-tect of Historic Monuments, Paris, France, lectures on the rich history of this iconic monument, high-lighting its conservation and resto-ration, Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Ave., 11 a.m., members free, non-mem-bers $5, registration strongly sug-gested, 401-847-1000 x154.

Newport Gallery NightNewport’s art galleries offer eve-ning hours, Redwood Library open, free admission to the Newport Art Museum, 5-8 p.m.

“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare”Informal group meets weekly to give interpretive readings of Shakespeare’s works, Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 5 p.m., 401-847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Shakespeare in MiddletownFans gather weekly to read and enjoy works of the Bard, Middle-town Public Library, 700 West Main Rd., 5 p.m.

Freemasonry LectureSamual Biagetti presents “Rupture in the Temple: The Rise & Fall of Freemasonry in Rhode Island,” Col-ony House, Washington Sq., 5:30 p.m., members $1, non-members $5, 401-841-8770.

Life of the Mind Series Jess Kornbluth, author, blogger and journalist on “All the News That’s Not Fit to Print: A Reader’s Guide to the Best of the Internet,” Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., reception 5:30 p.m., lecture 6 p.m., members free, non-members $10, 401-847-0292 x112 to reserve, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

RI Lotteries LectureHistory of lotteries in the state from early in the 18th century, Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd., 6:30 p.m., 401-683-9457, www.PortsmouthLibrary.org.

Immigration Series Series wraps up with discussion on Immigration Enforcement and the Business of Detainment, Channing Church Parish Hall, 135 Pelham St., 7 p.m., reserve at 401-846-0643 or email channingmemorial@verizon.net.

FridayApril 12

Newport Restaurant WeekThe final days of Newport Restau-rant Week until November! Enjoy three courses at lunch for $16 or dinner for $30 at Newport’s finest restaurants. www.DiscoverNew-portRestaurantWeek.com.

Computer WorkshopIntroduction to Word, Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St.,10:30 a.m., registration required, 401-847-8720 x208.

Open StudioSpace available for individual art projects, own supplies required, Edward King House, 35 King St., 1-3 p.m.

Movies at King HouseFree screening of recent releases, Edward King House, 35 King St., 1 p.m.

“Anna Karenina”Free screening of the film, starring Kiera Knightly and Jude Law, New-port Public library, 2:30 p.m.

Boys & Girls Clubs Open HouseFamily fun celebration with swim-ming, moon bounce, rock wall climbing and more, 95 Church St., 3:30 -7 p.m.

Opening ReceptionReception for Portsmouth Arts Guild’s Members’ Non-Juried Show, 2679 E. Main Rd., 6-8 p.m., all me-dia show.

SaturdayApril 13

Newport Restaurant WeekTake your sweetie out for dinner – and save big! Enjoy three courses at lunch for $16 or dinner for $30 at Newport’s finest restaurants. www.DiscoverNewportRestaurant-Week.com.

Aquidneck Growers’ Market Locally grown food and other products, music, hot lunch items, St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 324 East Main Rd., Portsmouth, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 401-848-0099.

Redwood Book GroupMeet to discuss James Boswell’s lit-erary biography, “The Life of Samu-el Johnson,” all welcome, Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 10 a.m., 401-847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Cinderella at the LibraryCalling all princesses, pirates, and princes for an hour of stories, dancing, and games, Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd., 10 a.m., costumes encour-aged, 401-423-7280, www.James-townPhilomenianLibrary.org.

Seal Tours10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. See Satur-day, April 6 for details.

Golden to Gilded Walking TourExplore the social history and ar-chitecture of Newport from the Golden Colonial Era to the Gilded Age, Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 10:30 a.m., 401-841-8770.

Historic Site ToursTours of the Colony House, Great Friends Meeting House and Wan-ton-Lyman-Hazard House depart from Museum of Newport History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., call to reserve, 401-841-8770.

Clean Ocean AccessMeet to clean up Brenton Point State Park, 12-2 p.m., bring your own cup and Empire Coffee & Tea will provide coffee and cocoa, wear boots and gloves, www.Clea-nOceanAccess.org.

“Words into Poetry”Workshop with members of Ocean State Poets, readings, discussion, open mic, Middletown Public Li-brary, 700 West Main Rd., 3 p.m.

Kashmir at GrandKashmir plays Led Zepplin in a free concert at Newport Grand, 150 Adm. Kalbfus Hwy., 9 p.m., 18+, 401-849-5100, www.Newport-Grand.com.

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Thursday, April 4Newport Blues Cafe–Felix Brown, 9:30 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Trivia Challenge, 8 p.m.

Oceancliff–Dick Lupino, Mike Renzi, Kirk Feather, Jeff Fountain

The Fifth Element–DJ Maddog

Friday, April 5LaForge Casino Restaurant–Dave Manuel on Piano, 7-11 p.m.

Middletown VFW – Karaoke, DJ Papa John, 8:30 p.m.

Newport Blues Cafe–Never In Vegas, 9:30 p.m.

Narragansett Cafe –The Smokin’ Toads, 9:30

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Summer School, 9 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub –Designated Driver

Rhino Bar–DJ Chris Grey; Metal Night

Rhumbline–Bobby Ferreira, 6:30 p.m.

The Chanler–Dick Lupino, Dan Moretti, Paul Nagel, 6-10 p.m.

The Fifth Element–Kinship,10 p.m.-1a.m.

Saturday, April 6Clarke Cooke House–Honky Tonk Knights, 10 p.m.; D J Jackie Hender-son in the Boom Boom Room, 9 p.m.

Hyatt Five 33 Lounge–Dave Manuel, 4-6 p.m.

LaForge Casino Restaurant–Dave Manuel on Piano, 7-11 p.m.

Middletown VFW – Karaoke, DJ Papa John, 8:30 p.m.

Narragansett Cafe –Evan Goodrow Band , 9:30 p.m.

Newport Blues Cafe–Joshua Tree, 9:30 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge– Gary “Guitar” Gramolini and the Grinders, 9 p.m.

Newport Grand Entertainment–”Idol Kings” Tribute to Journey & Mellen-camp, 9 p.m.

O’Briens Pub – DJ C Gray, 10 p.m.

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Sunday, April 7Fastnet Pub – Traditional Irish Music, 6-10 p.m.

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

Narragansett Cafe –Tim Taylor Blues Band, 1-4 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub – Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

One Pelham East–The Vudu Sister, 6-9 p.m.

The Fifth Element–Sunday Brunch with The Ubiquitones, 12-3p.m.

Monday, April 8Fastnet Pub–The Ubiquitones, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

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The Wharf Pub–Acoustic Open Mic, 7 -10 p.m.

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Bird WalkJay Manning leads free guided bird walk at the Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, 8 a.m., no registration necessary, bring binoculars, 401-846-2577, www.NormanBirdSanc-tuary.org.

Gardening HelpURI Master Gardeners offer basic soil analysis and answer gardening questions at Prescott Farm, 2009 West Main Road, Portsmouth, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., free, www.Newport-Restoration.org.

Discover Colonial Newport Walking TourHear stories of revolution and the struggle for religious liberty, departs from the Museum of New-port History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 10:30 a.m., 401-841-8770.

Scenic Train RidesEnjoy a narrated ten-mile scenic ride along Narragansett Bay, heat-ed cars, Old Colony Railway Depot, 19 America’s Cup Ave., 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m., www.ocnrr.com.

Historic Site ToursTours of the Colony House, Great Friends Meeting House and Wan-ton-Lyman-Hazard House depart from Museum of Newport History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., call to reserve, 401-841-8770.

First Ladies LectureMiddletown Historical Society

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Open Mic SundayOpen mic at Custom House Coffee, 600 Clock Tower Square, Ports-mouth, 2-5 p.m., featured perform-ers 3-3:45 p.m.

Opera ScenesStudents perform selected scenes, SRU, Ochre Court, Ochre Point Ave., 3 p.m., 401-341-2295. Seal Tours3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. See Saturday, April 6 for details.

Music in Jamestown Friends of the Jamestown Library present Ed McGuirl & Mike Fis-chman playing rock and blues, 26 North Rd., 3 p.m., www.James-townPhilomenianLibrary.org.

Sine Nomine ConcertSine Nomine Vocal Ensemble performs sacred music from Re-naissance Venice, with an encore performance of Monteverdi’s Mass from 1650, Trinity Church, 3 p.m., $20.

DINNER & A MOVIEFey Falls Flat in Unfunny ‘Admission’

By Patricia LacoutureIn the new film “Admission,” Tina

Fey plays Portia Nathan, a Princ-eton University admissions officer who is in line for a major promo-tion. Portia practically crackles with the kind of propriety we’ve come to associate with executives—male and female—who wear tightly buttoned up to the neck starched shirts. She’s maximum efficiency, a dynamo with a staggering array of paper clips, sticky notes and neat-ly arranged file folders. Her home life also seems regimented, as she and her live-in boyfriend don paja-mas and settle into bed with their individual reading material. The most exciting event—the “Big Date Night”—in Portia’s life is the eve-ning she and her partner, Mark (Mi-chael Sheen), read poetry aloud.

Mark looks at Portia and sighs, “I like this place. It’s so…simple.”

Things don’t stay simple long, however. Mark has been cheating, and Portia is about to have her or-dered life skyrocketed into disar-ray by a former college classmate named John Pressman (Paul Rudd). John has started New Quest, an al-ternative—really alternative—high school, where students milk cows when not in class with their only teacher – John himself.

Because she’s trying to outdo a rival for the promotion, Portia ac-cepts John’s invitation to visit his school, where there are a few fun-ny sight gags involving the live-stock. She’s determined to find one unique student, one with a passion for learning and the promise of be-ing intellectually curious and aca-

demically successful as a Princeton student.

One such young man shows up at the school; Jeremiah Balakian (Nat Wolff) has a photographic memory and is extraordinarily gift-ed, in spite of his poor academic record prior to attending John’s school.

A series of comic skits provides a few chuckles, but there isn’t a single full-out belly laugh in this movie, which really surprises me. I mean, this IS Tina Fey, who has nev-er before failed to make me laugh.

Sure, life has handed Portia some hard knocks: Her Mom is a hippie throwback who keeps a loaded rifle on hand for emergencies. The real surprise in the plot is that sweet, prim Portia had a child out of wedlock while she was in college. What’s more, Jeremiah may be the boy she gave up for adoption.

In its most successful moments,

the movie spoofs the type of teen-agers who have been raised with a sense of entitlement and who can’t imagine why Princeton wouldn’t beg them to enroll.

More about them would have been much funnier than watching Portia struggling to help a cow in labor or listening to her barrage of “I’ve never been good enough for Mom, so I will excel in my career” lamentations.

Director Paul Weitz is best known for “About A Boy” (2002) as well as the original “American Pie.” Viewers actually laughed during that gross flick. In “Admission,” there was bare-ly a titter in the audience.

Patricia Lacouture teaches film studies at

Salve Regina Univer-sity . She completed her graduate studies in film

at Boston University.

Tina Fey and Michael Sheen in “Admission”.

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Sachuest Road Project is Personal for One ManBy Jack Kelly

Glenn Mathias of Portsmouth read in the newspaper last fall that the State of Rhode Island was put-ting the rebuilding contract for Sa-chuest Point Road in Middletown out for bids. The road was impass-able, having been damaged dur-ing Hurricane Sandy in October of 2012. Mathias, a heavy equipment operator for Narragansett Improve-ment Co., contacted his supervi-sor, Josh Carr. “Please bid on this job, because it means a lot to me,” Mathias recalls telling Carr. In Jan-uary, the $864,000 contract was awarded to Narragansett Improve-ment. “We were up against some very good companies, and I was amazed when we got it. But I look at it as a sign that it was meant to be,” Mathias said.

In November 2011, Glenn Mathias’ younger brother Gary drowned while fishing at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. “Gary loved to fish and said that the good fishing was after dark,” re-called his elder brother. “He would go out about 1 a.m. and stay there until about 4 a.m. He made his own lures and studied tide charts to find the best times to fish. Afterward, he would head into the Brick Alley Pub, where he was the head chef.”

The Mathias family and their friends had planned to place a me-morial bench and a commemora-

tive plaque at a lookout point at the Refuge on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in advance of a first anniversary memorial service for Gary Math-ias. But Sandy had struck earlier in the week, and vehicle access to the refuge was impossible. “I vol-unteered to clear the road with a heavy front loader donated by Nar-ragansett Improvement Inc. but the state said it was too dangerous and that there were too many safe-ty concerns,” Mathias said. “When we couldn’t get to Sachuest Point, we held a memorial service at the Surfers End of Second Beach. But this year we will be able to put the memorial in place.”

So far at Sachuest, the excava-tors have dug down two feet and placed fabric and stone in the trenches. Another trench system is four feet deep and is also stone-lined and fortified with riprap which will allow tidal surges from future storms to pass under the road and avoid the damages seen during past storms.

There is no confirmed date for the re-opening of the road, but Mathias says, “If the weather holds out, we hope to be done with the construction work by the first week of May, and then the repaving can be done.”

He’s hopeful that the memorial can be installed by Memorial Day weekend.

MHS Nips PHS in Softball Opener, 5–4By Kirby Varacalli

Middletown High School freshman pinch runner Amanda Hassan raced home from third base with one out and the bases loaded on a grounder to short off the bat of Lauren Sullivan, and barely beat the throw home, to give the Island-ers a 5-4, extra-inning victory over Ports-mouth High School in the Division II-East season opener for both teams. The game between these Aquidneck Island rivals was played on Middletown’s home field on Tuesday, Apr. 2 under sunny, but typi-cally chilly springtime conditions, so of course, it went into overtime.

The Patriots jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, but the Islanders countered with four of their own in the bottom of the frame to take a 4-1 lead. Ju-nior Rachel DeBerardinis had the big hit that inning, delivering a 2-run double for Middletown, but the Islanders would re-main hitless until the decisive extra eighth inning while the Patriots would add a run in their half of the third on junior Brianna Heller’s home run, then tack on two more in the top of the fourth to tie the game 4-4. The starting pitchers for both teams would bear down and each pitched com-plete games, keeping the contest tied un-til Hassan scored the game-winning run in the eighth.

The Islanders’ senior hurler McKenna Barlow got her first win of the new sea-son, going the distance, scattering 10 hits, striking out five and allowing only one walk to Patriot batters. The game’s tough-luck loser was Portsmouth’s Tori Kirby. The Patriot sophomore allowed only 5 hits, gave up 4 bases-on-balls and had 2 strike-outs to come up on the losing end of this season-opening squeaker.

Middletown will face Moses Brown on the road on Thursday the 4th then trav-el to Coventry on Friday the 5th, before hosting Mt. Hope on Monday the 8th. All these games have a 4 p.m. start. Ports-mouth will host Mt. Hope on Thursday the 4th at 4 p.m. then cross the bridge for a 3:30 first pitch against Tiverton on Mon-day the 8th.

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McKenna Barlow, #8, delivers a pitch to a Portsmouth hitter in the second inning. The Islander senior would pitch a complete

game and get the victory on opening day.

Middletown sophomore Lauren Sullivan, singles in the Islanders’ 4-run first inning.

Patriot pitcher Tori Kirby finishes her delivery to an Islander batter in the third inning.

Narragansett Improvement Co. is rebuilding the road to Sachuet Point Wildlife Refuge

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SUNDAY – APRIL 710:00am: Crossed Paths10:30am: Newport County In-Focus11:00am: Forest Ave School Grade 3 Recorder Concert11:25am: Forest Ave School’s The Share Bears12:00pm: Portsmouth Compact Commemoration12:45pm:The Founding of Portsmouth6:00pm: Crossed Paths6:30pm: Newport County In-Focus

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Priscilla “Polly” Brooks Canning, 84, of Middletown, passed away March 27, 2013 surrounded by family. She was the wife of Cdr. Gordan Van Hook USN retired; her previous husbands were the late Edward H. Porter and James F. Canning. She operated Aunt Polly’s Bed and Breakfast for more than 30 years. A memorial service is planned for summer. Donations in her memory may be made to the Potter League for Animals or the Norman Bird Sanctuary.

Joseph Henry Burke, 96, life-long Newporter, passed away peace-fully on April 1, 2013, with family at his side. He was the husband of the late Helen Edith Sullivan. He was a prominent golfer winning many tournaments. His knowl-edge and experience of the game led him to be named, in 1964, the golf professional at the Newport County Club where he remained a fixture for 20 years and was the Club’s longest serving pro. Dona-tions in his memory may be made to John P. Burke Caddie Scholar-ship Fund, 1 Button Hole Dr., Suite 2, Providence, RI 02909-5750.

Adelaide “Lyda” Reynolds, 96, of Middletown, passed away March 30, 2013 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Reynolds. Donations in her mem-ory may be made to the St. Vin-cent de Paul Society of Jesus Sav-iour Church, Broadway, Newport, RI 02840.

Charles (Chuck) Nicholas Vietry Jr., 64, of Newport, passed away April 1, 2013 after a year- long bat-tle with pancreatic cancer at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the husband of Johanna Libka Vietry. Dona-tions in his memory may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.

Alice “Joyce” Williams, 77, of Mid-dletown, passed away March 25, 2013.Donations in her memory may be made to the Rev. Robert L. Williams Scholarship Fund, c/o Community Baptist Church, 50 Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland Blvd., New-port, RI 02840.

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The Edward King House Senior Center will host two fundraisers in April with something to suit every taste. The “Off Your Rocker” Comedy Night will be held on Friday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 104 Pelham Street, and will feature area comedians Mike Murray, Pop-py Champlin and Linda Belt in a no-holds-barred night of fun. Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for students and seniors. The event is sponsored by NewportFed.

Duo Piano ConcertAn intimate piano concert will

be held at Larry Brown’s Luca Music and Piano Gallery at 999 West Main Road, Middletown, on Wednesday, April 17 at 5 p.m. The concert will feature Ann Gardella and Christa Mortrude on duo pianos. A wine and cheese reception will follow at 153 Meadow Lane in Middletown. Tickets are $25 and are available by advance purchase only. No tickets will be sold at the door. Call 401-846-7426 for tickets.

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Thursday, April 4 7:30 a.m.–MLK Center 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd. 5 p.m.–St. Paul’s Methodist (by St. Peter’s Lutheran) 12 Marlborough St.

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Temple Shalom to Observe Yom HaShoah

Temple Shalom, 223 Valley Rd., Middletown, will observe Yom HaS-hoah with a public Interfaith Ser-vice of Remembrance on Sunday, April 7 at 4 p.m. Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, be-gan in 1953 and honors the 6 mil-lion Jews who died during the Ho-locaust. Rabbi Marc Jagolinzer will lead the service.

Immigration SeriesThe Learning Center of Chan-

ning Memorial Church will contin-ue with its “Understanding our Im-migration System and the Impact in Rhode Island” series on Thurs-days, April 4 and April 11 at 7 p.m. The April 4 presentation will ad-dress Immigrant Students and the DREAM Act and the focus on April 11 will be Immigration Enforce-ment and the Business of Detain-ment. Call 401-846-0643 for more information.

Trinity Forum ProgramsThe Rev. Paul Koumrian and

Dennis Kretzschmar will discuss Teaching and Fellowship in the fi-nal week of the “Promises of the Baptismal Covenant” program at Trinity Church on Sunday, April 7 in Honyman Hall from 9-9:45a.m. Cof-fee will be served and all are wel-come to attend.

On Sunday April 14, the Rev. Canon Anne Marie Richards, Rec-tor, will present the first of a two part program entitled “A Commu-nal Expression of Faith - The Nicene Creed”. This week the discussion will be on the controversial origins of the creed and how it developed into the modern version used ev-ery Sunday. The forum will run 9-9:45 a.m. in Honyman Hall.

For more information, call 401-84-0660.

Yoga at EmmanuelEmmanuel Church will offer

yoga classes twice a week begin-ning April 15. The six-week series is part of Emmanuel’s celebration of the 50 Days of the Great Season of Easter, focusing on the season of new life. Classes will meet Mon-days at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and are open to persons of all ages and abilities. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Call 401-847-0675 to register or for more in-formation.

Vintage American and Celtic Piano Concert

Pianist Jacqueline Schwab, heard on PBS documentary film maker Ken Burns’ recently-pre-miered “Dust Bowl,” will perform her signature solo piano arrange-ments of vintage American and traditional Celtic music at Chan-ning Memorial Church, 135 Pelham St., on Sunday, April 14, at 2 p.m. Schwab’s arrangements, heard on over a dozen of Burns’ documen-taries (“Civil War,” “Baseball,” “Mark Twain,” “National Parks,” and more), draw on classical, traditional folk, and contemporary music roots.

Tickets are $15 and will be avail-able at the door. For more informa-tion, see www.jacquelineschwab.com.

Bible Exhibit ExtendedThe Redwood Library has ex-

tended the exhibit of their first edition, first printing volume of the King James Bible – one of only 175 in circulation in the world – through April 17. The volume is over 400 years old and is rarely available for viewing. The exhibit is free and the library is open Mon-day-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Sine Nomine Concert The Sine Nomine vocal ensem-

ble will perform a concert of poly-phonic choral works from Renais-sance Venice at Trinity Church on Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m.

“Old School” will feature sacred music from the Venetian School, 1550-1610, with selections by Croce, Zarlino, de Rore, and An-drea Gabrieli. Music by as Adrian Willaert, maestro di cappella at the famous St. Mark’s Basilica, will be performed, as will an encore of Claudio Monteverdi’s Mass from 1650.

General admission tickets are $20 and available at www.sinenominechoir.org or at the door.

Jewish Film SeriesTouro Synagogue will host the

final film in the 2013 Aquidneck Is-land Jewish Film Series on Sunday, April 7 in the Levi Gale House, 85 Touro Street. The Israeli film, “La-Lekhet Al HaMayim” (“Walk on the Water”), will be shown at 1 p.m. Dis-cussion after the film will be mod-erated by Jeffrey Martin, professor of theater at Roger Williams Uni-versity. The film is free and refresh-ments will be served.

The Rev. Canon Anne Marie Richards celebrates Mass with over 400 worshippers at Trinity Church on Easter morning. Churches all across

the island were at capacity on the holiest of Christian holidays, and services began at sunrise and continued throughout the day. Many houses of worship incorporated breakfast, brunch, dinner and even

egg hunts as part of their festivities. (Photo by Frank Leith)

Good Friday Hunger Walk a SuccessNewport’s first annual Good Fri-

day Walk for Hunger and Home-lessness was a rousing success, ac-cording to coordinator Rob Vitello, raising more than $6,400 for area programs. While people across the state have been participating for 35 years, this was the first walk held on Aquidneck Island, and Vitello says they exceeded all expectations. “We were hoping to get 100 people to participate and were stunned

by the turnout.” Over 150 walkers from all faiths, ranging from babes in strollers to octogenarians, gath-ered in front of St. Joseph’s Parish on Broadway and made their way through the streets of Newport, walking either a 3 or 5 mile route. People walked with family, friends, and pets to raise funds and pro-mote awareness of these troubling issues facing our community.

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Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

Bird Walks at Sanctuary Full of SurprisesBy Jack Kelly

On Easter Sunday, the weather was ideal for an excursion into one of the natural wonders of Aquid-neck Island, the Norman Bird Sanc-tuary. Jay Manning, a wildlife en-thusiast and bird watcher, was the guide for a group of 12 birders ex-ploring the 300-acre Sanctuary.

Manning began his walk in the field south of the Visitor’s Center, where the group saw several com-mon species such as House Spar-rows, Starlings and Song Sparrows. Manning pointed out an Osprey circling over the Third Beach area, while others in the group observed a Tree Swallow and a pair of Cardi-nals flying overhead. Manning also identified the songs of a number of birds including White-throated Sparrows, Carolina Wrens and an Eastern Towhee. A Downy Wood-pecker and a Red-bellied Wood-pecker were spotted in trees near the southern border of the field.

A Fox Sparrow appeared in a patch of brambles near the trail, and while the group was observ-ing it, they were alerted to a Brown

Thrasher, which was perched at the top of a large bush nearby. Thrash-ers spend most of the year hidden in dense underbrush, but in ear-ly spring the males deliver many varied songs from high, conspicu-

ous perches. Thrashers are mim-ics, and biologists have recorded over 1,000 variations of songs per-formed by this species.

A female Harrier Hawk was sight-ed passing over the field just as the

staccato of a foraging woodpecker was heard from a nearby tree. The industrious bird turned out to be a male Downy Woodpecker tapping on the limb of an aged maple tree. He was soon joined by a female of the species.

Manning led the group into a forested area and past Red Maple Pond, where eight Painted turtles were basking in the early morn-ing sunshine. A Red-tailed Hawk perched in a pine tree next to the trail eyeing the terrain for prey as the expedition quietly made their way into the woods beyond the pond.

There, songs of many species could be heard. As the birders prepared to return to their start-ing point, one more pleasant sur-prise awaited them: A Red-bellied Woodpecker was heard singing in the trees, and Manning traced the sound to a dead tree close by. As the group scanned the tree with their binoculars, they discovered that the woodpecker was in a nest-ing cavity about 20 feet above the forest floor.

Manning leads a free birding

tour every two weeks at the Nor-man Sanctuary. Participants meet in the parking lot at 8 a.m. and should bring binoculars and wear seasonally appropriate clothing as well as sensible footwear. The next walk will be on Sunday, April 14.

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ture enthusiast who enjoys sharing his ex-periences with others.

Brown Thrasher on Easter morning at the Norman Bird Sanctuary. (Photo by Bob Weaver)

Volunteers Wanted for Earth Day EventsBecome an active part of your community by volunteering at one of the following events on Saturday, April 13. Several others are planned for later in the month. Interested volunteers may contact the event coordinators directly or the Clean City Program at 845-5613. April 13 – Katherine Field and Associates, Cub Scouts Pack 33 of Newport and Girl Scout Daisy Troop 2 of will do a cleanup at Fort Adams from 9 - 11:30 a.m. To volunteer, contact Petra at 848-2750 or at pnapolitano@katherinefield.com. n The East Bay Met School, the Park Holm Saturday Club, Newport Starbucks, and the Boys and Girls Club of Newport County will be cleaning up Miantonomi Memorial Park and Sunset Hill.n The Off Broadway Neighborhood Association and Girl Scout Daisy Troop 502 will meet at Equality Park from 9 - 11 a.m. to collect trash along the park. Bring mulching/gardening tools to spring clean the park. Contact Jack McVicker at 401-829-1601. n The Point Association will meet at both Battery and Storer Parks at 9 a.m. Contact Sue at 849-1814 or suebeckers@cox.net. n Friends of the Waterfront will do a cleanup at King Park from 9 a.m. – noon. Contact Linda at hammernewport@cox.net.n Old Colony & Newport Railway will clean up along the railway. Contact Chuck Flippo ahead of time at 401-871-0828.n Sustainable Aquidneck, Integrated Nutrition and the Newport Run & Chug club will be cleaning up the downtown and Broadway corridor area. Volunteers should meet at Panera Bread in Brick Market Place at 9 a.m. Contact Jeff Heimiller at 619-5217 or at newrunclub@yahoo.com.n Clean Ocean Access and Wild Things LLC will be cleaning Brenton Point State Park to the Castle Hill area and the King’s Park state fishing area from noon - 2 p.m. Meet in the parking lot across from the jetty. Contact Dave McLaughlin at 401-465-0628 or info@cleanoceanaccess.org.n NewportRIRocks will be cleaning up Morton Park and the surrounding areas from 9 - 11 a.m. Contact Melody Mulcahey at newportrirocks@gmail.com.