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Vol. 40, No. 50 ThurSDAY, December 13, 2012 bOrN Free
A section of Ocean Drive that was damaged by the ocean surge created by Hurricane Sandy in October was closed this week while crews rebuilt the damaged sections. The work was expected to continue at least through the end of the year, and the section of road between the Brenton Point parking area and Gooseneck Cove will be closed to traffic during that time. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is overseeing the work, which involves repairs to road support structures such as the seawall, sidewalks, curbing, and drainage system. (Photo by Tom Shevlin)
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Weeping European Beech at Salve Regina University.
Time to Vote for 2012 ‘Tree of the Year’By Katherine Imbrie
It’s time to vote for your favorite Newport tree in the annual Tree of the Year contest, sponsored by the Newport Tree & Open Space Commission and the Newport Tree Society.
Members of the tree com-mission selected the nominees. The trees are located through-out Newport on property that is public or visible from the street. Photographs of the trees are on display in the lower lobby of the Newport Public Library.
Rob Currier, co-chairman of the Tree Commission and a member of the Tree Society, said that last year’s tree contest drew about 130 votes, more than in previous years: “We used to ask the public to nominate trees, and that might have been a little bit difficult. But last year, we chose the nominees and invited the public to choose among them. It seems to work better that way, because people can look at the display in the li-brary, and vote for their favorite right there.” (You can also view the photos and cast your vote online at www.newportarboretum.org.)
The contest runs through Janu-ary 3, 2013, after which the win-ning tree will be announced.
Each of the trees selected is considered to be an excellent
By Tom ShevlinHoping to beautify one of the
city's most heavily travelled road-ways, the owner of a local land-scaping company has offered to in-stall a series of decorative plantings along the median of America's Cup Avenue.
Jonathan Bourne, of Bourne Green LLC., says that he hopes to create up to 50 small gardens in be-tween the trees located within the grass median that runs from Marl-borough Street to Market Square. The flowerbeds, which would mea-sure 3-feet by 4-feet, would be de-veloped and maintained through the support of local businesses and private benefactors in an adopt-a-spot program overseen by the city's Public Services Department.
In a letter to councilors, Bourne said that because the garden will be sponsored, he won't be able to install all 50 at first. Instead, he said, Bourne Green currently has enough sponsors to plant five of the proposed gardens.
"The five sponsors I have already gathered mentioned they would like to add either their family name and or business name to each of the plantings they sponsor," Bourne
See GArDeNS on page 7
Fern Leaf European Beech at Fort Adams.
Copper Leaf European Beech
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By Meg O’NeilAfter six weeks of deliberation,
the Pell Enrollment Options Sub-committee presented their recom-mendation to the Newport School Committee on Tuesday, Dec. 11 on how to handle the possibility of over-enrollment at the new Pell El-ementary School when it opens in September 2013.
The subcommittee, which is made up of eight parents, two school committee members, two teachers, and two school princi-pals, examined 10 possible op-tions in the event that the num-ber of students who enroll at Pell is higher than the school’s capacity. The most recent district enrollment figures show 45 elementary class-rooms in current use, but the new Pell School will only have 39.
Of the ten options examined by the subcommittee, only two met the criteria that the school commit-
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specimen of its type, said Currier, who was on the tree selection com-mittee. He noted that last year’s Tree of the Year, a European Beech, unfortunately was one of three beeches next to the Newport Pub-lic Library that had to be cut down earlier this year. “The loss of those trees wasn’t expected, but it’s not a surprise,” he said. “Beech trees are having a tough time, due to a cock-tail of problems, including the fact that many of our Newport beech-es are so old that any tiny insult is a big insult, just as when an elderly person doesn’t recover from a cold.”
European beeches include Cop-per, Weeping, Green and other types. Native to Europe, they were planted in great numbers in New-port more than 100 years ago.
“They actually do better here than in most other parts of the country,” said Currier. “The ocean moder-ates the extremes of temperature, which is what beeches don’t toler-ate well.”
Still, because of their age, some-times beeches “just up and die,” ex-plained Currier. “You can love them dearly, but they just don’t refoliate in the spring. It can be from a com-bination of soil compaction from people walking underneath them, or weather extremes, or something else.”
In the case of the three beech-es near the library, they had been compromised by root disease and interior rot. All are in the process of being removed this winter.
Gray Birch at Coggeshall Ave. and Kerins Terrace.
Newport Trees 101A survey of Newport’s public
street trees this year was con-ducted by Davey Trees, Inc. for the Newport Tree Society.
According to the survey, Nor-way Maples are the most com-mon street trees in the city (660), followed by London Plan-etrees (324), and English Oaks (295). Among the types of trees of which there are only three or fewer in the city are: Saucer Mag-nolia, Japanese Umbrella Pine, Butternut, Golden Raintree, and Yellowwood.
Of the 4,960 trees surveyed, 18 percent were judged to be in poor to critical condtion, wth 232 slated for removal.
Little Leaf Linden at Washington Square.
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Willow Oak at Narragansett Ave. and Clay St.
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Improvements For Toppa FieldBy Meg O’Neil
Structural improvements to Top-pa Field are expected to be com-plete in time for football season next fall.
According to City Manager Jane Howington, the city has received grants to repair the deteriorating sports complex through the state's Department of Environmental Management.
The news comes four months af-ter School Committee member Re-becca Bolan brought photographs of the field’s conditions to the at-tention of the committee.
Howington told members of the Newport City Council and School Committee Liaison Subcommittee that an initial $165,000 grant will be matched by park capital improve-ment funds. Bids on the project will be closed on Jan. 16, and once the bid is awarded to a construction group, work on the field will begin promptly, she said.
Improvements to the field in-clude the re-grading of sod on the two softball infields, the installation of a new LED scoreboard to replace the existing unit, which is over 30 years old and is supported by rot-ting wood. Upgrades to the field’s lighting system, repairs to the con-crete stands, and the installation of sidewalks to the softball dugouts will also be made.
The work will be the first signifi-cant improvement to the field in decades.
Meanwhile, there appears to be
little progress being made in dis-cussions concerning sharing servic-es between the school department and City Hall.
During the subcommittee's Tues-day meeting, School Committee member Robert Leary said that al-
though it’s been a topic of discus-sion for the last several months, there hasn't been much movement toward combining services.
“This seems like an opportunity,” said Leary. “With the school’s direc-tor of maintenance retiring in a year or two, it makes sense to combine the office with the city’s and save $100,000 a year.”
Howington said that although progress seems slow, the city’s Di-rector of Public Services Bill Ric-cio and school Director of Mainte-nance Paul Fagan have met to try to develop a plan. “From my under-standing, the trigger for combin-ing the two offices is once the Pell School opens and the school de-partment turns the other elemen-
tary schools over to the city, and Fa-gan retires,” she said.
Bolan said that while she likes the idea of combining mainte-nance services, she worries that if the school department needed something done, the city might not see it on the same priority level. “We may lose some of that control,” she said.
Newport City Councilor Naomi Neville disagreed: “I think the fact that [Howington and Riccio] took comments seriously about the con-dition of Toppa Field shows the city does feel very responsible towards its fields,” she said. “I think what causes a delay is when the city says, ‘It’s not our job, it’s the school’s job,’ and the school side says, ‘It’s not our job, it’s the city’s job.’ That’s the back and forth where nothing gets done.”
If the two maintenance offices were to be combined, Howington said it’s unlikely that a school prior-ity would be ignored by the city.
“The city has a lot of buildings that we support and maintain,” she said, “If we were to merge our main-tenance facilities, and one of the schools had a leaky roof or no heat, I would think that the last thing we would do is drop that to a low pri-ority. We’d have hundreds of angry parents on our doorstep.”
The liaison subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in room 924 of the New-port Area Career & Technical Center at Rogers High School.
No back-In Parking on broadwayBy Tom Shevlin
Back-in parking will not be part of the final design of the Broadway Streetscape Improvement Project.
A report provided by the en-gineering firm the Louis Berger Group recommended retaining the current parking scheme.
Citing expense as well as acci-dent data, City Manager Jane How-ington told councilors that at this point there didn't appear to be any overwhelming need to introduce back-in parking along Broadway.
The findings mirrored an ear-lier determination made during the early days of the Broadway Streetscape Project.
Set to break ground this spring, the project aims to calm traffic and improve the appearance of one of the city's most heavily trafficked thoroughfares.
While back-in parking is seen as transformative by proponents, an analysis by the city found that the proposal could prove too confus-ing while seeking to correct a prob-lem that doesn't exist.
According to Howington, the Interdepartmental Traffic Commit-
tee, which also reviewed the re-quest, found that accident data on Broadway over the previous nine years has provided "only a very few (correctable) angle parking ac-cidents (about 2.5 per year aver-age)."
"As such, this historical accident information appears to be insuf-ficient justification to 'mandate' a design change," ITC report con-cluded.
In addition to the lTC's review, Howington noted that it would cost an estimated $49,479 to re-work the plans to include back-in parking.
"The main issue the ITC is con-cerned about is public acceptance, especially from the elderly and others who will have either a per-ceived or real difficulty backing-in. This may also affect tourists who would be unfamiliar with this rela-tively new concept."
However, groups such as Bike Newport, which have been push-ing for back-in parking as part of their campaign to make the city safer for cyclists, are urging the city to take a comprehensive look at
the issue. "We recommend additional con-
sideration of back-in parking as a viable and safer alternative to front-in angle parking for Broadway and future projects - in the context of striving for safer roads for all users and as indicated by our embrace of Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School," Bike Newport wrote in an email. "We strongly recommend more complete study of this park-ing method - in use successfully in dozens of cities across the country and the primary recommendation of federal and state transportation planners as well as livable commu-nity advocates."
Yet, according to the ITC, while successful in certain communities, reverse diagonal parking has been anything but in others.
Pointing to the experiences of Brunswick, Maine and Plattsburg, NY, the ITC found further cause for concern.
In those instances, both commu-nities were forced to reverse course after back-in parking installations were introduced to considerable negative reviews.
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Newport Police Log Newport Fire Incident run report
During the period from Monday, Dec. 3 through Sunday, Dec. 9 the Newport Fire Department respond-ed to a total of 124 calls. Of those, 68 were emergency medical calls, resulting in 51 patients being trans-ported to the hospital. Additional-ly, 9 patients refused aid once EMS had arrived on-scene.
Fire apparatus was used for 112 responses:• Station 1 - Headquarters/Rescue 1 responded to 58 calls• Station 1 - Engine #1 and #3 responded to 42 calls• Station 2 - Old Fort Road responded to 18 calls• Station 2 - Engine responded to 19 calls• Station 5 - Touro Street/Engine 5 responded to 28 calls
Specific situations fire apparatus was used for include:
1 - Building fire1 - Vehicle fire1 - High Angle rescue1 - Gas leak1 - Carbon monoxide incident 2 - Electrical wiring / arcing or equipment problems 1 - Animal problem 7 - Assist public calls 4 - Motor vehicle accidents 7 - Fire alarm system sounding
- no fire 6 - Fire alarm system sounding
- due to malfunctionIn the category of fire prevention,
the department performed 8 smoke alarm inspections for house sale, 16 life safety inspections, and provided 5 fire system plan reviews.
Fire Prevention Message: Space heaters, whether portable
or stationary, accounted for almost (32%) of home heating fires and four out of five (80%) of home heating fire deaths. The leading factor con-tributing to ignition for home heat-ing fire deaths was heating equip-ment too close to things that can burn, such as upholstered furniture, clothing, or bedding. Space heater safety tips: Do not overload the cir-cuit; Do Not use an extension cord; Do Not leave it unattended; Do Not go to bed with it on.
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During the period from Monday, Dec. 3 to Monday, Dec. 10, the Newport Police Department responded to 470 calls. Of those, 64 were motor vehicle related; there were 38 motor vehicle violations issued and 26 accident reports.
The police also responded to 7 incidents of vandalism, 8 noise complaints, 7 animal complaints, 29 home/business alarm calls and conducted 12 school secu-rity checks. (4-Cranston Calvert, 3-Rogers, 3 Triplett, 2 Coggeshall)
They transported 4 prisoners, responded to 3 suicide calls, (including one call to the Pell Bridge on Tuesday, Dec. 4) and recorded 5 instances of assist-ing other police departments. 18 special "holiday business checks" were also made.
In addition, 30 arrests were made for the following violations:n 5 arrests were made for out-standing bench or district court warrants.n 2 arrests were made for do-mestic (simple) assault.n 2 arrests were made for felony assault.n 2 arrests were made for driv-ing with a suspended or revoked license.n 1 arrest was made for vandal-ism.n 1 arrest was made for larceny.n 1 arrest was made for under-age drinking.n 1 arrest was made for violating a noise ordinance.
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broadway carolingCarolers will stroll and sing along
Broadway on Friday, Dec. 14. with the assistance of Christopher Car-bone, the Thompson Middle School Chorus and other adults will from the Off Broadway Neighborhood Association will meet at the Col-ony House in Washington Square at 3:30 p.m. Carolers will move up Broadway to the Firehouse Theater, where there will be treats and egg-nog. All voices welcome to join in the fun!
Friends of Ballard Park is accept-ing donations of Christmas tree lights and lamps for use in its 8th Annual Illuminated Garden in Feb-ruary. The free event features thou-sands of lights displayed on the trees and unique features of Ballard Park’s three acre quarry meadow during Newport’s Winter Festival. This year’s event is scheduled for Feb. 21, through Feb. 23 from 6 to 9 pm.
Working Christmas tree lights of all shapes, sizes and colors will be accepted. Thoroughly clean one gallon milk jugs. The jugs will be used by Newport elementa-ry school students to build igloos which will be displayed on February 21, 22 & 23 in Ballard Park. Friends of Ballard Park will acknowledge all donations with a receipt which may be used on for tax purposes. Drop off lights or milk jugs to Friends of Ballard Park’s office at 226 Bellevue Avenue #10 Monday through Fri-day from 10 am to 5 pm.
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black Dog Parade to benefit Potter League
Pups of all ages and their owners are welcome to join in the First An-nual Black Dog Doggie Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 12:30 p.m.
Strutting canines and compan-ions will step off in front of the Black Dog General Store, 33 Ban-nister's Wharf, stroll around the wharves, and return to the store for refreshments and giveaway festivi-ties. The event is free but donations to the Potter League are most en-couraged.
celebrating 100th Anniversary Gift
The Edward King House will cel-ebrate the gift of the George Gor-don King estate to the City of New-port on Sunday, Dec. 16 from 4 -6 p.m. King's generous donation was made with no restrictions in 1912. Refreshments will be served. There will also be tours of the cen-ter which was used as the "People's Library in Newport" for many years.
Theater Needs Technology upgrade
With Hollywood transitioning to the digital age, fewer movies are being shot using 35mm film. The shift in technology calls for mov-ie theaters around the country to buy expensive digital projectors to display the latest movies. The Jane Pickens Theater is looking to raise $55,000 for the new equipment through a campaign on Kickstarter.com.
So far, 127 people have backed the campaign, bringing in $20,439 to help fund the project. Howev-er, there’s a catch. There are only 14 days left to raise the remaining $33,000 or the Jane Pickens will not receive the donated funds.
Those who pledge money can re-ceive certain reward packages from the Jane Pickens as a “thank you” for contributing to the new equip-ment.
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Kiwanis christmas Trees
The local Kiwanis Club will be selling trees everyday until Dec. 24 at the corner of East Main Road and Forest Avenue from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday thru Saturday and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sundays.
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man charged with murder
At approximately 11: 12 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 5 the Newport Police Department received a 9-1-1 call for an assault in progress at 53 ½ Gould St. Officers arrived a short time later and found a 44 year old Anthony E. Simmons of 53 ½ Gould St., Apt. B, who had been stabbed several times. He was transported to the Newport Hospital and was pronounced dead at 11:40 p.m.
At 11:18 p.m, officers located and arrested 42 year old Joseph Perry-man, no known address, on Broad-way just north of Gould St. During the investigation police recovered a knife believed to be used in the incident, as well as clothing worn by Perryman during the assault.
Perryman was charged with mur-der and arraigned on Dec. 6 in 2nd Division Court.
Newport police are actively pro-cessing the crime scene and the in-vestigation is continuing.
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eDITOrIALSize matters
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Yesterday, the calendar read 12/12/12; it's the fourth day of Chanukah's eight-night celebration, and the first day of the 12 days of Christmas. The date 12/21/12 holds meaning for
some people as the end of the Mayan Calendar – or more specifically, the 13th Baktun.
Doomsday prophecies aside, on the 25th, many of us will celebrate Christmas Day, and a week later we'll ring in the New Year – at which point we'll have run through all 366 days of 2012 (it was a leap year.)
Most of these dates and numbers are rather mundane. But there are some other numbers that come to mind this week that are trou-bling.
Take for example, the ten years we've spent discussing the need to upgrade the city's elementary schools. Or the $30 million voters ap-proved to spend on the new Pell Elementary School. And, of course, the 800 students the building was originally designed to hold.
When it opens next year, the building will be the largest elemen-tary school in the state. Unfortunately, it will be too small for its in-tended use.
According to school department data, over the course of the last ten years, the average enrollment for the city's pre-K-4 student pop-ulation has been 910 students.
Two years ago, voters were told that the school only needed to be big enough to house 800 students. However, with enrollment show-ing no sign of decreasing, school officials were forced earlier this year to spend $500,000 to add two more classrooms to the already sizable building.
Unfortunately, even that wasn't enough. As it stands today, after more than a decade of discussion, design,
and debate, some of our youngest school children will either be at-tending school next year in state-of-the-art trailers (or as school of-ficials call them, modular classrooms), or to an unspecified school building.
Is this really the best we can do? Is this the best message we can send to young families as they decide where to live and send their kids to school?
When we look back on the Pell School 30 years from now, what will think? Will we be proud of the outcome?
At this point, it seems doubtful. And that's unfortunate, considering the school's namesake. When he was in office, the late Sen. Claiborne deB. Pell was a tire-
less champion of education, urging government to strive to provide the best to the most at the least. Today, his name is synonymous with higher education through the federally-funded grant program that bears his name.
The members of the School Committee who have led the Pell School building process may have had the best of intentions, but their execution – from the public process leading up to the final de-sign, straight through to the decision to install "modular classrooms" – has been dismal.
In the months leading up to the project's approval, we were told repeatedly that the school would be big enough; that the site was adequate; and that the design was the best it could be.
School Committee member Robert Leary was the lone voice at Tuesday's School Committee who wondered if it was time for the group to admit that they had made some significant mistakes.
Given these latest developments, one can only wonder, if not now, then when?
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Singing for Shelter
Public 'Input' is IgnoredTo the Editor:
Oh, yes, indeedy. Let's have an-other public excavation project with the Newport brand of trans-parency. Transparency here seems to mean that the project is already a done deal but those desiring the project will let the public have a say before they continue to do just exactly as they please.
Hey, let's really have some qual-ity input and invite Maya Lin to tell us her view of what a Welcome Center should be, and how and where it should be constructed. After all, Ms. Coxe and members of the board were all for Maya Lin's plans for a new concept at Queen Anne Square.
I belong to the Preservation So-ciety and I think that if a Welcome Center is really needed, it should be on the corner of Narragansett and Bellevue, by the offices of the Society. That location is central to the mansion district and those streets can take the extra traffic better than Ochre Point and Rug-gles. The Breakers should remain exactly as is.
Mary WestonNewport
To the Editor:We want to thank everybody for
making our 5th annual Singing For Shelter concert such a success! This year, we were able to raise $3500 for The McKinney Shelter and Lu-cy's Hearth and we all had fun do-ing it.
Many thanks to the following volunteers and musicians for put-ting on another memorable show:
John Flanders Consulting, Frank Dwyer and Stagecraft, Channing Memorial Church, Christmas In Newport, John Michael and Di-
ana Skaggs, Rick Jones, Tom Per-rotti, Jimmy Winters, Ray Davis, John Flanders, The Elderly Broth-ers, Jack Casey, Ed Ledwith, Tim May, Mike Fischman, Ed McGuirl, Al Fresco Flutes, Rand Bradbury, An-drea Leclaire, Chief Noda, Michael Khouri, Sky Sabin, Eleanor Sabin, Bill Thomas, and Harry Spring.
Thank you all for giving of your time and talents for the benefit of these shelters.
Mark and Anne Gorman Newport
To the Editor:If "Preservation" is a serious in-
tent and concern of The Preserva-tion Society of Newport County, then the Society should be more interested in preserving the house, grounds and the trees on a Nation-al Historic Landmark site as des-ignated by the National Park Ser-vice in 1994, than in building an enormous Visitors Center on the grounds of The Breakers.
The American Heritage Diction-ary describes the word Preserve 1. To protect from injury, peril, or oth-er adversity. 2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition 3. To maintain intact.
Building a 4,000-sq.-foot struc-ture on The Breakers property will destroy the historical elements of the landscape and alter the original
schematics of the property. This does not fall within the meaning of "Preservation."
Allowing the grounds, the house and many of its contents to fall into
disrepair does not fall under the meaning of "Preservation". Over-use, wear and tear, and neglect is resulting in the property being poorly maintained.
The Society is not practicing their fiduciary responsibilities when they allow their most valu-able property to fall into such ne-glect.
Preserving the historical impor-tance of the Breakers, its grounds and telling the story of the extraor-dinary family who built this magnif-icent home is vitally important to "historic Newport." Any dissolution of this experience will only sterilize
the house and make it less interest-ing for the visitor experience.
How does building a structure that is out of place, unwanted, and will defile an Historic Landmark site fall within the description of the word Preserve?
The Mission of The Society is as an advocate for the preservation of historic Newport, as said by The So-ciety's President Donald O. Ross in the 2011-2012 Annual Report.
So let's hear it for preserving historic Newport and build The Preservation Society's visitors cen-ter somewhere other than on the grounds of The Breakers, where it will ruin the historical fabric of this landmark property.
Juliette C. McLennanPortsmouth
What it means to 'Preserve'
city to Get Web upgradeBy Tom Shevlin
Let's call it Newport 2.0. Pushing ahead with efforts to
improve communications and make City Hall more user-friend-ly, city officials are preparing the first major redesign of the city's website since it went online more than a decade ago.
Earlier this week, City Manag-er Jane Howington recommend-ed that the City Council award a $31,000 contract for website re-design, content migration and hosting to Vision Internet Provid-ers, Inc. The contract would also included an additional $6,000 per year for hosting, mainte-nance, and assorted upgrades, as well as a free redesign after four years and would be paid for at least in part by a $15,000 allot-ment from the council's contin-gency account.
Anticipated to come online some time in 2013, the new site is expected to feature a number of new features aimed at making the city's municipal affairs more accessible to the general public.
As Howington explained to councilors in a Nov. 29 memo: "Government website design has grown significantly over the last few years and many options are included in the redesigned site. Examples include emergen-
cy notifications; limited stream-ing; community and city calen-dars; the ability to fill out forms on-line; mobile phone access; RSS feeds: city blog features; ability for citizens to file a com-plaint or call for service on-line and track its progress; integra-tion with social media; commu-nity spotlight features and many more.
"The new site will provide sig-nificantly more flexibility and usefulness. The emphasis is on on- line communication in sup-port of the Council's strategic goals."
Vision Internet describes it-self as a national leader in gov-ernment website development, creating over 400 sites for com-munities across the country, and garnering over 200 industry awards.
Howington reported that the city received a total of 12 re-sponses to its request for pro-posals, of which four were se-lected to submit demonstration websites to an evaluation team.
According to Howington, the evaluation team, which was made up of an equal number of administration employees and outside volunteers, "was in full agreement as to which vendor to recommend to Council for award of contract."
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Ordinance Limits Turbine useBy Tom Shevlin
Newport was poised this week to adopt a new zoning ordinance that would limit the location of wind turbines to commercial areas.
The vote, which was expected Wednesday, follows months of de-liberations and a special workshop held last week in which city plan-ners formally presented their pro-posal to the public.
Aimed at governing the installa-tion of residential and commercial-scale wind turbines, the proposal comes almost a year after council-ors passed a resolution temporar-ily halting any new applications for home-based wind turbines and directing city staff to develop a workable ordinance to govern the placement and size of turbines in the future.
The action stemmed from a re-quest by John McNulty, a Fifth Ward resident, to erect a new tur-bine in his yard on Eastnor Road. (McNulty has had several turbines on his roof since 2008.)
Following a directive from the council, Planning Board members began crafting an amendment that would satisfy the city's need to balance neighborhood interests, while also allowing land owners an avenue for pursuing renewable en-ergy sources.
The end product effectively lim-its the presence of turbines to the city's industrial zone in the North End and commercial waterfront ar-eas. Turbines would be prohibited in areas such as Historic Hill, Point, Fifth Ward, and Ocean Drive.
That came as a disappointment to some.
"Turbines are as natural as fish-ing boats in neighborhoods near the water," said Doug Sabetti, the owner of Newport Solar and a member of the city's Energy and Environment Commission. Noting that turbines are prevalent on both
Martha's Vineyard and Block Island, Sabetti suggested that the council leave open the possibility for tur-bines in certain residential areas such as Ocean Drive.
Beth Milham, also a member of the Energy and Environment Com-mission, agreed. "In general, we're very happy with the resulting or-dinance," she said, however, "New-port is a living historical area, not a museum"
Accordingly, she asked that cer-tain areas of the Historic District be included in the ordinance.
While turbines might not be ap-propriate in The Point or on Bellev-ue Avenue, she said that they are in keeping with other interior areas on the southern end of town off Ocean Drive, so long as they don't negatively impact quality of life.
Planners, however, saw reason for caution, and in June found the proposed zoning amendment con-sistent with the city's Comprehen-sive Plan.
"Upon much public deliberation and due diligence over the course of the previous three months, the board has crafted a proposed zon-ing amendment that balances the ability of Newport property- own-ers to construct and maintain wind energy systems while simultane-ously protecting the city's historic aesthetic and quality of life," wrote Planning Board Chair James Dring.
According to Dring, board mem-bers tried to ensure that residen-tial-scale wind energy systems are
allowed "only where the Compre-hensive Plan deems them to be ap-propriate."
Councilors asked few questions of Dring and City Planner Andrew DeIonno during the workshop, with most of the discussion cen-tering around fine-tuning the ordi-nance and seeking to better under-stand its restrictions.
Under the ordinance, residential turbines would be permitted only at heights that are in keeping with the scale of single-family homes, and any deviation from the dimen-sional requirements would require a Special Use Permit from the New-port Zoning Board of Review.
Commercial-scale wind energy systems would only be allowed in the Commercial Industrial Zone and the Traditional Maritime Zone, and would also require a Special Use Permit. Utility-scale wind tur-bines like those found in Ports-mouth were deemed "inappropri-ate for a city as densely developed as Newport."
According to Dring, the ordi-nance was modeled after existing ordinances in Massachusetts, and would include a requirement for an annual safety inspection for any turbine erected within the city.
Ben Riggs, who has been a vocal turbine skeptic, questioned wheth-er turbines were truly a public pol-icy issue.
Suggesting that they could have a negative impact on property val-ues and could conflict with the city's noise ordinance, he likened turbines to a backyard pool and argued that wind power has not been established to be any more economical than traditional power sources.
McNulty saidbthat his turbines have performed well and added that he intends to maintain them despite the new ordinance.
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Wednesday marked the final reg-ular meeting for two of Newport's seven City Council members.
First Ward Councilor Charles Y. Duncan and Stephen R. Coyne re-ceived praise and well wishes from-fellow councilors in their last meet-ing before the new council is sworn in in January.
For Coyne, who was first elect-ed in November of 2004, it was the second time in two years that he said farewell to the council. Af-ter previously serving from Jan. 2, 2005 through Jan. 2, 2011, Coyne was tapped to fill the remainder of Mayor Stephen C. Waluk's term af-ter he resigned his seat after being appointed to a top position in the state's judicial branch.
As noted in a resolution passed on Wednesday, since returning to the council, Coyne has "diligently pursued moving forward on issues concerning increased infrastruc-ture improvements, strategic plan-ning initiatives, economic devel-opment for local businesses and promoting the City as a desirable place to live and work."
He was also applauded for his "admirable sense of community spirit and commitment to the resi-dents of the City of Newport."
Duncan, who since 2005 has represented the city's First Ward, was commended out for his "old-school, gentlemanly approach" to politics, and for providing a "unique voice on many issues."
A former riverboat captain, Dun-can was known for his often color-ful commentary and straightfor-ward approach to issues.
He supported green technolo-gies and promoted bike and pedes-trian safety.
A former member of the city's Zoning Board of Review, Duncan prided himself on representing what he believed were the neigh-borhood interests of his ward.
His replacement on the council is political newcomer Marco T. Cama-cho.
Coyne is the owner of Active Sole, a shoe and apparel retailer on Bowen's Wharf. Duncan is the own-er of Duncan Designs, a custom sign shop located on Caleb Earl Street, right off Broadway.
Both say that they plan on stay-ing active in the community and thanked their fellow councilors for their comradery.
GArDeNScONTINueD FrOm PG. 1
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wrote. "I believe this attribute will encourage sponsors to donate to the beautification of America's Cup Avenue."
Within each garden, Bourne Green plans to install four an-nual plantings, not to exceed three feet in height.
The proposal, which has won the support of city Tree Warden Scott Wheeler, will also require approval by the state Department of Transpor-tation, which maintains the roadway.
Wheeler was enthusiastic in his support for the plan.
"If Mr. Bourne's project is successful, it will be a won-derful addition to the City," he said, adding, that in the event that Bourne chooses not to extend the adopt-a-spot agreement with RIDOT in the future, it would be his respon-sibility to return the garden ar-eas to grass.
Councilors were expect-ed to accept the gift at their Wednesday, Dec. 12 meeting. Anyone interested in adopt-ing a spot should call or e-mail Jonathan Bourne at (401) 662-2499, or [email protected].
Turbines are as natural as fishing boats in neigh-
borhoods near the water," said Doug Sabetti.
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tee desired: moving all kindergart-ners to an alternate location such as Triplett School; or leasing mod-ular classrooms to be used at Pell School grounds.
The committee voted to pur-sue modular classrooms at the Pell School as the first priority, with the condition that if the modular rooms are not feasible, all kinder-gartners would be moved to an al-ternate location. The vote passed 4 – 3, with committee members Jo Eva Gaines, Sandra Flowers, and Charles Shoemaker opposed.
Those who voted against the ac-tion wanted to wait a few months to learn the cost of the options, as well as examine early enrollment figures before making a final deci-sion.
Subcommittee members Aida Neary and Melissa Turner present-ed the group’s recommendation to the school committee.
Neary said the group thoroughly examined current data in case the need for classrooms became a real-ity, even though it is possible that no extra classrooms may be need-ed. “Enrollment has been trending up since 2008, but predicted fore-casts were showing a decrease,” she said. “This is why we found ourselves in this situation.” Neary said school enrollment in New-port could be influenced by several things: Navy families moving into and out of the area; a “new school effect” which lures families to at-tend a new school; an expansion of the district’s pre-kindergarten; and the Newport Heights Phase 5 Proj-ect adding 82 houses in the city’s north end in the next few years.
The subcommittee also recom-mended that the school district begin the enrollment process ear-lier in the year than it usually does. “Why not start it in January and see what those numbers are going to be earlier rather than later,” Neary asked.
One member of the committee suggested that the issue of over-enrollment is an embarrassment: “It’s a shame that people do not
like to admit that we made a huge mistake,” committee member Rob-ert Leary said. “We started building this school for 800 kids, then we had to spend an extra $500,000 for two more classrooms [for 50 more students], and now we still don’t have enough room.”
Neary stressed the importance of acting in a timely manner. “I would rather be on the front page of the newspaper on Aug. 15 and say we did all this work and we do not need these additional classrooms instead of being in the newspaper on Aug. 15, saying we have 100 extra students and we don’t know where to put them.”
-In other news, the committee commended Chairman Patrick Kel-ley for his service to the Newport School Committee since 2009. The meeting on Tuesday was Kelley’s last, as he did not seek re-election to the committee in November. Bo-lan provided an overview of Kel-ley’s accomplishments, including his commitment to getting the Pell School up and running, his advoca-cy on addressing truancy, and his determination to see math and sci-ence remain a primary focus for the district.
Kelley thanked the commu-nity for electing him: “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve,” he said. “I’ve tried to do what is right and be open to the public. I hope the future school committees do the same, but I am looking for-ward to a little free time.”
School committee member Charles Shoemaker will become chairman in January.
The School Committee also passed a resolution recognizing the Rogers High School freshman foot-ball team, which recently became Rhode Island Div. II State Champi-ons. Prior to this season, the fresh-man football team had not won a game in three years and had not won a championship since 1998. The team was also recognized for their accomplishment by the New-port City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 12.
cLASSrOOmS cONTINueD FrOm PG. 1Yacht club Planning Pier repairs
By Tom ShevlinFaced with deteriorating infra-
structure, the membership of the Newport Yacht Club is planning an ambitious pier rehabilitation proj-ect that could also serve as a buf-fer to the city's bustling Perrotti Park facility.
The club, which is located at a city-owned property at 110 Long Wharf, is seeking permission to undertake an estimated $800,000 in repairs to the facility's existing wood pier.
Under the plan, which required City Council approval, the club in-tends to replace the pier with a concrete floating structure with approximately six-feet of draft.
According to the city, the floats that the club has selected "will ac-tually help protect the City's docks at Perrotti Park," acting as wave at-tenuators. The current pier has a wave fence, but it varies in depth depending on the tide.
According to City Manager Jane Howington, Harborrnaster Tim Mills has reviewed the proposed improvements and is supportive of project, with the following con-dition: the Yacht Club will not raft on the south face, nor will they will moor a boat on the east face at the entrance to the Perrotti Park Basin.
The cost of the repairs will be paid by the club and through a special assessment on the mem-bership.
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The City of Newport is in the final phases of design for two separate construction projects to make util-ity and streetscape improvements to the portion of Broadway from Farewell St. to Bliss Rd.
Residents and businesses along Broadway are invited to a public informational meeting on Wednes-day, Dec. 19 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of Newport City Hall.
Project information such as cur-rent construction plans, anticipat-ed work activities, and proposed work schedules will be discussed. The city want to gather input from interested parties that will lead to the development of a balanced approach to construction that will help to limit construction impacts during the project.
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FrOm The GArDeNPomanders, Pine cones and Pickles
By Cynthia GibsonFor centuries, nature was the foun-dation of Christmas décor. Trees are green, berries are red, and pine cones just happen to be the fragrant fruit of pine and fir trees. During the Christmas holiday, the pine cones are brown, dry, and brittle –per-fect for placing in a large bowl and spraying with essential oil of pine. This creates a wonderfully fragrant home. The structure of a pinecone is really an amazing piece of natural art. Its texture absorbs the essence of pine, so it only needs to be re-newed about once a week. A tiny bit of essence goes a long way. Pine cones have a long history in Christmas décor. In the 19th cen-tury, people in Germany and Austria created papier-mache pine cone shapes that were painted in either silver or gold paint. These faux pine cones were typically filled with hard candies at Christmas. They would have a thin string attached to them and were then hung on the tree for children – a lovely tradition still practiced to this day.Many of the beautiful glass, silver, and gold pine cone ornaments you can purchase for your Christmas tree are from Germany. They are delicately made from thin glass and painted on the inside. The pine cone is also a symbol of prosperity for the New Year.The pine cone shape found its way into molds for small Christmas cakes. A small amount of pound-cake type batter flavored with lemon and cin-namon would be baked to a golden brown. When popped out of their tiny cake molds, they were sprin-kled with powdered sugar to look like snow. You can find these molds online from baking sites.The story of the German Christmas pickle, whether fact or fiction, is great fun. In Germany, glass orna-ments were made in the shapes of fruits, nuts, and vegetables. As the story goes, a small pickle-shaped ornament would be placed inside the darkest reaches of the Christmas tree. On Christmas Eve, when pres-ents are opened in Germany and Bavaria, the child who was the first to find the special pickle ornament would receive two gifts. The first gift was good health and good luck for the entire New Year, and the second gift was an extra present. The word Pomander is from the French Pomme d’Ambre. A literal
translation is “apple of amber” or golden apple. The “ambre” they are referring to, however, is not amber, as we know it, but “ambergris.” Am-bergris is a by-product of whales that becomes waxy over time and is used in perfumes. The French queen Marie Antoinette was known to wear a small “pomme d’ambre” at her waist. The intricately carved and etched balls were made from silver or gold and filled with the exotic wax ambergris. The odor was more medicinal than fragrant, but quite potent. Ambergris was ultimately replaced in poman-ders by herbs, rose petals, and finally spices.Today, pomanders are made of porce-lain, wood, or metal. The most charming of all pomanders are the ones you make at Christmas for very special friends and fami-ly. They are simple to make. These are the tools and supplies you need to make a pomander: A bag of navel oranges A box of very pointed and sharp toothpicks (flat toothpicks will not work, they must be round), or a Size 4 knitting needle A bag of cloves in bulk (these may be ordered online in one-pound bags). A half yard of ribbon for tying up the finished pomander and making a bow Half-inch wide masking tape
Time and patienceMake your pomanders this week so they have time to dry before Christ-mas day. Here is how to make your pomander: Knead the orange in your hands to loosen the rind Tape the orange, so that you have made four equal quadrants You will be filling the un-taped areas of your orange with cloves
poked into the rind Make a hole in the orange rind with the sharp toothpick and place one clove per hole. Repeat this
process until the entire quad-rant is brown with cloves. The aroma is fantastic and will
make you yearn for some crepes Suzette. Place the poman-ders in a paper bag in the kitchen or a room
that is usually warm. After the pomander begins turning hard (it will eventually turn into a rock), remove
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bon. Tie a knot at the top after you have guided your rib-
bon around the clove-less portions, leave some length for hanging the pomander. Your pomander should be fra-grant for at least six months.
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The natural world is as close as one’s own backyard, fire escape or porch. An outing with nature might be as simple as pouring a cup of coffee, sitting at the kitchen table, and looking out the window at a birdfeeder.
The winter season is a prime time to begin an adventure in na-ture with your family, observing the many different species that visit feeding stations. Birds need to consume large amounts of food during the cold months for ener-gy and to maintain body warmth. Natural insect prey and seeds may be scarce, so many songbirds will seek out feeding stations. Recent-ly, winter finches including Pine Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, Redpolls, White-winged Crossbills and Red Crossbills have been sighted in Rhode Island. These birds usually winter in Canadian forests, but due to the failure of the tree-seed crop in Ontario and Quebec, they have moved south in search of food.
Starting a birdfeeding station is easy, and it can make a great Christ-mas present for a budding natural-ist. Colorful songbirds including Cardinals, Blue Jays, Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees, Tufted Titmice and many more species are
attracted to feeders. Most major retail outlets sell bird feeders and birdseed. Feeder and seed choices depend on which types of birds you want to attract.
Other items that will enhance a feeding station and attract a wide variety of birds are suet cages and suet blocks. Suet blocks attract dif-ferent species such as woodpeck-ers, nuthatches, Brown Creepers and various other birds.
Reliable food sources will keep birds returning regularly to feeding stations. Providing a constant wa-ter source near feeders will also en-sure repeat visits. The placement of feeding stations is also important. They should be placed in a sunny, windless southeastern exposure
close to trees, shrubs or hedges that will provide escape and safe haven from predators.
There are a number of field guides for the casual bird watcher viewing a new feeding station. Lo-cally, the Norman Bird Sanctuary’s gift shop offers the Peterson’s and Sibley’s field guides for bird iden-tification. For the novice observer, the gift shop offers “Backyard Bird-ing” by Randy Minetor, and “Com-prehensive Introduction to Bird Watching” by Sheila Buff. These guides have waterproof covers, so they may be carried into the field. Waterproof, pocket-sized naturalist guides that help to identify many species of flora and fauna are also available. If the shop is out of stock, the staff will arrange a special order.
The Nature Shop, located at the Audubon Society Center, 1401 Hope St. (Rte. 114), Bristol, carries strong, well-crafted birdfeeders, along with multiple birdseed vari-eties and field guides.
For more information visit: www.normanbirdsanctuary.org, or call 846-2577, or www.asri.org or call 949-5454
For more information on bird species, visit: www.allaboutbirds.org or Cornell University Lab of Or-nithology at www.birds.cornell.edu.
Female cardinal. (Photo by Jack Kelly)
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NATureOwl magic and mystery
By Jack KellyThe nocturnal nature of most
owl species, and their ability to si-lently hunt prey, has long puzzled humankind. Owls have been the subject of myths, fairy tales, leg-ends and literature for millennia. Steeped in mystery and rumored to have magical powers, as well as great knowledge, these creatures have been revered in many cul-tures around the world.
While North American Owls vary in size and have diet differences, all have strong, hooked bills and talons which are suitable for cap-turing, killing, and eating live prey. Nocturnal-hunting owls’ eyes are specially adapted for light gath-ering during night foraging. They have round facial discs that focus sound waves to their very sensitive ear openings. The ear openings of some owls such as the Barn Owl and Great Gray Owl are extremely asymmetrical which allows them to pinpoint the location of rodents tunneling under deep snow or hidden beneath deep grasses on moonless nights.
Nocturnal owls hunt by stealth in flight, usually taking prey on the ground, or in the case of smaller owl species, insects on the wing. They have serrations on the outer edges of their wings and layers of down between their wing feathers, which make their flights almost in-audible. Owls usually swallow prey items whole, later regurgitating a pellet of the bones, fur, and other indigestible parts. Owls have also been nicknamed “the Night Watch-men of Gardens” by farmers and gardeners because of the way they control insect and rodent pests.
The majority of owl species have cryptic plumage colors that help camouflage them as they roost by day. These colors are mostly com-prised of browns, rusts, black, and white. Varied species have “horns” or large ear tufts that make the owls look bigger and help with camouflage.
Many owls time their breeding to coincide with the peak abun-dance of prey. Some species such as the Snowy Owl will skip a breed-ing season if there is a perceived lack of prey for young. Last year saw a southward irruption (mass migration due to collapse of food supply) of juvenile Snowy Owls from their Arctic range. It is un-known why the arctic prey popula-tion of lemmings collapsed. Snowy Owls, which are diurnal (daytime) predators, were observed foraging for food in 33 states. The Newport and Jamestown areas saw as many as four Snowy Owl juveniles during this time.
There are a number of per-manent resident owl species on Aquidneck Island. Great Horned Owls, Barn Owls, Barred Owls, East-ern Screech Owls and an occasion-al Long-eared Owl inhabit various habitats across the region. Howev-er, mated pairs and juvenile Short-eared Owls regularly visit Newport County in the winter and can be found hunting over open habitats such as farm fields, marshes and meadows. They forage mostly at night but can be found hunting by day. They usually depart in mid-march for their mating and nest-ing areas in northern Canada and Alaska.
The Great Horned Owl is a large and powerful nocturnal raptor that is found across Newport County. This species has prominent ear tufts on the sides of its head re-sembling large horns. It has a body length of almost 2 feet with a wing-span of about 4 feet. It has very broad wings and tail, similar to the Red-tailed Hawk. It is capable of lifting 3 times its own body weight of approximately 2.6 pounds. The Great Horned Owl emerges at dusk and will survey an open area from its favorite perch for almost any type of prey. It will take small ro-dents, rabbits, skunks, opossum, snakes, other owls, roosting hawks, and birds as large as grouse, Night-Herons, and American Bittern.
This impressive species is the first to enter its mating and nest-ing season, usually in early Decem-ber. There have been reports from across the island of the familiar duet of paired adults which con-sists of low hooting, accelerating at first, and then closing with 2 longer hoos. A nighttime walk through some of the “greener” regions of the island may offer a first hand experience with a pair of courting owls.
On Friday, December 21, 2012 the Norman Bird Sanctuary will offer a guided, family Owl Prowl through the preserve from 6pm-7:30pm. Reservations are sug-gested for this event. For more information visit: www.norman-birdsanctuary.org or call 401-846-2577. For more information on owl species visit the Cornell Univer-sity Ornithology website: http://www.allaboutbirds.org or visit the Rhode Island Audubon Society at: http://asri.org
Jack Kelly, a native Newporter, is a wildlife photographer and na-
ture enthusiast who enjoys sharing his
experiences with others.
Snowy owl. (Photo Bob Weaver)
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31 Old Beach RoadGeorge Champlin Mason House ~ 1873
29 Elm StreetThird and Elm Press ~ Pre 1750
25 Willow Street ~ 1757
63 Ayrault StreetHon. Henry Harrison Fay House ~ 1871
46 Division StreetRev. Samuel Hopkins House ~ 1710
20 School St., Benjamin Marsh House ~ 1845
40 Division St., Lucas-Johnston House ~ 1721
142 Mill St., Tillinghast House ~ 1758
43 Everett StreetThe J. Giffiths Masten House ~ 1883
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hop on the Jingle bikes!First it was LED lighting, now
one local group is promoting “PED” lighting.
On Saturday, Dec. 15, island residents are invited to join Bike Newport as they illuminate a tree perched atop the Bowen’s Wharf Flag Mast using a pair of specially designed “Jingle Bikes.”
Using nothing but pedal pow-er, the three-story mast will come alive for the holidays – and remain lit as long as someone remains in the saddle.
The festivities are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. just outside the Seamen’s Church Institute, with music and hot cocoa on hand.
Once lit, the installation will be
open to the public daily from Dec. 15 - Jan. 1.
The stationary bikes power a set of surprisingly strong genera-tors, which were purchased by Bike Newport through a donation by People’s Credit Union.
According to the group, they plan on using similar set-ups at other events throughout the year, powering everything from cell phone chargers to smoothie mak-ers.
Also making the installation pos-sible were donations from New-port Bicycle and Bowen’s Wharf. For more information, contact Bike Newport at (401) 324-9690.
The holiday season is a great time to experience all that New-port has to offer. Many attractions have special exhibits this month, but they’re well worth a visit at any time of year. Here’s a selection, in-cluding their holiday open dates and hours:
International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum, Newport Ca-sino, Bellevue Ave. Open 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission. 849-3990. www.tennisfame.com.
Museum and Shop at the Brick Market, 127 Thames St., open daily 10 a.m. in December (closed 12/25). 841-8770.
Newport Art Museum, 76 Bel-levue Ave. Open Tues.-Sat. 10 – 4 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. Closed Dec. 25. Admission, ongoing exhibits in Dec. 848-8200. www.newportart-museum.org.
Newport Historical Society Museum and Library, 82 Touro
St. Open Tues. – Fri., 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. – noon. 846-0813.
Newport Skating Center at the Newport Yachting Center, open 7 days a week, weather permitting, hours vary per day with extend-ed hours during school vacation weeks. $7 adult, $5 child under 11 yrs., 846-3018. www.skatenewport.com.
Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 847-8720.
Preservation Society of New-port County, Bellevue Ave. The Breakers, 44 Ochre Point Ave.; The Elms, Bellevue Ave.; Marble House, Bellevue Ave. Three great houses adorned with period-inspired or-naments, elaborate yuletide deco-rations, fresh flowers, trees, wreaths and garlands. The Breakers, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.; The Elms and Marble House, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Admission. All three houses $28 adult, $9 children 6-17
yrs. For more: 847-1000 or www.newportmansions.org. Properties closed Christmas Day.
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave. Open Monday, Friday and Sat-urday 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Tues-day – Thursday from 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Sunday from 1 – 5 p.m. 847-0292.
Touro Synagogue, 72 Touro Street. Winter tour hours: Sundays every half hour from 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Loeb Visitors Center open Sundays from 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Closed Sunday 12/25, open Monday 12/26, open Sunday 1/1. Adults $12, seniors $10, students & military $8, children under 12 free. For more information: 401-847-4794 or tourosynagogue.org.
Trinity Church, Queen Anne Square. Open Sundays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. $2 donation suggest-ed. 846-0660.
The Newport Public Education Foundation announced a second round of Classroom Enrichment grants that will benefit students in Newport Public Schools.
Save the Bay Nature Series grant was awarded to Terry Mey at Crans-ton-Calvert Elementary School.
Common Core English Language Arts Integration with Content Cur-riculum was awarded to Claire Mey for third graders at Cranston-Cal-vert Elementary School.
A Character Education Through Dance grant was received by Mi-chael Franco at Coggeshall Ele-mentary.
From Farm to Sea: the Ecology of a Coastal Farm and Narragan-
sett Bay grant was awarded to Eliz-abeth Gibbs at Thompson Middle School
Preserving & Protecting Nar-ragansett Bay and its Watershed grant was awarded to Suzanne Dunbar from Thompson Middle School
Does this Book Make Me Look Fat? grant was awarded to June McGreavy at Rogers High School
The total amount of grants re-ceived was $7,750. This round of classroom enrichments grants brings this year’s total to $17,900. Additional Community Enrichment Grants will be announced after Jan. 1.
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The 5th Annual Slideshow and Fundraiser for Clean Ocean Access will take place on January 25 & 26 at 7 p.m. at Easton’s Point Pub, 116 Aquid-neck Ave. in Middletown. Tick-ets are on sale now at Easton’s Point. The event will showcase the success and accomplish-ments of all the volunteers of Clean Ocean Access in addi-tion to showing surf footage and experiences from previous years. A raffle/silent-auction will be held to raise funds for upcoming events. For more in-formation, visit Facebook.com/cleanoceanaccess. Shop Locally
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Thursday, Dec. 13Blithewold Mansion – 6-8 p.m.. A family holiday sing-along event with storyteller Chris Carbone. Then Santa arrives to read “The Night Before Christmas.” Cookies and hot cocoa will be served. Cost is $17 for adults; $10 children. Seat-ing limited; advance registration required; visit www.blithewold.org or call 253-2707. 101 Ferry Rd. (Route 114), Bristol.
Saturday, Dec. 15Santa Claus at Agway10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pet photo with San-ta at Agway, 1345 East Main Rd., Portsmouth.
Saturday, Dec. 15Santa Claus at Clock Tower ShopsNoon-2 p.m. Santa, cookie deco-rating and visiting fire truck.
Sunday, Dec. 16Santa Claus at Marble HouseNoon – 3 p.m. The jolly old elf will visit with children and hear their Christmas wish list, refreshments, regular daytime admission, 847-1000, newportmansions.org.
Friday, Dec. 21Santa Claus at O’Briens5-8 p.m. Live music with Joop & Jake. Hot chocolate, sweets & crafts. Santa arrives at 6:30.
Sunday, Dec. 23Santa Claus at The ElmsNoon – 3 p.m. refreshments, regu-lar daytime admission, 847-1000, newportmansions.org.
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Santa at Blithewold. (Photo by Jen Carter)
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children’s reading hour at the redwoodBy Katherine Imbrie
Novelist Gloria Nagy appeared to be a natural at holding children’s attention as she read to about 15 local youngsters on Wednesday af-ternoon in the Redwood Library’s Harrison Room.
Many of the children had come to the library from the Boys & Girls Club to hear Nagy read from her newest book, a children’s Christ-mas fable called “The Wizard Who Wanted to be Santa.”
Nagy and her husband, Richard Saul Wurman, are well known in Newport for their community in-volvement as well as for their ca-reer accomplishments – she as an author, and he as a self-described “information architect” and winner last year of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Design Museum.
The role of children’s book writ-er is a new one for Nagy, but it seemed on Wednesday as if she’d been doing it for years. (It may help that she’s a mother and a grand-mother.)
After encouraging the children to come in close and sit in a semi-
circle around her on a rug, the red-haired Nagy read softly but with great feeling from her tale of a wicked wizard who is so jealous of Santa Claus that he sets up an elec-tion to try to replace him in chil-dren’s hearts. In the end, however, children are wiser than to allow themselves to be fooled by a trick-ster wizard, and they vote for Santa.
“It’s about elections, and we’ve
just had an election, haven’t we?” said Nagy as she introduced herself to the children. “Of course, you are not old enough to vote yet, but you will be.”
Following the reading, there were refreshments for the children and a copy of the book for each of them to take home.
The reading was part of an ini-tiative by the Redwood to engage children from the Boys & Girls Club in library activities.
Local author Gloria Nagy read from her newest book “The Wizard Who Wanted to be Santa” as part of a children’s program at the Redwood Library. (Photos by Nila Asciolla)
“Poor old Santa was quite in de-spair – He even considered dyeing his hair. When tired at last he went to his bed, and fell fast asleep with his cap on his head. And during the night Santa did dream, And Erak his helper appeared on the scene. ‘Santa,’ he whispered, ‘So sweet and so dear, Just be who you are and the children will hear, A voice like an angel as good as your heart. The children will know – children are smart.’”– Excerpt from “The Wizard Who Wanted to be Santa,” by Gloria Nagy
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Christmas is almost upon us, and as the days get shorter before the big day, it ’s time to get your holiday shopping done. We at Newport This Week offer here some suggestions, in several dif-ferent price ranges, for finding some-thing special for everyone on your list. Happy shopping!
The Gift of GivingMany parents and grand-
parents are looking for ways to teach chil-dren the importance of giving to others. One local grand-mother of-fered this idea, which she uses with her grand-children: “Ev-ery year, sev-eral weeks before Christmas, I give each of my grandchildren $20, telling them that it is to be spent on gifts for others. Only af-ter they can tell me what and for whom they’ve spent the $20 do they get their Christmas gifts in the mail from me.”
Under $25Milk- or dark chocolate cov-ered Oreos decorated with sugar and fondant wreaths,
candy canes or stars, individually wrapped, $1.50, available at New-port Sweet Shoppe, 82 William St., 619-4600, www.newportsweet-shoppe.com.
The Preservation Society of Newport County boasts its own line of tasty foodstuffs,
including horseradish, mustards, lemon curd, raspberry fudge sauce, salad dressings, $3.75-$7.25, Mu-seum Store at Bannister’s Wharf, 1 Bannister’s Wharf, 849-9900, www.newportmansions.org.
Iron Mouse from SF Imports, $5.50, great for a cheese platter, available at New-
port Spice Company, 24 Franklin St., 846-8400, www.newportspice.com.
The all-natural pumice Sweater Stone, $7, will help keep sweaters and fine knits
as smooth as new, available at Toci, 18 Franklin St., 848-9600, www.thi-sistoci.com.
Scrabble tile pendants, $7.95, available at Island Books, 575 East Main Rd.,
Middletown, 849-2665 or 135 Spring St., 619-5881.
Keep one, or a few boxes on hand for unexpected gift giving, six and eight piece
boxes of truffles, $7.50, or half-pound box of assorted chocolates, $14.95, available at Newport Sweet Shoppe, 82 William St., 619-4600, www.newportsweetshoppe.com.
Moroccanoil Hair Products, $10 up, available at Spa Terre, Hotel Viking, 1 Bellevue Ave.,
848-1818, hotelviking.com.
Croft & Barrow quilted vests for her, $18, available at La-bels for Less, 796 Aquidneck
Ave., Middletown.
Beach sand snowflake or-naments, crafted with sand from First, Second or Third
Beach, $19.95 each, available at Is-land Books, 575 East Main Rd., Mid-dletown, 849-2665 or 135 Spring St., 619-5881.
Lemon & Line bracelets, lo-cally made, available in many styles and colors, $25,
available at Island Outfitters, 473 Thames St., 849-9215, www.island-outfitters.com.
Nautical-themed cocktail ac-coutrements, bottle open-ers, stoppers, $5-$30, Mu-
seum Store at Bannister’s Wharf, 1 Bannister’s Wharf, 849-9900, www.newportmansions.org.
$25 - $50Begin art appreciation at an early age, Newport artist Deborah Grant’s bold prints
of hot air balloons, carousels and airplanes, $20-$30, will brighten any child’s room, available at Mi-chael Hayes for Kids, 206 Bellevue Ave., 846-8390.
Scarves by Softer Than Cash-mere for men and women, in a variety of colors, $28,
available at Island Outfitters, 473 Thames St., 849-9215, www.island-outfitters.com.
Dabba Walla lunch packs, $30 and back packs, $40 made from biodegradable
and recycled materials, available at Mimi’s for Kids, 154 Mill St., 619-1130, www.mimisforkidsnewport.com.
Salt and pepper grinders from Vic Firth, $34.95 up, available at Newport Spice
Company, 24 Franklin St., 846-8400, www.newportspice.com.
Among this year’s must-read books according to Bobb An-gel, owner of Spring Street
Books, is J.K. Rowling’s “Casual Va-cancy,” her first novel since the Har-ry Potter series, $35, available at Spring Street Books, 42 Spring St., 619-3323, www.springstreetbook-sri.com.
Ina Garten’s “Barefoot Con-tessi Foolproof,” $35, is the best new cook book on the
shelves says Judy Crosby, own-er of Island Books, 575 East Main Rd., Middletown, 849-2665 or 135 Spring St., 619-5881.
Classic L.L. Bean four-button ladies jacket with suede col-lar, $39.99, available at La-
bels for Less, 796 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown.
He’s Making a Listand
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Swarovski Crystal ring available at Jason & Co.
Wallet by Stephen Joseph $10 available at
Michael Hayes for Kids.
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F ine gifts and home decor Bridal registry
Swarovski encrusted ear buds by Deos available at Rib & Rhein.
Solar powered Mova Globe available at Rib & Rhein.
Dome-shaped artist palette paper weight by John Derian available at
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Salt and pepper grinders from Vic Firth available at
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Themed coaster sets featur-ing local beaches, nautical
charts and mermaids, sets of four, $44, designs also available on six- and eight-inch trivets, $39 and $45, available at Beach House, 42 West Main Rd., Middletown, 619-1917, www.beachhousenewport.com.
Delicate, stackable sterling silver bands by Denmark’s Spinning Jewelry range from
tastefully simple to more ornate, $30-$70, available at Jason & Co., 182 Thames St., 841-9900, www.ja-sonandco.com.
8 Count Fragrances, roll-on scents by Monique Bur-gess and Bethany Di Napoli,
$38, available at Karol Richardson, 24 Washington Square, 849-6612, www.karolrichardson.com.
Beer Making Kit, with mul-tiple flavors from Brooklyn Brew Shop, $39.95, available
at Newport Spice Company, 24 Franklin St., 846-8400, www.new-portspice.com.
Fun and funky vintage Mick-ey Mouse statue phone, the hello hand set will take you
back to another era, $50, available at Finer Consigner, 163 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown, 849-9162.
$50 - $100Tranquil Turtle by cloud-b creates soft ocean sounds in baby’s room and an under-
sea glow of waves moving or still, $52, available at Michael Hayes for Kids, 206 Bellevue Ave., 846-8390.
Decoupage paper weights by John Derian, $60, avail-ableat Cottage & Garden, 9
Bridge St., 848-8477, www.cottag-eandgardennewport.com.
Marc Jacob tech cases for your laptop, $62, iPad, $58 or iPhone, $34, available at Rib
& Rhein, 86 William St., 619-5767.
Duck twill Carhartt vests are warm, durable, come in four colors, and are perfect for
the man who works outdoors, $58 and $65, Freeman Graves & Sons, 1134 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown, 619-5303.
Myrtle standard topiaries, $65-$90, (smaller ones for $45), available at Cottage
& Garden, 9 Bridge St., 848-8477, www.cottageandgardennewport.com.
Sterling silver teardrop hoops, $90, available at Duris Studios, 26 Franklin St.,
849-1540, www.kevinduris.com.
Twenty-five minute mas-sage,$90, or Signature mani-cure, $54, or Signature ped-
icure, $78, available at Spa Terre, Hotel Viking, 1 Bellevue Ave., 848-1818, hotelviking.com.
Warm him up with a flip (re-versible) cotton knit sweater from Tommy Bahama, $98.
The color combinations: Blueber-ry/Gray, or Sky/Gray are particular-ly appealing, available at Michael Hayes Clothing, 204-206 Bellevue Ave., 19 Bowen’s Wharf, 849-1888, www.michaelhayesnewport.com.
Over $100Fur-lined leopard print Sper-ry Topsiders, $115, available at Sole Desire, 131 Swin-
burne Row, 846-0067.
Swarovski crystal ring, by Michelle Monroe, featuring a large pear-shaped cen-
ter stone in dark blue with white stones on sides on a bright rhodi-um band, $119, available at Jason & Co., 182 Thames St., 841-9900, www.jasonandco.com.
Dansko Professional Paint Splatter, multi-colored pat-ent leather clogs, $121, avail-
able at Sole Desire, 131 Swinburne Row, 846-0067.
Swarovski encrusted ear buds and clip over ear phones by Deos, $75 - $175,
available at Rib & Rhein. 86 William St., 619-5767.
Display sailboats, reproduc-tions of America’s Cup con-tenders, made of wood and
canvas, 1’-2 1/2’ in length, $80-$150, Museum Store at Bannister’s Wharf, 1 Bannister’s Wharf, 849-9900, www.newportmansions.org.
100% cotton, wind-block full-zip sweaters for men and women by Holebrook
of Sweden, $138 - $228, available at Island Outfitters, 473 Thames St., 849-9215, www.islandoutfitters.com.
Skinny jeans are not just for women, made by 34 Heri-tage, the jeans also are avail-
able in corduroy, $155 - $185, avail-able at Michael Hayes Clothing, 204-206 Bellevue Ave., 19 Bowen’s Wharf, 849-1888, www.michael-hayesnewport.com.
D.S. Dundee leather and cashmere jacket for him, $165, available at Rib & Rhe-
in. 86 William St., 619-5767.
Vintage, red Bakelite rota-ry dial telephone (plug has been updated for modern
use), $225, available at Cottage & Garden, 9 Bridge St., 848-8477, www.cottageandgardennewport.com.
Solar powered Mova Globe, $250, continuously rotating just like the earth, comes in
traditional blues or sleek black and grey, available at Rib & Rhein. 86 William St., 619-5767.
‘Way Over’ $100Warm, wonderful, and sim-ply elegant Casmari felted
cashmere jackets and sweaters, hand knit from Scottish cashmere yarn, $400-$950, available at Toci, 18 Franklin St., 848-9600, www.thi-sistoci.com.
Electrified smoke jar lanterns come in blues, purples and
clear etched glass, $525 up, avail-able at Spring Fever, 235 Spring St., 849-3707, www.springfeverri.com.
14k Sundisc Pendant with ruby and diamonds on gold chain, $600, available at
Duris Studios, 26 Franklin St., 849-1540, www.kevinduris.com.
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Christmas cookies to take home and share with your friends and family.Every Sunday afternoon in December from 3pm, $15pp
Pommery Champagne Dinner December 14thFive courses prepared by Chef Jonathan Cartwright
each paired with the perfect Pommery Champagne, $125 pp
Christmas Eve Dinner December 24thGather friends and family around you and celebrate the holidays
in our elegantly decorated MUSE restaurant. Enjoy a 4-course dinner with live piano music and
immerse yourself in the spirit of Christmas. From 6pm, $80pp
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Holiday Lantern Tours of Historic Newport, 4:30 p.m., departing from the Brick Market Museum & Shop, 127 Thames St. Learn the history of winter holiday traditions and hear how the colonists in Newport did or did not celebrate the holidays. Reservations required. Weather per-mitting. $12 adults, $10 NHS mem-bers and children, 841-8770, new-porthistory.org
Students’ Impressions of Christ-mas in Newport, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Newport Yacht Club, Long Wharf. Art show by Newport Schools K-12 students and US Postal Service commemorative postmark for Christmas in Newport, free, 846-9410.
Friday, December 14National Museum of American Illustration exhibit, featuring an exhibit of Maxfield Parrish The Ret-rospective, 11-5 p.m., 492 Bellevue Ave.Self guided tour. $18 adults, $16 seniors (60+) and military, $12 students. 851-8949X18. www.americanillustration.org
Holiday Lantern Tours of Historic Newport, 4:30 p.m., see Dec. 13 for details.
Christmas at Mount Zion, 31-33 Van Zandt Ave., 7 p.m., local musi-cians come together to celebrate ‘The Reason for the Season,’ free will offering, 847-3493.
Saturday, December 15UnDecked Halls: Behind the Scenes at Doris Duke’s Mansion, Rough Point, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 680 Bellevue Ave., view the first floor of heiress Doris Duke’s Newport mansion, learn about the winter caretaking traditions, and get a rare glimpse into Duke’s tropical Hawai-ian holiday. Refreshments served in the decorated staff wing, an area
not ordinarily open to the public. Tours offered every ½ hour, $10 adults, $8 children ages 5-12 and free under 5, tickets sold at the door, NewportRestoration.org.
“Holiday Glow” Open House, 2-4 p.m. Seamen’s Church Institute, 18 Market Sq. Enjoy the Holiday Glow of this National Historic Reg-ister site and stay for warm cider or hot chocolate, free, www.Sea-mensNewport.org.
23rd Annual Christmas In “Sign,” sponsored by the James L. Maher Center, 3 p.m., Stanford White Ca-sino Theatre at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, 9 Freebody St. Christmas songs performed in black light and in sign language. Admission $6 adults, children $4, 846-4600, www.mahercenter.org.
Holiday Lantern Tours of Histor-ic Newport, 4:30 p.m., departing from the Brick Market Museum & Shop, 127 Thames St. See Dec. 13 for details.
Sunday, December 16Visit with Santa Claus at Marble House, noon – 3 p.m., Bellevue Ave. The jolly old elf will visit with children and hear their Christmas wish lists. Refreshments. Regular daytime admission charge, 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org.
Spring Street Christmas Stroll between Memorial Blvd. and City Hall, shops and galleries will be open until 8 p.m. the last two Sun-days before Christmas, 401-261-3980.
Music in the Galleries, 2-3:30 p.m., Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. Museum members $10, non-members $15. Reserva-tions recommended, 848-8200, www.NewportArtMuseum.org.
Traditional Christmas Tea at St. Columba’s Chapel Parish Hall, 3-5 p.m., 55 Vaucluse Ave., Middle-town. Bring your friends and enjoy an oasis of calm in a busy season. $10 adults, $5 children, 846-3502, www.stcolumbaschapel.org.
“Madeline Meets the Nutcrack-er,” Rhode Island’s ballet theatre, 3 p.m., Stanford White Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St. A holi-day dance show for children and families to introduce children to the culture and fun of ballet. $25 per person – reserved seating, 847-5301, www.riballet.org or [email protected].
“Christmas On Historic Hill,” Ser-vice of Lessons and Carols, Trinity Church, Queen Anne Sq., 4 p.m., a candlelight service featuring the choir and clergy of Trinity Church, free will offering, 846-0660, www.trinitynewport.org.
Celebrate the Christmas sea-son with music at First Presbyte-rian Church of Newport, 7 p.m., Broadway and Everett St. Carols, anthems and special music. Instru-ments, handbells, sanctuary choir, soloists and small ensembles, free, 847-1749.
St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble (Russia) in Concert, 7 p.m., Em-manuel Church, 42 Dearborn St. This ensemble will present a dazzling concert of Russian cho-
ral music and folk songs for the season. $20 suggested donation. 847-0675. www.EmmanuelNew-port.org.
Monday, December 17“A Living Nativity” presented by Cluny School, 75 Brenton Rd., 6 p.m., outdoor presentation is about 30 minutes long. Live ani-mals and choral music enhance this annual reenactment of the first Christmas. Hot chocolate and sweets served. Please bring a blan-ket and flashlight. Rain or inclem-ent weather date is Dec. 17. Free, 841-9753, clunyschool.org.
Giant Holiday Gingerbread House, 8 a.m.- 9 p.m., open daily at the Newport Marriott Hotel, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free with canned good donation for charity. 849-1000.
Tuesday, December 18Silver Tea at Edward King Senior Center, 1-3 p.m., 35 King St. This elegant tea is a longstanding tradition at the King House. Free, reservations suggested. 846-7426. www.edwardkinghouse.org.
Thompson Middle School Win-ter Concert, 7 p.m., Thompson Middle School, Broadway. Featur-ing beginning band, orchestra and chorus. Bake sale at intermission. Admission is $5 per person, $3 stu-dents, $10 for a family of 4.
Wednesday, December 19Thompson Middle School Win-ter Concert, 7 p.m., Thompson Middle School, Broadway. Featur-ing advanced band, orchestra and chorus. Bake sale at intermission. Admission is $5 per person, $3 stu-dents, $10 for a family of 4.
Thursday, December 20Holiday Lantern Tours of Histor-ic Newport, 4:30 p.m., departing from the Brick Market Museum & Shop, 127 Thames St. See Dec. 13 for details.
Friday, December 21National Museum of American Illustration exhibit, Maxfield Par-rish The Retrospective, 11-5 p.m., See Dec. 14 for details.
Holiday Lantern Tours of Histor-ic Newport, 4:30 p.m., departing from the Brick Market Museum & Shop, 127 Thames St. See Dec. 13 for details.
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Saturday, December 22“Hoppy Holidays!” noon – 5 p.m., Coastal Extreme Brewing Co., 293 JT Connell Rd. Ornament-making for the little ones, refreshments and lots of holiday cheer. Adults $10 which includes a souvenir Hoppy Holidays pint glass, chil-dren are free. Visit events page at www.NewportStorm.com for ticket and event details.
Holiday Lantern Tours of Historic Newport, 4:30 p.m., see Dec. 13.
20th Annual Messiah & Carol Sing: “The Christmas Story,” 7 p.m., Emmanuel Church, Spring & Dearborn Sts. Swanhurst Chorus will feature much of the Christ-mas portion of Handel’s Messiah and the telling of the Christmas Story. Bring your own score and sing along. Wassail Bowl reception following. Admission $10, $5 for children 12 and under, 682-1630, www.Swanhurst.org.
Sunday, December 23 Visit with Santa Claus at The Elms, noon – 3 p.m., Bellevue Ave. The jolly old elf will visit with chil-dren and hear their Christmas wish lists. Refreshments. Regular day-time admission charge, 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org.
Spring Street Christmas Stroll between Memorial Blvd. and City Hall, shops and galleries will be open until 8 p.m., 261-3980.
Giant Holiday Gingerbread House, 8 a.m.- 9 p.m., open daily at the Newport Marriott hotel, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free with canned good donation for charity. 849-1000.
Monday, December 24 Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols, 4 p.m., St. John’s On The Point, Willow and Washing-ton Sts. Service patterned after that presented at King’s College, Cambridge, opening with “Once in Royal David’s City.” Free will of-fering, 682-1630, www.saintjohns-newport.org.
Family Centered Carol Service at Newport Congregational Church, 5 p.m. A Christmas Eve service of familiar carols, every-one is welcome, 73 Pelham St. at corner of Spring St. Free, 619-5109, [email protected].
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Tuesday, December 25 A Joyous Christmas to All
Wednesday, December 26 42nd Annual Christmas in New-port Candlelight Tour of Historic Private Homes, 4-7 p.m. Maps available at the Newport Visitor Information Center in mid-Decem-ber. $3 per house, payable atthe door of each house, different houses open each day of tour. 293-0965. No advance reservations are necessary.
Art Camp, Turning Trash into Treasure (Grades 2-5), 3-day camp (Dec. 26-28), 9-2 p.m. all three days, Newport Art Museum Cole-man Center, 26 Liberty St. Must pre-register. Museum members $140, non-members $165. 848-8200, www.NewportArtMuseum.org.
Art Camp: Bring Your Own Device: Film making on your phone or tab-let (Teens), 3-day camp (Dec. 26-28), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. all three days, Newport Art Museum Coleman Center, 26 Liberty St. Must pre-register. Museum members $140, nonmembers $165. 848-8200, www.NewportArtMuseum.org.
Holiday Train Ride on the Old Colony & Newport Railway, 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m., Newport Depot, 19 America’s Cup Ave. Narrated train ride through Newport Naval Sta-tion and along scenic Narragansett Bay. Travel in heated vintage rail cars like those that brought Gilded Age visitors to Newport. Reserva-tions suggested. Order tickets at www.ocnrr.com or 849-0546. Adult Coach seats $10, Senior Coach seats (60 or older) $8, Child coach (13 or younger) $6; First Class (Par-lor Car) is $13.50 regardless of age and children must be at least 7 to ride in the parlor car.
Thursday, December 27 42nd Annual Christmas in New-port Candlelight Tour of Historic Private Homes, 4-7 p.m. See Dec. 26 for details.
Holiday Train Ride on the Old Colony & Newport Railway, 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. See Dec. 26 for Holiday Lantern Tours of Historic Newport, 4:30 p.m., see Dec. 8 for details.
Friday, December 28 42nd Annual Christmas in New-port Candlelight Tour of Historic Private Homes, 4-7 p.m. See Dec. 26 for details.
UnDecked Halls: Behind the Scenes at Doris Duke’s Mansion, Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave., 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., see Dec. 8 for details.
National Museum of American Illustration exhibit of Maxfield Parrish The Retrospective, 11-5 p.m., see Dec. 7 for details.
Holiday Train Ride on the Old Colony & Newport Railway, 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m., see Dec. 26 for details.
Holiday Lantern Tours of Historic Newport, 4:30 p.m., see Dec. 6.
Saturday, December 29 Holiday Train Ride on the Old Colony & Newport Railway, 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m., see Dec. 26 for details.
Holiday Lantern Tours of Historic Newport, 4:30 p.m., see Dec. 6 for details.
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Let It SnowOh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve no place to go, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
It doesn’t show signs of stopping, And I’ve bought some corn for popping,The lights are turned way down low, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
When we finally kiss goodnight, How I’ll hate going out in the storm! But if you’ll really hold me tight, All the way home I’ll be warm. The fire is slowly dying, And, my dear, we’re still good-bying, But as long as you love me so, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
I’ll Be Home for ChristmasI’ll be home for Christmas,You can plan on mePlease have snow and mistletoe, And presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me, Where the lovelight gleamsI’ll be home for Christmas, If only in my dreams
I’ll be home for Christmas, You can plan on mePlease have snow and mistletoe, And presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me, Where the lovelight gleamsI’ll be home for Christmas, If only in my dreams
Jingle BellsDashing through the snow, In a one horse open sleigh O’er the fields we go, Laughing all the way Bells on bob tails ring, Making spirits bright What fun it is to laugh and sing, A sleighing song tonight Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride, In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a ride And soon Miss Fanny Bright, Was seated by my side The horse was lean and lank, Misfortune seemed his lot We got into a drifted bank, And then we got upsot
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride, In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh yeah Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride, In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh
White ChristmasI’m dreaming of a white Christmas,just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know Where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, with every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white
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Joy to the WorldJoy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing,And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. Joy to the world, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as, the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders, of His love.
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Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be lightFrom now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Make the Yule-tide gay,From now on, our troubles will be miles away.
Here were are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore.Faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more.
Through the years we all will be together, If the Fates allowHang a shining star upon the highest bough. And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun Now the jingle hop has begun.
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square In the frosty air.What a bright time, it’s the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the clock Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet That’s the jingle bell, That’s the jingle bell, That’s the jingle bell rock.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la‘Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laDon we now our gay apparel Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.See the blazing Yule before us. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laStrike the harp and join the chorus. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laFollow me in merry measure. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laWhile I tell of Yule-tide treasure. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laFast away the old year passes. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laHail the new year, lads and lasses Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laSing we joyous, all together. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laheedless of the wind and weather. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Frosty the Snowman, Was a jolly happy soulWith a corncob pipe and a button nose, And two eyes made out of coal
Frosty the Snowman, Is a fairytale they sayHe was made of snow, But the children know, How he came to life one day
There must have been some magic, In that old silk hat they foundFor when they placed it on his head, He began to dance around
Frosty the Snowman, Was alive as he could beAnd the children say, He could laugh and play, Just the same as you and me
Frosty the Snowman, Knew the sun was hot that daySo he said let’s run, And we’ll have some fun, Now before I melt away
Down to the village, With a broomstick in his handRunning here and there all around the square, Saying catch me if you can
He led them down the streets of town, Right to the traffic copAnd he only paused a moment when, He heard him holler stop
Frosty the Snowman, Had to hurry on his wayBut he waved goodbye, Saying don’t you cry, I’ll be back again some day
Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ, the Saviour is born Christ, the Saviour is born
Silent night, holy night Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
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By Shawna E.M. SnyderOne morning recently, I men-
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When I first heard of the “Elf on the Shelf,” (a children’s picture book writ-ten by Ameri-can mother and daughter Car-ol Aebersold and Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart), I was intrigued by the potential power of a toy elf to keep kids in check while, at the same time, stimulating their imagination. Because of the popu-larity of the book, which came out in 2005, it’s become a December tradition in many families to bring their toy elf out from storage to prop on a shelf with a panoramic view of household activities. The idea is that the elf watches over the house during the day and flies back to the North Pole each eve-ning to report the day’s activities to Santa.
As a mother of two children, ages 4 and 5 years old, I watch them absorb the world around them and try to help them figure out how to navigate according to the principles of life. This task, while rewarding, can also require patience and compassion equal to that of a saint.
I admit, as silly as it may seem, I bought a toy elf, hoping that he would take on part of the respon-sibility of maintaining peace and sanity in our household. However, after some thought, I realized that
the elf should not be given the role of Santa’s spy, but rather he should be seen as a helpful elf.
After all, elves are supposed to be happy creatures who make toys. They’re not supposed to be tattle-tales. So, Alfie the Elf was adopted into our family as an elf who would help the girls use their good judgment. Rather than ar-gue and wrestle over a toy, for ex-ample, they would see the elf as a reminder that there is a better way to handle such a situation. Alfie is
here to help prevent naughtiness, not simply to observe and re-port back to Santa.
The elf sometimes gets a wee bit antsy sitting lonesome
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when no one is looking, so he can keep tabs on ev-
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a fragile lamp. The girls were astounded to find
him there, and the el-dest exclaimed, “Doesn’t Alfie know the rules?
Don’t jump on the furni-ture! He could have broken some-thing!” The youngest carefully re-moved Alfie and placed him next to a Santa doll, explaining that he would be closely watched by Santa so he should think twice before be-ing naughty. You see, Alfie, too, has a mischievous side, and sometimes he just can’t help himself. This idea resonated with my girls.
The next morning, there was a note tucked into Alfie’s pocket ad-dressed to our family that read, “I’m very sorry for climbing on your fur-niture - sometimes, it’s hard to be good all the time. I love you all! Yours truly, Alfie.”
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By Jonathan ClancyCraft beer has seen a dramatic rise in popularity in the past decade, with breweries popping up all over the country. Here in Newport, Cod-dington Brewing Company has been producing quality craft beer in their brewpub since 1995. Pa-trons enjoy quality pub fare paired with any of the seven rotating beers on tap and can even take home a 64-ounce growler of their favorite brews. Head brewer Marshall Right-er joined the team as head brewer in 1999 and has been busy brew-ing the pub’s more than two dozen styles since then. Righter, 46, grew up in a small town just outside of Reading, Pennsylvania, birthplace of the American Pilsner. He studied the art of brewing at Siebel Institute in Chicago and later worked at the Boston Beer Works Brewpub just outside of Fenway Park in Boston. Righter resides in Westerly with his wife and three children. I grew up drinking Yuengling and Schmidt. I have a soft spot for a good lager. I really like Vienna lager, but in general I just love lagers. When I started brewing in 1995, there weren’t as many brewpubs as there are now. It was sort of crazy at the time to do it. I was really going to school with no job in mind. So it’s cool now to see all these new breweries popping up. I learned a lot during my time as a brewer in Boston. There were sev-en brewers at Boston Beer Works, and we all graduated from Siebel. It was a nice little think tank of brew-ers at the time. I still keep in touch with some of those friends. Brewing can be pretty hazardous. You can get burnt with hot liquid or chemicals. The most dangerous thing would be going into a tank with carbon dioxide in it and be-ing overcome. You need to pay at-tention to what you are doing. You could over-pressurize a tank and blow it up. My pet peeve in a brewery is sticky floors. People make fun of me because I’m so clean. There is a lot of cleaning and sanitization that comes along with being a brewer. The brewing scene in Rhode Island has changed. There are more breweries opening. One just opened up in Westerly. We’ve been able to share ideas, and in 2011 Der-ek Luke got a lot of the Rhode Island brewers together over at Newport Storm to collaborate on their ’11 sin-gle release series. We brewed a Bel-gian Strong Ale, which we aged in
Thomas Tew rum barrels, and bottle conditioned with Aquidneck honey. In the brewing industry people are very open with each other. You can ask anyone anything and kind of just walk in and check things out, whereas in the food industry I think people can be a bit more guarded. Usually I don’t deviate from styles, but we do have an imperial IPA right now that I brewed with whisky staves from Sons of Liberty distill-ery over in South Kingstown, which that style doesn’t call for. A stave is a long board, and it’s toasted. There are different levels of toast, which add aromas and flavors. We also do a Belgian Style Triple, we’ve done a Kriek aged in oak barrels, and we do a Belgian White, which is one of my favorite wheat beers. My guilty pleasure light beer is our Golden Ale. It’s always on tap, and I’ve been known to mix it with soda water in the summer when it’s really hot. It’s like Gatorade. It’s very thirst-quenching. My favorite seasonal beer here would be the Winter Warmer. The base is much like a Belgian Triple, but I add ground figs. The figs add a silky sweetness to the finish. This beer pairs well with our whisky steak or a tenderloin salad. We have two winter seasonal beers. The other we call Inverino Calentador. It’s brewed with floor malted barley and blue
agave, and fermented with Belgian tenor. It’s lighter in color with a dry tart taste. This pairs really well with baked or sautéed seafood. I try to make every beer a spe-cialty. I take a lot of pride in having a clean light pilsner. There’s no room to hide anything in there. If some-thing is wrong with it, it’s going to stick out like a sore thumb.
Jonathan Clancy, of Middletown, He has over ten years
experience in the food industry.
menuFrench Onion Soup $5.50 Pub Style Chili $5.95
Portuguese Scallops $22.95 German Sausages $15.95 Chicken Piccata $16.95
Seven beers are on tap and rotate daily. Prices range from $5 a pint to $6.50 depending on alcohol content. Styles in-clude Golden Ale, Blueberry, IPA, Imperial IPA, Dunkleweiss, Pumpkin Ale, Oatmeal Stout, Porter, Irish Red, Pilsner, and many more.
Head Brewer Marshall Righter. (Photo by Jonathan Clancy)
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Penne alla NormaPenne pasta sautéed with eggplant, garlic and basil
in our homemade tomato sauce topped with fresh ricotta cheese
Petto di Pollo RipienoChicken breast stuffed with asparagus, fontina and prosciutto cotto ham
served in a tomato and light cream sauce with oven roasted potatoes
We will be closed Dec. 23 - Jan. 7
REOPENING JAN 8 at 5pmThank you for another great year!
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Family NightCelebrating Our 32nd Year in Business
Friday, Dec. 21st, 5-8 pmParents & Caretakers RELAX while the
kids are entertained!Live Music with Joop & Jake
Hot Chocolate, Sweets & Crafts
Santa Claus will be arriving at 6:30!!
Have a Happy, Healthy and SafeHoliday Season
From All of Us at O’Brien’s
Happy Holidays
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Eight Bells LectureThe Eight Bells Lecture Series pres-ents Andrew Tabak discussing his book, “Fort Devens, From Boys to Men,” Naval War College Museum, 12 p.m., free and open to the pub-lic but advance reservations re-quired, limited seating, 841-2101.
Business After Hours Join the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly after hours gathering at Child & Family, 31 John Clarke Rd., Middletown, 5-7 p.m., members free/non-members $25, 401-847-1608 or [email protected].
“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare”Informal group meets weekly to give interpretive readings of Shakespeare’s works, Redwood Li-brary, 50 Bellevue Ave., 5 p.m., $2, 401-847-0292, www.RedwoodLi-brary.org.
Shakespeare in MiddletownFans gather weekly to read and en-joy works of the Bard, Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Rd., 5 p.m., free.
Newport Gallery NightLocal galleries host evening hours, 5-8 p.m.
Ladies Night Savvy shoppers enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres and 25% off everything at the Newport Mansions Store on Bannister’s Wharf, 5-9 p.m.
FridayDecember 14
“Miracle on 34th Street”Free screening of holiday classic at the Edward King House, 35 King St., 1 p.m.
“A Christmas Carol”St. Michael’s Country Day School Acting Workshop presents classic tale, 180 Rhode Island Ave., 7 p.m., free, 401-849-5970 ext. 330.
Improv Comedy Lightening-fast interactive com-edy with the Bit Players, Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, 8 p.m., 401-849-3473, www.Fire-houseTheater.org.
Opening ReceptionJamestown Arts Market preview reception, Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley St., 5-8 p.m., www.James-townArtCenter.org.
Comedy HypnosisBruce James performs, Newport Grand, 150 Adm. Kalbfus Rd., 9 p.m., 18+, 401-849-5000, www.NewportGrand.com.
SaturdayDecember 15
Celebrity Bell RingingLocal celebrities ring the bell for The Salvation Army on Bowen’s Wharf from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and at Stop and Shop on JT Connell Hwy, 2-4 p.m.
Santa’s WorkshopPortsmouth High School Student Council hosts morning full of kids’ activities in the high school caf-eteria, Education Ln., Portsmouth, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., activities, movies, crafts, stories, games, ages pre-K to Grade 2, drop off by 9:10 a.m., Santa arrives at 11:15 a.m., canned goods donations welcome, 401-683-2124.
Aquidneck Growers’ MarketLocally 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.
Trio of ClownsThe Piccolini Players present “Circus in a Trunk,” music, physi-cal comedy, juggling, acrobatics, Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 10:30 a.m., free, no registration, just drop in, ages 4 and up.
Christmas Cookies for a CauseCookie decorating party to benefit the charity Give Kids the World, decorate cookies, cocoa, games, Hyatt Regency, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Black Dog Parade Canines and friends stroll around Bannister’s and Bowen’s wharves to benefit the Potter League, step off in front of the Black Dog Gen-eral Store, 33 Bannister’s Wharf, 12:30 p.m., refreshments, give-aways.
Teddy Bear TeaChildren and their families are in-vited to bring their favorite teddy bears to enjoy Castle Hill’s signa-ture high tea, and are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped teddy bear to donate to Child & Family, 590 Ocean Dr., 3:30-5 p.m., $25 per adult, reservations 401-849-3800.
“A Christmas Carol”5 p.m. See Saturday, Dec. 14 for details.
Improv Comedy 8 p.m. See Friday, Dec. 14.
SundayDecember 16
Musical SundaysDaniel Kutty plays a piano concert in Newport Library’s musical pro-gram at the Edward King House, 35 King St., 2 p.m., free.
100th Anniversary CelebrationPublic reception celebrating the 100th anniversary of the King fam-ily gifting the Edward King House to the city, 35 King St., 4-6 p.m.
Holiday Jam at Pyramid“Reasons” plays at the Pyramid Club, 32-34 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., 4-8 p.m., $10 at the door, in-cludes a light buffet, 207-1707.
mondayDecember 17
Diversions and EntertainmentsThe Newport Historical Society ex-hibits historic advertisements and highlights some popular forms of entertainment in 19th Century Newport. The Museum of Newport History at the Brick Market, 127 Thames St., daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., donation $4.
Swanhurst Hospital ConcertThe Swanhurst Chamber Singers will perform a capella arrange-ments of traditional holiday favor-ites as well as lesser-known works, Atrium at Newport Hospital, 2:30 pm., free, public welcome.
TuesdayDecember 18
Pre-K StorytimeStorytime for preschoolers at the Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 10:30 a.m., public welcome, free, drop in.
Lunch with the Artist SeriesRichard Tyre hosts a lunchtime discussion, “The Face in Medieval Sculpture: Maybe the ‘Dark Ages’ Were Full of Light,” 12 p.m., bring lunch, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 401-848-8200.
Portsmouth Library Book GroupJoin the library staff for a discus-sion of “Widow’s War,” by Sally Gun-ning, 2658 East Main Rd., 6:30 p.m., 401-683-9457, www.Portsmouth-Library.org.
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Stories and CraftsStory and craft time for K-Grade 4 at the Redwood Library, 50 Bellev-ue Ave., 3:30 p.m., public welcome, free, drop in.
ThursdayDecember 20
Frosty’s Magic Birthday PartyCelebrate Frosty’s birthday with magician Greg McAdams, New-port Public Library, 300 Spring St., 3:30 p.m., ages 4+, free, drop in, 401- 847-8720.
Thursday Book DiscussionMeet tonight to discuss, “Trapeze,” by Simon Mawber, Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 7 p.m., 401- 847-8720.
FridayDecember 21
Discover Colonial Newport in WinterHear stories of remarkable entre-preneurship and religious diversity during Newport’s colonial period, walking tour departs from Mu-seum of Newport History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m., $12, reservations suggested, 401-841-8770.
Holiday Lunch and MovieExecutive director of the Edward King House hosts lunch followed by “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 35 King St., noon, reservations required for lunch, 401- 846-7426.
SaturdayDecember 22
Aquidneck Growers’ MarketLocally 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.Discover Colonial Newport in WinterHear stories of remarkable entre-preneurship and religious diversity during Newport’s colonial period, walking tour departs from Mu-seum of Newport History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m., $12, reservations suggested, 401-841-8770.
Christmas Cookies for a Cause11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. See Satur-day, Dec. 15 for details.
“Elf” ScreeningTeen movie screening, Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd., 2 p.m., 401-683-9457, www.PortsmouthLibrary.org.
Redwood Book GroupMeet for a matinee showing of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the 60th anniversary edition of the 1951 classic film starring Alastair Sim, public welcome, free, Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 2:30 p.m., 401-847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.
Teddy Bear Tea3:30 p.m. See Saturday, Dec. 15.
Aine Minogue Annual Winter Solstice Concert Common Fence Music hosts the Annual Winter Solstice Concert with Irish harpist and vocalist Aine Minogue and fiddler Brendan Bulger, 933 Anthony Rd., Ports-mouth, hall opens at 7 p.m. for the “folk tailgate picnic,” concert 8 p.m., $20 in advance, $23 at door, 401-683-5085, www.Common-FenceMusic.org.
SundayDecember 23
Bird WalkJay Manning leads free guided bird walk at the Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, 8 a.m., no registra-tion necessary, bring binoculars, 401-846-2577, www.NormanBird-Sanctuary.org.
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The Fifth Element–DJ Maddog
Friday, December 14Middletown VFW – Karaoke, DJ Papa John, 8:30 p.m.
Narragansett Cafe–Rug Burn, 9:30 p.m.
Newport Blues Cafe–Sugarba-bies, 9:30 p.m.
Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Java Jive, 9 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub – TBA, 10 p.m.
Rhumbline –Ron Sanfilippo, 6:30-10 p.m.
The Chanler – Dick Lupino, Jack Martin, Paul Nagel, 6-10 p.m.
The Fifth Element–Mike Warner and the Ubiquitones
Saturday, December 15Hyatt Five 33 Lounge–Dave Manuel, 4-6 p.m.
Majestic Cruises–Dirty Deeds, boat boards 7:30 p.m.
Narragansett Cafe–Steve Smith & the Nakeds, 9:30 p.m.
Newport Blues Cafe–Separate Ways, 9:30 p.m.
Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–East Coast Rhythm, 9 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub – TBA, 10 p.m.
Rhumbline –Joe Parillo, 6:30-10 p.m.
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Sunday, December 16Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Fastnet Pub – Traditional Irish Music, 5-9 p.m.
Narragansett Cafe–Mike Crandall Band, 4-7 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub – Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.
The Fifth Element–Melissa Woolverton
Monday, December 17Fastnet–”Blue Monday”
Wednesday, December 19Noreys –James Montgomery, 9 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub – Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.
Sardella’s – Johnny Souza, Greg Wardson, Tom Pasquerelli, 7-9:30 p.m.
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Thompson Students Give to OthersBy Meg O’Neil
Members of Thompson Mid-dle School’s eighth grade student council traveled to Wal-Mart on Wednesday, Dec. 12 to help buy stocking stuffers for children in Child and Family of Newport Coun-ty group homes.
Under the leadership of French teacher Erika Hansson, each of the 12 members of the student coun-cil was allotted $25 to buy specific presents for boys and girls of vari-ous ages.
The students perused the aisles looking for the perfect stocking to fill, and then bought a variety of small gifts including make-up, scarves and gloves and perfume for girls, while Hot Wheels and cray-ons and other small toys were pur-chased for younger boys.
Hansson said that the students raised the money throughout the year by holding school dances and bake sales.
In addition to the stocking stuffers purchased by the eighth graders, the fifth grade student council held their first toy drive. On Thursday, the entire student coun-cil met after school to wrap the gifts, which will be brought over to Child & Family next week.
For eighth grader Juliana DiMeg-lio, giving to others who are less fortunate is what the holiday sea-son is all about. “I wish I could see the kid’s faces on Christmas morn-ing, just to know that they are hap-py,” she said. “It makes me feel really good to know that we are helping these kids receive presents on a day where they may not have got-ten anything in the past.”
For Landa Patterson from Child & Family, the volunteerism of kids from Thompson Middle School is greatly appreciated. “We couldn’t do it without our donors like the kids at Thompson Middle School,” she said. “It’s important to remem-ber that donors come in all shapes and sizes and ages!”
Patterson said that different groups of students from around the island are a big help during the holiday season.
But there are still families that need help for Christmas. Patterson encouraged anyone interested to visit ChildandFamilyRI.com, follow-ing the link to “Adopt-a-Family,” and fill out a form. “There are still some people out there who don’t mind picking up a few gifts over the weekend while they’re out shop-ping,” she said. “People can be as casual as they’d like – and buy gift cards to Wal-mart or the grocery store; every little bit helps.”
So many options! Tyler Blake (foreground) and James Garvey (background) look to buy a toy car for a boy at a group home through the Child & Family “Adopt-a-Family” program. (Photos by Meg O’Neil)
Thompson eighth grade student council member Michael Garvey hit the toy aisle at Wal-Mart.
bellevue Gardens Toy Drop OffThe Newport Salvation Army is using the empty storefront next to Newport Creamery in Bellevue Gardens shopping center, 181 Bellevue Ave. as a toy donation and distribution site during the holiday season. Lt. Helen John-son, who runs the local Salvation Army said the building is being used because there is not enough room at their regular Memorial Blvd. location. “We struggle every December to make room for the toys we give to over 300 fami-lies,” she said. “This year we are so thankful to have the site to store toys, accept donations, and dis-tribute them. We can’t thank the management enough for their generosity.”
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By Tom Shevlin2013 promises to be a momen-
tous year for Newport, as the state marks the 350th anniversary of its Colonial Charter.
Signed by Charles II in July 1663 and delivered to Newport by John Clarke, one of Newport's founding fathers, the charter is seen by his-torians as a landmark document – establishing Rhode Island as a beacon of tolerance and religious freedom.
In addition to marking the first time in modern history that the separation of church and state was codified into law, the document survived the Revolution, served as the state's constitution until 1843, and provided the underpinnings of the First Amendment and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
For most of his life, the charter called Newport home. After being delivered by Clarke in November of 1663 to Aquidneck Island, then
known simply as Rhode Island, the document remained in the city un-til the new State House was com-pleted in Providence in 1900.
Earlier this year, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee signed an executive order to establish the Rhode Island 1663 Colonial Charter 350th Anniver-sary Commission. Now, the city is ramping up its own efforts, look-ing ahead to what promises to be a state-wide celebration, during which Newport will play a central role.
Already, several Newport lead-ers have been tapped to serve on the governor's commission, includ-ing James Wermuth of the John Clarke Society; Ruth Taylor of the Newport Historical Society; Dr. Gar-ry Fischer of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum; Pieter Roos of the Newport Restoration Founda-tion; Evan Smith of Discover New-port; Michael Murray who served as a member of the Newport World
Heritage Commission; Ken Yellis; and Eric Hertfelder who formerly served as Executive Director of the Fort Adams Trust.
On Wednesday, the City Council formally committed itself to sup-porting the Governor's 2013 Co-lonial Charter celebration and au-thorizing the mayor to appoint a committee of residents to work with the commission in organizing and supporting local events, par-ticularly those that recognize the contributions of John Clarke.
Looking ahead, the governor's charter commission is expected to begin rolling out a slate of events and educational campaigns geared toward elevating the charter's an-niversary and historical signifi-cance.
For more on the charter and the 2013 celebration, visitwww.Rhode-Island1663Charter.com.
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Talk About Too much Tinsel!
December 25, 1776 25. This day the Nativity of our Blessed Savior is cel-ebrated thro’ Three Quar-ters of Xten-dom. Indeed the Coptic & Oriental Chhs keep another day; but the true day is un-known. On any day I can readily joyn with my Fellow Christians in giving Thanks to God for his unspeakable Gift, & rejoyce with them in the Birth of a Savior. Tho’ had it been the Will of Christ that the Anniversary of his Nativity should have been cele-brated, he would have at least let us have known the day.From The Literary Diary of Ezra
Stiles December 25, 1776.Ezra Stiles was minister of the
Second Congregational Church on Clarke St (next to the Artillery Co). He was also librarian of the Redwood Library. Later he became president of Yale University. Con-sidered one of the most learned men of his time, he kept extensive diaries which are a major source of the history of the Revolution and Newport.
--Submitted by Frankie Hutton
Over the past month, site activi-ties at the Easton Pond Dam have included completion of primary re-construction near Old Beach Rd.
The construction activities in-clude: Completing the installation of block protection at access loca-tions near Old Beach Rd., Champlain St. and Ellery Rd.; Placing protection along the moat channel near Old Beach Rd.; Restoring and placing temporary seed over disturbed ar-eas at Old Beach Rd. and Champlain St.; Placing compacted soil on the west embankment; removing re-maining temporary sheeting and miscellaneous materials and equip-ment from other portions of the site.
Construction on the embank-ments has been suspended for the winter and will resume before the
spring planting season in April 2013. The following activities will occur
to complete work for the project for the remainder of 2012 and into 2013:
Timber piles at the Old Beach Rd. and Ellery Rd. pedestrian access bridges will be driven; Depend-ing on the weather, topsoil will be spread and seeded over remaining portions of the embankments in March or April; the stone dust walk-way will be constructed on remain-ing portions of the embankments; constructing pedestrian access bridges at Ellery Rd. and Old Beach Rd.
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1) Ben’s Chili Dogs, 158 Broadway, Newport 2) Norey’s, 156 Broadway, Newport 3) Fifth Element, 111 Broadway, Newport 4) Salvation Cafe, 140 Broadway, Newport 5) The Deli, 66 Broadway, Newport 6) Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway, Newport 7) Sunnyside Deli, 12 Broadway, Newport 8) Mudville Pub, 8 West Marlborough St., Newport 9) Newport Dinner Train, Depot, 19 America’s Cup Ave. 10) Rhumbline, 62 Bridge St., Newport 11) Brick Alley Pub, 140 Thames St., Newport 12) Busker’s Irish Pub, 178 Thames St., Newport 13) Pier 49, 49 America’s Cup Ave., Newport 14) Fluke Wine Bar & Restaurant, Bowen’s Wharf, Newport 15) Clarke Cooke House, Bannisters Wharf, Newport 16) O’Brien’s Pub, 501 Thames St., Newport 17) Thai Cuisine, 517 Thames St., Newport 18) One Bellevue, Hotel Viking, Newport 19) Genie’s Lounge, 94 William St., Newport 20) La Forge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Npt. 21) Pasta Beach, 7 Memorial Blvd., Newport 22) Canfield House, 5 Memorial Blvd., Newport 23) Atlantic Grille, 91 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown
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Fresh off of the Division III state championship in foot-ball, Middletown High School’s D-III winter sport’s sched-ule got underway as the Islanders’ boys basketball team hit the hardwood on Monday, Dec. 10 against Mount Hope High School, beating the Huskies 78-66 in Bristol. The Islanders have now won their first three games of the new 2012 season.
Five Islanders scored in double digits with senior point guard Mark Powell leading the way with a team- high 17 points; draining four from the field (including one three-pointer) and six foul shots. For the game, MHS shot 71 percent from the free throw line, hitting 23 of 32 at-tempts.
Junior J.D. Bailey added 16 points, hitting seven field goals and two from the line. Randy Butler, Connor Russ and Jameson McQuade chipped in with 11 points each.
Despite a close score at the half, with Middletown lead-ing 36-33, a strong Islander defense limited the Huskies to a mere 25% shooting percentage from the field. The Huskies were a dismal 6 for 43 on three-point attempts; a meager 14 percent from beyond the arc. Mount Hope’s junior guard Matthew Scott led all scorers with 23 points on the night.
MHS will travel to Moses Brown on Friday, Dec. 14 and will play their first league home game against St. Patrick Academy on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
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Connor Russ, #33, gets some hang time for the Islanders on a drive to the Mt. Hope basket in the second half.
The Islander’s J. D. Bailey, #40, goes up to reject a field goal attempt by the Huskies’ Nicholas Murgo, #22 in the first half.
SPOrTSmiddletown boys Outshoot mount hope, 78-66, in D-III east Opener
Middletown’s Mark Powell, #21, steadies himself at the line for another free throw attempt. The senior point guard scored 17
points in the Islander win over the Huskies.
registrations for Youth Sports
The Newport County YMCA is now accepting registration for the youth basketball season, Jan. 12 - March 3 for ages 4-15. A parent-and-me 3 year olds class is also being offered. A different sport is the focus of each week. All games will be played on Saturdays at the YMCA’s gymnasium. Youth rugby for boys and girls aages 8 - 11 will return on Sundays. Boys 12-19 is also offered.
Registration ends Jan. 9. Online registration is available.
For more information visit www.newportymca.org, or contact Josh Anderson, at 847-9200 ext 113.
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Adapted Physical Activity Depart-ment is accepting registration for their December Vacation Camp. Camp I Can! is an inclusive setting for youth 5 - 21 years of age who have disabilities. Camp I Can! will offer a chance to work on sports, fit-ness, social skills, and communica-tion. The camp will run Dec. 26, 27 and 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Megan Leonard, Adapted Physical Activity Director at 847-9200 ext 117 or [email protected].
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The film was scripted by Tony Kushner (“Angels in America”) and adapted from the book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Lincoln was a Republican whose party members passed his 13th Amendment in the Senate but were divided by a split in the House of Representatives.
As the furor over the Amend-ment escalated, a man says, “What will be the fallout of freeing the slaves? Next, they’ll want to vote, and, after that, women will want to vote.” To the speaker’s colleagues, the latter sounds more contentious even than the matter of slavery.
Lincoln, the eloquent public speaker, was a simple country-born lad who was self-educated and en-joyed telling stories and cracking semi-crude jokes. How well Daniel Day Lewis, in the title role, conveys the mystery and contradictions of
the man. His eyes literally sparkle with mirth as he sets off a tinder box and sits back to enjoy the fire-works.
Lincoln’s wit and humor were no-torious. “I could write shorter ser-mons,” he quips in reference to his speeches. “But when I get started, I’m too lazy to stop.”
As Mary Lincoln, Sally Field cap-tures the woman’s passion and volatile moodiness. She suffered from depression brought about by the loss of their three-year-old son, and she’s given to bouts of hypo-chondria. In one of her peppier mo-ments, she tells her husband how much the people love him. He’s the most beloved president, she insists, and then says, “Don’t waste that love in an Amendment that’s sure to fail.”
Clearly, Mary, called Molly by her husband, didn’t share her hus-
band’s ideals on personal freedom. As Lincoln holds fast to his posi-
tion four years into the Civil War, he explains that, rather than the mock-ery this action makes of America to its European fathers, “This shows the world that democracy isn’t cha-os.”
In one of the film’s more telling moments, Lincoln makes his argu-ment for the logic of his Amend-ment by quoting Euclid: “Equality equals fairness equals justice.” Not bad for a country bumpkin who taught himself by reading books.
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An evening of carols and special music including a handbell choir will be presented Sunday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Newport on Broadway. The event is free and open to the public on Sunday, Dec. 23 and 30, there will be no Sunday school classes, and church service will be held at 10:30 a.m. On Monday, Dec. 24, there will be two Christmas Eve Services; at 5 p.m. the service will be geared for families and there will be a tradition-al service at 7 p.m.
happy bookersThe next meeting of the Happy
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coat DriveDuring the month of Decem-
ber, Emmanuel Church will collect winter coats, hats and scarves to be donated to the guests at Soup’s On, a meal served the first Tuesday of every month to the hungry in Newport. For more information, call 847-0675.
christmas concertThe Boston Boy Choir and Men’s Schola under the direction of its conductor, John Robinson, is the performing arts arm of the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School oper-ated under the auspices of Saint Paul Church in Cambridge, Mas-sachusetts. This world-renowned choir which has performed with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood and on PBS will present a Christmas concert in the sanctuary of Saint Jo-seph’s Church, 5 Mann Ave., on Sat-urday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
ringing the bellOn Saturday, Dec. 15, local heroes will be ringing “the bell” at Bowen’s Wharf for the Salvation Army. All the funds raised in the kettle will stay local to help the food pantry and the many other Salvation Army programs. Here is the schedule of bellringers: 9 – 10 a.m. Doris Shaw, Deputy Di-rector for Portsmouth Housing Au-thority; Jim Reed, Director of New-port Housing Authority10 – 11 a.m. Ken Jones, Chairman of Board of commissioners for Ports-mouth housing authority, Director Coastal Housing and Chairman of The Salvation Army’s Board of Advi-sors and Lieutenant Kevin Johnson, Officer of the Newport Salvation Army11 a.m. – noon Officer Jimmy Win-ters, Newport Police Department noon – 1 p.m. Honorable Mayor Henry Winthrop1 – 2 p.m. Rosemary Kavanagh O’Carroll, Local Thames Street Artist2 – 3 p.m. Newport Fire Chief Peter Connerton3 – 4 p.m. Chuck Praiva, Manager of the Newport Gulls (with Gully the mascot) 4 – 5 p.m. August Cordeiro, CEO & President of the Newport Hospital and at Stop & Shop – Newport, JT Connell Highway2 – 4 p.m. Jeanne Napolitano, New-port City Councilor
christmas in ParisThe parish of St. Anthony in Ports-mouth will welcome the Boston String Quartet on Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. for a concert titled, “Christmas in Paris.” The music will explore Pari-sian life with sounds of the season. Tickets are $20 per person, youth under 18 are free. Tickets available by phone at 683-0089 or at the door, 2836 East Main Rd.
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Trinity Church will offer A Ser-vice of Lessons and Carols as part of Christmas on Historic Hill on Sun-day, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. Prominent members of the local community will read the lessons, including the Hon. Scott Avedisian, mayor of War-wick; Hon. Harry Winston, mayor of Newport; Sister Jane Gerety, RSM, president of Salve Regina Univer-sity; Ms. Marilyn Warren, executive director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center; Rev. Dr. Anita Schell-Lambert, rector of Emman-uel Church; Rev. Canon Anne Marie Richards, rector of Trinity church; and the Right Reverend W. Nicho-las Knisely, Bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island.
receNT DeAThS“Cindy” Elizabeth C. (Sim-mons) Boardman, 67, formerly of Middletown, passed away Dec. 5, 2012. She was the wife of Rev. Paul Jacob Boardman, Jr. She and her husband founded and pastored St. Michael’s Church in Middletown. Calling hours will be Friday, Dec. 21 from 2 -4 p.m. and 7 – 9 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. A memorial service will be on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Columba Berkeley Memorial Chapel, 55 Vaucluse Ave., Middle-town.
Stephen J. Carlson, 55, of Ports-mouth, passed away Dec. 5, 2012 surrounded by family after a cou-rageous battle with cancer. He was a U.S. Army veteran. A grave-side service with military honors was held at the RI Veterans Cem-etry on Dec. 8.
John Doyle Lynch, 84, of New-port, passed away Dec. 6, 2012 at home. He was the husband of the late Veronica “Roni” (Shea) Lynch. He was a U.S. Army vet-eran of World War II. Donations in his memory may be made to the Newport Fire Rescue, 21 W. Marl-boro St., Newport RI 02840.
Dolores T. (Raab) Rabatin, 85, of Middletown, passed away Dec. 6, 2012 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Roy E. Ra-batin. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Lucy’s Church on Dec. 10.
Anthony E. Simmons, 44, of Newport, passed away Dec. 5, 2012 at Newport Hospital. Call-ing hours will be Friday, Dec. 14, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home. His funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 15 with visitation from 10 – 11 a.m. in the church and the funeral service at 11 a.m., in Community Baptist Church, 50 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., New-port. Burial will follow in Middle-town Cemetery.
Elizabeth Ann (Brennan) Spill-ane, 91, of Middletown passed away Dec. 10, 2012 at home sur-rounded by family. She was the wife of the late Jerome Francis Spillane. She attended nursing school in England during World War II. Calling hours will be on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Broad-way and Mann Avenue, Newport. Donations in her memory may be made to Visiting Nurse Services, Hospice Care, of Newport and Bristol Counties, 1187 East Main Rd., Portsmouth, RI 02871.
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Thursday, Dec. 137:30 a.m. –MLK Center 5 p.m.–St. Paul’s Church(by St. Mary’s Episcopal) 12 Marlborough St.
Friday, Dec. 147:30 a.m. –MLK Center 5 p.m. –Salvation Army 51 Memorial Blvd.
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Sunday, Dec. 164 p.m. –Salvation Army 51 Memorial Blvd.
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Tuesday, Dec. 187:30 a.m. –MLK Center 5 p.m.–United Baptist (by St. Lucy’s RC) 30 Spring St.
Wednesday, Dec. 197:30 a.m. –MLK Center Noon–United Baptist (by St. Mary’s RC) 30 Spring St.
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THURSDAY – DECEMBER 136:00pm: Sound Check6:30pm: Dog Tags7:00pm: Time Capsule7:30pm: Center Stage8:00pm: Newport City Council Mtg: 12.129:00pm: Newport School Committee Mtg: 12.11
FRIDAY – DECEMBER 1410:00am: Sound Check10:30am: Dog Tags11:00am: Time Capsule11:30am: Center Stage12:00pm: Newport City Council Mtg: 12.121:00pm: Newport School Committee Mtg: 12.116:00pm: Crossed Paths6:30pm: Newport County In-Focus9:00pm: Sakonnet River Bridge Toll Mtg (Portsmouth)
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SUNDAY – DECEMBER 1610:00am: Crossed Paths10:30am: Newport County In-Focus6:00pm: Crossed Paths6:30pm: Newport County In-Focus7:00pm: Portsmouth This Week7:30pm: Rogers High School Jazz Ensemble / Greg Abate
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INSPECTION: 9:00 AM Morning of the Sale1994 International 4900DT-466 movers box truck, 53’ over the road trailer, Toyotaforklift, Huskey & Troybilt power washers, Stow multi Quip tag-along cement mixer,Heating oil tanks, John Deere riding mower, chain saws, trimmers, blowers, wet saw,monogram siding, Captain style dining chairs, Maid carts, tables, mirrors, lamps,vanity sinks, counter tops, ceiling lights, Vanguard staging, exterior & interior doors,Allen & Roth NEW parsons chairs, Garden Treasures 18”, 30” & 48” outdoor tables,stackable banquet chairs, club chairs, 6 pallets Surface Source Sahara Beige 12”tile, (6) Weil-McLain Plus 120 gallon heaters, Sweetwater & Sundance spas, Acry-line Whirlpool tubs, Paramount cross trainer, Hoist Fitness machine, Trixter X-bikingspin bike, Precor bikes, ellipticals, treadmills, Cybex tricep & shoulder machines,dumbbell rack, lightweight dumbbells, assorted benches, Lifecycle recumbent bikes,Nautilus Olympic bench, Panasonic 58” plasma tv, Lincoln & Master-Therm Mas-terMatic conveyor pizza ovens, dinner plates, cups, Single keg Superior draft beercooler, Vulcan convection oven, Kitchen Aid mixer, Rosito Bisani pasta extruder &more...TERMS: Cash, Certified or Bank Check. The Receiver reserves the rightto withdraw from the auction any of the items listed. Other terms online & tba.
22 Dewey Avenue #6Warwick, RI 02886Ph. 401-738-0400Fax 401-738-1507
VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.SJCORIO.COM FOR MORE INFO
Auct ioneer: Sal Cor io /RI #3956 MA #935
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Classifieds $1/Word/WeekMasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express accepted.
contact [email protected] or 847-7766, x103Deadline: Tuesday at 5 p.m.
DOWN 1. Kit’s home 2. Lahore language 3. Peggy and Bruce 4. Rancher’s rope 5. Befitting an emperor’s residence 6. Dash 7. Civil rights activist Parks 8. Louise’s co-conspirator 9. Be tedious about 10. Anthropologist’s concern 11. Lou Grant’s newspaper, briefly 12. Something passed on from an old wife? 13. Builder’s site 21. Cousin of classic TV 22. Winter window sight 25. Logical beginning 26. Overwhelm 27. Swab anew 29. Negative north of the Cheviot Hills 30. Polytheistic person 31. Treatment for Parkinson’s 32. ___ on (urged) 33. Encouraging responses 35. Fairy godmother, e.g. 40. Traveler’s stopover, perhaps 41. Rear sections 44. Powder ingredient 48. Close by 49. Roman classic 50. It’s laid back on an angry horse 54. Compliant response to a radio message 55. Capital! 56. Perfection spoiler 57. Be delirious 58. Farm fraction 59. Name on a champagne bottle 60. Univ. component 61. Price-y song? 62. Flashy light
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ACROSS 1. Calm by deception 5. Capital of Western Australia10. Start of many addresses14. Defined place15. Polynesian pleasantry16. Russian river17. Doomsday for Caesar18. Myopia corrector19. ‘’Venus de ___’’20. Cyrillic group23. He slugged 511 homers24. Space race goal25. It’s south of Eur.28. Song source34. Scores36. Triplet on a bumper sticker, perhaps37. It’s on the back of a Rhodesian dog38. ‘’Crictor’’ author Ungerer39. Aboveboard42. Airport dangers43. Chicken’s sleeping accom modation45. Synonym for this puzzle’s title hiding in four places46. Foil alternative47. Little Harold Gray creation51. Many are classified52. Great delight53. Partner of order55. Rice’s heritage63. Norwegian name64. Short job for a scout65. Folk tradition66. Pew location67. ‘’Give me your ___ . . .’’68. ‘’The Proclaimer’’ muse69. Washstand article70. American playwright71. Chinese heroine of classic fiction Puzzle answer on page 28
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