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The much-anticipated official dedication of the redesigned Queen Anne Square will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 31. Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee will attend the ceremony along with local dignitaries and officials. Final touches on the multi-million-dollar landscaping and building project were being added earlier this week. Titled "The Meeting Room," the project was undertaken by the Doris Duke Monument Foundation to honor the memory of Duke, who championed Newport's historic preservation. Designed by noted landscape artist Maya Lin, the project features several simulated foundations, as well as new plantings, benches, lighting, and drinking fountains. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

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Table of ContentsCALENDAR 10FAITH COMMUNITY 17COMMUNITY BRIEFS 4- 5CROSSWORD PUZZLE 21DINING OUT 13DINING OUT MAP 15EDITORIAL 6FIRE/POLICE LOG 5NATURE 20NAVY COMMUNITY 8REALTY TRANSACTIONS 23 RECENT DEATHS 18SPORTS 19SUDOKU 21

First Student bus company was awarded a three-year contract for Newport Schools.(Photo by Meg O'Neil)

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By Meg O’NeilDespite complaints from par-

ents at the start of the school year, students in Newport will contin-ue to be transported to and from school by the First Student bus company. By a 6-1 vote, the New-port School Committee renewed a three-year contract with First Student during a special meeting on Friday, May 24.

One of two bidders for the con-tract, First Student promised sig-nificant savings and pledged to move forward in a positive man-ner. However, with the sting of botched service at the start of the new year still smarting, some committee members were reluc-tant to award the company a new contract.

First Student general manager Bill Roche addressed those con-cerns:

“The first two weeks of school from a bussing standpoint are chaotic,” he said. “I think we’ve made significant improvements over the years, but there are al-ways ongoing challenges.”

School Committee vice-chair-woman Jo Eva Gaines told Roche she was one of the “prime objec-tors” to signing the contract, say-ing she has been “bombarded” with phone calls over the last two years from parents. “I can handle a late bus,” she said. “I can explain to parents that it’s the first few days of school. But when there is dis-courtesy to parents – I can’t ex-plain that, and I don’t think there

is any excuse for it. When kids are dropped off and handed to a per-fect stranger – that’s dangerous, and that could have been a very bad incident this year. I don’t have any tolerance for that.”

Roche said he agreed and said that the company is constant-ly reviewing safety policies and procedures with its drivers and monitors. He also said that driv-ers would be receiving additional training. He added that the com-pany immediately terminates any bus driver who uses a cell phone to call or text while driving.

“It’s got to be painfully clear that training is the top priority,” said committee member Robert Power.

Roche said all bus drivers re-ceive 54 hours of training before getting behind the wheel, and an additional 30 hours of actual driv-ing practice. All drivers are also encouraged to perform a mini-mum of two “dry runs” before the start of the school year to learn their routes.

According to information pro-vided to the School Committee, the contract with First Student will cost $140,000 less than a compet-ing bid submitted by Ocean State Transit.

Total savings over the life of the three-year contract are $420,000. The contract calls for First Stu-dent to handle transportation for

regular education, special educa-tion, and for extracurricular trans-portation services including field trips, athletic events, and summer school programs.

Gaines said she is still “very leery” of the contract. “I don’t un-derstand how two companies that are delivering the same ser-vice can have a $140,000 differ-ence,” she said. “I just wonder if there’s something missing here.”

Roche theorized that the other bidder did not take into account that it is the responsibility of the school district to supply the fuel.

The School Committee voted to approve the contract, 6 – 1, with Robert Leary opposing.

By Tom ShevlinAs Newport moves closer to

adopting its Fiscal Year 2014 bud-get, councilors heard comments from the public during their Wednesday, May 22 meeting.

Ron Becker, who has addressed the city's budget proposals for the last several years both as a private citizen and as a member of the Al-liance for a Livable Newport, took to the podium last week during the second public hearing on the pro-posed spending plan.

His comments, which were the first substantive remarks heard by the council from the public so far this spring, focused on a number of broad points, including a proposal to transfer the bond payments for the Claiborne deB. Pell Elementary School from the city to the school department.

According to Becker, doing so without providing a corresponding

By Meg O’NeilTwo weeks after a part-time sci-

ence teacher position was eliminat-ed at Rogers High School as a cost-saving measure in the upcoming year’s school budget, the Newport School Committee voted to rein-state the position during a special meeting on May 24.

As the school department fac-es a $1.4 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2013-2014, the New-port School Committee had vot-ed during a workshop on May 9 to accept the recommendation of superintendent John Ambrogi to cut $630,761 from the proposed budget, an amount that included $144,670 for eliminating the part-time science teacher and full-time physical education positions.

However, eliminating the part-time science teacher position would have meant that Rogers would no longer be able to of-fer Advanced Placement Biology, Physics, or Chemistry – a move that did not sit well with parents and teachers.

Nearly two dozen teachers and staff turned out to Friday’s meet-ing to discuss the eliminated posi-tions. Because of the controversy surrounding their prior decision to cut the teaching jobs, the school

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Washington Letter Award Winners

Rogers High School sophomores from L - R: Brielle Hansen, Kirby Kochanowski and Catherine Hermes.

Sophomores from Rogers High School recently participated in the George Washington Letter Essay Contest sponsored by the Loeb Vis-itors Center at Touro Synagogue. First place was awarded to Kir-by Kochanowski, second place to Catherine Hermes, and third place to Brielle Hansen.

In their essays, students de-scribed the principles of religious

toleration put forth by George Washington in his 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, RI. Students analyzed the letter and researched examples from Ameri-can History and law in their essays.

Ambassador John Loeb offered the essay contest to the students of Rogers High School in an effort to increase understanding of the im-portance of tolerance.

CITY BUDGET CONTINUED FROM PG. 1increase in funding could lead to a lawsuit.

He called on the city to conduct a "full independent audit" of the School Department to ensure that the money being allocated to the schools by the city is being spent wisely.

A point of concern for sever-al years now, the School Depart-ment's finances have become the subject of increasing debate and mistrust between members of the city council and school committee.

According to Becker, an audit by an outside party might be the best way to ease some of that tension.

"Without it," he said, "it's like playing darts blindfolded."

The subject of school funding has been a primary issue since the budget was unveiled in April, but Becker said he’s also concerned about a proposed 3.85 percent property tax increase.

As he noted, the hike would come on top of "significant increas-es in sewer and water this year and next."

Before councilors adopt a final

budget, Becker asked them to con-sider a simple question: "Are we making it impossible for middle class families to stay here in New-port?"

Calling for total expenditures of $114.6 million, including a local tax levy of $67 million and a cor-responding property tax increase of 3.85 percent, the city's 2013-14 budget has been described by councilors as “tough but fair.”

However, with the average residential property taxes for a $350,000 home increasing from $3,976 to $4,130 with the proposed rate, and the average commercial rate once again on the rise, it re-mains to be seen whether council-ors embrace the plan.

Other budget details being considered include keeping in check the financing of a number of departments, most notably the school department at $22 million, public safety at a combined $30 million, and public utility services at $17 million.

When combined with federal and state aid, the total operating

budget for the city is proposed to total $114.6 million.

Funding the bulk of those ex-penses is a proposed property tax rate of $11.80 per $1,000 in as-sessed value for residential prop-erties, and $16.36 per $1,000 in assessed value for commercial properties. The motor vehicle tax would remain the same at $23.45 per $1,000 in assessed value above $6,000.

Meanwhile, inflationary pres-sures on everything from office supplies to construction materials are expected to impact the city's purchasing power by between 3 and 4 percent.

Most pressing is a scheduled $1.8 million increase to the city's contri-bution to its police and fire pen-sion plan, and roughly $478,000 in anticipated costs for built-in union salary increases.

Councilors are expected to con-clude their final budget workshops over the next two weeks, with a fi-nal vote on the entire budget pro-posal due in June.

committee decided to reexamine their vote.

School Committee Vice-chair-woman Jo Eva Gaines asked if other arrangements could be made for the 3-5 students who wanted to en-roll in AP Biology next year.

An online computer program called Virtual High School was rec-ommended by principal James Nel-son as an alternative for students seeking AP college credits. But teachers in attendance said they would not recommend students enroll in Virtual High School.

Rogers science teacher Emily Zil-ly described AP Biology as a “very lab-heavy course” and said she did not think it would be possible for students to complete it online. “We are a small school in a small district,” she said. “But we have to provide a challenging education for these kids. I know it’s a small number of kids, but it makes a difference in their lives.”

Ambrogi stated that when Nel-son had recommended cutting the science position, he had said that it would only affect the AP Biology class. But, as it turns out, the elimi-nation would mean that AP Chem-istry and Physics would also be eliminated.

School Committee member Re-becca Bolan said that without the AP courses, parents would like-ly pull their students from Rog-ers and place them in a different school that offered the opportu-nity. “Our kids will not get into the Pharmacy program at URI without these courses,” she said. “Even if it’s only 3-5 kids, you’ve got to support them. I think we’d regret not having them here.”

Rogers Assistant Principal Chris-tianne Fisher pointed out that the eliminated position would not only affect AP classes, but would also eliminate regular education science courses such as horticul-ture and physiology from the cur-

riculum. “These classes are essen-tial for kids who aren’t necessarily interested in AP courses,” she said. “When you take away the regular science classes, kids from Rogers are now competing with kids from other schools that have taken these classes. I understand the need to be fiscally responsible, but it becomes educationally irresponsible.”

Fisher said that students are leaving Rogers to attend the Met School for an alternative learning experience, and with the proposed Newport County STEAM Academy Charter School on the horizon, she questioned the “bigger picture” of what schools in Rhode Island are doing to attract science-minded students. “I’m concerned our rele-vancy is decreasing as a school,” she said. “We work hard to get creative with classes to pull student inter-ests in. What [the school commit-tee] sees as extraneous, we see as essential.”

According to committee mem-ber Robert Leary, even with rela-tively low test scores on Advance Placement tests, students would still be able to buy college cred-its at a discounted price by taking the AP courses. Leary also pointed out that Rogers has the highest per-pupil cost of any high school in the state. “At some point, you can’t be doing that,” he said. “I know you don’t want to hear that.”

Others agreed that the school committee needs to examine what other items could be cut from the high school budget.

Committee member Thomas Phelan said that a few years ago, four teachers were cut from the elementary schools as a cost-sav-ing measure. Last year, two more were eliminated. “Not a word was said,” Phelan told the committee. “I just have a problem that we’ve al-ways cut the elementary. We could have cut at the middle school and saved $200,000, but we didn’t. We

should’ve done this research a lot earlier.

The school committee voted to reinstate the $47,000 part-time sci-ence position by a 7 – 0 vote.

There was little discussion about the elimination of the physical edu-cation teacher. However, instead of cutting a full-time position, which would have saved $97,000 – the committee instead voted 7 – 0 to eliminate a part-time physical edu-cation teacher. The amount saved by cutting the part-time position was not stated.In other budget news:

– School Committee Chair Charles Shoemaker said that he has met several times with Mayor Har-ry Winthrop to discuss the school budget. He said that the school district is likely to be level-funded again, as it has been for the last several years. But Winthrop said he would meet with the school com-mittee again in August and provide additional funds after the commit-tee has balanced appropriations and expenditures. “That’ll be much better,” Shoemaker said. “Our books will be closed in August, and our enrollment numbers should be pretty well defined at that time.”

– As a means to save on person-nel costs, the hours of the district’s Alternative Learning Program at Rogers High School, a credit-re-covery program for students, were moved to 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. to align with the school day.

– The only other recommenda-tions from Ambrogi that the com-mittee accepted were a $40,000 cut to severance packages and $10,000 cut from stipends.

The Newport School Committee and City Council are scheduled to meet in a joint budget session on Thursday, May 30 at 4:30 p.m. in room 924 of the Newport Area Ca-reer & Technical Center at Rogers High School.

Drexel Awards

The Newport Public Education Foundation will present the 2013 Noreen Stonor Drexel Education Awards at a reception at Salve Re-gina University’s Ochre Court on Fri-day, May 31.

Drexel, who passed away last year, was a strategic team-builder who used her social networks to help many different causes. She was a staunch advocate of public edu-cation, and her unmatched ability to bring members of the Newport community together in support of important issues benefited New-port Public Schools at many levels.

The Noreen Drexel Education Awards are selected annually and represent individuals and organiza-tions that significantly contribute to the students of the Newport Public Schools. Three awards and a schol-arship will be presented at the re-ception.

The Friend in Education Award recipient is Donna Maytum. May-tum has served the students in Newport Public Schools in many roles. In her community activities, she has been a strong public voice in support of Newport students. She works with Benefactors of the Arts and is very involved with the Secret Garden Tours, raising funds to support arts and music program-ming at island public schools.

The Newport Family & Child Op-portunity Zone (NFCOZ) is being recognized with the Partner in Ed-ucation Award. NFCOZ serves New-port children from birth to grade four and their families, provid-ing early childhood services, after school programs and school vaca-tion camps, parent support and ed-ucation, health and wellness activi-ties, and connection to community resources.

The Unsung Hero Award recipi-ent is Eddie Merritt. Merritt serves as the Student Attendance Facili-tator, working with local truancy courts and students at elementary, middle and high school levels.

Frequently called upon to deal with families in exigent circum-stances, Merritt’s sense of compas-sion and professionalism are well known to the citizens of Newport.

Rogers High School senior Dylan S. Burke is the winner of this year’s Newport Public Education Founda-tion Scholarship. This award is pre-sented annually to a graduating se-nior from Rogers High School, and Burke will also be recognized at the annual awards night at the school on June 11.

The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Ochre Court, 100 Ochre Point Ave.

Music will be provided by the Rogers High School Jazz Ensemble, with hors d’oeuvres provided by Blackstone Caterers and the Culi-nary Arts Program at the Newport Area Career and Technical Center.

Tickets are $40 per person, $75 per couple, available online at npef-ri.org and at the door.

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During the period from Monday, May 20 through Sunday, May 26 the Newport Fire Department respond-ed to a total of 111 calls. Of those, 56 were emergency medical calls, resulting in 44 patients being trans-ported to the hospital. Additionally, 10 patients refused aid once EMS had arrived.

Fire apparatus was used for 111 responses:• Station 1 - Headquarters/Rescue 1 and 3 responded to 45 calls• Station 1 - Engine 1 and 6 responded to 41 calls• Station 2 - Old Fort Road Rescue 2 responded to 22 calls• Station 2 - Old Fort Road Engine 2 responded to 16 calls• Station 5 - Touro Street/Engine 5 and 3 responded to 29 calls

Specific situations fire apparatus was used for include:

1 - Vessel fire1- Watercraft rescue2 - Vehicle accidents3 - Lock outs11 - Assist public calls

6 - Fire alarm sounding - no fire 14 - Fire alarm malfunction - no fire 49 - Engine assist on EMS call

In the category of fire preven-tion, the department performed 14 smoke alarm / CO inspections prior to property sales, 7 fire protection system acceptance tests, 18 life safe-ty / site inspections, 10 fire system plan reviews, and did 14 tent in-spections / plan review.

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During the period from Monday, May 20 to Monday, May 27, the Newport Police Department responded to 653 calls. Of those, 148 were motor vehicle related; there were 108 motor vehicle violations issued and 40 accident reports, 10 liquor establishment checks were made and 2 bicycle violations issued.

Private tows totaled 17; including 7 from Foley’s on Broadway, 4 from the Paramont Plaza on Broadway and 3 from Mill St.

The police also responded to 52 home/business alarm calls, 1 sui-cide call, 8 incidents of vandal-ism, 22 noise complaints, and 15 animal complaints. Officers responded to 1 call about shots fired on Hall Ave. on Monday, May 20 and 3 calls for “boat, har-bor swimmer” assistance. They also provided escort for 2 funer-als.

There were 20 school secu-rity checks (Underwood-4, Rog-ers-4, Triplett-4, Coggeshall-3, Cranston-Calvert-2, Thompson-1, Dr. Martin Luther King Center-1, Cluny School-1) and officers held 6 DARE classes and provided 6 school crossing duties.

They recorded 8 instances of as-sisting other agencies and 4 in-stances of assisting other police departments.

In addition, 28 arrests were made for the following violations:n 6 arrests were made for out-standing bench warrantsn 3 arrests were made for disor-derly conductn 3 arrests were made for DUIn 3 arrests were made for pos-session of open containers of alcoholn 2 arrests were made for receiv-ing stolen goodsn 2 arrests were made for larceny (one was for 18 counts)n 1 arrest was made for domes-tic simple assaultn 1 arrest was made for driving with a suspended or revoked licensen 1 arrest was made for driving without a license or an expired onen 1 arrest was made for simple assaultn 1 arrest was made for obstruct-ing an officern 1 arrest was made for vandal-ismn 1 arrest was made for violating a no contact ordern 1 arrest was made for making a false 911 calln 1 arrest was made for pos-session of drugs with intent to manufacture or delivern 1 arrest was made for break-ing & entering on Tilden Ave. on Wed., May 22

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

M. Teresa Paiva Weed (D-Dist. 13, Newport, Middletown); Rep. Marvin Abney (D-Dist. 73, Middletown, Newport); Rep. Deborah Ruggiero (D-Dist. 74,

Jamestown, Middletown) Rep. Peter F. Martin (D-Dist. 75, Newport), Rep. Linda Dill Finn (D-Dist. 72, Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth)

n Minimum wage hike to $8The Senate has approved legisla-tion that will raise Rhode Island’s minimum wage to $8 per hour, beginning next January 1. The bill, provides a 25 cents per hour increase over the state’s current minimum wage of $7.75, which went into effect this year, the first time the wage was increased since 2007.

n Penalities for wage violationsThe House approved legislation that will increase penalties for companies violating the state’s wage laws and that will ensure that all such violations are pros-ecuted by the Office of the Attor-ney General, rather than by mu-nicipalities in which the offense occurs, as is often now the case.

n Background checks for school volunteersThe Legislation has been ap-proved in both the House and the Senate that will require any indi-viduals who are current or pro-spective volunteers of a school department and who may have direct and/or unmonitored con-tact with students or children on school premises to undergo a state criminal background check.

n ‘Back to Work Rhode Island’Legislation to allow job-seekers

to collect unemployment benefits while participating in job training at companies looking to hire has been approved by the Rhode Is-land Senate. The bill allows ben-efits to be collected for up to six weeks while a job applicant is training and being assessed by a potential employer.

n Barring insurance discrimina-tion against abuse victims

The Senate has approved legis-lation to prohibit property and ca-sualty insurance companies from discriminating against victims of domestic abuse by refusing to issue or renew a policy, restrict-ing coverage or charging a pre-mium for policies solely because of the individual’s abuse status. A companion bill that has already passed the House was sponsored in that chamber by Rep. Linda Finn (D-Dist. 72, Middletown, Portsmouth).

n Bi-weekly pay standardThe House passed a measure

that would allow employers the option of paying workers on a biweekly basis, provided the em-ployer gives proof of a surety bond or other security. The legis-lation is part of House leadership’s economic development bill pack-age. The House passed four of the 18 bills in the legislative package this week.

n School day minimumsThe Senate approved a bill to al-low school districts to schedule fewer than 180 school days a year as long as they still provide 1080 annual hours of instruction to stu-dents. This bill would give school districts the chance to save mon-ey by staying open for fewer days while still educating their stu-dents.

n E-prescriptionsLegislation has been approved

by the House that will help pave the way for greater use of e-prescriptions, which have been shown to have a significantly low-er error rate than handwritten prescriptions. The bill requires the Department of Health to establish rules and regulations for adopt-ing a system for e-prescriptions for drugs on the controlled sub-stances lists.

n Bill exempts school safety plans from public records law

The Senate passed legislation that will exclude from the Access to Public Records Act (open re-cords law) documents used by school districts to establish plans and procedures to keep school children and employees safe.

n Bills to improve school safety pass Senate

Two pieces of a package of bills aimed at improving safety in Rhode Island schools were passed by the Senate. The bills address school safety assessments, which would be required within 30 days of enactment of the legislation and every three years thereaf-ter, and school emergency/safety plans.

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Roses TalkThe Seaside Garden Club of New-

port will meet Wednesday, June 5 at 36 Bliss Mine Rd, Middletown at 5 p.m. Guests will be able to see the homeowner’s 100-foot tulip tree that was sent from Europe many years ago. There are only two tulip trees in this area. After a business meeting, Ann Coulton of the club will give a talk on roses. For more information, call A. McLeish at 847-7914.

Camp Happy TailsThe Potter League has an-

nounced that registration for the 2013 Camp Happy Tails is now open. Camp Happy Tails is offered mid-Juy through Aug. 9 for full and half day sessions for children in grades 2-6. Topics introduce camp-ers to the wonders and wows of the animal kingdom while teach-ing compassion and respect for the world around them. The hands-on educational program allows for ex-ploration behind the scenes at the Potter League and how to make a difference in animals’ lives.

To register or for more informa-tion, visit www.PotterLeague.org or contact Anastacia Southland at 846-0592 ext 114, AnastaciaS@ PotterLeague.org.

Business Lunch at Belcourt

On Wednesday, June 5, the New-port County Chamber of Com-merce will host its Annual Women In Business Luncheon amid the on-going renovations at Belcourt, which was sold by Harle Tinney to the Alex and Ani corporation late last fall.

The luncheon, which annually draws more than 100, will be the first opportunity for visitors to see the extensive renovations taking place at Belcourt of Newport by new owner Carolyn Rafaelian. “The Chamber is so appreciative of Caro-lyn’s generosity in inviting a Cham-ber event to be the first peek at this important restoration project of one of Newport’s historic and fa-mous Bellevue Avenue Mansions”, said Jody Sullivan, Chamber Execu-tive Director.

The luncheon’s keynote speaker is Arlene Violet who will present a talk entitled “Can Women Have It All?”

The luncheon will be provided by caterer Russell Morin with com-plimentary valet parking by the Va-let Connection. The Annual Wom-en In Business Luncheon will be from noon – 1:30 p.m at Belcourt of Newport, 657 Bellevue Ave. At-tendees will have an opportunity to network with fellow business wom-en and to participate in a Q&A af-ter the presentation. Men are also welcome.

The cost for members to attend is $25 and $35 for non-members. RS-VPs are required. Reserve your seat at www.NewportChamber.com.

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival

The Confucius Institute at the University of Rhode Island will pres-ent a program at Portsmouth Free Public Library on Tuesday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. on the Duanwu Festi-val. Known as the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, it is one of the most important traditional festivals to celebrate the memory of Qu Yuan, the patriotic poet from more than 2,000 years ago. Traditional cus-toms for the festival, such as the origin of the dragon boat race will be introduced. Various types of Chi-nese tea will be also served.

This program is free and open to the public and is suitable for all ages.

Touro to Mark 250th Anniversary

A reception to celebrate the launch of a new book commem-orating the 250th anniversary of Touro Synagogue and exploring the rich history of its congregations will be held Tuesday, June 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Touro Syn-agogue/Loeb Visitors Center. The evening will highlight the release of “A Genesis of Religious Freedom: The Story of the Jews of Newport, RI and Touro Synagogue,” by Melvin I. Urofsky. The event will include an open house at the synagogue and the exhibits at the Visitors Center, along with a wine and cheese re-ception in the courtyard and gar-dens. Michael Feldberg, executive director of the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom, will discuss the story behind the book, the first work published on the his-tory of the Jews in Newport since 1936.

The open house and reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the pre-sentation and multi-media pro-gram starts at 6:30 p.m. Visitors should enter through the Loeb Visi-tors Center, 50 Spring St.

The event is free, but reservations are suggested. Reserve at 917-270-3372 or tpm1@earthlink.net.

Nonprofit Annual Filing

Secretary of State A. Ralph Mol-lis is reminding thousands of local nonprofit corporations that state law requires them to file annual re-ports with his office in the month of June.

More than 7,900 nonprofits, ranging from charities to condo as-sociations to youth sports leagues, are subject to the requirement. Or-ganizations that fail to file face fines and the revocation of their certifi-cate of incorporation or certificate of authority.

Judge Denies Toll Request

Plans to place tolls on the Sakon-net River Bridge Tolls can proceed as planned.

On Wednesday, a federal judge denied a request by the towns of Portsmouth, Tiverton and Bristol to issue a restraining order to halt the planned tolls. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, which is responsible for the bridge, has said that it plans to begin col-lecting tolls as early as July 1.

RITBA officials say that the tolls are needed to ensure the span’s future upkeep. Residents in some communities, however, argue that the tolls, which will range from 75 cents to $5.25, will negatively im-pact businesses in the area.

Rogers Awards Ceremony

Hundreds of academic awards were handed out to juniors and seniors at Rogers High School on Wednesday, May 29 for the school’s annual awards ceremony.

“Your excellence is a testament to your dedication to pursue an education,” Principal James Nel-son told the crowd of students and proud parents.

Awards were handed out to hun-dreds of high-achieving students from every department in the school.

A few highlights: Senior Miranda Fuentes, who will attend Columbia University in the fall, was awarded the prestigious Pell Medal for out-standing academic achievement.

The Lewis Armstrong award for Jazz Ensemble was given to senior Chase Ceglie.

The Rhode Island Scholar Award, given to students with the highest scores on the SAT or ACT tests, went to: Kayla Fisher, Miranda Fuentes, Claire Brown, and Fiona Heaney.

Upcoming Arts EventsThe fine arts students of New-

port Public Schools have several upcoming events:

Fifth grade students from Thompson Middle School will hold a “Mythology” exhibition and re-ception on the back porch of Mar-ble House from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 30.

On June 5, the Music for a Life-time Choral Concert will feature the combined grades 3-12 chorus-es from Newport schools at 7 p.m. in the Rogers High School auditori-um. Admission is $3 per person and $10 per family.

The following evening, June 6, the all-city elementary orchestra, the fifth grade band and the Thompson and Rogers orchestras will perform during the Music for a Lifetime In-strumental Concert at the Rogers auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $3 per person and $10 per family.

The Thompson Middle School Spring Beginning Ensemble Con-cert featuring the TMS Orchestra, Bands and Chorus Concert will take place at 7 p.m. on June 11 in the cafeteria at Thompson.

Lastly, on June 12, the Thompson Middle School Spring Advanced En-sembles Concert featuring the ad-vanced orchestra, band and chorus concert is set for 7 p.m. Admission for both events is $3 per person and $10 per family. There will also be a bake sale and 50/50 raffle during in-termission.

Aid for RI Homeless Veterans

Approximately 15 homeless veterans living on the streets and in shelters in Rhode Island will soon find a permanent place to call home. U.S. Housing and Ur-ban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Af-fairs (VA) said $60 million will be provided to local public housing agencies to provide permanent supportive housing to homeless veterans, many of whom are living with chronic disabling conditions. Rhode Island will receive $99,016 to assist its homeless veterans.

In Rhode Island, the Providence Housing Authority, in partnership with Providence VA Medical Cen-ter, was awarded $99,016 to fund 15 vouchers.

Since 2008, a total of 48,385 vouchers have been awarded na-tionwide and 42,557 formerly homeless veterans are currently in homes because of HUD and the VA.

Swimming SafetyThe majority of rescues at beach-

es are caused by rip tides. To avoid and survive rip currents — learn how to swim. Other tips include:

• Never swim alone.• Be cautious at all times, espe-

cially when swimming at unguard-ed beaches. If in doubt, don’t go out!

• Whenever possible, swim at a lifeguard protected beach.

• Obey all instructions and orders from lifeguards.

• If caught in a rip current, remain calm to conserve energy and think clearly.

• Don’t fight the current. Swim out of the current in a direction fol-lowing the shoreline. When out of the current, swim towards shore.

• If you are unable to swim out of the rip current, float or calmly tread water. When out of the current, swim towards shore.

• If you are still unable to reach shore, draw attention to yourself: face the shore, wave your arms, and yell for help.

— Tips provided by the Newport YMCA

2012 Water ReportThe City of Newport Water Divi-

sion will be mailing to all users of Newport Water the 2012 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Wa-ter Act requires water systems to provide this annual report to all its consumers. The requirements for report content, format, and distri-bution were established by the EPA in the Consumer Confidence Rule, published in the Federal Register on August 19, 1998. The report in-cludes information on the City’s sources of water, quality of the wa-ter and the water distribution sys-tem. . In 2012, the Newport Water Division violated the drinking wa-ter standard for total trihalometh-anes (TTHM) in the third quarter of 2012. The details of the violation are provided in the 2012 CCR.

Contact the Newport Water Di-vision at 845-5600 with any ques-tions or for additional copies of the 2012 Consumer Confidence Report. The current and past re-ports are also available on the City’s website www.cityofnewport.com/departments/utilities/water/confi-dence.cfm.

War Correspondent at Salve

Former Newsweek bureau chief Scott Johnson will present “War Correspondent: Getting News from the Front Line to the Home Front” at Salve Regina’s Pell Center for In-ternational Relations and Public Policy, 518 Bellevue Ave., on Tues-day, June 4 at 7 p.m.

Johnson spent much of the last decade in the Middle East, covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and in Africa, reporting on politics and current affairs.

His new book, “The Wolf and the Watchman,” is a personal story of how he grew up as the son of a CIA officer, only to find out in his later years that his own field of journal-ism was not so different than his fa-ther’s spy business..To reserve, call 401-341-2927.

Historic Architecture Lecture

The Preservation Society of New-port County will present Richard Guy Wilson on “Kingscote & Be-yond: The Revolutionary Architec-ture of Richard Upjohn,” on Thurs-day, June 6 at 6 p.m. at Rosecliff.

Richard Upjohn’s impact on American architecture was pro-found and revolutionary. His Goth-ic-inspired churches and cottages, including Kingscote (1841), were among the first in America. In addi-tion to highlighting Upjohn’s work in Newport, Dr. Wilson will exam-ine the architect’s use of authentic Gothic patterns and exploration of other architectural styles.

Wilson is the Commonwealth Professor and Chair of the Depart-ment of Architectural History at the University of Virginia.

Rosecliff is at 458 Bellevue Ave. Admission is $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Call 401-847-1000 x154 to reserve.

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Charter Schools Enjoy Unfair Advantage

City Council members were due to vote for the first time on the City Manager's proposed FY2014 budget last week. But without a budget from the school department in

hand, the matter had to be pushed back. Councilwoman Jeanne-Marie Napolitano summed up the coun-

cil's sentiment: "The biggest concern that I have is the schools," she said. "I don't see how anybody – how any one of us – can vote for an increase in the school department when we don't even know what they have and what they don't have."

Mayor Henry F. Winthrop also noted that without "firm numbers" – specifically from the School Committee – there could be no way to intelligently vote on a such an important issue.

Reluctantly, the matter was continued. If anything, the exercise of scheduling, and then delaying, the

council's budget vote served to illustrate the disconnect between the city and school department in their respective approaches to fiscal management.

It's been almost six weeks since the city's budget was first pre-sented to the council, and throughout the process, we've heard continued calls for getting the school's house in order.

Finally, on Thursday of this week, the School Committee was due to present a formal budget to their counterparts on the council.

The meeting is long overdue, and this situation should not be al-lowed to continue. Given the constraints placed on budgets across city departments, it's more important than ever that our elected officials work proactively and collaboratively to ensure that we run as tight a ship as possible.

This simply cannot happen when information is withheld or slow to materialize from one of the city's primary cost centers.

Newport parents should be proud of the strides that have been made in recent years within our public school classrooms. They should be equally distressed by the inability of their elected offi-cials to work together.

The first vote on the recommended FY2014 budget is now being planned for the council's first meeting in June.

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son Middle School were recently recognized by the state for student performance on the NECAP testing. Staff and students should be com-mended. Instead, the accomplish-ments at both Rogers High School and Thompson Middle School have become background to the annual carping between the Newport City Council and the Newport School Committee over budget allocation. The increasing percentage of the total city budget on the municipal side and the decreasing percent-age going to the schools seem to reflect that the city prefers to see it-self as a glittery jewel of sailing, cul-ture, music, and society, forgetting that among these are families with children who need to be educated.

Providing necessary and man-dated services is costly. The munici-pal side has its own infrastructure

issues, but the priorities and fidu-ciary responsibilities of each gov-erning body should be more in tan-dem. Clearly they are not.

The school committee is respon-sible for fulfilling many education-al laws and mandates, the com-plexity of which the city council and the hired manager might not grasp. Yet, the council is able to pit the bottom line against those demands and rarely face the frus-tration of parents, children or staff. The school committee is the buffer. This is no defense of choices made by the school committee and su-perintendent. Actually it is a rev-elation.

Charter schools have neither school committees nor superinten-dents. Nor do the charters need to feel the direct insult of city officials. The charters seem to stand apart in a political free zone. Students line up at the door and the money fol-

lows. So perhaps there is some-thing else going on here. The City Council with complicity of some school committee members is at-tempting to choke the Newport public schools to non-existence. They are taking our students hos-tage with the slow strangulation of educational programs. Elected city officials should be politically honest and simply admit that they do not want to have a public high school. Then they should admit to their apparent desire to close Rog-ers High School and tuition the kids out. Ironically, if Rogers High School became a charter school, it could rid itself of a school com-mittee, a superintendent, and a city council. The students would line up, and, by law, the money would need to follow.

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'Unwelcome' Center Would Ruin The BreakersTo the Editor:

As a National Geographic Trav-eler assignment photographer and travel journalist, I have had the op-portunity to experience some of the world’s great historical sites. From Saigon to Newport, I’ve had the opportunity to touch, see and feel some of the greatest architec-tural wonders.

In the travel journalism business, we always refer to “sense of place.” This means that when a journal-ist visits an old home, a temple, and ancient church to write about it and photograph it, we want au-thenticity to tell the story of where we are.

The Breakers in Newport is one of the great houses in American history. The grounds and the struc-ture represent a bygone era that can never be repeated, not even by the wealthiest in America today. The European style, the manicured grounds, the grand staircases de-pict an era when the wealthiest Americans exhibited true style and taste (and threw great parties). We are a new nation, and the great

homes of Newport and Long Island are a bit of history that America can’t afford to lose at any cost.

The proposed Visitor’s Centre lo-cated on the grounds of The Break-ers is of great concern. This would alter the original condition of the grounds and break the ‘sense of place’ that is so rare in American historical sites. I remember walking into The Breakers great house and the gardens years ago and sud-denly feeling as though I was trans-ported to late 19th Century Ameri-ca, into the world of the Vanderbilt family, a scion of American indus-trial power. The centre, although keeping in form with architectural standards, would change the over-all visitor experience.

Naturally there would be a café and an additional gift shop, com-mercial ventures that really don’t need to be introduced into the grounds. American historical sites often lean on commercial ventures that often seem inappropriate and completely out of place. Why should the Breakers become part of this trend?

Furthermore, if the centre is de-signed to be for all of the great Newport historical homes, what is the logic behind placing it on the grounds of The Breakers, when it should be located in another part of Newport, perhaps in the vil-lage? Anyone who doesn’t visit The Breakers would miss out on the centre. Locating it on the grounds of any of the homes would isolate it and segregate it from many visitors who are seeking information about Newport.

Some of the finest examples of architectural history—anywhere in the world--are those that are left pure and ‘as they were’. So that visi-tors can visualize, imagine life as it once was, find a “sense of place.” To walk onto the grounds, or into the building, and be transported back hundreds, sometimes thousands of years through the historical au-thenticity of the place. The Breakers should be able to speak for itself, without a visitor centre that inter-rupts that vital “sense of place.”

Kris LeBoutillier

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Charter Review Would Get Schools in LineTo the Editor:

Let’s take a look at history. A few years back, the Newport School Committee asked the Newport City Council for money – when they had a $2 million fund balance. Last year, the school committee asked the council for $675,000 and had a $625,000 fund balance. In ask-ing for these additional monies, the school committee has estab-lished no credibility amongst the city council because of constant-ly asking for money when it is not needed.

What is this year’s fund balance? The school committee claims

they need $1.4 million to run the schools for next year, but have been reluctant to make education-al cuts. So why won’t they make non-educational cuts like shared services with the city? City Coun-cil Vice-chairwoman Naomi Neville claims by turning over all financial, building maintenance and person-nel operations to the city – that sav-ings will result in about $500,000 for the schools.

Now, let’s take a look at non-educational line items and exam-ine where we could find some ex-

tra savings. Electricity to run the schools costs $395,000, so why has that line item increased in this up-coming year’s budget by $11,000 when the district will have four less schools next year? We have to look at the big picture: the contract. I’ve said in the past that it’s an ille-gal contract because it’s a five year contract. According to the state, the contract should be no more than three years and signed by the business manager – not by the school committee. That contract is up this August. The present going rate is around 7 cents per kilowatt hours, yet we presently pay 11.34 cents per kilowatt hour. There could be savings of $100,000.

The superintendent has built into this budget an additional 4.5 elementary school teachers. If we need only three of those, there’s an additional $100,000 in salary sav-ings.

I personally don’t like this next idea, but you could take some money out of the retiree health care benefit trust. The account has more than $4 million. I suggest re-moving 10 percent, or $400,000.

Yet school committee members

have been talking about using the Caruolo Act. The Caruolo Act al-lows school committees to file suit against their own taxpayers when they overspend their budgets. Quite simply, the Caruolo Act has been a costly and detrimental pol-icy. What the law does is increase the cities and towns cost of edu-cation, reduce the council’s ability to control spending and drive up property taxes.

It appears that the Newport School Committee refused to fol-low the recommendations of the LCD&G report on shared services and would rather sue under the Ca-ruolo Act.

Maybe it’s time for the council to hold a charter review and see if Newport voters will approve what Middletown voters did this last election: to provide the Middle-town Council with the power to merge common duties, functions, and/or services of any two or more agencies or departments of the town.

Robert LearyNewport School

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Thanks for SupportTo the Editor:

On May 10, the Portsmouth Pub-lic Education Foundation (PPEF) held its annual” Hidden Kitchens of Portsmouth Tour.” The event, our principle fundraiser, is held to provide grants for programs and opportunities not offered in the school curriculum or in the school budget. The Board of Directors of PPEF would like to thank the spon-sors and vendors of this event which attracted over 250 attendees.

We would like to thank the many volunteers who helped make this event so successful and the sev-en home owners who graciously opened their homes for the tour.

We would like to thank our lead sponsor, Newport Fed, for their generous support, and our other sponsors, Bright Ideas Pre-school, Viti Mercedes-Benz/Volvo, Apex Kitchens and Baths, George and Martha Easley, Exquisite Events, Gil’s Television and Appliances, Griff Electric, PJR Construction, and Senator Christopher Ottiano, and our friends, Jaffe Orthodontics, Ben and Helen Furriel, Robert and Nan-cy Whitehead, John and Barbara

Odegaard and Judy McLennan. Our media sponsors were the Newport Daily News, Newport This Week, and the Portsmouth Times. Com-munication was provided by John and Carol Dietz.

A critical part of the tour is the donation of food and beverages that are provided at each of the homes. Our donating friends were: Allen’s Wine and Spirits, Becky’s Barbecue, Bellevue Wine and Spir-its, Custom House Coffee Middle-town, Crystal Spring Water, Empire Tea and Coffee, Evelyn’s, Fatulli’s Bakery and Deli, Fieldstones, the French Confection, Milk and Honey Bazaar, Narragansett Brewery, Rus-sell Morin Fine Catering, Scampi, and Tito’s.

It was a beautiful day and we thank our “house guests” for part-nering with us in making the edu-cation of Portsmouth students a top priority. The money raised will be awarded this August 2013 to be used during the 2013-2014 school year.

Marilyn BrockwayPresident, PPEF

City to Focus on North EndBy Tom Shevlin

As the city's budget process con-tinues, all eyes this week turned to Paul Carroll, the city's new econom-ic development director.

On Wednesday, May 29, Carroll was due to give his first depart-mental overview, shedding light for the first time on a number of ini-tiatives he's been working on since first coming on the job in January.

So far, his efforts have been fo-cused on developing plans for the North End. He was expected to go

into detail on at least one of those initiatives during this presentation on Wednesday evening.

For years, the North End has frus-trated the city administration. Al-though there has been some prog-ress with the opening of CCRI, the development of Newport Heights, and the relocation of Newport Storm brewery to city-owned land on JT Connell Highway, much is still left to be done.

Last week, City Manager Jane Howington told councilors that BankNewport's plans to develop

a large parcel of land adjacent to the CCRI campus into it's corporate headquarters were being aban-doned in favor of a site in Middle-town. It will ultimately fall to Carroll and a collection of volunteer-based commissions to make up for this setback.

The city's vision for the North End has coalesced into one of de-veloping the area into an innova-tion hub. More details on those plans are expected to come into view over the coming weeks.

Council Rejects ‘Community Preservation Act’By Tom Shevlin

Newport city councilors rejected a proposal currently being debated at the State House to use real es-tate transfer fees to bolster efforts to preserve open space and restore certain historic structures. The re-jection sends a clear message that the legislation is flawed and needs to be reworked.

As currently written, the Com-munity Preservation Act of 2013, would direct a portion of a city's real estate transfer taxes into a state-administered fund to pre-serve and protect open space and other community-contributing his-toric properties.

The legislation was introduced by Aquidneck Island Sen. Louis P. DiPalma as a means to ensure that certain defining elements of a com-munity - like open space in Mid-dletown, or historic structures in places like Newport or Providence – would be preserved and main-tained.

At DiPalma's request, the pro-posal was brought before the council for their endorsement.

However, city councilors on Wednesday, May 22, voted unani-

mously to deny the request.Third Ward Councilwoman Kath-

ryn E. Leonard said that as it was written, it appeared that the bill's main beneficiaries would be com-munities such as Middletown, which has an abundance of open space.

Newport, on the other hand, is densely built out and has al-ready preserved its available open space through agreements made in recent years with the Aquidneck Land Trust.

"I don't know why it's before us," she said. "I don't know what the big benefit would be for us. I would like to see it vetted at the State House

and in the community that wants it the most."

Councilor Jeanne-Marie Napoli-tano agreed, saying that she has "real reservations about the pro-gram" and how it would be admin-istered.

Second Ward Councilor Jus-tin S. McLaughlin also took a sec-ond look at the proposal after the council’s early May meeting. "At first, I thought it didn't hurt," he said. But after further reflection, he concluded, "I just don't know what the problem is that we're fixing through it."

"Perhaps they should ask the communities that it's aimed at," be-fore moving forward, he added.

The council's concern was shared by Mary Moniz, a Realtor and vice chair of the city's Planning Board.

Saying that she also had "deep concerns" about the project, she urged the council to deny the reso-lution.

"I don't want to pay to restore the Superman Building in Provi-dence or the American Tourister building in Warren," she said.

The council agreed and voted unanimously to deny the resolu-tion 7-0.

Council Approves Cliff Walk BathroomsBy Tom Shevlin

Visitors to Newport's historic Cliff Walk can feel a sense of relief: The City Council voted last week to ap-prove a bid to install a double uni-sex prefabricated restroom facility at Forty Steps.

The project, which is being fund-ed with a series of state and federal grants, is expected to cost in excess of $150,000 – with $67,500 going to purchase the restroom facility.

Some design details – such as the color of the unit – are still to be worked out, but councilors de-cided that it was time to move the long-discussed project forward.

Under the proposal, which was spearheaded by the city's Cliff Walk Commission, the portable restrooms currently located at the

end of Narragansett Avenue will be replaced with a unisex facility that will be anchored into the city's sewer system. Construction costs for the project are being provided from a $150,000 grant secured by the Cliff Walk Commission with the help of Senate President M. Teresa Paiva-Weed.

Councilwoman Naomi L. Neville, who had earlier expressed some concerns over the proposed de-sign, said that those were allayed after a meeting with city staff.

According to Neville, both Direc-tor of Public Services Bill Riccio and city Tree Warden Scott Wheeler as-sured her that there was still room in the process to ensure that the design fits within the context of the surrounding neighborhood.

Noting that two more bids are

still needed before any work can begin at the site, Riccio estimated that even if they voted for the pro-posed design, the restrooms would probably not be completed until after July 4.

How the city will pay for the fa-cility's longterm upkeep is still a point of concern for several coun-cil members – most notably, Third Ward Councilwoman Kathryn E. Leonard.

"I think… the next step in our plan is how to do it," she said, refer-ring to providing for the facility's maintenance.

Other details, such as establish-ing operating hours, security mea-sures, and even whether to charge users, are also expected to be ad-dressed in the coming weeks.

I don't know what the big benefit would be for us. I would like to see it vetted at the State House and in

the community that wants it the most."

– Kathryn Leonard Third Ward Councilwoman

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port will hold graduation ceremo-nies for 55 members of Officer Can-didate School Class 1113 on Friday, May 31. The Navy’s next ensigns will be commissioned at 9 a.m. in Kay Hall before heading on to addition-al training and fleet assignments across the globe. Vice Adm. Scott R. Buskirk, Deputy Chief of Naval Op-erations for Education, is scheduled to address the graduates, and Navy Band Northeast will provide cer-emonial music. For more informa-tion, call 401-841-1171.

Battle of Midway Observance

The Naval War College will hold a Battle of Midway commemoration on Friday, June 4 in Spruance Hall Auditorium at 1:30 p.m. Professor Robert (Barney) C. Rubel, Dean of the Center for Naval Warfare Stud-ies, will be the guest speaker. The ceremony is open to all those with routine base access.

Weekend Vet ClinicThe Army Veterinary Treatment

Facility’s Clinic at Leisure Bay (bldg. 1255) will hold a walk-in vaccina-tion and wellness clinic for pets of active duty members and retir-ees on Saturday, June 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. No sick calls will be accepted. A valid ID card must be presented to receive services, and owners are asked to bring their pet’s vaccina-tion records for documentation. Fees depend on services and vacci-nations provided. For additional in-formation, call 860-694-4291.

Navy League to Host Military Appreciation Night

The Newport Council of the Navy League of the United States will host its annual Military Apprecia-tion Night dinner on Wednesday, June 5 at the Atlantic Beach Club. The event is open to the public and military personnel, and will honor the contributions of the Navy, Ma-rine, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.), the director of Incident Management and Pre-paredness, will be the speaker.

Local businesses are invited to host members of the military com-munity in recognition of their many sacrifices in service. Sponsorship opportunities are available at two levels. The Sponsor full table is $500 and includes eight company seats and two military guests. The Patron half table has four company seats and one military guest for $250. In-dividual tickets are $40. For ticket-ing and sponsorship opportunities, contact Patrick Burke at 401-864-4028 or milappnight2013@gmail.com. Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m.; dinner is at 6:30 p.m.

O’Club Deck OpeningThe Officers’ Club will kick off the

summer season on Friday, June 7. All hands with base access are invit-ed to celebrate summer with music and seafood on the deck each Fri-day at 5:30 p.m. through August.

Disaster Preparedness Workshop

The Fleet and Family Support Center will hold a workshop on Di-saster Preparedness for Families on Tuesday, June 11, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Center, building 1260. Making an emergency preparedness plan saves lives, property, and time in exigent circumstances. Learn what you can do to protect your family. Call 401-841-2283 to register.

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state, but in the world of tennis, it has historically stood very tall in-deed.

The first championship of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) was played at the Casino in 1881, and the na-tional amateur championship con-tinued to be held in Newport until 1914, when it was moved to Forest Hills in Queens, New York. The USN-LTA eventually dropped “National” and “Lawn” to become known as the U.S. Tennis Association, and the national championships evolved into the U.S. Open – one of four ma-jor international professional ten-nis tournaments played each year.

Long before the game of Lawn Tennis existed, there was a game known today as “Real Tennis,” in-vented in the 12th or 13th century, probably in a monastery in France. This game was enjoyed for centu-ries by the kings of England and France. It is played inside a large walled room that resembles a me-dieval courtyard. A solid felt-cov-ered ball is played off sloping roofs and walls and over a steeply slop-ing net. This sport is the ancestor of all other racquet sports, yet it sur-vives today, although generally out of the public eye, behind palace gates and the high walls of private racquet clubs.

At the back of the Newport Ca-sino complex, behind the rows of beautifully maintained lawn tennis courts, sits the 1880 building dedi-cated to the sport of Real Tennis. It is operated today by the National Tennis Club. This is one of the very few places in the world where this ancient sport can be seen live by the general public.

Although the U.S. Open has been long gone from Newport, twice

each year the focus of the tennis world returns to Rhode Island. The first time is when the U.S. Pro Sin-gles play for the Schochet Cup at the National Tennis Club. The top twenty or so professional Real Ten-nis players come from around the world to compete with one an-other for one of the largest purses in the game. This year, the tourna-ment will be played from June 2 to 9 and will feature current world champion Rob Fahey, as well as Tim Chisholm, Camden Riviere and Ste-ven Virgona, who are all of the play-ers who have challenged Fahey for the world #1 ranking in the last decade. Tickets to this world-class championship can be purchased from the tournament office at 401-849-6672.

The second time each year that the eyes of the tennis world are on Rhode Island is during the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship, the only professional tennis tourna-ment played in America on grass. This year, the tournament will be played July 8-14, and John Isner, the #1-ranked American tennis player, will defend his title against some outstanding competition, including former world #1-ranked player Layton Hewitt. This tourna-ment, played on the spectacular grounds of the Newport Casino, is similar to Wimbledon, except that the players are much closer to the fans, making the experience more intimate. On Saturday, July 13, many Tennis Hall of Fame members will return to Newport to welcome another class of inductees into the ranks of those honored by the in-stitution. This year, former world #1 player Martina Hingis and sever-al other notables will be inducted during a ceremony that is always very special.

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Newport is the site of the one of the oldest existing tennis clubs in the United States: the Newport Ca-sino, located on Bellevue Avenue. This building was the first structure completed by the firm of McKim Mead & White after they hired the young Stanford White as their de-signer in 1879. The Casino was an extraordinarily accomplished work that launched the firm onto the na-tional scene and made it the pre-eminent American architecture firm of the late 19th and early 20th

centuries. The Casino building is a masterpiece of the “Shingle Style” popular during the 1880s, which is characterized by intricately cut cedar shingles, rounded towers, encircling covered porches, and a loose asymmetric arrangement of masses. In 1987, the Casino com-plex was individually listed as a National Historic Landmark, the highest designation possible for a historic building. It is now owned and operated by the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

‘Crash Course’ on Unmanned RoboticsStudents attending the U.S. Na-

val War College (NWC) participated in a presentation and discussion of unmanned robotic systems with ReconRobotics, Inc. and Hydroid, Inc. last week at NWC.

The presentation was provided as part of the “Unmanned Systems and Conflict in the 21st Century” course at NWC and served as an op-portunity for future decision mak-ers to gain exposure and expand their knowledge of unmanned technologies.

Representatives from ReconRo-botics demonstrated the tactical micro-robot Recon Scout XL and Throwbot XT systems, robotic sys-tems developed to deploy quickly and provide immediate reconnais-sance within dangerous or hostile environments.

“It takes less than five seconds to deploy,” said Todd Litke, business development representative for ReconRobotics. “You pull the pin, throw it and the operational con-trol unit (OCU) comes on to view in less than five seconds. It provides situational awareness for your tac-tical teams.”

According to Litke, more than 2,000 of the Recon Scout XL robots are already being employed by U.S.

military forces in Afghanistan.The tactical micro-robots weigh

1.2 pounds and can be thrown 120 feet or dropped vertically 30 feet onto concrete. Once deployed, the robot is controlled by a single joy-stick on the OCU and allows imme-diate “eyes-on” an objective while allowing the operator to be posi-tioned safely at a distance.

“It gives [operators] a tactical ad-vantage and situational awareness that can save lives,” said Litke.

– James E. Foehl, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs

The National Tennis Club will host an international court tennis tournament June 2-9. (Photo by Ross Cann)

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Long before the game of Lawn Tennis existed, there was a game known today

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More than 700 civilian employ-ees at the Newport Naval Com-plex received furlough notices this week as part of automatic budget cuts at the U.S. Defense Depart-ment, and additional furlough let-ters are on the way.

David Sanders, a spokesman for the Naval Undersea Warfare Cen-ter, said Wednesday that about 300 notices have gone out to non-union employees already and an additional 2,400 will go out to union employees soon.

Employees will be required to take 16 hours of unpaid time off every two weeks beginning the week of July 8 through the end of September.

Nearly everyone at NUWC New-port Division, which serves as a re-search, testing and support center for Navy submarines and ships, will be impacted, according to Sand-ers.

NUWC is in the process of pri-oritizing work so it will be able to continue full operations during the furlough period. ‘‘The priority will be ensuring we have continual support for Navy submarines and ships,’’ Sanders said.

Furlough notices also went out to all 439 civilian employees at the U.S. Naval War College, including faculty, staff and support staff.

Provost Mary Ann Peters said the impact of the civilian furlough will be significant and that the school has already begun to adjust class schedules, as well as other planned events. She called the ef-fect on morale ‘‘devastating.’’

‘‘This furlough comes at an es-pecially bad time for the college as we plan for an upcoming change-of-command and a Navy inspec-tor general inspection in July and August,’’ she said in a statement to The Associated Press. She said the furloughs will have ‘‘serious finan-cial and personal implications for some of our colleagues.’’

‘‘While we continue our ef-forts to minimize the disruption, we have no choice but to do less, which goes against our ingrained culture of getting the job done no matter what,’’ Peters said.

The cuts are part of "seques-tration," across-the-board federal budget reductions that went into effect on March 1.

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Plant Trees for Shade, Fruit, and Beauty By Cynthia Gibson

Trees are planted in fall and in spring. If you have had your eye on a particular tree variety, this is the time to plant it.

Japanese maples are graceful and add great interest to a lawn or to a garden setting with a pool. They come in an amazing array of colors. Leaves can be a deep bur-gundy red, copper, bright green, or bi-color (red and green). The leaves of a Japanese maple are so delicate they feel like Belgian lace. Some varieties have red, green, or bluish bark. The red-barked Japa-nese maple (also known as Sango Kaku) is a brilliantly colored tree. The bark on all new shoots and on many branches is bright red. Dur-ing the summer months, the tree is covered in a canopy of bright green leaves. In the winter, the tree is bare, but its branches remain a very bright coral red, making it a won-derful sight against white snow. It is best to prune these trees each fall, as the spring will bring new red branches. The trunk, which begins as red, will eventually turn brown.

All of these trees are very easy to grow and need little care, but they love a bit of fertilizer each spring.

If you have been wanting to plant a fruit tree, one of the easi-est trees to grow is a dwarf or semi-dwarf peach tree. Most local nurs-eries carry them. They must be planted this month. A great back-yard variety to grow is Elberta. Af-ter growing and picking your first home-grown peach, you will nev-er buy a supermarket peach again. They are that good! Early Crawford and Redhaven are two other excel-lent peach varieties to grow.

There is a very simple spray schedule that must be followed for peach trees. A “fixed copper” spray must go on once before Thanksgiv-ing but after the leaves have fallen, again on Valentine’s Day, and finally at Easter.

During the summer, you will have to use a spray called Once and Done by Spectricide. You spray it once a month. The only fungus that your peach tree can get is PLC, or Peach Leaf Curl. The fixed cop-per spray will take care of that. You

may find peach tree varieties that are labeled PLC resistant, but that does not mean they cannot get it. They do.

Apple trees need less spraying. You can use Once and Done once a month on them during the sum-mer. But you must be sure to plant two different varieties of apple that will cross-pollinate at the same time in the spring. Buying two fruit trees can become the beginning of a new habit. Trust me, I now have 23 fruit trees! Great varieties that grow in our area are Pristine, En-terprise, Jonagold, Mott’s Pink, and Scarlet Surprise.

Red-fleshed apples are a new trend. A Mott’s Pink apple will make hot pink applesauce. A Scar-let Surprise is one of the reddest apples you can grow. Not only are the bark and leaves red, the inside of the apple is bright red, too. It makes a beau-tiful pie.

Pristine is a lovely bright yellow apple that is “precocious.” That is orchardist-speak for, “the tree will produce fruit by the time it is two years old.” The first crop will not be huge, but you will get close to 25 apples from each tree. The best part of owning one or two of these apple trees is that the apples ripen from the end of July through the first two weeks

in August. No need to wait until fall to pick these sweet/tart apples. Re-member to always purchase two- to three-year-old fruit trees. Your wait for fruit will be far shorter.

Growing citrus is also fun. Keep your lemon, orange, and lime trees in large tubs on your patio or ter-race all summer long, and bring them inside for the winter. Place them in front of a south-facing window, and they will blossom all winter long.

Meyer Lemons, Key Limes and Kumquats are fun and easy to grow. Should you have a green-house, you are way ahead of the game.

Fruit trees are grafted onto a rootstock, which controls the

height of the tree. Semi-dwarf is the definitely the way to go.

That way, the trees can be planted in large contain-

ers (tubs) or grown in-ground.

Think of trees as good furniture for your

garden or yard. They are an investment in the future.

Cynthia Gibson is a gardener, food writer

and painter. She gardens and tends her

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Whitehorne Museum The Samuel Whitehorne House is home to some of the best ex-amples of 18th century Newport and Rhode Island furniture, 416 Thames St., tours run Thursday-Monday, guided tours at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., self-guided 11 a.m.-3 p.m., newportrestoration.org.

NMAI The National Museum of American Illustration offers “The American Muse,” 492 Bellevue Ave., Thurs-day-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., ameri-canillustration.org. “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., 401-847-0292, redwoodlibrary.org.

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

Conservation Speaker SeriesAquidneck Land Trust presents Meg Kerr, Watershed Program Manager with the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, on the cur-rent condition of the Bay and its watershed, identifying successes and areas of concern, Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 5:30 p.m., free, ailt.org.

FridayMay 31

Queen Anne Square Dedication10 a.m.

Hearth and Home ExhibitNewport Historical Society’s ex-hibit, “Hearth and Home,” exam-ines how Newporters kept warm two centuries ago, Museum of Newport History, 127 Thames St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., www.newporthis-tory.org.

Computer WorkshopIntermediate Excel, Newport Pub-lic Library, 10:30 a.m., register at 401-847-8720 x208.

Opening ReceptionNewport Art Museum hosts mem-bers’ reception honoring summer exhibition, “NetWorks 2011/2012,” 76 Bellevue Ave., 5-7 p.m., mem-bers free, non-members $10.

NPEF Honors Noreen DrexelNewport Public Education Founda-

tion honors the late Noreen Stonor Drexel’s years of service to public education, Ochre Court, 100 Ochre Point Ave., 6 p.m., $40, available at npef-ri.org and at the door.

Sonatas for Cello and PianoConcert by Borah Han on piano and Benjamin Larsen on cello, Em-manuel Church, 42 Dearborn St., 7 p.m., $20.

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

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Growers’ Market OpensAquidneck Growers’ Market, local produce and products, 909 East Main Rd. (Newport Vineyards), Middletown, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., aquid-neckgrowersmarket.org.

IYRS Graduation and Launch DayInternational Yacht Restoration School students launch and show-case their restored boats, public welcome, 449 Thames St., 10 a.m., iyrs.org.

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

Rose Island Lighthouse ToursTour the lighthouse museum and grounds daily between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Rose Island access via Jamestown-Newport ferry, 401-847-4242, roseisland.org.

Rogues and Scoundrels TourLearn why this colony was some-times known as “Rogue’s Island” as you stroll through Newport, Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 10:30 a.m., 401-841-8770.

Whitehouse Author VisitSenator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses his book, “On Virtues: Quotations and Insight to Live a Full, Honorable and Truly American Life,” Newport Public Library, Pro-gram Room, 11 a.m., seating opens at 10:30 p.m.

Saturday Book GroupDiscuss “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore,” by Robin Sloan, Ports-mouth Library, 2658 East Main Rd., 11 a.m., 401-683-9457.

Historic Site ToursTours of the Colony House, Great Friends Meeting House, Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House and Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House de-part from Museum of Newport His-tory at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., call to reserve, 401-841-8770.

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a quick bite? Flat Waves chef/own-er Will Burgess offers a local take on the traditional Hawaiian plate in a small restaurant on Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown. Since it opened three years ago, Flat Waves has expanded to include a Second Beach food cart in the summer and year-round catering. Burgess donates a portion of his proceeds to “Beyond One Meal,” a program he started to help feed struggling families in poor nations by donat-ing live chickens.

The idea for Flat Waves came from a family surf trip to Hawaii about five years ago. We discov-ered how expensive the food could be out there. It was $25 for a me-dium pizza. There were six of us to feed: my parents, three broth-ers, and myself. So, we just ended up eating plate lunches the whole time because there were all these roadside trucks with plates of teri-yaki chicken and shrimp for $5.99, and the food was really good. We ate like that for two weeks. At the end of the trip, I told my dad that somebody should do this back home.

We opened Flat Waves in 2010. I was 21 at the time. We just did it to see if it would catch on. The name was an inside joke that my buddies and I had in high school when we all started surfing. We would surf even when the waves were tiny. We would joke, “Yeah, let’s go surf the flat waves.”

We have our own spin on the Hawaiian plate lunch. In Hawaii the food is a bit more fattening, a lot of fried and greasy food. It was important for us that the food we offer be healthy. We use all white meat chicken breasts, and we grill our meats instead of frying.

We do a good amount of cater-ing. We cater to graduation par-ties and beach parties. We catered an event for the Providence Col-lege basketball team. We also cater our snack boxes to local schools, just rice with seasoned chicken or pulled pork, then the kids can put the sauce on at school. We make

anywhere between 75-125 boxes per school, four days a week. We do that all winter when the store is closed.

My pet peeve in the kitchen is running out of rice. It takes an hour to cook, so if we run out it’s a prob-lem. We go through a couple hun-dred pounds a week.

An item in the kitchen I can’t do without is a fan. It gets so hot back there. We have a small one in the window, and another clip-on fan that goes on the grill. You can face it right at yourself.

I cooked for [professional surfer] Ian Walsh when he came into town to surf during Hurricane Bill.

We give a portion of our pro-ceeds to our “Beyond One Meal” program. The money goes toward buying live chickens, which are do-nated to families in Africa and dif-ferent places that struggle for food. They get eggs from the chickens. We donated over sixty chickens just this last month.

At home we cook pizza and grill outside. My wife Brittany is a really good cook. When we go to someone’s house for dinner, she makes up a buffalo chicken dip. It’s great for football games, but it doesn’t usually make it to the opening kick.

The home-cooked meal I crave most is my dad’s barbeque chick-en. He had a hundred different ways to make it. We’ve had a bar-beque sauce contest going on in the family for about fifteen years. Friends and family will send us sauce from all over the world, and we keep a big chart on the side of the fridge to rate them all.

In my downtime I like to surf, spearfish, and ride my motorcycle. I coach basketball at Barrington Christian High School as well.

I have a few cookbooks. Maui Taco’s is one of my favorites. There are a ton of great salsa recipes in there.

The best food experience I’ve ever had is eating our double overhead challenge (2 full plates) after surfing all morning.

My favorite variation on a clas-sic recipe is our Loco Moco. That is the original Hawaiian plate lunch. It’s a hamburger patty over rice with brown gravy and an egg. You can get it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at restaurants over there. It’s easy, simple, and filling. Our spin on that is to use all fresh ingredients.

Our specialty dessert is a cup of flavored shaved ice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream at the bottom. The ice cream always ends up tast-ing like whatever flavor the shaved ice was. Grape flavored shaved ice is my guilty pleasure. I put ice cream in the bottom every time.

When we eat out we like to go to Tickets. Their pepperoni pizza is unbelievable.

My last meal on earth would be vanilla yogurt with some fresh strawberries.

My ultimate surf trip would be Peru, land of the endless lefts. I’m a goofy foot (right foot forward on the board), so lefts are good for me. It’s a huge coastline. You can drive for over a day and just keep finding new breaks, and there’s tons to do there when surf is flat, like hiking and visiting Machu Picchu.

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For every $40 that you order(NO COUPON NEEDED)

401-841-8822FREE DELIVERY

(Limited Delivery Area)

Delivery after 5:00 pm

Rain or Shine

Open Every Day11:30 am–10:00 pm

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STEADY MIND.STRONG BODY.INSPIRED LIFE.

580 Thames Street, Wellington Square, Newport thamesstreetyoga.com

Early morning, noon and evening classes daily.

200-Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Starts June 27, 2013!

Learn more by visiting our website or

contact Patti at pattidoyle@thamesstreetyoga.com

Registered Yoga School

chowders from across the country at this annual rite of spring, New-port Yachting Center, 12-6 p.m., newportwaterfrontevents.com.

Fly a Kite at Watson’s FarmHistoric Watson Farm’s free family day, fly kites, bring a picnic, hike the trails, learn about agriculture, 455 North Rd., Jamestown, 1-5 p.m., free, 401-423-0005, historic-newengland.org.

Roger Williams: The Wall between Church and StateThe Redwood Library will cele-brate the 350th anniversary of the Rhode Island Colonial Charter with a seminar on ideals of Roger Wil-liams, 50 Bellevue Ave., 1:30 p.m., members $20, non-members $25, reserve at 401-847-0292 x115.

Newport PoloUSA vs. Argentina, Glen Farm, East Main Rd., Portsmouth, 5 p.m., npt-polo.com.

Ballard Park FundraiserA benefit for Friends of Ballard Park, Edgehill, 21 Beacon Hill Rd., 6 - 8 p.m., ballardpark.org

Accidental SistersConcert at Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley St., 7:30 p.m., jamestown-artcenter.org.

Improv Comedy 8 and 10 p.m. See Friday, May 31.

The Pogs at GrandThe Pogs play free concert of 90’s cover music at Newport Grand, 150 Adm. Kalbfus Hwy., 8:30 p.m., all ages, 401-849-5100, newport-grand.com.

SundayJune 2

Heart & Sole Walk Walk Glen Park with your pet to benefit the Potter League, Glen Park, East Main Rd., Portsmouth, gates open at 10 a.m., walk at noon, lunch, children’s activities, dog agility events, register online potterleague.org, 401-846-0592.

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

Discover Colonial Newport Walking TourHear stories of revolution and

the struggle for religious liberty, departs from the Museum of New-port History at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 10:30 a.m., 841-8770.

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

Family Climb and Adventure DayClimbing tower and high ropes course open to kids ages 6+, New-port County YMCA, Valley Rd., Middletown, 1-4 p.m., bounce house, members $5, non-members $10, pre-register in the main office at the YMCA or walk in, contact josha@newportymca.org or 401- 847-9200 x113 for more info.

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

Wind Energy Then and NowBegin at the windmill at Prescott Farm, 2009 West Main Rd., Middle-town, then visit the wind turbine at Portsmouth Abbey, 2 p.m., johnnycakes, free, newportrestora-tion.org.

MondayJune 3

Fort Adams Tours Guided tours of the historic fort depart every hour on the hour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., fortadams.org.

Rogues and Scoundrels Walking Tour10:30 a.m. See Saturday, June 1.

Discover Colonial Newport Walking Tour10:30 a.m. See Sunday, June 2.

Historic Site Tours11 a.m.-3 p.m. See June 1.

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

Monday Night MysteriesMeet to discuss “Robert Parker’s Lullaby,” by Ace Atkins, Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd., 7 p.m.

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See CALENDAR on page 14

159 West Main Road, Middletown 847-9818

Now Open 7 Days a Week11:30 am - 10:00 pm

Every Monday is “Buck a Shuck” All Raw Bar Items only $1.00

Every Tuesday is “Island Nights” Locals Receive 20% off Food Bill(Lobster Dishes Excluded)

Every Thursday Is “Steak Lovers Night” Get a House Salad and 14oz. NY Sirloin for only $20.00

Marina Cafe & Pub3 Marina Plaza, Goat IslandNewport, RI • 401-849-0003

www.marinacafepub.com

The only waterfront restaurant in Newport with a view ofNewport Harbor and the City of Newport Free Ample Parking

FOR GREAT FOOD, GREAT FRIENDS & FUN!

LIVE MUSIC • Never A Cover!

** SUNDAY Brunch - 10am ** Live Music 6pm - Los Duderinos

TUESDAY: $5 Pasta Night WEDNESDAY: $2 Taco Night – $12 Margarita Pitchers

THURSDAY: $5 Pizza Night - Live Music 9pmNew Summer Menu:

Fresh Tuna, Oysters, Scallops, Summer Salads & More!

Stay tuned for our Folk Fest - Jazz Fest Live Music Bookings

10 Broadway, Newport • 849-6676 • newport180.comClosed Monday

Thursday, May 30The Gentlemen Explorers,

featuring Brigham Brough & Chris Woods at 9pm

DJ Nook in the Club 9:30pm

Friday, May 31Special Guest DJ Chad Dubz

in from NYC 9:30pm

Video Music DJ Maddog in the Club

Saturday, June 1 Castle at 9:30pm Video Music DJ Maddog in the Club

Jonathan Clancy, of Middletown,

has over ten years experience in the

food industry.

Will Burgess (Photo by Jonathan Clancy)

(401) 846-6200 | www.vanderbiltgrace.com

Summer Festivities at Vanderbilt Grace

Afternoon Tea on WeekendsIndulge in a quintessentially English afternoon teaaccompanied by delicate �nger sandwiches, warm

crumpets and scones topped with fresh double cream and zingy lemon curd. Saturday and Sunday 2pm-4pm,

$18 pp or $29 pp with a refreshing Bellini.

Movie Nights on the Roof-Deck are Back Invoke memories of cinemas heyday with our Movie Night

and lose yourself in the Golden Age of Films.$18 per person including our extra special homemade

tru�e popcorn, with food and cocktails available for purchase.8:30pm every Wednesday!

Starting June 5th: The Great Gatsby

Vanderbilt Grace, 41 Mary Street, Newport

Our Roof-Deck is Open DailyServing Delicious Sunset Cocktails

Summer Wine Series Our Wine Dinner Series in Muse kicks o� on June 13th at 6pm.Join us for a celebration of Rosé wines from around the world!

$115 pp.

158 Broadway • Newport, RI 401.846.8206

Back At BEN's

Lobster Rollsspecial - $11.99Choose 2 lobster rolls

or 1 roll and 1 cup of

chowder

Back At BEN's

This year’s show runs from June 1 - 30. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on June 1 from 5 – 7 p.m., meet the gallery members and join them in celebrating art in Newport. De-Blois Gallery, located at 138 Bellevue Ave., is open Tuesday through Sunday, 12-5 p.m. For more information, visit www.debloisgallery.com or call 847-9977.

“Eye of the Storm II” by Kathleen Armor

Page 14 Newport This Week May 30, 2013

Dine Locally!

Shop Locally!

See CALENDAR on page 16

963 Aquidneck Ave.(Minutes from Downtown

Family Style DiningBaked • Grilled • Fried • Boiled

NEWPORT COUNTY’S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD

Minutes from Downtown Newport

Seafood Market

963 Aquidneck Ave • Middletown • 401-846-9620 • www.anthonysseafood.com

As seen on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives!

Live Lobster, Native Sea Scallops, Fresh Fish Daily, Raw Bar & Seafood Specialties

EAT IN or TAKE OUT

Free Concert90’s party bandSaturday, June 1 9 p.m.

90’s Party Band

POGS The

Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Full Bar

91 AQUIDNECK AVENUE MIDDLETOWN, RI401.849.4440

www.atlanticgrille.com

COME GET YOUR EAT ON!

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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) PJ2Go, 88 Broadway, Newport 6) The Deli, 66 Broadway, Newport 7) Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway, Newport 8) One Eighty Bar & Grille, 10 Broadway, Newport 9) Rhumbline, 62 Bridge St., Newport 10) Pineapple’s On the Bay/Hyatt Regency, Newport 11) Busker’s Irish Pub, 178 Thames St., Newport 12) Aloha Cafe, 18 Market Square, Newport 13) The Wharf Pub, 31 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport 14) Diego’s, 11 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport 15) Clarke Cooke House, Bannisters Wharf, Newport 16) The Port Grille & Raw Bar, 359 Thames St, Newport 17) O’Brien’s Pub, 501 Thames St., Newport 18) Thai Cuisine, 517 Thames St., Newport 19) One Bellevue, Hotel Viking, Newport 20) Genie’s Lounge, 94 William St., Newort 21) La Forge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Npt. 22) Canfield House, 5 Memorial Blvd., Npt. 23) Easton’s Beach Snack Bar, 175 Memorial Blvd., Npt. 24) Flo’s Clam Shack, 44 Wave Ave., Middletown 25) Atlantic Grille, 91 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown

Other Area Restaurants& Dining OptionsNot Within Map Area

Newport Grand150 Admiral Kalbfus Rd.

NewportAnthony’s Seafood963 Aquidneck Ave.

MiddletownCoddington Brewing Company

210 Coddington Hwy. Middletown

Mama Leone’s Pizzeria Ristorante150 Connell Hwy.

NewportInternational House of Pancakes

159 W. Main Rd. Middletown

Rhea’s Inn & Restaurant 120 West Main Rd.

Middletown Sweet Berry Farm915 Mitchell’s Lane

MiddletownThe Montaup Grille

500 Anthony Rd. Portsmouth

WHERE TO EAT Map Legend

DINING OUT

“Best Kept Secret in Town”

120 West Main Rd., MiddletownOpen 7 Days 8am-9pm • Restaurant

401.841.5560 • inn 401.841.0808

*Served Monday thru Thursday Only.

DINNER FOR TWO$30.00*

“Best Kept Secret in Town”

LOBSTER DINNER

$20.00Includes Salad, Vegetable, Potato and Bread.

Includes Bottleof Wine

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Breakfast 7 days 8am-1pmEggs Benedict, Belgian Waffles and more!

Only! Mon. thru Thurs.

$25.00 Fri. thru Sun.

FISH N’ CHIPS11am-3pm for $7.00

Lobster DinnerIncludes Salad, Vegetable, Potato and Bread

Mon. thru Thurs.

Fri. thru Sun.

BreakfastDaily 8am-1pm

Belgian Waffles, Eggs BenedictBloody Marys & Mimosas, too!

$20.00

$25.00

We Now OfferAll Natural Hereford Beef

& Organic Chicken

La Forge CasinoRestaurant

Dine in ourCasino Courtyard

• Al Fresco Dining• Breakfast - Sun 9-12• Lunch & Dinner Daily

401.847.0418 186 Bellevue Ave.

210 Coddington Hwy. Middletown847.6690

www.coddbrew.com

64OZ.

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BREW PUB & RESTAURANT

Now on Tap• Black Lager• Irish Red Ale

Lunch & DinnerEveryday

Take Home a“Growler”of Beer!

Gift Certi�cates Free Parking

Prime Rib or Lobster Pie $1695 (served with choice of starch or vegetable and a glass of house wine)

Serving Dinner Wednesday - Sunday from 4 p.m. Serving Lunch Saturday & Sunday from 12 p.m.

401.619.5892359 Thames St. • Newport www.theportnewport.com

Newport’s Best Harbor View at the Ann Street Pier

PRE-SUNSET SPECIALS Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 4–6:30 p.m.

HAPPY APPS 1/2 Price Appetizers & Raw Bar Specials

4 – 6:30 p.m. in our loungeWednesday, Thursday and Friday

TuesdayJune 4

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

Golden to Gilded Walking Tour10 a.m. See Saturday, June 1.

Rough Point TourGuided tour of Doris Duke’s New-port home, includes the exhibit, “A Career of Giving: The Surpris-ing Legacy of Doris Duke,” 680 Bellevue Ave., tours run Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., newportrestoration.org.

Road to Independence Walking TourLearn about riots and rebellion as you stroll through the heart of colonial Newport, Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 10:30 p.m., 401-841-8770.

Edward King House Spring LuncheonAnnual luncheon at Atlantic Beach Club, all seniors welcome, noon, $20, entertainment by Elderly Brothers, raffles, gifts, no tickets at door, advance reservation by May 31, 401-846-7426.

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Customs of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival will be introduced by URI’s Confucius Institute, Ports-mouth Library, 2658 East Main Rd., 6:30 p.m., 401-683-9457.

War Correspondent TalkFormer Newsweek bureau chief Scott Johnson presents “War Cor-respondent: Getting News from the Front Line to the Home Front,” SRU, Young Building, Pell Center, 518 Bellevue Ave., 7 p.m., 401-341-2927, free.

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

WednesdayJune 5

Souls & Stones Walking TourExplore the Common Burying Ground, view the gravestones that make this cemetery a work of art, learn about the diverse people buried there, Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 10:30 a.m., 401-841-8770.

Discover Colonial Newport Walking Tour10:30 a.m. See Sunday, June 2.

Historic Site Tours11 a.m.-3 p.m. See June 1.

Women in Business Luncheon Chamber of Commerce event at Belcourt Castle, 657 Bellevue Ave., 12-1:30 p.m., speaker Arlene Vio-let, producer of ‘Bellevue Avenue,’

members $25, non-members $35, reserve at 401-847-1608 or kath-leen@newportchamber.com.

Growers’ Market NewportAquidneck Growers’ Market, local produce and products, Memorial Blvd. from Bellevue Ave. to Chapel St., 2-6 p.m., aquidneckgrowers-market.org.

Military Appreciation NightNavy League hosts tribute to members of the sea services, At-lantic Beach Club, cocktails 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., 864-4028.

ThursdayJune 6

Golden to Gilded Walking Tour10 a.m. See Saturday, June 1.

Road to Independence Walking Tour10:30 a.m. See Tuesday, June 4.

Historic Site Tours11 a.m.-3 p.m. See June 1.

Sunset Music Series Gov’t Mule performs at the New-port Yachting Center, America’s Cup Ave., 5:30 p.m., newportwater-frontevents.com.

Newport Gulls Season OpenerNewport’s collegiate league team plays the New Bedford Bay Sox. Cardines Field, 20 America’s Cup Ave., gates open at 5 p.m., pre-game festivities at 6 p.m., first pitch at 6:35 p.m., newportgulls.com.

Preservation LectureRichard Guy Wilson, of the Univer-sity of Virginia, presents “King-scote & Beyond: The Revolutionary Architecture of Richard Upjohn,”

Rosecliff, 458 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., Preservation Society members $5, non-members $10, 847-1000 x154.

Local History AuthorLocal tour guide and author Ed Morris will talk about his new book, “Rogues and Heroes of New-port’s Gilded Age,” Newport Public Library, 7 p.m.

Firefly FunNorman Bird Sanctuary hosts spe-cial nighttime presentation and hike to explore the secret world of fireflies, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, 7:30-9 p.m., members $5, non-members $7, normanbird-sanctuary.org.

FridayJune 7

Fort Adams Tours Guided tours of the historic fort depart every hour on the hour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., fortadams.org.

Historic Site Tours11 a.m.-3 p.m. See Saturday, June 1 for details.

Wild Women of Newport CountyWomen’s Resource Center cel-ebrates women who make a differ-ence, Atlantic Beach Club, 12 p.m., $75, wrcnbc.org.

Friday Film“Jack Reacher,” starring Tom Cruise, screens at the Newport Public Li-brary, 2:30 p.m., free

Rum and RevolutionExplore the changing role of alco-hol in Newport through stories of taverns, distillers and rum runners during this downtown walking

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SVF Open HouseThe Surprise Valley Farm Foundation will hold their Visitors Day cel-

ebration on Saturday, June 8. Learn about heritage breed livestock, take self-guided tours of historic Swiss Village, and visit with labora-tory, veterinary, and animal care staff. Meet Chip, a rare Tennessee myotonic goat born from a frozen embryo, learn about endangered breeds of livestock, and attend live cryogenics and sheep shearing demonstrations. Julian’s Omnibus, a double-decker food truck, will serve local heritage breed burgers and snacks. SVF’s farm products and heritage breed meat will be available. The annual open house is free. Parking will be available at Fort Adams State Park and compli-mentary trolley service will be provided from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. There will be no parking at SVF. For more information call 401-848-7229 or email info@svffoundation.org.

s Jamestown/Newport Ferry

Open Mic Tuesday Nights 8-11.Open for Lunch and Dinner

7 days Noon till Late.

37 Bowen’s Wharf • 619.5672Join Us on Facebook: The Wharf Pub Newport

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Open Sat - Wed 7am-9pm, Thurs & Fri ‘til 10500 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth • 683-0955

The Montaup Grille, Located at Montaup Country Club, is

OPEN TO THE PUBLICBreakfast Buffet

Every Sunday • 9am- Noon$8.95 • Children Under 12 $4.95

This Week’s SpecialsPrime Rib $12.95

Fish & Chips w/Cup of Chowder $8.95 & more

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

Spirit & Stogie Nights Are Back!

Every Wednesday starting June 5thCall 848-4824

for information and reservations

Hours of OperationWednesday - Sunday: 4pm - 10pm

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Live MusicFriday & Saturday 5pm – 9pm

FREE PARKING WITH DINNER WWW.HOTELVIKING.COM

66 Broadway, Newport • 846-2222

THE DELITHE DELI

Butcher Shop Featuring Custom Cuts

Big 13Soppressata, pepperoni, copicola,

proscuitto w.fontina cheese, lettuce, olive oil on foccacia $10.99

Steak Tip SandwichHouse-marinated tips w/melted

American cheese on a torpedo $8.99

Caprese ProsciuttoCitterio Prosciutto topped with fresh-sliced

tomatoes, fresh buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil and balsamic vinaigrette Italian bread $8.99

Chicken Cordon BleuChicken cutlet, ham, swiss, spinach,

balsamic blue cheese dressing on kaiser $8.99

Fresh Sliced Deli & Salad Sandwiches $5.99Featuring fine deli meats and cheeses from the Deli’s kitchen

Boars Head, Dietz & Watson and imported Meats

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AQUIDNECK DONOR CENTER LOCATION &

HOURS688 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown, 401-848-7422Red Cell Blood DonationTuesday and Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITYBULLETIN BOARD

Houses of Worship are welcome to send information about

upcoming events or to share special messages by emailing

news@newportthisweek.net.

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

Friday, May 317:30 a.m.–MLK Center 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd.5 p.m. –Salvation Army 51 Memorial Blvd.

Saturday, June 1 8:30 p.m. –Emmanuel Dearborn & Spring sts.4:30–Community Baptist 50 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd.

Sunday, June 2 7:30 a.m.–MLK Center 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd. 4 p.m. –Salvation Army 51 Memorial Blvd.

Monday, June 37:30 a.m.–MLK Center 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd.11:30 p.m.–St. Joseph’s R.C. 5 Mann Ave.

Tuesday, June 47:30 a.m.–MLK Center 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd. 5 p.m.– Emmanuel Dearborn & Spring sts. Wednesday, June 5 7:30 a.m.–MLK Center 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd.5 p.m. First Presbyterian 4 Everett St.

Thursday, June 67:30 a.m.–MLK Center 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd.5 p.m.– St. Paul’s Methodist (by United Baptist)12 Marlborough St.

Community Meals and Fellowship

Area churches and organizations work together to provide nu-tritious meals in a caring environment for members of the com-munity. Upcoming meals include:

Live

EntertainmentThursday, May 30Fifth Element–DJ Maddog

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

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

Narragansett Cafe–Dan Cazio & Friends, 8-11

One Eighty⁰–Gentlemen Explorers, 9 p.m.;

Splash @ One Eighty⁰–DJ Nook, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, May 31The Chanler–Dick Lupino, Dennis Cook, Paul Nagel, 6-10 p.m.

Fifth Element–The Bob Kendall Band,10 p.m.-1a.m.

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

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

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

Narragansett Cafe –The Senders, 9:30 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Java Jive, 9 p.m.

One Eighty⁰–DJ Chad Dubz from NYC, 9:30 p.m.

The Port - D.J. Curfew, 9 p.m.-midnight

Rhumbline–Bobby Ferreira, 6:30 p.m.

SPLASH @ One Eighty⁰– Video DJ, 9-10, no cover

Saturday, June 1Bistro 162–Jazz Duo-Bobby Ferreira & Conny Williams, 8-11 p.m.Clarke Cooke House–Foreverly Broth-ers; D J Jackie Henderson in the Boom Boom Room, 9 p.m.

Fifth Element–The Ubiquitones, 10 p.m.

Greenvale Vineyard–Shawnn Monteiro, Mike Renzi, Dave Zinno, 1-4 p.m.

Jimmy’s Saloon–The Ubiquitones, 10 p.m.-1a.m.

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

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

Newport Blues Cafe–The Agents

Narragansett Cafe –Damaged Goods, 9:30 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge– Triad, 9 p.m.

Newport Grand Event Center–The Pogs, 8:30 p.m.

One Eighty⁰–Castle at 9:30

Pineapples on the Bay–Meehan & Krous

SPLASH @ One Eighty⁰–Video DJ, 9-10, no cover

The Port-Alger Mitchell, 2-6 p.m. andCharlie Scopoletti, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Rhumbline–Lois Vaughan, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 2The Chanler–Dick Lupino, Dan Moretti, Paul Nagel, 6-10 p.m.

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

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

Fifth Element–Fran Curley, noon

Narragansett Cafe –Sarah & the Tall Boys, 4-7 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub – Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

One Eighty–Los Duderinos, 4 p .m.

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

Pineapples on the Bay–2 Way Street

The Port- Diesel, 3-7 p.m.

Monday, June 3Pineapples on the Bay–Bobby T

Rhino Bar–DJ Chris Grey and Metal Night in Tusk

Tuesday, June 4 Fastnet–”Blue Monday”

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

Wednesday, June 5Newport Grand–Grand Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Norey’s –Angela Laino & the Trix, 8 p.m.

Rhino Bar–Latin NIght in Tusk

Sardella’s –Dick Lupino, Johnny Souza, Greg Wardson, 7:30-10 p.m.

GASPEE 48th DAYS 5K Saturday June 8, 2013

ALLAN & EDNA W. BROWN MEMORIAL RACEPRE-ENTRY ON-LINE

Before June 6th…………...$27

DAY OF RACE ENTRYJune 8th (Until 9:15 am)….$30

Check-in at the

Scottish Rite Masonic Center2115 Broad Street, Cranston

STARTING TIME: 9:45 AM

Gaspee Info: 401-781-1772 To Register: www.gaspee5k.org

NO Mail-In Entries

A Pub That Specializes in ServingHigh Quality Food at Affordable Prices

88 BROADWAY • NEWPORT

849-GRUBCall Ahead

M-F 7-9, SATURDAY 8-9, SUNDAY 8-3

MONday -FRIday pizza deal! > 5pm - 9pm

Order our Daily NY-Style Pizza Special & Get a Dozen Wings FREE All For ONLY $18.00!

tour, Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 3:30 p.m., 401-841-8770, new-porthistorytours.org.

Improv Comedy 8 p.m. See Friday, May 31.

Country Concert at GrandUp and coming country singer Stephanie Hansen plays free con-cert, an all ages show, Newport Grand, 150 Adm. Kalbfus Hwy., 8:30 p.m., 401-849-5100, newport-grand.com.

SaturdayJune 8

SVF Visitors DayGet a once-a-year peek into the in-ner workings of the Surprise Valley Farm, free trolley service from Fort Adams State Park, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free, 401-848-7229, svffoundation.org.

Invasive Pest DiscussionDEM Forest Pest Outreach Coordi-nator Cynthia Kwolek discusses in-vasive insects, Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Rd., 10 a.m.

English Garden PartySt. Columba’s 22st Annual English Garden Party, 55 Vaucluse Ave., Middletown, 1-5 p.m., (rain or shine), Devonshire cream tea, bar-bershop quartet, flowers, plants, baked goods, silent auction, chil-dren’s tea event, advance tea tick-ets at church office, Mon-Fri 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., stcolumbaschapel.org.

Author TalkKatherine Bouton will discuss her new book, “Shouting Won’t Help: Why I-and 50 Million Other Americans-Can’t Hear You,” New-port Public Library, 300 Spring St., 2 p.m.

Words into PoetryOcean State Poets host poetry workshop, Middletown Public Li-brary,700 West Main Road, Middle-town, 3 p.m., 401-846-1573.

Polo Team Newport takes on regional rival for the Newport Cup, Glen Farm, East Main Rd., Portsmouth, 5 p.m., GlenFarm.com.

Maher Center Benefit ConcertDonny “Elvis” Romines Concert to benefit the James L. Maher Center, appetizers and dessert, Knights of Columbus Hall, Valley Rd., Middle-town, 7 p.m., $20, reserve at 401-846-4600 or sherylm@mahercent-er.org.

Murder MysteryJoin the Marley Bridges Theatre Co. for “Newport Nuptials,” interactive murder mystery at the Newport Art Museum set in the 1920s, 76 Bellevue Ave., 7 p.m., newportart-museum.org.

Improv Comedy 8 and 10 p.m. See Friday, May 31.

Bon Jersey at GrandBon Jersey, a Bon Jovi tribute

band, plays free concert at New-port Grand, 150 Adm. Kalbfus Hwy., 9 p.m., 18+, 401-849-5100, newportgrand.com.

SundayJune 9

Bird WalkJay Manning leads free guided bird walks at the Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Road, Middletown, 8 a.m., no registra-tion necessary, bring binoculars, 401-846-2577, normanbirdsanctu-ary.org.

Medicinal Plants WalkJoin herbalist Kristin Minto on a walking tour of seaside historic Watson Farm, learn how common yard plants can be used medici-nally, 455 North Rd., Jamestown, 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., members $10, non-members $20, registration required, 401-423-0005, historic-newengland.org.

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

Oakland Forest Walk & TalkAquidneck Land Trust walk through Oakland Forest & Meadow Preserve, access on Carriage Drive, Portsmouth, 1-3 p.m., free, reserve at chuth@ailt.org or 849-2799 x19.

Music in the GalleriesMusica Dolce String Quartet con-cert in the Newport Art Museum’s galleries, 76 Bellevue Ave., 2 p.m., members $10, non-members $15, 401-848-8200. Redwood Music SeriesRedwood’s Spring Music Series with soprano Diana McVey, Red-wood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 3 p.m., members $5, non-members $15, reserve at 401-847-0292 x112, redwoodlibrary.org.

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Classical Music ConcertEmmanuel Church will present

“Sonatas for Cello and Piano” on Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m. The con-cert will feature Borah Han on pi-ano and Benjamin Larsen on cello playing music by Bach, Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028; Beethoven, So-nata in g minor, Opus 5, no. 2; and Franck, Sonata in A Major. Tickets are $20. The church is at 42 Dear-born St. and free parking is avail-able in the church parking lot. For information, call 401-847-0675.

Mission Trip FundraiserVolunteers from Emmanuel

Church will hold a car wash at Wen-dy’s, 62 Valley Road, Middletown, on Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The group is raising funds to sup-port a mission trip to Long Island, N.Y., for the week of July 30 to help with Hurricane Sandy relief. All do-nations are welcome. There are still 600 people in need of assistance on Long Island. For information, call 401-847-0675.

A Year of Faith LectureSt. Lucy’s Church will continue

its Year of Faith lecture series with a discussion on human dignity on Tuesday, June 4 in the parish hall from 7 to 8 p.m. All adults are wel-come. For more information, call 401-847-6153.

Vision Support GroupINSIGHT, a nonprofit organiza-

tion that helps people living with vision loss learn how to be more independent, will meet on Tues-day, June 11 at St. Paul’s Method-ist Church, 12 Marlborough St. at 11 a.m. Anyone living with a visual impairment is welcome, as well as family members and friends. For more information about the group, contact Rick Andrade at 401-941-3322 or visit www.in-sight.org.

St. Lucy Movie NightSt. Lucy’s Church will show a

screening of the 1953 Academy Award-winning film “The Robe” on Tuesday, June 11 at 6 p.m. in the parish hall, 909 West Main Rd., Mid-dletown. All are welcome. For more information, call 401-847-6153.

Climate Change LectureDr. Geoff Berg, of the Citizens’ Cli-

mate Lobby RI Steering Committee, will present “Stemming the Tide of Climate Change” at the Newport Public Library on Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. The program is co-spon-sored by Channing Church and Em-manuel Church, and a forum and general discussion will follow the presentation. Reserve at green@channingchurch.org.

Youths ConfirmedThe United Congregational

Church held a confirmation cer-emony for 10 youths recently in the sanctuary of the church. The service was conducted by Rev. R. Joseph Tripp, pastor, and Megan Weymouth, coordinator of Chil-dren’s Ministries.

The youths spent nearly three years preparing for the event and are now full members of the church with voting privileges. The confir-mands included Andrew Thibeault, Kobi Massaro, Claire Dore, Amanda Hassan, Ane Arietta, and Georgi Macomber of Middletown, Chase Dore of Portsmouth, and Evan Chadwick of Jamestown,

St. Columba’s Garden PartyGet out your fancy hats and put

on your summer smiles, St. Colum-ba’s 22nd annual English Garden Party will be held Saturday, June 8 on the parish grounds at 55 Vau-cluse Ave., Middletown, 1-5 p.m. The festivities include the signa-ture Devonshire cream tea, Mar-velous Marvin’s circus acts, barber-shop quartet, children’s tea event, flower and plant sale, baked goods, and a silent auction.

Admission to the party is free but tea tickets are $10 adults/$5 children and may be purchased in advance at the church office, Mon-day through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, visit stco-lumbaschapel.org.

New Community GardenGardeners or those who just

love working outdoors are invited to help build one of Aquidneck Is-land’s newest community gardens at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on East Main Road in Portsmouth on Saturdays, from 9-11 a.m. One-time and ongoing help is welcome.

Fight Hunger Dinner and Auction

The Salvation Army will host the second annual Fight Hunger Dinner and Auction fundraiser on Tuesday, June 4 to support local hunger pro-grams. All funds will support the Army’s food pantry and the sum-mer food backpack program. When kids or parents come to the pan-try this summer they will receive a bag filled with healthy kid-friendly food which can be refilled through-out the summer months. Dr. John Ambrogi, Superintendent of New-port Public Schools, is the honor-ary chair of the event. The evening begins at 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 51 Memorial Blvd. Tickets are $10 and a family of three or more is $25. Call 401-846-3234 to reserve.

Methodist Community Garden

Methodist Community Garden manager Linda Wood is looking for volunteers. Dozens of volunteers have been working all spring on the new beds and hoop house in anticipation of a record-breaking growing season, but extra hands are always needed. The farm stand opens in June and donations to the soup kitchens, shelters and pan-tries will begin in July. Volunteers of all ages are welcome; if inter-ested, call Linda Wood at 401-293-0136. The garden is on Turner Road in Middletown, next to Calvary Methodist Church.

A Night on the WaterHistoric Ida Lewis Yacht Club will

be the scene of “A Night on the Wa-ter,” the fifth annual fundraiser for the Episcopal Conference Center, on Saturday, June 8. The festive evening of fun and friendship will run 6-10 p.m. and feature food, mu-sic and auctions throughout the evening. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased in advance; no tick-ets will be sold at the door. Contact Sara Clarke at 401-447-6419 or de-velopment@eccri.org for tickets or more information.

Trinity Strawberry FestivalTrinity Church will host a Straw-

berry Festival fundraiser on Satur-day, June 15, on the Trinity lawn, Queen Anne Square, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The day will feature homemade strawberry shortcake, arts and craft activities, vendors and music.

ASA Summer CampAll Saints Academy’s summer

camp will be held June 25 – Aug. 12 with flexible days and times. The camp runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for ages 4-11 and is open to the public with full, part and half day rates available. All Saints Acad-emy is located at 915 West Main Rd., Middletown. Visit allsaint-sacademy.org or call 401-848-4300 for more information.

Kids Care Food MinistrySt. Peter’s Lutheran Church

will host a Kids Care Food Minis-try meal-packaging event at St. George’s School Field House, 372 Purgatory Road, Middletown on Saturday, June 15. Houses of wor-ship from across the island are in-

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packages help restore health and improve a child’s mental and physi-cal alertness. Each package pro-vides six nutritionally complete servings at a cost of 25 cents per serving.

The goal for the community is to package 70,000 meals at a cost of $17,500, and 190 volunteers are needed to package this quantity. For more information contact Don Jump at dsjump@cox.net or by call-ing 401-847-2753.

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The Jamestown Yacht Club’s Spring Series Race

The Jamestown Yacht Club Spring Series held its third race on May 28. The following are the re-sults for the race:

A Class: 1. Picante, J/109, R. Salk/J. Sahagian; 2. Hidalgo, Mod Express 37, Rich Moody; 3. Epiphany, S2 9.1, Jeff Roy; 4. Spirit, J/92 S, EC Helme; 5. Rhapsody, J/30, Bill Kneller; 6. Au-rora, Tartan 41, Andrew & Julie Kall-felz; 7. Phantom, J/80, Victor Bell; 8. Floating Point, CTM Frers 40, Roy Guay; 9. Bella, Highland 32, Mark Nannini.

B Class: 1. Blues eRacer, J/22, Lou-is Mariorenzi; 2. Barfly, J/24, Rob Lambert; 3. Big, J/24, M Buechner/P O’Connell; 4. Fast Lane, J/24, Harry & Ann Lane; 5. Luna, Albin Nova, Chris Brown & Samira Hakki; 6. Cha-os, J/22, Lowell Thomas.

C Class: 1. Lynx, J/29, Dennis Nix-on; 2. Time Bandit, Metal Mast 30, Robert Fadden; 3. Four Suns, Swan 41, Charles Beal; 4. Chairman Ara-fat, P Electra, Rob Bestoso; 5. Alle-gro, Kettenburg PC, Richard Eber-hard; 6. Summer Wind, Scampi II, Tripp Alyn.

RECENT DEATHSJohn Michael Agias, 88, of New-port passed away May 22, 2013, at Newport Hospital. He was a co-owner of Rhode Island Lunch at 35 Broadway for many years. Dona-tions in his memory may be made to St. Spyridon’s Greek Orthodox Church, P.O. Box 427, Newport 02840.

James P. Botelho, 79, of Ports-mouth, passed away on May 25, 2013, at home surrounded by family. He was the husband of Pa-tricia Ann (Sullivan) Botelho. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and ran the Colonial Ice Cream Parlor in Middletown with his wife and chil-dren from 1966-1985. Donations in his memory may be made to Lucy’s Hearth, 913 West Main Rd., Middletown, RI 02842.

Frances Martha (Grande) Ca-mara, 75, of Heatherwood Nurs-ing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, formerly of Middletown, passed away May 22, 2013 at Newport Hospital. Donations in her memory may be made to the Heatherwood Nursing and Reha-bilitation Activities, 398 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840.

Geraldine M. Flynn, 79, of Ports-mouth, passed away May 22, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital af-ter a short illness. She was the wife of John F. Flynn Jr. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, May 31 from 4-8 p.m. in the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Rd., Ports-

mouth. A Funeral Mass will be held on June 1 at 10 a.m. in St. Barnabas Church, Portsmouth. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, RI Chap-ter, 931 Jefferson Blvd., Ste. 3004 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886.

Maureen Goodrich, 79, of New-port, passed away May 27, 2013 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport. Calling hours will be Friday May 31, from 9 - 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Funer-al Home with her funeral to follow at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Donations in her memory may be made to American Red Cross, 105 Gano St., Providence, RI 02906.

Rose Elizabeth (Frier) Healey, 98, of Portsmouth, passed away May 26, 2013 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown. She was the wife of the late Jeremiah J. Healey. Visiting hours will be Thursday, May 30 from 4-7 p.m. at the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Rd., Portsmouth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be May 31 at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony’s Church, 2836 East Main Rd., Ports-mouth. Donations in her memory may be made to the Portsmouth Senior Center, 110 Bristol Ferry Rd., Portsmouth, RI 02871.

Louis Edward Murphy, 84, of Flo-rissant, MO, formerly of Newport, passed away May 20, 2013. He was the husband of Camilla Robb (Rus-sell). He served in the U.S. Army in

Korea. Calling hours will be held Thursday, May 30 from 4-7 p.m. with wake service prayers at 6 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home. Fu-neral procession from the funeral home on May 31 at 9:15 a.m. for 10 a.m. committal prayers with Mili-tary Honors in the RI Veterans Me-morial Cemetery, Exeter, RI. Dona-tions in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Benjamin “Daniel” Noetzel II, 70, of Portsmouth, passed away May 21, 2013 at home surrounded by family.He was the husband of Miriam “Mim” (Haapala) Noetzel. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Dona-tions in his memory may be made to Hospice of Visiting Nurse Servic-es of Newport & Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main Rd., Portsmouth, RI 02871

Frederick Tantimonico, 88, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, formerly of Middletown and Providence, passed away May 23, 2013 at Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale. He was the husband of the late Evelyn (Drury) Tantimonico. Donations in his memory may be made to Chil-dren’s International , 2000 East Red Bridge Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131.

Leonard Joseph Violette, 57, of Middletown, passed away May 24, 2013 at home. Donations in his memory may be made to Looking Upwards, Inc., P.O. Box 4289, Mid-dletown, RI 02842.

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Bits of Newport HistoryCourtesy of the Newport Historical Society

Although there was recog-nition as early as the 17th cen-tury in some quarters in Rhode Island that the ideal of “liberty of conscience” was not compat-ible with the institution of slav-ery, participation in the slave trade was a fact of Rhode Island colonial life. In 1772 the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Rhode Is-land formally denounced slav-ery, jumpstarting the Aboli-tionist movement among their membership, based at the Great Friends Meeting House. This process spread to secular and political circles resulting in one of the first legislative acts to con-trol the slave trade in America.

At the June 1774 session of the General Assembly, held at the Newport Colony House, it was voted to pass an “Act pro-hibiting the importation of Ne-groes into this colony.” The leg-islature consisted of Governor Joseph Wanton, 10 Assistants and 68 Deputies from all of the towns of Rhode Island. It was a great start to a long journey to-ward complete abolition in the face of mounting taxation and war. It took another ten years of loopholes, compromises and re-peals to arrive at the Emancipa-tion Act of 1784, passed in Provi-dence.

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The downward slope of Memo-rial Boulevard became a raceway on May 18, as nearly 30 young driv-ers competed in the 17th Annual Ocean State Soap Box Derby for the chance to represent Rhode Is-land in the Derby Nationals in Ak-ron, Ohio in July.

Winning the 2013 Stock Division title was first-time racer Robby Du-fault of Newport. Dufault is a first grade student at Cranston-Calvert and his derby race car was spon-sored by Farley Law/Café Zelda.

Coming in second and third place were a pair of sisters from Middletown named Mercedes and Ashley Ney, while their cousin Mackenzie Reynolds, also of Mid-dletown, placed fourth. The three girls were sponsored by the Viking Riders and Johnny’s Getty. Ashley and Mackenzie are third grade stu-dents at Forest Ave. Elementary, and Mackenzie is a fifth grader at Gaudet Middle School.

Madison Rathbun, who was the 2011 Stock Champion and placed 14th in nationals that year, won the 2013 Super Stock division title this year. She was sponsored by the

Westerly Lions and attends Wester-ly High School.

Hailing from Little Compton were brothers Zachary and Noah Rousseau, who placed second and fourth, respectively. Both attend school at Wilbur & McMahon El-ementary School. Zachary Rous-seau was the 2012 Stock Division Champion, and represented Rhode Island in Akron last year.

Third place in the Super Stock division was awarded to Newport resident Will Farley. A fourth grade student at Cluny School, Farley drove the #53 car, sponsored by Johnny’s Getty.

The event was sponsored by NewportFed, Waste Management of Newport and Premier Toyota. Race day operations and logistics support was provided by the Vi-king Riders, and new event part-ner Gray Matter Marketing. As they have done each year, the Viking Riders awarded a bicycle to the first runner-up in each division.

The 2013 National Soap Box Der-by Championships will be held at Derby Downs in Akron, OH on July 27.

Dufault Wins in Soap Box DerbyRacers in The Soap Box Derby.

Memorial Day Tennis Tourney

The third annual John H. Hosch Tennis Challenge took place over the Memorial Day weekend at the city’s tennis courts.

The event acted as a fundrais-er to support the Hosch Memorial Trust, which was founded shortly after his passing in 2010. The tour-ney featured multiple doubles and mixed matches for all ages over the holiday weekend. Despite rain washing out the tournament on Saturday, a full day of competition took place on Sunday and Monday.

Annabelle Harris & Anna Kyria-kides were the women’s doubles open champions, winning 6-4, 7-6 (9-7).

Tom Darby & Bob McSparren were champions of the men’s dou-bles open, 7-6 (9-7), 6-1.

The mixed doubles open cham-pionship was won by Linda Cristel-lo & Frank Gaj, 6-3, 6-4.

Monday’s game play saw Rob Herioux & Jim Wood win the gen-tlemen’s doubles, 6-3, 6-2.

Oliveia Hosch & Peter Raposa were champions of the mixed dou-bles open A tourney, 6-4, 6-4

The women’s doubles champi-ons (50+) were MaryEllen Atkins & Kay Kosinski, 6-3, 6-4 and the men’s doubles (50+) champs were Tom Darby & Frank Gaj, 6-3,6-3.

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By Kirby VaracalliInstead of an upset win over the

top-seeded Lincoln School Lynx in the State’s Division II semi-final, which would have set up an all-Aquidneck Island fi-nal against Portsmouth High School this coming weekend, the fifth-seeded Mid-dletown High School Islander girls got outscored 7-1 in the second half and saw their lacrosse season come to a bitter end: The Lincoln School advanced by the score of 14-5 at the Providence-based school’s athletic facility in Rehoboth, Mass. on Tuesday, May 28.

Things looked promising for the Island-ers at the outset. Two goals by Islander se-nior Amanda Dible and another from ju-nior Liz Wauters gave Middletown a 3-0 lead early in the first half. The Lynx re-sponded with two goals of their own to make it 3-2, before freshman Hanah Bel-lagamba scored to make it 4-2 for the Is-landers. The Lincoln School girls evened things up at four, just minutes later, then lived up to their 15-1 overall record by ex-tending the lead to 7-4 by half-time. Af-ter an early second half goal by Middle-town senior Ella Miller to draw the blue and white to within two at 7-5, the Lynx were never threatened again, outscoring the Islanders 7-0 the rest of the way. Mid-dletown finished their D-II season with a record of 9-6 overall. The second-seeded Portsmouth High School girls, 13-2 over-all this season, will play the Lincoln School for the D-II championship on Saturday, June 1 at Brown University’s Stevenson Field. Game time is 3 p.m.

Middletown junior Jacquelyn Cleary, #16, works her way up field against the highly-touted Lincoln School defense.

Liz Wauters, #3, gets airborne in traffic for a teammate’s pass in the first half.

New Race RecordTime records were smashed at

the Storm Trysail Club’s 68th annu-al Block Island Race, which started on the Friday afternoon of Memo-rial Day weekend, when George David’s (Hartford, Conn.) 90’ Ram-bler finished the 186 nautical mile course in 13 hours, 15 minutes and 55 seconds; shaving two hours, 27 minutes and 10 seconds off Ram-bler 100’s record-breaking time (also won by George David) in the 2011 race.

Strong, steady winds from the northwest obliged the fleet of 62 boats in nine classes to engage in a fast reach to Block Island and back from the start/finish line in Stam-ford, Conn,

George David’s 90’ Reichel/Pugh design Rambler competed for its

seventh time in a row at the Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race, where it smashed the record established by

Rambler 100 in 2011. Photo credit: Storm Trysail Club.

The Islanders’ Sarah Bertsch, #1, attempts to stop a shot-on-goal by Lincoln School’s Maggie McNamara, #3.

Lynx senior Liz DiSandro fires a shot on goal at point blank range.

DiSandro scored twice and had three assists for the top-seeded

Lincoln School from Providence.

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Aquidneck Island holds a num-ber of hidden sanctuaries. These are places that many folks pass by on a daily basis without giving a second thought to the creatures that live in them.

Morton Park, a city park in New-port’s south end, is a perfect ex-ample of nature’s wonders hidden in plain view. A recent early morn-ing walk through the scrub brush and forested habitats of the park resulted in some interesting obser-vations.

The first sighting was that of a Great Crested Flycatcher collecting nesting material. This species nests in tree cavities, usually old wood-pecker nesting cavities. Several pairs of this species have nested in the park during past seasons. The average adult bird is about 8.75 inches long with a wingspan of about 13 inches. These birds have an olive-green color on top with a yellowish color from the breast to the rump. There is a sharp color contrast between the throat, belly and back. The species name comes from the bushy brown crest that is raised on the bird’s head when it is alerted to prey or intruders. Migrat-ing from Central and South Amer-ica, they nest across the eastern and mid-western United States and Canada.

The calls of the Great Crested Fly-catcher are loud and sharp and are heard during the dawn chorus that erupts from wooded regions of Newport County. The calls include a series of rising and falling phras-es: “queeleep! queelur, queeleep!” Other calls will include an abrupt “reep REEEP rip rip.” This species

hunts large insects from perches in treetops or other lofty places. It eats berries during late summer and fall migrations.

As I watched the Flycatcher fly away, I sighted a male Downy Woodpecker climbing the high trunk of an oak tree in search of in-sects. The red spot on the back of his head was a dead giveaway to his sex. Robins, Blue Jays, Cardi-nals, Song Sparrows, Black-capped Chickadees, White-breasted Nut-hatches and many other avian spe-cies were singing, calling and for-aging in the early morning light.

Venturing deeper into the wood-ed areas of the park, I encountered a white-tailed deer yearling that was as shocked as I was at our meeting. It quickly ran and leaped through the underbrush as it made its escape towards the old quarry area. Unfortunately, in doing so, it disturbed a skunk that seemed to be coming straight at me, as if to get revenge for the interruption of its slumber. As I retreated from the vengeful skunk’s wrath, I heard a fa-miliar call. It was that of the Black-poll Warbler.

My friend Mark Anderson had once explained to me that the call – a loud, sharp tchip – sounds like a handful of change being shaken. This species is one of the last war-blers to migrate through our area on their way to the forests of north-ern Canada and Alaska. The aver-age Blackpoll Warbler is 5.5 inches long with a wingspan of 9 inches. It has a black cap and throat stripe that border a white face and con-nect to a dark streaked back and sides. It has very long wings for a bird its size. I managed to spot two of the elusive birds high in a tree where they were foraging for in-sects.

According to biologists with the National Wildlife Federation, “This species makes a spectacular au-tumn migration, with millions fly-ing out of the boreal forests of Can-ada and Alaska, and flying over the open Atlantic Ocean toward east-ern South America. To accomplish this non-stop flight, birds double their body weight, gleaning in-sects at stopover points. As long distance migrants, their long wings and species instincts carry them farther than less strongly migratory warbler species.”

As I scanned the trees, I was treated to the sight of two Cedar Waxwings that were also forag-ing. A pair of Yellow Warblers and a Yellow-rumped Warbler added to the morning’s observations. As I prepared to leave, a last thrill still awaited me. A Red-bellied Wood-pecker was flying near an old, storm-damaged tree when I ob-served it fly right into a nesting cavity approximately 25 feet from the ground. This was an amazing discovery.

Morton Park is just one of many hidden natural treasures of Aquid-neck Island that are well worth ex-ploring

Jack Kelly, a native Newporter, is a wildlife photographer and na-

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

The nature film “American Eagle,” from the Earth Explora-tions Through Film series will be shown Friday, June 7 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Bald eagles are con-sidered to be North America’s most recognizable aerial preda-tor, with a shocking white head, electric yellow bill, and penetrat-ing eyes – yet most know little about this predator past its ap-pearance. Come and learn more about these magnificent crea-tures. Popcorn and juice will be provided.

On June 21, from the same series the film Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air will be shown. Hummingbirds are the smallest

warm blooded creatures on the planet, and they are also among the fastest.

Wildlife Tuesdays will begin June 25 with the “The Enchanted Isles: Wildlife of the Galapagos.” Dr. Bob Kenney, naturalist and retired marine biologist from the URI Graduate School of Ocean-ography will share some of his photos of giant tortoises, sea li-ons and fur seals, blue- and red-footed boobies, marine and land iguanas, Darwin’s finches, and other residents of the Galapagos archipelago. The presentation will be at 7 p.m. at the Sachuest Point Visitor Center.

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New Law Prohibits Feeding WildlifeBy Tom Shevlin

Attempting to curb the influx of coyotes into residential neighbor-hoods, Newport City Councilors have adopted new language pro-hibiting the feeding of all “non-do-mestic animals.”

The measure, which was pro-posed by Second Ward Councilor Justin S. McLaughlin, spurred op-position from some local animal advocacy groups.

Liz Skrobisch of Paws Watch, a Newport-based animal rescue organization that specializes in homeless or feral cats, spoke out against the ordinance.

According to Skrobisch, “the concern that Paws Watch has is that feeding of non-domestic animals would include cats.”

While she said that she supports the intent to discourage the feed-ing of wild animals such as coyotes, she also cautioned that the ordi-nance would have other impacts for traditionally domesticated ani-mals.

“Cats and people have a very dif-ferent bond,” she said.

She cautioned that the proposed fine associated with the ordinance could discourage people from con-tacting groups such as hers.

Skrobisch asked that “reason and compassion” prevail, and added that, “Even if one or two residents

become aware of this ordinance,” the council would be creating an unenforceable law.

“We don’t want the coyotes here either, but this is not the solution,” she said.

Christie Smith, executive direc-tor of the Potter League for Ani-mals, said she believes that edu-cating the public would be a more effective approach.

“I think that what we’re looking at here is not a species-specific is-sue, it’s a health and safety issue,” she said.

In addition to Newport, other communities like Middletown and Portsmouth have adopted similar ordinances.

Passing such ordinances, howev-

er, has limited impact, said Smith. Instead, she suggested engaging in a more aggressive public edu-cation campaign to help residents better understand the risks associ-ated with feeding stray animals of all kinds.

McLaughlin agreed, saying that the ordinance simply gives the city a tool to deal with behaviors that bring coyotes into residential neighborhoods.

Adopting the measure was wel-comed by Councilwoman Naomi L. Neville, who recalled seeing a coy-ote in Morton Park one morning at around the same time that her kids go to school.

The motion was passed unani-mously in a 7-0 vote.

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