Newport This Week - February 16, 2012

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By Meg O’Neil

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All in the Family The walls are rising fast in an expansion and renovation project at Saccucci Honda in Middletown. Three generations of the Saccucci family work in the family business, which was started more than 60 years ago in Newport by the late Michael Saccucci, a returning veteran of World War II. Today, his widow Cora, daughters Carol and Barbara, and grandchildren Michael Meyer, and Michaela and Gardiner Reynolds all work together at Saccucci Honda. Above, from left: Carol (holding Cavapoo Koula), her son Michael Reynolds, Barbara, and Cora are shown in front of the new façade of the building, expected to be completed this summer. See story on page 7. (Photo by Rob Thorn)

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or ten days beginning Friday, Newport will play host to dozens of events and activities that are all part of the 24th annual Winter Festival. The familyfriendly festival features everything from comedy shows to a two-day children’s fair to ice-sculpting and ice-skating. There will be a hot-drink-making competition and a martini contest. And food – did we mention food? There will be a chicken wing cook-off, a chili cook-off, and much, much more.

Musical performances include an Eagles Tribute Band and Beatlemania. Free outdoor events include Beach Polo at Sachuest Beach in Middletown and a family-oriented Festival Day at Easton’s (First) Beach.

It’s a lot of fun to pack into ten days, but experience has shown that Newport is ready to get out there and play, whatever the weather. (Of course, Newport This Week will include all the information you need to enjoy the entire Festival.)

The best way to enjoy all that the festival has to offer at reduced prices is to purchase a Winterfest button ($9). The buttons are available at the Middletown AAA office, the Gateway Center, the Marriott gift shop, all People’s Credit Union branches, Walgreen’s and Shaw’s. In addition to free or reducedprice admission to Festival events, the buttons also provide discounts at more than 60 local businesses.

For a complete schedule and information about the festival, including a list of places to buy buttons, visit www.newportwinterfestival.com or call 847-7666.

Winterfest’s sand-snow sculpture contest will be held at Family Fun Day at Easton’s Beach.

Performers entertain the crowd at the Children’s Fair.

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The Newport School Committee voted unanimously on Feb. 14 to approve a $24 million bid by Rhode Island-based Bacon/Agostini Construction to serve as the general contractor for the Claiborne d. Pell Elementary School.

Their bid of $24,050,700 was the lowest of the three bids, and is nearly $4 million under the lowest bid in the first round of bids last October.

The contingency fund of $1.2 million, plus $866,000 in furniture and fixture funds, is included in the current plan.

“I think this is great,” said Supt.

John H. Ambrogi. “After all these years, we’re getting it across the finish line.”

Jim Farrar of Farrar & Associates, the Owner’s Representative for the project, told the committee, “It was very exciting to see that hard work pay off.”

See PELL SCHOOL on page 3

City Prevails in Arbitration Case

By Tom Shevlin The city has won an arbitration dispute over a decision to halt merit step increases to union members of Council 94, AFSMCE. Operating without a contract since 2009, the union members, including employees in the city’s utilities and public services departments, had been hoping to reinstate those merit step increases.

In a grievance filed before the American Arbitration Association, Council 94 sought to determine whether the city violated a collective bargaining agreement when it failed to pay members of Local 911 their merit step increase for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012.

However, the arbitrator sided with the city.

“The city did not violate the collective bargaining agreement when it failed to pay members of the bargaining unit merit step increases for FY 2010, 2011, and 2012,” arbitrator Mark Grossman wrote in a Feb. 7 decision.

The last collective bargaining agreement between the city and the union was entered into on July 11, 2007 and covered the three-year period, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009.

The parties had entered into negotiations for a successor agreement, but to date the two sides have been unable to come to terms on a final agreement.

For the contract years, as well as many years prior, eligible employees were able to move up a step each year until they reached the sixth step of the salary plan. After

that, step increases were awarded based on a personnel evaluation, with approximately 95 percent of those employees not already at the maximum salary receiving step increases each year.

While beneficial for the union members, the practice became costly for the city.

That’s why, beginning in fiscal year 2009, the city administration made the unilateral decision to suspend the system.

The union objected, however, as the arbitrator’s decision notes, not soon enough.

“The contract requires that the grievance be raised within twenty days of the occurrence of the incident,” the ruling notes. “The grievance was filed almost a year after the last day of Fiscal Year 2010, and well beyond the 20 days after any employee’s anniversary date during that year.”

The union, however, argued that the grievance remained “timely” because the parties have been discussing the issue of merit step increases in their bargaining for a successor contract to the ‘06-’09 agreement. However, according to the ruling, “This argument is not persuasive.”

The arbitrator further found that a revised salary plan adopted in 2008 supersedes the previous contract and makes no mention of step increases.

The city is expected to renew discussions with the union to hammer out a new contract sometime in March.

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AROUND TOWN Riding the Rails of the Old Colony

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A 1945 electric diesel train engine idled next to America’s Cup Avenue on a recent Sunday morning. It was waiting to pull a 1904 passenger coach and a 1884 office car filled with families and visitors on a 10-mile journey along the western edge of Aquidneck Island.

When these train enthusiasts board the Old Colony and Newport Railway, it’s not about getting from point A to point B. It’s about learning the history of the rails on the island, and about the experience of riding in a turn-of-the-century passenger car, taking in rarely seen views of Narragansett Bay. The OCNR has been a familiar sight downtown for more than 30 years; ever since a small group of local railroad enthusiasts decided to form the National Railroad Foundation and Museum in 1978, saving the once bustling tracks from extinction.

Now, they’re working to pass their love of the railway on to a new generation.

Jack Doyle has been with the OCNR since the beginning. Known as the Road Foreman of Engines, Doyle has welcomed innumerable train enthusiasts to the Newport railway over the years.

But who are they?

According to Doyle, the train enthusiast is a rare breed, whose interest often began in childhood.

Coming from all walks of life, volunteers range from adults who have worked with railroads in the past, to what Doyle describes as an incredibly dedicated group of young people, some of whom have moved on to careers in the railroad industry. All of the volunteers have been boys or men, but girls and women are welcome, says Doyle.

The volunteers are given unskilled jobs to start: cleaning windows,

Assistant conductor Robert Labonte of Warren is in his first year with Old Colony and Newport Railway. One of his duties is narrating tours. (Photos by Rob Thorn) carrying coal, helping to clear brush from the tracks. Later, when they are in their teens, they begin to learn the basics of being a conductor or an engineer.

“We’re a small organization,” said Doyle, “But this gives a young person a level of confidence that they really couldn’t get anywhere else.”

Many volunteers go on to jobs in the railroad industry. Among them is Matthew Moore, who came to Old Colony when he was 8 years old, and left last fall to train in Atlanta as a freight conductor for CSX, the Class I railroad operator that serves most of the East Coast.

“Railroading is probably one of the most significant propellers of the economy, but a lot of people don’t see it because the tracks are isolated, unlike in the old days when they went through the heart of a town,” said Doyle.

Because the rail industry is so large, Doyle explained, it’s one of

the last industries to remain heavily unionized, with high-paying jobs for which workers are in high demand.

Doyle’s son Patrick started at Old Colony 30 years ago, then went to work for a freight railroad on Cape Cod. He now works as a commuter train engineer in Boston.

Doyle named half a dozen more young men from Newport and surrounding towns who have gone on to have successful railroad careers around the country.

He added that volunteers are always welcome.

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PELL SCHOOL CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 He commented on how all three bids received were within “striking distance” of where the group wanted to be, with “one right where we wanted … and actually better.”

According to Farrar, Bacon/Agostini will be on the Dexter Street site at the beginning of March. The new school is now expected to open on time in September 2013.

“It doesn’t get any better than where we are today,” said Farrar.

School Committee member Jo Eva Gaines asked him, “When can we start painting the shovels [for the groundbreaking]” Farrar answered with a smile, “Now. Get them ready!”

The committee then moved through a number of action items pertaining to the Pell School Supplemental Contract with HMFH Architects, the Cambridge-based firm hired to design the new school. One action item explored the possibility of eliminating the much-discussed bridge, which would connect the second floor to a hill that would be used as an egress-level emergency exit. The bridge had been a source of concern by some parents.

The committee voted unanimously to approve a $16,934 redesign that would eliminate the structure, replacing it with an interior staircase. In addition to eliminating what critics said was a safety hazard, the re-design would result in a savings of roughly $90,000, Ambrogi said.

School Committee member Sandra J. Flowers expressed some concern in the elimination of the bridge, especially for handicapped students: “I just hope there is a means by which anyone with a disability is able to get out safely.”

Ambrogi assured her that the redesign meets all state fire codes.

Moving to the discussion items, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Caroline A. Frey provided a brief presentation in Newport’s results of the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) test administered to students last fall.

Frey said that, compared to the state-wide data, Newport’s “Proficient or Better” reading gains are “significantly greater than the state (gains),” especially at the middle

school level.

The mathematics scores, however, are not as good.

School Committee member Charles Shoemaker noted that according to the results, only 26 percent of Rogers High School 11th graders are proficient in math.

“If your kid brought a report card home that said he or she was in the 26th percentile, you’d be furious,” he said. “These kids are going to be in a competition with kids in the rest of the country and the world.

We’re not in the median, we’re down below it. Something has to be done about the math.”

Ambrogi admitted that he too was “sort of at a loss” as to why the students continue to have subpar math scores. “This continues to be an area we struggle with. I’m not sure what the answer is, but we will continue to work on it,” he said.

Student Awards:

Also at Tuesday’s meeting, Thompson Middle School teacher Michael Browner announced the winners of the 17th annual Black History Bowl, an event sponsored by the Newport County Branch NAACP as part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday celebration.

Browner’s 2012 team won against Portsmouth Middle School, 13 – 9, Thompson’s third win in three years.

“I am most proud of these students,” Browner said. “We have some especially committed students at TMS who go the extra mile … They want to make their school and community proud.”

This year’s Black History Bowl team included seventh graders Ammar Carter and Ivan Carrasquillo, and eighth graders Shannon Dunn, Hycin Edwards, Jenna Erausquin, and Pablo Zuniga.

RHS Social Studies Department Chair Coleen Hermes praised the nearly four dozen students who submitted projects for National History Day 2012.

With five different categories, Hermes thanked the students for their hard work, especially those of the nearly four dozen students who were awarded first, second, and third place, as well as honorable mention.

Noise Applications Continued

By Tom Shevlin

For the second time in four weeks, a series of requests by the owners of a downtown waterfront complex of bars to increase the allowable decibel level emanating from the property were continued by the City Council.

The move follows word from the owners of the Waites Wharf establishments that they have reached an agreement with a neighboring condominium association that would permit the expansion of an entertainment license at The Boat Dockside in exchange for the withdrawal of three applications to raise the maximum decibel level from 65 dbs to 75 dbs at @ The Deck, Riptides, and The Boat Dockside.

City Councilors voted unanimously to continue the matter to their Feb. 22 meeting.

In other business, councilors: Heard from Ron Becker on the city’s Capital Improvement Plan.

Becker implored the council to scale back unneeded projects, citing mounting pension costs, rising water and sewer rates, and a limited ability to raise property taxes.

“I think it’s time for a reality check,” Becker told councilors. Second Ward Councilor Justin S. McLaughlin suggested holding a workshop on the CIP request, as has been done in past years.

Continued the second reading of an application for a Class A indoor entertainment license at Norey’s, at 156 Broadway, untli Feb. 22 in order to sort out the number of musicians being requested.

Approved a pair of applications

by Newport Waterfront Landing, Inc. to expand its service area and liquor license by 1,248.5-sq.ft. to an area on the harbor side of the west end of the wharf building.

Appointed Tim Burns to the Newport Planning Board.

Reappointed Joyce Zimmerman to the Hospitality Commission.

And appointed Sarah Atkins, Stephen Kirby, Paul Arden, Brad Cherevaty, Councilor Naomi Neville, and City Manager Jane Howington to the newly-formed Economic Development Working Group.

Council to Weigh Short-Term Rental Fees

By Tom Shevlin City Council members are poised to instruct the city solicitor’s office to begin looking into the feasibility of drawing additional revenue from property owners who rent out their homes on a short-term, or seasonal, basis.

In a resolution that’s scheduled to be taken up at their Wednesday, Feb. 22 meeting, councilors note that of the 550 registered non-owner-occupied short-term rentals, the property owners of over 200 units have indicated that their rentals are seasonal, for periods of from one to three months.

And with owners of bed and breakfast properties of four or more rooms already taxed at the city’s commercial rate, councilors are wondering whether other shortterm rental properties can also be considered “seasonal businesses.”

Councilor Henry F. Winthrop is the main sponsor of the proposal.

He said on Wednesday that the aim of the resolution is twofold: First, to level the playing field, by recognizing that homeowners who rent out their properties during the season are in essence engaging in a commercial activity; and secondarily, to ensure that the city is fully compensated for the services provided to those homes whose use might exceed a typical residential, owner-occupied home.

According to Winthrop, the proposal is not geared toward weekly rentals, which some homeowners quietly engage in despite a city prohibition. Rather, he said, he hopes to spur a conversation about how the city can best address the proliferation of short-term seasonal rentals where in some cases, exorbitant rents are collected over a short period of time.

As of Wednesday, the proposal had the support of three other councilors: Jeanne Marie Napolitano, Naomi Neville, and Charles Y. Duncan.

Also on the docket next week was a proposal by the owners of a complex of bars on Waites Wharf to expand their entertainment license to an outdoor deck along the waterside of The Boat Dockside. The proposal was continued from the last meeting at the request of the applicant citing a proposed agreement with an abutting condominium association. Meanwhile, other neighbors have continued to write in objecting to the proposal.

Finally, a request by the organizers of the Newport Folk Festival to expand the daily capacity at Fort Adams for the iconic two-day festival of song from 10,000 to 11,000 is also scheduled for consideration.

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NEWS BRIEFS ACHIEVEMENTS Dean’s List Recognitions

Anne Bolan of Newport has been named to the Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland Dean’s List for the Fall 2011 semester.

Josua Janes of Newport has been named to the Bryant University Dean’s List for the Fall 2011 semester.

Jake Sperling of Newport has been named to the Ithaca College Dean’s List for the Fall 2011 semester.

Brittany Thurman of Middletown has been named to the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dean’s List for the Fall 2011 semester.

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Daniel Joseph lee Bennett, of Newport, was among 894 students from Miami University who received degrees during fall commencement exercises in December.

Bennett received a B.S. in Business degree .

Miami University is a public university located in southwestern Ohio offering more than 100 degree programs in humanities, science, engineering, business, education and fine arts.

Open Auditions for Children’s Performance The Newport Children’s Theatre will hold open auditions for its spring musical, “Peter Pan,” Feb. 17 and 18 at 6 p.m. at the Seaman’s Church Institute.

Young actors aged 8 and up are invited to audition. Actors will be asked to sing 16-23 bars of a song from traditional musical theatre, read from the script, and may be asked to learn a short dance combination. Rehearsals begin Feb 22, actors must be available for all four performances in early May. No cost to audition, but chosen performers pay a $100 production fee. Financial assistance is available to qualifying candidates. The musical will be directed by Tara Gnolfo.

For more information, contact taraohare@hotmail.com, newportchildrenstheatre.com, or facebook/ Newport Children’s Theatre.

New Exhibits Coming Bullying Prevention to Sachuest Program Changes are coming to the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge’s Visitor Center. Renovations are making way for new exhibits and interpretive panels that “will highlight the habitats, wildlife, and the plants of Sachuest Point and connect people more directly to nature,” says Janis Nepshinsky, visitor service manager for the five National Wildlife Refuges in Rhode Island.

Beginning Feb. 21, the front entrance, lobby, and main exhibit hall will be closed for four to six weeks.

The north entrance, classroom area, and restroom will remain open to visitors during construction. The work will reconfigure the sections of the visitor center where the new exhibits will be displayed beginning in early spring.

The exhibits will be available as teaching aids for teachers and students, as well as for casual observers of wildlife. ­— Jack Kelly

Cluny Students went “Radio Active” Students from the Cluny School became “radio active” this week as they called out to other students across the U.S. and Canada as part of the 26th School Club Roundup.

The event’s goal was to introduce students to the amateur (ham) radio hobby and to heighten interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Members of the Newport County Radio Club showed students how to raise a long wire antenna, connect cabling, test out the transmitter, and begin to make their radio calls.

Parade Marshals Needed If you would like to volunteer to be a parade marshal for the 56th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 17 contact Dennis Sullivan at 846-5081 or visit www. newportirish.com

Children and teens are needed to assist Mary Wright and the Friends of Jamestown Youth in the further development of Go-Fourth, a respect for diversity/no teasing program. The discussions will occur on the four Mondays in March from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Participants must be at least 8 years old when the forum begins in March. Older children and teens will be mixed together at times, but in similar age groups, at other times. Those who complete the four sessions will receive a certificate of completion and community service hours.

There is no fee, but sign-ups are necessary because of limited space. To sign up, email Wright at ms.wright@cox.net or dtungett@ jamestownri.net, include name and age of participant.

“Take the Bible Challenge” Rev. Dr. Anita Schell-Lambert, Rector, Emmanuel Church will begin a bible study group entitled “Take the Bible Challenge” on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6:45 p.m.

The Bible Challenge is a year-long study and open to the public. Bibles will be available.

For more information, contact the parish administrator at 8470675 ext. 201 or email Kirby Sleeper at admin@emmanulenewport.org.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Through Feb. 27, Build-A-Bear Workshop is scouring the country for kids who provide extraordinary service to their communities and/or around the world. Huggable Heroes recognizes young leaders – ages 8 to 18 – who are making a difference, and awards the 10 selected Huggable Heroes with an educational scholarship ($7,500) and a donation ($2,500) to the 501 (c)(3) charity of their choice. In addition, the 10 Huggable Heroes will receive a celebration trip to BuildA-Bear Workshop World Bearquarters in St. Louis.

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A little research indicated that The Ladies Companion was produced by William W. Snowden in New York. From the mid 19th century this monthly journal included poetry, prose, sheet music, fashion plates and lots of ‘morality.’ Bound copies do have value depending on binding – leather, cloth, marbled paper, etc. and authors. Longfellow and Poe wrote for the Ladies Companion. Prices range from about $40 per bound volume to a couple of hundred dollars for rare examples.

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RI Pride Honors Newport Couple Business Expo The Newport County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Business Expo on Tuesday, March 13 from 4 - 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, Goat Island.

Booth space is still available by contacting Christina Achilles by email christina@newportchamber. com or calling 847-1608.

Easton Pond Dam Update With the placement of compacted gravel placement on the North Embankment now substantially completed, construction activity on this embankment has been suspendedand will resume in mid- to late -March (weather dependent) when topsoil will be placed in preparation for seeding in April.

A small barge with sheet pile driving equipment was mobilized to the site, and exploratory probes have been completed in the last week along the line of the temporary steel sheeting cofferdam to be installed along the West Embankment. Public access on the bridge crossings and embankments is prohibited through the period of construction.

For the first time, RI Pride will celebrate the contributions of members of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community at a special event on Sunday, Feb. 19.

Being awarded the “Pyramid of Pride,” the highest honor given to an individual or organization who has made outstanding contributions to the LGBT community, are Russ and Beth Milham of Newport for their work with AIDS Quilt RI. RI Pride will also honor the Milhams for their decades-long work promoting equality in the state, and for helping to create the Straight But Not Narrow Coalition, which fought for the passage of the 1995 Civil Rights Bill.

The RI Pride event will held at The Greenhouse at the Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket at 6 p.m.

Call for Tax Helpers AARP is seeking volunteers to help clients prepare their taxes.

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During the period from Monday, Feb. 6 to Monday, Feb. 13, the Newport Police Department responded to 440 calls. Of those, 89 were motor vehicle related; there were 52 motor vehicle violations issued and 27 accidents.

The police also responded to 8 incidents of vandalism, 6 noise complaints, 14 animal complaints, and 25 home/business alarm calls.

Police conducted 16 school security checks (7- Triplett, 6-Rogers High School, 2-Thompson, and 1-MET School) and taught 1 DARE class.

They transported 2 prisoners, and recorded 8 instances of assisting other agencies and 9 instances of assisting other police departments. Four private tows were also recorded.

In addition, 15 arrests were made for the following violations: n Five arrests were made for simple assault. n Three arrests were made for underage drinking. n Two arrests were made for domestic disputes. n One arrest was made for disorderly conduct. n One arrest was made for larceny. n One arrest was made for possession of an open alcohol container. n One arrest was made for breaking & entering. n One arrest was made for failure to restrain an animal. n One arrest was made for selling tobacco to a person under 18.

Newport Fire Incident Run Report During the period from Monday, Feb. to Sunday, Feb. 12, the Newport Fire Department responded to a total of 116 calls. Of those, 73were emergency medical calls, resulting in 58 patients being transported to the hospital. 1 patientrefused aid. 3 patients were treated on the scene, transport to hospital not needed and 6 patients left scene or cancelled on scene.

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The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) will offer a ServSafe® Food Safety Manager’s Full Certification class on Wednesdays Feb. 22 and 29 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the United Way, 50 Valley St., Providence.

The two day ServSafe® Food Safety Training Program fulfills the RI Dept. of Health’s Sanitation Certification requirement for all food service licenses. The program is appropriate for restaurant owners, managers, kitchen staff and wait staff. The cost to attend is $180 for RIHA members and $200 for non-members, a $14.95 processing fee will also be added to the price.

To register, contact RIHA, 2231120 or visit www.rihospitality.org.

A Whooping Cough Vaccination clinic is scheduled for Feb. 25 from 20 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Rogers High School. There is no charge for the vaccine and you do not need health insurance. The clinic is open to anyone 11 years of age and older. For more information, call the RI Dept. of Health at 222-5960.

St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 12 Marlborough St., is opening their doors on Wednesday afternoons, 1 -4 p.m. to anyone in the community who would like to stop in, have a cup of hot coffee, read a newspaper and get in out of the cold.

Specific situations fire apparatus was used for include: 1 - Chimney fire 1 - Search for missing person 5 – Fire Alarm (malfunction) 16 – Fire Alarms (unintentional)

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In the category of fire prevention; the department performed 5 smoke alarm inspections for house sale, 11 life safety inspections and provided 6 fire system plan reviews.

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The Aquidneck Land Trust’s (ALT) Merritt Neighborhood Fund provides grants ranging from $100 to $2,500. Grant applications are now available for Aquidneck Island organizations and neighborhood groups working to preserve small open space parcels, improve neighborhood parks or create community gardens.

Since the Merritt Neighborhood Fund was established in 1999, the ALT has awarded grants to local groups in Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport to revitalize parks, fund community gardens, repair and purchase playground equipment and improve aesthetic value through landscaping.

The deadline for proposals is April 1. Grant applications may be obtained by contacting the ALT at 849-2799 or to download a PDF version of the application, visit www.AquidneckLandTrust.org.

Underwood Students Spaghetti Dinner of the Month Fundraiser The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Student of the Month and Kiwanis Club Terrific Kid awards were recently presented to Underwood Elementary students.

Congratulations to the following recipients: Jayden Knight, Angelos Febus, Philumena Muscarella, Tyler Actkinson, Samuel Buehler, Fletcher Hanson, Elizabeth Margolis, Sophia Quiroa, Jacob Long, Kylee Hermeling, Emma Martins, Nicholas Bestoso, Bryce Murphy, Nevaeh Hill, Ava Wright, Isabella Chobanian, Anthony Johnson, Miles Ventura, Emma Noble, Jasani Ramos, Bailey Farnum, Evan Blizzard, Joshua Heflin, Mason Earle-Oliveira, Gavin McLean, Myrsine McKeon, Michaella Junge, Robert Stevens.

The Friends of the Newport Public Library will hold a special one day book sale of childrens and young adult books in the Spring Street lobby of the library on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. All books will be priced at 15 cents.

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Fire apparatus was used for 108 responses: • Station 1 - Headquarters responded to 43 calls • Station 2 - Old Fort Road responded to 25 calls • Station 5 - Touro Street/Engine 5 responded to 35 calls

New Board Members Neighborhood Fund Grant Applications Sought The Newport Senior Center Now Available at the Edward King House is expanding its Board of Directors.

The Center, established in 1968, is an independent 501c3 non-profit corporation and its mission is to provide a warm, welcoming, and enriching environment for active adults over 50. The Center serves a vital role in our community providing information and referrals and is consider the trusted source as our citizens age within our community. Activities at the center include wellness programs, exercise, artistic, horticultural, social, intellectual and educational forums, and so much more.

If you would like to be considered for a volunteer position on Board of Directors, send a letter of interest to: Director, Edward King House Senior Center, 35 King St., Newport. You do not need to be a resident of Newport or a senior.

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On Sunday, Feb. 19 a spaghetti dinner fundraiser and silent auction will be held at the CrossPoint Church, 14 Rhode Island Ave. from 1:30 – 6 p.m. Activities include crafts, face painting and a kids dance party at 2 and 4 p.m. The cost is $5 per person or $20 for up to a family of six.

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EDITORIAL When Connection Matters Most As this newspaper went to press last week, a 68-year-old woman with dementia walked out of her Bayside Village apartment and went missing.

By the time the newspaper hit the streets, Brenda Batts had died of exposure. She was found beside the Newport Secondary Rail Line - the same tracks used by the Old Colony and Newport Railway, which we profile this week.

Even though the state police issued a “Silver Alert,” which was publicized through various media outlets, public awareness fell short.

Newport police could be seen scouring the streets, but the city’s Code Red system, which notifies the public via e-mail and telephone of “emergency situations or critical community alerts,” remained silent.

This, just weeks after the City Council resolved to come up with a plan to improve the city’s communications with its constituents.

While it’s difficult to justify a government spending more money on a new hire, it’s also hard not to wonder whether things would have turned out differently if the city had a dedicated information officer – someone whose job it is to harness the power of social media, reach out to neighborhood associations, and provide timely information to media outlets on behalf of emergency responders, so that they can do what they do best.

In the wake of the incident, Mike Cullen, the moderator of the online forum Knowing Newport (www.KnowingNewport.com), posed some pointed questions to the city in his comments on this newspaper’s Web site, Newport Now (www.Newport-Now.com).

Responding to a pledge by police to review their response to Batts’ disappearance, Cullen wrote: “Can anyone provide the public a copy of the standard procedure review of actions? Who are the people involved in the review? What is the review process? How does this process map against a ‘best national practice’ process? Who is taking the input from the public?

Where is the input going? Can we see the inputs on a city web page as they are submitted? What is the deadline to receive such input?

Can the public help the city public safety enterprise with the review of the inputs so that new ideas can be discussed and debated out in the open? When will the city publish an After Action Report? A similar situation happened Jan 2006. What was learned from that case?”

These are all questions that deserve to be answered, but beyond that, they reflect a growing expectation of more interaction with City Hall.

As a society, we are demanding real-time information. We look for it in print, on the Internet, and increasingly, on our phones.

According to a recent study by the University of California San Diego, the average American consumes 34 GB worth of content a day, including an estimated 100,000 words of information.

To say that we are addicted to information is an understatement.

On any smart phone or tablet, there are applications that tell us where we are, what’s happening around us, where to find the best deal on dinner, and even where to find our friends at any given moment.

Unfortunately, by the time police found Batts, it was too late.

As other communities embrace technology as a way to serve the public’s insatiable appetite for information, so too should Newport.

We hope that Batts’ death will prove to be a teaching moment for the city, and we look forward to the administration’s forthcoming recommendations on how to enhance its communication structure.

Build Us a Dinghy Dock Instead To the Editor; The Mayor is being a little ungenerous claiming “41 North, would try to bully us” Mr. Mayor, 394 feet of floating dock space in an already very congested area for a “touch and go” for boats up to 40’? This floating dock would encumber 41 North and make useless a large percentage of their available space.

This is a business that has created dozens of jobs, vastly improved the

waterfront creating a world class marina and hotel that has contributed to the local tax base. Why are you biting the hand that feeds you?

Newport Harbor has needed a dingy dock for as long as I can remember. Scale back, the harbor doesn’t need more traffic and neither does that area of Thames.

Bill Fitzgerald Newport

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Newport’s Two Marshmallow Moment A single marshmallow is placed before the child.

He is told, “I need to leave the room. If you don’t eat this marshmallow, I will give you another one, and you can eat them both.” Can the child hold out? This famous psychological test, designed by Stanford Prof. Walter Mischel, tests one’s ability to defer gratification for the greater reward.

The governor, his tax staff, and the Legislature would, likely, eat the single marshmallow. Most Newporters would do better.

Mr. Chafee opened offering the legislature one percent taxes on currently untaxed items; they balked.

During the campaign he told me that he questioned whether Curt Schilling’s loan guarantee wasn’t actually a loan. Once in office, the governor embraced it, regardless.

Recently, Mr. Chafee proposed increases on the salaries of state directors; then suggested lifting the meal and beverage tax. Most of Newport’s tourism-related taxes already go straight to Providence.

Business people know that tar-

geted taxation, credits, and exclusions are patently unfair. We also understand why a flat and broad tax base is high-octane for economic growth. As the members of Newport’s comprehensive landuse plan, my colleagues and I have struggled to identify strategies to help the city council attract (and keep) money in Newport. Some of those concepts include: publicprivate partnerships, increased city density, a year-round economy, and an ombudsman for City Hall.

If the state followed Newport in broadening its tax base, it would soon be among the best states for business. The tax base would be fair, equivalent and highly productive (fewer loopholes, more tax dollars). By contrast, a state that considers taxing tax preparation, as RI has, is borderline absurd, and so, irrelevant to the global economy.

Newport has a few of its own strategic economic advantages.

At its best, the city manager form of government insulates dayto-day management from politics.

Managed well, the City mirrors a

well-balanced corporation: City manager/CEO, Mayor/Chairman, City Council/Board of Directors.

A growing national program, “Strong Cities Strong States,” shows that fiscal success follows decentralizing state government.

Say “Rhode Island” and most people think, “Newport!” City Hall should be marketing that singular advantage, but from the inside out.

Jack Kemp used to say: “Tax the behavior you don’t want, subsidize behavior you do want.”

Where political tax policy is the politicians’ social tinker toy, he’s right. By contrast, broadening Newport’s tax base and mastering inside-out policies are local and achievable.

To count on the ruler of Smith Hill and the mob of dim lights in the seats is futile. For its part, Newport has an unusual opportunity to run from the inside-out for the first time since the head of the island was a Wampanoag.

Robert Bailey Newport

Ann St Pier Suit Stalls Project To the Editor; In regards to the Anne St. Pier suit, you wrote on Feb. 9 “Proponents believe that the project is sorely needed, filling a void of available municipal touch and go dock space for pleasure craft under 40 feet, and providing an economic boost to Lower Thames St.” I ask, how many of the proponents, administration or City council members that voted for it have run a successful business on lower Thames St. that may qualify them to know what would provide an economic boost to lower Thames?

The answer, none of them! All of the immediate abutters of these two projects (the extension of the Pier and the Armory) oppose the implementation, and all of them are established businesses on Lower Thames, but somehow the aforementioned proponents, administration, Mayor and five City Councilors that voted for these projects, know better. Amazing!

Kate Leonard is the only city councilor who has questioned the feasibility and expenditures of the Armory project. She stated that the public has a right to transparency and to know where the funding is coming from and what the

taxpayers will be obligated to pay towards the balance.

You have quoted Mayor Waluk as saying,” we’re just trying to reclaim the rights of the public and the City, and the fact that our neighbors to the North and South, particularly 41° North, would try to bully us is just really unfortunate.”

The public has always had public access at the Ann St. Pier; there is nothing the public needs to reclaim as the Mayor has stated.

If he is referring to a longer pier that blew down in a hurricane 74 years ago, that time has long since past. It is a much different waterfront now as a result of private investment that has increased our commercial real estate tax base (which is taxed at 1.5 times that of residential properties) and this tax base benefits all Newporters. Why would the Mayor not want to protect the successful private investment on the waterfront?

Additionally I ask who has tried to bully who?

•No attempt to build a community consensus on the extension of the Pier •No pubic referendum on the purchase of the Armory.

•28 years of head shaking mis-

management at the Armory •An anemic (far below marketprice) rent roll at the Armory that pays for next to nothing •No discussion with the neighbors about the plan (or many would say, the lack of a plan).

•No discussion with the business community of Lower Thames about the Armory or the Ann St. pier and the affect their development may have on existing businesses.

A few individuals have tried to force feed this debacle to all Newporters and when two businesses finally stand up to protect their interests they are called a bully by the Mayor? I say hats off and thank you to 41° North and Newport Onshore Marina for standing up and making the Mayor and the five City Councilors that voted for the Pier and the Armory accountable for their expensive actions. I too believe these projects may harm existing businesses, lower the desirability of property in the Lower Thames neighborhood and cost the taxpayer greatly for the next 20 years.

Steven G. Cundy Newport

February 16, 2012 Newport This Week Page 7

General Assembly Highlights For more information visit http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/ n Good time bill passes The full Senate passed legislation referred to as the “good time bill.”

The Senate voted 32-2 in favor of the legislation which prevents inmates who are serving one or multiple terms for murder, kidnapping of a minor, first degree sexual assault, or first or second degree child molestation from earning a reduced sentence as a result of good behavior. n Finance committees begin work on 2013 state budget The House and Senate Finance Committees began their meetings on Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s 2013 budget proposal. The Senate began hearings on individual articles, while the House held a staff briefing on the bill and will begin hearings next week. n Committees hear hospital conversions bill The House Corporations Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee held hearings on legislation to lift limits on the purchase of hospitals in Rhode Island by for-profit

companies. The bill was filed at the request of Steward Health Care System, the company that has applied to purchase Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket. n Gender identity added to hate crimes law The House approved legislation to include gender identity and expression in the definition of motivations for hate crimes tracked by state law. n Comprehensive sex offender bill introduced in House Legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives to set sex offender registration and notification requirements, move the responsibility of sex offender registry to the State Police and replace the current offender tier assessment system with an offense-based system. n Bills aim to crack down on deadbeat parents Bills have been introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives to lower the amount of money, from $10,000 to $5,000,

a parent can fall behind in child support payments before facing a criminal, felony charge. n Reckless driving bill with harsher penalties A bill titled the “Medeiros/Carpenter Safe Driving Act” has been submitted, which would ultimately enable the court system to consider the condition of an operator’s motor vehicle when he or she is charged with driving to endanger, resulting in death or serious bodily injury. n Legislative Black History Month celebration held in House chamber The third annual Legislative Black History Month Celebration was held in the House chamber, jointly sponsored by the General Assembly and the Rhode Island Black & Latino Caucus of State Legislators. Emceed by Rep. Anastasia P. Williams (D-Dist. 9, Providence), chairwoman of the caucus, the event’s keynote speaker this year was Corey D. B. Walker, associate professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Brown University.

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evolving technology – not just in the cars themselves, but in marketing them.

“Today, you almost need a guy just to do IT,” says Carol. “It’s become a necessity to have a presence on the Internet. You have to be alive in the social technologies of Facebook and Twitter. It’s like running four different businesses under one roof.”

Just as dramatic have been the changes in the landscape around the Saccuccis over the decades: “This was all a potato farm when we moved here from Newport in the 1960s,” says Cora. “People said, ‘What are you going to do way out there in the country?’ Now look!”

Frankly, say Cora and Carol, it it weren’t for the family in the business, Saccucci wouldn’t be expanding, at least not on such a scale.

“Our last major renovation was in the early ‘90s,” says Cora. “We were planning to make some changes to the building this year, but then Honda presented us with the opportunity to be the first Generation 3 design. It’s a great franchise, and you know, you have to take some chances in life.”

It’s something that the Saccuccis have been doing successfully for more than 60 years.

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Robert Wegener, Jr.

Aldo Mazzucchelli

$265,000

115-117 Touro St., Unit 3

Robyn Carosi

Jean Ricciuti

$120,000

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Federal Home Loan Mort. Corp.

City Suites LLC

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Heidi Lapham Gencorp Insurance Group, Inc.

$290,000 $90,500

David & Kathryn Hohl

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In a time when many businesses are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the economy and are holding back on expansion, Saccucci Honda in Middletown is going ahead full-throttle. After breaking ground last fall for a new, state-ofthe-art building at 1350 West Main Rd., the family-owned car dealership is now seeing the walls rise on a dramatic new facility that will be the first “Generation 3” Honda dealership design in New England.

Architectural drawings for the project show a sleek, contemporary building featuring lots of glass and tile and including not only the showroom and offices, but also a new parts department and a drivethrough service area. When finished, at 19,325 square feet, it will be about one-third larger than the old building.

While construction continues on the Generation 3 building this winter, three generations of Saccuccis are camping out in temporary offices and trailers next door.

“We expect that the new showroom will open in May, and it will all be done by August,” said Cora Saccucci, the matriarch of the family, who is currently sharing a

cramped office with Carol, one of two Saccucci daughters (the other is Barbara) who are part of the family business that was started in Newport by their father Michael after he returned from serving in World War II. That was 63 years ago, and today the number of Saccuccis working in the family car business has multiplied: Carol’s son Michael Meyer, and Barbara’s daughter and son Michaela and Gardiner Reynolds all work for Saccucci Honda, alongside their mothers and grandmother. Even Carol’s little Cavapoo puppy, Koula, has an active role in the goings-on in the temporary offices, which are liberally strewn with her squeaky toys.

The past six decades have brought a host of changes to the once-simple business of selling automobiles, says Cora: “It used to be that all you needed to sell a car was a bill of sale. Now, with all the government regulations on privacy, financing, leasing … our sales folders are three times the size they used to be.”

Carol nods in agreement with her mother. A lawyer, she handles the legal and regulatory aspects of the Saccucci business, while the next generation has a hand in still-

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Naval War College Junior Sailor of the Year In recent ceremonies at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), Operations Second Class Petty Officer Bradley Hansen of the War Gaming Department was recognized as the college’s Junior Sailor of the Year. President Rear Adm. John Christenson presented Hansen with a Navy Achievement Medal during the ceremony.

Hansen was cited for his exemplary performance providing support for multiple war games, including Fleet Arctic Operations, Global and Korea United, that involved more than 400 participants from dozens of countries. As NWC’s Honor Guard coordinator, he helped support New England veteran funeral honors, more than 20 military retirement ceremonies, and many community events. He also was an integral part of Rhode Island School System’s “Operation Homefront” that provided more than 1000 backpacks filled with school supplies for elementary school students. The Nebraska native is pictured with his wife, Heather. (U.S. Navy Photo by LS1 John Stone)

‘Great Negotiations’ Lecture

Congratulations War College Graduates

The Naval War College Museum Eight Bells Lecture series continues on Thursday, Feb. 23 with Fredrik Stanton speaking on his book, “Great Negotiations: Agreements That Changed the Modern World.”

As much as wars, invasions and military expertise have changed history and shaped world borders, it was often the endless negotiations and avoided conflicts that bore the greatest significance and impact on later generations. Conflicts often ended, not with the stalemate or defeat of armed forces, but in meeting rooms as the powers negotiated withdrawal and armistice.

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The Eight Bells series is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and advance reservations are strongly suggested. To reserve and arrange for base access, call 841-2101 at least one work day prior to event.

The U.S. Naval War College held a commencement ceremony last week for 59 College of Naval Command and Staff (CNCS) students who received their Master of Arts degrees.

Professor Martin Cook, NWC’s Admiral James Bond Stockdale Professor of Professional Military Ethics, delivered the graduation address. He reflected on the Stockdale legacy of character and professional military thought, which is the cornerstone of the NWC. NWC president Rear Adm. John N. Christenson also addressed the students and presented the Honor Graduate Award to Lt. Douglas Robb. Lt. Cmdr. Scott Larson, Lt. Cmdr. Theodore Lemerande and Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Moore graduated with high distinction.

The CNCS curriculum is designed to broaden the perspectives of midgrade officers and prepare them to assume key positions of command and staff. The graduates, who were phased in during last academic year’s second trimester, represented the Navy, Army, and civil service.

They completed graduate courses in Joint Military Operations, Strategy and Policy, and National Security Affairs. Their studies were also complemented by an electives program that provided opportunities to explore subjects not included in the core curriculum or to investigate in greater detail specific elements of the core curriculum.

Naval Community Briefs MWR Vacation Family Fun The Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department will host two days of family fun at its Blizzard of Fun Winter Carnival at Gym 109 on Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be arts and crafts, inflatable bouncers, games, concessions and live entertainment. Admission is $2 per person. For more information, call 841-3127.

Pet Care Clinic The Army Veterinary Clinic is open the first Friday of every month at the MWR Leisure Bay recreation facility on base. Active duty and retired personnel are welcome to bring their pets for routine vaccinations and examinations. The clinic will be open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for walk-in service. Personnel from the U.S. Army Veterinary Clinic in New London staff the clinic. Call 841-3994 for more information.

Gate Closure All hands are advised that Gate 1 will close for maintenance on Monday, Feb. 21 and Tuesday, Feb. 22. Traffic will be rerouted to Gate 2 on the Third St. extension. Traffic signs will be posted at the intersection of Training Station Rd. and Third St.

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Daniel Perez, of Tiverton, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), was named the winner of the Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award, sponsored by U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine. “Trailblazers” are identified as minority men and women actively creating new paths for others in science, research, technology, and development.

Perez began his career at NUWC in 2001 as a Co-Op student from the University of Puerto Rico and at that time also submitted his first patent disclosure. In his 10 years at NUWC Newport, he has made numerous contributions to the Navy’s field of underwater sensor and weapon systems.

As the principal technologist n charge of the Navy’s large aperture bow array modeling effort for submarines, Perez demonstrated a methodology to predict self-noise and array performance through physicsbased modeling that has been independently confirmed with at-sea tests.

Perez was presented his award at the 26th Black Engineer of the Year Science Technology Engineering and Math conference in Philadelphia, Pa.

Soup’s On at NHCNE The Nurses Association at Naval Health Clinic New England recently hosted a soup and sandwich luncheon to support their activities. Lt. Karen Downer, above, helped serve homemade soups.

NWC Junior Civilian of the Year Rear Adm. John Christenson, President of the U.S. Naval War College, recently presented Mr. Dennis Zambrotta with the NWC Junior Civilian of the Year Award. As a Classified Library Technician, he assists hundred of students in their research efforts each year. Zambrotta, a Navy veteran who has worked at the College for more than 30 years, says he focuses on the students and customer service. “We’re dealing with students who just got back from Iraq and Afghanistan, and they’ve been through a lot.

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The USDA recently changed its climate hardiness zone numbers, reducing the chill hours requirement for our zone. Aquidneck Island is now in Zones 6b-7a, reflecting a minor warming trend for us.

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Snowdrops are members of genus of about 20 species of bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family. Most flower in winter, but certain species flower in early spring and late autumn. not only an organic spray but also has a pleasant smell. Neem oil is so thick, it smothers nasty mites and fungus that have over-wintered on the bark of your trees. This oil is especially good for fruit trees and for flowering trees of all varieties.

As with any spray, choose a windless day to apply it. That way, you will not waste spray. Neem oil is very effective after pruning, as new pruning wounds are open to the air. At this time of year, fungus, mites, and spiders are beginning to move about, and a spray of Neem oil on these open pruning cuts works magic. It temporarily seals them after at least three applications. The spraying should continue once every two weeks until the

end of March. The oil is also excellent in greenhouses and for houseplants.

This is also the time to get reacquainted with your rake and lawn bags. You will be seeing quite a lot of each other in the coming weeks. Rake old leaves, pull out dried weeds, and get your RoundUp ready for the early weeds, or weeds that have over-wintered in your garden. Delicately extricate all small limbs and branches from between your daffodils, which are starting to pop up in masses. It is garden clean-up time.

By removing the leaves, you will not hurt your bulbs that are starting to come up. They are strong, and neither snow nor frost will damage them. After Feb. 15, the sun is bright enough that any frost or snow will be superficial to your garden.

If you planted new bulbs last fall, you may be seeing the tops of tulips, daffodils, crocus, and hyacinth popping out of the ground now.

Snowdrops have been up and out for three weeks, and they are spectacular. Okay, we have a few more chill hours to get through, and then spring is just around the corner!

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In celebration of Leap Year we are presenting……

“Leap Ahead” - discover and break through the blocks that are holding you back from living a life you love!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 6PM (doors open at 5:30 for brief BYOB reception) The Firehouse Theater • 4 Equality Park Place, Newport RI For more information and to reserve your seat, please visit www.SuziNance.com or call 401.849.4220 Your Life Workshops and Coaching here to help you rediscover your passions and set you on a path to reclaim YOUR LIFE!!

Cynthia Gibson is a gardener, food writer and painter. She gardens passionately and tends her miniature orchard in Newport.

“February’s Fabulous Amethyst”

Winter Express Escapes at Spa Terre

Choose from 3 different mini-treatments 25 minute Hot Stone neck, back and shoulder massage, 25 minute microdermabrasion facial or 50 minute paraffin polish change on hands and feet) $60 1 treatment, $110 for 2 treatments or all three for $150. Plus 20% gratuity.

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Thursday February 16

Bird Tales Join Norman Bird Sanctuary staff for this “Forest Bright, Forest Night” storytime and craft. $4 members, $6 nonmembers, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, 10 a.m., 8462577, NormanBirdSanctuary.org.

Eight Bells Lecture The Eight Bells Lecture Series presents Bruce Parker on “The Power of the Sea,” examining our growing knowledge of natural sea events - tsunamis, tidal predictions, rogue waves and storm surges, and how scientists and mariners learned how to predict them. Naval War College Museum, 12 p.m., free and open to the public but advance reservations required, limited seating, 841-2101.

SALVATION

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Read/Eat/Chat All are invited to discuss “Stealing Rembrandts,” by Anthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., noon, members free, non-members $5, bring lunch, 848-8200, www.NewportArtMuseum.org.

140 Broadway 401.847.2620 salvationcafe.com

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

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

Artist Reception Salve Regina University will host a reception in honor of Elizabeth Duffy’s new site-specific work, “Overlander,” at The Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery, Antone Academic Center, Lawrence Ave., 5-7 p.m., free and open to the public.

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The Pennfield School Presents a ta n g l e w o o d m a r i o n e t t e s p r o d u c t i o n

The Dragon King

Thursday, February 23 – 10:15 am Little Slocum Farm • 110 Sandy Point Avenue • Portsmouth 401.849.4646

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www.pennfield.org

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Meet the Author Middletown Police Chief Anthony Pesare discusses his new book, “They Always Win,” a scintillating, thought-provoking exploration of the line between cop and criminal.

Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Rd., 6 p.m., 846-1573.

Isn’t it Romantic?

The Jamestown Arts Center presents “Films for Lovers,” selections from the RI International Film Festival, 18 Valley St., 7 p.m., $10 donation, 560-0979.

Thursday Book Discussion The Thursday Evening Book Group meets to discuss, “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet,” by David Mitchell, the rich tale of Dutch merchant Jacob de Zoet during the turbulent trading with Japan in the 1800s. Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 7 p.m., free and open to the public, 847-8720.

Newport’s Black History Keith Stokes, executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, will discuss “Africa’s Children in Colonial Newport” during a lecture sponsored by the Multicultural Student Organization and the Sociology and Anthropology Club. O’Hare Academic Center, Room 260, 7 p.m., Swiss Valley Farm Lecture The SVF Lecture Series begins with Noah Fulmer, executive director

7th Annual Illuminated Garden A Blooming Garden of Lights in Newport’s only nature preserve.

Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25, 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy an evening walk in the quarry meadow of Ballard Park when it is transformed into a magnificent blooming winter garden of lights. Thousands of lights will sparkle in a series of unique displays again this year. The Illuminated Garden is a free event and open to the public. It will be held, weather permitting (check our web site for weather advisories) on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25. The event may be accessed through the Hazard Road entrance.

Trails are rugged and may be muddy and dark in places, so wear appropriate shoes or boots. You may also want to bring a flashlight.

of Farm Fresh RI, on communitybased food, 7 p.m., registration required, 848-7229.

Dance Concert Salve Regina’s Extensions Dance Co. presents works from contemporary ballet to classical jazz, Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody, 8 p.m., $15 adults, $7 students, 341-2250.

Friday

February 17 Dance Concert 8 p.m. See Thursday, Feb. 16.

Job Seekers Workshop RI Department of Labor and Training representative will give advice on “Resumes and Cover Letters” in this series of workshops for job seekers, Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 10:30 a.m., sign up at the Reference Desk, 847-8720 Scouts at Sachuest Earn your wildlife conservation badge at Sachuest Point NWR Visitor Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Learn about the National Wildlife Refuge System, endangered species and habitat management projects that protect our wildlife. Call Sarah Lang at the Sachuest Point NWR at 847-5511 ext. 203 to reserve.

Armchair Trip to China Photographer Richard Ferland shares an insider’s view of the culture and sights of the region. The presentation contains many interesting stories – with great supporting photographs - and will provide many insights for future travelers on what to expect in China. Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd., 2 p.m., 683-9457.

Winter Lecture Series William Vareika presents “The Enduring Art of William Trost Richards,” examining the rich artistic heritage of Newport. Newport Art Museum 76 Bellevue Ave., 2 p.m., members $10, non-members $15, 848-8200, www.NewportArtMuseum.org.

Redwood Poets Group Forum for poets who are currently writing and who seek critique.

New members are welcome. Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 2 p.m., 847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Book Launch Party The Middletown Public Library will host a Book Launch Party for J. Michael Squatrito, Jr. and his latest novel, “Journey to Salvation,” West Main Rd., 2:30 p.m., 846-1573.

Movie Night Battle Buddies Fundraiser VFW screens “Restrepo,” documentary chronicling U.S. troops in Afghanistan, 822 Anthony Rd., Portsmouth, 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., donations accepted.

Murder at the Museum Join the Marley Bridges Theatre Co. for “The Butler Did It,” an interactive murder mystery at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 5:30 p.m., www.NewportArtMuseum.org.

Belcourt Castle Ghost Tour Owner Harle Tinney shares her experiences with ghosts at Belcourt.

657 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., 846-0669.

Belcourt Castle Ghost Tour Owner Harle Tinney shares her experiences with ghosts at Belcourt.

657 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., 846-0669.

Saturday February 18

Dance Concert 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., See Thursday, Feb. 16 for details.

Redwood Book Group Discuss Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” part II. New members welcome.

Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 10 a.m., 847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Common Fence Music Old time at its finest with roots artists Dirk Powell and Riley Baugus live at Common Fence Music, 933 Anthony Rd., Portsmouth, hall opens at 7 p.m. for the “folk tailgate picnic,” concert 8 p.m., $25 at door, $22 advance, 683-5085, www.CommonFenceMusic.org.

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Newport Winter Festival Ongoing During Winter Fest many of our museums are open every day …For daily updates and more information visit www.newportwinterfestival.com or call 847-7666.

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Make Your Own Marshmallow Snowman Destination Chocolate, 15 Bowen’s Wharf. From the warmth of our candy wonderland, create your own marshmallow snowman, $6/$5 with button.

9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum-194 Bellevue Ave. Daily activities and special events during Winter Festival, www.tennisfame.com, 849-3990.

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Newport Art Museum- 76 Bellevue Ave. Hands on gallery activities for kids and families.

Kids activities are free with admission to the museum, www.newportartmuseum.org, 848-8200.

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Newport Mansion Tours - The Breakers 44 Ochre Pt. Ave., The Elms 367 Bellevue Ave., and Marble House 596 Bellevue Ave., youth 6-17 free when accompanied by an adult, 847-1000.

10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Ice Skating - Newport Skating Center, 4 Commercial Wharf, off America’s Cup Ave., outdoor skating facility, skate rentals, warming area, and free parking, www.skatenewport.com, 846-3018.

11 a.m. – 5p.m. Sakonnet Vineyards -162 W. Main Rd., Little Compton, 635-8486.

11 a.m. – p.m. National Museum of American Illustration - 492 Bellevue Ave. Exhibition on Norman Rockwell: The American Imagist, 50% off admission with button, 851-8949, ext. 18.

12 p.m.-5p.m. Mother Daughter Makeovers -Cosmetic Cosmos 387 Thames St., (866) 842-0666, $30/$15 with button.

12 p.m.-5p.m. Newport Storm & Thomas Tew Distillery tours- 293 JT Connell Rd., 849-5232, $7/$5 with button for beer tour and $9/$7 with button for rum tour.

2 p.m. Redwood Library Tours - 50 Bellevue Ave. Explore the oldest lending library in America, $5/$4 with button, 847-0292.

2 p.m. Greenvale Vineyards Tour - 582 Wapping Rd., Portsmouth, 847-3777.

3-6 p.m. Paint Your Own PotteryThe Accidental Artist, 516 Thames St., $9/$7 with button, 662-0221.

Expo - Hotel Viking, 1 Bellevue Ave., more than 50 exhibitors, in-depth panel discussions, food demonstrations, keynote speaker President of Shape Up RI, expo admission $10, www.newporthealthandwellnessexpo.com.

10a.m.-4p.m. Family Fun - International Tennis of Fame & Museum, 194 Bellevue Ave., scavenger hunts, tennis-themed arts and crafts, play Nintendo Wii tennis on the big screen or USTA Quick Start Tennis on our museum indoor court, free for kids 16 & under, $12 for adults, www.tennisfame.com, 849-3990.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Design your own T-shirt Graphics - Bite Me Live Bait, 337 Thames St., T-shirts are $19/ adults and $15/kids, 846-9903.

10 a.m. &11a.m. Save The Bay Seal Watch Cruises - depart from Bowen’s Wharf Landing aboard M/V Alletta Morris, expert guides and binoculars provided, $20 adult & $15 kids/ seniors; $2 off with button, www. savebay.org, 324-6020.

10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. - Narrated Trolley Tour, Viking Tours of Newport - Gateway Center, 847-6921.

10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Scenic Train Rides - Old Colony Newport Railroad 19 America’s Cup Ave. Remember the days of old riding in heated vintage rail cars? Enjoy a 70-minute narrated trip through Newport Naval Station and along scenic Narragansett Bay. Parlor car $13.50, adult coach $10, and child coach $6, $1 off with button, reserve at 849-0546.

11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Ice Sculpting Demonstration – Long Wharf Mall, presented by Bailey T’s.

11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The 17th Annual Chili Cook-Off - Newport Harbor Hotel, 49 America’s Cup Ave., winter heats up as area restaurants and caterers compete to see who has the best chili in town, chefs compete for prizes and visitors vote for the winner,$8/$6 with button, children (6-12) $3/$2.

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The 10th Annual Newport Bridal Show- Rosecliff and OceanCliff, presented by Newport Wedding Magazine, $20 at the door, newportbridalshow.net, 841-0200.

11 a.m. Newport’s Revival Walking Tour - Tour begins at the Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St. and explores the social history and architecture of Newport after its Golden Colonial Era and before the Gilded Age, weather permitting, space limited, $12/$10 with button, 841-8770.

11:30 a.m. Colonial Site Tour Public & Private Life - Tour begins at the Museum & Shop Brick Market, 127 Thames St. and heads to the 1739 Colony House, built to house R.I. government meetings and the c.

1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Newport’s oldest house museum. $12 / $10 with button. Weather permitting; space is limited, 841-8770.

12 p.m. - 4 p.m. 2nd Annual Newport Kiwanis Club Book Fair - Mainstay Best Western, 151 Admiral Kalbfus Rd. All books are used and cost $1 each. All proceeds go to charities, free, 255-4987.

12 p.m. & 2 p.m. Newport Seal Safari- Enjoy a 1-hour narrated and guided seal safari, leaving from the Oldport Marine’s dock next to the Mooring Restaurant. Be ready to board 15 min. prior to departure time and bundle up. Adults $18/$16 w/button, children $14/$12 w/button, 847-9190.

12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Psychic Tarot Readings - Newport Marriott, 25 America’s Cup, $20 for 15 minutes or $1 per minute with button.

12 p.m.-4:30 p.m. - WINEterfest Wine Tasting & Outside Wine Bar Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Rd., Middletown, outside “Ice Wine” bar plus wine tasting, cheese, chocolate and spreadable edibles offered from local gourmet purveyors, $20/$18 with button, 848-5161.

5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Rhody Beer and Cheese Pairing - Newport Storm Brewery, 293 JT Connell Rd. 5:30 p.m. Murder at the Museum “The Butler Did it” - Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., a “whodunit” mystery fun for the whole

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Friday, Feb. 17 Be sure to check the daily ongoing activities also!

11 a.m. Discover Colonial Newport Walking Tour - Tour begins at the Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., weather permitting, space limited, $12/$10 with button, 841-8770.

4:30 p.m. Lantern Tour of Colonial Newport - Tour begins at the Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., weather permitting, space limited, $12/$10 with button, 841-8770.

6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Mini Golf at The Hut - 35 Golden Hill St., 18-hole mini golf course set up in the gym, all ages welcome, $9 adults, $7 children 12 and under, $5 for anyone with button, 845-5800.

7 p.m. Comic Hypnotist Frank Santos Jr. - Hyatt Regency, Goat Island, the audience IS the show, audience participation greatly encouraged in this adults-only show, $12/$8 w/ button, 847-7666.

8 p.m. Comedy with The Bit Players - Firehouse Theater 4, Equality Park Place, award-winning comedy troupe performs high-energy, fastpaced improvisation, reservations required, www.firehousetheater. org, 849-3473.

9 p.m.-11p.m. Adult Ice Skating Newport Skating Center, SkateNewport.com, 846-3018.

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Saturday, February 18 Be sure to check the daily ongoing activities also!

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Health & Wellness

family, 848-8200.

8 p.m. Comedy with The Bit Players–See Feb. 17 for details.

9 p.m. Beatlemania - Hyatt Regency, a festival favorite with the Beatles tribute band Beatlemania, sponsored by IHOP.

Sunday, February 19 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. Narrated Trolley Tour, Viking Tours of Newport - Gateway Center.

10 a.m. & 11 a.m. Save The Bay Seal Watch Cruises – See Feb. 18.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Family Fun at the Internatio nal Tennis of Fame & Museum - See Feb. 18.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Save The Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium 175 Memorial Blvd., hands-on fun at RI’s largest aquarium, 324-6020.

10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Scenic Train Rides – See Feb. 18.

11 a.m. Souls and Stones Walking Tour- Tour begins at the Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St. Explore the Common Burying Ground, view the remarkable gravestones that make this cemetery a work of art and learn about select colonial-era and 19th century residents who helped shape Newport’s history. $12 a person/ $10 with button, weather permitting, space limited, 841-8770.

11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Children’s Fair Newport Marriott Ballroom, - Radio Disney AM 1260 presents games and activities that rock until 3 p.m., fun filled day of activities including face painting, balloon creations, arts &crafts, music, continuous live entertainment, Moonwalk, Bouncer and 1p.m. Rainforest Reptile Live show. Refreshments available, adult & kids $7/$4 with button.

11:30 a.m. Colonial Site Tour Public & Private Life –See Feb. 18 for details.

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Touro Synagogue Tours - 85 Touro St. Enjoy tours of the oldest synagogue building in America every ½ hour, last tour at 1:30p.m., children under 13 are free, 847-4794.

12p.m.- Scavenger Hunt- Presented

by The Newport & Bristol County Visitor’s Center - 23 America’s Cup Ave. and neighboring streets are the course for those seeking fun and adventure. Pick up your clue sheet at the visitor’s center and proceed to shops, restaurants and area businesses. Prizes compliments of The Newport & Bristol County Visitor’s Center, Sight Sailing Schooner, Arianna mineral make up & skin care beauty products. Prizes awarded to

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See WINTER FEST on page 15

OPEN: Sun - Thurs. 6am - Midnight • Fri & Sat 6am- 3am • Free Parking

159 West Main Road • Middletown • 847-9818

Dinner for Two - $49 2/22-2/23 Sauerbraten

Open President’s Day - Sunday 2/19 41 Bowens Wharf (entrance on Bannister’s Wharf) Newport

401.849.7778

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Sunday Brunch at the Vanderbilt Grace Sleep in on Sundays and leave brunch to us!

Enjoy eggs benedict, pancakes or even a Grace Burger over Champagne and Mimosas.

Every Sunday at the Vanderbilt from 11am to 3pm $35 dollars per person

All specials include taxes and gratuity

Vanderbilt Grace, 41 Mary Street, Newport (401) 846-6200 |

www.vanderbiltgrace.com

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DINING OUT

Chef Garrabrant’s Lamb Chop Appetizer One lamb rack (frenched) Marmalade: 4 Roma tomatoes (cut into halves) 2 cloves garlic 3 sprigs thyme 1 tsp. oil 1 / 2 cup sugar 1 / 2 cup water

Bartender Fred King with Canfield House owner Maggie Wiggins. (Photos by Laurie Warner)

Canfield House Has a Colorful Past

By Annette Leiderman Raisky The Canfield House restaurant is located just steps from Bellevue Avenue and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. If walls could talk, what a story these could tell!

Built in the 1860s, and renowned as a gambling casino at the turn of the century, the building is today a restored Victorian treasure. Maggie and Gary Wiggins are the latest proprietors of the Canfield House, which the National Registry of Historic Places describes as a “rare discovery.”

The Wigginses purchased the property in 2003, having previously owned and operated the Glass Onion restaurant in Middletown.

Maggie, a seventh-generation Newporter, recounts the legend of Richard Canfield, for whom the property is named. He was a largerthan-life figure. Born in New Bedford, he became one of the most

famous gamblers of his era. After leaving his mark on New York, Providence and Saratoga, he arrived in Newport in 1897 and purchased what was then known as the Nautilus Club. He ran it as a casino at its current address until 1905. Canfield used much of his profits to furnish the casino with antiques and art. He also served gourmet meals, a tradition that continues today.

After walking up the front stairs, you enter a foyer that opens up to the dining and bar areas. The dining room still has its original vaulted, wood-paneled ceiling and walls. A smaller room to the right contains several tables and a fireplace, along with an artifact of the casino era: a roulette wheel.

Chef Brian Garrabrant has created a menu that suits the historic surroundings. This talented Johnson & Wales graduate, who was formerly executive chef at the Viking, has surrounded himself with

Great Menu

Relaxing bar area with pool table & large screen TVs

Reasonably Priced Lunches 64O G R OW Z . and Dinners Everyday!

TO GLOER Prime Rib Friday and Saturday Nights!

Open For Lunch And Dinner Everyday!

Menu Available For Take-out Pick Up A Growler To Go

a top-notch team including sous chef John Murgo and line cook Michael Fulham. The menu is a tribute to classic American cooking.

The soup course is anchored by creamy lobster bisque, using fresh native lobster ($7). Perfect for winter is the poached pear salad made with baby spinach and warm pecan-crusted Vermont chevre and mulled vinaigrette ($9). Appetizers include smoked bacon-wrapped scallops with cabernet blackberry syrup and crumbled Wensleydale cheese; and grilled lamb rib chops with tomato marmalade and chive oil. There is also lobster mac & cheese with creamy brie, dill havarti, Champagne and chives, tossed with campanelle pasta.

For your main course, Garrabrant recommends the pan-seared sea scallops with lentils, bacon and shallots, with a cider reduction and mascarpone cream drizzle ($28), or the herb-crusted rack of lamb with

Chive Oil: 1 bunch of chives (rough chopped) 1 cup blended oil

Garrabrant at work.

Preparation: Cut rack into single-bone chops. Grill to desired temperature. Toss tomatoes, garlic, thyme and oil together and place on sheet pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Let cool. Remove tomato skins and place into pot with sugar and water. Reduce by one-fourth over medium heat. Remove and let cool. Put chives and oil in blender, puree. Strain, drizzle over chops. cabernet blackberry sauce and mushroom risotto ($29).

The Canfield is offering a Wine & Dine Special on Tuesdays and Thursdays: Two dinners and a bottle of wine for $35.

In addition to the main restaurant, there is also Patrick’s Pub, the cellar bar and grill. There, you’ll find a full range of sandwiches, homemade pizzas, burgers, salads and entrees. The bar is adjacent to the grill, so you can watch your food being prepared.

Annette Leiderman Raisky is a former New Yorker who has worked for the Food Network.

In this column, she’ll bring her behind-thescenes knowledge of chefs and restaurants to our readers.

TO GO:

91 Aquidneck Avenue Middletown, RI

401-849-4440 www.atlanticgrille.com

Friday & Saturday Night

Prime Rib Special

www.buskerspub.com

Lobster Specials

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$ 95

Mon • Tues • Wed • Thurs

178 Thames St., Newport, RI • 401.846.5856

Jan. 12

Chris DePerro Fifth Element Jan. 26

Christian Pieper Salvation Cafe Feb. 2

Nicholas Violette La Forge

The Canfield House, 5 Memorial Blvd., Newport • 847-0416 canfieldhousenewport.com HOURS: Dinner–Sunday 5 - 9 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday 5 – 9 p.m., Friday & Saturday 5 – 10 p.m.

210 Coddington Hwy. • Middletown • 847.6690

Good Food, Good Drink, Good Friends

Swaze Armstrong Mudville Pub

Jan. 19

Ample Free Parking • www.coddbrew.com • Open Daily at 11am

NEWPORT’S GASTROPUB

Visit www.newport-now.com and click on NTW e-edition to read about:

Lobster Roll • Boiled Lobster • Baked Stuffed Lobster All served with french fries, cole slaw or salad

Thai cuisine 517 Thames St., Newport www.thaicuisinemenu.com

WINTER SPECIAL Now thru Feb. 29, 2012

Get 1 FREE complimentary APPETIZER off the Menu or 1 FREE 2-liter Soda For every $40 that you order

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For more information about these restaurants, please see their display ads found on the pages of this week’s edition of Newport This Week.

Newport Tokyo House, 6 Equality Park, Newport Ben’s Chili Dogs, 158 Broadway, Newport Norey’s, 156 Broadway, Newport Salvation Cafe, 140 Broadway, Newport Fifth Element, 111 Broadway, Newport Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway, Newport Mudville Pub, 8 West Marlborough Street, Newport Rhumbline, 62 Bridge Street, Newport Brick Alley Pub, 140 Thames Street, Newport Busker’s Irish Pub, 178 Thames Street, Newport Pier 49, 49 America’s Cup Ave., Newport Fluke Wine Bar & Kitchen, 41 Bannister’s Wharf, Npt. O’Brien’s Pub, 501 Thames St., Newport Sambar, 515 Thames St., Newport Thai Cuisine, 517 Thames St., Newport One Bellevue, Hotel Viking, Newport La Forge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Npt. Atlantic Grille, 91 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown

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WHERE TO EAT

Jim’s Pizza Plus 957 West Main Rd., Middletown

La Forge Casino Restaurant

Prime Rib Dinners Friday & Saturday Nights

Celebrating Our 31st Year in Business

Thur 2/16

Fri 2/17

DJ Curfew 10:00 to 12:45p.m.

Kids Band 5-8pm

O’Doyle Rules

DJ Curfew ½ Price 10:00 Grilled Pizzas to 12:45p.m. John Erikson

Mon 2/20

Tues 2/21

Wed 2/22

Sat 2/18

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Rhode Island Wind Ensemble in a “No Strings Attached” concert at the Newport Marriott, 25 America’s Cup Ave., 7-9 p.m., free but donations most welcome at the door.

Sunday

February 20

Magician Mat Franco Award-winning magician Mat Franco will bring his amazing sleight of hand to the Jamestown Library Thursday Feb. 23, 2–3 p.m.

Meeting Hall. You have to see his tricks to believe them! This show is open to children of all ages, though children 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For more information visit www. matfranco.com.

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February 19

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Song and Spirit World renowned singer/songwriter Ana Hernandez presents “Heartsong: Finding One’s Voice,” shared creation of sound and silence at Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn St., 9-11:30 a.m., 847-0675.

Modern Square Dancing The Town Howlers Square Dance Club offers a free introduction to modern square dancing, Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Center, 110 Bristol Ferry Rd., 6-8 p.m., all ages welcome and no dancing experience is necessary, refreshments, call 849-6266, 683-3553 or e-mail townhowlers@townhowlers.org.

Seamen’s Church Concert Seamen’s Church presents the

Tuesday February 21

Lunch with the Artist Series Richard Tyre hosts a lunchtime discussion, “Modigliani: Was He Masquerading as an Alcoholic?” 12 p.m., bring lunch, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200.

Ebooks Know-how Got a new Kindle, Nook, or other device and wondering how to get free library eBooks transferred to it? This workshop is for you. Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 2:30 p.m., free and open to the public, but registration is required, 847-8720.

Mardi Gras Storytime Celebrate Fat Tuesday with stories,

cookies, and crafts. Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Rd., 4 p.m., pre-registration required for this free program, ages 4 and up, 846-1573.

Pancake Supper Whether it is called Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, pancake-lovers rejoice. The Vestry of the Church of Saint John the Evangelist at Washington and Willow Streets on the Point will prepare its special Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper. Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m., followed by the supper in the Guild Hall at 6 p.m.

Newport Cooks! Seafood Hands-on cooking with Chef Richard Allaire on “Our Coastal Riches: Using Steam & Fog to Cook Rhode Island Fish & Shellfish, 796 Aquidneck Ave. Middletown, 6-8 p.m., reservations required, 293-0740.

Arts Around the Fire The Newport County Arts & Cultural Alliance’s monthly gathering for artists and those who love art.

Carolyn McClair, Public Relations Director for the Newport Festivals Foundation, will speak. Spanglish, 162 Broadway, 6-8 p.m., cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, www.NewportArts. org.

Portsmouth Library Book Group Join the library staff for a discussion of “One Step Behind” by Henning Mankell,” 2658 East Main Rd., 6:30 p.m., 683-9457, www.PortsmouthLibrary.org.

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Play Reading Group Weekly group discussion for theatre lovers who don’t want to be on stage but enjoy reading scripts.

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Sampler Exhibit Newport Historical Society’s exhibit, “Their Manners Pleasing, and Their Education Complete: Newport Samplers 1728-1835,” continues at the Seventh Day Adventist Meeting House. The exhibit, featuring 18th and early 19th century samplers from the Society’s textiles collection, reflects the evolution of Newport needlework over the course of a century and includes examples of the different types of samplers that a girl might

produce. 82 Touro St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 846-0813, www.newporthistory.org.

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

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Marionettes The Pennfield School presents “The Dragon King” by the Tanglewood Marionettes, 110 Sandy Point Rd., Portsmouth, 10:15 a.m., free and open to the public, 8494646, www.pennfield.org.

Eight Bells Lecture Fredrik Stanton will present a talk on “Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World,” examining major episodes in modern diplomacy. Naval War College Museum, 12 p.m., free and open to the public but advance reservations required, limited seating, 841-2101.

Research Workshop The Newport Historical Society hosts workshop to acquaint public with its collection and introduce research strategies, NHS Headquarters, 82 Touro St., 1-2 p.m., $10 non-members, members free, 846-0813.

Magic at the Library Award-winning magician Mat Franco brings his amazing sleight of hand to the Jamestown Library, 26 North Rd., 2 p.m. 423-7280.

Chamber Business After Hours Chamber of Commerce’s monthly after hours gathering at the Redwood Library and Athenæum, 5-7 p.m., members free/non-members $25, 847-1608 or kathleen@NewportChamber.com.

Jamestown Library Film Series The Friends of Jamestown Library International Film Series screens “A Peck on the Cheek,” from Sri Lanka, Meeting Hall, 26 North Rd., 6:30 p.m., 423-7280.

“That’s Amore” Fundraiser Fundraising Italian style at the Senior Center at the Edward King House, 35 King St., cocktails at 5:30, dinner at 6 p.m., entertainment with Four Guys in Tuxes at 7 p.m. Advance ticketing only, $20 for members, $25 for non-members, 846-7426.

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Musical Entertainment Thursday, February 16 Billy Goodes–Open Mic Jam with Kevin Sullivan, 9:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

O’Brien’s Pub–DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.

One Pelham East–Keith Manville Perro Salado–Honky Tonk Knights, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, February 17 Billy Goodes–Live music Christie’s – DJ & Dancing, 10 p.m.

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

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

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

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

O’Brien’s Pub­–Joop & Jake, O’Doyle Rules,10 p.m. ‘til closing One Pelham East–Brick Park Rhino Bar–The Face Show and Spogga Rhumbline–Joe Parillo, 6:30-10 p.m.

Rusty’s-Open Mic Night with Dynimite Dom, 9 p.m.-closing The Chanler–Dick Lupino, Mary Andrews, Pat Cardiero, 6-10 p.m.

Saturday, February 18 Fifth Element–The Ubiquitones featuring Robert Holmes, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Clarke Cooke House–Foreverly Brothers, 9:30 p.m.

The Hyatt Five33 –Lois Vaughan, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Gas Lamp Grille– The Ubiquitones featuring Robert Holmes, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

Newport Blues Cafe–Darik & The Funbags, 9:30 p.m.

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

O’Brien’s Pub­–DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.-12:45 a.m.

One Pelham East–Wicked Peach Rhino Bar–The Face Show, 10 p.m.

Rhumbline–Bobby Ferreira, 6:30-10 p.m.

Sunday, February 19 Castle Hill Inn–Dick Lupino, Jordan Nunes, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Clarke Cooke House–Bobby Ferriera on piano, 11:30 a.m.

Fifth Element–The Ubiquitones featuring Robert Holmes, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub­–John Erikson, 9:30 p.m. ‘til closing One Pelham East–Chopville, 6-9 p.m.; Chris Gauthier, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Monday, February 20 Fastnet–”Blue Monday”, Tim Taylor, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.

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Cafe 200–”Tuesday Blues”, The Ubiquitones featuring Robert Holmes,10 p.m.-1 a.m.

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By Florence Archambault February is turning out to be an exciting and vibrant month at the Edward King House Senior Center, with many interesting programs being offered.

On Mondays from 11 a.m to 1 p.m., King House members can make appointments for free tax preparation offered by AARP. Walkin hours are from 1 - 4 p.m.

The King House will be publishing a cookbook this year, and they are seeking recipes. Do you have a favorite you would like included? They need 150 to 200 recipes.

Please include a note saying why this is your favorite recipe. No recipes copied from a published cookbook will be accepted. Forms are available at the center.

A Tai Chi class will be held on Mondays beginning Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. The first session will be held for five weeks. Cost is $20 for members and $35 for non members. The class will then restart for a regular 10-week session in the spring.

Back by popular demand, That’s Amore’ Italian Night will return on Thursday, Feb. 23 with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and an Italian dinner at 6 p.m. followed by dancing at 7 p.m. $20

for members, $25 for non members. Make your reservations now.

Last year it was a sellout. The money raised will go to purchasing new tables and making some small renovations in preparation for providing all new lunch programs, a food share program, cooking lessons, and a public access educational show kicking off March 1. Watch for details Movies are being shown in the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. In addition, you will have an opportunity to vote for your favorite Oscar nominated film at a “Night at the Oscars” potluck dinner on Sunday, Feb. 26. Cost is $10 per person. More information is available at the center.

Out at the Portsmouth Senior Center, folks are also very busy.

In addition to the regular daily classes, they have added more activities.

There will be a Breakfast Buffet sponsored by the Portsmouth Rotary Club on Sunday, Feb. 26 from 8 - 11:30 a.m. The menu will consist of pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, juice, and coffee or tea. Cost is $7

for adults and $3 for children under 10. Tickets will be sold at both the Center’s office and at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Center.

The Center is also looking for bridge players. The group plays for fun on Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 - 4 p.m. They switch players, so there is always an opportunity to play with different people. If you are interested, call Jean, 847-8335, Anne 847-6348, or Jim 855-2176.

If you are looking for bargains in clothing the Portsmouth Center also runs a Thrift Shop. It is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. The shop is closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m., and is closed on weekends and holidays. Book donations are also being accepted.

Bingo is offered every Wednesday at 1:15 p.m., and all are welcome. Movies are shown on Tuesdays at 1:15 p.m.

TO GO: Edward King House Senior Center – 846-7426 Portsmouth Senior Center – 683-4106

Free Tax Help Offered by AARP Tax Aide Program The AARP Foundation’s tax aide program will offer free income tax preparation at sites around Newport County. It is not necessary to be an ARRP member to take advantage of this help. It is available to people of all ages with low and moderate incomes. In 2011, the program completed more than 1,000 returns for Newport County clients.

The AARP Tax Aide program is the nation’s largest free tax preparation service. All tax preparers are trained and certified by the IRS each year. Each return is quality checked before transmittal. Coun-

selors are qualified to handle most common forms and schedules.

Complex returns should be taken to paid preparers. State returns for Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as other states, are completed with the with federal return.

All returns are computer prepared and are electronically filed for fast refunds.

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Newport Public Library, Mondays 1-4 p.m. and Thursdays 12-4 p.m.

Bank Newport, 10 Washington Square, Tuesdays 10 a.m. -2 p.m.

Middletown Library, Mondays 12-3:30 p.m., Wednesdays 4-7 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Florence Gray Center, 1 York St, Thursdays 1-3 p.m.

Portsmouth Senior Center, Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. -1 p.m.

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46. Pre-Apr. 15 workhorse 48. Benin’s former name 50. Fast transport 55. Prohibit by official decree 56. Available for public scrutiny 57. Form of ‘’lie’’ 59. Home of ‘’The Sopranos’’ 62. To be, to Caesar 63. Magic Johnson was one 66. Cooking fat 67. Biography’s beginning?

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DOWN 1. Moby Dick’s pursuer 2. Prepare for liftoff 3. Sailor’s cooler 4. Burro 5. Legendary Native American athlete 6. On in years 7. Cat’s surplus 8. Inventor Whitney 9. Protestant Reformation leader 10. Sport for tykes 11. Television sans picture 12. Clutch 16. Hook partner 18. Debacle 23. Issue an invitation 24. Versailles school 26. Teased 27. Bed disguiser, perhaps 28. Russian range 29. Amoebas have one 30. Motto 34. Extension 36. Home of the Georgia State Fair 37. Tiny particle 38. ‘’King David’’ star 39. Get an eyeful 41. Baseball hitting feat 42. Soon 47. Shrub with a tasty fruit 49. Stop talking, in a way 50. Popular GIs 51. Follow 52. DVD connection 53. Michelangelo statue 54. Font choice 58. Ever and ___ 59. Loathe 60. Hat feature 61. Horace collection 64. Not just my 65. Family card game

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4th Friday Live Music & Art Newport Art Museum’s 4th Friday gathering combines music, art and fun, featuring the art band Castle performing an avant garde mix of folk and high art rock, 76 Bellevue Ave., 6-9 p.m., $8, cash bar, 8488200.

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lassiter” is one of the animated film shorts to be shown at the Pickents.

Oscar Shorts at Pickens

By Patricia Lacouture

The 2012 Academy Awards film selections offer quite a range of subject matter and style, from a whimsical “silent” film, to one about a woman passing herself off as a man, to one about a confused father who is left in charge of his daughters when his wife suffers a critical injury. That’s just a sampling of the broad range of movies that premiered in 2011. Just as broad is the range of film shorts – the Oscar category that is oven overlooked.

This weekend—Feb. 16-20—the Jane Pickens Theater gives moviegoers an opportunity to view the films in the shorts category, which includes animated films, live action, and documentaries. Like longer movies, these films also reflect the wide range of human experience, along with a healthy representation of diverse cultures.

Shorts in the animation category deal with topics so complex that it seems impossible that these films are only seven to 15 minutes long.

My personal favorite is “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lassiter,” a film inspired by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, and “The Wizard of Oz.” Mr. Lassiter loves his books, and we meet him sitting on a balcony enjoying his favorites. Suddenly, the words take flight, and the house tumbles end over end in a whirlwind that takes us from the colorful sunny serenity of the opening to a wasteland of black-and-white rubble where the books’ pages are blank, and letters just won’t adhere. Then, an angelic creature flies over the devastation, and gradually both color and words reappear. Mr. Lassiter then breaks into a dance that conveys the joy of a book lover reclaiming his treasures. I’ll not spoil the ending, but the message is that books—the stories that enchant us—will outlast our life-spans and tragedies.

“La Luna” is a Pixar animations project that tells the coming-ofage story of a small boy who sets off in a small boat with his father

and grandfather to learn about the family’s unusual occupation. Will he strike out for himself, or will tradition win out? “La Luna” is the directorial debut of Enrico Casarosa, who worked on feature-length films like “Cars” and “Ratatouille.”

Live action film shorts in the category come from England, Ireland, Germany and Norway.

“Pentecost,” an Irish entry, focuses on a boy who is torn between pleasure and the call of duty. When he is called upon to fill in as altar boy for a special occasion, Damien is faced with being banned, for an extended length of time, from his life’s passion, football. Director Peter McDonald makes his directorial debut with this film. He is best known for his acting (“I Went Down” and “When Brandon Met Trudy”).

From Norway comes “Tuba Atlantic.” Two brothers have been separated by an old argument and geography. When 70-year-old Oskar learns that he has seven days to live, he tries, with the help of an angel, to send a message to his brother in New Jersey by a method other than phone, fax or email.

Documentaries include “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom,” a tale of hope following Japan’s recent tsunami. This most beloved of all Japanese blossoms makes a miraculous reappearance in the wake of flooding and loss of lives.

Its message is: If plants can survive, so can humans.

“Incident in New Baghdad” recounts a horrific incident caused by so-called “friendly fire,” making a case for the rights of soldiers and civilians who suffer from PTSD. Here’s the screening schedule: Documentaries show once on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. Live action shorts will screen on Friday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m., and Feb. 18 and 19 at noon. Animated shorts can be viewed Feb. 18, 19 or 20 at 6 p.m.

For further information, contact the Jane Pickens Theater at 8465252 or the box office at 846-5474 or www.janepickenstheater.com.

Ballard Park Illuminated Garden Enjoy an evening walk in the quarry meadow of Ballard Park when it is transformed into a magnificent blooming winter garden of lights.

Free, wear hiking shoes/boots, bring flashlights, 6-9 p.m.

Madrigals Cabaret Dinner Members of the Madrigals choral ensemble will perform and wait tables during the cabaret dinner in the Ochre Court State Dining Room. Proceeds will benefit the group’s concert tour fund. Ochre Court, Ochre Point Ave., 7-9 p.m., $30, 341-2945.

Saturday February 25

Great Animal Tales “Taking Care of Animals A to Z: the Rhino with Glue-On Shoes and Other Stories,” with veterinarian and author-Dr. Lucy H. Spelman, a “must” for animal lovers of ages, Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn St., 11 a.m.

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Charles Moore, 88, of Middletown, passed away Feb. 9, 2012.

He was the husband of Catharine Jeffers Moore. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A memorial service will be Feb. 24 at 11 a.m., in Trinity Church, Newport. Burial with military honors will follow at Trinity Cemetery, East Main Rd., Portsmouth.

Donations in his memory can be made to Trinity Church, 1 Queen Anne Sq., Newport, RI 02840, or the Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, RI 02842.

Evan Nesby, 9, of Middletown, passed away Feb. 11, 2012 at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Evan was a New England Patriot fan and loved fishing. He won the Forest Ave. Fishing Tournament for three years in a row. Evan was a big volunteer at the Potter League for Animals. His funeral will be Feb. 16, at 11 a.m., in St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 324 East Main Rd., Portsmouth.

Marianna (Mendes) Perry, 85, of Portsmouth, passed away Feb. 6, 2012 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph William Perry. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Barnabas Church, Portsmouth.

Harue Pfeiffer, 88, of Middletown, passed away Feb. 8, 2012 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late George E. Pfeiffer.

Craig J. Raposa, 25, of Portsmouth, passed away Feb. 3, 2012 unexpectedly. He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 2004 as an all-star athlete in football and baseball. Donations in his memory may be made to Brenda Raposa, 100 Almeida Terr., Portsmouth, RI 02871.

Abbie I. (Greenman) Riegel, 72, of Newport, passed away Feb. 9, 2012 at South County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, North Kingstown, RI. She was the wife of Robert Allen Riegel Sr. of Newport. Donations can be made to the Salvation Army, Memorial Blvd., Newport, RI 02840.

Glenn Allen Rose Sr., 55, of Johnstown, CO, formerly of Newport, passed away Feb. 8, 2012 at The Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado. Donations may be made to the Newport Boys & Girls Club, 95 Church St. Newport, RI 02840 or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Mary (Lawton) Tyler, 87, of Portsmouth, passed away Feb. 6, 2012 at Newport HospitaI. She was the wife of the late John M. Tyler, MD. Donations may be made to the Robert Potter League for Animals, P.O. Box 412, Newport, RI 02840.

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Frances Cousineau, 99, of Newport, passed away Feb. 12, 2012 at the St. Clare Home following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Victor Cousineau. She volunteered for 25 years as a receptionist at the St. Clare Home.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. in the O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, 465 Spring St., Newport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Spring St. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Clare Home, 309 Spring St. Newport.

Abbie I. (Greenman) Riegel, 72, of Newport, RI, passed away Feb. 9, 2012 at South County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, North Kingstown, RI. She was the wife of Robert Allen Riegel Sr. Donations in her memory may be made to the Salvation Army, Memorial Boulevard, Newport, RI 02840.

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Diana (Alvino) Campagna, 95, of Middletown, passed away Feb. 8, 2012 at home surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late Frank N. Campagna, USCG, Ret. Mrs. Campagna served in the U.S. Army Women’s Air Corp during World War II. Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m., in St. Columba Cemetery Chapel, Brown’s Ln., Middletown. Donations in her memory should be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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SPORTS

Islander Boys Vanquish Avengers at Home 63-51 Middletown High School’s basketball brother tandem of Randy Butler and Justin Bailey, poured in 35 points, and teammate Cam Murphy added seven more, plus a nifty floor game, as the Islanders easily beat the East Greenwich Avengers 63-51 at home on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The victory raised MHS’ Div. III-South record to

13-3 (14-5 overall), moving them within 2 games of division-leading Prout, whom they will oppose on Thursday the 16th in a key road match up. The Islanders return to their home court on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to face Exeter-West Greenwich in their last regular season tilt before the state playoffs begin.

–Kirby Varacalli

East Greenwich High’s Ryan Gavin, #22, has his shot cleanly rejected by Middletown forward Justin Bailey, #40, in the second half.

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E. GREENWICH (7-10): Lavan 6-3-18, Eckles 3-7-13, Gavin 3-1-7, Chester 1-2-4, Cooney 1-2-4, Cullinane 1-1-3, Palmer 1-0-2 MIDDLETOWN (13-3): Butler 8-4-20, Bailey 7-1-15, Murphy 3-0-7, Smith-Neves , 3-0-6, Powell 2-0-6, Condry1-1-4, Sellars 1-0-3, Sullivan 1-0-2, Brown 0-0-0

in SPORTS ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL (DII 13-3) 2/16 7pm Rogers @ Barrington 2/21 7pm Rogers @ Pilgrim GIRLS BASKETBALL (DII 13-1) 2/17 7:30pm Warwick Veterans @ Rogers 2/22 7pm Rogers @ West Warwick BOYS ICE HOCKEY (DII 4-9-1) 2/18 8:30pm Middletown vs Rogers/Tiverton/ Rocky Co-op @ St. Georges School 2/20 2pm Narragansett vs Rogers/Tiverton/ Rocky Co-op @ West Warwick Civic Center COMPETITION CHEERLEADING 2/18 11am TOURNAMENT @ Mt. Hope High School Mt Hope Competition Cheer Invitational

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Cam Murphy, the Islanders senior co-captain, dishes over the Avengers freshman Nolan Cooney, #11, in the first half. Murphy’s passes led to seven other Islander buckets in the 63-51 win over East Greenwich.

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Justin Bailey, #40, finishes off a dunk after a breakaway in the second half against East Greenwich. The Middletown sophomore finished the game with 15 points.

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ST. GEORGE’S HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL (ISL 1-10) 2/18 1pm St. Mark’s @ St. George’s 2/22 4pm St. George’s @ Bel Hill GIRLS BASKETBALL (ISL 4-4) 2/18 2:30pm St. George’s @ St. Mark’s 2/22 3pm Pomfret @ St. George’s BOYS ICE HOCKEY (ISL 3-4-1) 2/18 3pm Groton @ St. George’s 2/22 3:15pm St. Mark’s @ St. George’s GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (ISL 0-8-0) 2/18 3pm Groton @ St. George’s

PORTSMOUTH ABBEY BOYS BASKETBALL (EIL0-10) 2/17 5pm Lexington Christian @ Portsmouth 2/18 3pm Pingree @ Portsmouth 2/22 5:15pm Portsmouth @ Beaver Country Day GIRLS BASKETBALL (EIL2-7) 2/18 1pm Berwick @ Portsmouth 2/21 4:30pm Bancroft @ Portsmouth 2/22 4pm Portsmouth @ Winsor BOYS ICE HOCKEY (NEPSIHA 1-14-0) 2/18 3:30pm Portsmouth @ Harvey School 2/22 5pm Portsmouth @ Kingswood Oxford GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (EIL 5-3-0) 2/16 4:30pm Barrington @ Portsmouth 2/182pm Winsor @ Portsmouth 2/22 EIL TBA BOYS SQUASH 2/18 3:30pm Portsmouth @ Pomfret GIRLS SQUASH 2/18 2:30pm Portsmouth @ Winsor BOYS SWIMMING 2/18 6:30pm St. George’s @ Portsmouth GIRLS SWIMMING 2/18 6:30pm St. George’s @ Portsmouth

The Islanders Randy Butler squeezes off a shot between the outstretched arms of Avenger defenders Nolan Cooney, #34, and Brandon Eckles, #41. Butler finished with a game-high 20 points.