Newport This Week - August 25, 2010

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Vol. 38, No. 34

WEDNESDAY, August 25, 2010

Going the Distance

What’s Inside

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BORN FREE

Contaminated 5th Ward Soil Halts Sewer Work

By Tom Shevlin

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Rambler, the 90-foot custom maxi maneuvers off the line during the sixth annual Ida Lewis Distance Race on Friday. (Photo by Tom Shevlin)

Valet Parking...Parked

By Tom Shevlin NEWPORT, R.I. – When city councilors unanimously approved an ordinance allowing valet parking in some of the city’s busiest downtown corridors, it seemed like the days of circling the block in search of parking were numbered.

But four months later, it appears that handing your keys off to a valet while you and your date run in for dinner or a movie, will likely have to wait until next summer.

With only minimal interest expressed on behalf of the private sector, and an shift in the city’s administrative staffing, valet parking has been effectively parked for the season.

According to City Manager Edward F. Lavallee,” We haven’t gotten a chance to write the regulations governing the process.”

“There’s nothing inhibiting it…

We’re just trying to protect the people that would be running it,” he added.

Specifically, regulations such as limiting where valet companies can operate; setting a rate to occupy metered parking spaces for drop off areas; and coordinating the process through a central office are just some of the details that still need to be worked out.

Consider it a case of administrative overload.

As the ordinance is written, much of the responsibility for overseeing and implementing the system falls to the director of economic development – a position which as of July 1, no longer exists. As a result, filling in some of the finer points of

the ordinance and promoting it to the private sector has proven to be more challenging than originally thought.

“We’ll try to get it done by the end of the season,” said Lavallee, but he added, he doesn’t expect to see much interest on the part of vendors before the start of next summer.

Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano described the process as “frustrating.”

“I would have loved to have done it for this year,” she said. However, as the summer approached, and the budget was adopted, it became clear that getting a valet program off the ground would be more complicated than simply inviting private companies to participate.

Last year, the city conducted a test with the Chamber of Commerce to determine if valet parking could be a viable solution to alleviating some of the problems associated with the city’s downtown parking crunch. Stations were set up in Washington Square and on Lower Thames Street, and although dampened a touch by the weather, the project was overall well received.

In April, after receiving a positive report from the operator of the pilot project, the City Council unanimously passed an ordinance which effectively threw the doors open to vendors interested in operating a valet system in Newport. However, according to Lavallee, interest was lacking, and there was still work to

See “Valet” on page 2

Craig Guthrie working with sailors in the 2.4 Metre class.

(Photo by Jan Harley)

Regatta Tests the Mettle of Disabled Sailors The arrival, on Monday of a summer nor’easter has slightly rearranged the competition schedule at the eighth annual C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Regatta being held from Sail Newport this week. The clinic that is the hallmark of this event took place Monday morning as planned, however, a north-northeasterly breeze that was gusting to 29 knots kept three of the four competing fleets (2.4 Metre, SKUD-18, Sonar and J/22) from putting the chalk-talk lessons into practice. Only the SKUD-18s headed onthe-water to sail with their coach, Betsy Alison, while the remaining fleets continued working on shore with coaches Craig Guthrie, Amanda Callahan and Meg Gaillard.

The NNE breeze continue unabated overnight as the persistent storm stalled over most of New England, and when the competitors returned to the venue in the morning for the first day of racing, they were greeted by an atypical August day – drizzle and a high temperature 15 degrees below average.

Racing is scheduled to get underway Wednesday, August 25, and conclude Thursday, August 26. For more information, become a “Facebook Friend” of The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Regatta at http://www.facebook. com/pages/C-Thomas-Clagett-Jr-Memorial-Regatta/128829627144323 or visit the event website at www.clagettregatta.org/ where full results will be posted as they become available.

The recent cold and windy weather also disrupted the schedule for the Little America’s Cup, or International C-Class Catamaran Championships. Originally slated to begin on Sunday, Aug. 22, the event was pushed back due to high winds. For results, and to keep up with the races on the water, visit www.Newport-Now.com.

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NEWPORT – A $1.75 million project to repair badly aging sewer lines in the city’s Fifth Ward had to be put on hold earlier this year after crews discovered soil contaminated by high levels of arsenic, city officials said this week.

The work, which is part of the city’s ongoing effort to curb persistent combined sewer overflows, or CSOs, had begun at the beginning of the year, and was scheduled to cover some 7,000 linear feet of pipe snaking its way through the city’s Fifth Ward.

The total cost for the repairs had been set at $1.75 million and was part of the Phase 1 Part 2 CSO Control Plan, which is designed to help alleviate CSO events suspected to be caused in part by faulty or failing infrastructure.

The pipe segments in question were mostly constructed of vitrified clay pipe, and were noted in earlier inspections to have defects including sags, misaligned pipes, and cracks. The repairs were intended to fix these problems and are expected to eliminate a portion of the inflow of groundwater into the system, which puts a strain on the city’s treatment plant and contributes to CSO events during heavy rain events.

According to City Manager Edward F. Lavallee, the contractor, JAM Construction, found the soil back in February while working on Connection Street. The soil was removed and transported off-site where it the presence of high levels of arsenic was confirmed.

Although a naturally occurring element, high levels of arsenic have been identified as a carcinogen and linked to various forms of cancer. The levels recorded during the soil test are said to be just above the government’s acceptable threshold, and nearby residents were not notified of the discovery.

Still, the city has been working with JAM to remediate the situation.

“Once it’s discovered and tested, it needs to be cleaned up,” Lavallee said. While the discovery does mean a delay in the overall CSO Control Plan, Lavallee said he didn’t expect it to cause any delay in another project in the CSO Control Plan: the Thames Street and Wellington Avenue sewer interceptor rehabilitation project set to begin shortly after Labor Day. “The two big interceptor line projects will move ahead on schedule,” said Lavallee. (See our accompanying story on the Wellington Avenue project on page 2).

The sewer main work, however, was put on hold.

See “Contamination” on page 2

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Campers from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County recently participated in a tennis clinic sponsored by Cox Communications. The sport’s basics of serving and swinging were explained and practiced, then a museum tour and scavenger hunt followed at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum. (Photo by Lynne Tungett)

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Canine Cadet Adventure Don’t miss out on Newport’s most unique picnic of the 2010 season, this Thursday, Aug. 26 from 6- 8 p.m. The six-acre parade field at Fort Adams is host to a different social set this summer — dogs and their owners. Guests of the Canine Cadet Adventure are invited to socialize on the grounds or gather around a firepit and enjoy making smores.

There will be healthy treats, plenty of water for the canines and hot dogs for their owners. Attendees are welcome to bring their own chairs, blankets and picnic baskets. Admission is $10 per owner with a limit of two canines per person. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Fort’s restoration and operation as a public historic site. For more information call 619-5801 or visit www.fortadams.org

Contamination, from Pg. 1   “We need to find out how much the remediation is going to cost before we can figure out how much of the rest of the project the city can afford to complete,� explained Lavallee.   The city is hoping that the cost to clean up the contaminated soil will be shared by JAM, though no final agreement has been reached. Representatives from the city and the contractor were scheduled to meet sometime this week, Lavallee said, adding that the city had no intention of adding onto the approved $1.75 million contract to pay for the remediation.   “Whatever that number comes out to be...will be taken from the contract sum,� he said, noting however, “I’m sure it’s going to be expensive.�   The 20th most abundant element in the earth’s crust, arsenic is usually found in the environment combined with other elements, such as oxygen, chlorine and sulfur, or in organic form. Inorganic arsenic occurs naturally in many kinds of rock, especially ores that contain copper, lead, iron, nickel, and other metals.   According to the state Department of Environmental Management, studies of background levels of metals in Rhode Island soils

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have identified that the mean arsenic soil concentrations in Rhode Island appeared lower than the national average as well as other New England states.   Nevertheless, the discovery is not uncommon – especially in industrialized areas where arsenic has been used as a component in wood preservatives, insecticides, and even in glass production. Ex-

posure to high levels have been tied with various forms of cancer, however the levels recorded in Newport are said to be only marginally higher than the acceptable threshold.

The full project scope The following streets or portions thereof had been scheduled to, or have had, sewer mains replaced: Atlantic Street between Marchant and Houston (340 ft.)

Bateman between Weatherly and Vanderbilt (300 ft.)

Sections of Caroll south of Ruggles (480 ft.)

Clinton between Washington and W. Narragansett (600 ft.)

Connection between Houston and Thames (680 ft.)

Halidon at Wellington Corner (700 ft.)

Harold from Old Fort to 100 yards east (260 ft.)

McCormick Road (340 ft.)

Stacy Street (240 ft.)

Morgan Street (160 ft.)

Palmer Street (200 ft.) n Sections of Old Fort (700 ft.) n Potter Street from Marchant to Thames (620 ft.) n Sections of Roseneath (440 ft.) n Ruggles between Andrew and George streets (400 ft.) n Vaughn Avenue (580 ft.) n Victoria from Lawrence to 100 yards east (260 ft.) n West Narragansett from Thames to Marchant (780 ft.) n n n n n n n n n n n

Sewer Interceptor Project Approved

By Tom Shevlin   NEWPORT – City Council members earlier this month approved a $1.41 million contract for a project to repair the first of two badly deteriorating sewer lines running through the heart of downtown Newport.   The repairs focus on two main sewer lines: the Thames Street and Wellington Avenue interceptors. Both are critical to the deliverance of wastewater to the city’s main treatment plant on Connell Highway, and to be sure, both have been identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as in need of serious repair.   According to city officials, further degradation of the lines could cause significant loss of service for the community, resulting in a high

-cost emergency repair, loss of business revenue and environmental contamination.   The city has contracted with Boston-based CH2M Hill engineers to design and oversee the projects.

Earlier this month, councilors unanimously awarded a contract to Boyle & Fogarty Construction Co., Inc. of Smithfield for the sum of $1.33 million. An allowance of $80,000 for police details was included in the bid, however this will be paid for directly by the city, bringing the total recommended expenditure for $1.41 million which will be paid for through the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund

Valet, from Pg. 1 be done on the part of the city.   It comes back to a central question posed by downtown business owner and City Council member Stephen R. Coyne: What’s the city’s responsibility to promote or market an ordinance once a law is passed?   According to Napolitano, developing the project and enticing private vendors to set up shop in Newport will be one of the tasks as-

signed to Parking Fund Administrator Mike Brennan. “That’s going to be one of his priorities for the coming year,� she said.

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Keeping a Lid on Noise Pollution

By Meg O’Neil NEWPORT, R.I. –Motorcycles, fireworks, and party houses were the three main topics of concern that were discussed at the Alliance for a Livable Newport’s public forum titled “Nuisance of Noise II.” (The Alliance’s first forum on the topic of noise was held in September of 2008.) In addition to the room full of concerned citizens, at the Seamen’s Church Institute last Thursday, Aug. 19, there were several members of the Newport Police Department.

Sgt. John Barker spoke first about motorcycle and car noise and Newport’s enforcement of the EPA’s “match-up” program which has garnered Newport’s Police Department very positive feedback from other departments as far away as New Hampshire. It used to be very hard to ticket motorcycles for noise because the vehicle had to be doing a certain speed, and a certain RPM, in addition to the officer’s reading the decibel level that the bike was emitting. The “matchup” program has made things easier. Motorcycles that were manufactured after 1983 contain two matching tags: One directly on the bike itself, and its match on the exhaust pipe. Once a police officer pulls over a motorcycle for whatever infraction has occurred, if the tags don’t match up, an $85 ticket is issued to the driver.

The second topic of the night was fireworks. This was an especially noisy July 4 due in part to a very last minute vote in the state legislature, which legalized the personal use of some fireworks. The quick

Newport police have enforced motorcycle infractions of the city’s noise ordinance with a new tailpipe match-up program from the EPA. passing of the new law left the police department “flat-footed” and “scrambling” to educate the police officers on what was legal and illegal. The use of fireworks has abated down since the holiday, but just so you know, almost anything other than sparkers is illegal. If the firework leaves the ground, it’s definitely illegal.

Closing out the night was a discussion on party houses in Newport. Sgt. Barker said that due to a scale back in officers, “police work in Newport is changing.” Officers have gone around to different establishments to meet with local doorstaff to ask them for their help. In turn, O’Brien’s Pub voluntarily decided to close earlier to get people out before the other bars nearby to help ease the amount of drunken people pouring out of the bars at 1 a.m. While it was agreed by all that alcohol is the root of

most of the noise problems in the city, the police department is taking as many steps as possible to ensure that noise violators will be penalized for their actions.

With students returning to college, Sgt. Barker gave out some advice to those in attendance regarding party houses. “If you have concerns, do not hesitate to call us. We will watch houses,” he said.

Neighbors are urged to call as soon as they feel noise is an issue and not to wait months down the line.

One woman in the crowd thanked the police department for their efforts on decreasing the party house problems in Newport, saying she has noticed a drastic difference in the last few years. While there is no quick or easy fix to stopping the noise pollution in Newport, our police department is taking the proper steps to manage noise little by little.

Congressional Leaders Tout “Death Knell” for LNG Newport Now Staff Report A measure being pushed in Congress could be the nail in the coffin for a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Mounth Hope Bay, proponents said on Thursday.

In a news release issued by Save The Bay, the group lauded the efforts of Congressmen Barney Frank and Jim McGovern who today announced the introduction of a provision that would ban any federal funds from being used to advance the Weaver’s Cove Energy project in Fall River.

The measure, which is being rolled into the House Energy and Water Appropriations bill, would also include a prohibition on using federal funds to advance the permitting process.

“If the bill is signed into law, the long fight to stop the LNG terminal will effectively be over,” Save The Bay said.

“We applaud the efforts of Representatives Barney Frank and Jim McGovern and the full Congressional delegations of Massachusetts and Rhode Island to end federal consideration of the Hess LNG proposal for Mt. Hope Bay,” said Save The Bay Executive Director Jonathan Stone.

“This provision, inserted into the Energy and Water Appropriations bill, if passed by the House and Senate, could be the death knell of this damaging and ill-conceived project. But public support of this pro-

vision is an absolute imperative. We cannot let this opportunity slip by, and we call on all those who value Narragansett Bay and who call this region home, to make your support of this provision heard, loud and clear.”

“We will not relax our vigilance until this project is dead and gone,” Stone said. “The House subcommittee with jurisdiction over this part of the Energy and Water bill has given strong assurances to Frank and McGovern that a close version of the language will be included in the larger bill. It would be highly unusual for this bill, which governs energy and water spending across the country, to fail to pass the House.”

Frank and McGovern are working with their counterparts in the Senate, Sens. John Kerry and Matt Brown, to see that the provision is also included in the Senate version of the bill.

The language submitted by McGovern and Frank, which is still subject to change, follows below: “No funds made available by this Act may be used to take any action to authorize the construction of any liquefied natural gas terminal or its infrastructure to be located within 5 miles of the City of Fall River, Massachusetts, or to authorize vessels carrying liquefied natural gas to serve such terminal.”

Today’s announcement was made at a press conference at the beginning of a walking tour of the

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economic development area in Fall River. A brief summary of efforts to block construction of the LNG terminal in Fall River: Over 8 years ago Weavers Cove LNG proposed constructing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, a city represented by Congressman Barney Frank and Congressman Jim McGovern.

This facility has been opposed at every level of local, state, and federal government. The proposed facility would be located in a densely populated urban area and would receive LNG in large vessels after those ships make their way through over 17 nautical miles of navigationally challenging inland waterways, including the Narragansett Bay, Mount Hope Bay, and the Taunton River.

This route will require several complex navigational maneuvers in order to pass under the bridges in the area. In fact, the Coast Guard already had concluded that “extraordinary maneuvers” would be required to navigate the river, leaving no margin for navigational error, and it in fact denied the company’s first two transit plans. In response to Coast Guard rejections, the company modified its proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and proposed a 4 mile cryogenic pipeline culminating in a large LNG platform berth in the middle of Mt. Hope Bay, which straddles the Rhode Island border.

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The First Annual SUP Cup You’re probably asking yourself, “What the heck is a SUP Cup?” It’s a Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) race taking place at King Park on Saturday, Aug. 28! The race takes paddlers from King Park around Goat Island and back to the finish line at King Park. Register online at www.

NewportSUPCup.com and see if you’ve got what it takes to win the cash prizes. Pre-race meeting at 8:15 a.m. the morning of the race, with the race beginning at 9 a.m.

Get Your Backpack Packed School is just around the corner.

1,000 book bags equipped with school supplies, donated by AARP and the Back To School RI coalition, will be distributed at Sullivan School on Dexter St., in Newport, on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Children who need a backpack must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian. Food, music, and other resources will also be available. Contact Deb Miller at 248-2654 or dmiller@aarp.org for more information.

Seaside Garden Club The Seaside Garden Club of Newport will meet Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Barbara “R’s,” 138 Old Beach Rd. Her garden, filled with dahlias, will be open for touring.

Raindate is Sept. 2. The club is proud to announce their Civic Beautification Committee won an Honorable Mention for the garden at the Christopher Columbus Statue. For more information call 848-2545.

Interested singers invited to Open Rehearsals through September 29th Swanhurst Chorus, Rhode Island’s oldest continually performing choral ensemble, will begin rehearsals for its 82nd Season on Wednesday, September 15th.

Open rehearsals for new members especially welcome and encouraged. Swanhurst holds weekly rehearsals every Tues. and Wed. from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For further information call 682-1630, or visit www.

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Governor Candidate Forum The public is invited to listen to the governor candidates at a forum on Monday, Aug. 30 at the CCRI Newport Campus from 5:30-7 p.m.

Questions will be solicited in writing from the audience. The forum is sponsored by The Newport Daily News and the Newport County Chamber of Commerce.

Church Flea Market The Stewardship Board of the United Congregational Church located at the corner of Valley Road and Green End Avenue in Middletown has finalized plans for the Gigantic Annual Flea Market to be held on Saturday, August 28.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the driveway of the church fronting on Valley Road.

Merchandise will include antiques, collectibles, books, and serviceable household articles.

The church will have a snack bar featuring coffee, soda, hot dogs, and homemade desserts. There will also be a sale of home baked goods, fresh produce, and jams and jellies.

Beginning in 1987 the Flea Market has been held every year but two. It has become an Aquidneck Island tradition, drawing attendance of between 1000 and1200.

Space is available for both the public and church members. For information and to reserve space call the church office at 849-5444 Monday through Friday during office hours 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For What It’s Worth Dear Federico, I have a set of ten plates, like this one with the bird on it. They are in great condition. They belonged to my parents who gave them to me. Are they worth anything?

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Eliminate the First Day of School Jitters A workshop for children who will be entering school for the first time this fall and their parents will be held at the Newport Public Library, located at 300 Spring St., on Monday, Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. Any child who will be having their first school experience this fall, for pre-school or kindergarten, is invited to attend. Donna McGoff will teach the children what to expect on their first day of school. She will introduce them to school etiquette such as getting in line and raising their hands when they want to speak.

Ms. McGoff engages the children with a large storybook and puppets. No registration is necessary for this free program, just drop-in.

For more information, visit www. newportlibraryri.org or call 8478720 x 204.

The Visiting Nurse Services of Newport & Bristol Counties are starting a six week Hospice Volunteer Training Program at their Portsmouth office at 1184 East Main Road on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hospice volunteers are important members of the Hospice team who support patients and families by providing companionship, comfort, and respite for patients and caregivers, running errands and preparing meals. No health care experience is necessary.

Registration and interviews are required to participate in the program. For more information or to schedule an interview, please call Joy Benson, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, at 682-2100, ext. 616

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Salute to Summer Fireworks Naval Station Newport will be the place to be on Saturday, August 28, beginning at 5 p.m. when Naval Station Newport and Morale, Welfare and Recreation host the annual “Salute to Summer” Concert and Fireworks extravaganza on Dewey Field featuring the Navy Band Northeast concert band. Concert sponsors include Newport Vineyards, COX, Brick Alley Pub and Restaurant, All American Barber Shop, Corrigan Financial, Crystal Spring Natural Spring Water, Samuel Adams, Coke, Dunkin Donuts, Mohegan Sun, Saccucci, I HOP, USAA, WADK 1540, and Variety 99.3 on Dewey Field featuring the Navy Band Northeast concert band.

Kicking off the music at 5:00 p.m. will be the 10 piece funk, soul and R&B dance band “Wayz and Means.”

They specialize in high energy dance music from the 70’s up to the hits of today’s modern artist. Navy Band Northeast will take the stage around 7:15 p.m. performing patriotic, swing, and recognizable American classics. The fireworks show is expected to begin shortly after 9:00 p.m.

The concert is free and the public is invited as guests of the Commanding Officer. Concert audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets.

Due to increased security measures, no coolers, backpacks, glass bottles, outside food or drink or pets will be allowed on to the naval complex.

The general public may enter Naval Station Newport through Gate One, the main entrance near the Officers’ Club, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Music, concession sales and games for kids at Dewey Field will begin at 5 p.m. The Naval War College Museum will remain open with extended hours that evening in support of the event.

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Picnic in Paradise Sunday, September 12, 2010, the Middletown Historical Society will once again turn on its beautiful “Boyd Wind Grist Mill” at enchanting Paradise Park on the corners of Prospect & Paradise Avenues, Middletown. Free event to all! Come out with the family and spend the afternoon seeing/ exploring the beautiful Wind Mill - Tours of the Mill will also be available. Also tours of Paradise School will be available. Fun and games for all! noon through 4:00 PMAvailable on site will be: Johnny Cakes, Lou’s Hot Dogs & More, Dell’s Lemonade, Face Painting, Craft Table, petting Zoo, music for further information, please contact Denise D’Amico, 401-842-0551 or twobklyn@msn.com

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It’s never too early to introduce the importance of music to children. On Friday, Aug. 27, at 11 – 11:45 a.m., and 1:15 – 2 p.m.* (*Babies to 12 months) at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 12 Marlborough St., Music Together is holding a class for children and parents to create, play, and make music, in a developmentally, research-based program. Classes are open to families with children from newborn to age 5. The class size is limited and you must RSVP to attend. For more information, or to reserve a spot in one of the open house classes, contact Christopher “Kavi” Carbone at 846-9014, bpresent@earthlink.net or www.musictogethernewport. com .

Free Workshop August 28, 2010 - Evolutionary Horsemanship for Trust, Respect, Connection. This workshop will focus on forming a bond, building trust and establishing a connection with your horse. 1:00–4:00 at Horse Play, 143 Gilbert Stuart Rd, Saunderstown, RI 02874. 401-294-3565 email horseplayri@msn.com

Newport Police Log During the week, from Monday, Aug. 16 to Sunday, Aug. 22 the Newport Police Dept. responded to 407 calls. Of that, 140 were motor vehicle related; there were 100 motor vehicle violations issued and 40 accidents. The police also responded to 18 noise complaints. There were also 16 bicycle violations issued. In addition, 27 arrests were made for the following violations: n Four arrests were made for drinking or possession of an open container in public. n Four arrests were made on the basis on District Court Warrants. n Three arrests were made for disorderly conduct. n Three arrests were made for simple assault or battery. n Three arrests were made for driver license violations; no license, expired or revoked license. n Two arrests were made for shoplifting/larceny. n The additional 8 arrests were made for various reasons.

Since 2006 Alliance For A Livable Newport has conducted forums aimed at giving the voters of Newport an opportunity to learn about the positions of candidates for local office on the key issues affecting the quality of life in our City.

Candidates participating in these forums have ample opportunity to state why they deserve the support of Newport’s voters as well as to respond to questions that will clarify their positions on matters of local concern.

Forums will be conducted for At Large City Council candidates and for 2nd Ward City Council candidates in advance of the September 14 primary elections for those offices. The forums will be videotaped for later viewing on Public Access TV as well as through a link on the Alliance’s website. The forums will be free and open to the public. Please join us on September 7 with the At Large candidates and on September 9 with the 2nd Ward candidates. Both forums will be held in the City Council Chambers at Newport City Hall, 43 Broadway, starting at 6:30 pm.

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The Book Discussion Groups at the Jamestown Library will meet on Mon. Sept.

20 at 7:00 pm and Tues. Sept. 21 at 1:00 pm. The group’s next book in the series will be “Open: an Autobiography” by Andre Agassi.

The dates and titles of the next remaining four books of the year follow: “City of Thieves: a novel”

by David Benioff – Mon. Oct. 18 and Tues. Oct 19 “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Steig Larsson – Mon. Nov. 15 and Tues. Nov. 16 “The Art Of Racing In The Rain: A Novel”

by Garth Stein – Mon. Dec. 20 and Tues. Dec. 21 New members are always welcomed to this fun group of book lovers.

The Jamestown Library features two book discussions. Meetings are ordinarily on the third week of the month. The Evening Group meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.; the Afternoon Group meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Both groups are facilitated by library director, Judy Bell.

The book discussions are free and open to the public. For more information, or to reserve a copy of the book through the Ocean State Library system, call 423-7280.

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The Newport Democratic City Committee will honor Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy at its annual Democrat of the Year dinner on Sunday, September 19, at the Marriot Newport, 25 America’s Cup Avenue. NDCC Chairman J. Clement “Bud” Cicilline announced that the honorary chairpersons for the event are several distinguished Democrats—Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, RI’s Second District Representative James Langevin, US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, former First District Congressman Fernand St Germain, and Nuala Pell, widow of Sen. Claiborne Pell. The reception will begin at 5:30 PM, with dinner at 6:30 PM. The public is invited to attend the dinner and may order reservations ($75 per person) by mail (NDCC, PO Box 3456, Newport, RI 02840) or by calling Cicilline at 847-4444 or committee member Valerie Kalwak at 845-5027.

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OPINION EDITORIAL Racing to the Top for Education Gains Rhode Island received news this week that the federal government approved its Race to the Top application, making the state eligible for a piece of a $4.3 billion pot aimed at encouraging innovation in education.

In all, $75 million is expected to flow into state coffers for education funding – a sum that had Gov. Donald Carcieri and state Education Commissioner Deborah Gist giddy during a State House celebration shortly after the news was announced.

The program is a small piece of President Obama’s massive economic stimulus plan, and rewards states for taking an outside-the-box look at education reform.

One of 11 states plus the District of Columbia, to receive the highly sought after funds, Rhode Island’s application cited progress on the state level in advocating for its selection.

It appears that the argument was convincing. By adopting measures like lifting the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in the state, adopting a statewide funding formula for the first time in decades, and moving forward with a commitment to more teacher training and a new educator evaluation system, we are poised to see a significant investment in federal dollars flow into the state.

Work on the state level however, is just the beginning.

As teachers and students get ready to go back to school in the coming days, it’s easy sometimes to overlook the daily efforts above and beyond the norm that many of our finest educators go to for the sake of our children.

Aquidneck Island is fortunate to have many good teachers and administrators in its ranks, and over the last few years, we’ve seen evidence of the progress being made.

Each of the last two years, teachers from the Newport and Middletown public schools have been recognized as Rhode Island’s Teacher of the Year; and last year, Patricia DiCesno, of Rogers High School was named the 2010 Principal of the Year.

But there’s still more that needs to be done.

Regionalization must be addressed as a priority at the local level. As island class sizes decrease and the cost of post employment benefit liabilities continue to mount, the need to refocus our resources becomes more urgent.

In Newport, more than $37 million was spent last year on education.

On the state level, more than $860 million was spent. On average, we spend around $13,500 per-pupil, per year to educate our children.

That’s the fifth-highest outlay in the country, far above the national average of $9,700.

As Commissioner Gist has noted in the past, based on recent test scores, we’re not getting a good return on our investment.

Seeking out savings and improving access to advanced curricula must be of paramount concern to our elected and appointed officials. Funding isn’t a panacea when it comes to education; quality educators and a quality educational system is.

If regionalization will help us focus more of that $13,500 per student on actual instruction, then it’s time our local leaders take a stance akin to that taken on the state level and move us forward.

Let’s make it a Race to the Top fueled from the bottom up.

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FOR THE RECORD This week, 15,300 copies of Newport This Week were printed and distributed at 302 locations in Newport, Middletown, and Jamestown.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane…Well actually, it was members of the Rhode Island National Guard and a CH-27 Chinook helicopter conducting training high above Easton’s Bay last Thursday morning.

The annual exercise challenges troops with a parajump and splash down in Easton’s Bay, followed by a swim onto the beach. It was hard to miss if you were in the area, as the Chinook circled overhead, dropping four jumpers with each pass over the Cliff Walk and into the bay.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On the Seaweed Harvester’s Underperformance

A Hard Rain

With this week’s change in weather and days of rain, I can’t help but think of the impact the rain will Contrary to City Manager Ed- have on our sewer systems and ward F. Lavallee and his source(s) beaches. As a lifelong Newport of information, the seaweed har- resident, I have always enjoyed the vester had been out of commis- beautiful natural resources of our sion (not operating) for close to a beaches. Even for the brief time I month. I have been enjoying my lived in California, I lived on the wamorning coffee regularly in the ter. I couldn’t imagine a life without parking lot of the ABC (Atlantic it and I look forward to taking my kids to the beach, teaching them Beach Club) early every morning to fish, to swim and to enjoy and and had not seen the “contraption” respect the sea. In fact, this weekoperating for close to a month be- end I look forward to participating fore it suddenly appeared on the in the stand-up paddle board event morning of Thursday, August 12. as it will combine two of my favorite As to his claim that the beach has things, being on the water and ennever looked so good----”I’ve had joying the water with other people. peope tell me that the beach has But the water, a lifeblood of Newnever looked so good”---they must port and our Ocean state, demands be his same source of information proper attention and care. Somethat told him that the harvester times such care requires hard decihad been out of commission for sions and costs. Newport demands leaders who can and will make hard only a week. but necessary decisions to care for Personally, I hope the machine not just the water but the roads, will operate daily, without flaw, the business and economic climate and the beach will continue to im- and the general infrastructure of prove its appearance. A lot of sand the city. Per the Charter of the City has been discarded, broken shells of Newport, “the Council shall enfill the sand, and the sand that re- act local legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies and appoint the mains seems darker in color.

As of today, the machine has not City Manager.” In essence, the City proved its worth. I hope the future Council is charged with making the hard decisions which are in the holds a brighter forecast. public interest. Few issues which plague Newport today are new. We Stephen D. Diomandes still face hard decisions and the cur10 Burdick Avenue

rent economic climate, especially the lack of financial support from the state level do not make things any easier. But Newport deserves better. The people of Newport deserve better. That is why I am running for city council. I love Newport and I know she is capable of more.

But it is going to take some hard decisions and some determined and capable leadership.

Rudd C Hall Almy Ct. Mr. Hall is a City Council candidate for Ward Three

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GUEST VIEW

City Manager’s Report: The Value in Volunteerism in Newport’s Work Force and Service Delivery

By Edward F. Lavallee The City of Newport municipal government has 340 full-time employees. Additionally, the Newport School Department employs approximately 350 workers. Beginning in May of each year, part-time and seasonal workers are hired to supplement the permanent fulltime staff. The influx of summer visitors added to a permanent population of 26,475 increases the demand for a wide variety of governmental services, from lifeguards at Easton’s Beach to Recreation Department summer camp counselors, to Police Department traffic aides enforcing the parking regulations. To compliment the full-time and seasonal work force the City also benefits from contributions of interns, work-study students, and resident volunteers. Students and other interns form the basis of working partnerships between the City government and area educational institutions. Students may work to earn college credits while gaining valuable work place experience. The City benefits from the time and energy that students provide, particularly on research and data collection projects that are labor intensive and time consuming.   Volunteer work in City government manifests itself in many ways.

The numerous boards and commissions appointed by the City Council represent hundreds of citizen volunteers committing their time to work on projects, operate review processes, and engage in

In creating the City’s 2011 fiscal plan, several municipal jobs were left unfilled to help meet the challenges of establishing a balanced budget plan while maintaining the delivery of essential services. a myriad of tasks that produce important data and provide advisory opinions to the Council. Some of these appointed bodies work for years on complex projects, donating hundreds of hours of volunteer time. Other volunteer work is available to individuals interested in working within City departments on day-to-day municipal business.

In the current strained economic climate there is a heightened appreciation of volunteer workers.

In creating the City’s 2011 fiscal plan, several municipal jobs were left unfilled to help meet the challenges of establishing a balanced budget plan while maintaining the delivery of essential services. One such position is defined as the City Hall Greeter. The position provides information and guidance to the public, either by phone, or in-person to the continuous stream of people entering City Hall for governmental services, such as: obtaining licenses, or permits, or to

research land evidence records. The greeter may also support a variety of internal office functions, such as mail delivery and computer data entry. This is a great job for people who like people. The work station is situated in the City Hall lobby, providing direct exposure to all visitors.

The position is currently filled by several volunteers who share a flexible work schedule.   To enhance the individual benefits of the volunteer program, the city offers a property tax credit benefit to senior citizens meeting certain income eligibility criteria.

Property owners can earn up to $500 per year off of their Newport property tax bill; so, while engaging in a rewarding volunteer job in City government, senior citizens can also be earning a substantial property tax credit. With or without the tax benefit, volunteers express their satisfaction with the opportunity to stay involved, to be productive, and to meet and greet new faces. There is a continuing need for citizen volunteers, and numerous opportunities to work within the City governmental structure.

The Human Resources Department welcomes applications for volunteer work, and the City Hall greeter can direct visitors to the HR office.

This program is one of the many forms of citizen-government partnership that redefines the concept of community ownership – personally owning a part of the success story that makes Newport such a special place to live.

Newporter’s Mark for the Suffrage Movement

  There has been a lot of hoopla about Alva Vanderbilt Belmont’s contribution to the woman suffrage movement and rightly so, but someone who has been overlooked is Newport’s own Maud Howe Elliott. Her participation in the cause was just as important as Alva’s and perhaps more active.   Maud’s mother, Julia Ward Howe, was an active suffragette in the latter part of the 19th century and then the gauntlet was passed on to Maud. Julia was the founder of the New England Woman Suffrage Association in 1868 and held the office all her life until her death in 1910. She also served as president of the Massachusetts League.   Maud Howe Elliott was one of the founders of the Newport County Woman Suffrage League and served as its president for many years. The Newport group ran many fundraisers and rallies to aid the cause and Maud had a finger in all of them. In the early teens of the twentieth century Maud embarked on a lecture tour that took her not only throughout Rhode Island and

Massachusetts but to many other states, and participated in many of the demonstrations and parades in New York City. One newspaper photo shows her right up front holding a banner.   On March 9, 1915 she was one of hundreds of women who thronged the State House in Providence struggling for an opportunity to crowd into the House chamber for the public hearing on the act to allow women to vote for presidential electors. Several women were finally allowed to make speeches and Maud was one of them. She spoke of her Rhode Island ancestry and said that although she had no right to vote, men who had been in the country only a few years had the ballot.   “I have in my employ a young man from the Azores – an excellent young fellow – he has been here only a short time, yet he can vote and I can not. Is that right, I ask you?�   The most ambitious task she undertook, however, was when she became a part of the 1916

Hughes Women’s Campaign Train.

In the 1916 campaign Charles Evans Hughes challenged President Wilson who had not supported suffrage for women. The Train left Grand Central Station and traveled west all the way to Oregon. When the trip was concluded it had traveled 11,075 miles through 28 states.

The women had eaten 31 dinners and given 1840 speeches indoors, and out, in circus tents, coliseums, movie palaces, and street corners.

Unfortunately Hughes lost the election.   Maud Howe Elliott was a formidable speaker with a presence and a voice that commanded attention from all who heard her.

One of my favorite quotes is from a speech she gave at Historical Hall in Taunton, Mass. in 1915, when she said, “Equal suffrage will not double the ignorant vote, on the contrary, it will increase the intelligent vote.

The gain in the intelligent vote will be enormous.�

It’s hard to disagree with that, isn’t it?

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By Virginia Treherne-Thomas What if someone told you that they had a method, to not only make you thinner and healthier, but to give you a longer life, improve your self esteem, help you cope with stress and generally slow down the aging process. Would you do it? Betcha you would!

Pilates, a physical fitness system, makes all these claims and judging by the cult-like status that it has attained with its powerful, slow and controlled movements, it could be true. If you have been a gym rat or have tried yoga and it hasn’t quite made the kind of change that you might like, give Pilates a try.

“No pain, no gain is not where it’s at,” says Nicole Hausen, a huge fan of Colleen and Remy Aull and their studio, Aull Pilates in Middletown.

Threatened with back surgery, Hausen says that it has changed her life. “Colleen is so patient and careful to watch and see what you can do.” No matter what your age or physical condition, Pilates can be suited to your needs.

Developed in the early 20th century in Germany by Joseph Pilates, he called it “contrology” because he believed that his method uses the mind to control the body. Using the mind in this way can balance it, thereby improving memory.

Think of it as a kind of a two-forone deal… While exercising and strengthening your core, you can get smarter!

“Core” is the word that you hear over and over in Pilates classes.

Instructors focus on the core postural muscles which keep the body balanced and which are essential to providing support for the spine while keeping it supple. “You are only as old as your spine is flexiblee,” says Luise Strauss, another

Remy, using the reformer, with a client at Aull Pilates. client at Aull Pilates. Breath is another component, important for spine alignment, and strengthening for the deep torso muscles.

Like many great teachers, Joseph Pilates developed this method to help himself. Plagued as a child with asthma, he developed a system to strengthen his frail body.

He became an adept skier, gymnast, bodybuilder, circus performer, boxer and self defense instructor.

Leaving Germany for England during World War I, he used his knowledge to rehabilitate the internees in the hospitals. He wrote a book in 1945 called “Return To Life” explaining his theories about this particular system of conditioning which reawakens the body and mind through conscious movement and thought. All of it opens the spirit to greater awareness and thereby greater well-being.

There are many props used in the classes, and the most common

piece of apparatus is called the reformer, which makes use of springs for additional resistance. Balls are used as well as arc barrels, foam rollers and resistance bands. However, some in the Pilates community think that exercise done on any piece of apparatus, not designed

by Joseph Pilates, such as the balls, should not be called Pilates.

But no matter which method you try, either a reformer class or a class on the mat, the health benefits are enormous. Moira Merrithew, co-founder of Stott Pilates, which is the practice used at Aull Pilates, says, “It is an exercise for a lifetime. It is a contemporary, anatomically-based approach to the original exercise method which caters to people of all ages, all body types, and all fitness abilities. In today’s world it would seem like many more people can use it in their everyday lives.” Give it a try.

Recyling Changes: OK to Discard Bottle Caps The rules of recycling just got easier. Effectively immediately, Rhode Islanders can recycle plastic bottle caps. Until now, the caps needed to be discarded in the trash when recycling water bottles, ketchup bottles, laundry detergent jugs, shampoo bottles, etc. Triggers on spray bottles, such as glass cleaners, laundry stain removers, or sunblock, can also be recycled but must be left on the rinsed-out bottle and not recycled separately.

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By Meg O’Neil We all know that Newport has a rich and abundant history. What many of us may not know about are the close ties that Newport holds with one of the most important moments in women’s history.

This week celebrates the 90th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment which granted women the right to vote. It’s hard to imagine that there was a time, not so long ago really, that women were not allowed to step behind the curtain and cast their vote on major elections.

Alva E. Belmont, one of the most prominent American socialites to ever grace the Newport summer scene, was also a major figure in the women’s suffrage movement of the early 20th century. First married to William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of railroad magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Alva gave birth to three children. Vanderbilt had the overly opulent Marble House on Bellevue Ave. built in 1892 as a 39th birthday present for Alva. It has been reported that the cost of building Marble House was $11 million, $7 million of which was spent on the marble alone. If Marble House were built today, it would cost roughly $260,000,000 to create. Quite the gift for a house that was only used for three summers before Alva did something a woman of her social standing and class never did. She divorced her husband.

In 1895, divorce was extremely rare among the elite, especially when it was a woman divorcing her husband. Alva received a financial settlement of over $10 million, in addition to many of the other properties that Vanderbilt had built. A little over a year later in January of 1896, Alva married Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, son of August Belmont, a successful Jewish banker.

Upon marrying Belmont, Alva decided to turn Marble House into a storage facility of sorts, using it essentially as a second closet, opting instead to spend her summers at Belcourt, the Belmont home several blocks down the street on Bellevue Avenue.

In 1908, Alva’s beloved husband Oliver passed away suddenly. During the next few years, she became deeply involved in the new cause of the women’s suffrage movement after being inspired by her daughter, Consuelo, the Duchess

Two visionaries for equality: Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough and her mother, Alva E. Belmont at The Conference of Great Women in July 1914 at Marble House of Marlborough’s efforts in London, and by both Ida Husted Harper and Anna Howard Shaw. On Aug. 24, 1909, Alva reopened the doors of Marble House and threw a party to further the Cause. A party hadn’t been thrown in Marble House for 12 years, and it was a huge success.

Open to the public, over 500 people attended and were charged $5 to attend. The proceeds of the party were given to the National Suffrage Association. Once the summer season in Newport ended, Alva’s efforts on women’s rightswere headquartered in New York City. The leaders of the Suffrage Movement did not understand why a woman, that was so rich and powerful, would want to work with them at their level. She felt as though that their “grass-roots” approach was not the best way to get results, telling them, “It is a slowsuffering way to go. I want action and feel the best way to get it is to work with the most powerful people in the city. I know these people well and find, if I explain the problem, it is not difficult to get what I want. Any goals, without these contacts, means we are working fruitlessly.”

The other suffragists ultimately agreed with her – after all, no one said “no” to Alva Belmont. The National American Woman Suffrage Association moved from its center in Warren, Ohio to New York City.

Alva did everything necessary to make sure they had the proper accommodations. She rented office space, furnished it, and created their own press center. Extremely hands on, she was not one to just sit in the office while others worked for her. Alva made many speeches to eager and supporting crowds, walked in picket lines, wrote articles on women’s suffrage, marched in parades holding signs painted with words made famous by Susan B. Anthony, a pivotol figure of the Movement, passed out leaflets to educate the public, carried banners, opened 11 settlement houses for suffragists, and held meetings and lectures in her home on Madison Avenue in New York City, all in the name of the Cause.

Once the spring came in 1913, Alva had a beautifully unique Chinese Teahouse built on the edge of the Cliff Walk property at Marble House. The structure served as an additional center for Suffragist rallies and has become one of the true architectural treasures of Newport.

Because of where the Teahouse was located on the shore’s edge, there was no space for a kitchen underneath, so Alva had a small railway built from the main house, across the expanse of the yard, to help assist the servants in entertaining those who attended the rallies. The

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Rough Point Garden Soiree Tuesday, Aug. 31 Enjoy a rare chance to spend the evening at Rough Point. Begin the evening with a short, guided stroll

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through Doris Duke’s kitchen garden, led by Rough Point gardeners. Then, continue to the terrace for drinks and passed hors d’oeuvres created by Tallulah on Thames, each inspired by Doris Duke’s recipe collection and vegetables from the estate’s garden. Admire the sunset view from the oceanfront solarium and listen to classic jazz recordings, Duke’s music of choice. Tickets are $65 per person and reservations are required by calling 846-4152 or emailing, Liz@newportrestoration.org Secret Garden Tour Sept. 10-12 Rain or shine, Newport’s Secret Garden Tour will once again allow visitors the opportunity to view some of the city’s most prestigious properties and their private gardens. Proceeds from the tours support arts and cultural programs for Aquidneck Island public schools.

Tickets are $25, however you can save $5 by ordering your ticket before Sept. 1. Tickets on the days of the tour can be purchased at the Newport Visitors Center on America’s Cup Ave. or at Kingscote on Bellevue Ave. Garden docents and volunteers always welcomed. For more information call 847-0514 or visit www.secretgardentours.org

The Top 5 Places to People Watch in Newport Humans are fascinating creatures. Especially tourists. Have you ever sat and just truly observed and watched how people interact with one another? In a fleeting moment you see a gamut of emotions and body language. Laughter, toddler meltdowns, drunken bachelorettes, people glued to those maps while they trip on an uneven sidewalk. It’s a simple pleasure to just sit back and see the world buzz by. Here are our top 5 places to sit back and people watch.

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The benches outside the Armory – Go grab an ice cream cone or gelato from a nearby establishment and settle down on one of several benches right on Thames with perfect visuals right in front of the massive stone Armory . The best time to go is after dinner time, when families are still walking around, and the night crowd is starting to make their rounds of the bars. You get it all here.

Peaceable Market – Try to grab the table for two in the corner of this delicious lunch and breakfast place on lower Thames across from Scales & Shells. With huge windows, it’s like you’re a fish looking out of your bowl at the world going on around you.

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Trinity Park at Queen Anne Square – Probably the busiest stretch of foot traffic in Newport. Please just take a seat. Any time of day here is full of people going to and fro. People taking photos of the beautiful Trinity Church, temper tantrums and legs flailing from strollers, usually a game of hackey-sack, or a group of overly dressed girls with too-high-to-walk heels struggling to maintain balance on the cobblestone road.

Sapo Freaky Burrito – Broadway is quite interesting. An array of characters pass by here all day and night. Bring your beverage of choice, order your favorite burrito fixings from Julie and Charlie, and climb up on the high chairs of the open window front table.

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Ochre Court Lawn on Cliff Walk – The grassy hill of Salve Regina’s administration building provides the perfect spot to take in the beautiful views of the Atlantic while watching crowds pass by, marveled by the architecture of the Gilded Age, and posing for pictures along the wall. If you’re lucky enough, you may even see an engagement or two take place.

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Mainstream Hollywood films have long clung to duality—good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, and so forth. The problem with looking at narrative through a lens of duality is that it has, for one thing, repeatedly reinforced gender stereotypes and racial difference: the dark femme fatale, for instance, and the equation of white with innocence and black with deviousness. Also, it tends to place things in neat boxes where good, surely, must conquer evil. It’s a format that invites wars between angels and demons and one that can make for predictable resolutions to conflicts.

The independent film “Get Low,” from up-and-coming director Aaron Schneider, is a fable that acknowledges the very real fact that we are all flawed with none among us able to honestly claim the role of devil or angel. It is a beautifully filmed tome about seeking redemption, especially when the one seeking it is, according to local gossip, unfit for forgiveness. Set in the 1930s, the era of the Great Depression, “Get Low” uses the time period, with worn costumes and provincial values, almost like a character—as if events take on the aura of their timeframe.

Felix Bush (Robert Duvall) has lived as a hermit on his densely wooded acreage in Tennessee for nearly 40 years. In a few shots, we get the joke of Mr. Bush’s sign: “No Damn Trespassing. Beware of mule.”

News of a friend’s death inspires the mulish Felix to hitch his critter to a cart and head for the nearest town, where he tells a minister that he wants to set up his own funeral party while he is still alive. The minister shrugs off the idea of a “bought” funeral, but lean times have hit even the local funeral home hard. Buddy (Lucas Black), who has come to the church to have his infant christened, overhears the

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conversation. Buddy works for the town’s only funeral home and tells his boss, Frank Quinn (Bill Murray) the odd tale.

Where Buddy sees eccentricity and a man to be feared, Frank sees opportunity. He drives Buddy to the hermit’s home, dollar signs undoubtedly dancing in his imagination, and sends the rookie in to prove his worth as a salesman. A big commission—awfully tempting to the dad of a newborn—awaits Buddy, assuming he can close the deal.

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as he forces himself toward the cabin’s front door. He’s been seen, and old Felix pops up from behind him as if he had the power to materialize out of thin air. A tight close-up assures that we see Buddy’s fear of this mystical apparition.

The word “magic” recurs in reference to Felix’s artistry as a woodworker and cabinetmaker. Characters also comment on the hermit’s ability to “arrange” events. Can Felix work spells and manipulate people telepathically? We know that he knows the power of healing herbs and that he tends to an odd burial ground on his property.

We also know that Felix is deeply scarred from some past trauma, and we gradually understand why he might choose the life of a recluse. The only person who is not afraid to spend time alone with him is Mattie Darrow (Sissy Spacek), who fits into the tightly plotted mystery in an unexpected twist.

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The phoenix—often a symbol of rebirth through death—appears in ancient myths from Egypt, China, Japan, Russia and Assyria, to name a few. Here, we have many characters, especially Mattie and Felix and Mattie’s deceased sister, who seeks some form of redemption and/or rebirth.

The many themes visited include the nature of forgiveness, knowing when one cannot force change and how, regardless of what luxuries or lack thereof we enjoy, what we all really want is to eventually find peace from sorrows of the heart and obsessions of the mind.

This critic especially enjoyed the bits of wisdom imparted by the two ministers: “My Mama used to say that gossip is the Devil’s radio,” Rev. Gus Horton (Gerald McRaney) states. Summing up much of the film’s theme, Reverend Charlie Jackson (Bill Cobbs), says, “We like to imagine that good and bad, right and wrong are miles apart, but the truth is, very often, they are all tangled up in each other.”

Patricia Lacouture currently teaches film studeis at Salve Regina University. She also taught at Rhode Island College for ten years. She completed her graduate studies in film from Boston University.

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THE ARTS

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All natural at Arnold Art

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Facing Newport harbor as it does, Arnold Art Gallery on Thames Street in Newport has specialized over the years in exhibiting paintings that deal with the sea. It has been and remains a source for marine and coastal landscape paintings as one stroll through its galleries would confirm. Arnold is currently showing an extensive series of landscape and seascape paintings by Salem, Mass., artist Jeremy Miranda, a native of Newport who has returned often to his original clime to follow in the footsteps of historical artists of the 19th century.

First of all, the sheer number of paintings in this exhibition seems staggering, considering that most of them have been made fairly recently. Go back a few years and Miranda was creating interesting semi-abstract works that focused on the interplay between nature and the modern world of technology and architecture. This series of works is much more traditional and seemingly repetitive. He has painted some of the same coastal scenes that hundreds of others have recorded, from Hanging Rock to the unique coves around Ocean Drive.

At first glance, surrounded by so much of the same, you might not catch the subtle differences from one to the other. But this is an artist intent on understanding just those subtle differences in the natural world from one hour to the next, one day to the next, one season to the next. So, he offers a few interpretations of Hanging Rock, for instance, the most interesting of which utilizes the promontory as a distant, fogbound shadow resonating above crisply rendered flowers and plants in the foreground. It is a unique interpretation that encourages attention to detail near and far.

Similarly, Miranda offers Newport harbor’s “skyline” in both daylight and night. And he paints simi-

The DeBlois Gallery will be hosting a special tribute to artist, poet Anita McAndrews on Saturday, Aug. 28 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the gallery, 138 Bellevue Ave., in Newport.

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lar seascape and landscape scenes with subtle differences in color and lighting again and again, revealing a deft touch whether he’s painting crashing waves against bold rocks or a soft sunset or rendering a colorful fall streetscape whose amazing colors compete with a curving road for your eye’s attention.

In a statement he gave on a website called “Etsy,” Miranda noted that he has been trying to understand nature and human beings’ interaction with it (both good and bad) by painting it in a variety of ways.

Thus, the dramatically detailed earlier work in which nature and architecture seem to intrude on one another in some cases and marry in others. The works at Arnold Art suggest that he is trying to get inside of the natural world much as artists have done before him.

No matter the intention, Miranda has painted beautiful scenes rich in color and vibrant in structure.

While some might see these simply as old-fashioned landscapes and coastal scenes, others will appreciate the artist’s journey and favor

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Where to Find Musical Entertainment Wednesday, August 25 Pier 49 – Stu Krous, 6 – 9 p.m.

Fastnet Pub – Dogie & the Cowpie Poachers, 10:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Newport Blues – Mellow Mood with The Rudeness, 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Rhino Bar & Grille – Rhyme Culture, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

One Pelham East – Chris Gauthier, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Thursday, August 26 Perro Salado – Honky Tonk Knights Pier 49 – Meehan/Krous, 6 – 10 p.m.

The Barking Crab – Pat Cottrell, 7 – 10 p.m.

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

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

One Pelham East – Blockhead, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Friday, August 27 Pier 49 – Positivity, 6 – 10 p.m.

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

Clark Cooke House – The Foreverly Brothers LaForge – Dave Manuel Rhumbline – Lois Vaughan, 6:30 – 10 p.m.

Newport Blues – Dirty Deeds AC/DC Tribute, 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Rhino Bar & Grille – O’Doyle Rules, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Dockside – Those Guys, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

One Pelham East – Wicked Peach, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Sambar Live Acoustic with Andre, 9 p.m.

Saturday, August 28 Pier 49 – Jeff Maher, 6 – 10 p.m.

Rhumbline – Dawn Chung, 6:30 – 10 p.m.

The Barking Crab – LB & the Restraining Orders, 8 – 11 p.m.

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

Dockside – Never in Vegas, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Rhino Bar & Grille – Mixed Tape, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

One Pelham East – 10/8, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Sunday, August 29 Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Barking Crab – Tim Charron Trio, 1 – 4 p.m.

Pier 49 – Lisa Couto, 5 – 9 p.m.

The Fastnet – Live traditional Irish music, 6 – 10 p.m.

Newport Blues – Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Dockside – The Ravers, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

One Pelham East – Chopville, 6-9 p.m., Chris Gauthier, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

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It’s party time again in Newport.

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Folks will soon gather on backyard porches and patios to celebrate Labor Day. If you’re hosting a gathering, you’re no doubt already planning the menu. Main courses are easy to figure out–fried or grilled chicken, burgers, kabobs, salmon, steak, and ribs are crowd pleasers.

Side dishes can be more of a challenge. Make-ahead salads, vegetables, and salsas are a must. A pre-dinner salsa is easy to put together with just a little chopping of onion and cilantro. It’s so fresh tasting no one will guess it’s made with canned corn and beans.

A tangy broccoli salad is sure to win over even the most die-hard broccoli-resistant guests, and a pasta salad made with lemon and pine nuts is a refreshing change from the usual ho-hum dish made with mayonaise. Various small-tomedium-sized pastas work well with the dish, such as bow ties, rotelle, shells, and even those lowly elbows.

Spicy Black Bean Salsa 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans 1 large can (about 14-ounce) whole kernel corn, drained 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (or more to taste) 6 tablespoons lime juice 6 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 cup or more red onion, finely chopped 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 jar of your favorite salsa Wash and drain beans. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight, stirring occasionally, Serve with tortilla chips. Serves 6 to 8.

1 large bunch broccoli 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 medium-sized sweet onion, chopped 1/3 cup golden raisins 1/4 cup imitation bacon bits Cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces. Stir together mayonnaise, sugar, and salt until sugar is dissolved. Add vinegar and stir to combine. Add broccoli and onion; mix together well. Refrigerate and let salad ingredients marinate a few hours before serving. Before serving, stir again to combine, adding raisins and imitation bacon bits.

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Newport Blues – Little River Band, 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

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

One Pelham East – Bruce Jacques, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Buskers – Stoney Jack, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

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Wednesday, August 25

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

The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission Meeting will convene on the Aquidneck Island Energy Alliance, 6 - 8 p.m. at the  Middletown Town Hall, 350 E Main Rd, Middletown.

Open to the public.

Thursday, August 26

Social Media Answers Hear nationally known expert, Patrick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley speak about the best practices for utilizing social media to boost business. POP Kitchen & Cocktails, 162 Broadway, 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 p.m.

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Informal group meets to give interpretive readings of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works, 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 p.m., free, Redwood Library, 847-0292, www.redwoodlibrary.org

Friday, August 27

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Rugby Youth Clinic A free clinic at Fort Adams, from 10:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; noon. For boys and girls ages 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 14. No experience necessary, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a non-contact â&#x20AC;&#x153;flag rugbyâ&#x20AC;? event. For more information, call Mike Martin at 4744291 2010 Newport Arts Festival Over 65 national artists display their creations. A day full of art, family fun, music, and food. Newport Yachting Center, 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:30 p.m.

Book Signing Four authors will be signing copies of their books at Spring Street Books from 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 p.m. Located at 42 Spring St., call 619-3323 for more information Arts on the Plaza Come to the Wave Statue on Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup from 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 p.m.to watch local artists create their craft every Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Pet Loss Support Group Potter League for Animals, Oliphant Lane, Middletown, 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 p.m., There is no fee to attend but preregistration is required.This program provides supportive help for those who have been touched by the loss of a pet.  For more information email jillh@potterleague. org or call Jill at 846-8276 ext. 122.

The Bit Players Newportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning comedy improve troupe, The Bit Players create on the spot laughs from audience suggestions, 8 p.m., Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, $15, 849-3473, www.firehousetheater. org

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Prepare for School at Newport Library A workshop for children who will be entering school for the first time this fall and their parents. 11 a.m., No registration is necessary for this free program, just drop-in.

For more information, visit www. newportlibraryri.org or call 8478720 ext. 204.

Governor Candidate Forum Listen to governor candidates at a forum at the CCRI Newport campus from 5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 p.m. Questions will be solicited in writing from the audience.

Tuesday, August 31

Garden Soiree at Rough Point An evening party, Doris Duke style!

Tickets are $65 per person, reservations required. Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave., 846-4152 or www. newportrestoration.org for more details.

Yoga in the Park Stretch yourself out at Ballard Park from 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 p.m. Classes are held in the quarry meadow. Use the Hazard Road entrance. Call 8455800 to register. Drop inâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcome. $10 per person

Wednesday, September 1

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

Feline Forum Potter League, Oliphant Lane, Middletown, Get answers to your questions about your catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior and some helpful hints about your furry feline. Q & A format,$5 fee per family.  Pre-register with Byron at ByronD@PotterLeague. org or call 846.8276 ext. 104

Aquidneck Island Growers Market 9 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 p.m., Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Rd., Middletown

September 3 Movies on the Rocks: Twilight New Moon, film begins at dusk.

Picnic dinners welcome, free, Ballard Park, rated PG-13, 619-3377, www.ballardpark.org

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

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Gallery Shows & Artist Openings Arnold Art Now featuring the works of Jeremy Miranda. 210 Thames St. ,847-2273 Art on the Wharf Gallery hours are Fri. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mon., noon-5 p.m., or by appointment, 33 Bannisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wharf, 846-6858 Bristol Art Gallery â&#x20AC;&#x153; Boats, Bikes & Babesâ&#x20AC;? an exhibit of works by our newest featured artist John Guillemette. Opening reception on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 4 - 7 p.m. Show runs till Oct. 1. 423 Hope St. Bristol, 396-9699 www. bristolartgallery.net Gallery Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 11am to 5pm / Fri. - Sat. 11am to 6pm / Sunday 11am to 4pm / closed Mondays Cadeaux du Monde 26 Mary St., 848-0550, www.cadeauxdumonde.com DeBlois Gallery â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Devil is in the Detailsâ&#x20AC;? opening reception Sat. Sept. 4 from 5 to 7pm, 26th anniversary show until September 29. Gallery hours are Tues.-Sun., noon-5 p.m., 138 Bellevue Ave., 847-9977, www.debloisgallery.com Didi Suydam Contemporary Gallery is open Thurs.-Mon., 12 - 5 p.m., 25 Mill St., 848-9414, www. didisuydam.com. Opening night of Newport artist David Barnes Isherwood Gallery Show through Sept. 19 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer in Newport,â&#x20AC;?Gallery hours are Wed.Sat., 38 Bellevue Ave., 699-2276, www.isherwoodgallery.com Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design Opening Reception Saturday August 28 for Timothy Ohliger, 6-8 p.m. Show through October 2.

Gallery open Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.

- 4 p.m. and by appointment. 226 Bellevue Avenue, #8, the Audrain Building, second floor, 849-3271, www.jessicahagen.com Newport Potters Guild Allison Randallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evidence of Use,â&#x20AC;? will run through Sept. 7.

302 Thames St., 619-4880, www. newportpottersguild.com Reel Gallery 94 William St., 484-7535, www. reelgallery.com Sheldon Fine Art Show featuring water surface artist John Harris opening night, Saturday, Aug. 7 from 5-7 p.m. Gallery is open daily 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 p.m., 59 Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Ave., Bowenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wharf, 849-0030.

Spring Bull 20th anniversary showing from Aug. 31. Gallery is open daily noon-5 p.m., 55 Bellevue Avenue, 849-9166, www.springbullgallery.com Victorine Contemporary Art 192 Thames St., 835-1920, www. victorineart.com

Mansions, Museums and Historic Sites Belcourt Castle A Gilded Age mansion, guided tours, evening ghost tours, reservations recommended, 657 Bellevue Ave., 846-0669, www.belcourtcastle.com

www.newportartmuseum.org Ochre Court One of Newportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first â&#x20AC;&#x153;summer cottagesâ&#x20AC;? built in 1892, now Salve Regina Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration building, ground floor open Monday thu Friday, 9-4 p.m.

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

Prescott Farm Restored 1812 windmill, guided tours, Rte. 114, West Main Rd., Middletown, 847-6230, www.newportrestoration.org

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

Rosecliff Open daily, 548 Bellevue Avenue, 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org

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

Redwood Library The nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest library, c 1748, 50 Bellevue Avenue, free, donations always welcome, 847-0292; www.redwoodlibrary.org

Fort Adams Largest coastal fortification in the United States, an engineering and architectural masterpiece. â&#x20AC;&#x153;History you can touchâ&#x20AC;?. hourly tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (weather permitting) 841-0707, 90 Fort Adams Drive, www.fortadams.org

Rough Point Doris Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oceanfront estate, 680 Bellevue Avenue, 847-8344, www.newportrestoration.org Whitehall Museum House Berkely Road, Middletown, open Tuesday-Sunday

International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum Discover the history of tennis through a diverse collection of memorabilia, art and video, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 194 Bellevue Ave., free for kids under 16 , 8493990; www.tennisfame.com Marble House Open daily, 596 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, www. newportmansions.org Museum of Newport History Exhibits on display depict the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in the American Revolution and its emergence as a Gilded Age resort, open daily 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 p.m., 127 Thames St., 841-8770, www.newporthistorical.org National Museum of American Illustration Original artworks from the Golden Age of Illustration in a historic Gilded Age mansion, 492 Bellevue Ave., 851-8949, ext. 18, www.americanillustration.org Naval War College Museum Permanent exhibits on the Navy in the Narragansett Bay area, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays, free and open to the public, visitors without a base decal must call the museum to gain access to the Naval Station; 841-2101

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Battle of Rhode Island Observance A Day In History: Aug. 29, 1778 In observance of the 232nd Anniversary of the Battle of Rhode Island a wreath laying ceremony and program will be held Sunday, Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. at Patriots Park, Portsmouth. Special recognition will be given to the First Rhode Island Regiment, “The Black Regiment.” The regiment was a contingent of slaves, freedmen and Native Americans who valiantly stopped the advance of the Hessian forces at the site on Aug. 29, 1778 during the Revolutionary War. Michael N. Browner, Jr., social studies teacher at Thompson Middle School will be the guest speaker and Mrs. Jo Eva Gaines, Chairwoman of the Newport School Committee, will be the mistress of ceremony.

The event is sponsored by the Newport County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Patriots Park is located at the intersection of routes 114 and 24 in Portsmouth, tent-seating is available. For more information call 847-5570.

Calling all America’s Cup 12 Metre Racers Newport – Did you race as crew on an America’s Cup 12 Metre or know someone who did? The skippers, crews, syndicate owners and afterguard of the 12 Metre era of the America’s Cup are heading to Newport for a reunion. The event will be hosted by the New York Yacht Club and presented by Rolex Watch USA. Those who sailed in an America’s Cup on 12 Metres from 1958 to 1987 are qualified to attend. The reunion will take place Sept. 16-19 at New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. The legends likely to attend include, in alphabetical order, Dennis Connor, Russell Coutts, Bill Ficker, Bill Koch, Ted Turner, Tom Whidden and more with US SAILING President Gary Jobson as the moderator.

This is a once in a lifetime reunion opportunity. To learn more about the Reunion and to view the list of registered attendees, visit the Reunion home page at www.nyyc.org/AC12reunions. Co-Chairs include 12 Metre veterans Gary Jobson, Jeff Neuberth, Jan Slee and Tom Whidden. For more information or to register, contact Co-Chair Jan Slee at slee142@cox.net or Daniela Burton at burtond@nyyc.org.

Women, Continued from Pg. 9 Teahouse had its social opening on July 24, where the elite of Newport society were invited. However, what Alva really wanted was a public event, so she created an event called The Conference of Great Women, which was held on July 8 and 9, 1914. Her guest of honor for the public opening was her daughter, Consuelo, the Duchess of Marlborough, because of all the hard work Consuelo was doing for women in London. Word was sent out throughout Newport that the Conference was being held. Over the two days, more than 500 people attended. They were charged $2 for general admission, and $5 if they also wanted to get a tour of Marble House. The money raised was once again used for the Cause. Alva’s approach to the Conference was to invite influential women from across the country, and give them a scene and time to report on what was going on in their areas back home.

Many notable women appeared at the two-day conference, delivering powerful speeches from the podium on the terrace at Marble House. Six hundred guests sat on folding chairs, feeling a palpable excitement of inevitable equality in the eyes of the law. The overwhelming success of the first conference caused a meeting of executives to be held at Marble House on Aug. 30 and 31, 1914. This meeting resulted in strategy to boycott any candidate or party that was not working towards Votes for Women. It was the turning point of the Movement.

During World War I, Alva felt as though her financial backings and loyalties should remain with the Women’s Movement. She donated money in any way to help the Cause, stating, “I plead guilty to so strong a desire for the political emanci-

Alva E. Belmont delivering a rousing speech from the terrace of Marble House in July 1914 pation of women that I am not at all particular as to how it shall be granted!” Alva and members of the National Woman’s Party picketed the White House, fought tooth and nail, often-times being the subjects of jeers from the public, and being attacked by police. Not one to ever back down, Alva financed the “final push” – a train trip down to Tennessee full of pro-suffragists lobbyists to convince legislators that women must have their help to get to their goal. On August 18, 1920, the Tennessee General Assembly, by a one-vote margin, became the thirty-sixth state legislature to ratify the proposed amendment, making it the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On Aug. 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the amendment’s adoption and declared it a law.

While it took many years and many

admirable women from all over the country to help women gain equality in the eyes of the law, Newport is proud of its special place in the history of the Women’s Movement because of Marble House and Alva E. Belmont, without whom the struggle for the Nineteenth Amendment would have been much more difficult. The public is once again invited to Marble House to celebrate these remarkable women and the journey to where we are today, on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. See where history took place; listen to the words of Alva Vanderbilt as spoken by powerful women leaders of today on the same steps where the Conference of Great Women was held in July of 1914. And see why so many women of the day, including Alva, were inspired by Susan B. Anthony’s final public words, “Failure is Impossible.”

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By Florence Archambault

George E. Brown, 80, of Middletown, died Aug. 16, 2010 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown. Mr. Brown served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. After his service he worked for the Newport Electric Company for many years. A graveside service was held on Aug. 23 at Newport Memorial Park.

Peter C. Card, 82, of Framingham, Mass., formerly of Middletown, died Aug. 15, 2010 at Kathleen Daniel Nursing Home, Framingham. He was the husband of the late Eleanore (Pawlotsky) Card. Mr. Card served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was a long time member of St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Masonic Lodge in Middletown. His funeral was held on Aug.19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Middletown.

Tammy L. Davis, 48, of Portsmouth, died August 19, 2010 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Scott Brian Davis. She served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. Her funeral will be Saturday, Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. at Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Rd., Portsmouth.

Veronica Green, 50, of Newport, died Aug. 20, 2010 at Newport Hospital. She was an active volunteer with the Turning Around Ministries. Her memorial service will be held Thursday, Aug. 26 at 4 p.m. at the Hillside Baptist Church, 229 Maple Ave., Middletown.

Elizabeth â&#x20AC;&#x153;Betsyâ&#x20AC;? (McClain) Fitch, 84, of Newport, died Aug. 21, 2010 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Newport Police Sergeant William E. Fitch.

Mrs. Fitch was employed for many years as a housekeeper at local estates, including the Firestone estate. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. in St. Augustinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, Harrison Ave., Newport. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Marjory E. Hurd, 96, of Newport, artist and teacher, died Aug. 20, 2010 at Village House. She was the wife of the late Henry Wilson Hurd.

A memorial is planned for Sunday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. at the First Parish Church, Duxbury, Mass. Donations in her memory may be made to the Village House Activities Program, 70 Harrison Ave., Newport.

Grace J. Lynch, 87, of Middletown, died Aug. 21, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown.

She was the wife of the late James F. Lynch. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, Spring St., Newport. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 931 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 3004, Warwick, RI. Ronald Avery Pearl, 78, of Middletown, died Aug. 14, 2010 at home.

He was the husband of Alice Gauntlett Pearl. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Pearl was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 52 years. A memorial service will be held Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. at the United Congregational Church , 524 Valley Rd., Middletown. Donations in his memory may be made to Visiting Nurse of Newport and Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main Rd., Portsmouth.

Jeannette Lee (Thompson) Porter, 91, of Newport, died Aug. 21, 2010 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Johnson Ross Porter. A memorial celebration will be held on Friday, Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. at Channing Memorial Church, Pelham St. Donations in her memory may be made to the Judson Ross Porter Memorial Scholarship, Asheville High School, ACSF, P.O. Box 3196, Asheville, NC 28802.

John Joseph Roche, 72, of Newport, died Aug. 22, 2010 at the St. Clare Home in Newport. He was the husband of Patricia M. (Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea) Roche. He was a nuclear engineer for the government working at Eppley Lab in Newport, Bethlehem Steel, and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 24 at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church.

Janet Lee Seyler, 64, of Middletown, died Aug. 18, 2010 at home.

She was a member of the Middletown Fraternal Order of Police. Her funeral was held on Aug. 20 at Memorial Funeral Home, Newport.

John J. Sullivan, Jr., 79, of Portsmouth, died on Aug. 18, 2010. He was the long-term companion Mirette Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien of Tiverton and former husband of Dorothy Kelly Sullivan Arruda, mother of his five children. Mr. Sullivan served in Korea. Later, he had a 31-year career with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport. Throughout his life, he visited all 50 U.S. states and six of the seven continents. Donations in his memory may be made to Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties-Hospice Care, P.O. Box 690, Portsmouth.

â&#x20AC;&#x192; School bells will soon be chimingâ&#x20AC;Śbut not only for children, but also for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;seasoned adultsâ&#x20AC;? in our midst. Statistics show that people who keep their minds active have a longer life span than those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. There are many opportunities to remain sharp being offered at The Edward King House, this fall. Persons age 50 and older are welcome to enjoy the activities at the Edward King House.

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20 for a 10-week session, include watercolor, oil painting and drawing techniques, Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ai Chi, line dancing, creative writing and family history writing, Qi Gong (mediation and yoga) and all levels of Yoga. Did you know that September has been designated as National Yoga Month? There is a fee for most classes. $35 for members and $45 for non-members. You also need to be a member of the center but dues are only $20 a year and entitle you

to a monthly newsletter listing all the programs that are being provided.

There are other activities available in addition to the classes.

They include billiards, bridge, mahjong, cribbage, bingo, and knitting. The center also has a travel club. Some of the members will be traveling on a four day trip to Quebec City the end of Sept.

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Fishing has been good and ledgemonster Bluefish have finally shown in bigger numbers.

Although schools of these large blues have been on the smaller side in the bay, their members have been tenaciously feasting on tiny pogies that are massing and moving down from the upper bay. Reports indicate that large blues are also being taken on the ocean side at Elbow Ledge, Cormorant Rock, as well as at the R-2 and the reefs.

The bigger ledgemonsters have been taken in deep water from the Dumpling Rocks to R-6 and Butterball Rock. Beavertail Point to West Cove at Jamestown has also produced some big blues. Night fishing, at both the Pell Bridge and Kettle Bottom, has been productive.

All the bluefish we took this week have been healthy and strong, providing our guests with their wellknown, aerial acrobatics.

For Striped Bass fishing, using bait at the reefs has been spotty.

Your best bet might be to live-line scup in the deeper holes on the west side of Seal Ledge and just south of the R-2 buoy. As huge schools of scup still populate the shallows, try fishing for these pesky bait-stealers first, then using them to nail stripers in holes to 60 feet.

Yo-yoing pogies, in lieu of scup, works just as well. Trolling has produced some bass, but more blues.

With favorable tides coming with next Tuesday’s full moon, anglers might expect the striper fishing to improve.

Fluke fishing rebounded the latter part of this past week. Capt.

Patrick Heaney, of City by the Sea Charters (489-3004), continues to slam some huge fluke at his hot spots along the Jamestown shore and in the deeper holes of the bay, south of Gould Island. Capt. Pat says the early morning bite has been most productive. Fluke off Agassiz Beach, Beavertail and in the lower Sakonnet River have also been reported. Small fleets of day boats can be seen drifting for fluke in the light morning breezes at these ideal locations. Whole squid or live mummies will do the trick for the bigger “doormats.”

This week’s calm seas and light air produced optimum conditions for catching Black Sea Bass, which have been more abundant, lately. These lobster-eating members of the grouper family are considered delicacies by many chefs, who find them more difficult to acquire, since the local commercial season

A glowing Richard Bohan of Middletown, RI is surrounded by his granddaughters, Nellie Sullivan and Allie, Cecilia Lizzie and Bridgit Bohan, on the dock at Castle Hill Cove after a successful bluefish adventure together on Friday Aug. 20. has recently closed. So, the only way to get some for your dinner will be by angling for them.

Richard Bohan, one of our favorite fishing guests, was back on Fishfinder with us this week and brought some young blood with him. Richard has always spoken proudly of his grandchildren and on several past excursions, mentioned to me his desire to take them fishing one day. He decided that this would be the year and carefully planned a trip for his five granddaughters for Aug. 20. The weather was perfect that day, with clear skies and a light southerly breeze. The girls, ranging in age from 8 to 16, radiated excitement from the moment they stepped aboard. Only one of them, Allie Bohan, had fished with us before; the rest of the tribe would be getting their first taste of sport fishing.

After a few minutes of instruction for the young crew on how to use our light tackle rods and reels, they were ready and we began drift fishing a few spots in the bay that often produce ledgemonsters.

On our first half-mile drift, a crashing hit smashed Bridgit’s bait and line sped from the reel. Moments later, a big blue leapt into the air, shaking its enormous head to the amazement of the novices. After a second jump and a long battle, the beast was subdued. On the ensuing drift, Nellie and Lizzie hooked into their own ledgemonsters, simultaneously. One fish dove under the boat, while the other headed around the engine shaft. Holding

on for quite some time, mate Fred Lohrum managed to free up each youngster’s line. The girls battled on.

After ten minutes of constant struggle, one “legdie” made a last leap and landed right in the awaiting net.

Allie and 8-year-old Cecilia were next to hook up. While fighting their fish, the sight-seeing boat, Amazing Grace, approached to view the action. The tourists on board gasped with amazement to see how each girl struggled with rods bent over into the water, then cheered repeatedly as each cousin landed their fish; Cecilia’s behemoth blue was clearly more than half her size. By the middle of the afternoon, the ladies were exhausted, but the box was full of bluefish, plus 14 black sea bass, much to the delight of one proud grandfather.

The fifth annual SSG Christopher Potts Fishing Tournament begins on Friday, Sept. 3 and will continue through Saturday, Sept. 11. You may register for this annual fundraiser at Sam’s Bait and Tackle in Middletown. Anglers can enter in four divisions: boat, shore, kayak and women’s. Cash prizes will be awarded and a free cookout will be held at the Portuguese American Citizens Club for tournament participants. More details about this event will be provided in next week’s column. Tight lines!

Capt. Tim, of Flaherty Charters, Castle Hill, Newport, is an island native, who taught high school and college history. He has been bay angling for over 50 years, as was his father, Frank.

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NATURE

On an Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wing and a Prayer â&#x20AC;&#x192; By Jack Kelly â&#x20AC;&#x192; For the past three weeks I have made a pilgrimage of sorts to the Island Park and Common Fence Point areas. A friend of mine told me that he was observing a Bald Eagle over the Sakonnet River/Mount Hope Bay area. My friend is an avid fisherman and he said that the eagle was fishing from these waters.

I know that there are two Bald Eagle nests within eight to ten miles of this area. I wanted to try and photograph this magnificent bird, however, after numbers of fruitless trips, I thought about giving up on the idea. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Early in May of this year, there were two Bald Eagle sightings at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge on the Sakonnet River side.

I spent many hours hoping for a chance to see one, but I was unable to catch even a glimpse of one.

Locally, nature enthusiasts know about the eagle nest at North Wattuppa Pond in Fall River. Also, word spread quickly of the discovery of a new nesting pair on the Taunton River. â&#x20AC;&#x192; I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen an eagle since the mid-1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, when I was stationed in North Dakota, while serving in the U. S. Army. Friends of mine and I were fishing from the Red River in Northeastern North Dakota, close to the Canada-U. S. border. An adult Bald Eagle swooped down and snatched a large Walleye from the river, not fifty yards away from us. It was an amazing sight, to say the least. â&#x20AC;&#x192; At that time, the Bald Eagle population in the United States had been heavily depleted by the use of the pesticide DDT. The pesticide had made its way into the eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

food chain. Bald Eagles feed mostly on fish and waterfowl. The result of the accumulation of the chemical, over time, was causing defects in the eggs that the eagles laid. They became too brittle. When the birds would incubate them, they would crush under the weight of the parent. Though still listed as threatened in the United States, Bald Eagles are steadily increasing in numbers since the banning of DDT

by Congress in the 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Locally, we are seeing a slow but steady rise in the number of nesting Bald Eagles in Southeastern Massachusetts. Bald Eagles mature over an extended period and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reach It takes five years for the Bald maturity until the age of five. Full Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s white cap to mature giving this raptor itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moniker. maturity is marked by the classic white head and tail, along with the yellow beak. The term Bald Eagle didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter. I watched in awe as is used because of this classic look. the majestic bird soared over the It separates the Bald Eagle form the river. With a body length of almost Golden Eagle. three feet and a wingspan of nearâ&#x20AC;&#x192; This past Thursday, I was on the ly seven feet, its movements in the shoreline, close to where the Sa- air seemed effortless. I followed its konnet River meets Mount Hope course north until I lost sight of it Bay. The sun was about fifteen farther up the Tiverton Coast. minutes from setting and I was â&#x20AC;&#x192; I called my friend to thank him beginning to feel disappointed, and vowed to return to get that again. As I swept the skies over the picture. river with my binoculars I spotted my quarry. It was a Bald Eagle! Flying just north of the Sakonnet River Potential Bird Migration Bridge, it was about 150 feet up, on through our area: a steady north bound course. I was speechless and for me thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sayLast week of August, first week ing a lot! Framed against a milky of September. sky, its white head and tail stood â&#x20AC;&#x192; n Merlin Falcons out in contrast to its brown body. â&#x20AC;&#x192; n Peregrine Falcons Its striking yellow, hooked beak â&#x20AC;&#x192; n Sharp Shinned Hawks glinted in the fading sunlight. As â&#x20AC;&#x192; n Chimney Swifts it drew closer to my position, I reâ&#x20AC;&#x192; n Swallows (Many types alized my binoculars were steamstaging at Second Beach.) ing up from the early evening huâ&#x20AC;&#x192; n Warblers (Many types) midity. There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough light â&#x20AC;&#x192; Shorebird migration conto get a clear photograph, but that tinues, but slows down. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s migration seems to be early by a week or two due to the early warm spring.

Wildlife Refuge calls for Volunteers â&#x20AC;&#x192; Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is seeking volunteers to help staff the Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center and other positions at the Refuge. No experience is necessary. The only requirement is a desire to help preserve the refuge system for future generations. Volunteers assist with programs the help visitors understand the relationship between wildlife and habitat. Sachuest Point NWR is a learning experience for all, but is also a teaching facility for future generations. It is a place of tranquility and peace where visi-

tors can renew an intimate tie with wildlife. From a solitary walk along the Sakonnet River to a guided waterfowl identification walk for children, the Refuge benefits visitors of all ages. â&#x20AC;&#x192; If you are looking for a rewarding volunteer position, close to nature, this is the place. For details, contact Sarah Lang, USFWS, at 847-5511 or Sarah_Lang@fws.gov. Sarah is the Volunteer Coordinator for the Sachuest Point NWR. You can also stop into the Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center daily from 10am-4pm, except Wednesdays.

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Rambler Takes Top Honors in Ida Lewis Distance Race NEWPORT, R.I. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The sixth annual Ida Lewis Distance Race took place last week, with George Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Hartford, Conn.) 90-foot Rambler taking top honors after an impressive run over a shortened 122 nm course.

After having to be postponed on Friday due to light air, David was shocked at how much wind there was during the race â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even if 17 knots is nothing compared to what his crack crew has endured on its many race outings around the world. But Rambler wound up averaging an impressive 10 ½ knots of speed throughout 12-plus hours of racing, finishing at 2:18 the next morning and correcting out two hours ahead of Ron Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hanleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Boston, Mass.) Privateer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We put ourselves in the right places most of the time,â&#x20AC;? said David, explaining that wind in the teens appeared mostly between turning marks at Montauk and Nomanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land, and the rest of the legs had navigator Matt Wachowicz and tactician Peter Isler collaborating doggedly on weather transitions, avoiding light spots and determining whether going north of Block Island rather than south had its

benefits. Turns out it didâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Rambler and a few others in the 36-boat fleet that chose that route gained considerablyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and for its spot-on decisions Rambler received the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Navigatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award in addition to trophies for best elapsed and best corrected time in the fiveboat IRC class.

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Andrews 70 Shindig also took home three trophies, one each for best corrected and elapsed time in PHRF Division 1--in which 11 boats sailed--and one for overall best corrected time in PHRF (a second division hosted 12 boats). Organizers chose a 104-nm course for PHRF and Double-handed boats to sail, and Shindig made it home in just under 15 and ½ hours, with Robert MacMillanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class 40 Cutlass taking second, behind by just over nine minutes on corrected time.

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(Photos by Tom Shevlin) but then also scored separately for the new Arent H. Kits van Heyningen Trophy provided by Finish Line sponsor KVH Industries. The top Youth finisher in Division 2 was Tom Richâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Middletown, R.I.) second-place finisher Settler.

In the Doublehanded Class, sailing under PHRF, Michael Hennessyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (New York, N.Y.) Class 40 Dragon took top spot, sailing the course in just under 19 and ½ hours, while Teri and Pete Binkleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Branford, Conn.) Quest 33 Wildeyes finished in just under 24 hours for second.

Jamestowner takes top honors at Opera House Cup Jamestowner Jesse Smith, who began sailing only a little over a year ago, skippered his 37-foot six-meter sloop Totem to victory in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 38th annual Opera House Cup in the culminating event of the 2010 Nantucket Race Week.

As reported in the Inquirer and Mirror, Smith was joined by Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup sailor Mike Toppa and North Sails vice president Jim Allsopp, who helped him win the cup four minutes faster than the second-place boat, Harvey Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; W-46 Mustang.

Also of note, the classic 12-metre Heritage, which is based here in Newport, was the fastest boat in the 16.55-mile race, crossing the finish line in a hair over three hours, with a corrected finish in 10th place overall.

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