Passing muster, police department wins accreditation The department becomes one of seven law enforcement organizations in the state to gain acceptance by the...
Four-day school week ahead? By Meaghan Wims/Daily News staff PORTSMOUTH - Moving to a cost-saving four-day school week was not among the options in the...
Was it worth $23000 plus the unspecified services of Elena Wheetley, who is indirectly on my payroll as "Accreditation Manager" and paid from my tax dollars? I...
Mr. Bailey, In fact ALN did not oppose the project. ALN will do whatever we can to help the developer in the new design. Just want to set the facts straight. ...
NEW THIS MONTH: * Discourage the use of "handles" when signing posting and encourage the use of real names. ============ This is a monthly reminder. Knowing...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Dec 1, 2005 6:33 pm
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Exactly a year ago IBM established World Community Grid, a new innovative way to support humanitarian efforts by donating the unused power on your PC and...
As one of many educators who, for years, have sought longer school days and extended academic years, I too commend Superintendent Lusi for proposing new...
Accreditation is far from a "feel good morale booster". It is a standards based initiative that spells out policies and procedures that each officer and ...
High school truancy rate lower than R.I. average By Sean Flynn/Daily News staff NEWPORT - Two teenagers skipped school at Rogers High this week, but were...
I agree that the successful pursuit of excellence deserves recognition and the Newport Police Department has apparently earned that. Congratulations! I am...
".after 10 total days of unexcused absences." only then are the parents or homes of the students contacted. That could mean 20 half-days. I find this ...
While Newport's truancy rate may be under the state average, there is likely still room for improvement. What could be done to reduce the rate by another two...
Maybe its me but the thought of a shorter school week reminds me of the Trojan horse, beware of friends bearing gifts. Many things are done in the concept of...
When I was a kid we had to crawl to school uphill 10 miles in snow - both ways. It was good for us. However, unconscionable as it may be, the reality is that...
Interesting article. The PD should be congratulated for winning accreditation, and being only one of 7 in the state to do so. Does this accreditation have to...
A recent news story concerning a student related problem discovered by a concerned parent and phoned in to the E. Providence H. S. administration was handled...
The West Side Master Plan recently released by the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC) deserves more than the universal accolades it has received. A...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Dec 5, 2005 2:12 pm
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To: Knowing Newport On behalf of the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, I would like to thank Burt Hoffman and all of the others who have complimented the...
Bravo, Ted Wrobel... Let's stop complaining about what "they" are doing. The problems are too deep for that kind of rant. Let's credit Officer Parsonage...
The NDN article on truancy -- http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2005/12/02/news/news2.prt -- included these quotes: "The school has formal procedures...
I too heard the Newport truancy officer speak at a Rotary meeting and I agree with Ted that he is a dedicated individual with a difficult job. However, I also...
Jim, You might be better informed if you go to the CALEA web site...I do know that re-accreditation occurs every three years...unsure of cost. I now work ...
decades ago my dad suggested closing schools during winter & keeping them open during summer... maybe good, maybe not...but it would sure save on the heating...
Before I lived in Newport I lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. That thriving city had large amounts of reclaimed but undeveloped land to the west. New ...
In response to the recent posting from Fred Faerber ... Let me get this straight, you want a lazy, unambitious kid to join the military to get great...
Brian, To clarify my statements, I wrote that a "poor" kid could get a relatively free education in the military. Yes, there might be risk of going to Iraq, ...
Police join elite company By M. Catherine Callahan/Daily News staff NEWPORT - The official certificate has yet to arrive, but the decal affixed to the front...
Did you notice the Newport bid solicitations among Wednesday's legal notices for an architect to design the Mary St. garage and a "round-a-bout" in central...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Dec 8, 2005 2:42 am
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I think many of the people who once were running this country, the liberals in congress who are no longer in power had been thinking along the lines you have...
Gee, at times like these I wish that I had an engineering degree. I don't think people can relate to 13.3 million gallons of anything. We need to break it...
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