Dear HistoricHill and KnowingNewport readers, The Newport Public Education Foundation (NPEF) is pleased to announce the publication of the April issue of the...
Mike Cullen
cullen@...
Apr 1, 2003 10:17 pm
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Dear Liz, A few facts you missed: 1. It was Liz Meyer who said she would make sure that IYRS would stay on the tax rolls. She broke the promise, she...
The following KnowingNewport poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should the Newport city council support regional fundraising...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Apr 5, 2003 8:39 am
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Dear Group, It is with great glee I congratulate the Honorable Council on their decision last evening. Anything that is bad for the obstructionists is good for...
The New Improved, Easy to use KnowingNewport Poll Cast your vote by cutting & pasting the poll question into a new note, place an 'X' on the approporiate line,...
I have a difficult time understanding how the expansion of 36 more rooms at the Newport Harbor hotel and Marina thru spot zoning will better the educational...
I am hoping that someone here might be able to provide me with details regarding the City of Newport Republican Committee.....does it still exist and how often...
Mark Young
myoung@...
Apr 27, 2003 12:08 am
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The chair of the Newport Republican City Committee is Jane Holdsworth who can be reached at janeholdsworth @ thamesandkosmos.com or 401 849 6966 Burt Hoffman ...
Burt Hoffman
burt.hoff@...
Apr 27, 2003 3:46 pm
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Dear Mark, Liz Mathinos (soon to be head of friends of the waterfront) Anthony Spiratos (fine young man and good candidate) Councilor Steve Waluk (fine...
The School Committee is hosting an important budget workshop Tuesday, April 29 at 7PM in the Thompson Middle School cafeteria. The school administration wants...
Mike Cullen
cullen@...
Apr 29, 2003 12:33 pm
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Dear Group, I am sure many of you are happy that the marina idea, truly only held by certain members of the Waterfront Commission, has died a rather deserved...
Thank you to those who participated in the recent poll. Here are the results. Question: Do you feel that the council's recent 4 to 3 vote to modify the zoning...
The following note may be a first for Newport. In response to a recent request from Superintendent Mary Canole, 21 cost saving ideas and general comments were...
Jo Eva Gaines should be congratulated for taking the time to read and respond to each of the suggestions. This kind of dialogue may be exactly the kind of...
Dear KN Group, Many of you have already read the stories in the Providence Journal and the Newport Daily News. Many of you are wondering just what the heck...
Greetings-- The Memorial Day events were inspiring--I watched the concert from D C and felt proud to be an American. I just glanced out my window and observed...
Kathy
amoonstone@...
May 27, 2003 12:04 pm
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Not only have the flag problems resurfaced at Waites Wharf, but the STOP sign is also back. As I was driving down Waites Wharf on Saturday afternoon, two...
I will have my officers check into the situation. Chief Golden...
Golden,Charlie
cgolden@...
May 28, 2003 2:13 am
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Kudos are due the city administration -- in particular city manager Jim Smith and finance director Laura Sitrin -- for making the budget request available...
Mike Cullen
cullen@...
May 30, 2003 7:17 pm
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This year's city council vs. school committee "budget tango" is about to move into its public phase with a special joint meeting planned for Tuesday, June 3,...
Dear Group, The facts are simple: If 1.6 million dollars is not tranferred from the "municipal side" of the Administrator's proposed budget to the "school...
Some school officials have said that it will be impossible to find $1.6 Million in cost savings without taking the drastic action of closing at least one...
When have you last heard a voluntary cost reduction or efficiency suggestion from either the Council or School Committee to stabilize or reduce expenses? You...
******** Moderator comment ******* Keep your ideas and votes coming. Last night the council and school committee heard some major cost savings ideas for the...
** Moderator Comment ** The school committee will be discussing these options this Saturday, June 7th, 8am at Triplett School (not Thompson). The following...
If any of you attended Tuesday night's joint School Committee/Council meeting you would have heard certain Council members challenge the School Committee to...
You kind of have apples and oranges there Fred. The School employees pay 3% of the current cost of their health insurance plan into a reserve fund. This is...
Smith,James
JSmith@...
Jun 5, 2003 10:02 pm
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Fred... FYI I work for Brown University ( Public Sector last I heard) and I get a very generous buy back for not taking their Health Care Plan. I also know of...
Thanks for the clarification Jim. I believe I heard Superintendent Canole refer to those payments as a co-payment last Tuesday night. Based on studies by the...
Rick (Lombardi), I believe the cap at Brown is $720 for buybacks versus $6,000 to $7,000 (50% of current premium) for a family plan in Newport. If all...
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