Monday, May 14, 2012
Sign up for this year's summer sports camp for students.
Get a good, sound foundation in athletic skill, techniques and strategies while working in an environment of sportsmanship, team play, and safety while enjoying the summer and meeting new friends with this summer's North Kingstown sports camps. Put on by the North Kingstown Athletics Department, the program runs from June 20 to August with camps ranging from lacrosse to field hockey to football to basketball and more. Certified Rhode Island coaches and college players offer individual and group instructions with equal time for all players. The cost of the camps ranges from $60 to $165, depending on the program. For athletes who need an extra incentive, contests and awards will also be integrated into the programs. Follow the links below …
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Two student athletes from North Kingstown High School have been nominated in this year's Cox RI Sports Awards.
The Cox RI Sports awards have announced the 2011-12 winter scholar-athlete nominees for its six annual awards ceremony – and two North Kingstown High School students have made the cut. Two-time top gymnast in the state Alysse Pazienza goes up against three others in the gymnastics category while Emily David was one of five students nominated for the girls swimming category. La Salle Academy led the pack with 10 student-athletes nominated this year, followed by Bishop Hendricken High School with six and South Kingstown High School with five. Nominees were selected by coaches and athletic directors from the Rhode Island Interscholastic League and the Cox RI Sports Awards Committee. The ceremony, presented by the Rhode Island National Guard, …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Committee members request more information on the schools' enterprise fund.
Faced with a $2-million-plus budget deficit for 2013, the North Kingstown School Committee asked for more information on two sports-related initiatives remaining in this fiscal year. John Boscardin questioned why the May 8 agenda had a consent agenda item approving an assistant boys' lacrosse coach when the season is already under way. Superintendent Phil Auger acknowledged that the question of approving coaches after the season begins has come up before regarding other sports. He said he would research the issue and present information on how coaches are selected and appointed at the next meeting. The committee then approved hiring Philip White for $2,433.75 as an assistant lacrosse coach, and approved Robert Vallee as an unpaid volunteer…
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School committee reviewed superintendent's recommendations, but did not agree on actions that would cut teachers, supplies and five high school sports.
Not orange. Not green. Not red. After two hours of discussion and comments from 10 citizens, the North Kingstown School Committee declined 3-3 to approve budget cuts or additions in any category at its May 8 meeting. Larry Ceresi was absent, recovering from back surgery, said Chair Kimberly Page. With the North Kingstown Town Council increasing the school’s fiscal year 2013 budget by two percent rather than the requested 4 percent, the schools face a shortfall of $848,349 from this year’s budget, due in part to inflation and less of a contribution from state aid. In response, Superintendant Phil Auger grouped his recommended changes into three color-coded categories designed to shrink the budget to the approved $57,243,694. The orange …
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
An online petition has received more than 1,000 signatures from residents throughout New England who would like to see a legal drag strip built in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island drag racing enthusiasts are petitioning for the State Senate to designate an area of land for a legal drag strip. An online petition on Change.org has gained a quick following this month, with supporters pushing for the state to allow a private investor to build the designated space. According to Providence resident Joshua Upham, who started the petition, our state has been the home of "many accidents (sometimes fatal) of illegal street racers." "These 'Street Races' are dangerous, Illegal, and a nuisance to the citizen's of Rhode Island," he writes in the petition. Consequently, he wants to "persuade the State of Rhode Island to set aside a slot of land to build a drag racing strip where legal drag-racing can occur." …
Monday, April 16, 2012
It's Patriots Day in Massachusetts, and one North Kingstown woman is going the distance in the Boston Marathon.
It's a particularly hot day to be running a Marathon, but that's what North Kingstown resident Dianna Glass, 42 (#17093) will do as she takes to the starting line in Hopkinton, MA. There's a heat advisory issued for the area today, which is nice for sipping lemonade, but not so great if you're planning to run 26.2 miles in a marathon. "This will not be a day to run a personal best," according to the Boston Athletic Association's statement about the conditions. "If you choose to run, run safely above all else. Speed can kill,” they said. “Recognizing symptoms of heat illness in yourself and others is critical, this may include headaches, dizziness, confusion, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. If you experience any of these, stop running …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
According to the university, basketball player Jonathan Holton has been charged with robbery by Miami-Dade Police, and also faces additional Rhode Island charges.
According to a press release from the University of Rhode Island, freshman Jonathan Holton is no longer registered with the university following additional charges two days after he was charged with felony video voyeurism. According to URI officials, Holton was arrested at 7:54 a.m. today at his campus residence and charged with being a fugitive from justice in connection with a Miami-Dade Police warrant. URI police said that when executing a search warrant Tuesday, related to the video voyeurism charges, they seized a laptop computer from Holton’s apartment. URI police said a check of the computer’s serial number revealed that it had been reported stolen from a URI dorm common area on July 26, 2011. Based on the information, URI police …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
According to University of Rhode Island police, two women have accused freshman basketball player Jonathan Holton of taping them having sex without permission.
WAKEFIELD – University of Rhode Island freshman basketball player Jonathan Holton has been charged in Fourth Division District Court with two counts of felony video voyeurism following a complaint from two students. According to an arrest affidavit filed by URI Police Major Stephen Baker, on March 20 they received two complaints of Holton filming sex acts with two different women, and then posting the videos on Facebook. Holton, 20, appeared in Fourth Division District Court on Tuesday morning for arraignment. He was released on $10,000 personal recognizance, which is typical for non-violent felony offenses. Both women said the sex was consensual. A felony screening date has been scheduled for April 27. Holton did not enter a plea, which …
North Kingstown's superintendent has a proposal that would reopen the closed school this fall, gaining revenue from a public charter school.
Superintendent Phil Auger has an idea for Davisville Elementary School that could see it reopen as soon as this fall as a combined-use building, which could save the district hundreds of thousands of dollars. Under the plan, roughly two-thirds of the building would house the Greene School — a public charter high school dedicated to community and the environment. According to Auger, the school would have about 168 students and between 20 and 25 staff members. The rest of the building would be dedicated to North Kingstown School Department programs, such as NK KIN-Nect Preschool, Child Opportunity Zone, Parents as Teachers, adult education classes and other programs. A special education transition program aimed at helping students adjust to…
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Danny Hurley, URI Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn and URI President David Dooley all speak at an afternoon press conference introducing the school’s new head basketball coach.
KINGSTON – With a couple hundred fans and two rows of cheerleaders hailing his arrival, new University of Rhode Island men’s basketball coach Danny Hurley was introduced on Wednesday afternoon in Keaney Gym. Hurley spoke for about 10 minutes, preceded by URI Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn and URI President David Dooley. At the dais was Hurley’s brother and former college hoops star Bobby Hurley, who will be an assistant coach on his staff, and in the crowd was his wife, his two children, Bobby’s family and their father, coaching legend Bob Hurley Sr. See the attached videos for the press conference statements from Danny Hurley, Bjorn and Dooley. Following the press conference, Bjorn confirmed media reports that Hurley’s contract is for six …
NK Parent
9:57 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Sorry, I was being a little tongue-in-cheek. I do agree with you that the SC needs some help moving forward -- if anything to help deal with the combative relationship that's developed with the TC. We're going to have to disagree that someone like "Joe" would be anything but disasterous on the SC. more ›