newport this week - october 21, 2010

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The Lions Club of Newport has begun its annual community service project of providing eye screening examinations to local school students. Hope Rubin, above, is working with Nathan Gula, a student at the Sullivan Elementary School. Other Lions volunteers in the school library included George Kingston, Herb McLeish and in the background, Freda and Josh Nemzow.

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By Tom Shevlin

The Newport Public Services Department’s Clean City Program announced last week that it has formed a collaborative work team “Proj-ect Mural” to address the continued graffiti tagging under the recently renovated Van Zandt bridge and adjacent Hunter Park in Newport.

Working with Women’s Resource Center & their Newport COVE (Communities Overcom-ing Violence) program, Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County, the Point Association, the Old Colony & Newport Railway, The Alliance for a Livable Newport and The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (MET) school, Project Mural plans to employ student “graffiti artists” and other local artists begin-ning in spring, 2011 in creating a permanent mural or “artscape” underneath the Van Zandt bridge and along the 75 yard wall at the south end of Hunter Park.

“The park and bridge support columns are often tagged with unsightly graffiti. My staff is continually painting over the tunnel and park wall, but it is inevitably tagged again,” said Kristin Littlefield, Newport’s Clean City Coordinator. “We approached the Arts & Cul-tural Alliance to see if we could create a last-ing and aesthetically pleasing solution to the problem.”

Chuck Flippo, a volunteer at the Old Colony & Newport Railway which runs vintage train trips from Newport along the western shore of Aquidneck Island, remarked that the cur-rent tunnel graffiti in the Van Zandt tunnel leaves visitor’s with a less than favorable im-age upon departing the Newport depot. “One of the first sights our visitor’s see is the graffiti under the tunnel, some of it not of a whole-some nature. We look forward to working

with other groups to solve this problem.”Ben Ellcome, an arts consultant for New-

port’s MET school, will direct Project Mural. The former Teen Center director of Newport’s Boys & Girls Club, Ellcome has an extensive arts background in working with teens and artists in creating public art. Previous work has included curating studio shows at stu-dio 7, serving as head instructor of Island Arts Newport and managing their teen shoot pho-tography program. “The goal of this mural is to get the young artists that are tagging graffiti around the city to use their talents to create a mural, thereby helping to create a healthy and engaged community.” said Ellcome.

“Our immediate need is to identify $4,000 in grants and gifts to provide for paint, mate-rials and compensation for our young artists. We are also looking into a coating which will prevent unwanted graffiti from subsequently impairing the murals,” John Hirschboeck, sec-retary of the ACA said. “Another goal is to have an open discussion during the entire process since this mural will impact all neighbors of Hunter Park and residents of Newport.”

Although this is in the preliminary stages, questions or concerns can be directed to Kris-tin Littlefield, Newport’s Clean City coordina-tor at 845-5613 or to John Hirschboeck from the Arts & Cultural Alliance at 619-0127.

The underbelly of the Van Zandt Bridge, riddled with graffit. (Photo by Tom Shevlin)

By Tom Shevlin

Nine candidates vying for seven seats on the city’s School Commit-tee met last week to share their views on topics ranging from re-gionalization and teacher contracts to the upcoming school bond question. The forum, sponsored by the Al-liance for a Livable Newport (ALN) and the League of Women Voters posed seven questions to each of the candidates in a 90-minute span. Less than two dozen residents turned out for the event, which gave the public a first-hand look at the candidates debate openly be-fore an audience leading up to the Nov. 2 vote. Current School Committee mem-bers, though differing on several is-sues, for the most part asked that voters send them back to complete the jobs they had begun in 2008. Incumbent committee member Dr. Charlie Shoemaker specifically listed three items of what he called “unfinished business:” improv-ing test scores, moving forward on regionalization, and building the “baby steps” program aimed at bringing young learners up to speed with their peers. Others seeking re-election voiced similar sentiments. Incumbent Sandra Flowers said

By Tom Shevlin

City officials said earlier this week they plan on petitioning the feder-al government to acquire a sliver of waterfront land running in front of the former Navy hospital, the first step in a long process to claim a portion of excess Navy property on the west side of Aquidneck Island.

Located just north of the New-port Pell Bridge, the request in-cludes a large stone pier and a swath of land which planners hope will help the city realize its long-stated goal of forming a contigu-ous harbor walk stretching from the North End to King Park.

In a resolution expected to be taken up at next week’s City Council meeting, planners are petitioning to acquire the land through a process known as a public benefit convey-ance, which in theory could transfer the land at no cost to the city.

According to Paige Bronk, direc-tor of planning, zoning, and devel-

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City Council Petitionsfor Land

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SCHOOLS Continued from page 1

2nd Graders from Underwood Elementary School visited The Rose Island Lighthouse for a field trip on Oct. 14. The school held their 2nd annual “Harrison Hike” the week before. The one-mile fundraising event was also as an opportunity to promote walking as an important part of being healthy. The Underwood students and parents “walked their way” to raising money for field trips and special school events.

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that she is running to “work togeth-er as a team to foster a sense of own-ership” in the city’s schools, while chairwoman Jo Eva Gaines pledged that while progress has been made on the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, “The job is not yet done.” Fellow committee-man Bobby Leary added that he decided to run again “because of the major financial challenges that lie ahead,” adding, “In tough times there are opportunities.” Meanwhile, the three challeng-ers, Thomas Phelan, Lynn Ceglie, and James Asbel, are hoping that there is an opportunity for new ideas and new faces. Asbel, an architect who served for last four years on the ad hoc build-ing committee which oversaw the design of the proposed Claiborne d. Pell school which voters will be weighing in on next month, put up perhaps the strongest showing of any of the challengers during the forum, bringing two new ideas into the public debate. In addition to calling for a criti-cal eye to be cast on the proposed design of the estimated $30 mil-lion Pell elementary school, Asbel prompted discussion over the rela-tionship between the School Com-mittee and superintendent. Of the Pell school and impending bond question, Asbel said that in general, the school is a good idea, but he added, he remained uncon-vinced that the department has the

appropriate management team to ensure the best design is pursued. Regarding the committee’s rela-tionship with Supt. Dr. John H. Am-brogi, Asbel took aim at the current practice of seating the administra-tion head in line with the elected members of the School Committee, and said “sometimes you need to manage the management.” Chairwoman Gaines took issue with the remark, saying that Am-brogi sat next to her during pub-lic meetings at her request. “The superintendent sits at the table by our choice,” she said. “He’s not there because he wants to be; he is there because he’s told to be.” However, at least one member of committee sided with Asbel. First term School Committee member Rebecca Bolan said that if elected again she would seek to revisit the seating arrangements, favoring a more conventional style in which the administration personnel are seated at a separate table from the elected body. As far as regionalization goes, Flowers said that she favored “sit-ting at the table immediately” with Middletown to discuss possible short-term collaboration; while Jo Eva Gaines cited a need to reach an agreement between towns before any true regionlized programs are achieved – a sentiment echoed by Thomas Phelan, Committeeman Patrick Kelley, and Shoemaker. As-bel described regionalization as “in-

evitable” and said that “the sooner we get a question (expressing sup-port for regionalization) to the vot-ers the better.” Meanwhile, Bolan said that more cooperation should be encour-aged. Ceglie agreed, and expressed a desire to see more cooperation in the arts and music. On the $30 million school bond, Asbel said that he would like to support the bond given assurances can be provided that additional in-put would be incorporated into the final design. Shoemaker said he’ll be voting to support the bond, as will incumbents Kelley and Flowers, who said that “it’s time for (the cur-rent elementary school) buildings to be put to rest.” Gaines, who made the issue a tent pole in her 2008 campaign, said that “It’s been a long time com-ing. I think were at the point where we have the best possible plan and best financial climate.” Challenger Phelan, however, said that he will not be supporting the bond. “Neighborhood schools are better,” he said simply. Bolan, however, said that she supports the plan “wholeheartedly.” “What were going to gain from this new school will far outweigh what were going to lose,” she said. Fel-low incumbent Leary agreed. “The financials alone justify it,” he said, while Ceglie said that the school is “a golden opportunity for the city.”

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NEWPORT – With a little less than two weeks remaining before New-porters head to the polls to vote on a proposed $30 million bond refer-endum to construct a new elemen-tary school in the city’s North End, a grassroots effort advocating for the preservation and restoration of the city’s neighborhood school sys-tem has formed, insisting that the proposed Sen. Claiborne d. Pell Ele-mentary School isn’t the right fit for the Newport’s school children.

Melissa Pattavina is one of the or-ganizers of the group and a mother with two kids enrolled in the New-port Public Schools – one at Thomp-son Middle School, and the other at Underwood School. Together with a pair of fellow elementary school parents, Jessica Slocum and Cath-erine Michna, she’s formed the Alli-ance for Neighborhood Schools.

The group formed only within the past few days after a discussion around the kitchen table. Since then, Pattavina says that parents with similar opinions have “come out of the woodwork” to support their cause.

Neighborhood schools, they say, are part of the city’s social fabric: contributing to a sense of commu-nity, providing a more personalized school setting, and fostering active parental involvement. They plan on laying our their opposition to the bond, as well as what the group hopes to achieve moving forward if the bond doesn’t pass, during an Oct. 27 public meeting at the New-port Public Library at 6:30 p.m.

During an interview on Tues-day, Pattavina said that the current school bond question leaves too many questions unanswered, and the process leading up to the vote left out too many voices.

“It seems like we handed these plans, but there was never any time when parents were able to sit down with a clean slate and say ‘This is what we want,’” she said. Disman-tling the city’s longtime neighbor-hood schools, she said, based on the current plan, simply isn’t worth it.

Pattavina is a proud product of the Newport school system, having attending Cranston-Calvert, Rog-ers High School, and Salve Regina

College. Her husband, a direct de-scendant of William J. Underwood, whom the elementary school is named after, is also a graduate of the city’s public schools. In other twist, while in college, Pattavina said that she designed the logo for the Underwood School, tethering her even more taughtly to the fa-cility.

And while proponents argue that the neighborhood schools haven’t existed in true form for some time, Pattavina says that her children have enjoyed walking or riding their bikes down the street to school along with dozens of oth-er children.

Her son, Rex, now a 5th grader at Thompson Middle School is loving the experience of the new environ-ment and riding the bus to school, but was disappointed when he found it difficult to participate in “Walk to School Day,” Pattavina said.

Estimates are that building a new school at the site of the Sulli-van School on Dexter Street would cost roughly $30 million, 42 per-cent of which the state would pick up, leaving city taxpayers to foot $17.4 million. By comparison, reno-vating the existing school network would cost anywhere from $19-22 million, according to School De-partment figures.

Given the intrinsic values of neighborhood schools (proximity to family homes, small class sizes, and smaller facilities), Pattavina be-lieves the choice is clear.

And, according to Pattavina, pre-serving the old schools would open up alternative funding avenues such as private or federal preser-vation grants. Working in concert with local contractors could also be used to offset the needed repairs, the group says.

“We need to create a real com-munity interest in this project,” Pat-tavina said.

As for the worst-case scenario posed by bond proponents that the state fire marshal could levy heavy penalties on the school depart-ment if the bond fails and repairs aren’t undertaken immediately, Pattavina says that displacing ele-mentary school children or threat-ening the financial outlook of the city, would be hard for the state to

follow through on.She also questioned whether

the state, which itself is facing a bleak economic climate, will fol-low through and provide the full 42 percent of construction costs it has promised should voters approve the bond. Further, she wondered, how “green” can a project really be if it involves tearing down one building and constructing another twice the size; and what would the carbon footprint on such a project be?, should asked.

So where has this opposition been throughout the more than five-year design and review pro-cess? Leading busy lives, Pattavina says, and feeling that their opinions didn’t matter.

But proponents argue that the process has been well publicized and open to the public, with doz-ens of meetings and countless dis-cussions stretched over more than 10 years. All have been open to the public, they say – and community input has been an integral part of the design.

“We’ve been debating and dis-cussing this for the past 10 years,” he added. “What some people fail to understand is that in order for us to get the state to approve a 42 percent reimbursement, they have to approve the plan.” And it was the state, Ambrogi said, that didn’t view a collection of smaller schools placed throughout the city as fea-sible or appropriate to the city’s long-term outlook.

“I understand the emotional pull for people who are used to these small schools,” Ambrogi said, “but when they see the bright, beauti-ful new schools their kids will be at-tending, and they see that the prin-cipals are the same, the teachers are the same...and the kids are the same,” they’ll change their minds.

“If you’re arguing this from an analytical perspective, there’s no choice but to vote to approve the bond,” he said.

With only days before the vote is set to take place, it remains to be seen if the Alliance for Neigh-borhood School can generate the opposition to the plan needed to derail the bond, or if finally, New-porters have decided to adopt a “fewer, newer” design.

opment for the city, his office has been in talks with the U.S. Depart-ment of Interior for about a year to discuss the possibility of pursuing a federal transfer from the Navy to the National Parks Department, with Newport being the ultimate bene-ficiary. The request is being placed through the Aquidneck Island Re-use Planning Authority, or AIRPA, a federally recognized entity made up of representatives from each of the island’s three communities.

The potentially two-year-long process could result in the proper-ty being transferred to the city at a heavily discounted price; potential-ly up to 100 percent. If successful, it would represent the city’s first time in recent memory that the city has reclaimed a portion of downtown waterfront land for public use.

But before you start planning your picnic in the park, city officials were quick to caution that a rather imposing federal bureaucracy still stands in the way of realizing the proposal.

“I think it’s very important for people to realize that this is a long, complicated process,” said Bronk. “This is one step of many still to come.”

The next step along the road falls to AIRPA, which needs to approve the request and include it in a mas-ter reuse plan.According to AIPRA coordinator Julie Oakley, applica-tions to pursue a public benefit conveyance must be submitted by Nov. 22.

If the application is accepted, Bronk envisions turning the prop-erty into public parkland with the

potential for creating a marina fa-cility off the stone pier – two fea-tures which he said could be very attractive to private developers in-terested in acquiring the hospital building itself.

According to Bronk, the stone pier is in excellent condition rela-tive to others in the city and can provide for another access point for the city’s harbor shuttle service.

Working with the National Parks Service may require the city enter-ing into a minimum 30 year public access and use agreement, and, it’s noteworthy that any acreage con-veyed via a public benefit convey-ance would be exempt from prop-erty taxes.

The City Council is expected to act on the request at their Sept. 28 meeting.

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Participants must be U.S. high school students who plan to apply for 2011 or 2012 college admission to a U.S. two-year or four-year insti-tution.

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The ACT is a curriculum-based college achievement test. It mea-sures what students have actually learned in school. ACT scores are accepted by all four-year colleges and universities across the country.

The official entry form and post-er must be postmarked between October 18, 2010 and January 31, 2011. Winners will be announced on or about February 28, 2011. For more information, visit actstudent.org/postercontest.

American Songbookat Trinity Church

The American Songbook meets the Chairman of the Board in No-vember, when the music of Frank Sinatra comes to the Trinity Church Ministry of the Arts. All perfor-mances will be at Trinity’s Hony-man Hall, Queen Anne Square in Newport, RI. The Songbook salute runs on November 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at 7:30 pm; and November 7 and 14 at 2 pm.

This is the 5th American Song-book production that Trinity Minis-try of the Arts has undertaken, and the first highlighting a particular performer. It is a stroll down mem-ory lane, with Frank Sinatra hits that include “It Was a Very Good Year,” “All or Nothing At All, “ “With-out a Song,” “ New York, New York, “ “My Kind of Town, Chicago is...,” “My Way,” and a salute to the late local composer, Joe Raposo, with “You will be my Music. “

The show is directed by Paul Al-lard, with musical direction by Al Deston III. Starring are a very tal-ented group of people that in-clude Paul Allard, Lynn Ceglie, Paul Koumrian, Pro Lyon, Chris Myers, Diane Myers, Erin Myers, Jonathan Myers, Stephen Parfet, Carol Elliott Parfet, Nancy Roy, Bob Smith, and Cathy Taitz.

Proceeds will be used to sup-port Grace Children’s Orphanage in Northern Kenya, one of the poorest regions on the African continent.

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Board of Realtors Donation

At its Annual Meeting on Oct. 16, the Newport County Board of REAL-TORS® presented a donation to the James L. Maher Center. Outgoing President Stephen Larson chose the Maher Center as the President’s Charity for his 2010 term as presi-dent. Angelo J. Tartaglione, Chief Financial Officer of the James L. Maher Center, attended the NCBR Annual Meeting and received the check on behalf of the organiza-tion.

Funds for the $5,000 donation were raised from members of the Newport County Board of REAL-TORS® and members of the public who attended fundraising events including the NCBR Golf Tourna-ment, a concert by the

Newport Navy Choristers and a Chili Cook-off.

Incoming NCBR President Mi-chelle Drum has chosen the Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr. Community Center as the President’s Charity for her 2011 term.

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Off Broadway Neighborhood Meeting

The Off Broadway Neighborhood Association (OBNA) will be holding its bi-monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at The Café, 200

Broadway. There will also be a Meet and Greet for Naomi Neville at the Firehouse Theater from 5-8 p.m.

Honoring Harry Winthrop

No, it’s that’s not the title of the newest movie playing in town. Join Tim Burns and Wick Rudd at a re-ception honoring Harry Winthrop, Candidate for Newport City Coun-cil at-Large on Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Hibernian Hall, 2 Wellington Ave. A Suggest-ed donation of $25 at the door.

Pennfield Open House

Join the Head of School, Rob Kel-ley, faculty, parents, and students for an Open House program on Fri-day, Oct. 29 from 8 – 10 a.m. and Satuday, Oct. 30 at 9 a.m. See Pen-nfield and leave with a positive and clear sense of community. To RSVP, contact Kathleen Burke at 849-4646 ext. 147 or [email protected].

Historical Society Welcomes All Island Residents

The Middletown Historical Society will hold its next meet-ing, Thursday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at Paradise School, corners of Prospect and Paradise Avenues, Middletown. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month. Residents of all Aquidneck Island Communities are welcome.

For more information or for anyone interested in joining the Society, please contact

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MS Self Help groupThe Rhode Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society offers self help groups for people with MS throughout Rhode Island. On the last Monday of each month the group meets at the Newport Hospital in the Community Room from 6:30–8:00 p.m. For more infor-mation, call Tom at 401-682-1128.

NEWPORT – Kevin Sullivan, own-er of Pour Judgment on Broadway has purchased the restaurant space and liquor license once occupied by the RI Quahog Company on up-per Thames St.

The future seafood and steak restaurant and bar, which Sullivan hopes to open “Sooner rather than later,” according to an inside source, was procured by Sullivan and Mi-chelle Carter and Josh Miles, both of H2O bar and restaurant in New-port.

They’ll open in a space that was once home to the Music Hall Cafe and then, subsequently, the Qua-hog Company, which closed its doors suddenly several weeks ago after running into some financial difficulties.

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In addition, 44 arrests were made for the following viola-tions:n Four arrests were made for disorderly conduct.n Twelve arrests were made for possession of alchohol by a minor. (Four from MA, Three from NY, One from CT, remainder from RI.)n Five arrests were made for domestic or simple assault.n Four arrests were made for domestic felony assault.n One arrest was made for DUI.n Four arrests were made for larcenyn Two arrests were made for possession of marjiuana.n Two arrests were made for being on the Cliff Walk after dark.n The additional ten arrests were made for various reasons.

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New Officers for Board of Realtors

The Newport County Board of REALTORS® installed its 2011 Of-ficers and Directors at its Annual Meeting on Oct. 16. Outgoing Pres-ident Stephen Larson handed over the gavel to incoming President Michelle Drum. The new officers include President-Elect Connor Dowd and Treasurer Mary Moniz. Newly installed directors are Diane Dailey and William Sizeland.

Elected to a second term as di-rector is Annie Becker. Continu-ing as directors are Shannon Buss, Juliann Costa, Chad Kritzas, Jack McVicker, Belinda Nattress, Erica Souza and Immediate Past Presi-dent Stephen Larson.

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unteers are needed to assist with the planting of 4,000 daffodils in the lawn of the Meeting House at the corner of Farewell St. and Marl-borough St., across from the White Horse Tavern, on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 9 a.m. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves and hand trowels. Please contact the Newport Trees & Parks Supervisor, Scott Wheeler, at 845-5802 or [email protected] with any questions.

Pass the Syrup, Please

What better way to kickoff Hal-loween than with a delicious pan-cake breakfast with the family? Come to Emmanuel Church on the corner of Spring and Dearborn Streets from 8 – 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31 for a heaping pile of every-one’s favorite fluffy breakfast food. The cost is $5 per person or $15 for a family of four. All proceeds ben-efit the church’s April 2011 mission trip to work for Habitat for Humani-ty in New Orleans. Free parking. For more information, call 847-0675.

Celebrating 25 Years!Nature’s Goodness, Middletown’s

Natural Food & Vitamin store is cel-ebrating 25 years with a party for all costumers who have supported the business over the years. Go into the store located at 510 East Main Rd., in Middletown through Friday, Oct. 22 and enter your name for a chance to win some incredible gift baskets. Call 847-7480 with any questions.

Boy Scouts WeekOct. 30 – Nov. 6 has been des-

ignated as “Newport County Boy Scouts Week” in recognition of this year’s 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Since the Scout-ing movement came to Rhode Is-land in 1910, Newport County is presently home to 12 Cub Scout packs for boys between the ages of 6-10, 10 Boy Scout troops for boys between the ages of 11-18, and one Venturing Crew for boys or girls between the ages of 13-20. Parents wishing to learn more about how their son can join one of these units in time to be part of Scouting’s second century in Rhode Island should call 351-8700 or visit www.BeAScout.org.

Local group Receives grant

The Boys & Girls Club of New-port County has received a $10,000 grant to launch a new reading ini-tiative that promotes both educa-tional and leisure reading for ado-lescents. The Walmart Foundation’s “Bright Spot for Reading” initiative for adolescent readers will help cre-ate a reading center, provide train-ing for staff and encourage rela-tionships to ensure the success of young members. Beginning Oct. 21, the Bright Spot Reading Center will feature books geared at youth ages 11 - 15 and will include program-ming to encourage adolescents to read more and develop a more positive attitude toward reading. Programming will include activities in drama, art and technology; field trips; and service learning projects in order to create reading opportu-nities in every area of the Club.

Now That’s Some good BBQ

Child & Family Services’ Iron John program and Simmons Farm of 1942 West Main Rd., Middle-town, will host a barbeque din-ner catered by Beck’s Barbeque on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. Guests will be given a tour of the farm, learn about sustainable agriculture and interact with the farm animals. The Iron John Program affords boys be-tween the ages of 13 and 19 op-portunities to meet monthly in fun settings to explore career possi-bilities, meet with interesting men from the community and beyond who share their talents, stories, and perspectives. For information and reservations, contact Sharon Rust-Bottone at 848-4206.

Remember Your Right To Vote November 2

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OPINIONA Debate... FinallyIt appears that the debate over whether voters should approve a proposed $30 million bond referendum to construct a new centralized elementary school in the city’s North End has begun to heat up. Earlier this week, a new group, the Alliance for Neighborhood Schools made their presence known. Organized by a group of concerned elementary school parents, ANS argues that abandoning the city’s network of small, neighborhood schools will be a detriment to education and will disrupt the fabric of the community. On the other side are the proposed Sen. Claiborne d. Pell Elementary School, who say that a new central school will greatly enhance the educational opportunities, save the city money, and improve the health and wellness of the city’s school children. In the end, it’s up to voters – and especially the parents of the city’s school age children – to speak up. We’re happy to see a lively debate on this incredibly important issue finally come to the fore. It’s a welcomed, if not nearly too late development.

Celebrating Purple DayIf you happened to notice a disproportionate number of people around town draped in varying shades of purple this past Wednesday, it wasn’t coincidence. Wednesday, Oct. 20 was Purple Day, a day sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to raise awareness o the dangers of anti-gay bullying. The day was organized as a way to quietly show and build community support for those individuals bullied due to their sexual orientation.

Election CoverageAs the Nov. 2 general election fast approaches and the candidates make their final pitches, we’ll be gearing up our political coverage online at Newport Now. Beginning Monday, we’ll be featuring candidate profiles, Q and A’s, and some miscellaneous fodder, exclusively online at www.Newport-Now.com. Our features will focus on issues as well as campaigns for City Council, School Committee, General Assembly, and maybe even the occasional feature on our state and federal elections. So if you have an opinion on the upcoming school bond, or are supporting a particular candidate, put down the paper (once you’ve read it cover-to-cover) and head over to Newport Now, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/NewportNow, or follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/NewportNow.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Will you vote to approve or reject a question on the upcoming Nov. 2 ballot to construct the new Claiborne d. Pell Elementary School?

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Not Sure (8%, 6 Votes)

Approve (61%, 44 Votes)

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Have a Seat!To the Editor;

On behalf of the Second Ward residents especially for the seniors living in the Memorial Boulevard area, I am writing this letter of ap-preciation to the following: Jus-tin S. McLaughlin, Second Ward Councilman, Stephen C. Waluk, Councilman –at-Large, Edward F. Lavallee, City Manager, Planning, Zoning, Development and Inspec-tion Department and the Depart-ment of Public Services for adding two new benches between Chapel Street and Edgar Court. I also want to thank Mr. Lavallee and Council-man McLaughlin for their quick response, interest and taking the time from their busy schedules to

meet with me on site to discuss the reasons and locations of the new benches requested by the seniors. The measures taken will allow not only seniors an opportunity to sit down when necessary but for oth-ers to enjoy the pleasure of being outside sitting.

In our lifetime, it’s possible we may be face with some sort of limi-tation – physical disability through birth, accident, illness, or from ag-ing. One never knows what life holds. But one thing for sure, it should be a matter of commitment to help others to a full life and give them hope. Living with a disabil-ity day-to-day does not come eas-ily in tough circumstances. I know because I am living with someone

who has a disability when it comes to walking.

Working together and reaching out with God’s help will make a dif-ference in one’s life to be more hap-pily independent.

The seniors also want to note their appreciation for the efforts of Stephen C. Waluk, Councilman-at-Large and Justin S. McLaugh-lin, Second Ward Councilman for the soon to be installed pedestrian safety cones on Memorial Boule-vard in the area of Freebody Street and Gibbs Avenue.

Ms. Elizabeth WattsNewport

To the Editor;

The Facts are clear n 42 percent state reimburse-

mentn Record low interest rates and

building costsn $800,000 a year in staff sav-

ings, totaling $16M over 20 yearsThe money from the sale of

school buildings, plus taxes gen-erated from those buildings, once they go back onto the tax roles, all add up to a “no-cost” building proj-ect and future savings for the tax-payers. Even without the sale of the school buildings, the bond will pay for itself.

For those who want regionaliza-tion, we need to bring something

to the table. We have a challenging school population and deteriorat-ing elementary schools. In order for us to better position ourselves for regionalization, it is important that we have something to contribute. With the passage of this bond, we will at least be able to offer an in-frastructure which may be seen as a positive attribute.

The consequences of doing nothing or voting against the bond will cost taxpayer upwards of $20M in the next five years, with more ex-penses for upkeep in future years – all paid for by Newport taxpayers at tax increases greater than that of the proposed bond.

Anyone who had the experience of their children attending the old

Thompson Middle School and then the opportunity to send their chil-dren to the new Thompson can at-test to the educational benefits of a new school.

The taxpayers, for years, have asked city officials “do something” to keep their taxes low. IF THE BOND FAILS, THEN PEOPLE NEED TO STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR TAXES GOING UP!

This bond, like no other bond, is an opportunity for the citizens of Newport to keep their future tax rates lower.

Robert B. PowerNewport

Let’s Build Pell

To the Editor, Yesterday was the 8th Annual

Ballard Park Pumpkin Tour with over 1,000 pumkins on display from local schools, businesses, and individuals. The event was free and open to the public. It was the first time that my five year-old daugh-ter, Hope, attended and she, along with her 15 year-old brother, Chris, and I had a great time.

Rogers High School had a “haunted house” bake sale to bene-fit their music program. $2 paid for your admission into the “haunted house” and you received five tickets for their haunted carnival which in-cluded fun games for the children with prizes for each game. Rogers students “haunted” the “haunted house,” sold the baked goods, and hosted the games.

Special mention should be made to Tanya Mello, whose son, Luke, at-tends Rogers.

Tanya ran the face painting ta-ble. Face painting was free with the Rogers “haunted house” admiss-sion. Tanya’s kindness and generos-ity added to the fun of the evening. The Rogers students couldn’t have been nicer to the future little

Vikings in attendance. As a single mother of three and a

grandmother to one granddaugh-ter, I appreciate the time and effort of all those involved with making events such as the 8th Annual Bal-lard Park Pumpkin Tour and Rog-ers Haunted House possible for families to enjoy. I hope that these events will continue for many years to come.

I would also like to thank Kevin MacDonald and the MacDonald family of Ellery Road for their an-nual Halloween (and Christmas) display. Every year we can expect some of the same decorations that we look forward to seeing and ev-ery year brings a different theme. This year’s theme is Egypt. The MacDonald family graciously allow people to go through their yard to view their display and they allow you to take pictures there too. Ev-ery year a “treat” for my family to enjoy their wonderful display. So far we have had three generation of my family looking forward to what magic their Halloween display will bring to the

Halloween season. Kimberly Sue Boiani Newport

Thank You for Another Spooktacular Year!

Approve. (61%, 44 Votes)Reject. (31%, 22 Votes)Not Sure. (8%, 6 Votes)Total Voters: 72

A glimpse into the future of the U.S. Navy steamed passed Castle Hill late Friday morning. The Littoral Combat Ship Independence (LCS-2) was escorted through the East Passage by a U.S. Coast Guard ship, quietly drawing the curious gazes of pedestrians who stopped, some with cameras in hand. (Photo by Tom Shevlin)


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66 Green End Ave. Jennifer Jones Heather Deleone $330,000

116 Point Rd. Gerald Kidd Trustee Neil Venanco $512,500 40 Bayview Ave. Loretta Nannery You Xinhong $510,000 53 Atlantic Ave. Mikent Inc. Barbara Peckham $485,000 33 Stub Toe Lane Christopher Brown Anthony & Bethany Cottrell $259,000 7 Cathy Circle Manual & Francis Escobar William & Helen McCollum $135,000 32 South Drive Ellen Murphy Leslie Fernandes $36,000

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An increase in the number of tour buses rumbling down Newport’s streets has one candidate for City Council wondering if it’s time for bus operators to pair their fair share. In an interview on Monday with Newport This Week and Newport Now, Third Ward Candidate Rudd Hall said that if elected, one of his top priorities would be to pursue enabling legislation to empower the city to impose either a head or vehicle tax on tour bus operators to help pay for the associated wear and tear placed on the city’s aging roadways. The concept is similar to the sur-charge placed on cruise ships who make use of the city’s Perrotti Park dock facility. Hall said that by charging private bus operators for running tours and shuttle services around town, the city would be able to reduce the burden placed on taxpayers faced with mounting infrastructure costs and a perpetual game of catch up when it comes to repairing and maintaining Newport’s heavily traveled roadways. Paige Bronk, director of planning,

zoning and development for the city, said that the concept has been discussed on an administrative level as part of a broader vision to develop a satellite parking system to the North End, but that it has yet to be taken up by the council. Part of the reason the issue hasn’t been pursued more vigorously may be due to perceived obstacles in seeking out enabling legislation from the General Assembly. There are no solid estimates as to how many, or how many miles, private tour buses log in a given year, however as the city has drawn in more cruise ships, the number of tour buses operating into the fall has increased. Indeed, when cruise ship season arrives (it’s peak is in October), the buses come in tow, ferrying pas-sengers around Ocean Drive, down Bellevue Avenue and to area attrac-tions such as the city’s mansions. And while the influx of cruise ships and chartered tour buses have ex-tended the tourist season, provid-ing a welcome boost for local busi-nesses, it can also conflict with the city’s fall construction season. That, in turn, can mean more police de-

tails, traffic congestion, and diesel fumes. It all adds to up what Hall says is a heavy toll on year round New-porters, who then have to endure traffic, construction, and increased pollution for the better part of six months. “We have a head tax on cruise ships, but we don’t have a head tax on people that come in on buses,” Hall said. But rather than imposing a new tax, Hall sees his proposal as de-veloping a new revenue stream for the city which could help offset fees associated with infrastructure improvements. I’ve seen it a thousand times,” he added, “A tour bus, trying to make the turn from Narragansett onto Bellevue, rides up on the sidewalk, and we’re stuck having to pay to have the curbs fixed.” With discussion centering around the apparently rapid dete-rioration of recent repairs to Bel-levue Avenue, the idea could gain traction. Hall says the idea is reflective of his desire to bring new ideas to the council if elected in November.

Council Candidate Wants Buses to Pay Their Share

To the Editor;

What’s in a name? “That which we call a Rose by any other name, would smell as sweet.” Changing our States’ name does not change history as Rep. Joseph Almeida stat-ed in a recent quote, ( He stated that he had spent 12 years of his life on changing the name, “It’s changing history”, he said.) You can’t change history, that’s why they call it his-tory!

We have a 450 million dollar def-

icit in our state and Rep. Almeida wants to change our name, seems a bit insignificant… When is the last time someone asked you where you were from, and you answered ….the State of Rhode Island and Provi-dence Plantations? It just doesn’t happen.

Do we have a history of slavery in Rhode Island? Yes, we do, but it’s our history, you can’t change that. Keith Stokes, Executive Directory of EDC and a historic scholar on slavery in Rhode Island, does not agree with

changing our name. The cost to taxpayers to change

our name will be millions of dollars. With our present deficit, the states unemployment and our economy as a whole, I think 12 years of effort should be redirected to something more relevant like jobs, unfunded pensions, deficit etc. Let’s focus on what’s important, changing the name of our state is not!

Ron GrandchampNewport

I hope all those who love Aquid-neck Island will realize the mag-nitude of the tower that will hold the giant blades of the proposed wind turbine to be constructed on one of the highest hills on the is-land. It will dominate all of us, the landscape, the seascape, and the sky as far as the eye can see. The natural beauty and tranquility that abounds off the Avenue of Para-dise will be lost forever. This mon-ster of a tower and the flicker effect of its giant blades will destroy one of our most beautiful vistas and the pristine and natural beauty that this jewel of an island is known for around the world. It will destroy the views from the world famous Cliff Walk, Little Compton, the Cape Cod Islands, Jamestown and the southeast shore of Rhode Island. It will be the first thing that sailboats and cruise ships will see, instead of

the beautiful horizon of Aquidneck Island and Narragansett Bay. It will dominate the sky as you drive over the Jamestown and Newport Bridge and as you travel around the island. This thing is massive. The av-erage height of houses on the is-land is 30ft. This thing is 10 times higher. It is the size of a football field end to end. The Newport wa-ter tower is 60ft. and its sits about 20ft lower on the hill. This tower is 5 times higher. The ugly slots sign is about 70ft. This thing is huge. It will be 4 times higher then that eyesore that welcomes visitors to this beau-tiful island. The historic windmill lo-cated in Paradise Park on Paradise Ave is about 30ft high. The devel-oper wants to construct a wind tur-bine 10 times that size. This wind turbine is not a beautiful windmill like the one pictured on the Seal of Middletown. This is not a green

project. This tower will be a huge sword that will cut deep into the heart and soul of the island. It will damage the spirit of us all. It will leave a dark, dark mark on all of us and will dominate and shadow over the island forever. “PARADISE LOST” Let us hold our own Rally for Sanity. Make this Nov 3rd special meeting for this insane tower proposal truly special. Let us all join together and voice our right to speak and close the loopholes in the law that would allow this monstrosity of a tower to be constructed. Too late we find the ugly slots sign and other towers have diminished the luster of this jewel of an island. No matter how ugly they are, they stay up… Please defend the island. “SAVE PARADISE”

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Chocolate Shop By Tom Shevlin

NEWPORT – Oh how sweet it is. Planning Board members gave their approval on Monday to a proposed artisan chocolate shop bound for Bellevue Avenue.

In a light meeting with just one other item on the agenda, board members found that an applica-tion for a special use permit by the owners of the proposed La Maison de Coco, at 28 Bellevue Ave. (which until recently had been home to re-tailer CK Bradley), was in keeping with the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

Owner and artisan Michele De Luca-Verley said she plans on bringing her popular Portsmouth-based business to Newport as early as Thanksgiving, with the space to feature a small coffee bar, retail out-fit, and open kitchen where patrons can watch as she and her employ-ees craft small batches of gourmet chocolates.

The approval was the first step for Verley to opening her store-front. The matter next moves to the Zoning Board of Review on Oct. 25 for approval before being moving to the City Council for a victualing license.

Once opened, it would join neighboring boutiques, Le Petit Gourmet and Newport Wine Cellar to make up a sort of Gourmet Row at the top of Bellevue.

In other business, board mem-bers found that an application by Gregory Yalanis for a special vari-ance to allow retail or office space at 334-338 Spring Street also to be in keeping with the city’s Compre-hensive Land Use Plan.

Meanwhile, the number of resi-dent spaces at the Touro Street parking lot was mistakenly – or at least apparently – reduced by one last week in what officials say was an oversight by the city’s contrac-tor.

A recent re-striping of the small, but popular downtown parking spot, left just four resident-only spaces for locals to pull in. Previous-ly, five spaces had been reserved for resident sticker-bearing vehicles.

A Newport Now reader brought the apparent loss to our attention over the weekend.

Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano wasn’t aware of the missing space when asked on Monday. But after being alerted to the discrepancy by NN, Parking Manager Mike Brennan said that the issue wasn’t a mat-ter of placing a pinch on the city’s resident parking places, but rather simply an oversight by the contrac-tor, and that the space would be refreshed to match its brightly col-ored neighbors.

“Nothing’s changed,” he said. It was just an oversight.


WELLNESSHospital Medicine

A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in treating patients who are in a hospital, whether for just a night or for much longer. Hospi-talists are specialists in the field of hospital medicine.

The term hospitalist was first used in the mid-1990s, and since then the specialty group has grown to about 28,000 hospitalists in the United States. Most specialize in internal medicine, and some have additional credentials such as in-tensive care or pulmonology. Most hospitals are now using this model of care.

In Newport County, all primary care physicians who admit patients to Newport Hospital also use the hospitalist program at Newport Hospital. Hospitalists care for pa-tients only within the hospital, so those patients return to the care of their personal doctors when dis-charged. Hospitalists do not treat outpatients and do not have offic-es outside the hospital.

Because hospitalists are free to concentrate on inpatient care, hos-pitalized patients have access to them at all times instead of during morning and evening rounds. Hos-pitalists remain on the inpatient units, monitoring patients, review-ing test results, determining the necessary diagnostics and medica-tions, and overseeing the care pro-vided by nurses, surgeons and oth-er specialists.

During any given time period, an outpatient physician might see

three cases of an illness that a hos-pitalist has encountered 30 times. Additionally, patients are cared for by hospitalists around the clock, and a hospitalist is always avail-able to consult with the family. If medications and other orders need to be modified, the hospitalist will handle those changes immedi-ately. When a patient and family have questions or concerns, a hos-pitalist is there to provide answers and explanations. When it’s time to go home, patients are discharged without delay.

Hospitalists communicate with a patient’s primary care doctor

throughout the hospital stay. After discharge, the personal physician provides follow-up care and has all the information he or she needs — including a full summary of hospi-tal care, post-discharge plans and medications.

Eric Radler, MD, chief of hospi-tal medicine at Newport Hospital, sees many aspects of the hospi-talist role as enjoyable, especially “the ability to apply what I studied and trained in more frequently,” he says. “I take care of a higher level of illness as an inpatient physician than I would as an outpatient phy-sician…really see an improvement [in a patient’s condition] in a short amount of time.”

Dr. Radler says the hospitalist group at Newport Hospital works well together. “Here, within a min-ute,” he says, “we can get a second, third, fourth opinion on something. We’re here together, so it’s easy to turn around and say, ‘Hey, look at this x-ray’ or ‘what do you think of this?’”

In addition to the many advan-tages a hospitalist group provides for patients, hospitalists also en-hance care in the health care sys-tem as a whole and in their own hospitals in particular. They drive clinical protocols and help chart a course toward more effective pro-cesses, with the end result of high-er quality care that is delivered more efficiently. – Submitted by the Newport Hospital Communications Department

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By Erik Thorsen

The Middletown Town Council approved an amendment to the town’s wind turbine ordinance at its meeting Monday night, after hearing testimony from citizens who both favored and opposed the amendment.

The amendment adds a key phrase in determining appropriate siting of wind turbines in Middle-town, by making it a requirement that wind turbines not interfere with “scenic, natural or historic re-sources” in town.

The Planning Board suggested the wording to bring the wind tur-bine ordinance, which was origi-nally approved in February 2010, in line with the Middletown Compre-hensive Community Plan.

In other business:The council recognized the

week of Oct. 30 through Nov. 6 as Newport County Boy Scouts Week, followed by a brief ceremo-ny honoring the scouts who have achieved the highest rank of Eagle Scout.

The council recognized October as Chiropractic health month in an attempt to promote healthy living throughout the community.

The council addressed the multi city chocolate drive in which New-port County towns are compet-ing to collect, and send the most chocolate bars to troops stationed in Afghanistan. The Council Presi-dent Christopher Semonelli urged Middletown citizens to get in-volved in this effort and bring chocolate to the drop boxes in

Town Hall and all the schools in Middletown, between now and mid-November.

Barbara Sylvia was reelected by Council to serve another three-year term, experiring June 2013, ’as the Democratic representa-tive on the Personnel Review. The council also reelected Tracy Tab-er for another three-year term on the Tax Assessment Review Board. James Leavitt was selected to fill the other vacant seat on the Tax Assessment Review Board and will begin his first term this month.

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By Katie Imbrie Good art doesn’t have to be expensive, and it doesn’t have to be a painting that hangs on a wall. Good art might be a video that plays on a flat-screen TV, or it might be a $3 handmade pen that you purchase by putting your money into a vending ma-chine.Stretching the boundaries of what we think of as “art” is the mission of the year-old Reel Gallery, part of Video & Vision, an editing and video production company on Williams Street. On Saturday, the gallery will hold its third opening, this one with a “dark and creepy” theme appropriate to the season, says gallery manager Leah Skelly.“Artists on the Dark Side” features works by 15 local artists, includ-ing Brian Skelly, Danny Bryant, Jason Baker, Jay Gidwitz, Joshua Robinson, Ralph Tedeschi, Lisette Bohensky, Cyril Place, Ben Ell-come, Bill Muzzy, Lauren Picotte, and Video & Vision owner Rocco Michaluk, whose video and film art is the reason for the name “Reel Gallery.” Providence-based Gidwitz – whose Untitled Nude photograph is shown here – also will present some of his video art, including a documentary look at

how he created some of his pho-tographic artworks. Among the works by other artists in the show are paintings, sculptures, and photography.Some of these works will be for sale in the ART BOT, a snack-vending machine that the gal-lery’s owner purchased on eBay and refinished to fit in with the gallery’s hip vibe. The ART BOT vends original art works in a vari-ety of media that are priced at $9 and under. The gallery also has an “Affordable Art Wall,” with pieces priced at $125 and under. “A lot of people want to buy art, but they can’t afford to spend a lot of money,” says Skelly. “That’s why we try to have a wide range of affordable art. If someone can’t afford a $50 piece, they can buy something that is $9.”The “Dark Side” art exhibit will remain on view at the gallery through Nov. 21, but Saturday’s opening promises to be an event not to be missed. Castle the Band will provide the music, and La Bete Burlesque dancers will per-form. “At our last opening, we had about 200 people there,” says Skelly. “With the live music, it’s re-ally a pretty outrageous party.”

Explore the Dark SideBy Aaron Phaneuf

During the summer of 2009, over a delicious steak prepared by the in-tensely brilliant chefs at Spark Res-taurant, my friend Dan (not his real name) shared that his sister-in-law was planning to join a group of ex-citable souls dedicated to realizing their dream of writing a book. They would spend November hunched over keyboards, tapping as fast as they could, attempting to achieve 50,000 words by month’s end. The organization, National Novel Writ-ing Month, promotes this through a sophisticated system engineered to help aspiring writers succeed. Dan hinted that he may be interest-ed in joining the fray and wondered if I would like to participate. I didn’t have to think long. I was on board, excited to forge a path long imag-ined, but seemingly unrealistic.

Years ago, while on a trip to Ten-nessee, I had chosen the title, Sher-man, for my first book. I wasn’t sure what Sherman would be about, or who might inhabit that role. Over time, inspiration struck. My book would be about a turtle: an 180-year-old loggerhead turtle born on Holden Beach, North Carolina. For years our family has vacationed

Sin Holden Beach and heard about the great turtle hatchings that oc-cur each summer and fall. Logger-head turtles are a big deal in North Carolina and people there are seri-ous about protecting their famous ocean-faring friends. I had my ti-tle and my protagonist. So what would the book be about, exactly? What happens to Sherman during those long, lonely 180 years?

In no time, I had bookmarked all of the relevant websites that feature loggerhead turtles. Loggerheads, I learned, can live more than two hundred years and grow to weigh more than 1,000 pounds. They are huge, often solitary ocean crea-tures. They live in open sea for long stretches, cultivating fascinating personal stories while away from land. I added the last part, because no one is actually sure what logger-heads do for most of his or her life. When their travels bring them clos-er to shore, we have a much better chance of tracking them.

50,000 words in one month, without a particularly strong out-line, meant lots of silly plot cre-ations, filler dialogue, and plenty of detritus. I realized that a strong red pen would strike large sections of my story. Somehow though, I

managed to fight the urge to slow down, scrub my sentences clean, and bravely forged ahead. Within two weeks, I had fallen behind and knew I was facing long days at the computer as the month wore on. I caught a break over Thanksgiv-ing weekend, when our local fam-ily announced they would be trav-eling. I had five days to write. Just write. I had posted a frighteningly low figure of 25,000 words with six days remaining.

On Monday morning, November 30th, I had 900 words to write. I also had to go back to work. I brought my laptop to the office and did my best to clear the schedule. Thank-fully, aside from a small team meet-ing, I was off the hook. No major as-signments due or appointments to attend. I was making more mistakes than usual, probably because I was so close to finishing. I kept scan-ning my total word count: 49,450, 49,750. With that I put the laptop away, 250 words shy of my goal.

Amazingly, the torture most writers endure fuels their resolve and acts as inspiration. They fin-ish one book only to move quickly onto their next project. The pro-cess, while terribly difficult, can be exhilarating. Accomplishing a lofty goal always entails a rich re-ward. Maybe that is why I have decided to again jump into the abyss known as novel writing. I have tentatively entitled my new work, Kame Boys. My story be-gins where historical record grows faint. What we know is that in 1935 the United States government se-lected a small group of boys from the Kamehameha School in Hono-lulu to brave the expanse of Pacif-ic Ocean, land on Howland Island (made infamous by Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan), and establish a permanent residence. Very little is known about their adventures on Howland Island. Fertile ground for an imagination set free. This year, I am also hoping to create a fea-tured project on the website Kick-starter.com. Kickstarter is a unique funding platform for artists of all stripes, including authors, hoping to realize their dreams.

If you were wondering, I did ac-complish my goal of 50,000 words last November. On Monday the 30th at 9.30pm I glanced down at my screen, spotting good news – 50,104. Goal accomplished, the writing continues.

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Change is inevitable, growth is intentional. – unknown

Richard Saul Wurman loves libraries, and so last Thursday night, he spoke at The Redwood Library’s “Life of the Mind” lecture series” at the invitation of Kimberly Skeen Jones, to tell us why, and to offer his opinions on a lot of things.

Wurman, an “information architect” and found-er of the TED ( technology, entertainment and de-sign) conferences, has lived in Newport with his wife, writer Gloria Nagy, since 1993. Last month they were featured in a New York Times article, written by reporter Penelope Green ( also a Newport resident) that created some controversy. Why? Because he called Newport “an intellectual wasteland without a sense of humor”, and over 200 people showed up at The Redwood to find out why he felt that way, what makes him tick, and to see if he would apologize for his remark.

He did, saying that the remark was meant to be ex-clusive not inclusive. He then told the crowd what had made him angry enough to say it. The night be-fore his New York Times interview he had attended a party for a local Newport non- profit organization and at the party a woman came up to him and said “I hate Israel and I hate Jews.” He’s Jewish. But what really got to him was when he informed the head of said local organization that he felt offended, she re-plied “ Oh, don’t worry, that’s not uncommon.” Find-ing both comments stupid he left before the dinner.

Talking to Wurman, it seemed like the anti Semi-tism wasn’t what bothered him the most. Obviously it did somewhat, but mostly it was the ignorance that he found offensive. He’s glad that his opinions about it are out in the open and with that settled, the rest of his talk was enlightening.

He talked about the career he has created, the 82 books he’s written, eight of them on medicine, his de-sire to know about healthcare in other nations, the libraries he’s visited, the places he’s mapped, playing solitaire, playing with his dogs, the house he adores, and how delicious and healthy the food is at his con-ferences, all planned by Dr. Dean Ornish, a well known naturopathic doctor and nutritionist. He’s proud that he lost 90 pounds last year.

Wurman seriously doesn’t care what people think

about him. He has a lively mind and a showman like approach on how to get in-formation across to people.” Like the structure of a joke”, he told us. It’s the opposite of expectation.” He wants to give prizes to people who do the opposite. And this year he is mixing up the famous 18-minute TED talks with a variety of two to three min-utes ones, all given by the who’s who of the world and believe me, you can Wikipe-dia all of them.

Wurman is a curious man, and that curiosity drives much of what he does. He is also crackerjack smart….smart enough to recognize others who know more about a sub-ject than he does and willing to learn from them like a nov-ice. “Everyone sells their ex-pertise,” he told us. “ Every proj-ect that I do comes from my not knowing and my conferences are created by people who can tell me things.” World-wise confident, spiritually savvy, he works hard, and in addition to a strong intellect, he has emotional intelligence. He admits to crying a lot. This is a guy who understands that healthcare is about quality of life, not policy debates.

So now we know that he loves Newport and he’s here to stay. His two-year old TEDMED (now with a medical theme) conference is happening next week in San Diego. He will do one more and then a new conference called www.www in 2012. “The world is changing.” Wurman says. “Change is fasci-nating and I like to destroy so I can create some-thing new. What people make money from today will not be here tomorrow.”

Wurman is a generous man, taking time to speak at the Redwood, and who can’t love a guy willing to say that he made a mistake, so….. Come on Newport…… How great if he did his next con-ference here?

Richard Saul Wurman and Kimberly Skeen Jones Harriet Higgins and Rob Walker, attending The Redwood lecture series.

Saving Newport’s Historic Trees

Newport’s historic copper beech trees are under siege. The beeches have flourished in Newport’s mild coastal climate for more than 150 years, but they have recently suffered from blight. Loss of these large-scale specimen trees radically chang-es the historic character of the city’s landscapes. On Wednesday, Nov. 3, The Preservation Society of New-port County will host a lecture and discussion about the future of these magnificent trees at 11 a.m. at Rosecliff. Dr. Bruce Frae-drich, Vice President/Research from Bartlett Tree Research Labo-ratories, and Chris Fletcher, Rep-resentative Arborist and Local Manager of Bartlett Tree Experts will be the featured speakers. Admission to this event is free, but advance registration is requested. Register online at www.NewportMansions.org (click on Events Calendar), or call 847-1000 ext. 154.

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King and Spencer ParksThe City of Newport and the Aquid-neck Land Trust (“ALT”) signed a Purchase and Sale Contract under which ALT will purchase a perpetual Conservation Easement on the 6.70 +/- acre City-owned King Park and another perpetual Conservation Easement on the 2.44 +/- acre City-owned Spencer Park for $50,000 in the coming weeks as part of ALT’s Newport Conservation Initiative. The Loebs Family Foundation provided a $50,000 grant award to ALT to make this conservation project possible. This foundation has made a lasting difference by strategically supporting time-sen-sitive land conservation projects on Aquidneck Island. Regarding this collaboration with ALT, Mayor Jeanne-Marie Na-politano stated, “We are very happy to partner with the Aquidneck Land Trust again so as to permanently protect the conservation values of King Park and Spencer Park for the lasting benefit of all Newport-ers and others who love Aquidneck Island.” Edward F. Lavallee, Newport City Manager, noted, “It is very impor-tant not to take for granted the special natural resources which a community cherishes and that is why we are working with the Aquidneck Land Trust to put a set of permanent checks and balances on these two parks.” “We applaud the Newport City Council, City staff, The Loebs Fam-ily Foundation, the neighbors of these two parks, the Newport Tree and Open Space Commission, and the Spencer and King families, who originally gave these lands to the City for park purposes, for their sup-

port of this conservation project. Their long-term vision and respect for Aquidneck Island’s natural re-sources will pay lasting dividends,” said Ted Clement, ALT Executive Director.

Save Wicks Nursery The Aquidneck Land Trust’s (“ALT”) Campaign to Save Wicks Nursery received a major boost this week when the Town of Ports-mouth awarded a $200,000 grant to this time-sensitive conservation project. On July 2, 2010, ALT and the Wicks family signed an Option Agreement that will give ALT until March 2, 2011 to raise the neces-sary monies to purchase a $2 mil-lion perpetual Conservation Ease-ment on almost 40 acres of the farm located off East Main Road in Portsmouth. With Portsmouth’s leadership grant, ALT has raised close to $1.4 million for the Cam-paign to Save Wicks Nursery. Wicks Nursery is very strategic from a conservation perspective. The property is contiguous with a number of other previously con-served parcels within ALT’s Center Island Greenway thereby building upon and enhancing this past con-servation work. The parcel is also the last major undeveloped and unprotected property within the Sisson Pond Watershed. This open space land provides a natural buffer that helps protect this important Aquidneck Island water reservoir from harmful runoff. The subject land has been actively farmed for generations and is located next to other agricultural lands, many of which are conserved, thereby en-suring a critical mass of arable land in this area to sustain agricultural activities into the future.

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iNCASE is an innovative, New-port County-wide network that expands youth choices in out-of-school time. The primary purpose of the iNCASE system is to col-lect and coordinate information around the existing range of after-school opportunities for Newport County youth, ensure full capacity for these existing programs, and develop programming to fill gaps in service. The founding members of iNCASE include the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County, Child & Family’s Ophelia and Iron John sessions, the East Bay Met School, the Jamestown Teen Center, and the Newport Art Museum. In the coming months, iNCASE will be opening up membership to other community partners.


FROM THE gARDENPumpkins with a Past!

By Cynthia Gibson

“On October thirty-first,Goblins, witches do their worst!Pumpkins into lanterns turn.Little candles in them burn.”

— Anonymous

What is it about the mania to carve a pumpkin for Halloween? Families plan a weekend to visit local pumpkin patches to find just the perfect orange orb to carve! Hours are spent designing the fac-es, scary or sweet, and then waiting until dusk to put a small-lit candle inside. Scooping out the inside of the pumpkin seems to take forever. Sorting out the seeds for roasting is a dividend to your labor.

Once again, the garden delivers an October favorite, the pumpkin. Ones choices of pumpkin are enor-mous. Large, tiny, white, lumpy-bumpy, spotted, or striped, these squashes are just waiting to be-come a glowing face. Where do we go to find the perfect pumpkin? Here is the short list, right on our island: Sweet Berry Farm or Chaves Garden Center both in Middletown, Aquidneck Growers Market on Sat-urday or Wednesday, Decastro’s or Escobar’s Corn Maze both in Ports-mouth or any supermarket.

Not only does the Jack o’ Lantern have an age-old past it has its place in contemporary art as sculpture! As it turns out, ‘Jack’ as in Jack o’ Lantern, has a true tale.

“The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the sto-ry, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack did not want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his origi-nal form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Dev-il could not come down until the

Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.

Soon after, Jack died. As the leg-end goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heav-en. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out tur-nip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern”, and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.” From History.com

Stingy or not, Jack did leave his mark! Jack o’ Lanterns can be found on front steps of houses, on posts, or as centerpieces for a fun party every Halloween. Post-Jack, as tales go, pumpkins were carved to keep the likes of Jack or any type of evil spirit away from one’s home. We carve one every year don’t you?

What to carve on your orange squash canvas is another matter. If you have a computer and a printer, the internet is a great place to go for free design templates for carv-ing. Craft stores and supermarkets carry a multitude of books for carv-ing designs, from simple to intri-cate, and sell mini-carving tools as well. The only piece of that equip-ment that has ever been of use is the mini saw. It is far better than wielding a knife.

And, then of course, this past weekend the Ballard Park Pumpkin Tour displayed an enormous amount of creativity. When it comes to carv-ing pumpkins it has become more than a craze, it has become art!

After pumpkin carving, what bet-ter treat is there than special cup-cakes for friends and family stop-

ping by for a Halloween brew. Decorating them is the best part.

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Most of the year, pumpkins keep a pretty low profile. Who among us gives a thought in June to pump-kins? It takes the first crisp days of fall to bring America’s favorite or-ange squash to mind, and from there, it’s a short step to finding foods made from pumpkin on res-taurant menus all over Newport.

And by no means are we speak-ing here merely of pumpkin pie! In fact, it’s kind of odd that a food that is actually a vegetable should have become so firmly entrenched in the popular consciousness solely as a dessert ingredient.

Pumpkin doesn’t actually have a very distinctive flavor of its own, but because of its texture and its inherent sweetness when cooked, it’s a great carrier for other flavors. Just ask some of the many New-port chefs who are cooking with pumpkin right now:

Chef Neil Manacle, at Fluke on Bannisters Wharf, has two pump-kin dishes on the restaurant’s new fall menu: Roasted Autumn Squash Soup with Maple Crema, and Pan Seared Scallops with Pumpkin Pu-ree, Hazelnuts, Maple Glazed Ba-con and Brussels Sprouts. “Pump-kin is the perfect ingredient for the heartier dishes we crave at this time of year,” he says. “I think of it as fall on a plate.”

One of the best things about

pumpkin is its versatility, he adds: “Just a little bit of spice brings out a different side of it, sweet or sa-vory. ”

At Fluke, pumpkin turns up fre-quently in both entrees and des-serts. Sous chef Kevin King, who makes the desserts at the restau-rant, says that a pumpkin crème brulee he had on the menu a cou-ple of weeks ago was wildly popu-lar.

In his cooking, Manacle likes to use small, softball-sized sugar pumpkins, rather than the large ones. “The smaller ones tend to have less water, so their flavor’s more concentrated. This year, may-be because the weather around here was so dry, I’ve found that the local pumpkins are almost like can-dy when you roast them.”

Manacle, who worked at New York City restaurants including the Mesa Grill and the Bar Americain before moving to Newport about a year ago, never cooks any type of root vegetable or squash in water – always with dry heat to concen-trate the flavor.

Farther out on Bannisters Wharf, the Black Pearl restaurant is also having a seasonal love affair with pumpkins. Laurie Shakarian – a pastry chef and cook at the Pearl for some 25 years – is the creator of the restaurant’s Pumpkin Cheese-cake and Pumpkin Chiffon Pie des-serts – both of which, she says, peo-

ple just seem to crave at this time of year. “The chiffon pie is made by adding whipped egg whites to the basic pumpkin pie mixture to light-en it up. Then the pie is garnished with whipped cream and candied ginger. It really makes a nice pre-sentation.”

The Pearl also offers whole baby pumpkins as side dishes: “You just scrape out the seeds and then put in a little brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. Roast them till they’re soft, and then put the tops on and serve them whole along with your main dish,” says Shakarian. “They look great on the table.”

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Pumpkin puree is a key ingredient in Fluke chef Neil Manacle’s“Pan Seared Scallops with Pumpkin Puree, Brussels Sprouts,

Maple Lacquered Bacon and Toasted Hazelnuts” Fluke’s Pan Seared Scallops with Pumpkin Puree

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By Patricia Lacouture

If the four little words, Woody Al-len’s latest film, don’t capture your attention, perhaps these two will—Antonio Banderas. Yes, Banderas teams up with Woody Allen in a tale of—what else?—misguided love.

Described by A. O. Scott in the “New York Times” as “metaphysical pessimism,” Allen’s 40-some films exploit neurosis, misunderstand-ings that become too layered to sort out and a genuine sense of ex-istential angst. In “You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger,” the shenanigans center primarily around two falter-ing marriages, that of Sally (N aomi Watts, who should really drop the harsh blonde look) and Roy (Josh Brolin and their elder counterparts, Helena (Gemma Jones) and Alfie (Anthony Hopkins). Helena talks herself into believing that Alfie left because of her blunt honesty, but expeditions into the occult reveals that Alfie, wondering what it’s all about, has left for a call girl named Charmaine (Lucy Punch) as well as the promise of his lost youth.

Sally peruses what she believes is romance with her boss Greg (Anto-nio Banderas), while Roy becomes enamored with a neighbor named Dia (Frida Pinto), who he spies upon, “Rear Window” style,” until she no-tices his voyeurism and, rather than hear alarm bells, assumes that she has become his Muse. (One won-ders why—except that all rules are off in a Woody Allen film—Dia does not wonder if she has a pathologi-cal stalker on her hands rather than an emotional wreck looking for a safe harbor.)

Banderas capitalizes on the pros-pect fate has landed at his door-step with lines the dim-witted Sally finds profound, like “You see how ironic and beautiful life is?” He

all but purrs over the canary he’s about to capture.

Sir Anthony Hopkins demon-strates his tongue-in-cheek humor-ous side by proceeding to whiten his teeth and tan his body. This is Narcissus as a self-deluded clown, yet who can blame him for leaving the nutty Helena?

“You Will Meet A Tall Dark Strang-er” revolves around Shakespeare’s observation about life being “a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Some of Allen’s characters figure this out. Others don’t. What they share is be-coming somewhat idiotic at times while looking for love and not knowing when they’ve stumbled into the wrong places.

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At Monty’s restaurant inside Van-derbilt Hall on Mary Street, chef Peter Lech says a pumpkin bread that is served at breakfast is one of the restaurant’s most popular items right now. And on the din-ner menu, which changes week-ly, he frequently uses pumpkin in an elaborate French preparation called Candied Pumpkin Noisette: “It’s a savory dish that’s made with hazelnuts, sage and quail.”

Chefs Bradley McCoil and Mi-chael Hervieux, at the Safari Room restaurant at Ocean Cliff, are offer-ing a hearty squash bisque with pumpkin seed oil. “Just a little bit of pumpkin seed oil adds great color and toasty flavor,” says Hervieux. “The beautiful deep green oil adds dimension to the bright orange of the soup.”

At Asterisk, 599 Thames Street, a midweek special dish right now is Spaghetti with Pumpkin, Apple and Sage, finished with a delicate brown butter sauce. The restau-rant also marks the season with a Pumpkin Martini.

Restaurant menus are not the only places around Newport where

pumpkin is popping up as an in-gredient these days: At the New-port Fudgery, 359 Thames St., a bright orange mound of Pumpkin Pie fudge looks great next to a pink pile of Cranberry fudge. “We always have the Pumpkin flavor at this time of year,” says Dara Gardner, who works in the busy shop.

You can watch fudge in all kinds of flavors being made in the front

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And if, on a cool fall Saturday after having a taste of Pumpkin fudge, you happen to crave some-thing hot to drink, look no further than Espresso Yourself in the Perry Mill building, 337 Thames Street at Memorial Boulevard “Pumpkin lattes, and especially pumpkin chai teas are what everyone has been asking for lately,” says owner Pat Robb, adding that she can “turn anything you want into pumpkin,” just by adding a dash of her handy DaVinci Pumpkin Pie syrup.

Pumpkin here, pumpkin there: It’s all part of the magic of fall, when the humble squash that’s hardly noticed the rest of the year suddenly becomes a Star.

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Rhea’s Inn & Restaurant120 W. Main Rd., Middletown

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Oct. 21

Angela Moore Trunk ShowAn evening of trends and clas-sic favorites. 6 – 8 p.m., Angela Moore, 190 Bellevue Ave. Guests will receive 20% off all purchases plus pink champagne and pink cupcakes in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Lecture of the Mind Series“So You Think You Have a Crazy Travel Story?” Daniel Asa Rose, au-thor, will discuss his book at 5:30 p.m. at the Redwood Library. Free for members, $5 for non-members. 50 Bellevue Ave., 847-0292

“Nathanial Green” LectureGerald Carbone, author will dis-cuss this RI-born general. Free admission, 6 p.m. at Salve Regina’s Antone Academic Center. Corner of Leroy and Lawrence Ave, 841-8770.

Murder at the MuseumFamily friendly interactive Mur-der Mystery show. 7 p.m., $30 for adults, $15 for 17 and under. Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200, www.newportmur-dermystery.com

Dracula at Belcourt Castle The Island Moving Co.’s ballet moves through the eerie rooms of Belcourt Castle and incorporates live music, aerial dance, and film into a spectacular theatrical experi-ence. Tickets range from $65-$85. 7:30 p.m. Visit www.islandmov-ingco.org or 847-4470 for more information.

BYOI ThursdaysBring Your Own Improv! Interac-tive improv show that welcomes voluntary audience participation! Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, 849-3473, 8 p.m.

Cabaret & HumorNewport Grand Slots presents an evening of great musical com-posers. 8 p.m., $15 per ticket to help support Child and Family of Newport. 150 Admiral Kalbfus Rd., 608-6777.

FridayOct. 22

Health Care ForumLt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts and Christopher Koller, RI’s Health Insurance Commissioner address how health care will impact RI employees. 8 – 10 a.m. Best West-ern Mainstay Inn in Newport. $35, RSVP at 847-1608 or [email protected]

Dracula at Belcourt Castle 7:30 p.m., $135, Please see Thurs-day, Oct. 21 for more details.

Fortress of NightmaresTwo Halloween attractions at one great location. Tunnels of Terror is a terrifying walk through the dark tunnels of Fort Adams, while the Fortress Ghost Hunts take you on a paranormal investigation. 6 – 9 p.m., 841-0707.

The Bit PlayersNewport’s award-winning comedy improve troupe, The Bit Players cre-ate on the spot laughs from audi-ence suggestions, 8 p.m., Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, $15, 849-3473, www.firehousetheater.org

Cabaret & Humor8 p.m., Please see Thursday, Oct. 21 for more details.

SaturdayOct. 23

Books Galore!Two-day book sale at the Jame-stown Library from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hardcover books are $2, and pa-perbacks are $1. Call the library at 423-7280 for more information

Golf Fitness ClinicAdd distance to your best swings! 1.5 hour clinic at Aull Pilates Studio, 1077 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown. $49 per person which includes a DVD. 619-4977 to reserve a space. Wear golf clothes and shoes and bring your favorite putter.

Newport’s Buried History TourListen to stories about Newport’s people of color, enslaved and free. 11:30 a.m., reservations suggested.

Fortress of Nightmares6 – 9 p.m., Please see Saturday, Oct. 22 for more information

Dracula at Belcourt Castle 4 p.m., 8 p.m., $85, Please see Thursday, Oct. 21 for more details

The Bit Players8 p.m., Please see Friday, Oct. 22 for more details.

SundayOct. 24

Books Galore!1 – 5 p.m. Please see Saturday, Oct. 23 for more information

Schola Cantorum of BostonChoral ensemble sings Byrd: Mass for Four Voices Cantiones Sacrae 1589. $25 per person, $20 for Se-niors, $8 for students, 4 p.m. Em-manuel Church, 42 Dearborn St., 847-7560. Tickets may be pur-chased online at www.emmanuel-newport.org


Dracula at Belcourt Castle 2 p.m., 6 p.m., $85, Please see Thursday, Oct. 21 for more details

MondayOct. 25

I See Ya, Baby!Come watch “Babies” the ac-claimed documentary at Newport

Library at 7 p.m. Free. Contact the Reference desk for more informa-tion, 847-8720 ext. 208 or [email protected]

TuesdayOct. 26

Tango LessonsBeginner series of weekly Argen-tine dance classes at the Edward King Senior Center, 7 – 8:30 p.m. $20 per person, $30 for couples. Email [email protected] for more information

WednesdayOct. 27

Windmill WednesdayExplore the inner workings of the 1812 windmill at Prescott Farm,4 – 6 p.m. $5 per person and free children 5 and under. 2009 West Main Rd., Middletown, 846-4152

ThursdayOct. 28

Rhode Island’s Wild WomenLocal author M.E. Reilly-McGreen will share stories from her new book “Witches, Wenches, and Wild Women of Rhode Island” at 7 p.m. at the Newport Library. Free and open to the public. 847-8720 ext. 208 or [email protected] for more information

BYOI ThursdaysBring Your Own Improv! Interac-tive improv show that welcomes voluntary audience participation! Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, 849-3473, 8 p.m.

Murder at the Museum7 p.m., Please see Thursday, Oct. 21 for more details.

FridayOct. 29

Fortress of Nightmares6 – 9 p.m., Please see Saturday, Oct. 22 for more details.



SaturdayOct. 30

Common Burial GroundWalking TourVisit the final resting place of gov-ernors, congressmen, merchants and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. $12 per person. Reservations suggested, 11:30 a.m. Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 841-8770

Haunted AquariumSave the Bay’s exploration center is transformed for Halloween! 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $5 per person, come in costume and save $1 off entry. Easton’s Beach, 175 Memorial Blvd, 324-6020

The Creepy CarouselWear a costume, ride the carousel, make craft projects, and get a bag of goodies. The event is “Not scary” and suitable for younger children. $5 per person. 3 – 6 p.m. Easton’s Beach Rotunda, 175 Memorial Blvd., 845-5800

Common Fence Music at Channing Church presents acclaimed singer-songwriter Eliza Gilky-son with Ray Bonneville and Nina Gerber on Thursday, Oct 28 at 8 pm. Doors open at 7:30. The performance will take place in the sanctuary of Channing Memorial Church. The Common Fence Music at Channing Church mini-series compliments The Picnic Series which will continue at Common Fence Music’s Portsmouth home. For general inquiries and to leave a message call 683-5085, or visit the website at www.commonfencemusic.org.

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Halloween in Newport “Halloween Ball”7 p.m. – midnight. Dance the night away and ring in Halloween 2010! Costume prizes, cash bar, h’dourves! Kids 15+ with adult. $25 per person, The Elks Mansion, 141 Pelham St., 419-7918, www.hallow-eeninnewport.com

Teen Halloween DanceTeens from 7th grade up are in-vited to do the Monster Mash from 7 – 10 p.m. at the Jamestown Rec Center. Cost is $5 for those in costume and who bring a toy for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Call or email Debbie Tungett at 423-7261 or [email protected]

Halloween Bash at Belcourt CastleThe haunted 60-room mansion sets the stage for dancing, enter-tainment, beer, wine, and sur-prises! $85, 7:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.regonline.com/Halloween-Bash2010, Belcourt Castle, 657 Bel-levue Ave.




SundayOct. 31

Haunted AquariumSave the Bay’s exploration center is transformed for Halloween! 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $5 per person, come in costume and save $1 off entry. Easton’s Beach, 175 Memorial Blvd, 324-6020


gallery Shows & Artist Openings

Anchor Bend Glassworks GalleryFall Harvest Designs Show through Nov. 22. Gallery open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., 16 Franklin St., 849-0698, www.anchorbendglass.com

Harbor Fine ArtFeaturing the work of seven local artists. Gallery open daily 11 a.m – 5 p.m., 134 Spring St., 848-9711, www.harborfineart.com

Sheldon Fine ArtOpening reception for Andrew Orr Saturday, Oct. 25, 5 -7 p.m. 59 America’s Cup Ave. 849-0030.

Art on the Wharf Featuring the 10th Annual “Boat Show” by artist Tony Gill. The show runs through Oct. 31. Gallery hours are Fri. – Mon., noon-5 p.m., or by appointment, 33 Bannister’s Wharf, 845-6858

Cadeaux du MondeFeaturing the Summer 2010 fea-ture exhibit, “Images of Africa.” 26 Mary St., 848-0550, www.cadeauxdumonde.com

Isherwood GalleryGallery hours are Wed.-Sat., 38 Bel-levue Ave., 699-2276, www.isher-woodgallery.com

DeBlois GalleryGallery hours are Tues.-Sun., noon-5 p.m., 138 Bellevue Ave., 847-9977, www.debloisgallery.com

Didi Suydam ContemporaryGallery is open Thurs.-Mon., 12 - 5 p.m., 25 Mill St., 848-9414, www.didisuydam.com.

Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design 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

Reel GalleryOpening party for 15 local artists Oct. 23 from 6-9 p.m. 94 William St., 484-7535, www.reelgallery.com

Sheldon Fine ArtOpening reception for Marin Dob-son, Sat., Oct. 16, 5-7 p.m. Gal-lery is open daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., 59 America’s Cup Ave., Bowen’s Wharf, 849-0030.

Victorine Contemporary Art192 Thames St., 835-1920, www.victorineart.com

William Vareika Gallery“Historic New England” exhibition will be on display until Nov. 14. 212 Bellevue Ave., 849-6149 or www.vareikafinearts.com

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Belcourt CastleA Gilded Age mansion, guided tours, evening ghost tours, reser-vations recommended, 657 Bellevue Ave., 846-0669, www.belcourtcastle.com

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Perro Salado – Honky Tonk Knights

Rhino Bar– Reggae Night Hot Like Fire, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Marina Café & Pub–Dick Lupino & Friends, 6:30-9 p.m.

Newport Marriot–Paul Del Nero, 7-10 p.m.

Friday, October 22Hyatt Hotel–Dave Manuel on piano, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Jimmy’s – Cliff’s N’ Bangers 6-8 p.m., and Visible Estrus, 10 p.m. – close

LaForge – Dave Manuel, 6 p.m.

Newport Blues Café – The Criminals, 10 p.m.

Newport Grand – Nuance, 9 p.m.

O’Brien’s – O’ Doyle Rules, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

One Pelham East – Wicken Peach

Rhino Bar – Wild Nights

Rhumbline – Lois Vaughan

Sambar – Live Acoustic with Andre, 9 p.m.

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

Saturday, October 23Hyatt Hotel - Dave Manuel on piano, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Jimmy’s – Karaoke w/ DJ Phino, 9 p.m. – close

Greenvale Vineyard – Dick Lupino & Friends, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Newport Blues Café – Dirty Deeds–AC/DC Tribute

Newport Grand – Simply Sinatra– Mike Dutra, 9 p.m.

One Pelham East - Rusty, 3-6pm The Kulprints, 10 p.m.-1 p.m.

Rhino Bar –The Rock

Rhumbline– Joe Parillo

Sambar – DJ Butch, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 24Castle Hill – Dick Lupino & Friends, 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Fastnet Pub – Live Traditional Irish Music, 6 – 10 p.m.

Newport Blues Café – George Gritzbach Band

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

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

Newport Blues Café – Conviction Band

Monday, October 25Fastnet Pub- “Blue Monday” 10:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

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Tuesday, October 26Newport Blues Café- Felix Brown, 10 p.m.

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Wednesday, October 27One Pelham East – Chris Gauthier

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

Fort AdamsLargest coastal fortification in the United States, an engineering and architectural masterpiece.“History you can touch”. hourly tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (weather permitting) 841-0707, 90 Fort Adams Drive, www.fortadams.org

International TennisHall of Fame & MuseumDiscover 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 , 849-3990; www.tennisfame.com.

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Museum of Newport HistoryExhibits on display depict the city’s role in the American Revolution and its emeravgence as a Gilded Age resort, open daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 127 Thames St., 841-8770, www.newporthaavaistorical.org

National Museum of American IllustrationOriginal 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 MuseumPermanent 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.

Newport Art MuseumPermanent collection of contem-porary and historic works, open daily, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200, www.newportartmuseum.org

Ochre CourtOne of Newport’s first “summer cottages” built in 1892, now Salve Regina University’s administration building, ground floor open Mon-day thu Friday, 9-4 p.m.

Prescott FarmRestored 1812 windmill, guided tours, Rte. 114, West Main Rd., Mid-dletown, 847-6230, www.newportrestoration.org

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

Redwood LibraryThe nation’s oldest library, c 1748, 50 Bellevue Avenue, free, dona-tions always welcome, 847-0292; www.redwoodlibrary.org

Rough PointDoris Duke’s oceanfront estate, 680 Bellevue Avenue, 847-8344, www.newportrestoration.org

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Haunted Newport: 16 Spirits from Beyond the grave

By Meg O’Neil

On a recent visit to one of my favorite Newport haunts, no pun intended, I got the chance to sit down and talk with Andi Johnson, owner of Perro Salado, which re-sides in the Stephen Decatur Sr. house on Charles Street - one of the oldest buildings in Newport. Built before 1713, the roughly 300-year-old building is rumored to be one of the most haunted places in Newport. On any given night, you can see the Newport Ghost Walk tours stopping outside, snapping pictures, and hearing the stories of lore that are associated with the house. So just how true are the ru-mors of spirits from the afterlife?

A paranormal investigation group from Colorado Springs, CO, was visiting the notorious Lizzie Borden house in Fall River when they stopped in for a delicious bite at Perro Salado. “After talking to them for a little while during din-ner, we asked if they’d be interested in doing an investigation of the res-taurant,” explained Johnson. Using different instruments to communi-cate with the other side, the group determined that there are 16 spirits from beyond the grave that reside in the building or on the premises.

Besides the paranormal group contacting the other side, John-son explained experiences that the staff and customers have felt or seen from the ghostly residents.

“One server has seen a young girl in the front dining room. It was the end of the night, as we were shutting off the lights, she went to make sure everything was closed

properly and she saw a little girl peeking around the corner. Anoth-er server felt like she was being fol-lowed around by a little girl while she was working in that room as well on night.”

Jonson went on to describe sev-eral more apparitions that have been seen. “Upstairs near what we call the ‘Captain’s Room,’ people have seen a large, dark figure loom-ing. People often get the creeps up there.” If you haven’t ventured up-stairs towards that corner room, you must. I have felt an uneasy feel-ing by simply taking a look into the heavily wooded room that looks like an old ship berth.

While a dark, looming figure sounds malevolent, “The ghost hunters said they were all happy spirits and that they were very con-tent here. Although, we did ask them if they approved of the night-life atmosphere of the restaurant. A couple of them said ‘yes,’ and a few said ‘absolutely not!’”

Exactly how did the Perro crew “talk” with ghosts from beyond the grave?

“[The group] had a little transis-tor radio type instrument they used to “tune-in” and there was a spirit on the other side named Ty, and Ty would respond after we asked questions.” It was Ty who communi-cated that the little girl seen in the house was named Sadie.

“After the ghost hunters left, I was convinced hook, line, and sinker that we had these spirits in the house. We did recordings up-

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Andi Johnson, owner of Perro Sala-do on Charles St. reveals stories of the 16 ghostly spirits that still roam the old Stephen Decatur Sr. house


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Rogers High SchoolGirl’s Soccer (3 – 8 – 2)Currently in 7th place in Division III CentralTuesday, Oct. 26, 3:45 p.m. against Cranston East

Boy’s Soccer (2 – 8 – 3)Currently in 5th place in Division III SouthThursday, Oct. 21, 3:30 p.m. against Tiverton

Middletown High SchoolFootball (4 – 2)Currently in 2nd place in Division IIIFriday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. against Moses BrownGirl’s Soccer (8 – 2 – 3)

Currently in 3rd place in Division III CentralMonday, Oct. 25, 4:15 p.m. against Hope at GaudetFriday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. against Rogers

Boy’s Soccer (5 – 3 – 3)Currently in 3rd place in Division II South

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m. against Warwick Veterans at Gaudet

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Football (6 – 1)Currently tied for 2nd place in Division IFriday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. against South KingstownGirl’s Soccer (9 – 3 – 3)

Currently in 2nd place in Division I CentralMonday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. against Barrington

Boy’s Soccer (7 – 4 – 2)Currently in 3rd place in Division I EastThursday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. against SheaTuesday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. against Barrington

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Take a stroll through the Trinity Church Pumpkin PatchEveryday through Halloween on Sunday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Enjoy Trinity Church’s Second An-nual Pumpkin Patch in Queen Anne Square, Downtown Newport.

Walk amongst the dead at the Carved in Stone Cemetery TourNewport’s Common Burying Ground has all sorts of stories at-tached to it. Carved in Stone is a 90 minute walking tour of the Com-mon Burying Ground, Newport Rhode Island’s oldest and largest colonial burying ground. 841.8600 for tickets or online at www.ghost-sofnewport.com.

Escobar’s Halloween PartyEveryone is invited to this old-fash-ioned Halloween costume party for the entire family on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.! Fun and games, plus trick-or-treat in the corn maze. Come in costume and receive $1 off admission.

Get lost at Escobar’s Corn Maize

Even if you miss out on Esco-bar’s A-Maizeing Halloween Party, there’s still plenty of time to go get lost. Open through Nov. 7, Fridays from 4 p.m. to dusk, Saturdays from 10 a.m. to dusk and Sundays 11 a.m. until dusk. Highland Farms Corn Maze, Middle Road, Ports-mouth. 864-1064.

Pick your perfect gourd at Sweet Berry FarmStaying close to the goodness of the earth is what makes Sweet Ber-ry Farm one of Aquidneck Island’s best-loved spots. Take a walk through the farm’s pumpkin patch and pick out the perfect gourd for your jack-o-lantern display. Open daily. 915 Mitchell’s Lane, Middle-town. www.SweetBerryFarmRI.com.

Make a Ghost Connection at Bel-court CastleTake a guided ghost tour in one of Newport’s genuine haunted houses. The 90-minute tour begins with a slide presentation by Miss Virginia Smith, a world traveler, describing haunted places here and abroad. Mrs. Tinney, owner of Belcourt, and Miss Smith relate per-sonal experiences in the Castle. The tour ends with a demonstration in the French gothic ballroom. Tours run regularly through the week, but are not appropriate for children un-der eight. Ticket Price: $18 per per-son, Call 846-0669 for reservations. www.BelcourtCastle.com.

Newport Murder MysteryFriday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.What could be scarier that a real life who-dunnit? Join in the fun and mystery at the newly renovat-ed Casino Theatre. Try to solve the crime. There’s no better time than now to indulge in a little psycho-

logical mind games! 9 Freebody Street, $20. Purchase tickets here.

Sink your teeth into the Island Moving Co. production of DraculaThursday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m., & 8 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m., & 6 p.m.Blaaah. Not in a bad way, just in a Translvanian kind of way. Grab your tickets for this very special Island Moving Co. presentation of Dracula at Belcourt Castle. Using a mix of video and live dance, the production has been in the works for month. And the setting? What could be better than a haunted mansion? Call 847-4470 for more info, or visit IslandMovingCo.org.

Scare yourself at the Fortress of NightmaresOct. 22 – 24 & Oct. 28 – 31, 6 – 9 p.m.They say if you listen closely, you can hear footsteps in the tunnels of Fort Adams late at night. Is it the ghost of long past Civil War soldiers? Or is from the masons who worked for decades building this finely crafted killing trap? Ev-ery year, this already spooky place gets even scarier with the annual Fortress of Nightmares. www.For-tAdams.org.

The Ultimate Halloween BashDress up in your best costume for the Ultimate Halloween Bash on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Belcourt Castle starting at 7:30 p.m. until Midnight. Enjoy a very festive and spooky night set in the haunted Belcourt Castle with Dancing, Live Entertainment, Hor’s douvres and Beverages. Enter in the Costume Contest for a chance to win prizes. Tickets are now on sale for $85. Visit www.belcourtcastle.com

Wag Nation Howl-o-ween StrollThe 2nd annual stroll will start at the Wag Nation store on William St. at noon and there will be trick or treating for the pups followed by bobbing for balls, prizes for most creative costumes, treats and more!!! Saturday, Oct. 30.

Christie’s Halloween ExtravaganzaSaturday, Oct. 30, “Devil’s Night Out”! Quench your thirst at the limited open bar & fill your stom-ach at the buffet, from 8 – 10 p.m. DJ will be playing all night long & contest winners for “Best Jack O’Lantern” & “Best Costume” win Gift Certificates, so dress up & bring your Jack O’Lantern! $40 ad-vanced, $50 at door

Halloween Party Booze Cruise Cruise the dark waters of Narra-gansett Bay on the Ghost Ship on Fri, Oct. 22 with DJ Butch! Guys and ghouls who are 21 and over, please! $25 per person, get your tickets at Bowen’s Landing, 849-3575. 8 p.m.

Electric Frankenstein Rock ‘n Roll Halloween PartyMr. MiKe & DJ Butch present a three band Halloween Extravagan-za on Satuday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m., Tickets are $20 are the door. Buy your tickets at Water Bro’s on 23 Memorial Blvd. or 846-7873

Day of the DeadCome to Perro Salado on Satur-day, Oct. 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. and let your kids learn about Mexico’s “Dia de les Muelos”. See the shrine, learn the traditions, enjoy the sweetbread and grown-ups can eenjenjoy a “spirit” from the back bar.

Salve Regina UniversityField Hockey (3 – 12)Currently in 7th place in TCCCTuesday, Oct. 26, 3:30 p.m. against RivierMen’s Soccer (11 – 3 – 1)Currently in 1st place in TCCCTuesday, Oct. 26, 3 p.m. against Gordon

Women’s Soccer (9 – 6)Currently in 3rd place in TCCCWednesday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m. against Gordon

Women’s Volleyball (9 – 12)Currently in 5th place in TCCCMonday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. against Newbury

stairs, which resulted in EVPs (Elec-tronic Voice Phenomenon) where we could hear garbled voices that weren’t our own. We sat around and conjured up spirits, and they found lots of orbs.”

The experiences of staff and cus-tomers does not stop there. There have been several reports of peo-ple seeing, “A fully cloaked figure in Revolutionary garb walking up the staircase. One woman claimed she heard footsteps going up the stairs, and she curiously followed, only to be met with a locked door at the top of the stairs. A lot of peo-ple who sit at the front bar say they have seen things on the stairway as well or looming at the top of the stairs.”

One regular occurrence happens in the yellow dining room. John-son explains, “At one point it was an electrical problem with Nation-al Grid across the street, but this room often has the lights dim up and down for no reason. It happens a lot – they’ve done everything they could to fix it. There’s noth-ing wrong with the electricity. The ghost hunters said the spirits have to work up a lot of energy to do any little thing, so they could be trying to draw the energy from the elec-tricity.”

Johnson has also heard of ghost-ly encounters from the time before she owned the restaurant when it was La Petite Auberge. “I’ve heard that there was a broom stick that stood on end in the middle of one of the rooms. Another time, a cus-tomer mentioned the name Ste-phen Decatur, and a painting of him flew off the wall.”

Another spirit that the para-normal group found is allegedly a woman who occupies Johnson’s of-fice who simply stares out the win-dow, waiting for her loved one to come back from sea. While John-son herself has not had a personal encounter with the spirits, she says, “I have no reason to believe they aren’t here…I could just not be sen-sitive to it. I think some people just aren’t. But I believe if ghosts were going to be anywhere in Newport, I think this would be the place.”

HAUNTED NEWPORT,Continued from p. 20

Salve’s Football team scored a big victory at home on Satur-day, Oct 16 against Curry with a score of 31-7. See the Seahawks play against Plymouth State on Saturday, Oct. 30 at noon.


NATUREDuck-Duck geese!

This male Mallard duck is “fluffing” his wings.(Photo by Jack Kelly)

By Jack Kelly As the fall season surrounds us

with spectacular beauty, our sens-es are treated to a myriad of won-ders. The brilliant changing foliage colors of oranges, reds, yellows, and golds; the sounds of rushing leaves, the taste of a fresh, hand-picked apple, the smell of a mug of warm apple cider with cinnamon sticks, warming my hands, all contribute to making fall one of the best times of the year. I am invigorated by the passage of seasons, a joy that I find I share with many other people.

This time of year also brings us through the fall migration sea-son. While our summer breeding and nesting species are heading south, we are welcoming new resi-dents. Our parks, woods, meadows, ponds, marshes and ocean-side waters will soon host tens of thou-sands of wintering birds. The new visitors include ducks, geese, owls, grebes, loons and many other spe-cies. These assorted species pro-vide local birders and nature lovers with a vast array of viewing oppor-tunities.

One of the most iconic sights this time of year is the V-shaped forma-tions of Canadian geese that can be seen in the skies above. With a familiar yelping honk, Canadian geese are usually heard before they are seen. There is a local non-migra-tory population of Canadian geese that breed and nest near our local waters. In the weeks to come, they will be joined by thousands of mi-gratory geese. In years past, other species of geese have been spotted feeding on the ground amongst the Canadian geese. Cackling Goose, Greater White-fronted goose, Bar-

nacle goose, the rare Pink-footed goose, and Snow goose have all been observed locally. Two years ago, my friend Matt Grimes direct-ed me to an area where I was able to photograph a “Blue Goose”. The “Blue Goose” is a dark morph and subspecies of the Snow goose. Ca-nadian geese and their friends can be found on farmlands, golf cours-es, and in local wetlands.

The island will also be the win-tering area for thousands of ducks. There are two types of ducks, dab-bling and diving. Dabbling ducks feed from the water’s surface by “dabbling” with their bills or by tip-ping their bottoms skyward and feeding from below the surface of the water. Most dabbling ducks feed on vegetation in the water or on shoreline grasses. Diving ducks feed on small fish, crustaceans, and shellfish by diving underwater, pro-pelled by their webbed feet. Both types of ducks are comprised di-verse groups of species.

Of all of the duck species that winter in our area, none is more eagerly awaited than the Harle-quin duck. The Harlequin male has a beautiful pattern of cobalt blue, cinnamon, and white feathers, and is a “must see” among bird watch-ers and nature enthusiasts. Harle-quin ducks are diving sea ducks and feed along the shoreline of headlands, on fish and crustaceans. Harlequins usually arrive near the end of October. Sachuest Point Na-tional Wildlife Refuge hosts a large population of Harlequins annually.

The population of wintering wa-terfowl will grow as the ponds and lakes to our north freeze over. The diversity of the species that will be in our area over the next four to

six months is too great to list. As the season progresses, local na-ture groups offer programs and tours for both experienced and novice nature enthusiasts. This is a great time to get out and enjoy the change of seasons along with the majesty of nature.

MIGRATION REPORTThere is still time to catch tran-

sient migratory species passing through our area. This may also be the last chance to view our summer friends until next spring. Waterfowl migration has begun in our area. Harlequin ducks have arrived. The below listed species can be found in local waters, with more to fol-low in the next three to four weeks: Green-winged Teal, Northern Pin-tail, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, American Black Duck, Ruddy Duck, Canadian Goose, and Wood Duck.

Best birding spots”during the current fall migrationn Miantonomi Park

n Norman Bird Sanctuary

n Brenton Point State Park (fields, woods and seashore)

n Albro Woods, Middletown

n Ballard Park/Hazard Road, Newport (including Gooseneck Cove salt marshes)

n Sachuest Point National Wild-life Refuge (including salt marshes behind Third Beach parking lot)

For the latest updates of bird migration check www.RIBirds.org

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Huge bait pods moved down the Sakonnet River bringing hun-gry bluefish and school bass in hot pursuit. Beach anglers have witnessed increased bait activity as pods of both pogies and mul-let were being driven shoreward by bass and bluefish. Nearly three dozen anglers lined the shore at Third Beach last Sunday evening to take part in the action. Bass in the twenty pound range were tak-en this past week, as well as some large bluefish. This action will con-tinue this week as more bait heads down the Sakonnet and seaward. Second Beach has been produc-tive, too, as large pods of bait were driven shoreward by hungry fish.

Fair weather most of this past week gave anglers a chance to fish the ocean side and their efforts were well-rewarded with some great fishing for Striped bass and Bluefish. Easton’s Point and the Clambake Club have been pro-ductive as well as Lands End and Coggeshall Ledge. Birds were seen working Butterball Reef early in the morning, everyday this past week, and night anglers were busy slam-ming striped bass there. On Satur-day the 16th, fish worked bait balls along the shore of Jamestown from Bass Rock to Beavertail. Again, doz-ens of anglers lined the shore to take advantage of these opportu-nities. Other productive areas in-cluded Southwest Point, near Kettle Bottom, to just south of Mackerel Cove.

Newport Harbor is still holding big schools of bait and bass have remained there to feed. Fishing Gull Island and Doris Dukes “Rough Point” have been excellent for night anglers using chunk bait and plugs. Eel anglers also had plenty of ac-tion there in both early morning and at last light. Thursday October

20th will bring the full moon and, if the weather cooperates, anglers will have some great fishing condi-tions for the final weeks of the fall season

Blackfish fishing this past week has been surprisingly slow. Many local anglers are attributing that to reduced water clarity from rough sea conditions, but the old-timers say it is just a result of weak tidal action. In-the-know anglers are aware that blackfish, or tautog, prefer feeding under specific con-ditions. Rough seas make it more difficult for anglers to hook black-fish and reduced bottom visibility makes it difficult for the blackfish to find the anglers bait. Another important factor is the current. In Connecticut anglers call blackfish “tide-runners” for they believe this species feeds best in areas where the current is strong. Fishing for tautog in strong rips requires the use of 10oz. sinkers to get the bait to the bottom. From experience, we believe this theory is correct.

Tidal action should have in-creased on Wednesday the 20th to 3.7ft., then peak on Sunday the 24th and 25th at 4ft. These strong tides will deliver some great black-fish fishing this week, as well as next weekend. Make certain to buy your crabs in advance for supplies will surely run low as word of favor-able blackfish conditions, spread.

The DEM regulations for keep-er tautog remains at 16 inches and anglers may take no more than three fish per man from the shore. Boat anglers have the same limit of three fish per man, plus a boat limit of no more than 10 fish per boat per day. The most generous allotment of blackfish this season goes to the charter boats. Char-ter anglers, are allowed to take 8 fish per man without the boat limit. This opportunity will last until No-vember 30th, when regulations will

change to 1 fish per day per angler. Before leaving the dock, always call the DEM at 401-789-3094 for latest updates, as regulations can change without notice.

Bluefin Tuna made a brief visit to our waters this past week. Ken Lac-ey and son Caleb were fishing last Monday when a school of bluefin appeared. Fishing the humps, a few miles of south of Buoy 2A, these ex-perienced anglers witnessed these huge tuna leaping out of the water in pursuit of bluefish. The Laceys estimated the size of these bluefin at more than 500 pounds and were awed by the spectacle. These giant fish can reach 1800 pounds and ex-ceed 13-feet in length, speeding through the water at nearly fifty miles per hour.

According to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the officials who are responsible for management of the bluefins, 40 years of over-fish-ing pushed this species to the brink of extinction and cite a declined 97 per cent decline in bluefin popu-lations from of 1960 levels. Mean-while, commercial Asian demand for the species has soared and a single, big bluefin tuna can bring nearly $170,000 dollars at tuna auc-tions there. The Center for Biologi-cal Diversity has sought protection for these magnificent creatures un-der the Endangered Species Act. According to many tuna manage-ment scientists, to date, the com-mercial interests have prevailed over species preservation.

Anglers Joe Kelso from Mur-ray, Kentucky and local angler and owner of Bellevue Wines and Spir-its, John Callaghan, enjoyed a pro-ductive fishing trip onboard the Fishfinder with us this week. They landed over 140 lbs of bluefish and some blackfish, too. Most of the fish were released. Tight Lines!

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The center is gearing up for sev-eral activities this month. They in-clude a Tea Social and Art/Design Show on Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you wish lunch the charge is $8. The Art/Design Show is free. Members of the Art Class and Beading Classes have created and designed a number of stun-ning pieces of art. This fabulous collection showcases their creative talents, revealing personality, indi-viduality, and style.On Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 1:45 p.m. Sally Gruber will lead a class in in-teractive horticulture. The cost is $12. Everyone attending will cre-ate in a prepared pumpkin their own beautiful centerpiece to take home. Golden chrysanthemums, green button mums, and purple Monte Casino will be supplied to turn into a stunning autumn ar-rangement. The Middletown Se-nior Center is located at 650 Green End Ave. For more information call 849-8823

PORTSMOUTH SENIOR CENTER

The Center welcomes Salve Re-gina Students every Wednesday morning for a visit with the mem-bers. Many of the students have visited the area nursing homes but it was felt that it would be good to give them an opportunity to inter-act with active seniors.Members are gearing up for the annual Holiday Bazaar to be held at the center on Nov. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual event is a fundraiser for the center and features many holiday items as well as food items. This is an oppor-tunity to get some of your Christ-mas shopping done early; so save the date. The Portsmouth Senior Center is located at110 Bristol Ferry Rd. For more information call 683-2223.

EDWARD KING HOUSE SENIOR CENTER

The Edward King House has been working on creating a Friendship Garden in the area beside the King Street entrance. Dedicated to Nich-olas Leroy King, the name is appro-priate as he was a good friend to the center which is housed in the home which his great grandfather built. Almost every plant in the garden has been dedicated in one way or another to someone who has passed away, served as a loyal friend, companion, spouse, or child. When you pass by the garden, and gaze at the marvelous mums there, stop and take a moment to reflect on the emotional journey each per-son took to choose the plants and make that commitment to their memory. The roped off area in the center of the garden is reserved for a brick pathway. Next year the cen-ter is hoping to have some rock-ing chairs on the patio to extend the living area for enjoyment of the garden. Look for the bulbs to be blooming in the spring. The Ed-ward King House Senior Center is located at 35 King St. For more in-formation call 846-7426.

This column is scheduled to run monthly in the third week of the month. If you have any news that is pertinent to seniors or senior activi-ties, please send them to me either by email at [email protected] or call me at 846-9024 by the 15th of the month. Florence Archambault

Holiday Book Sale The Friends Bookstore Holiday Book Sale will begin Saturday Oct. 30 and continue through Thurs. Nov. 4 during regular library hours, in the Spring Street lobby of the Newport Public Library. Books are always a great holiday gift idea. This is an affordable way to start your holiday shopping and support our public library.

Halloween Silly Willies Acclaimed storyteller, Jackson Gillman, will perform a program filled with spooky songs and stories to tickle the funny bone at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26 in the lower lev-el program room of the Newport Public Library. The performance is free for children ages 4 and up. No registration is required for this free program, just drop-in. Costumes are not required but are welcomed. 300 Spring St., for more informa-tion visit www.newportlibraryri.org or 847-8720 ext. 204.

Trick or Treat! Children of all ages are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes and Trick or Treat at the Children’s Desk of the Newport Library on Sat-urday, Oct. 30 from 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, Oct. 31 from 1 – 4:45 p.m. Stop by and say, “Boo!”

Halloween Event The Jamestown Philomenian Li-

brary invites school-age children and their caretakers to come in costume and decorate their own haunted houses on Oct. 26 from 4- 5 p.m. Children will be present-ed with a simple graham cracker house to decorate with candy and other treats. Prizes will be award-ed to children for house and cos-tume artistry and originality. This free program, open to the public for school-age children and their caretakers, requires registration by Monday, Oct. 25. please register with Lisa at [email protected] or 423-7280.

Story Time Several weekly Story Times are

offered with Miss Lisa: Pajama Sto-ry Time, Tuesday 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m., for children of all ages; Moth-er Goose Time, Wednesday 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m., for babies up to 24 months; Preschool Story Time, Wednesday 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and alternate Fridays 10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (please call the library or check on the library calendar at http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=JTOWN for the


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Walter Stevens Albro, 59, of New-port, died Oct. 11, 2010 at home. He was the husband of Gloria Ann (Medeiros) Albro. Calling hours were Oct. 14 at the Memorial Fu-neral Home. Donations in his mem-ory may be made to the Newport Rescue Wagon Fund, 21 W. Marl-borough St., Newport.

Harry Ray Clancey, Jr., 71 of New-port, died Oct. 13, 2010 at Newport Hospital after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was the husband of A. Claire (Walsh) Clanc-ey. He served in the U.S. Air Force and later with the Newport Police Dept. for 21 years. A Mass of Chris-tian Burial will be Thursday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Broadway, Newport. Donations in his memory may be made to the Newport Rescue Wagon, 21 W Mar-lborough St., Newport.

Lisa Anna (Jacobson) Davis, 56 of Newport, died Oct. 17, 2010 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. Calling hours will be Friday, Oct. 22 from 4-8 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home, Broadway, Newport.

Raymond A. Ferris, 84, of Newport, died Oct. 12, 2010 at the RI Veterans Home in Bristol. He was the hus-band of Theresia Ferris. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. His funeral was held Oct. 16 at St. Augustin’s Church. Donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Assoc. of RI, 245 Water-man Street, Suite 306, Providence, RI 02906.

Mary Joanna Fugitt, 71, of Middle-town, died Oct. 12, 2010 at New-port Hospital. She was the wife of R. Payson Fugitt. Her funeral was Oct. 15 at the Hambly Funeral Home. Donations in her memory may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 6 Everett St., Newport.

Ethel Marjorie (Harrington) Lawton, 87, of Middletown, died Oct. 18, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Harry Z. Lawton and the late S/Sgt. Henry H. Shenk, USMC. A memorial service will be held at a future date at the Memorial Funeral Home. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 525 Broad-way, Newport.

James M. McCarthy, 91, of New-port, died Oct. 13 at the Heather-wood Nursing Home. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. His funeral was Oct. 16 at Jesus Savior Church. Donations in his memory may be made to the James L. Maher Center, 120 Hillside Ave., Newport.

Helen E. (Rosa) Oliveira, 88, of Middletown, died Oct. 13, 2010 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Louis A. Oliveira. A Mass of Chris-tian Burial will be Saturday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. at St. Lucy Church, 909 W. Main Rd., Middletown. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Lucy’s Hearth, 909 W. Main Rd., Middletown.

George W. Pike, 70, of Newport, died Oct. 14, 2010. He was the hus-band of Mary Beth (Hackett) Pike. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era and as a firefighter for 26 years. His funeral was Oct. 18 at the O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home. Donations in his memory may be made to the Seamen’s Church Insti-tute, Market Square, Newport.

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October 21-28




NEWPORT, R.I. – Work is under-way at the Wellington Condomini-um complex to clean up the linger-ing remnants of a manufactured gas plant which has continued to spew pollutants into Newport Har-bor decades after it was torn down and replaced by a sprawling vaca-tion resort.

From late 1800s through approx-imately 1955, a manufactured gas plant (MGP) operated adjacent to Newport Harbor at the intersection of Wellington Avenue and Thames Street. According to documents on file with the Rhode Island Depart-ment of Environmental Manage-ment (RIDEM),The Newport MGP used industrial processes to pro-duce gas from coal and oil. The gas was used primarily for the same purposes that natural gas is used today, serving for a time as the pri-mary fuel to light the city’s historic street lights.

The Newport MGP was demol-ished in the decades following the plant’s closure and site remediation was performed in the 1980s and early 1990s.

The property, which today hous-es the Wellington Resort was an early “Brownfields”-type project that combined remediation with property redevelopment. However, for year afterward, reports of an oil sheen on the harbor near the Wel-lington Avenue CSO pump station dogged the city and the state.

Upon further investigation, the sheen’s source was identified as the former MGP site. For several years, the property owners, and later Na-tional Grid, attempted to control the the sheens with a boom system in the harbor.

Between the fall of 2006 and 2008, National Grid conducted comprehensive environmental as-sessment activities at the site, in-cluding evaluating soil, ground-water and soil vapor at the site for MGP by-products, as well as assess-ing contaminant transport through the site’s stormdrain system, ob-serving groundwater flow condi-tions during various tidal scenar-ios and evaluating potential risks posed by conditions at the site.

The evaluation indicated that MGP residuals are present at the site, with most impacts generally located well below the ground sur-face.

In 2009 and 2010, National Grid performed a storm drain rehabilita-tion program at the site to mitigate any coal tar infiltration to the har-bor via the storm water system. The program was successful and Na-tional Grid received approval from the RIDEM to remove the contain-ment booms in 2010.

Now, the site cleanup begins anew.

National Grid recently prepared plans and obtained necessary per-mits and approvals to install RIDEM approved caps within certain land-scaped areas of the site and be-neath certain site buildings. These caps are specifically designed to address potential exposure to im-pacted soils below the ground sur-face.

This capping project is being conducted on behalf of National Grid by the TFord Company under the supervision of GZA GeoEnvi-ronmental, Inc. and will consist of the following primary steps:n Clearing of existing land-

scaped areas;n Removal and off-site disposal

of the top 12-inches of material to accommodate cap placement;n Installation of the engineered

cap consisting of 6-inches of grav-el, 6-inches of loam, underlain by a

plastic drainage net;n Restoration of surrounding

“hardscape,” which includes curb-ing, paved walkways and retaining walls; andn Restoration of site landscap-

ing consistent with plans approved by the property owner.

In an effort to limit disturbance to the property and the surround-ing neighborhood, this capping project will be performed in four phases. Phases 1 and 2, which in-volve the central and eastern por-tions of the site, was initiated ear-lier this month, and Phases 3 and 4, which include caps beneath the buildings on the western side of the site and the area adjacent to Newport Harbor, will be initiated Fall 2011.

Clean-up of Pollutants Underway at Wellington

newport this week - october 21, 2010

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