🗓️ In the News…
The Chariho School Committee votes down proposed budget, then reverses course and passes it
If we pay a living wage, our businesses will suffer, argue lobbyists and business owners opposed to increasing the minimum wage
Asked to stop funding ICE atrocities, Citizens Bank calls the police
Ads for preppy store in liberal Newport co-opted by white nationalists
Kratom becomes legal on April 1
World Cup summer could mean bars open 24 hours in RI
Who gets mandated time-and-a-half pay?
Area PDs warn of ticket texting scam
Sen. Gu a sponsor of new shoreline access bills
First Student bus drivers authorize strike over national contract
Seaport museum workers push to unionize
EB secures $15.3B sub contract work
🎪 Town Council
March 16, 2026 (agenda)
Tax exemption for the elderly and disabled: public hearing only
Flag ordinance: moved to public hearing on April 6
Liquor license exemption: in and near the plaza on Granite St. with the LDS church, discussion only
Support of state housing resolutions: discussed and tabled
250th drone show: approved $36,750 contract to Sky Elements LLC
The next town council meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 6 at 6:00pm.
🏫 School Committee
March 18, 2026 (agenda)
Presenting the championship teams for WHS Division I girls basketball, WHS Division III wrestling, and WMS Division III wrestling
Executive session to discuss employee job performance
Discussed potential changes to the school calendar to make up for the blizzard
Approved resolutions for employee background checks and future contracts with school photographers
The next school committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1 at 5:30pm.
🛹 Committees, Commissions, Boards…
In the spring of deception,
