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Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Japan-America Friendship Festival is Back in Newport! and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Jamestown Planners Approve Lawn Avenue Home Addition (upriseri.com) — Jamestown's Planning Commission unanimously approved a modest front and rear addition to a Lawn Avenue home in the Village Special Development District, with final sign-off pending site and soil documents. Commissioners also discussed cleaning up confusing sections of the zoning code, advancing a housing needs and market study, and upcoming state stormwater training that could influence future local development decisions.
• North Kingstown High Tennis Courts Sent to Capital Review (upriseri.com) — Jamestown's school tennis courts are temporarily hosting North Kingstown High School's girls team, with the boys expected to follow in spring while North Kingstown's damaged courts await possible replacement funding. A town advisory committee has recommended the repair project compete in the 2027 capital process, with costs estimated between $500,000 and $1 million depending on drainage work.
• Report suggests more work to be done to redo R.I's school funding formula (pbn.com) — Jamestown's school district is among nine in Rhode Island that could see its direct state formula aid drop to zero under a proposed overhaul of the education funding system. State education officials say the Blue Ribbon Commission's plan would add hundreds of millions in state aid overall, but they're questioning assumptions about local contributions and how fairly costs would be shared.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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