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🌱 Patch AM: Why a long-overlooked Block Island contract could cost North Kingstown

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Good morning North Kingstown! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a long-overlooked Block Island contract could cost North Kingstown
  • What North Kingstown parents should know about new open-meeting fixes
  • Why North Kingstown is rejecting a $10,000 school bus study.

Also on today's calendar: Horse Play's Fun Day and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Patty Z.!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A morning shower; very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. North Kingstown Underbilled Block Island Schools for Years (upriseri.com) — North Kingstown's technology director revealed that a 2017 contract to support Block Island schools never received its required 4% yearly fee increases, leaving the district potentially underpaid for years of work. The School Committee is weighing whether to seek back payments, raise fees, or end the agreement, with a detailed recommendation expected back on the agenda in December.
   

2. North Kingstown Schools Face 2nd Open Meetings Complaint (upriseri.com) — North Kingstown parents and residents are being formally notified that the School Committee violated the state Open Meetings Act once and faces a second pending complaint, prompting changes to how agendas and minutes are handled. Members are tightening agenda language, seeking statewide guidance, and delaying approval of detailed minutes to better match policy, with key meetings set for September 14 and 22.
   

3. North Kingstown Rips Bus Study Built on One Day of Data (upriseri.com) — North Kingstown school leaders are pushing back on a state-backed bus efficiency study they say relied on just one day of flawed ridership data and misclassified special-education buses. Because the draft report feeds into redistricting, start-time, and transportation planning, officials are withholding payment and sending it back for corrections while their attorney reviews whether the vendor delivered what was promised.
   

4. The results are in! Here's who won Wednesday's high school games in RI (newportri.com) — North Kingstown athletes were in the thick of Wednesday's Rhode Island high school action, with boys soccer falling 1-0 to Central and girls volleyball slated to visit La Salle tonight. The roundup also highlights scores across soccer, field hockey, tennis, and volleyball, plus a full schedule of upcoming games that local fans can still catch.
   

📸 Around North Kingstown

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  • FOUND!!!
    CAT ESCAPED/LOST Maplewood dr and Woodland dr area North Kingstown, RI. His name is Kitty. He got out last night (9/6) around 7pm and he is an… (Nextdoor Hunts River/ Old Baptist)
  • Every sunrise is a new opportunity to begin fighting for a new dream or to pick up something that has been postponed for far too long.
    For some, this may mean learning a new language, learning to play a musical instrument, writing a book, and so on. —The examples are endless—. What… (Nextdoor Kings Grant)
  • Riverhead Building Supply Corporation posted a job opening for Counter Sales in North Kingstown. Apply here.
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in East Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Kingstown here.

Ok North Kingstown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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