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Greg Mancini
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Town Council Meeting - 3/16&20/23
Last Thursday, March 16, 2023, the North Kingstown Town Council held an all-day budget session in which the Council heard budget...
Tom Sgouros
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Three pictures of state education aid
One: A picture of state aid to local school districts, from 1990 to 2022. You can see that aid really fell off a cliff in 2008, and it...
Sarah Kelly-Palmer
- Mar 10
- 2 min
School psychologists - Letter to the editor
(Appeared in the Standard-Times 3/9/2023) It is that time of year- budget season. The North Kingstown School Committee has been working...
Lisa Hildebrand
- Mar 5
- 2 min
School Committee Report 3/2/2
The North Kingstown School Committee held the first of two parts of a Budget Workshop for the 2023-2024 School Year on Thursday, March 2...
Anne Geertman and Sarah Kelly-Palmer
- Mar 1
- 2 min
I can tell that we are going to be friends
On the eve of a winter storm that would blanket the state and cause students to delight in a “Snow Day!” two friends (Sarah Kelly-Palmer...
Sarah Kelly-Palmer
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Parent & Student Feedback in Action
Sarah Kelly-Palmer, North Kingstown resident and mother, writes about her experience at the NKSD Health Curriculum Review.
Tom Sgouros
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Paul Pelosi, Jen Lima, and Oliver Wendell Holmes
This week I forced myself to watch some of an appalling video of an attack on Paul Pelosi, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. I...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
- Jan 30
- 5 min
NKSD Equity Audit -- Explained
Prior to the release of the Equity Audit report, we wanted to provide a brief overview of how we got here and provide some answers to...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
- Jan 27
- 2 min
We are, after all, NK
Susan Eriksen, a teacher in the NK Schools, weighs in on the state of the schools, in a letter to the editor in the Independent. Given...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Hate-Fueled Speech in North Kingstown
The following letter appeared in the Providence Journal on Sunday, January 22, 2023. To the editor: We are saddened and outraged by the...
Kathleen Layton
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
What NK Special Ed Parents Need to Know About Erin West Earle
In the November 3 issue, The Independent Newspaper received many letters to the editor that were not published in the print edition...
Kathleen Layton
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
Letters to the Editor Supporting Briody, West Earle, Valverde, and Magaziner
Today’s issue of The Independent is filled with positive letters to the editor supporting many local Democratic candidates. This latest...
Jennifer Lima
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
All Issues in NK Schools Need to be Heard
I have worked hard in multiple capacities to bring attention to issues around diversity, equity and inclusion in North Kingstown. I...
Tom Sgouros
- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
We write letters
A couple of great letters to the editor in the Independent this week. First, from School Committee candidate Erin West Earle, "We must...
Kathleen Layton
- Aug 11, 2022
- 1 min
Students4Change Hosts Candidate Forum
Students4Change is holding a public North Kingstown candidate forum on Saturday, August 13 starting at 4pm at the Allen Harbor Marina...
Tom Briody
- Jul 23, 2022
- 2 min
BIKE PATH VANDALISM: A Warning?
The Quonset bike path is one of the best parts of North Kingstown, a two and a half mile stretch running from Post Road to Calf Pasture...
Kathleen Layton
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Signature Party!
Join North Kingstown Democrats on Thursday, July 7 to sign our amazing candidates' forms and get them on the ballot!
Tom Briody
- Jul 1, 2022
- 3 min
Tom Briody for School Committee
Who am I? I have lived in Rhode Island for over 30 years, the last 24 in North Kingstown. I was an award-winning investigative reporter...
Tom Briody
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
Tom Briody: Why I'm running for School Committee
1. Why do I want this position? There is a fight going on for the soul of this country. The enemy is Trumpism. The trenches are in the...
Erin Earle
- Jun 29, 2022
- 4 min
Erin Earle: Why I'm running for School Committee
1) Why do you want this position? Please include what specific initiatives you would want to accomplish if you are elected. I want this...