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North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
- Oct 5
- 2 min
Letter to the Editor: NK Residents Won’t Get a Better Deal on Bond
The following letter was written by North Kingstown resident Phillip H. Beati and may be read online and in the September 28 newspaper....
Tom Sgouros
- Sep 26
- 1 min
Public Events about the Bond Referendum
There are several ways to learn more about the upcoming bond referendum (besides our bond referendum FAQ and list of reasons to replace...
Tom Sgouros
- Sep 22
- 4 min
Bond Referendum FAQ
Some frequently asked questions, and answers, about the upcoming bond referendum. Don't see your question? Submit one at...
Tom Sgouros
- Sep 12
- 2 min
For a New Middle School
From the NK DTC Policy Subcommittee: Here are the arguments we know about for a new consolidated middle school for our town. Please...
Kathleen Layton
- Jun 21
- 2 min
North Kingstown Pride Parade Was Fire
On Saturday, June 3 the North Kingstown Pride Parade marched to the exuberant cheers of folks lined up and down Main Street to celebrate...
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...