RICHMOND — It isn’t enough to provide a space for students to learn, motivational speaker and the Effective School Solutions Vice President of Professional Development Laine Whitaker told Chariho Regional
In early March, members of the Chariho School Committee restored funding for a teaching position to the budget, concerned over the impact it could have on class sizes. The committee
Residents have sent a message that it will be necessary to rein in spending in the coming fiscal year as voters rejected a $55.77 million Chariho spending plan that included
WOOD RIVER JCT. â Chariho High School Principal Craig MacKenzie is leaving the district to accept a job as principal of a high school in the state of Washington.
MacKenzie announced last week in an email to district families that he will be stepping down from his position effective at the end of this school year. He has worked in the school district for almost nine years, including the past five as principal of Chariho High after serving for four years as the schoolâs assistant principal.Â
âIâm grateful to Chariho families for your support and investment in our vision at CHS during my tenure at Chariho,â MacKenzie said in his letter. âI wish you all the best as we close this [school] year strong and together.â
CHARLESTOWN â At a lengthy virtual meeting last week, members of the Charlestown Town Council approved resolutions asking the General Assembly to pass two bills affecting beverage bottles.Â
House Bill 5113 would require a deposit on miniature alcoholic drink bottles, known as nips, and the second, House Bill 5280, would require a deposit on all beverage containers. Roadside litter, especially discarded nips, is a perennial concern in the town.Â
The first resolution was proposed by Councilor Susan Cooper, who cited the success other states have had reducing litter by introducing deposits.
The council also gave unanimous support to a resolution supporting the second bill, the Beverage Container Deposit Recycling Act.