Five Things: Schools Delayed One Hour Today

Schools Delayed One Hour: Because of the – yet another!!! – snow, Supt. Victor Mercurio has delayed the start of school by one hour.

St. Joseph’s Day: Put away your green sweater – today you’re Italian! It’s the best excuse ever to eat that delicious cream-filled puff pastry known as zeppole. You’ll find them at any self-respecting Italian bakery (of which there are none in EG), as well as Felicia’s, which features a number of different flavors and makes LOTS of them.

Voter Registration Drive at EGHS: The R.I. Secretary of State’s office together with the E.G. Board of Canvassers is holding a voter registration drive at EGHS on Tuesday. Anyone who’s never registered or those who’ve changed their name or moved since they last voted are encouraged to sign up to vote. In order to register, you must be 18 years old by Nov. 4, 2014, a resident of Rhode Island and a U.S. citizen. Students who are at least 16 years old, but will not turn 18 by Election Day 2014, can pre-register to vote. If you miss the voter registration drive on Tuesday, you can find forms and answers to frequently asked questions on the R.I. Secretary of State’s website.

School Committee meeting: The agenda includes review of a survey to go out to parents on the school calendar and a presentation by Aramark of the school lunch program so far this academic year. The meeting takes place in the library at Cole Middle School and starts at 7 p.m. (The panel will meet in Executive – closed – session starting at 5:30.)

Land Trust meeting: Agenda items include a review of operations at Boesch Farm and discussion of the Trail Adoption Program. The meeting takes place in the conference room across from Council Chambers in Town Hall at 7 p.m.

Planning Board meeting in NK: The EG Planning Board will meet with the North Kingstown Planning Board to discuss The Commons of Frenchtown Road” at the Town Hall in North Kingstown. The proposed development sits in both towns. 7:30 p.m.