News Roundup: June 7 and 8, 2012

News from Around The Web for June 7 and 8, 2012:

• The South County Independent, “Narragansett duo are Ivy League bound.” A profile from Bill Koch on Narragansett High School valedictorian Alex McLeod and salutatorian Emily Wright, who are going to Brown and Yale, respectively.
• The South County Independent, “Prout graduates 160.” An article from Iain Wilson on the Prout School’s graduation Tuesday at the Ryan Center.
• The South County Independent, “Teaching numbers with song and dance.” A profile from Iain Wilson on the South Kingstown School Department Teacher of the Year, sixth grade teacher Claire Schwarzbach.
• The South County Independent, “Styles different in the two towns.” In an article from Bill Koch, the contrast between the town manager job in South Kingstown and Narragansett is examined.
• The South County Independent, “Dysfunction Junction.” Speaking of the town manager jobs… An editorial from The Independent criticizing the Narragansett Town Council’s inability to retain managers.
• The South County Independent, “Residents sound off about generator.” Speaking of the town council… In an article from Bill Koch, at Monday’s meeting the council discussed the noisy town generator, the harmonious Destiny Africa Children’s Choir, and polo.
• The South County Independent, “No interest in beach sundry sales.” In a piece from Bill Koch, there are no bids for the right to sell things like umbrellas, sun tan lotion and other small items at the town beach.
• GoLocalProv, “Prout advances to fifth straight final four with walk-off hit.” William Dayton has coverage of Prout’s most recent game. For photos, check out Larry Lambrecht’s site here. The Providence Journal had a smaller news item on this, which can be read here.
• Rhode Island NPR, “On Politics: Why no RIC-URI nursing school project?” A takedown by Scott MacKay on the seemingly dead plan for URI and RIC to share a new nursing facility in Providence.
• The Westerly Sun, “Police Log: Friday, June 8.” South Kingstown’s Debra A. Harvey, 53, is charged by Charlestown police with driving under the influence.
• The Atlantic 10, “Rhode Island’s Jeff Cammans named NCBWA District I Player of the Year.” Cammans is the choice for teams from Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
• South Orange Patch, “” I get asked from time to time, “What was the most popular story on Patch today?” So if I can, I will try to include these links. Apparently, Lauryn Hill is not killing people softly with her checkbook.

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