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Council wants to investigate how student information was shared SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Numerous community members raised concerns to the town council and the school committee this week over a mailer on the school facilities bond issue, which was addressed and sent out to many children in the district.  Some of the children who received these mailers were in kindergarten. Many parents in the district have viewed this as a major breach of student privacy and are concerned that sharing this inf...

Dooley prepares to say goodbye to southern Rhode Island KINGSTON — The Board of Trustees for the University of Rhode Island has officially named President David M. Dooley’s replacement, though he’ll still sit at the helm for another few months.  Last week, the board announced the selection of Professor Marc B. Parlange, provost and senior vice president of Monash University in Australia, as the university’s next president. In August, he’ll be taking the reins from...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Plans for the school facilities project have been years in the making, though not everyone is convinced the town is moving in the right direction.