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Brushing Up on the Read Schoolhouse in Coventry - Rhode Island Monthly

In the early 1830s, a group of farmers in Coventry founded a one-room schoolhouse along what’s now Flat River Road. One of several that dotted the The one-room Read Schoolhouse in Coventry dates back to the early 1830s.

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Historic commission to seek national designation for Arkwright-Harris, Greene

COVENTRY — The Coventry Historic Preservation Commission is on a mission to have the areas of Arkwright-Harris and Greene added to the nation’s official list of historic places worthy of

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T.C., historic group talk preserving Coventry's past

COVENTRY — The Coventry Town Council and Coventry Historic Preservation Commission came together recently to discuss ways that the two groups can collaborate on ensuring important pieces of the town’s

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C.T.C. talks filling council vacancy, open board positions


COVENTRY — Since Gary Cote’s resignation last month from the Coventry Town Council, the  District 4 seat has been empty. A special election to fill that open position is being arranged for early May, Interim Town Manager Ed Warzycha said this week, with a tentative primary date scheduled in April. 
The earliest that an election could be held to fill the vacancy is April 6, Warzycha said during Monday’s town council meeting. If necessary, a primary in that case would take place March 2. However, with a statewide bond referendum also scheduled for that date, the state Board of Elections suggested the town delay its special election. 

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