Page 4 Newport This Week August 18, 2011
NEWS BRIEFS Middletown Offers “22 Reasons” to Join Trash Program
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Lyme Support Group An open meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m., and on the third Thursdays of following months, for anyone who wishes to discuss Lyme disease. The support group will meet at Harbor House, 111 Washington St., between Van Zandt and Battery. For more information, contact lymenewport@ gmail.com
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In an effort to increase the number of residents who use Middletown’s Refuse and Recycling program, Pay As You Throw (PAYT), the town is offering a free trial from Sep. 1-Oct. 31. Non-participating residents who contact the Department of Public Works will receive “22 reasons” in the form of 10 PAYT bags, 8 weeks of trash and recycling collection, and 4 yard waste collections, according to Will Cronin, the town’s Recycling Coordinator. To continue the service after Oct. 31, the residents will need to pay the annual user fee, which is due, town-wide, on Nov. 1; the fee is $150. PAYT bags, sold at local grocery and hardware stores, cost $1.75 per 15-gallon bag, and $2 per 33-gallon bag. The Middletown PAYT program was initiated after the Town closed its transfer station on Burma Road, in 2009. Since that time, the PAYT program has increased the town’s recycling to the point that Middletown now has the highest recycling rate (43%) in the state. For more information about Middletown’s PAYT program, call 401842-6519, email recycling@middletownri.com, or visit the town’s website, middletownri.com.
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Backyard Family Olympics The YMCA is host to their first ever Backyard Family Olympics Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m. This will be a fun-filled evening of friendly competitions. Teams will compete against each other in activities such as corn hole, musical chairs, dizzy bat and many more! The winning team will take home the coveted Back Yard Family Olympics Trophy! Contact Dawn Gardner, Member Relations & Wellness Director for more details 847-9200 ext. 132 or dawng@ newportymca.org
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For What It’s Worth Rico, I bought this lamp base a long time ago at a church rummage sale. Someone told me it is called a Newport lamp and that it might have had a glass font. How old is it and what is it worth? — James C.
James, This glass rope twist style lamp is called a Newport lamp, at least in Newport. Many people think that they were made by Baccarat but most that have surfaced here were made by Fostoria Glass Works. Yours did have a glass font that burned kerosene. You find several of this style lamp in the Preservation Society mansions, mostly bedrooms. Even with the font missing, it is a desirable lamp. We sold two to Barbara Streisand several years ago without the fonts. As is, your lamp is worth between $250 and $300. — Federico Santi, Partner, The Drawing Room Antiques (Free verbal appraisals are given every Thursday from noon to 5 p.m., no appointment necessary.) Do you have a treasured item and want to know “what it’s worth?” Send an image, as hi-res as possible, directly to Federico at: drawrm@hotmail.com or 152 Spring St., Newport
Upcoming Public Meetings
Back to School Celebration
Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 6 p.m., the Middletown Town Council will host a workshop, in Town Hall, with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to discuss the proposed roundabouts vs. enhanced signals. The town has requested that people submit questions, in advance of the Aug. 24 workshop, to the Town Clerk, 350 East Main Road, Middletown, RI 02842; wmarshall@middletownri.com. An informational session regarding the new Rhode Island sales tax for Package Tours and Scenic & Sightseeing Transportation will be held on Monday, Aug. 22, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the CCRI Newport Campus Auditorium. Officials from the RI Division of Taxation will be present to explain the new tax regulations and answer questions from participants. For more information or comment, contact Evan Smith, President and CEO of the Newport & Bristol County Convention & Visitors Bureau, at 845-9113, or EvanS@ GoNewport.com.
It’s hard to believe that the start of the school year is almost here. To celebrate that fact, a group of sponsors are giving away free school supplies, and kicking off the new school year with a day of entertainment, fun activities, and educational information at various locations throughout the state on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. – 1p.m. In Newport, parents, students, teachers, and school staff are encouraged to come to Coggeshall Elementary School, 130 Van Zandt Ave. to participate in the event. To receive free school supplies, school-aged children must be present. For more information, call 374-4059.
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The following properties were recorded during Aug. 5 -12: Newport 46 William St., Nancy Gallagher to Rebecca Bellino for $469,000 170 Gibbs St., William Withrow & Margaret Casey to Stephen Lepre for $359,000 66 Webster St., Unit 8, Thomas & Caroline Galloway to Village Capitol LLC for $330,000 315 Broadway, Unit 2, Edward & Tara Winston to Karen Chang for $149,000 Portsmouth 0 Eastover Rd., John & Kimberly Palmer to Jeffrey Siegal for $1,600,000 46A Glen Meade Dr., Dane Kirby to Matthew McGuiness & Michelle Wong $163,500
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