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Basketball Courts Re-dedicated in Honor of Ralph Catuogno Friends, family, and admirers share their memories of the longtime local volunteer

By Ron Scopelliti As the ceremony to rededicate the basketball courts outside Anna McCabe Elementary School was set to get underway on Saturday, June 15, the area was filled with activity.

Young people shot baskets from the freshly renovated surface.

Workers secured vendor tents against the day’s gusty winds.

Spectators found their way to the folding chairs set up in front of the public address system. But in the midst of all the bodies in motion was a serene face on a plaque, belonging to the longtime volunteer who served as mentor to so many local student athletes, and for whom the courts were named – the late Ralph Catuogno.

The courts were originally named in his honor on April 6, 1979, a day that was proclaimed by town officials as “Ralph Catuogno Day.” While newcomers, outsiders, and residents who are too

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young to remember may walk by the plaque that bears his likeness without giving it a second look, mentioning Ralph’s name around people who knew him always brings a strong response.

“Ralph was just a great guy,” said Smithfield High basketball coach Joe Bennett as preparations for the ceremony neared completion. “He really never had a bad word to say about anyone.” Bennett noted however: “Sometimes it was hard to understand him when he talked with his pipe in his mouth.”

Mention of the pipe brought an immediate look of nostalgia to the face of assistant basketball coach Mike Tartaglia, who remembers Ralph as his coach in both youth and high school football.

“Any time I smell a pipe, I think of Ralph,” he said.

Despite his involvement with youth football, Ralph is most remembered on the basketball courts. For more than 40 years he volunteered as the director of the Girls and Boys Basketball Leagues for the Smithfield Recreation Department, and he was one of the founders of the town’s summer basketball program.

His presence on the courts, however, wasn’t confined to Smithfield. Ralph, who passed way in 2017, was the official timer for Brown University and Bryant University for 35 years, and the official Big East shot clock operator for 30 years. He officiated high school basketball games for 25 years and college basketball games for 15 years, and officiated the boy’s high school playoffs for 18 consecutive years.

The Rhode Island Basketball Coaches Association presented him with their Distinguished Service Award for 50 years of service. And the honors didn’t stop there. Over the years he received awards from Central High School, Words Unlimited, and the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Board 84.

Ralph is a member of the Rhode Island Interscholastic Hall of Fame, the Order of Sons of Italy Hall of Fame, the Smithfield Heritage Hall of Fame, the Rhode Island Coaches High School Football Hall of Fame, and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.

And he’s had two scholarships established in his name by IAABO Board 84, which continue to be given out to Rhode Island scholar-athletes.

All this was in addition to a distinguished career as a pharmaceutical chemist with Ciba-Geigy, where he helped develop drugs to fight cardiac ailments. A Korean War veteran who excelled in three sports while attending Central High School, Ralph and his late wife Olive also raised seven children.

Though his son passed away, his six daughters were able to enjoy the honor of having the courts rededicated in his name.

In a 2007 interview for Your Smithfield Magazine, journalist Dick Martin asked Ralph which of his honors and awards he was most proud of. His response, as reported by Martin: “Don’t ask me that,” he smiles, then after thinking a moment says, “They named a scholarship after me. That’s important. I always linked the two together, athletics and education.

Education is very important to me. I believe in education.”

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In an e-mail exchange with The Smithfield Times, Ralph’s daughter Lori, after consulting with her sisters, reiterated this sentiment.

“Studies came first,” she wrote, “but he did stress that education and athletics went hand and hand as they made you a well-rounded individual.”

These thoughts were echoed in a speech given during the dedication ceremony by Ralph’s grandson, Adam Harrington, who recalled how fond Ralph was of the courts that were named for him.

“I know that they held a very special place in Ralph’s enormous heart,” he said.

“Every time we drove by, Ralph would take a gander to see who was on the courts, what was going on. He paid real close attention to these courts, and I know he was proud of them, as are we.”

He said it was appropriate that the courts are located outside an elementary school, noting: “One of my grandfather’s

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core beliefs was that involvement in athletics serves as a vehicle for furthering education.

“My grandfather wasn’t that interested in helping people become professional athletes. He wanted to help people become better people.”

Adam left the audience with a reminder of what he remembers as Ralph Catuogno’s mantra: “Just give something back to the kids.”

Former Town Council member Burleigh Briggs also took a turn at the microphone to introduce one of Ralph’s classmates from Central High School, Jimmy Peluso. The two of them played on the same baseball and basketball teams with Ralph making All State in basketball, and Jimmy making All State in baseball.

“Ralph was always a dedicated person who would help you to no end,” he recalled.

“I’ve got to say, I am proud to be here, and I’m proud they built this park for Ralphie.”

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Recognizing the volunteer effort at the courts

Smithfield Asset Management Commission chairman David Russas, who spearheaded the drive to restore the basketball courts, hosted the dedication ceremony and made a particular point of thanking the numerous volunteers who were responsible for completing the project.

The process started some 2 ½ years ago, when he presented a proposal to the Smithfield Town Council. Though the primary funding for the renovation came from the Town of Smithfield, it wasn’t enough to fund the project to the level it eventually reached. That, says Russas, required an effort that drew in people and companies from throughout the community to help with labor, materials, and money.

Foremost among the volunteers, Russas noted the efforts of Al Costantino. While Russas describes himself as the guy

in the office, he said, “Al Costantino was our ‘boots on the ground.’”

“He probably put in 200 hours to finish this court,” Russas said.

But the effort to complete the courts also involved signing up the sponsors whose names now appear at the courts. Russas brought in $40,000, cold-calling each sponsor.

The combined effort of the volunteers and sponsors resulted in what he feels is “a top-notch court.”

“There’s no other court in the state that’s this beautiful,” Russas said. “Everyone did their part.”

Russas provided The Smithfield Times with the following list of the volunteers and corporate sponsors who were responsible for the project:

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From your daughter’s heart

By Brittni Henderson

Earlier this year, my father John gracefully retired from the Providence Police Department after 20 years of service. For all of us, it was a weird and confusing concept to think of Dad as anything else but a police officer—he was made for the job.

My father is the type of person who can walk into a room and either instantly know someone or make a lifelong friend.

I have always looked up to his outgoing nature, ambitious work ethic, and even stronger family values. When he retired, I knew it was his time to rest, relax, and spend time doing other things—but it also allowed me to take a moment to reflect on his career, his accomplishments, and the way he helped mold me into the woman that I am today.

After years of hearing stories from the Henderson side of the family, I’ve learned that my dad and his siblings grew up humbly in a small apartment in Providence with my late grandparents. The three Henderson children grew up to live different lives, especially my middle child father. One of the most poignant stories that gets revisited every holiday, is the one where my grandmother and Father decided to simultaneously change their lives for the better. My grandmother checked herself into an alcohol rehabilitation center and my father decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps to change the path on which his life was heading.

This story constantly motivates me to remember that the fate of my life lies in my own two hands. As an adult, hearing this story again and again inspires me to be better. I grew up with practically everything I ever wanted, something my dad and his family didn’t have. I faced no hardships, lived in a warm and welcoming home, and was given every single opportunity there is to have. I am grateful for the experiences and choices of not only my father, but also his entire family.

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1987, and worked for the State of Rhode Island at the North Central Airport in Lincoln. After leaving this position, he worked at the University of Rhode Island in Campus Security.

Both of my parents always worked, but my dad always had more of a “non-standard” work schedule, so we could spend a lot of time together during the day before I went to school.

I remember doing everything with my dad; it was like we were two partners in crime— which my mom would probably say is still true to this day! We would run errands and always get breakfast together at a small diner in North Providence. I will never forget that.

Flash-forward to my twenties (and now thirties), we still meet up for breakfast once in a while, but at a different café in Providence. It’s a minute memory in the grand scheme of things, but to me it will always be something I hold close to my heart.

Just a few years after I moved to Smithfield, my father was sworn in to service as a Patrolman on the Providence Police Department. I remember thinking how cool it was to have a dad who was a police officer. I was proud to know that my father would be helping people and working a job that would make such an impact on other human beings. In retrospect, I never realized how this really affected the career choices that I would make. I have always been drawn to jobs like this. I watched the way he would interact with people, as he has such an easy time meeting new people. He would be become a role model for the person I became as an adult.

After being on the job in Providence for about two years, the tragic events of September 11, 2001 took place in New York City. A few days after the horrific incidents, the Providence Police Department chose a handful of officers to travel to NYC to assist the New York Police Department. My dad was one of those chosen, and he spent time in the city being a helping hand with the grueling process of bringing light back into the

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For the rest of his career, my dad continued to work hard and remain positive, even as the climate around law enforcement began to change. He received many awards and commendations, including the prestigious Chief ’s Award and recognition for numerous firearms and narcotics arrests. He was a certified instructor in the Emergency Vehicle Operation Course in the Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy and a Field Training Officer for the PPD.

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Although I know that my dad worked hard to maintain a positive reputation for law enforcement officers, I also know that there have been some who did not. While this job was legitimately perfect for my dad, it was the right time for him to retire. With all of the influence and inspiration he brought me, there was also the fear of getting a call late at night that he was injured, or worse. My hope is that the climate around law enforcement changes soon. He will always inspire me to be a better person, so I hope his career will be a reminder that there is still good in this profession.

To my dad John, thank you so much for everything for Derek, Mom, Brady, and me. We love you so much. Continue being that friendly, outgoing, motivated, and strong person I’ve known for thirty years.

Love. Your best friend Brittni

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IMHO

By Ron Scopelliti

Small Change Recently I decided to ditch my home phone, and even though I had no logical reason to keep it, it was still tough to cut the proverbial cord. Because I moved back into the house where I grew up, it meant abandoning a phone number that I first memorized more than 50 years ago. And even though the number is now useless, I’ll probably never be able to forget it, meaning it will join the ranks of other useless information taking up space in my brain, like the first 14 lines of The Canterbury Tales (in Middle English, of course) and Jim Rockford’s license plate.

If I were the sentimental sort, I’d probably be thinking about how many interesting conversations I’ve had over the years using that phone number, and how many pivotal moments in my early development were linked to it. Or I might fondly recall the time I tried to get a guy from “Windows Technical Support,” to join my fictitious church, accept Jesus as his personal savior, and sign up for our monthly newsletter. I never could get him to give me his credit card number, though.

Instead, dropping the old phone number just got me thinking about change, and how, even though I think of myself as

someone who’s open to change, I still tend to resist it. For instance, I bought my first vehicle with an automatic transmission more than four years ago, but I still periodically slam my left foot into the floor looking for the clutch. And I still miss the old-school voting machines we used to have, with the enormous lever you pulled at the end to open the curtain with a hearty ca-thunk.

But I don’t really think I’ll miss my home phone. Apart from annoying telemarketers and robo-calls, it’s been a distantly peripheral part of my life, much unlike my cellphone.

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A professor I had at UMass Dartmouth used to like to quote the Greek philosopher Heraclitus as saying, “The only constant is change.” These days, if I want to refresh myself on the works of Heraclitus I can simply use my iPhone to look up a page dedicated to him. Or I could get into a discussion about him on Reddit, or start a meme about him on Facebook, or give him a hashtag if he hasn’t already got one.

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The Past and the Present Converge at Esmond Park

By Paul Lonardo

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children.

- John James Audubon Given the recent Memorial Day holiday celebrations and last month’s tributes commemorating the 75-anniversary of the D-Day Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overland during World War II, it is appropriate that Esmond Park be this month’s featured scenic walk.

Esmond Park is unique in that it is part conservation area and part historic site, featuring World War I monuments, with the two halves joined by a steel-railed, arched bridge with a wooden floor that crosses the Woonasquatucket River.

A small waterfall adds a tranquil touch to the crossing and serves as a natural line of demarcation between the dual nature of Esmond Park. The site, previously known as Esmond Mills Park, was named after the nearby mill which produced high quality Jacquard blankets at the turn of the last century. Within a few short years of it’s opening in 1906, the mill employed thousands of local workers. At one time it was estimated that half of all workers in Smithfield were employed at Esmond Mill. Manufacturing at the facility ended shortly after WWII, and the building later became the corporate headquarters for the famed New England retailer, Benny’s.

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infantryman who died in action on July 18, 1918. There are also a pair of plaques on boulders in remembrance of the employees of Esmond Mills who served in the first World War. Further along there is a sitting area adjacent to another boulder with a plaque dedicating the park to Leo Bouchard, an Esmond resident who was known as “Mr. Conservation.” This is a perfect spot for quiet contemplation, or if you choose there are stone steps you could take down to the river’s edge, where you can dip a toe in the cool, slow-moving water, or skip a

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Before reaching the bridge there is a small picnic area with benches available for visitors who might enjoy a repast before crossing the bridge to begin the scenic walk at Esmond Park.

Beyond the diminutive waterfall is a good-size cattail marsh nestled in a crook of the river’s bend where you are likely to find a variety of life forms, from frogs and turtles, to water birds, including ducks and geese, as well as beavers and otters.

The walk is rather brief as you follow the Woonasquatucket north along a railroad bed where the Providence and Springfield line once ran. Owners of local mills along the

Woonasquatucket, like ones who operated Esmond Mills, required transportation of goods and materials for their operations, and were behind the creation of the P&S Railroad.

There has been some discussion about joining this segment of the path with the regional bicycle trail, linking it with the existing bike path that runs through Lincoln and Providence.

At the end of the trail is a parking area along Rt. 104, but as the traffic noise gets louder, if you listen carefully you might still hear the ghostly echo of a steam engine locomotive. And if you keep your eyes open, you might spot a painted rock hiding in plain sight along this scenic walk in Smithfield’s Esmond Park.

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Amanda Tassoni Calls it Like She Played It...With Heart It has long been the public consensus that officiating is the most controversial task in sports. When all goes well, the name of an official (whether it be an umpire, referee or judge) is seldom heard. One would be hard-pressed to remember a time in which an official was routinely congratulated on a job well done. Rather, the official is either praised or vilified, when the spotlight is the brightest.

While most would avoid a position subject to such scrutiny, some bravely choose to use their talent and knowledge to guide athletes in the direction of fair and just gameplay. This type of dedication not only demonstrates a deep love for the sport, but also for the official’s chosen craft. It is this spirit of tenacity that drove Smithfield’s Amanda Tassoni to shine on one of the largest stages in sports.

The game of ice hockey embodies a rich tradition both in Smithfield, and in Rhode Island as a whole. From the Smithfield High School Sentinels, to the legendary Mounties of Mount St. Charles Academy, high school hockey is among the most closely-followed sports in the State. At the collegiate and professional levels, that fandom is greatly enhanced.

However, both the men’s and women’s Frozen Four were treated to a unique showcase of ‘Rhode Island skills’ in 2019.

Tassoni joined fellow officials Kelly Cooke, Katie Guay, and Delaney Harrop to comprise the first all-female officiating

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staff in the history of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. United by the common thread of having played competitively, she considers joining outstanding quartet of officials as one of the crowning achievements in her hockey career.

Tassoni enjoyed a great deal of success during her time playing for the University of Rhode Island Rams, and head coach Beth McCann. Appearing in over 100 games for the program, Tassoni collected a career total of 72 points, placing her among the top 25 scorers in Rams history. Her greatest season came in 2010-11, in which she earned spots on both the Second-Team Eastern Collegiate Women’s Hockey League (ECWHL) All-Tournament team and a Second Team All-American. Tassoni was undoubtedly an invaluable contributor for a squad that placed third in the national rankings, and qualified for the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) tournament.

Upon the conclusion of her collegiate career, Tassoni continued her dedication to the game of hockey. Her proficiency in the sport made her an ideal candidate to either coach or officiate. While intrigued by both, officiating offered the unique opportunity to bring order and structure to the game, while simultaneously fueling her spirit to be physically well-conditioned. As such, Tassoni began to embark on the pursuit of her goal.

While continuing to gain experience as a referee, Tassoni cultivated her level of familiarity with the game of hockey. In a bit of poetic foreshadowing, she worked with Cooke, Guay and Harrop at the 2019 ECAC Championship Game between Clarkson and Cornell. That experience led her to realize that she had developed the necessary skills and experience to display her talents on the largest stage in collegiate hockey.

Upon discovering that she was chosen to officiate the 2019 Frozen Four, Tassoni was overcome with pride and a satisfying sense of accomplishment. While always humbled by her love for hockey, she realized that her selection was the result of hard work and steadfast commitment. However, Tassoni was

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understandably most overwhelmed by the honor of being a part of the first-ever all-female officiating crew at the Frozen Four. Following her selection, Tassoni told Women’s Hockey Life: “I was ecstatic! I could not have asked for a more amazing group of ladies to share this experience with, and was so thankful to be a part of it. The 2018-19 season was a long one with a lot of traveling, and being a part of the Frozen Four made it all worth it.”

Tassoni’s experience in the Frozen Four was truly a positive one, in every sense of the word. Akin to umpiring a World Series or officiating a Super Bowl, being a part of the sport’s pinnacle event is among its greatest privileges. Having gained a much greater perspective on the duties that encompass officiating, it has only served to enrich Tassoni’s love of the game.

In speaking with her, one cannot help but be impressed with the knowledge and passion she has for the sport, as well as her desire to uphold its integrity.

However, Tassoni is keenly aware that she was a part of a historic moment for women in athletics. Not long ago, opportunities for women in hockey (after concluding their collegiate careers) were scarce. As she and her colleagues have demonstrated, the prospect of officiating has resulted in breathing new life into the game.

“Yes, I believe that a lot of attention was drawn to females in officiating this season more so than past seasons overall.

The world of officiating is not an easy one, and it certainly is not for everyone. But if girls are up for the challenge, then I highly recommend giving it a shot. It is a great way to stay involved in the game, and this was a perfect showcase of how rewarding the road can be!”

For Amanda Tassoni, officiating at the Frozen Four was an amazing experience. Being given the opportunity to do it with the first-ever all female crew was, in her words, ‘a dream come true.’ Staying true to her Rhode Island roots, she is determined to remain humbled by the love of her family, friends and colleagues. She is thankful for the female officials that paved the way for her to pursue her dreams. As a result, her continued hard work and dedication will continue to blaze the trail for young female athletes, and officials in the years to come.

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The kicker is that it was a beautiful evening for a baseball game. The sun was shining, and it wasn’t too hot or too cold. It was one of those perfect New England spring nights, and there was virtually no one in the stands.

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Seeing that made all those feelings I had when PawSox ownership announced the organization would be moving to Worcester resurface.

The emotions include anger toward the leadership of the Rhode Island General Assembly for deep sixing a plan that would have paved the way for the construction of a new baseball stadium in Pawtucket to keep the team there. Such a project would have been good for the City of Pawtucket and the State of Rhode Island.

The so-called Stadium at Slater Mill would have helped revitalize downtown Pawtucket. There’s little doubt it would have provided the spark necessary to fuel the economic evolution of an area that’s been a dead zone for too many years.

Full-time and part-time jobs would have been created – both during and after construction – and municipal and state coffers would have benefited.

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make that sort of investment in downtown Pawtucket or any other section of one of the state’s largest and struggling cities.

In addition, having a new stadium visible off Route 95 at a gateway between the Bay State and Ocean State would have been a beautiful thing. It would have been a source of pride and a new landmark that probably would have wooed some spectators to the ballpark and visitors to Rhode Island.

Leaders such as Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello and Gov. Gina Raimondo insist that despite the loss of the PawSox, state officials have not abandoned Pawtucket. It felt that way, however, when it was announced the PawSox would be moving to Massachusetts, and it felt that way when I looked up at the stands the other day.

Since the collapse of the stadium deal, there has been no announcement from the state that there’s another project in the works to revitalize the center of Pawtucket. It appears all of the work to reach that goal is being done on the local level.

That’s great and admirable. State officials, however, should be toiling just as hard or should be putting in more of an effort to compensate for blowing a save opportunity.

The previous mentioned pregame activity involved several of the PawSox’s community partners. Among those was the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket. Many of the club’s members had a chance to walk onto a Major Baseball League diamond and then enjoy a Major Baseball League game. Will those Boys and Girls Club members or future members have that opportunity after the 2020 season, which will be the last one at McCoy for the PawSox? Will the Pawtucket Corps of the Salvation Army, another community partner, receive the same type of support once the team moves to Worcester?

Furthermore, what about us seniors throughout Rhode Island? A convenient, affordable and, for some of us, beloved entertainment opportunity is being snatched from our midst. It was so enjoyable to go to McCoy to see a game and have a beer and a hot dog without spending a small fortune. A new stadium probably would have made that experience much more pleasant and fun.

According to the owners, the planned venue also would have been a place where we could have hung out on the team’s off days and during the off season. They wanted to make it a park-like facility, where people could have walked around or ate lunch, and they wanted to hold other events and activities there, including concerts.

My gut tells me the PawSox ownership had a solid proposal that was a win for the team and a win for Rhode Island.

The deal was not a 38 Studios debacle in the making. It was a chance for Pawtucket to see new life, and it was a chance for the 50-year marriage between Triple A baseball and the Ocean State to continue.

Would a new house have made the relationship stronger and sweeter?

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INSIDE THE BROWN BAG

By Peg Brown

The Things Not Missed “People seem to get nostalgic about a lot of things they weren’t so crazy about the first time around.”—Author Unknown We already know this is not my 40th birthday or even my 40th reunion—and certainly not my 40th anniversary (unless you add two marriages together)… Nope! This is the 40th column—or around that number, I think.

As I read the above quotation, I thought perhaps this unknown author might have been reading my columns. Over the past several years, I have written about 50,000 words waxing nostalgic over a way of life lost when I left Ogdensburg at age 17 and never returned for more than two months, two weeks or a few days at a time. I must also add that the subjects of those columns might indicate that I am a bit of a Luddite—“Those that are opposed to, or slow to adopt or incorporate new technologies, computerization or automation” into their lifestyles. That’s probably best confirmed by the fact that I just started using a smart phone this past Christmas when it was thrust upon me by well-meaning family Santas. (Trust me, I was not happy—especially when it was accompanied by another package presenting a Fitbit!)

So, I’m taking a break from nostalgia and making a list of things I DON’T miss about those good ol’ days.

• Getting up and walking to the television every time Dad wanted to change the channel; • Washing and drying dishes—by hand. (In spite of the fact that my Mother never had a dishwasher until she moved into independent living, it would be the first thing I would install—even before a washing machine.)

• Sleeping on brush rollers under a bouffant hair dryer; • Getting dressed under the flannel sheets in the morning because there was no direct heat on the second floor; • Turning on the oven every time I wanted to warm something up;

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• Fearing the whistling pressure cooker would explode as we were making a boiled dinner; • Taking clothes off the line after they had frozen; • Hanging clothes on the line—any time; • Making coffee in a machine that used actual grounds instead of pods; • Crank windows (in cars); • Stick shifts—(actually that’s a lie; I’ve had a stick shift most of my life until the muscles in my leg started to rebel every time I used the clutch); • Telephone operators and party lines; • No copy machines— (I can’t even remember how we made copies of documents we needed to save—unless we used that dreaded carbon paper and flimsy tissue); • Racing home from school to get the milk before it froze and the cream popped the cardboard top; • Push button cash registers—(my very first job was as a grocery clerk—you actually had to type in every price for every item); • Girdles—(I think I mentioned this before—but I am grateful for Spanx!); • Refrigerators where you had to open the door to get to the 12” X12” freezer compartment; • While I’m there—ice cube trays; • Non-air conditioned cars—actually, anything not air conditioned; • Linoleum floors that needed to be waxed and scraped periodically; • One family car; • AM only radio stations; • Just three television stations; • Orange juice that you had to defrost and mix with water;

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Bowling; Card catalogs; One bathroom; Department Store Catalogs—(okay, I’m a convert here—online shopping is just too easy—I do have to add that the highlight of our fall as children was the arrival of the Sears Christmas Catalog); Fleas on my dog; Non-high speed dentist drills; Manual typewriters; Payment books for major purchases; Encyclopedias--(what did we ever do without Google?); Push lawn mowers; Bath rooms with no showers; Coal furnaces (the real fear at Christmas was that I’d find just a lump of coal in my stocking—because, of course, Santa knew EVERYTHING); Camps without running water and bathrooms; No Coke Zero—or any other diet drink (well, there was TAB and Fres-

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ca when I was a teen-ager, and Metracal was just coming on the market); Waxed paper and rubber bands for leftovers in the ‘frig’— (I am an environmentally challenged champion user of zip lock bags!); Stacking records if you wanted to hear more than one song or one album; Smoke filled restaurants; Flat irons without steam and spray; No calorie counts on food labels; Stockings and garter belts; Bellbottoms (which I think I wore in the ‘70s with a macramé belt); Fallout shelters and air-aid drills where we huddled under our desks in elementary school; Bouffant hairdos; Not being able to fast forward through commercials; Finding a roll of film and wondering what could be on it—then taking it to the drug store to be developed; Making fudge without a candy thermometer (I never got the “soft ball”

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stage and we always had to eat the fudge with a spoon); Home fries—(this needs an explanation: Mom worked as a secretary for a construction company during the building of the Seaway. Dad was charged with starting dinner at night before she got home. For over two years, we had home fries every day. To this day I can’t even order them for breakfast at the Donut King when we’re visiting.)

Bacon grease kept in an empty soup can on the sink to be used for frying (see home fries); Washing your hair in the sink while kneeling on a chair; Walking five miles up hill both ways to school in a blizzard—just kidding!

I’m sure you can add to this incomplete list. But, as this column is much shorter than most of my previous columns, maybe there are more things I miss than those I don’t. Shocking!

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To The Moon And Beyond

By Jim Ignasher

“I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.” President John F. Kennedy, September 12, 1962.

“Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.”

Those words were spoken by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong from the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 just after the lunar module successfully touched down in the Sea of Tranquility.

Six hours later he and fellow astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin would become founding members of an exclusive club that would eventually grow to include twelve men, all of whom had walked on the moon.

This July 20th marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing,

which to again quote Neil Armstrong, was, “One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” Those of us old enough to have watched the event on live television will recall that the word “a” was lost in transmission, and it wasn’t until the astronauts returned home that the issue came to light.

The unsung hero of the Apollo 11 mission is Astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the command ship around the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin got to stretch their legs. As Collins passed behind the dark side of the moon he was literally separated from all humanity.

The 1969 landing fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge to reach the moon before the 60s decade was over, but more importantly it ended the so called “space race” between the United

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despite the 1967 United Nations Space Treaty which in part stated that no nation could claim the moon as sovereign territory, some still felt it was in our country’s best interest to get there first.

The Apollo 11 astronauts returned to a hero’s welcome yet one may be surprised to learn that not every American shared in the celebration. Some openly criticized the space program claiming the money could have been better spent on social programs for the poor. Yet their comments were largely ignored as future moon missions were planned.

Going to the moon had been a dream of mankind since the beginning of time, but it wasn’t until the 19th century that scientific knowledge had progressed to the point where it was beginning to be understood what obstacles would have to be overcome before such a trip could be theoretically feasible. For instance, there was the gravitational pull of the earth.

In 1835 science fiction writer Jules Verne, (1828-1905), published his novel, “From The Earth To The Moon”, which involved a group of men who overcame the forces of gravity by constructing a giant cannon capable of shooting a manned projectile to the moon using 400,000 pounds of nitroglycerine as the launching agent.

It was also in 1835 that “The Great Moon Hoax” was perpetrated by a New York newspaper. The paper ran a story about a well-known scientist who’d allegedly discovered life on the moon via a powerful telescope. The fact that such

a telescope and scientist actually existed gave the story credibility, however the newspaper was forced to admit it wasn’t true. However, the question of life on the moon was debated for another 134 years, and even after the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to earth they were required to spend time in an isolation chamber to be sure that hadn’t brought back any deadly “moon germs”.

As artillery technology advanced, the idea of shooting an object at the moon remained a serious consideration to some. By the early 20th century man was capable of building massive recoiling guns that could lob shells hundreds of miles. Some figured, with just a little more effort, hitting the moon should be no problem. Yet theoretically shooting a capsule to the moon wasn’t the issue, it was getting it back.

Aside from using huge guns, one amusing article from 1913 told of a man who’d calculated that one could theoretically fly to the moon in an airplane, provided it had a 414,000 horse power engine! He estimated the trip would take 48.5 hours each way. How one was to survive in space while enroute was another matter.

Scientists eventually discovered that rocket power was the way to go when it came to leaving earth’s gravitational field, and the Saturn V rocket was developed for use in the Apollo program.

Although no longer in operational use today, the Saturn V reportedly remains the most powerful rocket ever used by NASA.

It’s mind boggling to consider the logistics and mathematics involved with getting the crew of Apollo 11 to the moon and back. After all, NASA shot a moving space craft, from a spinning planet, that was also orbiting the sun, at a moon that is itself orbiting the planet. Yet the lunar module landed right where it was supposed to! Furthermore, the computer guidance system utilized

by Apollo 11 is laughingly primitive by today’s standards.

And consider this, the air-tight space suits worn by astronauts wouldn’t have been possible had it not been for the invention of an everyday device we take for granted – the zipper – which was patented in 1917.

There was a time when air travel and going to the moon was believed impossible, but today we can reasonably assume that one day humans will walk on Mars and travel beyond. To that end it seems fitting to close with a quote by Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins: “When the history of our galaxy is written, and for all any of us know it already has been, If Earth gets mentioned at all it won’t be because its inhabitants visited their own moon. That first step, like a newborn’s cry, will be automatically assumed. What would be worth recording is what kind of civilization we earthlings created, and whether or not we ventured out to other parts of the galaxy.”

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NAVIGATING HEALTHCARE

By Diane L. Marolla, LICSW

Is bigger always better?

This monthly article comes from a place where I want to plant small seeds in the minds of anyone who reads it. My hope is you; the reader will think differently about your healthcare and how you manage it. Since the beginning of my healthcare career in 1987, I have been on a path of accumulating information about our healthcare system. I am not a fancy high level graduate from an Ivy League school, nor have I ever been a high level executive. What I know and what I share, is that over the years our healthcare system in general has eroded into a greed driven industry. The patient, has been left behind in the equation. Our doctors and other healthcare professionals have also been left behind. Our healthcare decisions are not being made necessarily in the best interest of the patient.

In recent weeks, for those of us who pay attention about what is going on locally in healthcare, Lifespan and Care New England have been in the news. At first, Care New England was moving forward with their relationship with Partners Healthcare in Boston. Lifespan launched an extensive media campaign to stop the relationship. Now, we have learned Lifespan and Care New England are looking at partnering together and the Partner’s deal for now, is dead. Lifespan and Care New England have attempted a partnership in the past without success.

I found Lifespan’s media campaign against the Care New England, Partner’s deal intriguing and aggressive. To me, Lifespan’s media campaign was an intentional scare tactic to get Rhode Islanders and our elected officials into believing that they would not be able to access local, quality, affordable healthcare. The media campaign ultimately was done to bring a sense of panic and urgency to the matter, which worked. Why would Lifespan go to these measures? In my opinion, Lifespan wanted to stop the relationship from going

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forward because the Care New England/Partner’s relationship would affect them from controlling every aspect of the delivery of healthcare in Rhode Island.

Some overall facts about Lifespan according to their website lifespan.org • Employees: 15,674 • Licensed Beds: 1,165 Patient Care • Patient Discharges: 62,368 • Emergency Department Visits: 257,281 • Outpatient Visits: 794,539 • Outpatient Surgeries: 25,458 • Inpatient Surgeries: 15,750 • Home Health Care Visits: 2,495 Financial Performance ($ in thousands) • Total Operating Revenue: $2,290,391 • Total Operating Expenses: $2,272,475 • Income from Operations: $17,916 • Excess of revenues over expenses: $23,801 • Net Patient Service Revenue: $2,037,907 • Total Assets: $2,505,062 • Research Funding Revenue: $86,661 In the research I have done for this article related to healthcare mergers and acquisitions, I found the following: • In Sara Heath’s 2018 article “How do Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Impact Patients?”, “ A hospital merger would increase access to capital and other resources for

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many healthcare organizations, which would in turn improve costs for patients, according to a 2017 report from The American Hospital Association (AHA). This same article reports that Dr. Gregory Curfman, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School states the “consolidation of healthcare organizations can create limited competition. Foremost, this creates more bargaining power for healthcare organizations with payers.

When individual hospitals merge into larger systems, they gain a larger share of the consumer market. That puts them in a position to ask health insurance companies to pay more for medical care and procedures. These higher prices are not born by the insurers, but by the consumers in the form of greater premiums. Thus, some economists argue, mergers drive up health care costs and place added financial pressure on consumers.”

• In Emily Gee and Ethan Gurwitz’s 2018 article “Provider Consolidation Drives up Health care Costs”, “Consolidation is one of the major forces driving hospital prices up.” This same article goes on to say “Healthcare industry firms involved in merger activity often claim that consolidation will result in greater efficiency, lower costs, and more coordinated patient care. However, research shows that such efficiency does not materialize; even when it does, savings are not passed on to consumers.”

Rhode Island is a small state. It has always been my belief that because of our size, we should have the best and most affordable healthcare system in the country. New England has the best medical schools. We have many smart, talented doctors and healthcare professionals outside of Lifespan who day in and day out deliver quality services to Rhode Islanders. They do not have the money, the resources, or the time to bring to everyone’s attention how they struggle to get paid every day for the services they provide. Few seem to be aware that most of them have been reimbursed the same fees for years without any increases from the managed care companies, Medicaid, or Medicare.

I ask you, as a healthcare consumer, do you really want just essentially one entity in RI owning every level of healthcare?

Is a monopoly good for a consumer? Don’t you want choice in healthcare? What is going to happen to the other hospital systems in RI, and will they be able to compete? What about all of the independent outpatient practices in Rhode Island who are not associated with a large healthcare entity? Will they survive? I guess, for now, we will all have to wait and see.

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TECH REVIEW: AllTrails In the past, I’ve tended to ignore the hiking trails right in my backyard, looking to Western Massachusetts and New Hampshire for my increasingly sporadic walks in the woods. But Paul Lonardo’s recent series of articles on Smithfield’s walking trails has inspired me, as I’m sure it has many readers, to check them out for myself. Though I’m familiar with some of them, there are a few that I’ve either not visited in a while or never visited at all.

Of course, always wanting to go into the woods fully prepared, a hiking app for my phone has joined my Swiss army knife, insect repellant, and bear spray as one of my must-have accessories. After trying the Gaia GPS app and finding its selection of Smithfield trails seriously lacking, I decided to try out AllTrails.

Available through the Apple App Store or Google Play, AllTrails has both free and paid options. It allows you to search for trails, and filter the results based on their difficulty, the activities you want to partake in, whether or not they’re dog-friendly, and other parameters. It also suggests nearby trails based on your current location, or the area in which you’re searching.

It will show you pictures, descriptions, reviews, and detailed maps of the trails. A subscription to AllTrails Pro allows you to

By Ron Scopelliti download maps to use offline, and allows you to access additional map layers with more map details. It also allows you to print out maps and to make custom trail maps.

Once on the trail, the app works as a GPS tracker, helping you navigate along on the trail and keeping a map of your journey.

Upon completion, you can rate and review the trail, and share the results on all the popular social media platforms.

When I initially opened the AllTrails app, the first trail that appeared was the World War II Memorial Trail on Wolf Hill. But, since I was rapidly approaching deadline, I decided to check out the shorter trail at the Mowry Conservation Area, which Paul wrote about in the May issue of “The Smithfield Times.”

In addition to showing me a map of the trail, AllTrails showed me the length, the difficulty (or lack thereof ), the altitude change, and the available activities along the way. After hitting the “record” button in the app, my location was accurately tracked in real time and recorded. AllTrails also kept a record of the distance I traveled, my elapsed time, the elevation change, and the estimated calories I burned (which it could have simply summarized as “not as many as I need to”).

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Though the trail isn’t particularly difficult, some of the changes in elevation were more extreme than I predicted, and they made me wish I had access to the topographical map overlay available to paying users. At a cost of $2.50 per month if you sign up for a single year, or $1.65 per month if you sign on for three years, I can see where it would be worth it for someone who does a lot of hiking and mountain biking.

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Smithfield Woods was previously North Bay Manor, then changed to Brookdale-Smithfield.

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Smithfield Woods’ memory care program is called “Montessori Moments in Time.”

“It is a specific program for our company,” said Alyson Walsh, Community Relations Director. “Montessori is an educational philosophy and so it is very person-centered program. We only have 35 units so it’s very individualized for that specific group of seniors.”

“From a cognitive standpoint, they struggle,” Walsh continued. “They struggle every day, whether its finding words, whether its remembering family, whether it’s remembering how to get dressed, (Alzheimers) is such a terrible disease there’s no cure for.”

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Assisted living units start at $3850 per month, with the memory care units starting at $4300 per month.

Smithfield Woods offers residents a variety of social and educational activities. There have been trips to Twin River casino and Buttonwoods Zoo. There is a movie theater and a chapel which offers non-denominational services. Other amenities include a game room, arts and crafts studio, library, beauty/barber shop, and a therapy room.

There is also a large dining room, which will soon undergo renovations.

“We offer three gourmet meals a day, our food here is delicious,” Walsh said. “Our desserts are even better.”

For lunch, typical offerings include Rhode Island Clam Chowder, Sweet Potato Salad, and Boston Cream Pie. Dinner items have featured salmon with citrus beurre blanc sauce, eggplant parmesan, and lemon meringue pie.

The staff provides residents with transportation to doctor’s appointments. There is also a 24 hour emergency response. Registered nurses and LPNs are on call. The facility also provides housekeeping and laundry service.

“Our housekeepers are amazing, our dining staff is so much fun, they have a great time with the residents,” Walsh noted.

Walsh said the large front lobby is going to get a makeover with new furniture and colors.

There are also guest speakers and performances by local artists, civic groups, and schools.

“We’ve had the Smithfield High School chorus come, we’ve had the pre-school from across the street come. On Halloween, they trick or treat here,” Walsh said. “Now that we’re (owned) by a new company, we really have the ability to participate more in the community. Smithfield is a great place to be.”

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Newspaper accounts from July of 1969 indicated that there wasn’t much happening locally, but nationally all eyes were on the much anticipated launch of Apollo 11, and outer-space happenings in general.

— Airman Gary H. Seward of Esmond completed Air Force basic training.

Airman 1/C Mark D. Sullivan of Greenville was serving in Vietnam.

S/Sgt. Peter E. Anthony of Greenville was serving with the Air Force’s 2187th Communication Squadron.

CW4 Louis Theroux was serving with the R. I. National Guard.

— F. Russell Keach of Georgiaville was described in one newspaper as being a “one-man task force.” when it came to cleaning up the Greenville Cemetery on Smith Avenue.

A year earlier Keach’s uncle was buried there, and while at the service Keach noticed the dilapidated condition of the cemetery and decided to do something about it. He began fixing up the cemetery on his own time and at his own expense by mowing the grass and cutting back overgrown shrubbery, fill-

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There were no cemetery maintenance regulations for Smithfield’s cemeteries in 1969, nor was there a cemetery commission, for all town cemeteries had begun as private lots, and it had been up to the families to maintain them.

— On July 3, knowing that NASA’s Apollo 11 was scheduled for takeoff later in the month, the Soviet Union attempted to launch an unmanned N1 rocket to orbit the moon for a photographic mission. However, the rocket blew up during lift off in what became the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. Debris from the rocket was found up to six miles away.

— On July 5, the crew of Apollo 11 announced at a press conference that they’d named the command module “Columbia”, and the lunar landing module, “Eagle”.

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— On July 16 the Apollo 11 spacecraft left for the moon.

— In light of the recent Soviet failures, on July 18, President Richard Nixon was given a memo containing comments to deliver in the event the crew of the Apollo 11 mission met with tragedy. This memo, by the way, was never revealed to the public until thirty years afterwards.

— On July 20, the Apollo 11 lunar module, nicknamed “Eagle” successfully landed on the moon. Mission commander, astronaut Neil Armstrong, uttered the words, “Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.” Since that date, “The Eagle has landed” has become a popular phrase in American culture to denote a successful mission.

— History has shown that the crew of Apollo 11 made it safely back to earth. NASA conducted five more manned moon missions, the last being Apollo 17, in 1972.

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The Return of Jupiter and Saturn to the Evening Sky Quite a few months have passed since the local observatories have had the opportunity to provide detailed images of some of our planetary companions in the solar system. When weather conditions have allowed, the Moon has been a good substitute. When the Moon has not been available, telescope operators have turned to double stars and faint fuzzies like star clusters, galaxies and nebulae. However, these celestial objects don’t often elicit the wow factor that planetary viewing can do. Add some high thin haze, atmospheric turbulence, a little bit of moisture and light pollution, and it has been a challenge to provide decent views of the heavens. Our observing opportunities have now greatly improved.

While amateur astronomers have been observing Jupiter and Saturn during hours when most people are in REM dreamland, from now through November telescopes throughout Rhode Island will focus on exquisite views of these two gas giant worlds and all their glory. All I can say is, “It’s about time!!” This month’s column will provide a brief observing guide to Jupiter. Next month I will feature Saturn.

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it rose as the Sun was setting. This date was also the date of Jupiter’s closest approach to the Earth for this year—about 397,850,855 miles. By July 1 this distance will have increased to 403,576,313 miles as the Earth pulls out ahead of Jupiter in our respective orbits. Fortunately, views of the Jovian system do not suffer dramatically from rapidly increasing distance.

However, Jupiter currently traverses a shallow arc across the sky because it, and all the planets, follows the ecliptic (path of the Sun and the plane of the solar system). Unfortunately because the ecliptic is low in our summer night sky, this scenario will keep Jupiter within some of summer’s often murky atmospheric conditions no more than 26 degrees above the southern horizon. Regardless, Jupiter reveals much detail even with small amateur telescopes.

First, you need to locate Jupiter among the constellations.

Currently Jupiter resides among the stars of a not so obvious pattern of stars called Ophiuchus. Lucky for us a more recognizable Scorpius is a neighboring star pattern. Bright Jupiter will be to the east (left) of Scorpius’ brightest star, red Antares. Focus in on Jupiter with your own telescope and begin your exploration, or let the volunteers at the local observatories guide your viewing pleasure.

It’s hard to predict what you will notice first. Will it be Jupiter’s large striped disk, or will it be some of his moons that grab your attention?

Let’s begin our examination with the planet itself. Jupiter is quite large; you could fit 1,321 Earths within its volume. Despite its distance from the Earth, this giant world is exciting to observe through any sized telescope. The striped appearance of the primary dark bands and lighter zones are easy to see, though the famous centuries old Great Red Spot (GRS) is no longer very great Over the last 150 years or so detailed measurements have revealed that the GRS has shrunk by 50%, and in more recent years its oval shape has become more circular.

In fact, some astronomers have speculated that this longlived storm may be dissipating. Recent observations have revealed that the GRS exhibits indications that it may be “unraveling.” We may be witnessing an historical event in the near future if this degeneration continues. Review this link for details about the recent GRS event visit www.skyandtelescope.com.

While the color of the GRS has changed throughout the decades, its lighter salmon coloring has made it a little more difficult to detect during the last decade. However, according

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to a recent Sky and Telescope article, “Over the last few years, the GRS has been sporting a rich, orange-red color…” This color enhancement makes the GRS much easier to detect if it is facing the Earth. Transit times of the GRS are available at www.skyandtelescope.com. Keep in mind that Jupiter rotates once in ten hours, so each night you will see different views of the planetary disk.

Or exploration of Jupiter will now focus on his four prominent satellites, called the Galilean moons in honor of their discoverer Galileo Galilei on January 7, 1610. These moons, given names from Greek mythology, are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. They are easily observed in small telescopes as they orbit around Jupiter. When several of the moons are visible at the same time, they often appear in a straight line, parading around Jupiter in the plane of its equator. This arrangement presents many interesting phenomena for us earthbound astronomers to observe.

When a moon passes in front of Jupiter and casts a shadow onto the Jovian cloud tops, it is called a shadow transit. Besides seeing the satellite’s shadow, you may also see the bright disk of the satellite traversing Jupiter’s clouds at the same time, though this event is more difficult to observe. A moon may also pass behind the planet, which is called an occultation. Jupiter’s shadow can even eclipse a satellite as well; gradually the moon will either blink out or reappear. Also, it’s fun to watch all four moons line up on one side of the planet. I love to watch Jupiter over an extended period of time during the course of one evening because the view is dynamically changing as you watch.

In conclusion, if you just can’t wait for my Saturn observing guide next month, this beautiful ringed world comes to opposition on July 9 in the constellation of Sagittarius. Since Saturn also tracks across the sky on the ecliptic it will take some time to rise high enough above horizon haze to observe.

If you wait until July 15 at 11:00 p.m. you will find Saturn to the left of Sagittarius’ “teapot handle” asterism. About one degree to the right will be a waxing gibbous Moon, just one day from Full. More details next month.

Over the next five months I encourage you to drag those telescopes you may own out of the attic or up from the basement and have them collect the light of Jupiter instead of dust!

If you don’t have a telescope, or you wish to observe greater detail than what it could provide, please visit one of the local observatories for incredible views of Jupiter, Saturn and other astronomical objects. Seagrave Memorial Observatory in North Scituate is open every clear Saturday night. Ladd Observatory in Providence is open every Tuesday night. The Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory at the CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick is open every clear Thursday night. Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown is open every clear Friday night. Be sure to check the respective websites for any schedule update before venturing out for a visit.

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PAYNE’S PICKS MOVIE RELEASE Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – July 26th - It was widely reported that Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” starring Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Margot Robbie, received a seven-minute standing ovation after its debut at Cannes Film Festival in May. I could hardly contain my eyeroll when I read the headline – because of course Hollywood gave an over-the-top standing ovation celebrating itself. Deadline describes the film – set in Los Angeles in 1969 – as Tarantino’s, “tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.” DiCaprio plays TV star Rick Dalton and Pitt plays his stunt double.

Robbie plays Sharon Tate, an actress who was murdered by the Manson Family in 1969 when she was eight months pregnant.

Critics aren’t giving much away in their reviews, but given Tarantino’s love of violence, I’m willing to bet we see all the gory details. A New York Times review of the film explains the sympathy Tarantino shows for Tate, and “adoration expressed toward Polanski” – Tate’s then-husband. That’s interesting, considering Polanski has been a fugitive of U.S. since he plead guilty to statutory rape in 1978. Hollywood may have had its glory days “once upon a time,” but it never ceases to be laughably hypocritical. To Hollywood, supporting movements like #MeToo in the same breath as celebrating a confessed rapist makes complete sense.

By Sarah Payne MOVIE REVIEW - John Wick 3 - This month marks a significant turning point in my life – the moment I became a diehard Keanu Reeves fan. Over the years, I’ve only seen a handful of his movies and admittedly paid him very little attention. But after seeing his interview with Stephen Colbert, in which his answer to “What happens after we die?” went viral, I started reading the Keanu Reeves Wikipedia page and went down a rabbit hole. Not only is Reeves an all-around kind human being who never wants credit for his charity, he’s also experienced significant personal tragedy.

He’s a really interesting person, and here’s what’s even more surprising: I really enjoyed “John Wick 3.” I never saw the previous two films, but I really enjoyed the theatrics and the choreography of the fight scenes. I was a bit taken aback by the violence at first, but was soon won over by the over-the-top antics of the John Wick world – like samurai sword fighting on motorcycles.

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Nicole Corsi to Take Part in Envision’s National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine Smithfield, RI – This summer, Nicole Corsi from Smithfield, Rhode Island will join outstanding high school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career oriented development experience, the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Medicine, taking place on the campus of Tufts University.

NYLF Medicine is one of the Envision family of programs (www.envisionexperience.com) that enable students to explore their interests and experience learning beyond the classroom.

Nicole is the daughter of Dr. John & Cheryl Corsi, of Smithfield and was nominated to represent LaSalle Academy for the 2019 National Youth Leadership Forum. She is a First Honors with Distinction student and will be starting her junior year this September. Nicole is planning to continue her education in Pediatric Medicine. In addition, she is a member of the Marie K. Jennison School of Dance and the Excite Dance Company. She is also an active member of St. Philip Parish, the Youth Ministry Program and LaSalle Scholars.

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THE CHIEF’S CORNER It is that time of year again, July 4th! It can be a very festive and enjoyable day for most people. However, it can be a day of devastating traumatic injury for some. A day that may change a life forever.

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• Never use fireworks while impaired by drugs or alcohol • Never allow young children to handle fireworks • Older children should use them only under close adult supervision. Parents don’t realize that young children suffer injuries from sparklers. Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees - hot enough to melt some metals.

• Anyone using fireworks or standing nearby should wear protective eyewear • Never light them indoors • Only use them away from people, houses and flammable material • Only light one device at a time and maintain a safe distance after lighting • Never ignite devices in a metal or glass container • Never point or throw fireworks at another person • Do not try to re-light or handle malfunctioning fireworks • Soak unused fireworks in water for a few hours before discarding • Keep a bucket of water nearby or a garden hose to fully extinguish fireworks that don’t go off or in case of a fire • Never carry fireworks in a pocket • Never place a part of your body directly over a firework device when lighting On behalf of all the men and women of the Smithfield Fire Department, enjoy your 4th of July and be SAFE! Owner and Operator Dale Calcione

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Please sign up and match your item with the correct collection date. Pick-ups are available on a first come, first serve basis.

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Visit the Town’s website for our Donation Database.

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Got Compost? This is a great way to reduce your waste by almost 20% - bins available at DPW & RIRRC.

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Appointments are limited and are available on a first come, first serve basis. Limit of 4 Items per pick-up. *Please note, Mattress and Box Springs are no longer collected curbside*

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2) Electronics Recycling, Sensitive Document Shredding, Large Rigid Plastics Recycling and Mattress/Box Spring Recycling Appointment required for mattress/box spring Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Smithfield DPW 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

***In case of inclement weather on event dates, please check the Town of Smithfield website for updates: http://www.smithfieldri.com Please check website for future Special Events TBA http://smithfieldri.com/recycling/

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