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(WVLT) - Six months since Hurricane Helene made landfall
communities across the area are continuing to rebuild
Helene made landfall and moved into East Tennessee on Sept
Unicoi County and Cocke County have worked to put their lives back together
The images below show downtown Newport just after Helene and as it looks today
Below are stories of survival and rebuilding as the communities hit the hardest continue to band together and overcome the devastation Helene brought
‘We can take a collective sigh’ ’ Rafting returns to Hartford after months of uncertainty from Helene floods
Hartford depends on rafting businesses for jobs and tourism dollars
When riverside companies were damaged during Helene
Part of I-40 between Tennessee and North Carolina officially reopens to traffic, NCDOT says
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation
March 1 with one lane in each direction at 35 miles per hour through the narrow lanes
TIMELINE: What happened when Helene hit East Tennessee?
March 27 will mark six months to the day since Hurricane Helene made landfall
moving through East Tennessee and causing unprecedented destruction and taking several lives
Erwin bouncing back six months after Helene’s flooding
Helene’s waters caused the Nolichucky River to take away people’s livelihoods and even lives.Stories of Survival and Loss
‘I am not going to die today’ ’ 80-year-old Cocke County woman survives flood with few family pictures
80-year-old Shelia Creveling was in her home along the French Broad River in Newport when she noticed the waters rising and felt she had no choice but to jump in with her dog
Cocke County veteran saves horses, helps rescue others during Helene flood
It’s a place their family has called home for more than 10 years
they decided to stay and try to save their animals
‘They were gone’ ’ Cocke County woman loses both parents in flood
As flood waters rushed into Cocke County that Friday night, the Obrist family tried to move to safety and away from their home
‘They told me ‘no’’ ’ Impact Plastics employee says company could have saved lives in Unicoi County
One Impact Plastic’s employee said lives could have been saved
had employees been allowed to leave the facility sooner
WVLT News teams up with the Red Cross to offer relief after Hurricane Helene
WVLT News is teaming up with the Red Cross to help organize donations
after thousands of people have been impacted by Hurricane Helene
‘I am part of you’ ’ Dolly Parton, Dollywood announce millions in East Tennessee flooding relief
Dolly Parton made a stop in Newport one week after it and many other areas of East Tennessee were hit with massive floods brought on by Hurricane Helene
‘I can’t believe it’ ’ Del Rio man with cancer gifted free home after floods destroyed his own
lost his home in the devastating floods from Hurricane Helene
Incredible Tiny Homes gifted him a free one
Claiborne County farmers helping other farmers in East Tennessee
While dozens of farmers across East Tennessee work to assess the damage from devastating floods nearly four weeks ago
others are jumping at the opportunity to help
Trained mules and farmers from East Tennessee go to Asheville to help with flood aftermath
Weeks after severe flooding devastated parts of Tennessee and North Carolina
people are still pouring into the impacted areas and offering help
Knox County Rescue return to East Tennessee after helping with Helene aftermath
Twenty-three members with Knox County Rescue were deployed to North Carolina and parts of Tennessee over the last several days
(This report has been updated with new information.)
Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m
27 following reports that a North Carolina dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure," though the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said around 4:40 p.m
it was told by Duke Energy the dam had not failed
Walters Dam is owned and operated by Duke Energy and controls a portion of the Pigeon River
The Walters Dam is also known as the Waterville Dam and both names were used in various officials' communications
"Duke Energy currently has all gates open at the Waterville Dam and continues to pass water through the dam," Duke Energy spokesperson Madison McDonald told Knox News in an email
"We can confirm that both the dam and our floodgates are performing as expected."
Regardless of the specifics of what happened at the dam
dangerous flooding was widespread in Newport and displaced homeowners and city operations
Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball said the jail was evacuated and Cocke County Schools offered buses to help move people displaced from different sites
"We just about didn’t get out ourselves," Ball said of the swift-moving water
The Pigeon River at Newport reached a gauge height of 27.13 feet
almost four feet over its previous record of 23.4 feet
according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data
Several water rescues have taken place in Cocke County
according to Tennessee Emergency Management
The Newport Community Center at 433 Prospect Ave
is open for people who do not have a safe place to stay
"There is no longer a risk of an imminent dam failure for Walters Dam on the Pigeon River," the National Weather Service office in Morristown posted on X at 4:45 p.m
Continue to heed evacuation orders from local emergency management and law enforcement
Do not drive into flooded or closed roads."
"All county and city emergency resources are currently fully engaged in water rescue and evacuation operations,” Mathis wrote in a Facebook post earlier in the afternoon
“We are still several hours from the expected high-water mark
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE WATER REACHES YOU
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Rain forced the closure of Interstate 40 East in Cocke County at exit 432 as high water from the Pigeon River threatened to overflow onto the interstate
said Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson Mark Nagi
Parts of Hartford were underwater this afternoon, according to video posted by Nagi
The town sits along the bank of the Pigeon River
pass record highsThe Pigeon River at Newport rose to over three times its flood stage by 4 p.m
blowing past record levels when it reached over 27 feet high
the French Broad at Newport was expected to reach more than double it’s flood stage by the end of the day
it had reached nearly 19 feet but was expected to reach 23 feet by early Sept
The water rushing into the French Broad River and Pigeon River and causing catastrophic flooding in multiple counties along the Tennessee-North Carolina border is the result of runoff from the Smoky Mountains
Tennessee Valley Authority spokesperson Scott Brooks said
Approximately 50-60 inmates have been relocated from the Cocke County Jail to the Jefferson County Jail due to the threat of high water
said a representative from the Jefferson County Jail
Reporters Angela Dennis and Daniel Dassow contributed to this report
A massive fire tore through Hill Funeral Home early Sunday morning
drawing a multi-department response as crews worked to contain the flames
battled the blaze at the longtime funeral home
Authorities have not yet determined the cause
which is under investigation by the East Greenwich Fire Marshal and the Rhode Island State Fire Marshal’s Office
Owner John Skeffington expressed heartbreak over the fire’s destruction but vowed to continue serving the community
“We are heartbroken by the devastation caused by this accidental fire,” Skeffington said in a statement
“Hill Funeral Home has been a pillar of compassionate care for families during their most challenging times
Despite the significant loss to our building
our dedication to serving families stands strong
We are committed to rebuilding and upholding our legacy of service to the community for future generations.”
Families with inquiries about pre-arranged services can contact Hill Funeral Home at (401) 884-9222
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It's easier to look past a slow internet connection when you can see Narragansett Bay sparkling outside your living room and hear the clink of sailboat rigging in the distance
what's a little buffering compared with the opportunity to step outside and feel sand between your toes
Maybe that's why some residents of Rhode Island's East Bay and Newport County have put up with broadband infrastructure the state says doesn't stack up to what's available in the more dense areas north and west
And it's not just internet. Electricity, natural gas and now – with the Washington Bridge fiasco – roads
all have a history of unreliability on the islands and peninsulas tucked between the Bay and southeastern Massachusetts
Now, at least as far as broadband infrastructure is concerned, federal help appears to be on its way, but a lawsuit filed by Cox Communications last month argues that the relief is misplaced
and precious federal tax dollars should be spent in communities with fewer millionaires
is the internet in the East Bay a big enough problem that Rhode Island should spend a large chunk of more than $130 million ticketed for broadband infrastructure there
Elected officials who represent the region are happy to see the money flow in, but somewhat divided about exactly how urgent the need for better broadband is in some of Rhode Island's richest towns
The Rescue Plan included something called the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund
a Treasury Department formula grant program states could use to pay for infrastructure
the state's General Assembly dedicated $25 million for broadband internet
(The Broadband Equity program was run by the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Affordable Connectivity by the Federal Communications Commission.)
The guiding principles of the Capital Projects and Broadband Equity programs was "equity."
"The COVID-19 public health emergency highlighted that access to high-quality internet can enable work
and that individuals and communities that lack affordable access to such high-quality internet are at a marked disadvantage," a fact sheet for the Capital Projects Fund said
"Investing in broadband for communities sensitive to or that have historically experienced these inequities will be critical for improving digital equity and opportunity."
In many states the money was a way to bring internet to remote low-income rural areas commercial providers had left behind
But Rhode Island doesn't have a lot of remote rural areas and does have some of the most extensive broadband coverage in the country
because of economies of scale and geography
Rhode Island's lower income urban areas have historically had more broadband infrastructure than more wealthy coastal areas
(It costs less to run a wire from a busy street to an apartment building than into the grounds of a Newport estate
and the apartment building has many more potential accounts in it.)
The goal of the Broadband Equity program is to get the internet in as many homes and businesses as possible up to a standard of 100 megabytes-per-second download and 25 mbps upload
starting with the places that currently have the slowest speeds
Neighborhoods below that 100/25 standard are labeled underserved and areas below 25/3 mbps are considered unserved
According to Rhode Island Commerce Corporation data, the areas of the state with the worst internet – considered "unserved" at less than 20 mbps download – are in pockets of the rural western border near Connecticut and the islands, Prudence, Hog and Block. They show up red on the ConnectRI official broadband map
After that you have areas considered "underserved" appearing orange on the map and are concentrated in the East Bay and Newport County
In most of the areas considered "underserved," Cox is the only internet provider
But Cox says the internet speed map the state is using to make decisions is wrong. Over the last several years, the company asserts, it has greatly improved the broadband in areas like Barrington and Newport after complaints from East Bay residents
There were 40,000 challenges filed to the internet speed ratings for individual properties on the map
according to Rhode Island Commerce Corporation spokesman Matt Touchette
The Commerce Corporation reviewed the challenges
along with the evidence provided by challengers and agency rebuttal
to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for final approval
"We expect the map to be finalized after review and approval by the NTIA within the next two months or so," Touchette wrote
"The updated map will be based on the adjudication results of the challenges submitted."
That's all if Cox's lawsuit
which asks for an injunction to block Rhode Island's Broadband Equity plans
Hearings on a motion for protective order and motion for discovery are scheduled for Oct
Cox's argument: The process of challenging speed determinations on the map are ruinously expensive and logistically unworkable
It asked for all of the data used to make the maps
plus more than a year's worth of emails and notes from RI Commerce officials
and objected when RI Commerce charged the company $52,000 to fulfill the records request
The Journal last week requested a much more limited set of data: The internet speeds of all individual properties in one town, Little Compton
unserved determinations on the ConnectRI map there
(Each internet connection appears on the map as a dot of green
but there are no speed numbers with the dots.)
The speed number for individual properties is "confidential," Touchette said
The Journal also asked for the results of the challenges RI Commerce sent to the federal government
The Cox lawsuit is about the Broadband Equity program
so it does not impact the state's other federal source of broadband infrastructure money: The Capital Projects Fund
the Commerce Corporation awarded the first $13 million to two companies for broadband upgrades estimated to help 6,700 locations
GoNetSpeed is getting $9.3 million to build out broadband in Newport
Verizon is getting $2.1 million to upgrade Jamestown and $1.6 million to upgrade Westerly
The state still has around $12 million in Capital Projects funds left and
perhaps aware of the oceanfront views associated with its initial grants
is going to spread the remainder to 19 municipalities in every region of the state
The Commerce Corporation last week also voted to increase by $400,000 the size of its contract with Altman Solon
a telecommunications consulting firm working on internet access
bringing the total for that contract to $1.7 million
The firm is paid out of the federal funds and has encountered "increased workflow due to unforeseen formal requests
administrative requests and legal requests from internet service providers," ConnectRI director of broadband strategy Brian Thorn told the Commerce Board of Directors
"We should not ignore these locations because some of them have a gilded history," Thorn said in describing the investments in Newport
But it's no surprise that eyebrows were raised at the size of public investments made toward the goal of equity in communities with so many advantages. The median price of single-family houses sold in Newport last year was $893,000. In Jamestown it was $1 million.
"There are mountains that sometimes people have to cross and they may or may not be an affluent or a non-affluent area," Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner told The Journal after Monday's Commerce Board meeting when asked about the fairness of the grants
"We just happen to have the 400 miles of coastline that we're trying to deal with and following those federal rules that say
Commerce Chief Strategy Officer Daniela Fairchild pointed out that not everyone in Westerly and Newport make a lot of money
we'll then invariably ignore that person or people in Newport actually," Fairchild said
the universality supports that equity as well
because it makes sure that the lower income folks who do live in Westerly
the lower income folks who do live in Newport
the lower income folks who are in Burrillville are going to be served just the same."
Little Compton has one of the highest concentrations of underserved properties on the ConnectRI map
and a cluster of red unserved areas around the private enclave at Briggs Beach
meaning the town is likely to be a focus point for Broadband Equity spending
who represents Middletown and Little Compton
is an engineer by trade who has worked on digital policy in the General Assembly for years
had been trying to convince Verizon to enter the Aquidneck Island market unsuccessfully for years to improve the internet connections
the federal investment seems to be coming after service on the island has already started to improve
"I am in Middletown and the map says the entire neighborhood is underserved
But I just did a speed test and it says 100 [mbps] download," DiPalma said
but I am concerned we are looking at the right set of data."
It's possible that internet in the East Bay and Aquidneck Island has improved in recent years precisely because of the possibility of government action and threat of new competition
There was even talk of publicly owned broadband service
The Newport County Chamber of Commerce declined to comment on the Cox lawsuit, but pointed to a January 2022 report by the Connect Greater Newport broadband consortium that "there is a lack of adequate available broadband ..
Among the recommendations of the report was looking for a way to take advantage of the high-speed fiber optic lines that belong to OSHEAN
"Many of those that fall into the 'Underserved' categories represent some of our most vulnerable neighborhoods as well as our downtown core," Thomas Shevlin
"Because of the challenges posed by our geography
Newport and our neighboring communities have always seemed to lag behind our mainland counterparts when it comes to high speed internet service
with the city currently served by a mix of aging fiber and coax lines that have shown to be problematic."
Former Jamestown state representative and lieutenant governor candidate Deb Ruggiero is less diplomatic
She argues that Cox's accusations about tax dollars going to the Newport mansions is window dressing
"They are having a temper tantrum because they can't get all of the $108 million."
Sarah Amaden of the East Hampton Village Board was a winner in her first Newport Bermuda Race last month
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A juvenile humpback whale was found dead on Richmond Pond Beach in Westport
marking the latest in a troubling series of whale strandings along the Eastern Seaboard
The discovery of the whale brings the count of deceased whales washing ashore to 13 in the past 31 days
a stark statistic that has sounded major alarm bells
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has documented an increase in humpback whale deaths along the East Coast in recent years
categorizing the trend as an Unusual Mortality Event
Scientists stress the need for continued monitoring and research to better understand the causes of these incidents and to develop strategies to mitigate risks to the species
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A 73-year-old Pawtucket man has been indicted on sexual assault charges involving a vulnerable patient at Tockwotton Assisted Living Facility in East Providence
Neronha announced that Anthony Alario faces one count of first-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree sexual assault after a Statewide Grand Jury returned the indictment on September 24
an elderly female resident in the memory care unit
was allegedly assaulted by Alario on May 20
Court documents reveal that the assault was witnessed by a facility employee
who immediately reported the horrifying incident
whose medical license has since been revoked
will face the charges in Providence County Superior Court on October 2
Tockwotton Assisted Living responded to the incident with a statement:
we work hard to ensure the safety and security of our residents
We take our responsibility to protect everyone in the Tockwotton family seriously and are vigilant on their behalf
staff witnessed what appeared to be an instance of abuse by a family-approved guest upon the resident they were visiting
We confronted the alleged abuser and alerted the appropriate legal authorities
A no-trespassing order was issued immediately
We also called medical professionals to tend to and evaluate our resident
we will not be providing any further details.”
The former home of Newport's founder, James Taylor V
recently hit the market in Northern Kentucky for $2.49 million
which Taylor named Belle Vue (French for beautiful view)
is more than 8,700-square-feet and sits atop a hill overlooking the Ohio River at 335 E
The mansion is also known as the General James Taylor House in reference to his service as a quartermaster general in the Northwestern Army during the War of 1812
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
the mansion was originally built in 1837 and is the oldest home in the Newport historic district
The mansion was rebuilt in 1845 after a fire burned Taylor's original home to the ground during a slave rebellion, The Enquirer previously reported.
Taylor owned an estimated 40-50 slaves at the time of his death in 1848. Ironically, the mansion was used as an Underground Railroad safe house after his death
The mansion, which sold for just over $1 million in 2022, has about $1.4 million in upgrades, according to the most recent listing from Robinson Sotheby's International Realty.
Upgrades include heated floors in the primary bathroom
inoperable fireplaces converted to gas and new HVAC systems
three full baths and two half-baths with Italian marble surfaces
more than 17-foot-high ceilings on the first floor and a grand staircase
"The whole house has been extraordinarily updated. It's stunning,'' said Lee Robinson, the listing agent with Sotheby's
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2024 12 a.m.The Yakona Nature Preserve is on the Yaquina Bay estuary east of Newport
A partnership between Yakona Nature Preserve and McKenzie River Trust permanently protects 430 acres on the Yaquina Bay estuary near Newport
Yakona is a nature preserve and learning center where students from Lincoln County and other school districts regularly visit for field trips to learn about salmon and other wildlife
founded the Yakona Nature Preserve and Learning Center in 2018
She said they bring students from Lincoln County and other school districts to the property to learn about wetlands
and out into nature and having them soak all that in in a real hands on way is providing significance to the community
who can learn from a early age why it’s important to preserve and protect these sort of ecosystems,” Barton said
She said they’re working with local high school students in an environmental studies field course
Barton said the spruce-dominated forest is particularly important as much of the local spruce was logged during World War I to build airplanes
we are providing this teaching model and hope to enrich our community
And grow future leaders who also recognize the importance of these authentic coastal habitats that provide so much resilience as climate change increases and intensifies,” said Barton
The Yakona Nature Preserve is on a peninsula in Yaquina Bay
Barton said they were initially open to the public
But they are now open for school field trips and guided group hikes by reservation
Margaret Treadwell is central coast conservation program manager with McKenzie River Trust
She said the trust worked with Yakona to establish a conservation easement which ensures the property remains focused on conservation
education and building cultural connections
“This land is particularly significant because it is along the Yaquina River and estuary which has rearing and migration habitat for coho salmon
and many other fish that are important to the coast and fishing industry as well,” said Treadwell
“And there are tidal mudflats which are a great source of food for migrating birds.”
“It’s amazing to have that amount of land where animals of that size can make a life,” she said
“And it’s extra special to have it so close to town
And also creating this wild area that you can see from the river even if you’re not out on the land there.”
McKenzie River Trust has worked on the Oregon Coast since 2004. It’s only recently extended its area to include Lincoln County. Community members interested in visiting Yakona can find more information at their website
The preserve is named for the Yaqu’n Indians
the first people on the Yaquina estuary lands
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(WJAR) — East providence police identified the body of a man pulled from the Providence River last Thursday night
Police said the man was 44-year-old Marcus Harris of Newport
East Providence police told NBC 10 last week that someone walking along the East Bay Bike Path spotted the body on the shoreline
but it will need to be confirmed by the medical examiner at a dater date
East Providence police said the death does not appear to be suspicious
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Mark Ramler, award-winning preservationist and owner of Mansion Hill Properties, embraced both the challenges and surprises during the revitalization of this local treasure, located at 414 E. 7th Street.
“When we started construction, we were excited to find a bunch of old artifacts from the building’s storied past,” he said. “We’ve tried to pay respect to the people and generations who kept this place alive by remodeling what was necessary, but keeping much of the historic details intact, including the large stainless steel walk-in, bar shelves, and UK wallpaper.”
Most of the bar’s decor was inherited with the purchase of the building, including vintage photos, receipts, and even hats. Visitors will also see the original framed Newport Bartending ID of the bar’s namesake, Jerald W. Bittner.
Stuart MacKenzie, veteran of the hospitality industry and owner of both Jerry’s and Northside Yacht Club, designed the cocktail menu around an interesting find.
“We were able to get our hands on a ‘flaked ice machine,’” he said. “Think Frisch’s ice but with less air in it. The ice is perfect for simple, fresh highball cocktails with homemade ingredients.”
“As a resident of Newport, I love seeing the old buildings brought back to life. The new Jerry’s will be a great neighborhood hangout and make Newport an even better place to visit and live.”
Jerry’s new interior features an expanded bar, a carryout section, two seating areas and flat-screen TV’s to watch the big games.
“It was a huge task, but we were able to gut the old ‘office,’ where it was rumored that an illegal gambling machine used to sit right up until we took over,” Ramler said. “We were able to turn it into a comfortable public back lounge with booths, a TV and cocktail tables.”
A garage door-style window will connect the bar to the neighborhood. A spacious apartment above the bar will be available for rent in the coming months.
In addition to the original tobacco-stained UK wallpaper and old betting chalkboard, Mark and Stuart have hung an impressive collection of vintage beer signs. The result is a welcoming, comfortable bar whose friendly owners are looking forward to continuing the jug house tradition in East Row.
Jerry’s Jug House will be open from 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-1 a.m. on Sundays.
Does anyone remember a jughouse on Berry ave in Bellevue? I’ve been told it was J and G Jughouse???
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Credit: PA ImagesWelsh voters will take to the polls for the General Election on 4 July with every constituency boundary in Wales but one changing - and some of them having new names
The number of Welsh MPs is being cut from 40 to 32 following a boundary review last summer
The Boundary Commission for Wales reviewed the constituency boundaries
meaning several Welsh seats will vanish in their current form
It all follows an earlier UK Government decision to ensure each constituency has a similar number of voters in it - between 69,724 and 77,062
as the country has some of the smallest constituencies in the UK
Reviews have taken place in each of the four nations
The boundaries of nearly all existing Welsh constituencies will be altered
which has "protected status" and will have no changes to the island of Anglesey seat's name or boundaries
Here are the new constituency names and boundaries for parliamentary seats in Wales
taking effect at the 2024 General Election:
Aberafan Maesteg joins together parts of four previous constituencies: Neath
Bangor Aberconwy joins together parts of three previous constituencies: Arfon
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney joins together parts of four previous constituencies: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
The bulk of the population for the new seat comes from the former Blaenau Gwent seat
Radnor and Cwm Tawe is renamed from Brecon and Radnorshire and has its area enlarged
The new Bridgend constituency joins together parts of two previous constituencies - Bridgend and Ogmore - with the bulk of the population coming from the former Bridgend seat
Caerfyrddin joins together parts of two former constituencies: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
The new Caerphilly boundary joins together parts of two former constituencies - Caerphilly and Islwyn - with the bulk of the population coming from the former Caerphilly seat
Cardiff East joins together parts of two former constituencies: Cardiff Central
taking in some of the former Pontypridd seat
Cardiff South and Penarth joins together parts of three former constituencies
with the bulk of the population coming from the former Cardiff South and Penarth seat
taking in some of the former Pontypridd constituency
Ceredigion Preseli joins together parts of two former constituencies: Preseli Pembrokeshire
Clwyd East joins together parts of four former constituencies: Clwyd West
Clwyd North joins together parts of two former constituencies: Clwyd West and Vale of Clwyd
Dwyfor Meirionnydd joins together parts of three former constituencies: Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Gower joins together parts of three former constituencies
with the bulk of the population coming from what was previously the Gower seat
Llanelli has its area enlarged to take in some of what was the Carmarthen East and Dinefwr seat
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare joins together parts of two former constituencies - Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
and Cynon Valley - with a very small part of the previous Brecon and Radnorshire seat
Mid and South Pembrokeshire joins together parts of two former constituencies: Preseli Pembrokeshire
and Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
The bulk of the population for the new Monmouthshire seat will come from what was previously the Monmouth seat
also taking in some of what was the former Newport East constituency
The new Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr boundary covers what was previously the Montgomeryshire seat as well as some of the former Clwyd South seat
The new Neath and Swansea East seat will take in much of the former Neath boundary and parts of what were Gower
The new Newport East seat will take in much of the previous constituency's boundary
and some of the former Newport West boundary
Newport West and Islwyn joins together much of what were the separate seats of the same names
The new Pontypridd boundary takes in parts of what were the previous Pontypridd
Rhondda and Ogmore takes in what was the Rhondda seat
as well as some of the former Ogmore and Pontypridd boundary areas
The new Swansea West boundary takes in parts of the former Swansea East and Swansea West boundaries
taking in a small part of the former Monmouth seat
The Vale of Glamorgan has had its boundary reduced slightly
Wrexham takes in the former seat boundary of Wrexham
and also takes in some of the previous Clwyd South seat
Ynys Môn's boundary remains unchanged
You can find out more and view how your seat will be changing here
Ky (WKRC) - A local historic district has welcomed a new bridal shop
Mansion Hill Bridal has opened its doors on Overton St
in Newport's East Row Historic District
Newport's East Row neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The owners restored the old building in order to start their boutique
It took 8 months to renovate the building and it was no small job
There were 7 layers of wallpaper over the plaster walls and 5 layers of laminate flooring over the hardwood floors
The business will sell wedding dresses and other accessories
To learn more about Mansion Hill Bridal, click here
a new bar and package liquor store experience with a Prohibition-era name
is opening in Newport's East Row neighborhood
Owners Mark Ramler of Mansion Hill Properties and Stuart MacKenzie of Northside Yacht Club renovated the existing bar into a new experience
A grand opening is scheduled for 4:30 p.m
but we were able to gut the old ‘office,’ where it was rumored that an illegal gambling machine used to sit right up until we took over,” Ramler said in a news release. “We were able to turn it into a comfortable public back lounge with booths
originally a garage with ties to bootlegging during Prohibition
went legitimate as a jug house after the Dec
1933, Repeal Day when serving and selling alcohol became legal again, according to the release
The old jug house sold beer in jugs
Beer and alcohol sales had continued on for 80 years there until the renovation into the new bar
The name Jerry's Jug House comes from Newport bartender Jerald W
whose original bartending ID will be on display in a frame
The renovation created an expanded bar
and two seating areas including a flat-screen television viewing area
A garage door-style door will connect the bar
People will be able to continue the jug house tradition by bringing growlers to fill and take home
There will still be traditional $3 domestic draft specials for longtime regulars of the former bar
The cocktail menu was designed around what MacKenzie said was an interesting find
“We were able to get our hands on a flaked ice machine,” he said
“Think Frisch’s ice but with less air in it
fresh highball cocktails with homemade ingredients.”
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I love seeing the old buildings brought back to life," Klare said. The new Jerry’s will be a great neighborhood hangout and make Newport an even better place to visit and live.”
The east-west divide doesn't stop at the Ohio River
Newport is divided between east and west — the east being more upscale and the west more impoverished
It surprised Monica Remmy nine years ago when she bought a 150-year-old home on Newport's West Side
"This is the most divided small city I've seen in my life
between the haves and have-nots," Remmy said
"There's just a lot of antagonization that goes back and forth from both directions."
Now a group of residents hopes to change that
will unveil a 35-page plan Thursday that will outline a decade's worth of improvements
It will focus on six areas; economic development; housing; education; community engagement; parks and recreation; and health
Dozens of volunteers in Newport's neighborhoods interviewed 200 of their fellow residents and met regularly the past two years to develop the plan
ReNewport is in the process of incorporating as a nonprofit run by residents and will use a $30,000 grant from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to put the plan into action
The LISC money comes from private donations
"ReNewport was the idea to get participation from citizens
get their ideas and for them to actually happen," said East Newport resident Corey Siddall
There were volunteers from all parts of the city."
One of the goals: To beautify Newport's West Side
home to the city's older neighborhoods and heavier industry
Dump trucks thunder down streets in the shadow of the vacant Newport Steel Mill
with 40 percent of the population under the poverty level
The East Side of Newport has poverty levels ranging from 7 to 13 percent
depending on the census tract.The extension of the Ky
9/AA Highway along Newport's western edge to the Taylor-Southgate Bridge has already raised hopes for the West Side
It's supposed to jump-start the dormant Ovation project on the riverfront
Some involved in ReNewport hope to expand local and national historic districts to the West Side similar to what's in Newport's East Row
"Part of my motivation was to save some of the architectural housing on the West Side before they bulldoze it into the Licking River," Siddall said
The plan has already started to unite the city
Much of the plan doesn't involve government action or massive amounts of money
Community events that bring all neighborhoods together are a common theme
"One of the positive things to come out of this process is to humanize both sides for each other," Remmy said
"It's a lot harder to have an abstract idea of someone who lives on the East Side if you are sitting side-by-side working on something."
expect to see more community events in Newport like last September's "Trash Bash." More than 100 residents competed to pick up the most litter
who has also helped lead the ReNewport effort
Ideas that have come out of ReNewport include establishing a central park for residents to gather and organizing community gatherings
Some neighborhoods have already started coffee walks
where residents brew pots of coffee and walk the neighborhoods
citizens with ReNewport will hold a night running and biking event called "Light Night."
The division between East Side and West Side has diminished in the three years since she moved to Newport
Costa Rica and I grew up in Akron," Goff said
"Nowhere I've lived has there been such momentum and excitement from community members
The plan also looks to turn around the negative perception of Newport Independent Schools
The school district directly south of Newport
The plan calls for the establishment of a magnet school specializing in a key subject
and more college financial aid for students who achieve at a certain level
The nonprofit Brighton Center and LISC organized the ReNewport efforts
but residents led the efforts and provided all the input
The structure of the ReNewport nonprofit organization has yet to be determined
Residents can get involved by calling the Brighton Center
2421 or ReNewportVision2025@gmail.com."It's important for each of us to have a voice and make that voice heard," Remmy said
"Whatever happens in this community in next 10
and that is either driven by the passion of the residents or the apathy of the residents."
As many as 200 entries are expected to start the race on June 17
and the race’s SailGate entry system will be open on June 18
Captains with accounts already set up in SailGate will be able to update their profile information in advance of next Friday
but all entrants will be able to begin their entry applications in earnest on the 18th
“We appreciate the efforts of our sponsors and vendors to support this race through the challenges of the pandemic,” says Somers Kempe
“and we look forward to welcoming a large fleet of first timers and Gulf Stream veterans for the 52nd ‘Thrash to the Onion Patch’ next June.”
Nearly all sponsors from 2020 have committed to sponsoring the race again, and new sponsors have come aboard, too. The BROC recently posted a sponsor guide for any others interested
Both prospective and committed competitors are invited to register for next week’s race webinar “How to Enter the Newport Bermuda Race.” The one-hour Zoom meeting will cover the basics of using the SailGate system and provide Q&A opportunities
(Note that the starting time for the webinar has been moved from 1900 to 1200 EDT; a recorded version will be available subsequently through the website.) Entries will continue to be accepted until April 3
NEWPORT — A Massachusetts State Trooper was arrested Sunday morning about 12:10 a.m
on charges of disorderly fighting and resisting arrest after an incident outside One Pelham East
of Berkley had been told to leave One Pelham East
according to a Newport Police Department report
but he banged on the windows of the establishment to be let back inside
“The Mass Trooper was belligerent to [Newport] Officer [Brittany] Foster and condescending
They told him to leave the area and eventually he did,” according to Newport Detective Jason Head’s arrest report
Police were dealing with a separate incident when “I observed Kilfoyle staring at [Newport] Officer [Gregory] Hutson and I
and mumbling something then saying ‘[expletive] you,’ with his chest out and leaning forward,” according to Head’s report
Hutson asked the man if he was all right then asked him to leave
“I then watched Officer Hutson turn around and walk back to the front of his cruiser and Kilfoyle said still scowling with an angry demeanor to his face
Head told Kilfoyle to leave the area “as threatening police is not tolerated
I began putting my hand out and was pushing him back towards the sidewalk ..
Kilfoyle was pushing back on me saying ‘you know what you’re doing’ and words similar to ‘you know what I am.’”
Head said he smelled alcohol on Kilfoyle’s breath and that Kilfoyle was combative
“I again told him to leave the area or he would be arrested.” Kilfoyle then “squared off with his right arm back
I believed an assault was imminent on me by Kilfoyle and I went to grab his left arm and told him he was under arrest.”
Kilfoyle swung his left arm “as to strike me in the head” but Head ducked
and Officer Hutson and the One Pelham East doorman came to assist with Kilfoyle’s arrest
Kilfoyle was ordered to appear in District Court on Sept
director of media communications with the Massachusetts State Police
said in an email to The Daily News on Monday that Kilfoyle "was immediately relieved of duty
which is a temporary administrative status that will remain in place until he has a formal duty status hearing before a board of three commissioned officers
"His duty status hearing will be held Wednesday at State Police Headquarters," Procopio wrote
the board of three commissioned officers will determine whether his duty status should be changed
The outcome will be one of the following: remain on active duty; be placed on restricted duty
and with no contact with the public; suspended with pay; or suspended without pay."
"The duration of any changed duty status is indefinite
but generally the new status will remain in place for the duration of external or internal investigations
barring any significant change in circumstances," Procopio added
He said the department condemns the alleged conduct
NEWPORT — A fundraising event to benefit the family of a beloved member of the local hospitality industry who died unexpectedly is slated for Sunday.
Gayle Walsh, who started as a bartender at One Pelham East in 2004 and worked her way up to assistant general manager, died June 10. According to her obituary
she "took her own life after a long and courageous battle with grief over the loss of her youngest daughter Caroline to suicide in August of 2020."
will benefit the Caroline and Gayle Sunshine Fund via tips
and will feature live music from a number of performers and former Pelham employees behind the bar
The fund was started in 2020 to raise proceeds to donate to individuals in financial need suffering from mental health to obtain access to health services and holistic wellness care or training in memory of Caroline Walsh who lost her life to mental illness
said Walsh was a mother-type figure to the staffers at the nightclub and a well-liked employee by customers.
"To the public, Gayle was the lifeblood of Newport 's restaurant scene — the person who'd be dancing on the bartop on a slow Wednesday or at the quiet end of the bar lending her ear to anyone who needed it," Kilroy said
through marriages and expanding families.
and it was because of Gayle," he said.
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The Naticks, Beach Nights, Steve Demers, John Erickson from Blockhead and Ryan McHugh.
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The guest bartenders will be Brittany Powers
Bobby Penha and Abby Medeiros. Kilroy said some people will be flying across the country to make it to the event.
we were overwhelmed by people reaching out wanting to help from former bartenders
A celebration of life was held last weekend to remember Walsh, and a Go Fund Me account has been established in her name
Walsh leaves behind two daughters — Alexandra and Bethany — as well as other family members.
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"Gayle would be your favorite person to go out with at night and always your confidant," Kilroy said
She had that uncanny ability to make anyone feel like an old friend
always a smile on her face and quite literally a 'kick in her step' when behind the bar."
OKI Wanna Know is our feature that seeks answers to questions that may not be hugely important
we start in Newport with a translucent query
My coworkers have been on me about getting their questions answered
Jolene Almendarez says one has been bugging her since she moved to Northern Kentucky
Why do so many homes in Newport's East Row have stained glass windows
"They look really old and really beautiful at night," she says
"It just made me wonder that there must have been an old glass maker in Newport or Cincinnati that supplied all of these windows
There was a large stained glass manufacturer nearby, but it wasn't in Newport. The Riordan Company was the biggest in 19th century Cincinnati. It's now in Middletown and known as BeauVerre Riordan Studios
Linda Moorman and her husband Jay run the show
this young Irish immigrant by the name of G.C
Riordan came to the United States to become a painter and sculptor
He worked for them until 1892 and then he bought the firm out and it became the G.C
Moorman says Riordan lived in Newport and walked to work at 5th and Pike
It was really cool because they called and asked us to be a part of it
They were signed or people knew they were Riordan windows."
Many of those homes were built during the Victorian period
says from the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 20th
there was a renewed interest in art and architecture
"Stained glass was also a symbol of wealth so that's why you're going to see them a lot in maybe some of the more prominent or wealthy neighborhoods from that time period," Johnson says
Licking Riverside in Covington are all neighborhoods that would have a lot of those."
Johnson says you can trace the growth of a city by looking at which neighborhoods have homes with stained glass
and it was wealthy families who would often be the first to move out of city centers
"There's some later stained glass over in Westwood
There's more leaded glass but still of the stained glass family in Westwood with a lot of the Tudors up there," she says
and that was kind of the end of what they call the period of stained glass."
"You wanted it to be in places where people would see it
You'll see it at the first landing of the stair step
Linda Moorman says BeauVerre Riordan does a lot of restoration work
"So all those windows are put together with metal
And it just starts stretching and stretching and stretching
But people are still ordering new stained glass windows for their homes
People walk in and the first thing they do is 'I need something to cover me
I don't want people to see me,' so we put a lot of stained glass in bathrooms."
Moorman says much of their business over the last two years came as people fixed up their homes during the pandemic
The number one staple for the studio is still restoring the big stained glass windows in churches
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NEWPORT – A 62-year-old Siletz man was killed and his passenger seriously injured Friday evening when their small pickup was struck head-on by a car that crossed into their lane of U.S
Highway 20 a little more than a mile east of Newport
Oregon State Police said in a news release Monday that Christopher M
Robeson died at the scene of the two-car crash that closed the highway for four hours
was seriously injured and taken to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport
Police said their preliminary investigation indicated that Velma J
of Newport was headed west on Highway 20 in a Subaru Forester about 4:42 p.m
when she crossed the centerline into the eastbound lanes and struck Robeson’s vehicle head-on
Freudenthal was taken to the hospital with minor injuries
The cause of the crash is under investigation
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according to a new list from Condé Nast Traveler
"Like Oak Bluffs, Newport is a beach town known for its houses
though a very different sort," Conde' Nast Traveler wrote
historic mansions—once the summer homes of the Vanderbilts
and other Westerners of unimaginable wealth—remain standing along the famous cliff walk
The most famous two are The Breakers and Rosecliff
The Newport mansions famously earned the ire of writer Joan Didion
who wrote in her essay The Seacoast of Despair
“To stand in the dining room of ‘The Breakers’ is to imagine fleeing it
in lieu of the Great Gatsby-esque lawn parties of yore where swans roamed the grounds
Newport attracts visitors of all stripes for events such as the Newport Folk Festival."
The luxury lifestyle and travel magazine said the beach towns along a stretch of coastline from Maine to Florida are summer hotspots for fun and entertainment
whether vacationers are seeking places teeming with crowds or a quieter
historic New England towns to tropical Southern getaways
there is so much to explore this summer,” the magazine said
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It seems like the best way to find out about local legends is to ask
In a conversation about monsters and Indigenous legends
came the topic of superstitions and unnamed creatures
While the unnamed creatures will remain that way out of respect for those cultures
it did also enlighten me to some lesser-known stories
brought to this column’s attention by an ETSU student
the memorial building is haunted following a plane explosion that happened above it
It has been talked about on a show called “Ghost Brothers,” which is good to look into regarding hauntings in Appalachia in general
Photo of the “Ghost Brothers” television cover
the Ghost Brothers covered the Cocke County Memorial Building
saying that it was haunted following a plane crash in 1964
In Anthony Justus’ post on a blog called “The Haunted Spots Blog” he discusses more of the details of the building
from its creation in 1931 to be the 41st post of the American Legion
Perspective: A look back on experiences and an old case: The Cocke County Memorial Building
a plane departed from Pennsylvania and was lost during its flight (with a timestamp of 6:02 for when it went missing)
The specific details of the crash are contained within the Aircraft Accident Report including the death of thirty-nine people
which was the entirety of the occupants within the plane
2015) According to multiple sources (which have been priorly mentioned)
the most haunted spot in the building is the gym
and investigators have spoken of seeing ghosts inside
with Fuller specifically stating that two investigators spotted a woman in a white dress
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we look forward to continuing to celebrate the richness of our regional heritage
The percentage of student athletes who make it to the NBA
according to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education
If the chances of just playing in the NBA are this small
imagine what the chances are of also winning two NBA championships and being selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
a boy from East Newport accomplished just that
he learned of life coming of age in 1960s Newport
David William Cowens was born on October 25
1948 to Jack and Ruth Atwood Cowens of Lexington Avenue
the two-story residence housed the family on the first floor
and his paternal grandparents and great-aunt on the second floor
The son of a stay-at-home mother and World War II veteran-turned-barber father
Cowens grew up in a loving family and enjoyed a typical childhood of those growing up in mid-Century Newport
a vegetable truck made deliveries… [we purchased] meat at the corner butcher store and other essentials at the A&P.”
Cowens’ youth was lived as a modern Tom Sawyer
either by Huffy bike or by other modes of transportation
“I fished in the Ohio River with roaches we scooped up in the alleys at night,” he relates
“My brother and I collected baseball cards and played with them
flipped them and traded them to get complete teams
I rode my Huffy bike everywhere or walked and knew which areas to avoid where the tough kids hung out
We hopped the long slow trains on Saratoga St
and rode them over the bridge to Cincinnati.”
Cincinnati was an exciting city awaiting youthful exploration
Cowens remembers running the streets with his friends: “My friends and I would walk to downtown Cincinnati and explore the hotels and department stores and hang around Fountain Square every so often
We would walk to Crosley Field or get a ride from someone’s big brother to see if we could sneak in to see a ball game
I never went to a Cincinnati Royals [professional basketball] game as a kid other than one time that St
Anthony’s played in a pre-game game which was pretty cool.”
His family taught him early about responsibility
collected bottles to cash in and did yard work around the neighborhood.”
Cowens showed an early affinity for basketball
along with little league baseball and competition in the Junior Olympics until high school
Anthony’s was in the church basement
a stage on one end and four very large posts marking the sidelines.”
Cowens’ early days consisted of many sports
He relates that “I normally went to Beech Street Park on Second Street where there was a pool
and open field that served as a football or baseball field depending on the season My friends were all one or two years older so I was not the first guy chosen in pickup games
But I was good enough to always get chosen
We played all the sports in sandlot fashion
played a lot of follow-the-leader doing stuff on the monkey bars
gymnastics type activities and roughhousing.”
Beech Street Park used to stand right on the border between Newport and Bellevue
Family has always been very important to Cowens
it provided another avenue of adventure for summers given over to outdoor activities
He cherished those times: “We went to Old Coney Island
the Bellevue Vets and the Newport Gun Club on occasion during the summer months for picnics and family gatherings
so we played together during these outings while the dads pitched horseshoes
Moms brought prepared foods like potato salads
while the kids ran around playing baseball
Cowens recalls the Newport of his youth as “a wild town.” Known as the “Sin City of Kentucky,” Dave paints a vivid picture of the city and the streets he roamed during the 1960s
that the dangers to adults didn’t apply to them
“I loved to walk the streets of Newport at all times of day and night
There were many saloons where a teenager could buy a drink
“The town stayed open 23 hours and 50 minutes a day
Lots of convention goers in Cincinnati visited Newport till late in the night because closing time in Ohio was 2 a.m.,” Cowens states
The rough-and-tumble nature of Newport’s nightlife and its associated reputation
Dave Cowens’ father found the Newport of the 1960s in need of reform
a former Notre Dame standout and former professional football player
were on board with the proposed reforms and fought them at the ballot box
None of the reform candidates for commissioner
Ratterman still won the election for sheriff in spite of all the controversies
He then deputized all four reform candidates and proceeded to implement cleaning up Newport
Dave Cowens — then a teenager — campaigned for his father
He later recalls trying to date while working for his dad’s campaign
“We had a station wagon with a sign on top that I drove on occasion when I had a date
was not the coolest thing to do when going to the drive in.”
Cowens’ dating life was typical of the 1960s
spent “going to dances or the movies on Sunday afternoons on Monmouth and York Streets.” His dates
which he says “were a rarity due to lack of spending money,” sometimes consisted of “sitting on a porch or taking a walk to downtown Newport to get a pizza or you know
This time period really did simulate the movie
Guys went stag to the Sunday afternoon dances on York Street so we could dance with any of the girls who were also there without dates.”
Dave Cowens attended Newport Catholic High School
explaining that “My parents decided that I would attend Newport Catholic instead of public school
My parents and all my aunts and uncles never went to college but they all valued education
Plus I think my father believed I needed the extra discipline that existed at a Catholic school
Most mornings I walked to school because my Dad had to be at work at 80 a.m
Dave looks back at his time at Newport Catholic with obvious pride: “As athletes
we quietly thought it was our place to set an example in a school of hundreds of boys from all around the county
brothers and lay teachers helped lay down the rules for us to emulate
but we admitted when we screwed up and suffered the consequences.”
One scheduled activity allowed him to be a bit of a “hustler”: “I ran for the office of student athletics which organized intramural activities
One of my projects was a checker tournament
Kids put in a quarter to play in a winner-take-all
Since I used to hang around my dad’s barber shop
where customers played checkers while waiting for a haircut
his participation in organized sports increased
“I competed in track and field in high school at Newport Catholic all four years
I made the freshman basketball team but quit after a month or so because it just wasn’t any fun
But I ended up playing in a men’s league that winter on one of my friend’s father’s teams who worked at a paint factory in Cincinnati.”
stating that “I loved to swim and dive so I was a regular at the Tacoma Pool in Dayton (Kentucky) at age 12 and 13
I usually rode the Monmouth Street bus to and from the pool that cost 10 cents each way
I swam across the Ohio River and back many times
My sophomore year I made the first-ever swim team that Newport Catholic had
We rode the bus to the Fenwick club [Cincinnati] for practice after school since the school did not have a pool
The coach was a physics teacher who we found out could not swim himself so he was careful around the pool deck
as he knew we would throw him in if we got the chance
Sometimes we would smoke cigarettes on the way to and from practice
but we all earned letters that could be sewed on a sweater.”
“My oldest brother Wayne graduated from Covington Latin and earned a full academic scholarship to Xavier University
He essentially moved out of the house at age 16 and lived on that school’s campus for the next four years
Our house was just too noisy and crowded for him to get any schoolwork done
But because of his example and the demands of sports
which allowed me to gain entrance into college.”
Despite being recruited by most colleges in the area
Cowens chose to attend Florida State University based on the coach’s promise that he would start as a sophomore
Dave’s father had hoped he’d stay closer to home and attend a university better known for sending players to the pros
And he flourished in Florida State’s fast-break style play
Looking for a center to replace the legendary Bill Russell
the Boston Celtics drafted Cowens fourth overall in the 1970 draft
Cowens made up for his lack of height with scrappy
One can’t help but wonder if that style of play was a result of his youth spent in Newport
When asked to sum up his thoughts on growing up in Newport
Cowens’ response shows the depth of the seeds planted there: “
upon my reflections on growing up in Newport
I must tell you that I still stay in touch with my friends from my youth
Many of them went into the service and then went to college
These guys mean the world to me and are the only people on earth that I can share the memories of the many years we spent together as friends
It is a bond that is stronger than any contract could provide.”
may have left Northern Kentucky for better opportunities
but the Newport “boy” within him never really left
That “boy” lives in Cowens’ fond memories and in the moral and ethical man that he became
“I have lived and worked most of my life in New England,” states Cowens
“raised a family up here and know far more people in this area than I do in Greater Cincinnati
I have lived in a house in Massachusetts or Maine since 1970
Newport is my home away from home and I love to visit there to see friends and family and see how things have changed
When I drive down some street in Newport and see kids out and about
I reflect on my time as a youngster down there
I have been blessed and fortunate to have survived this long and I credit many of my survival skills to what I learned growing up as I did
It was the beginning of my adventure and it served as the cornerstone of my development
My parents provided me with a solid foundation and a moral compass
They raised six very successful people and did it with dignity
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I’m still a big Celtics fan and I loved watching Dave play back in the day
Dave Cownes my memories of him my childhood girlfriend Kathy Atwood and Dave were cousins we were younger his brother Gary was our age
We went to all Basketball games and ROOTED FOR DAVE he was so TALL AND HAD BIG FEET he would let us put our feet on top of his and walk around on porch IT WAS BETTER THAN PEANUT BUTTER Mr.and Mrs.Cowens were the Greatest people you ever wanted to meet
my Family Fitters 12 Kids 3 sets of twins 1set triplets 3 single kept Mr.Cownes Barber business going our Father Moon Fitters and Mr
We all who grew up with Dave are very proud of him we even named route 8 Dave Cowens Drive ❤ Dave always kept the saying” you can take the kid out of Newport but… you will never take the Newport out of the Kid Dave is still down to Earth We Love him our Hero
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