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Question 4: $45.5M for URI projects including completion of engineering complex

Edit The Providence Journal 10 Oct 2016
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Engineering is a significant piece of Rhode Island’s economic future, many experts assert. And completion of the University of Rhode Island’s new engineering complex is necessary if that promise is to be fully realized, URI President David M. Dooley, Governor Raimondo and other leaders say.Voters on Nov ... ....

UPDATE ON EMERGENCY SHELLFISH CLOSURE IN RI WATERS (State of Rhode Island)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Oct 2016
(Source. State of Rhode Island) ... PROVIDENCE - In an update to the precautionary shellfish harvesting closure announced yesterday for Narragansett Bay, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced shellfishing is also prohibited in all waters of Mt ... State of Rhode Island published this content on 09 October 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein ... (noodl. 35738294) ....

A tiny house or a ski chateau? Big Bear getaways for sale include a $2 ...

Edit Orange County Register 10 Oct 2016
Randy Beck’s second home, on more than 6 acres in Big Bear, has all the trappings of a resort. Two arenas and training facilities for horses. A man-made lake sporting an island golf green and stocked with largemouth bass and bluegill. A go-cart... ....

New Zealand records broken at Masters Games

Edit Topix 10 Oct 2016
Timaru woman Shirley Godkin says breaking three New Zealand records for indoor rowing in the 70-74 age group on Saturday was "a bit of a surprise". Godkin, 70, broke records in three of the South Island Masters Games events she took part in. the 2000 metre with a time of 8min 15sec; the 1000m with a time of 4mins 3sec; and the 500m with a time of 1min 55sec ... ....

Casinos on Penghu: a sure bet or risky gamble?

Edit Topix 10 Oct 2016
Penghu, a ring-shaped island chain of stark contrasts. From April to October, its pristine white sand beaches, glorious ocean views, and fresh seafood attract tens of thousands of tourists looking to escape the urban jungle ... ....

Edisto Beach mayor urges: 'Be patient'

Edit The Post and Courier 10 Oct 2016
EDISTO BEACH — Mayor Jane Darby knows she feels blessed because no one died here as Hurricane Matthew’s powerful surge pushed acres of sand onto this barrier island, but she doesn’t know how long it will take to recover ... ....

Matthew unearths Civil War cannonballs at S. Carolina beach

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 10 Oct 2016
FOLLY ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A bomb squad is at a South Carolina beach after Hurricane Matthew apparently unearthed old Civil War cannonballs from the sand. Charleston County Sheriff's spokesman Maj. Eric Watson said in a news release that the cannonballs were found on Folly Beach Sunday afternoon, but bomb squad members couldn't get to it immediately because of the rising tide ... He warned residents might hear a small boom ... ....

33 injured in collision of two Long Island trains

Edit Star Tribune 10 Oct 2016
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. – Thirty-three people were injured, four seriously, when two Long Island Rail Road trains, one carrying about 600 people, sideswiped each other Saturday night, authorities said Sunday ... ....

WATCH: Commuter Train Derails East of NYC, Injuring 33

Edit ABC News 10 Oct 2016
A Long Island Rail Road train carrying approximately 600 passengers derailed Saturday night east of New York City, leaving 33 people injured ... ....

NHL exploring West Point for possible Rangers outdoor game

Edit New York Post 10 Oct 2016
... any outdoor game at the United States Military Academy but would have to be the visiting team, as they were for games at Yankee Stadium against the Devils and Islanders in January 2014....

Efforts Underway to Protect Endangered Key Deer on Big Pine Key (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Oct 2016
(Source. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services). TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Key deer, a subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are federally endangered and live solely on islands in the lower Florida Keys from Little Pine Key to Sugarloaf Key and a few surrounding small islands. This is the only place in the world where Key deer are found, and in the 1950s, only 25-50 of these deer were in existence ... The U.S ... About SIT ... 11 ... ###....

Governor: Dangers from Matthew will continue as rivers crest

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 10 Oct 2016
TARBORO, N.C ... Eight people have died in Hurricane Matthew, and five are missing, Gov ... 20, 1885 ... 16, 1999, at Oak Island and drenched eastern North Carolina with 20 inches of rain, causing epochal flooding, at least 51 deaths and a record $6 billion or more in damage ... Officials there told McCrory that 60 percent of the homes on Hatteras Island were flooded, and the county was closed to everyone except residents and first responders ... ....

The Latest: East Carolina football team delayed in return

Edit The Oklahoman 10 Oct 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the impact of Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina (all times local).. 6.20 p.m ... ___. 1.30 p.m ... Officials say the two were stranded on a marshy island in the Lockwood Folly River ... He said shortly after dawn Sunday that reports were only beginning to filter in, but he expected some of the worst damage to be centered on Southport and the neighboring barrier island communities of Caswell Beach and Oak Island....
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