State of the State rebuttal
Gov. Dan McKee will deliver his 2026 State of the State Address starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13 and the Republican response will be delivered by Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale. Chippendale, who represents District 40 in Glocester, Foster and Coventry, will offer the rebuttal immediately following McKee’s speech, to be televised by Capitol TV on Cox Communications channels 15 and 61, and on Verizon’s channel 34. Livestreaming will be available on the Capitol TV website.
Live entertainment
Cady’s Tavern at 2168 Putnam Pike will host Tyler Fauxbel on Friday, Jan. 16 starting at 8 p.m., and Bootleggers on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. On Sunday, it’s the tavern’s weekly Roadhouse Blues starting at 3 p.m.
Hill’s Tavern at 417 Putnam Pike will host Sean Ryan Acoustic on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Escape Route at 8 p.m.
Winter slime
Glocester Manton Library at 1137 Putnam Pike will host a winter slime drop in craft on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., open to all ages while supplies last. Visitors are invited to create winter-themed slime.
Re-accreditation
The Glocester Police Department has announced that a team of assessors from the Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission will arrive at police headquarters in Thursday, Jan. 15. The commission will examine all aspects of the agency’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support services as part of a voluntary process to ensure the department is meeting all current standards for excellence in law enforcement.
Agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments to the assessment team by telephone as part of the process by calling (401) 710-1482 on January 15 between noon and 1 p.m. Comments are limited to ten minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with RIPAC standards, which are available for review at GPD headquarters. Those who wish to instead submit written comments can contact RIPAC Executive Director Christine Crocker at [email protected] or (401) 440-4352.
Honor Roll
Ponaganset High School has announced it’s first quarter honor roll, noting the following students achieved highest and high honors, and honors.
Highest Honors: Bella Alves, Sophia Baima, Cyrus Bousquet, Julian Branchaud, Isaac Bricker, Brendan Desrosiers, Ethan Desrosiers, Jillian Dixon, Mia Duncan, James Fashjian, Anna Fecteau, Hunter Feinstein, Cameron Godbout, Aiden Grace, Marin Iamarone, Caden Jarrett, Joseph Joyce, Anna Lafontaine, Maci Lafontaine, Rachel Lapham, Madelyn Lapierre, Ethan Lemanski, Brigid Mara, Neila Matsinger, Cora Miller, Haleigh Mooney, Kimberly Moreau, Sydney Parent, Mason Parrillo, Leah Peck, Isabella Perretta, Corinn Pesce, Sophia Pirnie, Nora Rebello, Lucy Rockwell, Noah Sackal, Kaylee Santilli, Penelope Santos, Lauren Seabury, Leah Seddon, Riley Shields, Molly Souza, Silvia Spaziano, Owen St. Cyr, Julianna Steere, Joshua Stockwell, Colby Vital, Nathan West, Clark Znoj
High Honors: Giuliana Aiken, Cruz Amaral, Brooke Arnold, Mackenzie Arsenault, Simon Aschmann, Eleanor Aubourg, Margaret Barrett, Charly Bates, Julianna Bettencourt, Lila Bigelli, Cecelia Bizon, Tarynn Blais, Aili Bourgery, Lyla Briggs, Gianna Caito, Cady Cheek, Liliana Ciarlo, Alyssa Cimino, Tiayanna Colon-Trejos, Kaydence Coupe\, George Cournoyer, Sirok Crooks, Lilly Cunniff, Justina Curreri, Eleanor Damasio, Reagan DeAngelis, Stella DiFiore, Jaylynn Dionne, William Elderkin III, Ronan Fairbanks, Jenna Forant, Jordan Garcia-Rivera, Julianne Gongoleski, Jackson Grist, Lana Hess, Fiona Hicks, Grace Hill, Angela Houle, Anthony Houle, Ella Hunter, Ellie Jackson, Cecelia Jarosz, Olivia Jones, William Kelley, Cali LaMountain, Nathaniel LaRose, Sadie LaRose, Demetrius Lawson, Alana LeBlanc, Cole Lemovitz, Aidan Lima, Grant Loxley, Madison Lupo, Ava Lyons, Giavanna Manfredi, Ella Martin-Sharkey, Ryan McEntee, Ella McKenney, Adrianna Mello, Mattea Mello, Peyton Miller, Hayden Morin, Mason Needham, Kason Neri, Marron Nerney, Ava Nunez, Ava Palys, Jenna Papa, Elke Pearson, Otto Pearson, Charlotte Pellegrino, Madison Poisson, Luca Pollard, William Quattrucci, Lillian Racine, Isabelle Ricci, Logan Richards, Nicolas Riley, Basil Rockwell, Francesca Rotondo, Cody Sabatos, Gavin Scott, Amber Shaw, Evan Sheeran, Samuel Sheeran, Raegan Siedzik, Gabriella Silva, Jude Silva, Kelsey Simmons, Kaitlyn Simoneau, Norah Sorrentino, Kaelyn Souza, Spencer St. Onge, Jack St. Pierre, Meghan St. Pierre, Javiana Stec, Jack Tabla, Emily Terra-Thomas, Will Thorn, Odette Tripodi, Leah Ventura, Cecelia Vetri, Nicolas Villa-Pinto, Matthew Vincent, Matthew Wachter, Jakob Waugh, Delilah Wolf
Honors: Zachary Abuzahra, Eliana Adamo, Paxton Allen, Ayden Anderson, Christian Apollonio, Tyler Arnold, Dylan Arsenault, Erik Aschmann, Giuliana Bachini, Alexis Barton, Mackenzie Bell, Apollo Bellini, Jennie Bernardi, Olivia Berryman, Marley Bilotti, Michaela Bowers, Layla Boylan, Liam Brennan, Brigid Brown, Melanie Brown, Blake Brule, Megan Buckley, Aiden Buebendorf, Addison Cabral, Nolan Cahill, Madison Caldarone, Violet Caparco, Madisyn Card, Hailey Charette, Samantha Chatwin, Andrew Clegg, Jackson Conway, Cody Cook, McKenzie Corbett, Amelie Costa, Nico Cote, Sofia Czerwein, Cheyanne D’Allesandro, Katherine Damasio, Katelyn Damiano, Morgan Dennis, Kyla Desormier, Brooklyn Dionne, Max Eden, Keira Elderkin, Malia Ellis, Zoe Fairbanks, Ibrahima Fall, Lila Figueroa, Jay Finkelstein, Joshua Fountain, Landon Frankina, Isla Gaudreau, Sofia George, Carissa Guerrero, Scarlett Hall, Jayde Hatzberger, Thorafinna Healy, Xavier Hernandez, Levi Hicks, Shiann Hoard, Hannah Hopkins, Catherine Houle, Evelyn Hoxie, Shannon Hyde, Lilly Jaeger, Owen Kasper, Rachael Keefe, Madelyn Kelleher, Haley Kue, Michael Kue, Eli Kugler, Lorelai Leddy, Macy Leone, Braden Lewis, Jameson L’Heureux, Alyssa Lupo, Callum Mackie, Ava Malloy; Joseph Marandola, Sophia Marzilli, Joseph McKitchen, Austin Mello, Giana Mercurio, Bryce Merrill, Nayomi Miller, Riley Miville, Gavin Mooney, Anthony Murgida, Brayden Murphy, Lilah Nichols, Sarah O’Brien, Madison Ourique, Gabriel Paquin, Max Parrillo, Jennifer Pease, Logan Pelletier, Emma Pelletier, Dominic Pennine, Shayla Peotrowski, Cheyanne Pigeon, Ethan Quixtan Portillo, Dylan Rhoades, Zachari Rocchio, Karen Rodriguez Soto, Kalli Saelao, Lorelai Sarli, Eva Sayers, Gabrielle Taillon, Andrew Tammaro, Olivia Tammelleo, Jason Therriault, David Trudeau, Makayla Uhrig, Sophie Valentine, Sienna Walusiak, Evan Wojtaszek, Jesse Wright, Addison Yoder
Town meetings
The Glocester Housing Authority will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13 starting at 7 p.m. in the community room of Pine Meadow at 56 Victory Highway. The agenda is here.
The Glocester Land Trust will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13 starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall at 1145 Putnam Pike. The agenda is here.
The Glocester Budget Board will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14 starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall at 1145 Putnam Pike. The agenda is here.
The Glocester 250 Commission is expected to hold a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 15 starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall at 1145 Putnam Pike. The agenda should be posted 48 hours in advance on the Secretary of State’s website.
The Glocester Town Council is expected to hold a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 15 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall at 1145 Putnam Pike. The agenda should be posted 48 hours in advance on the Secretary of State’s website.
