Daily Briefing: Why didn't the NK school bond pass?

ALSO: 🍗 Why is Thanksgiving so expensive? Here's what the data says. Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Mon Nov 13 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Across Rhode Island last week ballot questions asking for approval to bond for new school buildings found overwhelming success, except in one community: North Kingstown. While six communities gave the OK, North Kingstown voters strongly voted against a measure to bond $222.5 million for a new middle school and public-safety complex. A second question to approve funding for a town recreation/emergency management facility also failed. What proved to be the difference in North Kingstown? [03_NKBond_11092023.JPG] Megan Reilly stands in front of Davisville Middle School on Nov 9, 2023. Reilly organized opposition to the $220M North Kingstown "Megabond" that failed Tuesday. Bond would have replaced 2 middle schools including Davisville, with one larger one. Kris Craig, The Providence Journal The Journal's Patrick Anderson spoke to people on both sides of the question to learn more. Some reasons aren't a surprise, such as the potential financial impact taxpayers would face, especially with interest rates regularly rising. And those concerns were used as a significant message for opponents of the bond question. But to be fair, voters in the communities where bonds passed face the same concern so that alone wasn't enough to cause the question to fail. What else came into play in North Kingstown? [Check out Patrick's article to learn more.]( This free newsletter is possible thanks to our subscribers. [Support local journalism with a subscription to The Providence Journal.]( WORTH A READ 🍗 [Why is Thanksgiving so expensive?]( Here's what the data says. ⚾ The [Worcester Red Sox may soon be up for sale]( giving a new owner a chance to take a swing at running the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. 📰 Two months ago, [Dean Estates tenants lost their homes in a flood](. Are lawsuits coming? [Today's Weather]( 🌤️ Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-40s. TOP STORIES [AG joins chorus of critics saying DOT must do more to cut emissions]( [Route 295 North will be widened to three lanes, by adding four feet of road to the left side, to ease congestion between Route 37 and Route 6.]( Attorney General Peter Neronha says a DOT plan to cut road emissions lacks ambition and won't meet mandates set by the state's climate law. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Providence---July 25, 2018--Press conference with DOT Director Peter Alviti, Jr. regarding the East Bay Bike Path in Bristol, where a boy died after being hit by a car where the East Bay Bike Path meets Poppasquash Rd. Bristol.]( [Alviti to Avedisian: Don't hedge requests, lay out what RIPTA needs]( Faced with a cash crunch, state transit system managers are asked to determine what it would cost to improve service - and how to pay for it. [READ MORE]( [A file photo from The Providence Journal shows a bit of Providence's Shoo Fly Village, declared "a thing of the past" when the story ran in 1911.]( [Have you ever heard of Providence's Shoo Fly Village? Here's its story]( A reader remembered playing in Shoo Fly, but not much else. Here's what we found out. [READ MORE]( [Gregg¥s Restaurants & Pubs sells desserts during the holiday season. This photo shows just a small variety of the cakes and pies that are sold.]( [13 places across RI to score your Thanksgiving pie]( From pumpkin to chocolate cream, gluten-free to tarts, these pastry shops and farms have your cravings covered. [READ MORE]( [La Salle's Evan Conceicao holds the RIIL Boys Soccer State Championship trophy as he makes his way over to the bleachers to celebrate with fans following the Rams' 1-0 win over North Kingstown Sunday at Rhode Island College.]( [La Salle's Conceicao scores to clinch state boys soccer title]( Evan Conceicao struck in the 51st minute and the Rams' defense clamped down to capture La Salle's 16th consecutive league match without a loss or draw. [READ MORE]( Advertisement All of the headlines, none of the chaos. Learn daily with The Excerpt, 
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