Rhode Island
High School Roundup: Scores and recaps from Monday’s games across RI
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▶BOYS BASKETBALL
Division I
Central 79, Smithfield 63
John Ramos scored 20 points, Jonathan Ramos and Jilliandro Joseph each had 16 and Lester Rodriguez added 14 as the Knights won their third straight game without a loss. Shaun Dwyer led the Sentinels, now 1-2, with 19 points.
East Providence 67, Westerly 54
The balanced scoring of Tyler Gomez (17 points), Franklin Lopez (16) and Antonio Varela (14) lifted the Townies to a win in their first game of the season. Lucas Pennell led all scorers with 21 points for the Bulldogs, now 1-1.
Division II
Narragansett 62, Woonsocket 28
Hayden Dewey scored a game-high 23 points, with 5 buckets from beyond the arc, helping the Mariners roll over the Villanovans. Also reaching double figures in scoring for Narragansett were Aidan Clancey with 12 points and with 10. Angel Hernandez topped Woonsocket with a dozen points in the loss.
Division III
Prout 71, Scituate 50
What had been a 2-point game at the half became a 21-point win for the Crusaders in their first league contest of the season. Prout’s Ryan Antonucci led all scorers with 18 points and Lawson O’Hearn netted 15, as Prout scored 43 second-half points. For the Spartans, Ryan Larsh had a team-high 15 points in the loss.
Toll Gate 61, Achievement First 53
Brayden Healey led the Titans with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and teammate Damola Oremosu added 12 points and 10 rebounds, as Toll Gate notched its second win of the year. For the Falcons, Malachi Stone and Steven Rodriguez had 14 points each in the loss.
▶GIRLS BASKETBALL
Division I
Barrington 50, Westerly 42, OT
The Eagles were led by Ella Martin, who finished with 15 points, and her 8-for-10 performance from the free-throw line down the stretch helped secure the win. Barrington (2-0) held Westerly to just 2 points in the overtime period. Olivia Morrissette added 12 points and Lauren Kilpatrick chipped in with 8. The Bulldogs (0-1) were led by Ella Reyes’ 17 points and Danica Jarrett had 8.
Crossover
Narragansett 46, Davies 24
The play of Grace Blessing (10 points, 8 boards, 6 steals and 7 assists) helped lead the D-II Mariners to victory over the D-III Patriots. Narragansett also got a strong performance from Delaney Bonneau, who had a game-high 16 points to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Aniya Gomes had a team-high 12 points for Davies in the loss.
Lincoln School 57, Smithfield 27
Reign Whiteing scored a game-high 26 points and teammate Sarah Berube netted 22 — including four 3-pointers — as the Lynx (2-0) remained unbeaten on the young season with a victory over the Sentinels. After scoring 19 points in the opening half, Lincoln School (Div. III) found its offensive rhythm in the second, pouring in 48. Ava Lopez and Annabelle Lally each scored 6 for Smithfield (Div. II) in the loss.
Exeter-West Greenwich 41, Toll Gate 16
Kate Hebert led the way with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 assists and Nini Olawuyi contributed 11 points, 16 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists as the D-III Scarlet Knights, now 1-1, dominated the D-II Titans, 0-2. Addison Eddy had 7 points for TG.
Burrillville 33, Lincoln 24
Mackenzie Stone scored a game-high 11 points, including a pair of threes, and Olivia Ferraro added 9 as the Broncos (Div. III) improved to 2-0 on the season. For Lions (Div. II), Carly Fraize, Brielle Lambert and Charlotte Labossiere each netted 6 points in the loss. Lincoln slips to 1-1.
Middletown 51, Times2 22
Abby DeSantis led the Islanders (Div. II) with 13 points, Lamaya Gonsalves had 8 and Nour Chamseddine added 6 as Middletown (Div. III) improved to 2-0 on the season. With the loss, Times2 slips to 0-2.
East Providence 33, South Kingstown 24
Zarae Hall led the Townies (Div. II) with 10 points and Audrey Bernard added 8 in the win. For the Rebels (Div. I), Abigail O’Rourke scored a team-high 10 points in the loss.
▶Tuesday’s schedule
BOYS BASKETBALL
La Salle at Hendricken, 6:30 p.m.
Paul Cuffee at Davies, 6:45 p.m.
Rogers at North Providence, 7 p.m.
North Smithfield at Central Falls, 7 p.m.
Times2 at Exeter/West Greenwich, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Prout at Lincoln School, 4:15 p.m.
Narragansett at Mt. Hope, 6 p.m.
CF/BVP at North Smithfield, 6:30 p.m.
Pilgrim at Woonsocket, 7 p.m.
BOYS ICE HOCKEY
Mount St. Charles vs. Ponaganset at Levy Arena, 4 p.m.
St. John’s Prep vs. La Salle at Smithfield Rink, 5 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING
North Kingstown vs. Prout/SK/Cha/Nar at Tootell Aquatic Center, 4 p.m.
Pilgrim/Toll Gate vs. Middletown/Rogers at Newport YMCA, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS SWIMMING
North Kingstown vs. Prout at Tootell Aquatic Center, 4 p.m.
Burrillville vs. Toll Gate at McDermott Pool, 5:30 p.m.
Pilgrim vs. Middletown/Rogers at Newport YMCA, 7:30 p.m.
BOYS INDOOR TRACK
RIIL Meet at PCTA, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK
RIIL Meet at PCTA, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Hendricken at Central,, 5 p.m.
Mt. Hope, Scituate at Coventry, 5 p.m.
EWG at Juanita Sanchez, 5:30 p.m.
Davies at Narragansett, 5:30 p.m.
North Providence at Cranston West, 6 p.m.
North Kingstown at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
East Greenwich vs. Chariho at Chariho Middle School, 6 p.m.
Toll Gate at South Kingstown, 6 p.m.
Midd/Rogers/Port at West Warwick, 6 p.m.
CF/BVP at Burrillville, 6 p.m.
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — A 25-year-old Narragansett man died Sunday after a canoe overturned while he and one other were fishing on School House Pond, according to Charlestown police.
Police said the two men were in a fiberglass canoe about 100 yards from shore when it overturned. One man swam safely back to land, but the other, identified as Jordan Monroe, 25, of Narragansett, disappeared beneath the water.
Emergency crews, including Charlestown police, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officers, and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Environmental Police, responded to the scene and searched the pond.
Martha Konstandinidis reports on the death of a man at a pond in Charlestown. (WJAR)
Authorities said Monroe was eventually found a considerable distance offshore and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said neither man was wearing a life jacket. Investigators have not determined what caused the canoe to overturn and what Monroe’s cause of death was.
The drowning happened at School House Pond Beach, a swim-at-your-own-risk freshwater facility on Narragansett Indian Tribal land.
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The incident remains under investigation.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A new tax on high-end Rhode Island homes that sit empty for most of the year took effect Wednesday, affecting thousands of property owners across the state.
Rhode Island’s Non-Owner Occupied Property Tax — also known as the “Taylor Swift tax,” a nickname inspired by the pop star’s estate in Westerly’s affluent Watch Hill neighborhood — is a new state-level tax on residential properties assessed at more than $1 million that aren’t occupied by the owner or a tenant for at least 183 days a year.
The tax is charged at a rate of $2.50 for every $500 of assessed value above $1 million, on top of the property taxes owners already pay to their city or town.
For example, Swift’s mansion, known as “Holiday House” or “High Watch,” is assessed at more than $28 million, according to Westerly land records. If it’s determined that she doesn’t occupy the residence for more than half the year, Swift’s tax bill would increase by about $136,000 annually under the new law, unless she qualifies for an exemption. (The law uses the assessed value set by municipalities and not the sales value.)
Revenue from the tax is earmarked for Rhode Island’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fund, which is used to build affordable housing across the state.
R.I. Division of Taxation spokesperson Paul Grimaldi said, as of May, the state had identified 22,431 residential properties statewide with an assessed value over $1 million. Of those, 8,245 properties were flagged as non-owner-occupied and could be subject to the new tax.
The state sent notices earlier this year to owners who may owe the tax, explaining how they can seek an exemption.
Who qualifies for an exemption?
There are currently two ways to get out of paying.
A home can be exempt if it is rented long-term for more than 183 days a year or if the owner is running the property as a registered short-term rental (Airbnb-style) that’s booked more than half the year and paying the state’s lodging taxes.
Michael Pereira, president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, said the “Taylor Swift” nickname for the tax distracts from the financial impact the levy could have on property values.
“It romanticized the actual act,” he said. “She’s going to be paying over $130,000. It’s substantial.”
Pereira said his organization was caught off guard when legislative leaders slipped the tax into last year’s state budget at the last minute without the kind of public hearings that accompanied previous versions of the proposal.
“We were sort of blindsided by that,” he said. “We didn’t have any time to put together a survey.”
His chief concern is how the state will ensure the tax is administered fairly.
“People are going to receive bill notifications from the state who actually occupy the property or perhaps have a rental,” Pereira said. “Is there a lot of red tape to prove that you’re innocent and you don’t owe the tax?”
Pereira also raised the possibility that the tax could push part-time residents to sell, flooding the high-end market. So far this year, Pereira said Rhode Island home sales under $1 million are down 3% compared to last year, while sales over $1 million are up 8%.
Pereira said it’s too early to know whether the tax is the cause.
An earlier fiscal analysis prepared by the Division of Taxation projected that the tax would generate about $24.5 million in its first year, growing to more than $27 million by 2031, once more people come into compliance.
The analysis showed more than 90% of the homes subject to the tax were valued between $1 million and $5 million, 6% up to $10 million, and 1% up to $15 million. Less than 1% of homes subject to the tax were valued above that amount.
Property owners subject to the tax can pay in quarterly installments beginning Sept. 15 or in a single lump sum by that date.
“I just feel like the way we’re going about it … we’re deterring people to want to invest in Rhode Island,” Pereira said.
The Fourth of July usually brings about the same question in Westerly: Will Taylor Swift be celebrating at her Watch Hill mansion?
This year, the questions are a little different, as Swift held her wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 3. Now, residents wonder if Watch Hill will be the perfect after-party destination.
From 2013 to 2016, then again in 2023, Swift famously celebrated Independence Day at her Watch Hill house. Rhode Islanders are debating whether these parties will resume for the holiday this year.
Nora Alexander, who owns the boutique Noon in Watch Hill, is unsure whether Swift will make an appearance in Rhode Island after her wedding.
“I feel like if I got married last night, I probably wouldn’t want to have a big party, but I’m not Taylor Swift and maybe she’s ready for another grand party,” Alexander says. “She’s known to have some big bashes up there on the fourth, so we’ll see.”
While they question whether the wedding party would already be leaving New York, both Catherine Lawrence and Kelly Bashan wonder if Swift would have a small post-wedding gathering in Rhode Island.
“Maybe she’ll send some of her family members here instead,” Bashan says.
Miranda Pearce, who works at a store in Watch Hill, does not think that Swift will make it back for the holiday and will stay in New York City after her wedding.
With all of the wedding publicity, Lawrence doubts whether the Watch Hill house offers enough security for the newlyweds.
Pearce says people scope out Swift’s Watch Hill house every year around the Fourth of July, hoping to catch a glimpse of the star through a window or on a balcony.
What to know about Watch Hill, the RI home of Taylor Swift
This charming seaside village is so much more than just the part-time residence of a major pop star.
With her tight security, especially after the wedding, Lawrence doubts the public would even know if the couple was throwing their first Fourth of July bash as husband and wife in Rhode Island.
But that doesn’t deter some Rhode Islanders from trying to find out.
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