Not that this means much, and idk what it compares to in other towns, but the schools here get about 70% of the towns budget. I would also recommend doing some research on how the town runs things, there's usually chaos every year with the budget, lots of interim managers and other rotations, there is a fire tax that you pay separate from regular town taxes because of the fire district setup, etc.

I don't have any kids so can't speak to specifics, but I do have many friends who went through the Coventry school system and now their children do as well. Of course, ymmv.

USPS has free pickup for packages! We use it all the time, just need to set it up as late as the day before but can also schedule a pickup out a ways.

...where in Coventry is this place? Lived here forever and never heard of it... Clearly a hidden gem! 🤣

Second Maxwell May's. Very active 🦫 population and easily accessed/followed trails.

My insurance co did an inspection when we moved in. It didn't take long and was really just to confirm things, etc.

I found this not too long ago, had never heard of it before. I couldn't stop watching it.

I'm sure whatever it is either won't last long, be a rotation of stores that won't last, or unfortunately be yet another empty plaza. I appreciate it finally being listed for sale but with so many empty plazas and other buildings I am skeptical of any new development in town.

I was just talking to someone the other day about how Coventry isn't a destination town. Nobody from other towns gets up and says they're running to a restaurant or store in Coventry, meanwhile most Coventry residents tend to also go elsewhere for restaurants and stores.

Really disappointed the bakery/bagel shop (Baked) that opened up by China Star never ended up making it.

No no no. Coventry needs another Dollar General in that exact spot. There's 2 or 3 others on the same street, however there's too much of a gap between the one towards western and the one in central!

That plaza is not only a dump, with potholes that will swallow a semi, and can never manage to keep half the stores anywhere in there.

I wouldn't even say it was the town council as a whole, it seems as though one of the newly elected members pushed for it

Are you forgetting that Coventry is now land of the Dollar General??

I think there's many of us that think it was a bit off there.

We've always had a good experience with Autopaint RI in Cranston.

It is Coventry after all!

But she said last night she knows how hard it is to pay the bills! Ya, OK. 🙄

What's your point? To point out that the Republicans didn't care about public health during a pandemic?

The full recording of the debate is linked here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?523997-1/rhode-island-governor-debate#

He's the worst.

That was our first thought when she spurted that line out. Laughable.

Yeah. We watched it for the comedy and it didn't disappoint.

She arrived around 3 is is out and about Cranston if I recall.

Sandy Neck Beach out in Barnstable MA. Need a permit and it's about a 4 mile hike in, but they'll bring your firewood out to the beach for ya.

False.

Are you set on Newport? There are some great jobs elsewhere, and depending if it's a remote position the commute to/from Newport might not be for everyone.

Check out (in no particular order) FM Global, Citizens, Fidelity, CVS. Some of these have fully remote positions open as well as at their corporate offices.

Definitely Wickaboxet! Hidden gem.