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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING "NORTH KINGSTOWN DAY " ON MARCH 13, 2025
Introduced By: Representatives Craven, Casimiro, Shekarchi, Blazejewski,
Chippendale, McGaw, Kennedy, Ajello, Phillips, and Shallcross Smith
Date Introduced: March 13, 2025
Referred To: House read and passed
WHEREAS, The Town of North Kingstown was incorporated on October 28, 1674, and 1
recently celebrated its 350th anniversary; and 2
WHEREAS, North Kingstown has a rich heritage and history and is the home to a diverse 3
group of over 27,000 Rhode Islanders; and 4
WHEREAS, North Kingstown played a pivotal role during World War II with the Naval 5
Air Station and Naval Construction Battalion Center at Quonset Point and was recently 6
designated by the National Park Service as a World War II Heritage Town; and 7
WHEREAS, North Kingstown is the home of the Adjutant General of Rhode Island, 8
Brigadier General Andrew J. Chevalier, and the 143rd Airlift Wing of the Rhode Island Air 9
National Guard and the Companies A and F, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment of the Rhode 10
Island Army National Guard; and 11
WHEREAS, North Kingstown is also the home of the Quonset Development Corporation 12
(QDC) headquartered at the Quonset Business Park and Port of Davisville, all key contributors to 13
Rhode Island’s economy; now, therefore be it 14
RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby 15
joyously celebrates "North Kingstown Day" on March 13, 2025, and honors the people of the 16
Town of North Kingstown for their service and contributions to the State of Rhode Island; and be 17
it further 18
RESOLVED, That this House hereby urges all citizens to show and express their 19
appreciation for the contribution of the Town of North Kingstown and its citizens to the State of 20
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Rhode Island; and be it further 1
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 2
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Town of North Kingstown. 3
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