Newport Wants To Explore Merging Aquidneck Island High Schools

(Newport, RI)--There's another push being made for the high schools in Newport and Middletown to merge.The Newport City Council passed a resolution last week authorizing Mayor Jamie Bova to seek discussions on the topic.Rogers High School in Newport has been plagued by a number of building problems and Middletown High School's old age is being noted by merger proponents who say the two schools should be replaced by one new one instead of two.Newport voters supported exploring high school unification in a 2014 referendum, but Middletown voters rejected it.


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