News in Block Island, Rhode Island
BEANS FOR BLOCK ISLAND (The Block Island Times)
02/06/10 — B.I. School kindergarten and 5th grade students brought food to the Harbor Church food pantry Wednesday. The premise of the food drive was based on the books “Cloudy With A Chance of...House fire in Warwick, RI, kills 5, including baby (AP via Yahoo! News) A house fire that officials said might have simmered undetected for hours Saturday killed five people, including a mother and her 7-month-old baby, in one of Rhode Island's deadliest blazes since a 2003 fire at a crowded nightclub killed 100 people.
Raptakis Proposes Ban on Closed Primaries (ABC 6 Providence) (Coventry, 1/22/10) State Senator Lou Raptakis, who recently announced his campaign for Secretary of State, is drafting legislation that would prevent any political party in Rhode Island from holding a closed primary.
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Con Ed wallet shock (New York Post) Eskimos, hula dancers and lobstermen are about the only Americans who pay more for electricity than Con Ed customers. Con Ed again charged the highest residential rates of any major utility in the 48 contiguous states in 2008, federal numbers released yesterday show. Only folks in Alaska, Hawaii, Fishers Island...
RI court: National law firm can open local branch (AP via Yahoo! News) A national lawyer known for his regular TV ads can open a branch of his law firm in Rhode Island, the state's highest court ruled Thursday, turning aside concerns from established local firms that sought to block the new office.
RI Court: National Law Firm Can Open Local Branch (ABC News) RI high court says national law firm can open branch in the state Law firm - Law - Services - Rhode Island - Lawyers & Law Firms
RI court: National law firm can open local branch (San Francisco Chronicle) A national lawyer known for his regular TV ads can open a branch of his law firm in Rhode Island, the state's highest court ruled Thursday, turning aside concerns from established local firms that sought to block the new office. The Supreme Court said... Rhode Island - Supreme Court of the United States - Lawyer - United States - Supreme Court
RI court: National law firm can open local branch (Boston Globe) A national lawyer known for his TV ads can open a branch of his law firm in Rhode Island, the state's highest court ruled Thursday, turning aside concerns from established local firms that sought to block the new office.