News in Westerly, Rhode Island
Obituary: Marion Antonelli, 80 (The Block Island Times)
3/13/10 — Marion F. (Rourke) Antonelli, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Anthony Antonelli, Jr. They had been married for 57 years. ...Panel urges state to hire small R.I. firms (Providence Business News) PROVIDENCE – Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed on Thursday released the first piece of a plan to make it easier to do business in Rhode Island, calling for preferences to Rhode Island small businesses in state contracting, among other things.
Former URI dean, Robert Lepper Jr., dies at age 95 (The Providence Journal) In 1948, he became a botany instructor at URI, where he taught until his retirement in 1978
RI gambling dispute headed to trial (Boston Globe) A $10 million dispute between the Narragansett Indian Tribe and its former gambling partner appears headed to trial after efforts at reaching a settlement failed.
RI gambling dispute headed to trial (Boston Herald) CHARLESTOWN, R.I. - A $10 million dispute between the Narragansett Indian Tribe and its former gambling partner...
RI Pension Study Commission Set to Meet (ABC 6 Providence) Pensions are a hot button issue in Rhode Island, and a Senate panel created to review state municipal pensions will be meeting up Wednesday to go over the data...
RI gambling dispute heads to trial (FOX Providence) A $10 million dispute between the Narragansett Indian Tribe and its former gambling partner could be headed to trial after efforts at reaching a settlement failed.
RI gambling dispute headed to trial (NBC 10 Providence) A $10 million dispute between the Narragansett Indian Tribe and its former gambling partner appears headed to trial.
PTO keeps this volunteer busy (The Westerly Sun) CHARLESTOWN - Beth Desrosiers, a communications specialist turned stay-at-home mom, has become an instrumental member of the Charlestown Elementary School PTO for the past eight years, beginning when her oldest son started kindergarten.
News Digest (The Providence Journal) Bank collecting peanut butter for food bank