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Casey, who garnered about 62 percent of the vote according to unofficial Providence Journal results, will serve a four-year term as Lonsdale's representative on the school board.

Two small breed dogs were killed and one very seriously injured by pit bulls in a two-week period, animal control officer Thomas Gulluscio said.

Firefighters spent more than four hours controlling an 8-plus-acre brush fire that spread on property behind Chariho Middle School early Friday afternoon.

Around 85 students expected to change elementary schools next year under reorganization plan.

A fire gutted a house in Westerly on Thursday. Officials said the fire started at 11:30 a.m. Fire crews from Dunn's Corners, Watch Hill and Bradford fire departments were still at the scene at 1 p.m. It is ... via WJAR-TV

“Many of them were working people earning minimum wage or elderly living on fixed incomes. They were all being squeezed by the rapidly rising costs of housing, gasoline, pharmaceuticals and utilities.”

Three food pantries and two homeless shelters are joining forces to bring a one-man play about hunger to South County. via Providence Journal

“In the meantime, we must help the new executive director, Mike OConnell, by putting in place a new board.”

"Today, I am asking the R.I. Senate to consider and confirm a full slate of exemplary men and women to lead the Resource Recovery Corporation past its management challenges, through the next phases of ... via Providence Business News

“We'll be sending letters to the owners of listed historic buildings in the district reminding them that the commission has been reactivated”

For years, neighbors of vacant Bradford College watched and complained as paint peeled on the outside of campus buildings and broken windows scarred the historical setting. via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

“Keep your promise to those who are homeless in our state”

Terry Tarallo, a volunteer for the food pantry based at Immaculate Conception Church, on High Street, said the pantry ran out twice last month and has been "overrun with people in need." "We continue to see an ... via Providence Journal

“While Darlington regrets the current actions, it is necessary in order to navigate through what will hopefully be a short-lived downturn in the business, and we will continue to aggressively pursue all business opportunities.”

Moore Coompany announces plan to eliminate weekend shift starting March 1. WESTERLY -- Thirty-one workers will be laid off from Darlington Fabrics Corporation at the end of the month. via The Westerly Sun

“We would not be able to build a studio”

A movie studio could bring about 2,000 jobs that officials peg as high-paying to an area that has suffered recent layoffs. via The Westerly Sun

“What hangs in the balance is whether that success will continue in Rhode Island, or if Bradford will follow the path of dozens of other Rhode Island manufacturers.”

A "mass layoff ... will take place in 60 days" at the The Bradford Dyeing Association Inc., President Michael R. Grills said today in a statement that also raised the possibility the company might leave the ... via Providence Business News

“He's been resting. He's been staying active going for his walks.”

With time ticking down to a vote on the proposed extension to the teachers' contract in West Warwick, school committee and town council members continue to express differing opinions about the plan. via Coventry Courier

“We're in a mess here, I need help”

One of the area's largest employers, Bradford Dyeing Association, will cut about a third of its workforce in 60 days. via The Westerly Sun

“It's been my only school influence”

Eighth-grader, Mary Catherine Stockman takes first place in VFW's Patriot's Pen essay competition. via The Westerly Sun

“Nature is the perfect balance and since we disturb that, in some small way we're trying to balance man's effect”

The Westerly Land Trust and the Born To Be Wild Nature Center will host "Raptors of Rhode Island" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. via The Westerly Sun

The Rhode Island Foundation recently awarded a total of more than $5 million for 112 projects around the state, including affordable housing, education, community development, as well as arts and environmental ... via Providence Journal