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The Smithfield Preservation Society is working to restore the Waterman Tavern on Putnam Pike in Greenville.

Product:'Faded Glory' Lip Gloss, Locket and Bracelet Sets, imported by F.A.F. Inc., of Greenville, R.I.Hazard: The lobster-claw clasp on the bracelet contains high levels of lead.Description: The recalled ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of "Faded Glory" lip gloss and jewelry sets due to risk of lead exposure.

Importer: F.A.F. Inc., of Greenville, R.I. Hazard: The lobster claw clasp on the bracelet contains high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested and can cause adverse health effects.

Twenty-three of Haven Healthcare's nursing homes will be transferred to new owners under a bankruptcy plan released Friday by a federal judge in Hartford Superior Court, according to the Associated Press .

“They still haven't completed their application review. As we looked at the calendar, we saw there was not enough time to do the repairs. We requested a reasonable amount of time under the state building code. They are thinking about it.”

The town has granted a 30-day extension of a condemnation order that could lead to the demolition of a historic building in Greenville. via Providence Journal

On April 18, Journal reporter Tom Morgan wrote about the cemetery vandalism in Smithfield in which 50 stones were toppled at Greenville Cemetery on Smith Avenue. via Providence Journal

“It really is Rhode Island's equivalent of the death penalty”

For the first time, the state Supreme Court yesterday upheld a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for a crime of domestic violence involving a husband and wife, rejecting the appeal of a ... via Providence Journal

“No gas motors are allowed on the pond.”

Living on Hawkins Pond in Johnston offered Bob and Maryellen Quinn a real-life tale of country living minutes from Greenville's Apple Valley Mall and about 15 minutes from downtown Providence. via The Providence Journal

“We're not trying to pick on anybody, but there are some things that we must do because of this budget crisis we have”

Smithfield Diesel & Transmission Repair, a small Greenville repair shop for heavy-duty diesel engines, is struggling as its profit margins dwindle and the cost of doing business increases, says co-owner Joan ... via Providence Business News

“There you are staring at Michael Bolton in the moment you've waited for your whole life.”

Lindsey Romano can tell you how she first came to sing before a live audience. The year was 1993, and Lindsey, then a seventh grader at the Gallagher Middle School in Smithfield, had been asked to sing a solo ... via Providence Journal

The house owned by Madeline Walker, the elderly Providence woman whose eviction in 2005 because of an unpaid sewer bill led to a change in state law, was sold in September for $60,000. The 122 Chester Ave. via Providence Journal

Mr. & Mrs. Skip Young Jane Testa and Skip Young were married July 21 at St. Thomas Church in Greenville. via Providence Journal

Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Iamarone Shannon Lynn Earley of Greenwille and Scott Christopher Iamarone of Providence were married July 20 in St. via Providence Journal

“Those are the reasons why it's always been a consistent market.”

Jennifer Shaker and her husband, Steven, have decided it's time to move into a bigger home. via Providence Journal

“The parties' conduct also must be 'of such a character as to lead to a belief in the community that they were married'”

Q: I am 67 years old and I collect Social Security. I have been living with this lady for 17 years in Rhode Island. via Providence Journal

IN NEWPORT IT'S THE BOWEN'S WHARF SEAFOOD FESTIVAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LIVE MUSIC, A PETTING ZOO AND ... WHAT ELSE SEAFOOD. via WHJJ-AM Providence

“If they're not going to give it a good name”

SMITHFIELD After savoring every last bite of her Grilled Chicken at The Terrace Thai Restaurant in Greenville, my dining companion E concluded the name of her dish was all wrong. via Providence Journal