Middletown News

Some day in the not too distant future, it might be common practice for Rhode Island cities and towns to pool their efforts in areas such as tax assessments, tax collections and emergency dispatch services.

Don't just get a Christmas tree. Get an experience. This is what Eric Watne says.

"We're not engaged - yet!" Tara tattled to People . Reid, BTW, is posing nude for Playboy 's January-February issue.

" JT's Lumber Company LLC, a century-old local building-supply company, has been purchased by Riverhead Building Supply Corp., a company based on Long Island.

Taking the news pulse of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, by Providence Journal and projo.com staff, from 7 to 7, every business day The Rhode Island Health Department has confirmed that the middle-aged woman who died Monday did have swine flu, and that swine flu is the cause of death.

Actor Nicholas Cage reportedly owes the government $6.3 million in back taxes, but instead of ponying up, he's blaming his money manager.

The RI Department of Health, and family members, have confirmed to ABC 6 News that a local woman who died over the weekend has tested positive for H1N1, and did in fact die from the virus.

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Between the frowns and furrowed brows of residents and vigorously waved homemade signs saying things like - Flush the sewer project,' the engineer who presented the final plan for sewers on Oct.

Parents scrambled to get their children to school Monday morning after 17 of the 18 school buses parked at the high school were disabled, the police and school officials said.

MIDDLETOWN, RI /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ a ' United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently joined executive director Christie Smith to announce that the Potter League for Animals shelter and education center has been certified as a LEED A Gold building for its energy efficient and high-performance design.

Cage claims in a lawsuit filed in L.A. that business manager Samuel Levin was so reckless and incompetent with his money that he has been forced to sell off major assets and investments and is faced with gigantic tax liabilities.

Hannah Wertens slept last night in a pink princess bed, a canopy above her and a Hannah Montana doll close by.

David Zannelli has the bruises - and the recovered .380 Beretta - to prove it. Zannelli was stopping another kid riding his bike recklessly in the road.

Stephanie Duckworth was the little girl who stood out. After her parents divorced, the Wampanoag girl grew up with her Wampanoag grandfather on his farm in Martha's Vineyard.

When some 1,100 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island workers start moving into their new 13-story office building next weekend, most will enjoy sweeping views of downtown shared only by those who can afford to rent or own pricey nearby condominiums.

Vectrix Corporation, the financially troubled manufacturer of electric scooters, has declared chapter 11 bankruptcy and has agreed to sell the majority of its assets, free of debt, to a new company, appropriately called "New Vectrix LLC." The move comes after the company cut the majority of its workforce and failed to secure major investment or a ...

It is with great sadness that we must report that longtime CSW member, Mark Perry , passed away suddenly while on a business trip in Hawaii due to a heart attack.

Much like what recently took place with General Motors and Chrysler, the old company will be purchased by an entity called New Vectrix LLC in relatively short order unless another interested party comes along and presents a better offer to the bankruptcy judge.

Vectrix Corp., a Middletown, R.I.-based maker of an all-electric, zero-emissions scooter, has agreed to sell most of its assets to New Vectrix LLC for a total of $5.1 million, and it has voluntarily filed for chapter 11 relief with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.