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As he looked out his office window over Maugans Avenue, Andrew J. Clemmer weighed the pros and cons of the construction happening below.

For two weeks, the top of Terry Biser's driveway has been filled with pebbles. He sweeps it occasionally, but the rocks keep rolling off Leiters Mill Road onto his property, the result of a new road repair ...

“The road just keeps getting worse”

By ANDREW SCHOTZ Washington County has scheduled "full-depth reclamation," a type of road replacement, for Gapland Road in fiscal year 2011, said Robert J. Slocum, the county's acting deputy director of public ... via Herald-Mail

Governor Carcieri will host a public celebration of Rhode Island Independence Day at Camp Fogarty in East Greenwich on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All units of the Rhode Island Militia - Gloucester ... via Providence Journal

“He's doing a lot of running and running double what he would [usually] run”

When Jason Pisano entered his first marathon, 14 years ago, no one thought he would finish. via Providence Journal

Residents of several towns cannot use the Division of Motor Vehicles online registration renewal service because of a quirk in the way those towns certify taxes. via WPRI-TV East Providence

“The state is discussing with Ms. Fairweather what role, if any, she will have in continuing to provide legal services to the administration. No decisions have been made.”

Patty Allison Fairweather, who has been at the center of a string of controversies while serving as the top legal counsel at the state Department of Environmental Management, has left the state agency. via Providence Journal

“Until then, they think, 'How does a global issue affect my life?' But when it's concrete and right in front of you, such as the price of gas, it makes the abstract realistic.”

Join the party. Honor Mother Nature. Earth Day approaches. "This is the planet's birthday," says Jeff Hall, senior director of advancement at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. via Providence Journal

“It's a novel concept in the family law area”

Gay couples had to struggle mightily to win the right to marry or form civil unions. via WPRI-TV East Providence

“Neither of these sororities has been on probation for a long time, and it's very unusual for a sorority to be in this position”

Two sororities at the University of Rhode Island will have to watch from the sidelines next week as other sororities and fraternities participate in Greek Week, an annual rite with competitions and fundraisers ... via Providence Journal

A Jamestown councilman jailed on murder charges in the British Virgin Islands deserves a new civil trial in Rhode Island because he was forced to represent himself at trial, his attorney argued during an appeal ... via WJAR-TV

A Brazilian judge has issued an arrest warrant for a U.S. immigration officer from Rhode Island who is accused of soliciting an 11-year-old boy for sex in Rio de Janeiro. via WLNE

In some South County towns, Nancy Dodge's pay wouldn't even make the top 10. But in New Shoreham, $82,945 made her number one. via Providence Journal

“You have to be careful about making comments about public officials here because you never know - they might plant cocaine on you.”

Darrell M. West, the often-quoted Brown University political-science professor who has provided polling data, analysis and commentary on politics in Rhode Island and the nation over the past 26 years, is ... via Providence Journal

In a case that pit Rhode Island against its only federally recognized Indian tribe, the chief of the Narragansett and two other members were convicted Friday of misdemeanor charges related to a 2003 raid on a ... via Guardian Unlimited

“We're reading the play outloud and working on drams skills such as characterization, physicalization and story-telling, but we're just starting”

For drivers who frequent Route 3, there are some improvements down the road. But not the vast improvements of new sidewalks, drainage, and complete repaving that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation ... via Coventry Courier

“I've sat through hearings on this for two years”

Water flows abundantly at the Scituate Reservoir spillway, but experts say Rhode Island's water supply is threatened if new rules aren't imposed to limit water use across the state. via Providence Journal

“There might be one or two magistrates that do administrative work solely”

Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams this week formed a committee to screen candidates for a pair of magistrate jobs at the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal. via Providence Journal

A residential and educational program for teenagers has received $268,000 in federal funding. via WPRI-TV East Providence

“The first is an expected double-digit cut to its services due to an ever-increasing state deficit, and the second is Medicaid reform.”

Anthony J. Vellucci, executive director of the Frank Olean Center in Westerly, didn't sound scared, but his news release did. via Providence Journal