Warren NewsLocal news for Warren, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lightning strike injures man as wild weather sweeps R.I.- June 30, 2008 Stormy weather blew into Rhode Island twice yesterday, with cascading quarter-sized hail and flash-flooding, wind gusts that tore down trees and power lines and severe lightning strikes that critically injured ...http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/lightning-strike-injures-man-as-wild-weather-s... Embraces all around for returning Guard unit- June 28, 2008 Somehow, it all felt strange to Master Sgt. Michael Beaver. A week ago, he was with his unit in Iraq, "standing in the desert in 130-degree heat during a sandstorm." Yesterday, he stepped off a plane at Quonset ...http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/embraces-all-around-for-returning-guard-unit?f... It's prudent to diversify investments in your 401- June 26, 2008 Q: With the recent Bear Stearns bank problems . . . , my question had to do more with 401 plans. . . . If my employer went out of business, is there some insurance that would back up these 401 plans that ...http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/its-prudent-to-diversify-investments-in-your-4... State Health Department reopens beaches in Barrington, Middletown- June 24, 2008 The state Department of Health yesterday reopened for swimming the Atlantic Beach Club, in Middletown, and Barrington Town Beach after water samples yielded bacteria levels within acceptable limits.http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/state-health-department-reopens-beaches-in-bar... Hotel tax-break legislation draws ire of House leadership- June 22, 2008 A last-minute plan to grant a tax break for a proposed downtown hotel project seemed to have fallen apart yesterday afternoon after legislators realized that the developer was seeking a tax break larger than ...http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/hotel-tax-break-legislation-draws-ire-of-house... Don't Back Down- June 20, 2008 In a sputtering economy, small businesses are often quick to rein in their marketing budgets.http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/dont-back-down?fromrss=1 Volvo developing lightweight composite sleepers- June 18, 2008 New lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a U.S. Army program to reduce the weight and improve fuel economy of trucks are being developed by Volvo Trucks ...http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/volvo-developing-lightweight-composite-sleeper... Refugee puppies from the south need new homes- June 18, 2008 There's help wanted in the East Bay, where there's a K-9 crisis. Right now, more than a dozen dogs need a good home after they were saved from the storm-ravaged south.http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/refugee-puppies-from-the-south-need-new-homes?... 2nd Story Theatre presents 'The Beaux' Stratagem'- June 12, 2008 Monday, June 9, 2008; Posted: 7:26 PM - by Randy Rice The Beaux' Stratagem is a comic 'tale of conquest turns a small English town on its ear.http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/2nd-story-theatre-presents-the-beaux-stratagem... Senate bills on recycling await action in House- June 10, 2008 The state Senate last week unanimously passed four recycling bills targeted at reducing waste dumped at the Central Landfill, specifically household trash, leaf and yard waste, and electronics laden with ...http://www.topix.net/city/warren-ri/2008/06/senate-bills-on-recycling-await-action-in-hous... |