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The Department of Environmental Management Division of Law Enforcement is investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred late yesterday afternoon in Greenwich Bay off the City of Warwick. A 23′ sailboat took on water and sunk, and two victims were recovered and were unresponsive. The victims were recovered by the Marine Task Force boats and brought into the Oakland Beach Boat Ramp. The vessel has sunken and has not been recovered. Area waters were searched extensively yesterday by sever...

Little-noticed sentence in state law has big implications for firefighter overtime in RI Jim Hummel © Jim Hummel, The Hummel Report Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi recently asked his administration to review a practice that allows firefighters to earn overtime without working a full week. WARWICK — Mayor Frank J. Picozzi says the city is studying its options after learning that a bill passed two years ago by the General Assembly paved the way for all firefighters in Rhode Isla...