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By a 3-2 vote, town council says no to Joe Larisa’s retainer agreement By Will Collette betting. The suit was thrown out. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsAt the on-line December 14 Town Council meeting, the newly sworn-in Charlestown Council voted 3-2 to end 18 years of employment under retainer by attorney Joseph S. Larisa who has led Charlestown’s never ending war with the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The issue was debated purely on the financial feasibility of Larisa’s business arrangement with the town rather than Larisa’s role as the leading figure fighting against the Tribe’s rights to self-determination. ....