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POINT OF CONTENTION: State Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy overlooks the Potter Hill Dam at the Pawcatuck River. The town of Westerly wants to remove the dam, but some residents in Westerly and Hopkinton are concerned about the aftereffects. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

R.I. dam dangers remain, but awareness rises

Focus 07/23/2021

Plans to remove a deteriorating dam along the Pawcatuck River in Westerly and Hopkinton have riverfront residents in both towns upset that lower water...

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A FEDERAL JUDGE has ruled the town of Johnston did not violate a preliminary injunction when it passed two resolutions in its attempt to take control of a site planned for a 252-unit housing development. / COURTESY TOWN OF JOHNSTON

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RHODE ISLAND’S home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

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