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Police blotter: Building's sprinklers quell fire in Will County
WILTON TOWNSHIP — An autopsy was performed Friday on a man killed in a traffic accident at Cedar and Wilmington-Peotone roads. Luke J. Compton, 27, of Valparaiso, Ind., died Thursday at the scene of the accident. The small pickup Compton was driving
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:28P
Roger Williams University graduates 1000
At the RWU Law School graduation Friday, honorary degrees were awarded to Paul A. Suttell, chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; Robert G. Flanders Jr., former state Supreme Court justice; and Law School alumna Betty Ann Waters,
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:26P
Suffolk ruling gives boost to gay marriage
In a ruling last week, Acting Supreme Court Justice John Kelly applied the state's common-law marriage recognition rule to grant an uncontested divorce between "SM" and "CR", married in Connecticut in 2009. Connecticut legalized... newsday.com
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:26P
Suffolk ruling gives boost to gay marriage
In a ruling last week, Acting Supreme Court Justice John Kelly applied the state's common-law marriage recognition rule to grant an uncontested divorce between "SM" and "CR", married in Connecticut in 2009. Connecticut legalized... newsday.com
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:26P
Keeping the Beat — And Keeping Tabs On Rail
You might have thought that the big news about rail came last week, when rail opponents filed a much-anticipated lawsuit to stop the project. But even as the suit makes its way through the legal system, the project continues to move ahead.
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:25P
BBC: Spanish polls to open amid mass protests
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government is struggling to overcome recession and create jobs. In the capital Madrid, about 30000 people have occupied the central Puerta del Sol square. Similar protests, popularly known as M-15,
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:25P
Costs piling up for Ky. toll study
LOUISVILLE - A traffic study intended to predict how drivers will react to tolls on the Ohio River Bridges Project is approaching $1 million - nearly 10 times the amount originally approved by Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet last year.
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:24P
East Greenbush crash brings down poles, shuts down power
A scary sight in East Greenbush Saturday afternoon after a bad accident on Route 4 near 155 took down two telephone poles. Officials said the quarter-mile stretch of Route 4 would be closed until at least midnight . It all happened around 1:30 pm when
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:24P
Three die in separate Lower Valley crashes
Troopers were still investigating late Saturday afternoon and complete accident reports had not been issued. Elsewhere, the 2-year-old died when her father ran over the child while backing up a vehicle, troopers said. No other information was available
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:23P
Danbury Music Center gives 50th anniversary concert
Former sports copy editor Chuck Scott won first place in the sports columns category; education reporter Lynne Royce won second place in the spot news category and an honorable mention for investigative reporting; sports reporter Jim Stout won
Updated: 05/21/2011 09:22P
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