Lincoln NewsLocal news for Lincoln, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Former Lincoln Official Arrested, Accused of Ordering Assault- June 30, 2008 Seven years after the assault of then Town Councilor Dean Lees, Rhode Island State Police have arrested then Town Planning Commission Member Robert Picerno for his alleged role in the assault, and its further ...http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/former-lincoln-official-arrested-accused-of-o... Audience will be key to enforcing Truth in Music- June 28, 2008 The Truth in Music Advertising Act, a bill that seeks to ensure that musical groups using a famous name are connected to the people who contributed to that legend, passed the General Assembly last week as part ...http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/audience-will-be-key-to-enforcing-truth-in-mu... More lawmakers pay toward health plan- June 26, 2008 Despite the state Senate's refusal to even consider a bill to require that state lawmakers pay a portion of their health-insurance premiums, the number doing so voluntarily grew during the closing days of the ...http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/more-lawmakers-pay-toward-health-plan?fromrss... Democrats see chance for gains in the Senate- June 24, 2008 Democratic Sen. Jack Reed finally has a reelection race, but his Republican opponent, Robert Tingley, does not yet promise the kind of political show that Rhode Islanders enjoyed two years ago in Sen.http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/democrats-see-chance-for-gains-in-the-senate?... Blackstone Valley: Democrats retain 4-1 majority on council- June 22, 2008 By TATIANA PINA Journal Staff Writer LINCOLN -- Town voters made history last night when they elected women to the Town Council for the first time.http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/blackstone-valley-democrats-retain-4-1-majori... Former Warwick chief is named fire marshal- June 20, 2008 The former chief of the Warwick Fire Department has been nominated as the new state fire marshal, a post that has been vacant for several months.http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/former-warwick-chief-is-named-fire-marshal?fr... Lincoln plant fined $21,000 after injury- June 18, 2008 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration yesterday cited a Lincoln manufacturing company for failing to adequately safeguard a high-speed machine in which a Guatemalan illegal immigrant became ...http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/lincoln-plant-fined-21-000-after-injury?fromr... R.I. students take helicopter to prom- June 11, 2008 This ride to the prom was a big step up from a limo. A helicopter carried Smithfield High senior class president Brenden Oates and his date, Mollie McLaughlin, to the big dance on Friday.http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/r-i-students-take-helicopter-to-prom?fromrss=... R.I. Democrats endorse Obama- June 9, 2008 Rhode Island Democrats have long been known for contentious primaries and in-your-face fractiousness, but 2008 is shaping up as a year of unity as Democratic leaders and elected officials have move quickly to ...http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/r-i-democrats-endorse-obama?fromrss=1 House vote set on 3rd renewable-energy measure- June 7, 2008 A package of legislation intended to encourage renewable-energy projects in Rhode Island moved closer to reality with the passage of all four bills by the Senate.http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-ri/2008/06/house-vote-set-on-3rd-renewable-energy-measur... |