Smithfield NewsLocal news for Smithfield, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Supreme Court says hosts not responsible for adult drinkers- July 12, 2008 The state Supreme Court has declined to hold a Manville couple liable for the injuries of a young woman who claimed she and her boyfriend were goaded into overindulging in alcohol at the couple's home before ...http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-ri/2008/07/supreme-court-says-hosts-not-responsible-f... Judge OKs breakup of Haven Healthcare- July 9, 2008 Twenty-three of Haven Healthcare's nursing homes will be transferred to new owners under a bankruptcy plan released Friday by a federal judge in Hartford Superior Court, according to the Associated Press .http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-ri/2008/07/judge-oks-breakup-of-haven-healthcare?from... As funds dwindle, RI towns work to balance books- July 7, 2008 City and town leaders across the state are struggling with one of the worst fiscal times in recent memory.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-ri/2008/07/as-funds-dwindle-ri-towns-work-to-balance-... Savings, safety seen in numbers- July 6, 2008 Five towns are planning to combine police and fire dispatching at a central location to save money and handle emergency communications over a wider area, leaders said.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-ri/2008/07/savings-safety-seen-in-numbers?fromrss=1 R.I. man missing in forest after wandering into woods- July 4, 2008 Police searched all day yesterday for a 34-year-old Rhode Island man who apparently wandered off into the woods near the Douglas State Forest.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-ri/2008/07/r-i-man-missing-in-forest-after-wandering-... Divers Recover Body from Douglas Lake- July 2, 2008 Police have recovered a body believed to be that of a Rhode Island man missing several days.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-ri/2008/07/divers-recover-body-from-douglas-lake?from... Body recovered from Douglas lake- July 1, 2008 Dive teams have recovered a body from Wallum Lake in Douglas. They believe he is that of a Rhode Island man, who's been missing for several days.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-ri/2008/06/body-recovered-from-douglas-lake?fromrss=1 |