By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
State Rep. Joseph A. Trillo wants someone to build a "super-casino" in the Quonset Business Park. It's a can't-miss proposition, the Warwick Republican says. Cruise ships could dock at Davisville, bringing visitors from afar to a 7.5-million-square-foot facility that would include such amenities as an indoor amusement park and an aquarium.
5 years ago today:
A string of burglaries that hit eight businesses in three towns over a six-hour span ends with one man arrested after the police found him and a friend passed out in a car.
25 years ago today:
Sen. John H. Chafee, D-R.I., and two Democratic colleagues from New Jersey have introduced a bill to stop cities from dumping sewage sludge into the Atlantic Ocean.