By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
State leaders are circulating the draft of a pension-overhaul proposal that would suspend cost-of-living increases for retirees for years, match the Social Security retirement age and move all state and local employees and public school teachers enrolled in the state-run pension system into a new hybrid plan after July 1, 2012.
5 years ago today:
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is released from the Massachusetts General Hospital, a day after surgery to clear a blockage in a major neck artery.
25 years ago today:
The University of Rhode Island's water supply is safe to drink and free of a toxic chemical found in three private wells less than a mile away, tests show.