A year ago today: Rhode Island's public-employee unions file their long-anticipated challenges to the dramatic overhaul of the state's pension system for state workers, public school teachers and municipal employees.
5 years ago today: The Education Partnership, a nonprofit advocacy organization that produced reports and consulted with local school districts, closed its doors and filed for receivership.
25 years ago today: A rat-infested barge aground in Warwick Cove for eight years will be moved thanks to a $50,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Management. The barge has been stuck in the cove at the end of Warwick Neck Avenue because city officials were unable to identify an owner, and government agencies refused to pay moving costs.