By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
A state trooper was disciplined for giving a radio talk-show host a police report about an investigation into an alleged underage-drinking party held by Governor Chafee's 18-year-old son, Caleb, that left a young woman hospitalized.
5 years ago today:
The state's highways and bridges need so much expensive work, and the state has so little money to pay for it, that officials are beginning to discuss drastic measures to raise money that include imposing tolls on such main highways as Route 95.
25 years ago today:
U.S. Marshal Donald W. Wyatt repeats a call for construction of a federal prison in Rhode Island, saying it is the only solution to overcrowding in the prisons.