By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
A sample of mosquitoes collected July 30 in the Smith Hill area of Providence has tested positive for West Nile Virus.
5 years ago today:
Animal control officers in Cranston have caught three kittens from a single litter in Edgewood, one of which had rabies, and are still trying to catch the mother - described by neighbors as a smart feline that has eluded capture before.
25 years ago today:
State lifeguards and divers from four communities search unsuccessfully in the Lincoln Woods State Park pond for a man who slipped from a rubber raft in an area off-limits to swimmers and was believed drowned.