PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 3 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on June 1, 2025: * * * Marilyn L. Wilson v. The City of Providence, by and through its Treasurer, James J. Lombardi,/1 et al. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Chief Justice Suttell, for the Court. Are surviving spouse death benefits, created by statute, assignable in a property settlement agreement that has been incorporated but not merged into a fina  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA-NRCS & NRICD announce completion of HUC-12 watershed assessments for Scituate Reservoir & surrounding areas * Watershed plans are useful tools to help communities and groups prioritize activities to improve water quality and resources in targeted areas. A few years ago, NRCS & NRICD identified the Scituate Reservoir watershed, Barden Reservoir-Ponaganset Riv  more