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Federal Court Slaps Down Rhode Island Town's Surprise Seizure of Family's Land

A district court ruled that Johnston, Rhode Island, can't use its own bespoke eminent domain process to block an affordable housing development.

Lawsuit Challenges Use of Eminent Domain as NIMBY Tool to Block Housing Project

A Rhode Island town seeks to use eminent domain to block construction of a large-scale affordable housing project.

Town Secretly Seizes Developers' Property Then Threatens Them With Trespassing Citation

The owners, who were planning an affordable housing project on the site, first learned about the seizure from the mayor's social media post.

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Town Uses Eminent Domain To Stop Private Affordable Housing Project

Johnston, Rhode Island, Mayor Joseph Polisena promised to "use all the power of government" to stop the privately financed 252-unit project.

This gorgeous heartland mansion has its own private 9-hole golf course, beach and wine cellar

A custom 9-hole golf course that stretches out behind the main house.

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Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby town

Three years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital

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Body found in Johnstone public square as emergency services cordon off street

The body of the 58-year-old man was discovered in Johnstone in the early hours of this morning, with emergency services rushing to the scene shortly afterwards.

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Body found on Scots street as police cordon off public square

Body found on Scots street as police cordon off public square

Officers were called to Houston Square in Johnstone shortly before 3am on Saturday.

Ian claimed four lives in NC, Cooper says. Thousands still without power in Triangle, NC

Tropical Storm Ian has claimed four lives in North Carolina thus far, Gov. Roy Cooper said Saturday, including the victims of two traffic accidents and a carbon monoxide poisoning, all in Johnston County.

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Residents in a troubled group of Palmerston rental properties were warned to evacuate if a cyclone struck

Residents in a troubled group of Palmerston rental properties were warned to evacuate if a cyclone struck

Residents of a group of defective Top End rentals — intended to house low and middle income-earners — were warned they would need to evacuate their homes if a cyclone warning was issued for Greater Darwin.

Broadband firm Ogi reveals the next areas in Wales to get full-fibre

Broadband firm Ogi reveals the next areas in Wales to get full-fibre

Cardiff-based Ogi is planning to connect Monmouth, Dinas Powys, Milford Haven and Johnston to its high-speed broadband

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