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Bouquets of flowers have been left on a tree in the front yard of a house at 343 Buttonwoods Ave. in Warwick, where five people, including an infant, died in a fire Saturday evening.

WARWICK -- Fire officials say they've pinpointed where the fire started that killed five young people Saturday in a Buttonwoods Avenue house and believe it wasn't suspicious, but it could be weeks before they know its cause. Investigators have also taken evidence from the home to the state crime lab at the University of Rhode Island for analysis.


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Warwick police and fire officials are still investigating Saturday evening's fatal house fire at 343 Buttonwoods Ave., in Warwick.

EAST PROVIDENCE -- School Supt. Mario Cirillo recommended last night that layoff notices be sent to slightly more than 20 percent of the district's teachers for the next school year.

The National Weather Service says a low pressure area in the Carolinas is moving north and is expected to strengthen south of Long Island. The "rapidly intensifying coastal storm ... will bring accumulating snow and winds to Southern New England Wednesday," the weather service says.


Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller ruled late Monday that insurer Blue Cross can increase premiums for its Direct Pay plans by an average of approximately 7 percent.

To Kalon Club

PAWTUCKET -- Just off the main hall of the wood-paneled To Kalon Club are plaques listing the names of past presidents. At the end of an unfinished column is the current officeholder, Pawtucket insurance agency partner Gregory G. Troy.


R.I. Department of Health flood

PROVIDENCE -- The Health Department building will remain closed to the public Tuesday as employees and a clean-up company dig through the mess and assess the damage when a broken chiller in the roof sent water gushing all the way to the first floor over the weekend.




House Majority Leader Gordon D. Fox

PROVIDENCE -- While he is not pulling out of the race to succeed William J. Murphy as House speaker, Rep. Gregory Schadone has acknowledged that he does not have the votes to win if the vote is called, as expected, this week.


R.I. General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio

PROVIDENCE -- A poll commissioned by General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio's campaign for governor suggests he may have a 17-percent lead over his likely Democratic primary opponent, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch.



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Free H1N1 Flu Clinics for RI adults

Free swine-flu vaccines will be offered around the state to any adult at 28 public clinics to be held from Jan. 16 through Feb. 13, 2010. Click here for complete schedule. People can attend any clinic, regardless of where they live. A signed consent form (English | Spanish | Portuguese) is required.

School-based H1N1 flu clinics resume

The second phase of the state Department of Health's school immunization program began Jan. 11. The clinics are for a second dose of H1N1 flu vaccine and are only for children who were younger than 10 years old at the time of the first flu vaccinations in the fall. Find the date of your school's clinic:


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Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the Super Bowl XLIV MVP, joins Mickey Mouse in a parade in the Magic Kingdom celebrating the Saints' win over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl.



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Rudy Pauls

TIVERTON -- He didn't win "The Biggest Loser," but second-place finisher Rudy Pauls still got the star treatment at Tiverton Middle School on Monday. "Ru-dy! Ru-dy! Ru-dy!" the children chanted while waiting for him to appear.