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01/22/2004
Former deputy AG to join Derderian defense team
PROVIDENCE -- Thomas Dickinson, an appellate specialist who served as
deputy attorney general under Jeffrey B. Pine, has signed on as
co-counsel for Jeffrey A. Derderian, who is charged with 200 counts of
involuntary-manslaughter in connection with last February's fire at The
Station nightclub.
Station fund to target the short-term
The
overseers of The Station Nightclub Fire Relief Fund, who have already
distributed more than $2 million to victims of the fire, have
reconsidered how to spend some of the remaining $1 million in donations.
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01/21/2004
State opens effort to aid fire victims
As
the first anniversary of The Station fire nears, the state is launching
a group of mental health agencies to seek out and treat, free of
charge, potentially thousands of people still emotionally reeling from
the nightclub tragedy.
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01/20/2004
New support service for those affected by Station fire
Posted 4:02 p.m. PROVIDENCE
- Rhode Island is using $495,000 in federal funding for mental health
and substance abuse services for those affected by The Station
nightclub fire, which killed 100 people and injured about 200 others.
01/15/2004
Bill penalizes for injuries from criminal negligence
PROVIDENCE
-- A lawmaker-firefighter, who was one of the first responders to The
Station fire, yesterday urged passage of a bill that would allow Rhode
Island to press felony charges when someone is seriously injured
because of negligence.
01/11/2004
Carcieri releases list of those safe after fire
PROVIDENCE
-- Governor Carcieri has released a list of 192 names of people who
called state officials in the days after The Station nightclub fire to
affirm that they were safe, or who were otherwise reported as OK.
01/09/2004
Lynch's bill would criminalize negligence that causes injury
PROVIDENCE
-- Prompted by The Station fire, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch
yesterday unveiled a bill that would allow Rhode Island to press
criminal charges when someone is seriously injured because of
negligence.
01/08/2004
Lynch proposes injury law inspired by Station fire
Posted 5 p.m. PROVIDENCE
-- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch wants to hold people, corporations
and other bodies criminally responsible if they cause somebody serious
injury because of their criminal negligence.
Last hospitalized Station fire victim released
BOSTON
(AP) - The last hospitalized survivor of The Station nightclub fire in
Rhode Island, which left 100 people dead and nearly 200 hospitalized
last February, has returned home to continue his recovery.
01/07/2004
URI faces questions on safety at arena
The
state fire marshal found 24 deficiencies at the University of Rhode
Island's Ryan Center just three months after the $54-million sports
arena opened its doors in June 2002. Among the most serious problems
noted in the report were several blocked ...
Fire rules reworked to aid shelters for homeless
PROVIDENCE
-- The Amicable Congregational Church in Tiverton is many things: a
sanctuary, a place of worship, a space where children can learn about
the word of God.
Meeting code a challenge for schools
The
new, strict state fire code could cause disruption next fall in schools
which house first-grade and kindergarten classes above or below ground
level.
State fund established for Station victims
PROVIDENCE
(AP) -- Survivors of The Station nightclub fire and families of the
victims can apply for up to $25,000 from a state fund that helps pay
expenses of crime victims.
01/01/2004
Tougher fire code launches today
PROVIDENCE
-- The new fire code approved after The Station nightclub disaster
begins to take effect today, though few people will notice any
difference until the code is enforced in existing buildings statewide
in February.
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