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12.17.2003
Sources
The following is a summary of reporting sources used by Jennifer Levitz for this story:
Jeffrey A. and Michael A. Derderdian secure liquor license for The Station and eventually pay $4,000 rent per month: Town of West Warwick liquor license application.
Triton's corporation forms in 1970:
Massachusetts and Rhode Island secretaries of state, Limited Partner Stephen A. Hopkins.
Triton's ownership of 211 Cowesett Ave.: West Warwick tax assessor's records.
Personal information about Raymond J. Villanova, his family and start in business: Interview with Stephen A. Hopkins and Roger Redfield, limited partners of Triton Realty Limited Partnership; Deposition of Raymond J. Villanova in N.K. Realty LLC v. Raymond J. Villanova's alias Triton Realty Limited Partnership, Triton Realty Inc., May 13, 1999; Triton Realty Limited Partnership, Triton Realty Inc., as General Partner of Triton Realty Limited Partnership, and Raymond J. Villanova, president of Triton Realty Inc. v. Auto Corner LLC, Ace Realty Management Inc. in its capacity as a member of Auto Corner LLC and Richard J. Gudoian, May 25, 1999; obituary of Villanova's father, Joseph Villanova.
Raymond J. Villanova's yacht and Rolls Royce: U.S. District Court, Providence, 1998 lawsuit, Raymond Villanova and Frances Villanova v. William Colite; Town of Lincoln tax assessor's office.
History of the building occupied by The Station nightclub: Records, permits and inspection reports obtained by The Journal from West Warwick's fire, building, and licensing officials.
Triton buys two buildings and opens P. Brillo's restaurants in North Attleboro and Seekonk: Records from North Attleboro and Seekonk tax assessors' and planning offices.
Raymond J. Villanova tells Seekonk Planning Board that Triton plans to open a family-style restaurant in that town: Seekonk Town Hall, Dec. 30, 1975 Planning Board minutes.
Triton buys a strip mall on Route 9 in Framingham and is ordered by the town to install fire sprinklers throughout the building: Records supplied by Joseph Leone, Framingham fire marshal.
West Warwick Fire Department orders Triton to address violations after a grease fire in 1981: Inspection records from the Town of West Warwick.
Triton's investment in a dockominium slip at the East Greenwich Marina: City of Warwick Registry of Deeds; February 2003 public statement by Daniel P. McKiernan, lawyer for Triton, concerning Triton's involvement in a lawsuit over the expansion of the Greenwich Bay Marina.
Triton invests in the 48-unit Woodhaven condominiums in Cranston, and develops a 12-store strip mall in Seekonk: Land evidence records at Cranston City Hall; tax assessor's records from Seekonk Town Hall; The Providence Journal, March 30, 1985.
Triton applies for a special permit to alter Bugaboo Creek restaurant on Route 6: The Providence Journal, April 12, 1993, based on records from Seekonk Town Hall.
Triton becomes involved in Warwick's lucrative Route 2 market: The Providence Journal, Dec. 15, 1985, which includes interview with Raymond J. Villanova; Deposition of Raymond J. Villanova in N.K. Realty LLC v. Raymond J. Villanova's alias Triton Realty Limited Partnership, Triton Realty Inc., May 13, 1999; Triton Realty Limited Partnership, Triton Realty Inc., as General Partner of Triton Realty Limited Partnership, and Raymond J. Villanova, president of Triton Realty Inc. v. Auto Corner LLC, Ace Realty Management Inc. in its capacity as a member of Auto Corner LLC and Richard J. Gudoian, May 25, 1999.
Triton appeals tax assessment on Cowesett Avenue building: West Warwick Board of Assessment and Review records.
Howard Julian leases building from Triton, paying $3,300 in rent each month, to run "The Filling Station": West Warwick liquor license application.
Neighbors complain about The Filling Station: Records from the Town of West Warwick, including Dec. 16, 1999 memo written by former Police Chief Peter Brousseau; Dec. 17, 1999 letter from Brousseau to Town Manager Wolfgang Bauer.
West Warwick's minimum housing officer sends Triton a certified letter to say the company is in violation of the law: West Warwick building records.
The town's fire inspector writes to Triton to say the town had received a complaint about the business at 211 Cowesett Ave.: West Warwick fire inspection records.
West Warwick inspectors cite violations at the club: West Warwick fire inspection records.
Derderian brothers' backgrounds: Michael Derderian's divorce records, Washington County Family Court; interviews with Kathleen M. Hagerty, Jeffrey B. Pine and John DePetro.
The Derderians take over The Station's liquor license: West Warwick liquor license records.
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