News Roundup: May 30, 2012

News from Around The Web for May 30, 2012:

• The Westerly Sun, “GOP congressional candidates to speak Friday in Westerly.” Narragansett resident Michael Riley, who is challenging for Jim Langevin’s seat in Congress, is speaking 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Weekapaug Golf Club in Westerly.
• Work in Progress blog, “Paris, USA: Rosecrans Baldwin Q&A.” Do you know the United States location with the longest published name? Surprisingly, it’s at the : University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute on Narragansett Bay Conference and Visitor Center in Rhode Island.
• The Block Island Times, “Tourism: funding and deterring July 4 fireworks.” According to a member of the Block Island Tourism Council, Narragansett police said they will be looking to limit people going to the island to party, as a way to limit issues in their own town.
• The Providence Journal, “East Greenwich’s David Hopkins named R.I. baseball player of the year.” Hopkins is also a leukemia survivor and a 2013 recruit for the University of Rhode Island.
• The Providence Journal This New England Blog, “Leonardo Lardaro: R.I.’s weird jobless rate has actually been falling.” The article title is somewhat explanatory, no?
• The Providence Journal Food Blog, “Going with the grain.” A really nice profile piece on a new liquor and spirits company based in South Kingstown.
• The Record-Journal, “Tuesday’s Baseball: Southington baseball wins first-round game on the road.” An article on URI-bound pitcher Nolan Long.
• The Tri-Town News, “Track athletes get set for Group competition.” An article on URI decathlete recruit John Pangborn.

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