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Since Rhode Island has no county level of government, cities and towns provide services commonly performed by county governments in other states. [4] The state's cities and towns may adopt one of four forms of government: council–manager, mayor–council, town council–town meeting, or administrator–council. [5]
MIDDLETOWN - One person died and five others were injured in a fire Friday morning in Middletown. The fire broke out at 8 Knapp Ave. shortly before 5:30 a.m. Friday.
Counties in Rhode Island have had no governmental functions since 1846 other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries which are part of state government. Within Rhode Island, Washington County is colloquially referred to as South County. [4] The colony of Rhode Island was established in the 17th century.
Middletown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,075 at the 2020 census . It lies to the south of Portsmouth and to the north of Newport on Aquidneck Island , hence the name "Middletown."
Middletown firefighters extinguished flames inside a Route 36 business on Sunday.
Fire last year was among largest in recent state history. The blaze that began in the preserve one Friday last April was among the largest wildfires in Rhode Island in the last 70 years.
Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643. [4] It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703. [5]
Middletown Deputy Police Chief Paul J. Bailey said that traffic was being diverted around the outages on Route 36, with fire police responding to the affected intersections with barricades.