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Smiley wants change in leadership or shutdown of embattled scrap metal yard

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Mayor Brett Smiley called a temporary shutdown of a Providence scrap metal yard “progress,” but said he isn’t sure the company can safely reopen. Last Friday, R.I. Superior Court Judge Brian Stern ordered Rhode Island Recycled Metals to stay closed temporarily, siding with the state’s argument that the company is a … Read more

Judge orders embattled Providence scrap metal yard closed temporarily

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — R.I. Superior Court Judge Brian Stern on Friday ordered an embattled Providence scrap metal yard to stay closed temporarily, siding with the state’s argument that the company is a public nuisance after two massive fires this year. Stern granted a temporarily restraining order against Rhode Island Recycled Metals and directed a … Read more