The final hearing on the proposed incorporation of Little Italy as the state's 502nd town concluded Wednesday with no ruling from County Judge Barry Hyde. Pulaski County's attorney said after the hourlong hearing that Hyde couldn't say when he expects to announce a decision because he's barred from discussing the case under judicial ethics laws.

Wednesday's hearing was the continuation of one in December, when the judge had to cut the session short so he could catch a flight to a conference in Boston. Chairmen of the Little Italy Incorporation Task Force -- Kristy Eanes and Chris Dorer -- took about 30 minutes Wednesday to finish their presentation on why the area should be allowed to become its own town.

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