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MADE IT THROUGH TOGETHER: Students from all four participating schools, as well as representatives from local construction companies, brave the rain and pose together following the ceremony.

Tools for the Trade ceremony honors record number of students

Tides Restaurant saw a full house Thursday as 58 career and technical students from four high schools celebrated their achievements ahead of upcoming graduations. The Warwick Area, Woonsocket, … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 5/23/24

COOKIES AND MORE: Members of Girl Scout Troop 79 manned one of the more than dozen tables at the Conimicut Farmers Market Saturday. Depending on how many boxes of cookies are still available, they will be back this Saturday. In a display of youthful exuberance, Makayla Selwyn and McKenna Frappier do cartwheels in front of their display.

Produce Not Ready Yet

While Conimicut Village Association president Leslie Derrig planned on three farms participating Saturday for the second week of a farmers market, last week’s weather wasn’t cooperative … more

5/23/24

Scouts of Narragansett deliver 25,000 hours of community service, collect 150,000 pounds of food

Scouts from across Rhode Island visited the State House to present their annual Report to the State last Thursday. The event highlighted the significant impact of the Scouts in Rhode Island during … more

5/23/24

5 boots added to Boots on Ground Memorial opening Friday at Fort Adams

Operation Stand Down RI (OSDRI) has announced the return of the full display of Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial on Memorial Day weekend (May 24-27). Volunteers started on converge … more

5/23/24

Rehearsals Make for Perfect

Having been selected as one of three schools in the state as a “Disney Musical in Schools,” Norwood School was given the opportunity to select from Disney productions and have the rights … more

5/23/24

And it didn’t rain

Postponed because of rain during Holy Week, Bishop Hendricken High School held its 50th annual hunger walk Friday. Here students are pictured on Sandy Lane. Father Robert Marciano, president of the … more

5/23/24

SORTING: Farm Manager Steve Stycos (right) and volunteer Ryan Connelly of Coventry pick through some young spinach plants.

Annual plant sale seeds farm Westbay produce

Annual plant sale seeds farm Westbay produce Get your vegetable garden going and support a good cause this week at the annual plant sale held at Westbay Community Action’s farm on … more

By BARBARA POLICHETTI | 5/23/24

WHERE THERE HAD BEEN HOMES: What has become a neighborhood park, following the clearing of homes within the high noise contour of Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport abutting homes on Palace Avenue was blocked off Friday. The area is being cleared as part of construction of a south air cargo facility abutting Strawberry Field Road to the north.

Clearing starts to relocate airport noise/visual wall

Stan Snycyk was fuming Friday. He had planned to walk the park-like setting at the end of his street, Strawberry Field Road west. However, when he reached the intersection of Palace Avenue, he was … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 5/23/24

TALKING ABOUT TILI: Ashton speaks to a crowd at a tent outside of the new institute about the impacts that the center will have on communities in Rhode Island.

Institute to train medical volunteers

By ADAM ZANGARI It all began with a fire. More specifically, a small brush fire in West Greenwich in 1986 near Brooke Lawrence’s childhood home. Following that, the town’s fire … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 5/23/24

lots of questions: City council president Steve McAllister asks questions at Monday’s budget hearing.

Council set to vote on mayor’s $360.8M budget

Mayor Frank Picozzi’s proposed $360.8 million city budget, which Finance Director Peder Schaefer calls the “best one” in his 50 years as an administrator, underwent seven hours of … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 5/23/24 | 1 comment

Breeze to double airport flights

Three years after they landed their first flight in Rhode Island, Breeze Airways is picking up speed with a major expansion of operations at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 5/23/24

Where’s the fire?

That was the question customers leaving Dave’s Bar and Grill asked when confronted by a cloud of white smoke on Saturday afternoon. There was more to it than smoke. There was the throaty rumble … more

5/23/24

Police Log 05-23-24

DRUG ARREST Around 12:35 a.m., April 14, Warwick Police working a DUI Riptide Patrol spotted a black 2014 Volkswagen driving west on Airport Road near the Post Road intersection. The … more

5/23/24

CLASS A APARTMENTS: Wood Partners expect to spend $64 million to develop 214 apartments in two buildings on more than 6 acres on Post Road abutting the Airport Connector ramp.

City Centre to bloom?

Ground was officially broken Wednesday for construction of what developers believe is the largest private Warwick project in recent years. The first of two Class A apartment buildings with a … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 5/23/24

Hazel

Hazel is so stunning with her coat of many colors! You have to meet in person to see how special she truly is! She is a four year old Catahoula mixed breed and she is super smart! Hazel loves walks … more

5/22/24

BROKEN FLOCK: Torrie Aceto shared this photo of Elliott the swan, his partner and their cygnets. The swan family patriarch has been found dead, and pond neighbors would like to see some sort of justice. (Photo courtesy Torrie Aceto)

Elliott’s swan song

Some friends called him Elliott. He initially survived an archer’s illicit arrow attack and pond neighbors hoped for his recovery. His young family depended on him. The arrow was … more

By RORY SCHULER | 5/22/24

THE VIDEO: Cranston mayoral candidate and Republican state Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung released a video criticizing current Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins, alleging he puts in part-time effort. Hopkins responded in a statement provided by his campaign: “Mrs. Fenton-Fung doesn’t have a real platform to run on to be Cranston’s chief executive, so she resorts to cheap videos questioning my Republican credentials and my work habits.”

No-show mayor?

Rule number one, on the job: show up. Rule number two: get the job done. The current mayor of Cranston has been accused of breaking both rules by a fellow Republican who’s running for his … more

By RORY SCHULER | 5/22/24

DRUM ROLL: Yes, there were several extra drum rolls from Oliver Brady at the crank before Channel 10 Co-Anchor Gene Valicenti pulled out Robert Boss’ car winning ticket.

And the winners are...

Gene Valicenti stepped from the evening news show he co-anchors on Channel 10 Thursday night to another show at Chelo’s Restaurant on Post Road Warwick where the Rotary Club of Warwick held its … more

5/16/24

U-HAUL NOW: The former Ann & Hope is undergoing a facelift as the former retail outlet is owned and operated by U-Haul. City planners see it and planned additional developments on Post Road as modernizing a gateway to Warwick.

Developments seen as modernizing a Warwick gateway

So you know where regional U-Haul offices are, but if asked the question, your likely answer is, “it’s where Ann and Hope used to be on Post Road.” You’ve noticed, … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 5/16/24

SUPERSTAR TREATMENT: Teacher assistant Jessica De Los Santos gets a high-five from a student as she walks past the DJ table to receive her recognition.

Holliman gives teachers some Swift appreciation

Teachers at Holliman Elementary School got the chance to shake off the chores of their day for a short while at a Taylor Swift-themed ceremony to cap off Teacher Appreciation Week last Friday. … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 5/16/24

June 15, 2024