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Many times, I’ve been asked about musket balls and how they fit in the bore of a gun during the American Revolution. Unlike today where the bullet fits tightly into a rifled bore, this was not …
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5/15/24
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Although no one is quite sure when St. Barnabas Church in Apponaug started hosting its Christmas Bazaar, the 2023 edition upheld the Episcopal parish’s tradition as a holiday shoppers’ …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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11/23/23
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For years Cub Scout Pack 7 of Buttonwoods has held their Christmas wreath sale Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Thanksgiving week from the Main Avenue parking lot at St. Rose of Lima Church. Sales …
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11/30/23
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Weekend Spotlight
Jan. 1, 48 th Annual Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics Rhode Island, Registration is open for the New Year’s Day event, the longest running New Year’s Day …
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12/21/23
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I had previously written that getting vaccinations for the various possible viruses floating about in the air was not in my repertoire, (although I have obtained the COVID vaccines.) My excuse …
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1/17/24
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Beatrice “Betty” V. (Berube) Blanchard Law, a retired phone operator for the New England Telephone Co. and lunch aide for the City of Warwick, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024 …
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4/1/24
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GWM: Mike, let’s start with today. You live in Rhode Island and are a journalism professor at the University of Connecticut. Tell us about your responsibilities and the courses you …
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By G. WAYNE MILLER
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4/10/24
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The RI Department of Environmental Management filed new regulations for the 2024 fishing season last week. Anglers should take note that we have a striped bass filet law in place now that applies to …
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4/17/24
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Albert “Al” Calcagni, age 87, passed away May 13, 2024. He was the loving husband of Sandra J. (Esposito) Moreau Calcagni, to whom he has shared 30 years of marriage. Born in …
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5/15/24
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Catherine Bonang who retired earlier this year after working for the Warwick School Department, most recently as secretary to the superintendent, knew just where to get her Thanksgiving breads and …
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11/23/23
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The Warwick Public Library will host its final concert of the year Sunday, Dec. 10 with a collection of chamber music and holiday tune by the Warwick Symphony Orchestra brass and string …
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11/30/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
THE BEEKEEPER * * * (Revenge/Vigilante Thriller)
The next time our phone rings and it’s one of those computer scammers, I’m calling Jason Statham.
Statham …
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1/17/24
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STATE WIDE 7
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Probate Court of the CITY OF WARWICK NOTICE OF MATTERS PENDING AND FOR HEARING IN SAID COURT The Court will be in session at WARWICK CITY HALL on the dates …
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5/2/24
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Building up to a burning
[Photo gallery]
The Gaspee Days Arts and Craft Festival was the place to be over the near perfect weekend … especially if you were looking for that special accessory – whether temporary or permanent – for your …
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5/29/12
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The Gaspee Days Committee will hold a sale of new items featuring the release of the license plate Tuesday November 28th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Aspray Boat House Shirts in both long and short …
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11/23/23
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Local nature photographer Arthur Dunn, who encounters most of his subjects at Warwick City Park, found this Great Horned Owl, the largest owl native to North America looking down at him on a recent …
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11/30/23
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You certainly need no introduction to the radio and online audiences of NewsTalk 99.7 & AM 630 WPRO. Still, how about giving us an overview of your responsibilities?
Primarily, I report …
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By G. WAYNE MILLER
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1/17/24
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Weekend Spotlight
Mar. 16, Community Pet Vaccine Clinic (dogs and cats only) will be hosted by The Rhode Island SPCA Animal Health Center, 155 Plan Way, Warwick, on Sat., Mar. 16, from 10 a.m. …
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3/14/24
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JOHNSTON, R.I. — As small local newspapers struggle with dwindling circulation and shrinking revenue, public officials unhappy with critical news stories are hitting where it hurts — yanking away their contracts to advertise legal notices.
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By Amanda Milkovits, Globe Staff
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9/28/23
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With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the price of a gallon of gas in the Northeast is steadily declining despite a recent demand spike ahead of the holiday.
With prices in eleven states near the …
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11/23/23
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