You wouldn’t imagine history could come alive in a cemetery until you talk with Pegee Malcolm.
Malcolm is chair of both the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission and the Rhode Island …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/8/24
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The purchase of the Warwick Police Department’s first armored car- estimated to be delivered to the department in fourteen months- drew significant attention from the public at Monday …
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The sun made more than a five minute appearance over the weekend after about two weeks of gray skies. It was so gray that ground hog Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow Friday morning at …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Mayor Frank Picozzi set off fireworks Monday when he asked on his Facebook page what residents would think of moving the July 4 fireworks from Oakland Beach to Rocky Point.
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2/8/24
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Timetable to groundbreaking for new high schools
Feb 13 - retention of OPM Mid April - complete design for bid docs Late April - Out to bid for design build contractors Late May, early June - …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/8/24
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Earlier this month we were called to handle a Kenner Star Wars collection in Albany, New York. This time of year, most people wouldn’t be too excited about driving north, but I was! I knew the …
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2/7/24
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Weekend Spotlight
Feb. 2 thru Mar. 29, The East Greenwich Art Club Art Exhibit will be exhibiting members’ artwork from Fri., Feb. …
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2/7/24
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The gymnasium at Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School was standing-room-only well before 6 p.m. last Wednesday, though it wasn’t for a typical middle school basketball game.
The game- …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/7/24
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As I wrote about in my last blog, we had been preparing for a number of years to hold a live-fire study. We had purchased or had made all of the materials we needed, and it was time to pick a date. …
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2/7/24
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Beau is just a puppy at only ten months old, he has so much to learn but is very eager. He is a small mixed breed with the most adorable ears and the sweetest albeit shy temperament, Beau wants to be …
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2/7/24
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The cold weather has certainly arrived and with it comes an increased risk of cold-related injury. While it is important to keep in mind that cold-related injury can occur in just about any month of …
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2/7/24
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Whether it’s in your lower back, your neck, or anywhere between, if a spine issue is causing you pain, you’re not alone. Back pain affects four out of five Americans in their lifetime, …
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Courtesy of Ortho Rhode Island
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2/7/24
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It was a sad day in Hollywood last week with the passing of Carl Weathers. Weathers, a professional football player turned actor, passed away at 76 years old, leaving a legacy that was always …
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2/7/24
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It is not often you get a win, win when engaging in fisheries research. But the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF) is trying to find out what impact offshore wind farms have on …
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2/7/24
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FAMILY FEATURES
On the sweetest day of the year, a day full of flowers, love and sweets, Valentine’s Day is the ultimate opportunity to try a different dessert meant for two.
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2/7/24
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Beautiful pizza, like art, is subjective.
Take Rhode Island’s Italian bakery specialty — pizza strips (or party pizza or party strips … or bakery pizza or red strips or …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/7/24
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Providence’s Lippitt House Museum and Virginia’s Maymont Mansion team up to explore the lives of two modern post-Civil War business leaders in a special virtual program February 22.
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2/7/24
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On the night of June 21, 1920, a Chicago man named Carl Otto Wanderer was returning home from the theater with his wife of one year, Ruth (Johnson) when it was noticed that someone was following …
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2/7/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
SCRAMBLED * * * (All About Preserving Eggs)
Leah McKendrick stars as Nellie Robinson, a 34-year-old single woman who is bridesmaid to many of her friends, but never a …
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2/7/24
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Two winners will share Music on the Hill’s 2024 scholarship, each receiving a $300 award toward their music study. Soprano Camila Brito of Cumberland and Evelyn Zhang of Providence were …
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2/7/24
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