As the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company prepares to celebrate 100 years since its founding, its president, Robert Carlow, is working to make it a special century commemoration.
Though company …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/7/24
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Judge Francis “Frank” X. Flaherty carried a pair of huge sealed cardboard boxes into Warwick City Hall’s subterranean conference room.
Flaherty, a former Warwick Mayor and …
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By JOHN HOWELL & RORY SCHULER
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3/7/24
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Students from 15 Ocean State high schools struck gold, silver and bronze in the 41st annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon held Sunday at Bryant University.
“We ran out of medals,” …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/7/24
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As students at Toll Gate High School continue their second week of virtual learning, Warwick’s administration is saying they need to have a “proactive plan” for any future school …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/7/24
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The Warwick School Committee will get an update on the Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS), a roughly 35-minute long “anonymous online student survey” that pertains to …
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By DANA RICHIE
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3/7/24
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Mentor RI is looking for volunteers in the City of Warwick for a job that takes up just one hour a week.
According to Sandy Letourneau, Mentor RI program coordinator, the program is looking to …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/7/24
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Meals on Wheels of RI Home-Delivered Meal Program client Vivian Raposa, 76, of West Warwick, received her meal Friday, March 1, from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and UnitedHealthcare CEO Mike Florczyk …
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3/7/24
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Perhaps as soon as this summer, the Warwick School Committee could have a high school student attending its meetings as a non-voting representative for students throughout the city.
That’s …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/7/24
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New 4-year mayoral term has McAllister thinking
By JOHN HOWELL
Last time Governor McKee and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi hosted a reception for City Council President Steve McAllister, …
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3/7/24
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For a first time, Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter have posted rewards to “bring justice” to abandoned animals.
Triggering efforts to abate what appears to be a growing trend to …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/7/24
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After a half-year and counting, a Special Legislative Commission studying decreased quahog catch is nearing the finish line. The commission will discuss their recommendations in an early April …
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By WILL STEINFELD
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3/7/24
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The “non-renewal” list included the names of 40 Johnston educators.
“Special Educator, Ferri Middle School … Guidance Counselor at Barnes School … Math Teacher, …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/6/24
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Crews were working feverously to dry out Toll Gate High School Tuesday and restore it to a condition where it could reopen Monday for classes.
“We’re assessing it daily,” …
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2/29/24
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It took a while but Everyday Medicinals, located at 400 Warwick Ave, held a ribbon-cutting last Thursday.
The business, which opened in 2019, specializes in care using medical marijuana and …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/29/24
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City finances were the talk of Monday’s City Council meeting, from budget projections to purchasing new equipment for city boats.
Finance Director Peder Schaefer gave his mid-fiscal year …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/29/24
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The Photo ID Office, located inside the Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center, will reopen four days a week starting March 1. The Photo ID Office, where passengers can process their reduced …
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2/29/24
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Mayor Frank Picozzi has yet to sign a memorandum of understanding on Rhode Island Airport Corporation plans for a $100 million air cargo hub south of the terminal that until recently has largely been …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/29/24
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At 104 years old, Ele Nora has seen a lot.
That didn’t make the birthday celebration held for her on Friday at Avalon Nursing Home any less special, though.
Nora, whose grandson, Tony …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/29/24
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Learn how to save money with savvy shopping at a Healthy Habits cooking demonstration and food tasting at Warwick Public Library on Thursday, February 29 at 2 p.m.
Everyone is feeling sticker …
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2/29/24
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The Rhode Island Military Organization (RIMO) Lounge at the Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport was packed with state representatives Thursday along with a check large in both …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/29/24
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