The Pilgrim Senior Center welcomed a new paratransit van with the capacity of 12 ambulatory seats and two wheelchair positions. The van was purchased with a combination of a grant from the State …
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2/29/24
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Matt Hayden couldn’t let all of that heavy wet snow go to waste in front of his aunt’s home on West Shore Road, so he decided to send a message to a friend. Her birthday was coming up and …
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2/29/24
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On the second Thursday of every month, musicians from all over Cranston gather at the Artist Exchange for their Songwriters in the Round workshop. At each event four people, a host and three …
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2/29/24
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VANDALISM
Last week, Warwick Police Department posted photos on social media showing damage at Warwick City Park.
“Sometime overnight, a vehicle caused extensive damage to City …
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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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Northeast gasoline prices are taking a pit stop as demand remains soft and continues to track below year-ago levels.
At the same time, regional gasoline inventories increased by more than …
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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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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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Johnston’s primary seat in the state Senate will stay empty until after the November election.
Sen. Frank Lombardo III, a Democrat representing District 25 (Johnston) since 2010, died …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/28/24
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It was a rare, stinging rebuke of state officials by an enforcement wing of the federal government.
Then the Ocean State’s Attorney General weighed in, reddening the handprint left behind …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/27/24
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GRADE 9
HIGH HONORS
Reyana Ahern, Ethan Alves, Khloe Amaral, Jalianna Andrade, Logan Andrade, Armina Ayriyan, Jack Bannon, Christopher Barcomb, Isaac Barros, Aleta Boberg, Matthew …
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2/26/24
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Grade 6 High Honors
Jocelyn Anderson, Christopher Baldassi, Saydee Bence, Rileigh Burrows, Cali Caruso, Dani Eastwood, Hadley King, Nolan Lavature, Diego Linares Duluc, Avery Lourenco, Thomas …
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2/26/24
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Tasked with approving the latest annual student risk survey, the Johnston School Committee unanimously decided to remove two questions that ask about student sexual identity.
“We went …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/20/24
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As a result of action taken Thursday, Warwick Independent School Employees (WISE) have a new 3-year contract; Warwick teachers will similarly have a 3-year contract if the membership approve the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI and JOHN HOWELL
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2/22/24
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It was 1976. I was a rookie, substitute teacher at Toll Gate High School.
The students had just finished pelting me with spit balls. After they had run out of paper wads.
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By STEVE ANDOLFO
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2/22/24
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Ruth Lundin of Warwick, affectionately known as ‘Auntie Ruth’ by her many friends and family, turned 102 on Saturday. A gathering of close friends and family gathered at Halcyon West Bay …
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2/22/24
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