Iftikhar Ahmad, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, likes to think of Green Airport as the little engine that could.
He made the analogy when addressing Warwick Rotary …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/23/23
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The City Council gave first passage to rezone 171 parcels of land making up 364 acres as open space at its Monday meeting. The comprehensive rezoning package was lauded by a number of speakers, some …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/23/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: “At least I’m not boring” – as Attorney General Peter Neronha quipped this week on X, formerly known as Twitter – could be the theme of a 2026 run for …
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11/22/23
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The federal government estimates more than 17 American veterans took their own lives each day of 2021. And more than a 100 more veterans committed suicide in 2021, than the year before.
The …
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/22/23
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Look both ways and say a Hail Mary.
Crossing the street in the Ocean State can be tricky, at best — and deadly, at worst.
Last week, a teacher (and nun) was seriously injured while …
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/16/23
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Nothing dead about this musical
The Pilgrim Players Drama Club presents The Addams Family with an opening performance Friday at 7 p.m. Performances will also be held Saturday at 7 p.m. and …
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11/16/23
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Nothing dead about this musical
The Pilgrim Players Drama Club presents The Addams Family with an opening performance Friday at 7 p.m. Performances will also be held Saturday at 7 p.m. and …
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11/16/23
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The Rev. William Lover would have recognized the church and many of the Conimicut villagers and parishioners who attended his memorial service Saturday and yet a lot would have been new to him.
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/16/23
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The Community College of Rhode Island has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through academic year 2028, completing the second step of a two-step …
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11/16/23
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11/16/23
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Updates regarding plans for the new high schools, discussions of RICAS scores and chronic absenteeism, and the revision of policies were all on the table for the Warwick School Committee Tuesday …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/16/23
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A Free Winter Wear Event will be held at Woodbury Union Church on Friday, November 24th, the day after Thanksgiving, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Coats, jackets, vests, mittens, …
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11/16/23
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What is the state of Warwick Schools?
City Council President Steve McAllister has asked school administrators to address that question in a brief presentation – perhaps only 15 …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/16/23
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Mayor Frank Picozzi is closing in on his self-imposed deadline to have his popular digital light show up and running on Black Friday if he can only outsmart the rabbits. He’s foiled squirrels …
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11/16/23
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With pre-Black Friday sales and thoughts of getting a jump on Christmas shopping, Route 2 was humming, or in some cases reduced to a crawl, on Saturday. This was the line of cars headed north from …
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11/16/23
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The Warwick City Council awarded more than 30 bids totaling over $2 million and renamed two city streets on Nov. 6.
The largest bid awarded by the council, in the amount of $394,238.54, was …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/16/23
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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has tapped the breaks but isn’t going to stop with plans a $100 million air cargo facility to replace current UPS and FedEx operations adjacent to Airport …
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Members of the Apponaug Babe Ruth Baseball League joined City Council President Steve McAllister and Mayor Frank Picozzi at the Apponaug field Tuesday afternoon. McAllister presented Jason Brouillard …
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11/16/23
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Parents charged following toddler’s August drowning
A Warwick Police investigation of an August drowning has resulted in criminal charges.
On Aug. 28, around 11:37 a.m., Warwick …
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11/16/23
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I met Santa: The real one. He’s a bit taller than I imagined.
Santa’s red sled is the same shade as his fire engine. I wondered, if on one Christmas Eve, as Santa slid down a chimney …
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By ERIN O’BRIEN
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11/16/23
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