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City Finance Director Peder Schaefer has a nose for numbers. When they aren’t what he expects them to be he starts digging.
He did that last week as he reviewed the governor’s budget …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/15/24
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Michael R. Holmes, 73, of Capron Street, West Warwick, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday afternoon, February 24, 2024, at home.
He was the beloved husband of Ethelmay G. …
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2/28/24
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If ever there was a worthy cause for taking righteous outrage to the vitriolic world of social media, the recent string of animal abandonment cases in Warwick in recent weeks and months certainly …
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3/7/24
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11/16/23
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I wish I had taken physics, because I might better understand what happened to my dinner. I never got to eat it, or for that matter see it, although it was there.
Carol expected I would be late, …
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12/14/23
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There aren’t many who knew him that don’t have a special place in their hearts for Bob Shapiro.
Last week, the Warwick City Council declared Sept. 20 as Robert A. Shapiro Day. All …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, chairman of the House Education Committee, is focusing on school attendance with a package of bills that seeks to curb chronic absenteeism along with the negative …
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3/7/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: RI Attorney General Peter acause of government transparency, often saying that the state’s public records law should be a floor and not a ceiling. So how transparent is …
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11/8/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: At the ripe old age of 35, Gabe Amo has emerged as the bright new star among Rhode Island Democrats. While he will enter Congress as its most junior member, Amo seems poised to …
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11/16/23
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Notice is hereby given that a Public Information Meeting will be held, and a vote may be taken at the City of Warwick, Sawtooth Annex Community Room, 65 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI, on Wednesday, …
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12/21/23
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Two of Warwick’s elementary schools will make history on March 21 at 3:30 p.m.
That’s the date that Hoxsie and Park’s Unified Basketball teams- aimed at unifying students with …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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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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To the Editor,
The leaves fell softly like snowflakes. Although I wasn’t gifted with a good sense of direction, I embarked on the three-mile loop in City Park, despite the path being …
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11/16/23
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Buoyed by the success of a pilot Senior Fellows Program, Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) and Age-Friendly Rhode Island (AFRI) are now looking to raise about $30,000 to fund another session in the …
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By HERB WEISS
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12/14/23
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How’d you like to start the New Year by helping children who have been stricken with cancer?
If you would, please contact Judi Graham and sign up for one of Rhode Island’s most …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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12/27/23
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The hill off Narragansett Parkway, a favorite sledding spot, is usually packed on snow days. That wasn’t the case Tuesday for Gaspee newcomers, Kerri Tahir and her daughter, Sophia who recently …
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2/15/24
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The Pilgrim hockey team made a splash as it topped Moses Brown 6-3 in the play-in game of the Division I Playoffs at Thayer on Tuesday.
Pilgrim was clicking early and would roll out to a 4-0 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/29/24
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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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20 Years Ago
“Hairspray” was at the Providence Performing Arts Center.
The Pawtuxet Village Café had a breakfast special of two eggs with toast and home fries for $1.99. …
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By Don Fowler
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11/8/23
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To the Editor,
Currently we are faced with the support of two foreign wars, civil unrest, and tragic active shooter incidents Also, Congress must act prudently by November 17 to avoid a …
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11/16/23
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