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Report: 38% of RI households struggle to buy food

Food insecurity in Rhode Island has reached a new high, with nearly two of every five households in the state having difficulty affording adequate food – a higher rate than at any time during …

Pats, Titans set for Beacon Bowl showdown

By ALEX SPONSELLER The Pilgrim and Toll Gate football teams are set for another Beacon Bowl showdown on Thanksgiving morning and each will be plenty motivated to get a win in the final game of …

Seventh Star to shine, Wein-O-Rama to rise again

Two local gastronomical favorites have good news for area foodies. Cranston’s Wein-O-Rama, which shut its doors at the end of the summer after 62 years in business, is being resurrected. …

The Buzz

Here's what's happening around Warwick

Holiday Bazaars Spring Green Memorial Church Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 7. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1350 Warwick Ave. Baked goods, children’s grab bags, holiday gifts and decorations, plus a …
SPORTS

Hawks win with familiar faces, new heroes

The Bishop Hendricken football team edged La Salle to earn its 13th state championship in the past 15 years. It’s cliché to say this, but it really was a team win in every sense of the …
Obituaries
Mahoney, Margot C. (Mahoney)
Margot C. (Mahoney) Galamaga, 83, a retired English teacher who dedicated 32 years to the City of Warwick and a longtime Trustee of the Warwick Public Library, passed away peacefully on Monday, …
Orr, Randy Quinlan
Randy Quinlan Orr, 70, of Warwick, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024, at Kent Hospital with his devoted wife by his side. He was the loving husband of Jeanne M. (Lemlin) Orr of Warwick for …
Greene, Frank John
Frank John Greene, 69, of Auburndale, FL, passed away on November 23, 2024, surrounded by his four children. Born on February 24, 1955, Frank was known affectionately as a gentle giant by those …
EDITORIAL

Striving to create diversity … yet

To the Editor, In our most recent election, a pattern appears to have emerged in Warwick: of 20 elected, party-affiliated positions in our city (RI Senate, RI House, mayor, City Council), 19 of …