Gene Valicenti stepped from the evening news show he co-anchors on Channel 10 Thursday night to another show at Chelo’s Restaurant on Post Road Warwick where the Rotary Club of Warwick held its …
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5/16/24
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Though it is the most famous race in the United States, not all great horses run in the Kentucky Derby. Seabiscuit only displayed his greatness at an older age. In fact, Seabiscuit lost his first 17 …
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By Dr. PATRICK T. CONLEY
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5/2/24
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Santa knows best
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When it comes to gifts, Santa knows juicy Florida Indian River grapefruit and oranges are a sure hit. The jolly elf, joined by Barbi Jo DiMaria of 92 PRO-FM, did a little promotion for the Warwick …
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11/20/12
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Krista Tracy will get her maiden flight as the Warwick director of elections at Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Primary, and it doesn’t look like she will encounter any headwinds. …
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3/28/24
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So you know where regional U-Haul offices are, but if asked the question, your likely answer is, “it’s where Ann and Hope used to be on Post Road.” You’ve noticed, …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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5/16/24
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Santa and citrus
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Both Santa and the Warwick Rotary Club citrus drive made their seasonal debut at the Warwick Mall this Saturday with Santa drawing an early crowd. The citrus sellers have yet to be as popular. But …
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11/20/12
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There’s been a lot of talk about future expansion of air cargo facilities at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport and last weekend it looked like the future arrived when a …
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3/28/24
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The former Caroline Caprio Scholarship and Giving Fund has officially changed their name to the Caroline Caprio Brain Tumor Foundation, though their purpose remains unchanged.
The organization …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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5/2/24
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Gaspee Days season is in full swing in Pawtuxet, with Memorial Day weekend kicking off the festivities with a block party and arts and crafts festival on the Warwick side of the village.
With …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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5/30/24
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A long living gift
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As it has done for years, the Rotary Club of Warwick has again provided dictionaries to third graders in Warwick public, private and parochial schools. Distribution of the books took place yesterday …
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11/8/12
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Ocean State Credit Union on West Shore Ave welcomed in a class of special education students from Toll Gate High School on Thursday for a lesson on banking.
The visit was part of Toll …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/28/24
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Teachers at Holliman Elementary School got the chance to shake off the chores of their day for a short while at a Taylor Swift-themed ceremony to cap off Teacher Appreciation Week last Friday.
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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5/16/24
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As the Johnston Sun Rise went to the printers Wednesday morning, Johnston’s emergency management officials had barely finished celebrating good news from the federal government when a fresh …
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By RORY SCHULER
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1/10/24
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$530,437 that will be used for a new home for the Warwick Fire Operations Center (FOC) in one of six government funding bill approved last week according to the office of Congressman …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/28/24
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Four to seven minutes each day: That’s how little time children in the United States spend outdoors in unstructured play time! That represents less time outdoors than any other …
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By NANCY KIRSCH
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5/16/24
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The stories behind neglected, abandoned, long-forgotten places have always interested Warwick resident Nicholas Bramble.
Now, as he prepares to wrap up seventh grade at Immaculate Conception …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/28/24
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The Lakewood Baptist Church recently delivered hundreds of boxes of cereal to Westbay Marketplace run by Westbay Community Action. Lincoln Smith organized the drive in the month of April, setting a …
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5/16/24
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Alexandra Maxwell gains international acclaim with short film
An assignment that Rhode Island’s Alexandra Maxwell completed for her Directing Fiction class at Marymount Manhattan …
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3/28/24
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One morning in 2006, I walked into my office at MENTOR Rhode Island to find a voicemail from then CEO Arlene McNulty. She was in the middle of watching an episode of Dancing with the Stars when she …
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By Jo-Ann Schofield former CEO - MENTOR RI
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4/11/24
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The ornamental flowering trees on West Shore Road, albeit too brief if the winds kick up, have put the bloom on Conimicut Village. It won’t be look before the village association follows up …
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5/9/24
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