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, …
more
11/16/23
|
Mentor RI is looking for volunteers in the City of Warwick for a job that takes up just one hour a week.
According to Sandy Letourneau, Mentor RI program coordinator, the program is looking to …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
3/7/24
|
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 …
more
By JOHN HOWELL
|
11/16/23
|
Meals on Wheels of RI Home-Delivered Meal Program client Vivian Raposa, 76, of West Warwick, received her meal Friday, March 1, from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and UnitedHealthcare CEO Mike Florczyk …
more
3/7/24
|
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 …
more
11/16/23
|
The Johnston School Building Committee has so far awarded more than $40 million in contracts to Rhode Island firms for the construction the town’s new elementary center.
“This …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
4/5/24
|
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 …
more
11/16/23
|
Perhaps as soon as this summer, the Warwick School Committee could have a high school student attending its meetings as a non-voting representative for students throughout the city.
That’s …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
3/7/24
|
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 …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
11/16/23
|
New 4-year mayoral term has McAllister thinking
By JOHN HOWELL
Last time Governor McKee and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi hosted a reception for City Council President Steve McAllister, …
more
3/7/24
|
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 …
more
11/16/23
|
During his childhood years, Stan Winman was always fascinated with Christmas lights.
Today, that fascination has grown into an extraordinary 250,000-plus Christmas Lighting Spectacular at Praise …
more
By PETE FONTAINE
|
12/14/23
|
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 …
more
11/16/23
|
The fir tree planted last year in front of the Thayer Arena was trimmed with lights Monday in preparation of the holiday lighting event set for Saturday starting at 5:30 and running until 8 p.m. The …
more
11/30/23
|
Residents throughout the state received an emergency alert just nine minutes before 5 p.m. on Monday- rush hour- alerting residents to the closure of I-195 westbound due to structural issues with the …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
12/14/23
|
GREAT NEWS: Missing Johnston RI 15-year-old found safe
UPDATE: Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira: "I can confirm that runaway juvenile Taya Scott was located around 4:00 PM."
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
5/6/24
|
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 …
more
By ERIN O’BRIEN
|
11/16/23
|
The Warwick Mall welcomed a large crowd on Black Friday; although not exactly one quite as big as in Black Fridays past.
With the mall generally devoid of gridlock, one cashier said Black Friday …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
11/30/23
|
Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Chief of Campus Police and Director of Public Safety Joseph Hopkins was officially sworn in Monday morning after serving 15 months as acting chief …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
12/14/23
|
Not long after moving to Conimicut, Ginny Barham wanted to learn more about the community and started attending village association meetings. Not long after that she thought of serving on …
more
By JOHN HOWELL
|
11/16/23
|