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Winman English as a Second Language (ESL) students got the opportunity to try an American Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday - many, for the first time.
The meal, which was prepared and served by …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/23/23
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Zone changes and complaints the city could do more headlined Monday’s City Council meeting, which included three separate public hearings.
The first of three hearings involved rezoning …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/23/23
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Catherine Bonang who retired earlier this year after working for the Warwick School Department, most recently as secretary to the superintendent, knew just where to get her Thanksgiving breads and …
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11/23/23
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Susan Parker first found her love for therapy animals in a dark time in her life.
Her mother had recently had a stroke, and had to go to a nursing home at 55 years old, since Parker could not …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/23/23
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Growing up, Scott Jablonski didn’t know that other kids didn’t make up songs in their heads the way that he did.
“I didn’t realize that’s what I was doing,” …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/23/23
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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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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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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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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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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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As he steps down as Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair, Rep. Joseph McNamara (Dist. 19, Warwick/Cranston) looks to devote more time to education.
McNamara said his decision not to seek the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/16/23
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More than 400 people have signed a petition calling on the city to buy as much as 12 acres bordering the Pawtuxet River and “close the loop” to a 2.3 mile walking trail that circles …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/16/23
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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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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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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 …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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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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