The following questions were submitted by readers about the new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High schools. Construction is slated to start on the $350 million project in March 2025 and the schools are …
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9/12/24
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If working hard can be a lot of fun, then the Gaspee Days Committee is a prime example.
The volunteer committee is responsible for the planning of the popular Gaspee Days Parade and all the …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Special to the Herald
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9/12/24
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Alan Shawn Feinstein, who urged thousands of students to do good deeds and rewarded them for doing so and whose name is on so many schools throughout the state, died Saturday at the age of 93. He …
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Warwick Beacon, Staff Reports
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9/12/24
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After a month of conducting most programs at the Warwick Public Library as well as holding some events at the Sawtooth Building in Apponaug, seniors are back at the Pilgrim Senior Center, which has a …
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9/12/24
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Weekend Spotlight
Now thru Sept. 26, East Greenwich Art Club Exhibit can be viewed in the lobby of Gaspee Real Estate Partners, 333 Main St., East Greenwich. The current exhibit includes local …
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9/12/24
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More than 6,000 hardcovers, paperbacks, children’s books, and DVDs will go on sale at the Friends of the Library Book Sale at Warwick Public Library on Sept. 20-22.
The sale kicks off with …
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9/12/24
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By CHRISTIAN SILVIA
Warwick hosted its annual memorial for the victims of the September 11th attacks at Oakland Beach. Speakers included survivors of the attack and NBC 10 anchor Gene Valicenti, …
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9/12/24
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Rep. Evan Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick, East Greenwich) and Sen. Meghan Kallman (D-Dist. 15, Pawtucket, Providence) joined Gov. Dan McKee and General Treasurer James A. Diossa for a ceremonial …
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9/12/24
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The Warwick City Council granted first passage last Wednesday to the controversial abandonment of parts of Strawberry Field Road, Murray Street, Bunker Street and Fieldview Drive in order for the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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9/12/24
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Six Warwick waterview or waterfront homes will hold open houses on Sunday, Sept. 15, from noon to 2 p.m.
Six realtors from different real estate firms are cooperatively holding an Open House at …
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9/12/24
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DUI
Around 2:26 p.m., July 25, Warwick Police were completing a traffic stop as part of a National Highway Safety Transportation Administration Speed Enforcement Detail near the intersection of …
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9/12/24
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced last week that a Massachusetts man has been sentenced in Kent County Superior Court to serve 19 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions …
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9/12/24
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Fourteen-year old Tyler James “T.J.” Murray imagined he had all the bases covered to carry off his Eagle Scout project to refurbish the Conimicut Point overlook on Beach Avenue Saturday …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/12/24
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Mayor Frank Picozzi was incredulous Monday, accusing Leah Hazelwood of going “negative” in her bid to become the next mayor of Warwick. Hazelwood, the Democratic-endorsed candidate, stood …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/12/24
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Mike Penta has been involved in Warwick politics for 26 years but as of this week he’s out.
Penta, who has endorsements from the Warwick Teachers Union and city Democrats, is withdrawing …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/12/24
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Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi joked that there were more politicians than voters at Lippitt Elementary School on the morning of Rhode Island’s primary election.
While the city had the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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9/12/24
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Frank Paolino has been building homes for 52 years and he has no plans on retiring.
“What would I do with myself?” he asked in an interview Friday. He’ll have plenty to keep …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/12/24
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This big handsome hunk is Jessie! From his bright green eyes to the heart on his side and right down to his white tipped tail he is a purr-fect boy! He is about two years old, likes attention, treats …
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9/11/24
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Alan Shawn Feinstein , who urged thousands of students to do good deeds and rewarded them for doing so and whose name is on so many schools throughout the state, died Saturday at the age of 93. He …
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9/9/24
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