There was a time when strangers knew they were about to enter Rocky Point. They passed under a gateway of colorful blocks with the name proclaimed in equally colorful, jauntily juxtaposed letters. It …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/22/24
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Rocky Point drew a crowd of about 400 Monday afternoon for a rare solar show.
With the eclipse reaching 92% totality at 3:29 p.m., Warwick was closer to seeing a total solar eclipse than …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/11/24
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Rocky Point Park will host the Traveling Vietnam Wall, an exhibit modeled after the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, throughout the upcoming weekend.
The wall will be open to the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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9/7/23
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Movies in the Park has announced Top Gun: Maverick as its final film of the summer, coming Thursday, August 24.
The film, which stars Tom Cruise, is a surprise departure from the event’s …
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By CADEN DILLON
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8/3/23
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Last week with the prospect of a UPS strike that would require police to face picketers at the UPS distribution enter on Plan Way, it looked like the National Night Out celebration scheduled for …
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8/3/23
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For many, it’s been almost six years since they paid $42.50 to get a Rocky Point license plate. Now the plates are here and will be given out at a distribution event from 10 a.m. to noon at the …
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10/25/22
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Like so many organizations, Covid threw a cold towel on the Warwick Historical Society. Meetings were held remotely if at all. The house on Roger Williams Circle adjacent to the Pawtuxet Memorial …
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9/14/22
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The Rocky Point Midway made a return Tuesday afternoon.
More that 100 tents lined the park walkway as vendors sold a variety of goods from clothing to collectibles and non-profits and municipal …
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8/3/22
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The Rocky Point Midway made a return Tuesday afternoon.
More that 100 tents lined the park walkway as vendors sold a variety of goods from clothing to collectibles and non-profits and municipal …
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8/3/22
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Next Tuesday thousands of people are expected to make their way to Rocky Point. It’s not because the amusement park has reopened as many would wish but for a first time the property will host …
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7/27/22
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To the Editor,
I wanted to share some of the pictures I captured at Saturday's Great Race send off. What a great event this was! What a crowd there was!!
When the send off ceremony …
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6/21/22
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It's official, Warwick will have fireworks at Rocky Point Park on New Years Eve.
“Say goodbye to 2021 and ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display over the …
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By ALEX MALM
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12/16/21
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It’s official, Warwick will have fireworks at Rocky Point Park on New Years Eve. “Say goodbye to 2021 and ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display over the Narragansett …
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By ALEX MALM
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12/16/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Nancy Cornish knows opportunity can knock twice. When she learned last fall that the Rocky Point Blueberry Farm was for sale, she didn't waste a moment to get in her bid to buy it. She was all smiles Monday afternoon following the first
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7/16/20
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By LAURA WEICK The seventh annual Rocky Point 5k will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but will still include family fun and charity for a cause. From June 26 to June 28, participants can run, walk, bike or even treadmill 3.2
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By LAURA WEICK
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6/18/20
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Rocky Point visitors will have a new place to picnic come this spring, according to Director of the Department of Public Works Richard Crenca.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/22/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Last week, the Warwick City Council officially leased the land to the state Department of Environment Management which will, in the near future, become the site of a revamped public pier off the jagged coast of Rocky Point.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/25/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Despite a slight setback, the state-led process which will result in a public pier at Rocky Point Park in Warwick is well underway and nearly out of the design phase, according to Andres Aveledo, an engineer contracted through the
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/11/18
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By JOHN HOWELL -- A Warwick resident was surprised to find rocks had been extended out into the bay from the edge of the seawall in front of what was the park saltwater pool, separating Rocky Point from private property.
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By John Howell
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12/28/17
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