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The Knots and Needles 4-H Club from Greenwood in Warwick held a clean-up day at Conimicut Point Park on May 17. This club meets each Friday from October through June and chooses projects during the … more
Conimicut resident John Paul, who has organized the Conimicut Earth Day cleanup for Save the Bay for years, delayed the start of Saturday’s effort until the rain stopped and afternoon skies … more
While officially Earth Day wasn’t until Monday, volunteers brought their energy to clean up  to Conimicut Point Park as the skies began to clear on Saturday afternoon. About half of … more
Many organizations aren’t waiting until Earth day, Monday, April 22, 2024 to pay some special  attention to the environment. The annual observance, which first began in 1970 on April 22, … more
Greenwood residents conducted a cleanup Saturday around Gorton’s Pond. They found no shortage of litter from Dunkin Donuts cups, beer bottles, a plethora of nip bottles and even a few fishing … more
Time ran out last Wednesday for the Planning Board to reach a decision on a proposal to build two buildings with a total of 65,000 square feet as garages and storage space for private contractors on … more
Christine Kellerman has lived across the street from Gorton Pond since 2006. Since then she said that the area has been “let go,” physically, especially since swimming … more
Mold busters The opening of Sherman School has been delayed to Sept. 8 to allow crews to rid the school of mold that built up when a ventilating system failed to open during this unusually moist summer. The cleanup, performed by Alliance and Single more
Adopt a spot gets a cleaning On Thursday May 6th Scouts from Troop 3 Gaspee Plateau cleaned up the adopt-a-spot on the corner of Parkside Drive and Narragansett Parkway. Scouts pruned tress, raked, mowed and spread mulch and did an all around spring more
A spring tradition The Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission joined scores of volunteers Saturday for the spring cleanup of the Brayton Cemetery in Apponaug. It was a big scale effort made all the more possible by a roll off box provided by the city more
Point cleanup About 20 members of Concordia Center for Spiritual Living were joined by at least another half dozen people who happened to be enjoying the morning sunshine at Conimicut Point in beach cleanup Saturday. They picked up an assortment of more
By PETE FONTAINE "e;We're a small but mighty crew,"e; Heather Rodrigues said Saturday as she and her daughter, Ashley, raked leaves into a pile. "e;There are some huge hearts here today."e; Heather, who serves as Junior Warden at St. Barnabas Church in more