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Being closest to the Pawtuxet Bridge and the division between Cranston and Warwick , Aspray Boat House was chosen as the site for the Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) to officially … more
It would be impossible for George Donahue to keep count. “We were down to one bed and then all of a sudden we have 14,” he says surveying the lot and open garage at the Robert J. … more
The creators of a new medical technology developed in East Providence that they say could revolutionize how to  heal broken bones demonstrated their product at Ortho RI in Warwick on Friday. … more
I went through a washing machine. Well, actually it was an MRI, but it could have been a washing machine. I share the experience because those familiar with the machine will hopefully get a … more
STORY OF THE WEEK: As Rhode Island edges closer to 2024, policy and politics are converging in a way that could influence the 2026 race for governor. Attorney General Peter Neronha, who is … more
The newer things get, the older they seem. That appears to apply to the “new way” Kent Hospital is approaching hospital care. Mayor Frank Picozzi wasn’t kidding Monday … more
Dr. Alan Post will talk about meditation how it can make you happier, healthier, and smarter at the Warwick Public Library on Wednesday, August 23 at 7 p.m. Research shows that meditation has … more
Q and A with Dr. Philip A. Chan  Tell us a little bit about your background.  I was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Concord, New Hampshire. I spent 10 years at the … more
By JOHN HOWELL Arguing that it complied fully with requested information and that legislation signed into law on July 9 contained no retroactive provisions, MedRecycler has appealed a Department of Environmental Management denial of a license to operate more
By NICHOLAS CAMPANELLA Any time you go to the dentist, emergency room, or bring your pet to the vet, that activity produces medical waste. To process the waste that we all generate, MedRecycler has proposed a safe, environmentally friendly way to handle more
By JOHN HOWELL Not until she learned of a proposal to operate a medical waste facility on Division Street in West Warwick did Denise Lopez hear of the word pyrolysis. Now, Lopez - who lives in East Greenwich about a quarter-mile away from 1600 Division more
By JIM MULLOWNEY The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management recently announced its intent to issue a license to MedRecycler to treat medical waste. My daughter is a life-long resident of Rhode Island and I have lived here for over 30 years. more
To the Editor: Kent County is poised to become the next Flint, MI. Michigan public officials had the laudable goal of saving some tax dollars, but it devolved into a public-works tragedy because, it was determined - after irreversible damage to human more
By JOHN HOWELL For nearly four hours Monday, area residents told the Department of Environmental Management they won't want, nor do they think Rhode Island should be the "guinea pig" for, a medical waste disposal operation that its proponents say is more
To the Editor: Once again, our community is being asked to welcome a neighbor we hardly even know. This time, it's a medical waste facility that would be built along Division Road bordering the towns of West Warwick and East Greenwich just across the more
By JOHN HOWELL -- Rhode Islanders would be the losers if Brown University and Prospect Medical Holdings based in California were to acquire Care New England Health System, says the man who ran Kent Hospital for the past five years. more