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“Pick me,” read the wording on the package of Pacific Northwest granny apples. If I saw it, it registered subliminally. I knew what I wanted and pulled the green apples out of the cooler … more
By J. MICHAEL LEVESQUE It was a proud day for the City of Warwick, and particularly the Warwick Fire Department. On Monday, October 24th, Station One’s 2nd floor conference room was … more
Jennifer Barry will start a job this week as a LPN at the Rhode Island Hospital Critical Care. Courtney Rebensdorf is a recently retired veterinarian. Both are in the business of helping to care … more
Providence Animal Rescue League (PARL) will run its popular photo calendar and contest from July 15th  to August 14th. PARL invites everyone to honor and celebrate their furry (or feathered) … more
Hoxsie School has a hero. It’s a title Principal Gary McCoombs has bestowed on school building aide Brandon Burch following his lifesaving administration of the Heimlich manoeuver on third … more
By ALEX MALM When Brooklyn Kraemer, a kindergarten student at Norwood Elementary School returned to school after February break she didn’t have a story about sledding or having fun with her … more
By JOHN HOWELL The outcome could have been tragic Sunday if bay waters were rough and one of three young teens had not used a cell phone to call for help. Warwick Battalion Chief William Wilson said Monday a call was received from an adult about 4:45 more
White wagon There's no mistaking the newest of the city's rescues - it's white, while the others are red. The city moved quickly to purchase the vehicle from Greenwood Emergency Vehicles in Massachusetts when a municipality canceled delivery and it more
By JOHN HOWELL Apart from copies of emergency medical technician license suspension orders available on the Department of Health's website, officials are tightlipped as to any disciplinary actions taken against Warwick firefighters Brandon Colombo and more
The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Law Enforcement is investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwich Bay off the city of Warwick. A 23-foot sailboat took on water and sunk, and two more
By JOHN HOWELL Warwick rescue was transporting a patient - according to reports, a 4-day-old baby who was having difficulty breathing - to Providence last weekend when the vehicle started shaking. They were on Interstate 95. They knew they had to get to more
By ARDEN BASTIA Rescue Rhode Island, a grassroots coalition, is proposing a $300 million legislative package that will tackle some of the state's most pressing issues, including housing, carbon emissions and food accessibility. During the Warwick Rotary more
Touted as the most significant financial relief package passed in American History, the $1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan" has already infused millions of Americans with $1,400 stimulus checks, reinforced unemployment insurance benefits until September more
By JOHN HOWELL What slice of President Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan would Rhode Island and Warwick get? State and Warwick city officials are talking about the numbers now that Congress is edging toward approval of the package to step up more
These colorful birds are a combination of bright emerald green with yellow on the neck, throat and breast with gives the appearance of scales hence the name, Scaly-Breasted Lorikeets more