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STANDING TALL: The Station Nightclub Fire Memorial in West Warwick was standing tall above a blue sky on Tuesday, the 21st anniversary of the fire which devastated Rhode Island in 2003. A few flowers … more
STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to finish a preliminary design and environmental study by the end of this year to give Warwick with Amtrak service. Presently, … more
The cops are back in Conimicut. Well actually, they never left, even though the police substation on West Shore Road near the village center was forced to close because of a collapsing floor in … more
A lot has happened in two decades, yet the memories and, yes, the pain is as fresh as yesterday for those who lost loved ones in The Station nightclub fire on Feb. 20, 2003. With tears streaming … more
Monday, Feb. 20 will mark the anniversary of one of the nation’s worst nightclub fires, The Station fire, that killed 100 and injured scores more. The Station Fire Memorial Foundation … more
One of the biggest issues facing the City the past couple of years has been trash and recycling collections.  On Monday the Council took a first step to potentially address the issue, voting … more
Remembering with 100 lights While the Station Fire Memorial Foundation did not hold a service on Sunday to recognize the tragedy that killed 100 people in the nightclub fire on Feb. 20, 2003, many visited the memorial in West Warwick over the course more
To the Editor, February 20, 2022 will mark nineteen years since the horrific Station Nightclub fire which caused one hundred people to die and 200 hundred more to be injured. This appalling, catastrophe also caused thousands more to experience the crush more
It was Feb. 20, 2003, a little after 11 p.m. when Jody King got a call from his brother Tracy’s wife who asked that he go check on Tracy at the Station Club where he was working. She heard … more
By JOHN HOWELL With seven sanitation trucks out of commission and two to three months before the delivery of two new trucks, Mayor Frank Picozzi is faced with one of the biggest challenges of his administration - how to maintain weekly collections of more
On Saturday, February 20th the 18th Anniversary of the Station Nightclub fire, RIPBS will air '41', the documentary about Nick O'Neill, the youngest person to pass in the fourth largest nightclub fire in U.S. history. The award winning '41' will be aired more
Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that calls for a statewide electric vehicle charging station infrastructure. The bill (2021-H 5031would require the Department of Transportation, along with the Division more
Station nightclub fire survivor Gina Russo feels like an enormous weight has been lifted from her shoulders. Last Friday, a donor closed the gap to put the $2 million Station Fire Memorial campaign … more