There was a Fire Department ladder truck, police cruisers, DPW equipment, tractors and naturally trucks for the “touch a truck” party hosted Saturday in the Wyman School parking lot by … more

Special to the Herald The Rhode Island Dream Center is a 501c3 non-profit agency that focuses on helping Rhode Island individuals that are in need. They consist of five active outreach programs … more

James Small drives a billboard, actually it’s a truck with a serious plea. It helped find a kidney donor for his wife eight years ago and now he prays it will do the same thing for his brother … more

“Joe would be very proud of what’s going on here today,” offered Richard Quetta, an official and dedicated member of the Rhode Island Antique Fire Apparatus Society. “He loved … more

By ALEX MALM When Mayor Frank Picozzi went to the city yard on Sandy Lane last Saturday he found all the sanitation trucks there. It was a pleasant surprise for the mayor. Some days the city … more

Ryan Roche opened the DL Terminals office in Cranston at 3:30 a.m. Friday to schedule that day's deliveries. He was hoping to leave by 5 o'clock that afternoon knowing that he would be back by 4 a.m. on Saturday. That didn't happen ... more

Brandy new.well, almost The first of two sanitation trucks the city found for sale in Ohio arrived here Wednesday to the delight of Mayor Frank Picozzi and the department of public works that have been faced with an aging fleet of 15 trucks. Yesterday more

By PETE FONTAINE One of the state's most historic non-profits - the Rhode Island Antique Fire Apparatus - has two missions for this Sunday's annual Fire Truck Show. First, there will be many, many fire apparatus from yesteryear on display at more

By ALEX MALM The reserves are on the way and they could be here next week. On Monday the City Council approved the expenditure of $579,200 for the purchase of two sanitation trucks from Ohio. This will increase the city's fleet of operable trucks to more

By JOHN HOWELL Some things are unexpected and very welcome. That can be said of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant giving the Fire Department $899,392 for an aerial ladder truck and $100,606.61 for more

By JOHN HOWELL With some pleading and stretching of the facts, Warwick residents may not have to wait at least 18 months for on-time collection of trash and recyclables. The City Council learned of the good news Monday night and didn't delay approving more

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