By late May those big black pipes snaking down Airport Road and buried at intersections such as Commerce Drive should be gone and a major link in the city’s sewer system conveying about a third …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/29/24
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Matt Hayden couldn’t let all of that heavy wet snow go to waste in front of his aunt’s home on West Shore Road, so he decided to send a message to a friend. Her birthday was coming up and …
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2/29/24
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Cranston high school students are not likely to know the name Frank Lenox, but rest assured teachers at East and West have been in contact with him since the beginning of the academic year.
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Congressman Seth Magaziner visited Greenwich Farms at Warwick, a senior assisted living facility located on Minnesota Ave, this past Wednesday to speak on issues and answer questions.
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/29/24
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Johnston’s primary seat in the state Senate will stay empty until after the November election.
Sen. Frank Lombardo III, a Democrat representing District 25 (Johnston) since 2010, died …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/28/24
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It was a rare, stinging rebuke of state officials by an enforcement wing of the federal government.
Then the Ocean State’s Attorney General weighed in, reddening the handprint left behind …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/27/24
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As a result of action taken Thursday, Warwick Independent School Employees (WISE) have a new 3-year contract; Warwick teachers will similarly have a 3-year contract if the membership approve the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI and JOHN HOWELL
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2/22/24
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Cora Smith triumphantly carries her snow board to the top of the hill outside the Gorton School complex following a successful run in fresh powder Saturday afternoon. A student at St. Rose of Lima …
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2/22/24
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When legislators did away with the car tax, the state reimbursed municipalities the lost tax revenues. The plan was to ensure property owners received tax relief and that …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/22/24
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Sen. Frank Lombardo III dropped from helicopters to ski inaccessible moguls. Somehow, he balanced business, community service, law-making and family.
“Our Senate family is heartbroken with …
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Sun Rise Staff Reports
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2/21/24
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UPDATED: The defendant has been identified by prosecutors as Manuel Garcia Dela Cruz.
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/20/24
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Tasked with approving the latest annual student risk survey, the Johnston School Committee unanimously decided to remove two questions that ask about student sexual identity.
“We went …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/20/24
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City Finance Director Peder Schaefer has a nose for numbers. When they aren’t what he expects them to be he starts digging.
He did that last week as he reviewed the governor’s budget …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/15/24
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There aren’t many who knew him that don’t have a special place in their hearts for Bob Shapiro.
Last week, the Warwick City Council declared Sept. 20 as Robert A. Shapiro Day. All …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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Two of Warwick’s elementary schools will make history on March 21 at 3:30 p.m.
That’s the date that Hoxsie and Park’s Unified Basketball teams- aimed at unifying students with …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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The hill off Narragansett Parkway, a favorite sledding spot, is usually packed on snow days. That wasn’t the case Tuesday for Gaspee newcomers, Kerri Tahir and her daughter, Sophia who recently …
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2/15/24
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Chief Resident Daniel Boateng and Dental Assistant Sheila Fernandez readied the exam room for their next patient. They try to turn the chair over quick. They’ve got patients waiting.
For …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/13/24
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A rabid coyote attacked a hiker in Johnston. He strangled the sick animal.
According to Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira, shortly after noon Friday, a 58-year-old man was hiking in the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/13/24
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You wouldn’t imagine history could come alive in a cemetery until you talk with Pegee Malcolm.
Malcolm is chair of both the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission and the Rhode Island …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/8/24
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The purchase of the Warwick Police Department’s first armored car- estimated to be delivered to the department in fourteen months- drew significant attention from the public at Monday …
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