Friends of Pawtuxet Village held the 27th annual costume parade last Saturday, October 26. Businesses up and down Broad Street participated by handing out treats to children as they marched down the …
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11/2/23
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Fifty years ago adult day care centers were virtually unheard of.
As the story goes, a TV news story on such a center in Hawaii caught the attention of the late Rev. Bishop Covell, pastor of the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/2/23
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Dr. Kathy Abbass doesn’t sugarcoat history or for that matter what the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project found in its ongoing efforts to find the HMS Gaspee.
Abbass, the driving …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/2/23
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The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program.
Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/2/23
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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has awarded a site preparation contract for a new air cargo facility and is faced with an 18 month schedule to build it south of the terminal backing up to …
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A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist.
The child was …
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11/1/23
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Of the eight Rhode Island schools admitted to the “Class of 2023 National Banner Unified Champion Schools” list, four hail from Johnston.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/27/23
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Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s campaign paid a software engineer and former third party Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate $750,000 to scour the 2020 presidential election results …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/26/23
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A delegation from Plymouth, Mass. paid a visit to City Park Thursday to get some pointers from Warwick and now suggests an annual or biannual meetings to exchange ideas.
Plymouth Town Manager …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/26/23
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The Mayor, the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs and the School Department collectively said “no thanks” to the governor’s 365 Learning Program that would have injected more than $5 …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/26/23
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Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of a series looking at the newest iteration of the proposed Winsor Avenue solar farm. The series is expected to conclude following the Nov. 2 continuation of the Zoning Board special use permit hearing.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/19/23
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In October of 2013, Jen Waterman noticed a lump on her breast while breastfeeding her twins. Waterman, who was 33 at the time, was diagnosed with Stage 3 B breast cancer, starting a battle with …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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10/19/23
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The Cranston Senior Enrichment Center will be hosting a viewing of Greg O’Brien’s “Living with Alzheimer’s” on Tuesday, October 24, at the Cranston Public …
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/19/23
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The Johnston man, a Vietnam veteran, held a small scrap of paper up to the bowling alley’s fluorescent lights and neon. On the handwritten list he scrawled five names of friends who fought by …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/19/23
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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 …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/19/23
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The release of the 2023 Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) scores saw improvements for Warwick to the tune of a 4.3 percent improvement in math and a 2.1 percent improvement …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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10/19/23
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Johnston Police and the state's Violent Fugitive Task Force made an arrest in last Wednesday’s shooting at City Limit Auto Sales on Hartford Avenue.
“Our main objective is to protect …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/17/23
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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a series looking at the newest iteration of the proposed Winsor Avenue solar farm. Look for part three in next week’s edition. The series is expected to conclude following the Nov. 2 continuation of the Zoning Board special use permit hearing.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/12/23
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Lisa Dempsey, recently named principal of the Warwick Early Learning Center (WELC) at the John Brown Francis School, got to meet her staff of 67 Friday morning as they gathered in the all purpose …
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10/12/23
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