Eclipse draws hundreds to Warwick Library
By RYAN CHAMPLIN -- Six months ago, when the Warwick Public Library's Assistant Director Jana Stevenson and staff were ordering special glasses for the eclipse, they thought 200 pairs would be enough...
Bids for sewer project on target, but costs remain high
By JOHN HOWELL -- Homeowners within the Governor Francis Farms III sewer project got some good news Thursday when bids for the work were lower than engineering projections. And then there was the disappointing news - you might say bad news...
$20M in wastewater treatment improvements lauded
By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Nothing could stop Mother Nature now. A historic series of flooding in March of 2010 had caused the waters of the Pawtuxet River to steadily rise, and they would soon crest the levee that protected the Warwick wastewater treatment facility...
New game challenges Rhode Islanders' local knowledge
By RYAN CHAMPLIN -- Most Rhode Islanders know the feeling of telling someone where they are from, and the common response that follows: Where in New York is that?" Roberta Mudge Humble wants to do something about that...
Washed by champions
The Division 2 Field Hockey State Champions from Pilgrim put their voices and their athletic vigor to the test Saturday at a car wash at the Pilgrim Senior Center...
Changing lives through student exchange
By RYAN CHAMPLIN -- Northwest Student Exchange is a Seattle-based non-profit that places 325 students each year. By keeping that number low, it ensures that students remain a "name, rather than a number."
First Student could always use more school bus drivers
By JOHN HOWELL -- Sue Barbour has a good idea why recent retirees like driving a school bus: “They have been doing the ‘honey-do’ list a little too long..."
Conimicut: A place in which to grow and thrive
By CAROL SULLIVAN -- During my early childhood, my parents, Arthur and Gladys Mansfield and brother, David, left Providence and Trinity United Methodist Church for a change of scenery (more country-feel desired at the time)...
CareLink celebrates 20 years of supporting RI elderly
By ETHAN HARTLEY -- What started as an idea for four independent elderly care organizations to work together has, in the 20 years since, evolved into the one of the state's most comprehensive networks of care for elderly Rhode Islanders.
State budget earmarks $4M for opioid crisis
By JACQUELYN MOOREHEAD -- Gov. Gina Raimondo flagged $4 million of the 2017 budget to combat the opioid crisis plaguing Rhode Island and enlisted a task force to confront the complicated issues surrounding the problem.
Right to build doughboy stand upheld in court
By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Visitors to Oakland Beach may soon have a choice, besides Iggy's, for where to get a fried doughboy after a ruling to uphold a 2015 Zoning Board of Review (ZBR) decision was made in Kent County Superior Court on Monday.
Car tax bills go out later this month
By JOHN HOWELL -- Not that anyone is anxious to get them or in a rush to pay them, but 50,000 city car tax bills should be ready to go in the mail by Aug. 25.
Path to the past - Unveiling new Rocky Point kiosks
By JOHN HOWELL -- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse stated the obvious Friday and had everyone laughing...In front of them in the shade of a tent were a number of elected officials as well as the public. And beyond the tent was the view that is the allure of Rocky Point.
Planetary Pioneer
An unprecedented visual portrayal of our spectacular, distant neighbor, Jupiter, is now available to everyone on Earth with an internet connection, thanks to a talented Warwick graphic designer (and maybe some help from NASA).
Toll Gate tandem helps remember WWII silent hero
Carlson, Lallo lead PAL past 365 Sports
Michael W. “Mic” Izzo
First Student could always use more school bus drivers