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COVID-19 is commonly referred to as Coronavirus.
Precautions, not panic, urged as virus reaches RI
As the state responds to its first positive tests for coronavirus, officials say risk of transmission remains low but are urging Rhode Islanders to remain vigilant. “I understand why many … more
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SAME NAME FOR NOW: Kent Hospital will get a new name as part of the program to rebrand the hospital and give it an expanded market.
Hospital to get new name as part of rebranding
Since it opened in 1951, the hospital on Toll Gate has been known as Kent. But that’s going to change as soon as this April as part of a rebranding of the state’s second largest … more
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Exploring all the options
In a rapidly evolving economy, there is no single pathway to success. Education, of course, remains essential. But in recent years, the established concept of schools and classrooms has … more
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TOP OF THE PODIUM: The Bishop Hendricken swim team.
Division Champs
The Bishop Hendricken swim team continued its run of dominance this season, winning the Division I Division Championship last week at Roger Williams. The Hawks will now shift their focus toward … more
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Gov. Gina Raimondo
Raimondo announces grant to expand PrepareRI programming
Gov. Gina Raimondo announced the expansion of a program aimed at helping high school students gain hands-on experience in the workplace during a Monday morning speaking engagement at the Citizens … more
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BRITE LITES: Pictured, from left, are the 2019 Brite Lites winners – Deborah Nordahl, Ari Vera, James Ziegler, Cynthia Donnelly and Sarah Ferszt.
Hasbro Children’s Hospital honors 2019 ‘Brite Lites’
Hasbro Children’s Hospital recently marked its 26th year by recognizing the hospital’s 2019 Brite Lites award winners.  This year’s honorees were among more than 55 … more
IT’S GOT A ROOF: Volunteer contractors stand back to look at their work after having installed a roof on the Huron Street home of Eric and Brenda Boronski that burned in an August 2018 fire.
‘The right thing’
Eric and Brenda Boronski have heard the promises and good intentions before, so understandably they were skeptical when someone they befriended on Facebook offered to make right their Oakland Beach … more
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Robin Moss was one of three people shot during the Dec. 19 incident at the Babcock Village apartment complex in Westerly.
Reasons to be grateful
A Cranston woman who was severely injured during a pre-Christmas shooting at a Westerly housing complex continues to recover – and thanks to an outpouring of generosity and support, her family … more
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TEACHER AND STUDENT: Don Rodrigues (left) and Edgar Edwards inside the karate academy where Edwards, 85, earned his yellow belt.
85 & ‘new’ karate kid
At 84 years of age, Edgar Edwards could have been sitting back and enjoying his almost 30-year retirement from teaching music at East Greenwich schools. Perhaps he could spend his days going back to … more
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CLEARING THE WAY: Existing structures – including commercial buildings and three homes – on land situated between Oaklawn Avenue, Bateman Avenue and Catherine Street would be cleared to make way for a proposed new commercial development.
Plan seeks to clear Oaklawn Avenue site for new commercial development
A proposal that would clear existing commercial structures and homes from a site situated along Oaklawn Avenue, Bateman Avenue and Catherine Street to make way for a new multi-use commercial project … more
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AROUND THE CLOCK: Behind a stack of Google Chromebooks, Douglas Alexander continuously works to provide the school with the best cyber protection.
Are our schools safe from cyber attack?
There’s no knowing when Warwick Schools could be the target of a cyber attack. A seemingly normal email with embedded links or a PDF file could pop into the mailbox of any faculty member. … more
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Louise Cadieux
‘There’s always a light’
If laughter is the best medicine, Louise Cadieux knows how to administer just the right amount.  Cadieux, who works as an activities assistant at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston, said humor … more
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ELANA CAPARCO
On top of studies, overcoming challenges, Toll Gate senior wins Horatio Alger scholarship
Toll Gate High senior Elana Caparco is one of 106 students across the nation to earn the Horatio Alger National Scholarship for 2020. Caparco will receive $25,000 from the organization to put toward … more
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TOP MARKS: JHS junior Grace Centracchio’s “‘C’ the Difference” entry was one of only six first-place finishers in last Thursday’s Science Fair.
Fair shows JHS students have success down to a science
The late Janice D. Mele would have been proud of what was happening inside the Johnston High School library, which was recently named in her honor and memory. Johnston Schools Superintendent Dr. … more
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ONE SMART TEACHER: Ann Walkup, a science teacher at Cranston East, is the latest recipient of the Paul W. Zitzewitz Award for Excellence in K-12 Physics Teaching.
‘We are very lucky to have her’
It can be difficult to get students interested in science or physics. But when you have a teacher who can make such a subject fun and interesting, it can become one of their favorite … more
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ADJUSTMENTS: Ryan Sanita, coach Larry West and John Miller make adjustments to the Pilgrim robot between rounds in Saturday’s competition.
Youthful brain power fuels these robots
There’s a lot more to the FIRST Tech Challenge than robots. Indeed, high school and middle school students build and program robots to perform a series of tasks autonomously and then by driver … more
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WHAT A GIFT: William Smith Slater built Clouds Hill in Cowesett as a gift to his daughter Elizabeth Ives Slater upon her marriage to Alfred Augustus Reed Jr. Construction started in 1872.
Love’s legacy
You don’t want to get  married on a Saturday, as it is unlucky. That was the belief in the late 1800s and the beginning of the 20th century.  Monday, by contrast, was the … more
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KAY’S KIDS: These are the nieces and nephews of the late Catherine M. “Miss Kay” D’Acchioli, who took in the recent library dedication in their aunt’s name. Seated, from left, are Catherine Parente, Susan Hague, Joanne D’Acchioli, Melissa Dingley and Alice Ballou; middle from left, Don Grohman, Katie Mansolillo, Betty D’Acchioli, Susan Mansolillo and Mike Ballou; and top from left, Bill Hague, Joseph Mansolillo Jr., Joe Mansolillo and Louis Mansolillo.
St. Rocco children’s library named in Catherine D’Acchioli’s honor
Love was the theme recently inside St. Rocco’s School in Johnston. Principal Lorraine S. Moschella told a large crowd inside the Children’s Library, as well as those people standing … more
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HEAD OF THE FLOCK: Laura Williamson with one of three flocks of pink flamingos making stops throughout Warwick Neck.
Fowl play on the neck
It’s February, but spring is in the air and the birds are migrating. Nineteen Warwick Neck area families have already been visited by the flocks, and from what we’re hearing they … more
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NEW CHAPTER: Garden City Center, which opened in 1948, has been acquired by a Massachusetts-based developer.
Garden City sold to Mass. developer
Garden City Center, a decades-old fixture of the Ocean State’s retail shopping scene, has been sold to a Massachusetts-based company. The transaction was announced this week in separate … more
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FUTURE HIGH SCHOOLS: Consultant Frank Locker prepares to go over ideas raised by table teams at last Thursday’s high school master planning session at the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center Tides Restaurant.
Community ‘teams’ help define future of Warwick high schools
Upwards of 40 people, including students, teachers, school administrators and community leaders, spent last Wednesday and Thursday working in groups of six to explore what education and Warwick high … more
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ORCHESTRATING GROWTH: Harold Horvat, Centreville president and CEO, expects the Warwick branch of the bank to open this June.
Centered in community
Centreville Bank dates back to 1828 when local business and civic leaders, textile manufacturer John Greene and surgeon Sylvester Knight, started a bank in the village of Centreville in West Warwick. … more
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GOING HAND-IN-HAND: A participant holds hands with a volunteer and a police officer during The Public Safety Special Needs Coalition’s Sensory Friendly Safety Day at the Albion Fire Department. The PSSNC’s next event will allow public safety officials and those with developmental disabilities to bowl on Saturday, Feb. 8, at CW Lanes & Games on 622 George Washington Highway in Lincoln.
New coalition seeks to unite special needs, public safety communities
The new nonprofit group Public Safety Special Needs Coalition is looking to foster connections between children with developmental disabilities and first responders, and there’s plenty of fun … more
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ROVING ROGER: A 7-foot statue of Roger Williams serves as the centerpiece of the “Roving Roger” exhibit, which will remain at the Cranston Public Library’s Central Library through February.
‘A real story about freedom’
Rhode Islanders know the basic story of Roger Williams well. He was the founder of Providence, a refugee from nearby Massachusetts whose devotion to religious liberty has resounded through the ages, … more
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SHINING SEA: With seconds to go to the start, racers jockey for position in one of at least six races the Frozen Few sailed on Sunday morning from the Edgewood Yacht Club.
Frozen Few
They call winter sail “frost biting” for a good reason. Often, not only are temperatures below freezing, but winds are howling and chunks of ice are present in the salty waters of the … more
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