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Raymond C. Capron, 84, passed away on November 26th, 2017 in Pompano Beach FL. He was the loving husband of Marie C. Capron and together they shared 65 happy years of marriage.
Born in …
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12/23/17
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Almost 400 Rhode Island elementary, middle and high school students, aged 9 to 14 will participate in the FIRST LEGO League HYDRODYNAMICS Championship Tournament on January 13 at Roger Williams University in Bristol. The teams are vying for an
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1/12/18
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By JOHN HOWELL President Trump won't be on the November ballot. That hasn't stopped former Warwick State Representative Joseph Trillo from running as Rhode Island's Trump candidate for governor. A Republican turned independent, Trillo ran the president's
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By John Howell
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2/6/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Both Pilgrim High School and Toll Gate High School students will be participating in a nationwide demonstration originally organized by the Women's March at 10 a.m. on Wedensday, March 14 in response to the Parkland, Fla. School
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/12/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY For parents of a graduating high school senior, there are very few things that could prevent them from witnessing their child receive their diploma and share in their moment of achievement. Unfortunately, for Donna Ortiz and Carlos
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/14/18
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Parking was at a premium for Monday's Holliman School open house. Some parents even considered leaving their cars at Pilgrim and walking across the playing fields to the elementary school if it hadn't been for an equally busy evening at the high school.
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9/28/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The state budget for next fiscal year, which will begin July 1, will likely not be passed for some time yet, however cities and towns in Rhode Island are already sharpening pencils preparing for possible repercussions coming as a result
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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1/29/19
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Although the winter has come to an end, the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund continues to be available to all eligible households in the state impacted by the pandemic or another crisis. The Fund's sponsoring energy companies and its administrator,
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4/1/21
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A day doesn’t go by when Larry Ferri isn’t asked, “where do the mattresses go?â€
Ferri works at the city’s compost station behind the Mickey Stevens Sports Complex, and ever since the …
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By John Howell
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9/30/16
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Barbers Mark Maggiacomo and Alan Ferla had the time to watch Donald J. Trump take the oath as the nation’s 45th president, as Louie’s Barber Shop in Conimicut was quiet Friday at midday. Usually, …
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By John Howell
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1/25/17
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He's done.for now Jacob Goodman celebrates as he completes the last of his final tests at Pilgrim High School Friday morning. School graduation is today at 6 p.m. at the Vin Cullen Fieldhouse at the Knight Campus of CCRI. Jacob plans to resume his
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6/14/17
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By JOHN HOWELL -- Since Aug. 15 when it was completed, aircraft have been using the extension to Green's Runway 5 for takeoffs and landings, although the runway is not expected to be rated for instrument use until Dec. 7.
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By John Howell
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9/19/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The future of healthier meat is available right here in Warwick, and it's made of...peas?
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by ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/10/17
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On November 17 at approximately 3:36 p.m., Officer Derek Mourato was dispatched to the area of Bald Hill Road and East Avenue for a report of a possible intoxicated driver who a caller stated was all over the roadway." Upon"
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12/5/17
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On Jan. 26 at approximately 5:42 p.m., Officer Fontaine was at the intersection of Woguagonet and Oakland Beach Avenue when he observed a silver Chevrolet Impala traveling south on Oakland Beach Avenue at a high rate of speed.
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2/6/18
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Pearl “ Rusty” ( Blackmar) Sarno, 93, a Warwick resident since 1936, died Thursday, March 8,2018 at Kent Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Edmund T. " Ed" Sarno.
Born in …
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3/13/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Despite their contracts not expiring until next summer, the Warwick School Committee voted 4-1 to extend the contracts of Superintendent Philip Thornton, Chief Academic Officer Sheryl Rabbitt, Finance Director Anthony Ferrucci and Human
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/14/18
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Sometimes it takes going the distance to find some of the best. Evidently Boar's Head Corporate offices have discovered that for on Friday they will honor Confreda's Farm Market and Deli as one of the most notable independent delis in the country.
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9/28/18
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DUI Officer Derek J. Hagopian reports being on patrol in a marked cruiser at approximately 8:22 p.m. Jan. 21 when he observed a gold Toyota Camry with Rhode Island registration traveling westbound on Main Avenue in the area of Gertrude Avenue. Hagopian
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1/29/19
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Don Mariani was a Lyft driver when he came up with an idea that could change how Warwick residents – and eventually other Rhode Islanders – dispose of clothing they no longer need or …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/9/20
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The journey to becoming accomplished in any field is not an easy one. Halima Ibrahim knows that better than most.
Ibrahim is Rhode Island’s Junior Poet Laureate. Her road to that honor …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/1/21
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FAST FOOD FOLLIES Eating fast food may make one sleepy, but it wasn't a Big Mac that made one driver pass out at a McDonald's drive through speaker. On September 16, just before 8:30 p.m., Officer Manuel Pacheco and other members of the police department
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9/30/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Life started getting faster for Bill Nixon when he turned 55. And since then he's been going faster and faster. Now he's the fastest 87-year-old on skis, a title he's held as the national champion for the past three years. Bill, whose
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By John Howell
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4/27/17
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Douglas A. MacGowan, at the age of 69 passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Kent Hospital in Warwick, RI while surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Roselyn (Zwolenski) MacGowan of …
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5/14/17
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Steven M. Martini, 58, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017. He was the Beloved husband and best friend of Kerrin E. (Corbett) Martini for seventeen years and a son of the late Donald and Mary (Burdick) …
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6/1/17
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