Christmas Day 2019: What’s Open and Closed?
![[CREDIT: Thenationaltree.org] The 2019 lighting of the national Christmas tree at the White House on Dec. 5, 2019.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/White-House-Christmas-Tree-Lighting-2019-140x140.png)
WARWICK, RI — Gifts are opened, stockings emptied, and another Christmas Day is here, bringing annual queries about what to expect from city, state and federal services as recycling piles […]
Good Times
![[@NORADSanta] #NORAD tracks everything flying in & around North America 24/7/365, including Santa's sleigh, using their NORAD Santa Tracker website and call center.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NORAD-Santa-Tracker-2-140x140.jpg){kind=tracking}
Christmas Eve 2019: NORAD Santa Tracker Ready
WARWICK, RI — The National Weather Service forecasts clear skies, with a low near 24 degrees Christmas Eve in Warwick, where children may join millions worldwide watching for St. Nick […]
![[CREDIT: RI State Police] WPD Col. Rick Rathbun speaks at Buttonwoods Community Center Dec. 17. Seated, from right, are Mayor Joseph Solomon, and U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman. Standing at right is Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kids-Cops-Christmas-Toy-Drive-140x140.jpg)
‘Kids, Cops and Christmas’ Collects 3,000 Toys For RI Charities
WARWICK, RI — Warwick and RI State Police met at Buttonwoods Community Center Tuesday to announce the conclusion of  the Kids, Cops and Christmas Campaign, which collected more than 3,000 […]
Firefighters Up Late With Council, No Contract Vote
WARWICK — Council Finance Committee Chair Ed Ladouceur expressed misgivings about the contract ironed out between Mayor Joseph Solomon and Warwick Firefighters Local 2748 Monday night, then residents urged delaying […]
![[CREDIT:GAMM Theater] It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play runs through December 22. The Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WonderfulLife2-140x140.jpg)
Gamm’s ‘It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’ A Heartwarming Treat
WARWICK, RI —The Gamm Theatre serves up a heartwarming treat with “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” – performed at the studios of the imagined WGAM radio station […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A lively crowd of interested readers met and discovered authors for all tastes at the RI Author Expo at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Author-Expo-2019-12-140x140.jpg)
Readers, Writers Mingle at RI Author Expo Saturday
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified author G. Wayne Miller as a contributor to “Weird Rhody.” WARWICK, RI — The 7th annual Rhode Island Author Expo hosted […]
![[CREDIT: LPPIB] Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. holds up a winning hand at Twin River Casino in Lincoln on Thursday during the seventh annual Holiday Blackjack Tournament for Charity. Representative Solomon won $7,500 for Volunteers of Warwick Schools.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rep.-Solomon-Charity-Blackjack-Twin-River-140x140.jpg)
Rep. Solomon Wins $7,500 for VOWS at Twin River Charity Blackjack Tournament
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. LINCOLN, RI — Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) placed second in a […]
![[CREDIT: BGCW] HarborOne volunteers played an important role by packing more than 200 bags of sides for each family aided by Stop&Shop donated turkeys.Pictured from left to right are HarborOne employees Maria Boyle, Steve Gibbons and Kathy Goulding.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/HarborOne-volunteers-StopShop-Turkey-Donation-140x140.jpg)
Stop & Shop Donates 220 Turkeys to Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick
WARWICK, RI — Every year Stop & Shop donates turkeys and sides to be distributed for Thanksgiving by area Boys & Girls Clubs, and this year was no different. This […]
Thanksgiving 2019: What’s Open, What’s Closed, What’s Up
Warwick, RI — Thanksgiving Day, the annual holiday of thanks and family however you define it, inspired by tales of the Pilgrims in the 1620s, is marked by feasting and […]
Dave Kane Performs ‘Jokes My Irish Father Told Me’ on Dec. 7 in Cranston
CRANSTON, RI — Rhode Island comedian, performer, and author Dave Kane will perform “Jokes My Irish Father Told Me” on Dec. 7, part of an “Italian-Irish Comedy Night” at St. […]
![[CREDIT: DEM] Hikers at Lincoln Woods State Park.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lincoln-Woods-Hikers-140x140.jpg)
REI, DEM, State Parks: OptOutside Black Friday
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and outdoors retailer REI Co-Op and America’s State Parks are encouraging outdoors activities instead of Black Friday shopping. REI will […]
![[CREDIT: NASA/Ames Research Center/ISAS/Shinsuke Abe and Hajime Yano] A burst of 1999 Leonid meteors as seen at 38,000 feet from Leonid Multi Instrument Aircraft Campaign (Leonid MAC) with 50 mm camera.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Leonids-140x140.jpg)
Leonid Meteor Shower: Last Chance Tonight
WESTERLY, RI—Rhode Islanders can catch the Leoonid Meteor Shower tonight/early Sunday morning as the event’s peak nears, but that’s your last chance before rain and clouds will block your view […]
