Two members of the public and some city councilors criticized Warwick’s planned $450,000 paving budget for fiscal 2015 as too small during Thursday’s opening round of hearings on Mayor Scott Avedisian’s proposed $288 million budget.
The Tom Lanigan Band played “Jock Stewart: I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day” Sunday at O’Rouke’s in memory of their friend, Frank Rosa of Warwick, who died last week in a motorcycle crash.
The Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts Festival treated crowds to the fare and wares of about 120 art, craft and food vendors for its 49th annual celebration this weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Providence and Kent Counties Sunday afternoon, warning of a severe thunderstorm moving south through the area.
If you’re a hummus lover who gets their fix at Target, it’s time to check your refrigerator — the FDA reports a nation-wide recall for the popular dip.
If you got one of 23,000 Warwick Tax Collector letters — some of them erroneous — hinting you’re delinquent, you can clear it up in person, but you’ll be waiting till Tuesday for the fix on city computers.
Mayor Scott Avedisian’s proposed $288 million budget doesn’t have $1.1 million the School Department asked for, but it does pledge they’ll keep school consolidation savings.
Contaminated ground beef products distributed to 128 food facilities in Rhode Island is now off the shelves, but officials are still advising caution for food preparers and consumers who may have the affected meat in their freezers.
The Quonset Air Show returned to Rhode Island May 17 and 18, as did Warwick native Col. Ed Corcoran, commander of the 1st Operations Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia.
About 25 demonstrators chanted and marched through the drive-through at Wendy’s at 771 Warwick Ave. during lunch today, part of a multi-national campaign calling for higher wages and union organization for fast food workers.