Gaspee Days Walking Tour Called Off, Too Few Signups
By: Rob Borkowski on March 29, 2023 in Good Times, News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Gaspee Days Walking Tour, the usual kickoff point for Gaspee Day events starring students garbed in period attire, telling the stories of colonial Pawtuxet Village, has […]
Transit of Mercury Draws Astronomers Veterans Day
By: Rob Borkowski on November 11, 2019 in Good Times
WARWICK, RI — Astronomers professional and amateur, are set up today to witness the transit of Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun in our solar system, travel slowly across […]
Gaspee Days 5K 2017: Results, Photos
By: Rob Borkowski on June 10, 2017 in Good Times
The 52nd annual Gaspee Days 5K enjoyed weather in the 70s, a little warmer than the ideal for long-distance runners, but members of the 1,487 strong field sported smiles as they finished to the cheers of friends and announcers.
Fair House Renovation Creates 10 Affordable Housing Apartments
By: Rob Borkowski on May 18, 2017 in Good Times, News to You
WARWICK, RI — In 2015, Fair House, the historic, 200-year-old venue for 1800s era state fairs, was feared lost to disrepair, but CDC House of Hope has just finished restoring […]
Noon Design Settled Comfortably In new Pawtuxet Village Spot
By: Rob Borkowski on January 12, 2017 in Business
WARWICK, R.I. — Noon Design gift shop co-owner Nora Alexander grew up in Cranston’s Edgewood neighborhood, so when she was scouting new locations for the business after three years in downtown Providence, Pawtuxet Village, the site of several recent new destinations, seemed a perfect fit.
Pawtuxet Village Holiday Stroll Coming Saturday
By: Rob Borkowski on December 2, 2016 in Good Times
The Pawtuxet Village Merchant’s Association’s Holliday Stroll runs from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. Saturday, with local businesses and restaurants offering special deals and caroling.
‘Buy Local RI’ Campaign Kicks Off Wednesday at Noon Design in Pawtuxet Village
By: Rob Borkowski on November 29, 2016 in Business
The Rhode Island Foundation brings its “Buy Local RI” campaign to Noon Design’s new 18 Post Road, Warwick location in Pawtuxet Village Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., part of a statewide effort encouraging Rhode Islanders to shop small businesses this holiday.
Troop 1 Gaspee Plateau Hosts Sign Up Night Wednesday
By: Rob Borkowski on September 13, 2016 in Good Times
Pack 1 and Troop 1 Gaspee Plateau will hold a Cub Scout/Boy Scout sign up day onWednesday, Sept. 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church. Asbury is at 143 Ann Mary Brown Drive in Warwick.
Featured Home: Curb Appeal Near Pawtuxet Village
By: matt patty team on July 31, 2016 in Business, House & Home
This week’s Featured Home is an absolutely adorable ranch listed by our team with Keller Williams for $189,900 at 310 North Country Club Drive.
Gaspee Days Parade 2016: Patriotic, Full of Frolic
By: Beth Hurd on June 11, 2016 in Good Times
One unintended consequence of the recent state-wide tourism debacle was to shed a spotlight on a local annual celebration known to almost all natives of Rhode Island: the annual Gaspee Days Parade, held on Saturday, June 11.
Gaspee Days 5K 2016: Sights of the Times
By: Rob Borkowski on in Good Times
Warwick, RI — The 51st Gaspee Days 5K is in the books, with fair weather and an ever-enthusiastic field of runners, including race men’s and women’s division winners 24-year-olds Jacob Sienko of […]
Run Through History 5K Draws 233 Runners
By: Rob Borkowski on May 21, 2016 in Good Times
The Run Through History 5K race through historic Pawtuxet Village, fielding 233 runners is in the books after an evening of balmy running weather.
Mayor, Gaspee Days Celebrate 50th Birthdays
By: Rob Borkowski on January 21, 2015 in News to You
Friends of Mayor Scott Avedisian, who helped celebrate his 50th birthday and Gaspee Days’ 50th anniversary at One Rhodes Plaza, Cranston Tuesday night, are eager to tell you the relationship between man and event date back at least 36 years.
Warwick Lights Shine for the Holidays
By: Rob Borkowski on December 23, 2014 in Good Times, News to You
Across the city, homeowners have scaled ladders of all sizes, braved December weather and perched on roofs, stringing lights in defiance of rising electricity costs and in celebration of the holidays.
Gaspee Days Parade 2014: Sights and Sounds
By: Rob Borkowski on June 14, 2014 in Good Times, News to You, Uncategorized
The 49th Annual Gaspee Days Parade started with a bang, and kept up the percussive momentum as a string of spectacles marched past throngs along Narragansett Parkway Saturday morning.