WARWICK, RI — The Department of Environmental Management has reduced Monday’s closure of Upper Narragansett Bay to shellfishing to a two-mile section of Warwick coastline in response to a he sewage […]
![[CREDIT: RI DEM] The RI DEM has all closed shellfishing in all waters west of a line extending from the DEM range marker on Conimicut Point in the north to the extension of Ogden Avenue in the Highland Beach area of Warwick in the south. The closure is in response to a sewage leak into Buckeye Brook Aug. 26.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Warwick-Shellfishing-Closure-Sept.-1-2018.2-200x150.png "DEM Limits Shellfishing Closure to Two-Miles of Warwick Coast")
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NWS: Heat Advisory in Effect Through Wednesday Night
WARWICK, RI — The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory starting at 10 a.m. this morning and lasting through 9 p.m. Wednesday night with expected temperatures in the […]
RIDOH Closes Kent County YMCA Beaches After High Bacteria Reports
Warwick, RI – The RI Department of Health has recommended closing Kent County YMCA Upper and Lower Ponds in Warwick at 900 Centerville Road for swimming because of high bacteria levels in […]
![{CREDIT: Google Map Data] Conimicut Point Beach has been closed by the RI Health Department for high bacteria counts.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Conimicut-Point-200x150.png "RIDOH Closes Conimicut Beach for High Bacteria Levels")
RIDOH Closes Conimicut Beach for High Bacteria Levels
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health has closed Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick for swimming because of high bacteria counts. The Health Department announced the closure Thursday, July […]
![[CREDIT: Kellogs] The following products have been recalled for a possible salmonella contamination.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Honey-Smacks-Recall-Image-200x150.jpg "Kellogs Recalls Honey Smacks Cereal After Salmonella Infections")
Kellogs Recalls Honey Smacks Cereal After Salmonella Infections
Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling 15.3 oz. and 23 oz. packages of Kellogg’s® Honey Smacks® cereal out of concern they could contain Salmonella after people in 31 states fell ill […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] A report of bedbugs prompted a cleaning at Wickes Elementary Schoo Wednesdayl and the home of a student at the school.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Wickes-School-2-200x150.jpg "Wickes School Cleaned Wednesday Following Bedbug Report")
Wickes School Cleaned Wednesday Following Bedbug Report
Warwick Public School’s maintenance division cleaned and disinfected Wickes Elementary School at 50 Child Ln. Wednesday night after the family of a student reported bedbugs at their home.
Listeria Exposure Prompts Quaker Lane Stop & Shop to Close Deli Counter
WARWICK, RI — Recent discovery of Listeria bacteria at the 300 Quaker Ln. Stop & Shop has not been connected to any illnesses, but the store has closed its deli and meats […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] The CDC has listed information for pregnant women living in areas where Zika is active.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CDC-Zika-and-pregnancy-200x150.png "RI Reports First Travel-Related Zika Virus Case; Local Cases Unlikely")
RI Reports First Travel-Related Zika Virus Case; Local Cases Unlikely
The RI Department of Health reports a 60-year-old man is the state’s first travel-related case of illness related to the Zika virus, which the CDC has recently linked to serious […]
