WPD National Night Out Starts Tuesday, 3 p.m.
By: Rob Borkowski on August 4, 2025 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI – The WPD National Night Out returns Tuesday, Aug. 5, 3 p.m. at Rocky Point Park food, fire spinners, mermaids, witches, wagon rides and a petting zoo, among its […]
Rocky Point Spring Festival Boasts Food, Shopping, Fun
By: Rob Borkowski on May 5, 2023 in Business, Good Times, News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Police Department’s Rocky Point Spring Festival begins at 10 a.m. Saturday with 200 vendors including food trucks, music K-9 demonstrations, movie cars and face painting. […]
VIDEO: Great Race Starts in Rocky Point Park
By: Rob Borkowski on June 20, 2022 in Good Times
WARWICK, RI — The Great Race began in Warwick with hundreds of vintage cars Saturday morning at Rocky Point State Park, as well as thousands of enthusiastic spectators. “This morning, we dropped the Green […]
‘Great Race’ Visits, Starts at, Rocky Point Park
By: Rob Borkowski on June 18, 2022 in Good Times
WARWICK, RI — The Great Race has arrived in Warwick with hundreds of amazing vintage cars, starting this morning at Rocky Point State Park. The first car leaves at 10:30 a.m. in […]
Warwick Weekend: New Year’s Edition
By: Liz Taurasi on December 31, 2021 in COVID-19, Good Times, News to You
New Year’s weekend is here! Whether you’re saying goodbye to 2021 or ringing in 2022 with all the hope a new year brings, we’ve gathered a dozen great ways to […]
Warwick Parks, Beaches Closed in COVID-19 Crisis
By: Rob Borkowski on April 2, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You
Mayor Joseph J. Solomon has ordered all Warwick parks and beaches closed, including Rocky Point State Park, and recreational facilities, until further notice to limit spread of COVID-19.
Rocky Point fishing pier Construction Underway
By: Rob Borkowski on May 30, 2019 in Good Times
WARWICK, R.I. — Construction of a new $1.8 million timber fishing pier at Rocky Point State Park, by ACK Marine & General Contracting LLC of Quincy, MA began Tuesday, Mayor […]
DEM: Rocky Point Pier Construction Starts This May
By: Rob Borkowski on April 23, 2019 in News to You
WARWICK, RI – Construction of a new $1.8 million timber fishing pier at Rocky Point State Park, performed by ACK Marine & General Contracting LLC of Quincy, MA will begin […]
Restored car from Rocky Point House of Horrors displayed at City Hall
By: Rob Borkowski on February 14, 2019 in Good Times
WARWICK, RI — Sean McCarthy was 12, a regular BMX rider when he first spotted the splash of color atop the DPW building he learned were the cars from Rocky […]
City Council Grants DEM Lease to Build Rocky Point Fishing Pier
By: Rob Borkowski on January 24, 2018 in News to You
The Warwick City Council approved leasing a section of land along the shore at Rocky Point Park to the Department of Environmental Management so the agency can build a new fishing pier extending from the property for $10 per year.
Voters Choose ‘Walking the Path’ Rocky Point License Plate
By: Rob Borkowski on September 14, 2017 in Good Times
STATE HOUSE — The Rocky Point Foundation, which advocates and supports the public access and enjoyment of the former amusement park, unveiled the design of a specialty license plate Tuesday, the […]
Man Arrested For Throwing Rocks at Cruiser, Breaking Window
By: Rob Borkowski on August 7, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Officer Alfred Silveira broke up an after-hours party at Rocky Point Park’s beach July 19 at 1 a.m., angering an East Greenwich man who threw several rocks at the officer’s cruiser, breaking a window, and earning himself an arrest on a vandalism charge.
Historic Rocky Point Pathway Signs Offer Visions of Park’s Past
By: Rob Borkowski on July 24, 2017 in Uncategorized
Rocky Point Park, the source of numerous Rhode Island reminisces, now offers visual aides —10 pathway signs — to accompany local tales of summer fun at the state’s sole amusement park before its closure in the 1990s.
VIDEO: Rocky Point Food Truck Night Tunes, Fun
By: Rob Borkowski on July 12, 2017 in Good Times
Rocky Point was full of people, food and music July 6 during the third of Warwick’s food truck nights, with live entertainment by the Food Truck Five.
Rocky Point Food Truck Night Draws Big Crowd
By: Rob Borkowski on July 7, 2017 in Good Times
WARWICK, R.I. — Rocky Point was full of people, food and music Thursday night during the third of Warwick’s food truck nights, with live entertainment by the Food Truck Five. […]
WACTC Students’ Designs Vying for Rocky Point Specialty Plate Nod
By: Rob Borkowski on April 26, 2017 in Good Times
Warwick Area Career & Technical Center students were asked to develop designs for the new Rocky Point license plate, established last year by Rep. Joe Solomon Jr., and three submissions are waiting on your vote.
Packed Theater Reminisces at ‘Tales of Rocky Point Park’ Showing
By: Rob Borkowski on September 20, 2016 in Business, Good Times
The second showing of ‘Tales of Rocky Point Park’ in RI, at the Warwick Mall Showcase Cinemas, drew a appreciative theater-filling crowd Sept. 15 where viewers were treated to a film that was equal parts history lesson, reminiscence and good-old superstition.
h. a. Fisher Homes to Donate 18 Acres Near Rocky Point Park to Warwick
By: Rob Borkowski on July 9, 2016 in News to You
Councilmen Edgar Ladouceur (D-Ward Five) and Steven Colantuono (R-Ward One) have introduced a resolution authorizing the donation of nearly 18 acres to the City to be preserved as open space, according to Mayor Scott Avedisian’s office.
Rhode Island Foundation Grants $5K to Restore Rocky Point Arch
By: Rob Borkowski on May 27, 2016 in Good Times
The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $5,620 to The Rocky Point Foundation to restore the Rocky Point Arch, which has fallen into a state of disrepair, the foundation reports.
Rocky Point Seal Level
By: Rob Borkowski on April 3, 2016 in Good Times
Local photographer Jason Major caught a few shots of a harbor seals enjoying Rocky Point Wednesday.
CRICC Invites You to Choose ‘Movies in the Park’ for 2016
By: Rob Borkowski on January 29, 2016 in Good Times, News to You
The second Movies in the Park at 1 Rocky Point Ave. returns this summer, and you’ve got a few days left to have a hand in choosing which movies make the cut.
RP5K Runners Will Trek Along New Rocky Point Park Saturday
By: Rob Borkowski on June 26, 2015 in Business, Good Times, News to You
The Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s annual Rocky Point 5K returns for its third year Saturday, 10 a.m. at 155 Rocky Point Ave., moving through a now open Rocky Point Park.
Movies in the Park Debuts at Rocky Point June 18
By: Rob Borkowski on June 18, 2015 in Good Times
The inaugural Movies in the Park at 1 Rocky Point Ave. kicks off tonight at 6:30 with free admission and parking for a showing of The Lego Movie.
CVS Named Presenting Sponsor for Rocky Point 5K
By: Rob Borkowski on May 13, 2015 in Good Times, News to You
Warwick, RI – When runners return for the Rocky Point 5K June 27, they’ll have CVS Health Charity Classic to thank, in part.
Warwick, State Officials Celebrate Rocky Point Park’s Debut
By: Rob Borkowski on October 24, 2014 in Good Times, News to You, Uncategorized
Warwick, RI – If the Sky Line towers at the freshly redeveloped Rocky Point Park seem a little smaller than you remember, that’s purely a trick of the memory.
Rocky Point Path Entrance to Close Oct. 2
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on September 30, 2014 in News to You
Warwick, RI — There will be a one-day closure of the main entrance to the city’s walking path at Rocky Point.
Vandals Cause $16,880 in Damage at Rocky Point Park Demolition Site
By: Rob Borkowski on August 26, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – Warwick Police are investigating vandalism at the Rocky Point Park demolition site sometime after 5 p.m. Aug. 11 that caused $16,880 in damage to construction equipment owned […]
Part of Rocky Point Walking Path to Close During Demolition
By: Rob Borkowski on July 9, 2014 in News to You, Uncategorized
Part of the Rocky Point Park walkway near the Shore Dinner Hall will close for two to four weeks starting Monday as the state continues demolition of the hall and other buildings on the site.
WFD Responds to Rocky Point for ‘Questionable’ Fire
By: Rob Borkowski on June 4, 2014 in News to You, Police News & Fire News in RI
The Warwick Fire Department responded to 1 Rocky Point Ave. Tuesday at 4:13 p.m. for a small fire inside the defunct Rocky Point Park’s Shore Dining House, extinguishing it within about half an hour.
Found Online: Scenes from Warwick
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on June 2, 2014 in Good Times
See the photos of Warwick that people are posting online.