Warwick Flags At Half-Staff Honor Bob Leavitt
![[CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi] Bob Leavitt, pictured here at the sign marking Bob Leavitt Trail, which he helped build, in Warwick City Park.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bob-Leavitt-Flags-Half-Staff-2-250x228.jpeg)
WARWICK, RI — In Warwick City Park, a road bears the name of Bob Leavitt, one of the many ways the heavy equipment operator left his mark on the city. […]
Warwick City Park
![[CREDIT: WPD] Warwick Police have arrested Cody Obrien, 25, of North Smithfield, as the suspected Feb. 21 Warwick City Park vandal.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cody-Obrien-Warwick-City-Park-Vandal-Feb.-20-300x225.jpg)
WPD: Warwick City Park Vandal Arrested
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police have identified and arrested North Smithfield man as the Warwick City Park vandal who drove through about a dozen sections of wood fencing early Feb. […]
WPD Asks Help Finding Warwick City Park Vandal
WARWICK, RI — Sometime Tuesday night, an unidentified Warwick City Park vandal drove a vehicle through about a dozen sections of wood fencing and a soccer net, possibly damaging […]
Warwick Weekend: Perseids, City Park Concert
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Weekend boasts a City Park concert Saturday and peak Perseid Meteor Showers throughout, with weather and celestial conditions at unfortunate odds during the peak Saturday into […]
WPD Describes John Fay Murder Investigation, Seeks Public’s Help
WARWICK, RI — “The case was never cold,” Warwick Police Chief Col. Rick Rathbun told media assembled Wednesday afternoon at WPD headquarters, 99 Veterans Memorial Drive, to learn the details […]
![[CREDIT: Statewide MLS] The view of 217 Wethersfield Drive, the featured home of the week, from the street.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/217-Wethersfield-1-140x140.jpg)
Featured Home: A View of the Neighborhood on Wethersfield Drive
This weeks Warwick Post Home of the Week, listed by our Team with Keller Williams, is another great middle class home in Buttonwoods at 217 Wethersfield Drive, situated on a classic wide street, perched on a small incline overlooking the neighborhood, a great property with maximum curb appeal and elbow room.
Warwick Boy Scouts Host Membership Drive at Warwick City Park
Troop 1 Gaspee Plateau and the rest of Warwick’s Boy Scout Troops would like to recruit new members to their ranks and will be at Warwick City Park Saturday 8:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. to sign up interested young people.
Need to Know: Council Tonight, Committee Tuesday, Policing City Park
WARWICK, RI — Welcome to the first week of March – here are a few things you’ll need to know as you plan the next seven days in the city, including a City Council meeting, a School Committee meeting and a note on following the rules at Warwick City Park.
Man Sleeping in Car at Warwick City Park Arrested on Warrants
WARWICK, R.I. — Officer David Boardman was patrolling inside Warwick City Park Dec. 13 at 3:44 a.m. when he found a 2009 Saturn with a couple sleeping inside, then arrested the man who had four warrants for his arrest including for failing to appear on a domestic strangulation and a robbery charge.
Blessing of the Animals Draws Plenty of Paws
Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter’s ninth Annual Dog Walk, Blessing of the Animals and Costume Contest drew about 44 pets and their owners Saturday at the Beach in Warwick City Park, with the proceeds benefitting homeless cats and dogs waiting for adoption at the Warwick Animal Shelter.
![[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Warwick City Park Beach, where Jamil Stewart, 6, drowned Aug. 14. Investigation of the death has since illuminated staffing and planning oversight at the beach.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Warwick-City-Park-Beach-1-140x140.jpg)
‘We Begged Them to Go in the Water’: Lifeguards Unprepared for Aug. 14 Warwick City Park Drowning
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police interviews with witnesses and lifeguards at Warwick City Beach when Jamil Stewart, 6, drowned Aug. 14 show the Parks and Recreation Department has no lifeguard […]
Mayor Offers Condolences as WPD Investigates Boy’s Accidental Drowning at Warwick City Park
Mayor Scott Avedisian expressed his sympathy as well as that of the City, Warwick Police and Warwick Fire Departments to family of a young boy who drowned at Warwick City Park Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
WPD: Shoplifting Arrests, Larceny Calls Feb. 1-14
The Warwick Police Department responded to a number of shoplifting and larceny reports during the first few weeks of February, making two arrests on shoplifting charges.
WPD: Be Wary of Warwick City Park Poacher
Hunting deer in Warwick is illegal, so the recent discovery of a deer pelt in Warwick City Park has Warwick Police asking regular park users to alert them to anything unusual.
Fourth Fireworks 2015: Light Night
Warwick’s 2015 Fourth of July fireworks had a few novel pyrotechnic twists for spectators at Warwick City Park and Oakland Beach July 3.
Inaugural RI Bark for Life Draws Hundreds, Raises $21,000
About 200 people visited Warwick City Park Sunday, May 3 for the first state-wide Bark For Life, helping to raise $21,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Hundreds Walk In Team Mom’s Cancer Fundraiser
Warwick, RI – More than 400 walkers gathered at Warwick City Park Saturday morning to support Misty Lourenco, benefiting a fund to help her pay medical bills while she fights the bone cancer osteosarcoma.
Warwick Fourth of July Fireworks: 2014
Warwick, RI – The City’s Fireworks display, postponed from Thursday to Saturday due to rain from the approaching Hurricane Arthur, was worth the wait.
Police Seek Info on Hammer at 2013 City Park Murder
Last year, John “Jack” Fay was murdered while jogging on the Warwick City Park bike path, and police are asking the public for information on a unique sledge hammer they found near the scene.
