[CREDIT: Lincoln Smith] Lincoln Smith took this photo, one of many, at Warwick Pond Monday.

Warwick Pond Toxic Water: Blue-Green Algae Warning

By: Rob Borkowski on September 2, 2024 in News to You

WARWICK, RI — State officials warn Blue-green algae, aka cyanobacteria, is making Warwick Pond toxic, prohibiting all contact with and recreation on or around the pond. Officials have also reported […]

[CREDIT: DEM] DEM reports a sewage spill on Lake Shore Drive in Warwick Sept. 12. reports only 161,600 gallons — not 450,000 — of untreated sewage Was discharged into Warwick Pond.

DEM Reopens Upper Narragansett Bay Shellfishing

By: Rob Borkowski on September 22, 2022 in News to You

PROVIDENCE, RI —The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has reopened most of the upper Narragansett Bay shellfish Area A closed after a sewage spill on Lake Shore Drive Sept. 12. […]

[CREDIT: DEM] A sewer line break Sept. 12 on Lake Shore Drive has so far released 450,000 gallons of sewage into Warwick Pond.

Warwick Sewer Line Break Extends Shellfishing Closure

By: Rob Borkowski on September 13, 2022 in News to You

WARWICK, RI — Shellfishing in Upper Narragansett Bay Conditional Area A is closed indefinitely after a 24-inch sewer line break on Lake Shore Drive discharged at least 450,000 gallons of sewage […]

[CREDIT: EPA] Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, produce toxins that are hazardous to humans and animals. The growths have been reported at Warwick Pond.

Warwick Pond Blue-Green Algae Returns

By: Rob Borkowski on October 7, 2021 in News to You

WARWICK, RI — Blue-green algae , also called cyanobacteria, is back at Warwick Pond, and state authorities advise people to avoid contact with the water. The Rhode Island Department of […]

Warwick Pond Sunset: Jan. 28, 2019

By: Rob Borkowski on January 29, 2019 in Good Times

Warwick, RI — The last rays of winter sunlight fell across a partially iced Warwick Pond Monday morning, caught by local photog Lincoln Smith for Warwick Post readers. “The sunset […]