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  • [CREDIT: Rhonda Lapham] From left, Lapham's mother, who was one of her natural mentors and Lapham herself.

    BBBS RI: Natural Mentors Pack Powerful Influence

    [CREDIT: Rhonda Lapham] From left, Lapham's mother, who was one of her natural mentors and Lapham herself. By: Rob Borkowski

     RHONDA LAPHAM Market President, iHeartMedia Providence & Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island May is a time of change and growth. Students are wrapping up the school […]

  • [CREDIT: Lincoln Smith] The Avenue of Flags at Pawtuxet Memorial Park.

    Memorial Day: What’s Open, What’s Closed?

    [CREDIT: Lincoln Smith] The Avenue of Flags at Pawtuxet Memorial Park. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Today is Memorial Day, the federal holiday honoring those who died in service to the country, with the Warwick Memorial Day service starting at 10 a.m. at […]

  • [CREDIT: RI Sec. of State] A timeline for Coventry Town Council Candidates to declare and file nomination papers for the Dist. 3 and Dist. 5 Special Elections Aug. 8.

    Coventry Town Council Candidates Declare May 29-30

    [CREDIT: RI Sec. of State] A timeline for Coventry Town Council Candidates to declare and file nomination papers for the Dist. 3 and Dist. 5 Special Elections Aug. 8. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Town Council candidates for the Dist. 3 and Dist. 5 special elections Aug. 5 must declare May 29-30, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore announced this […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: Courtesy Photo] Members of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (C.E.A.S.E. RI) and several unions rallied in the State Capitol May 20 supporting a casino smoking ban bill, which has the support of House Speaker Joe Shekarchi.

    Casino Smoking Ban Bill Supporters Rally at State House

    [CREDIT: Courtesy Photo] Members of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (C.E.A.S.E. RI) and several unions rallied in the State Capitol May 20 supporting a casino smoking ban bill, which has the support of House Speaker Joe Shekarchi. By: Rob Borkowski

    STATE HOUSE — Members of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (C.E.A.S.E. RI) and several unions rallied in the State Capitol rotunda May 20 supporting a casino smoking ban bill, protecting […]

  • Suzy Q’s Summit General Opens

    By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — Not long after Suzy Quattrocchi and Town Council members cut the ribbon at Suzy Q’s Summit General, 25 Old Summit Road,  more than 100 hungry people from […]

  • [CREDIT: RI State House] Sen. Peter A. Appollonio Jr. (D-Dist. 29, Warwick)'s bill authorizes the DOH director to approve back-logged license applications.

    RI Senate OKs Medical Licensing Backlog Bill

    [CREDIT: RI State House] Sen. Peter A. Appollonio Jr. (D-Dist. 29, Warwick)'s bill authorizes the DOH director to approve back-logged license applications. By: Rob Borkowski

    STATE HOUSE — The Senate today approved legislation introduced by Sen. Peter A. Appollonio Jr. (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) to address the state’s medical licensing backlog, authorizing the Department of Health […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: Rhonda Lapham] From left, Lapham's mother, who was one of her natural mentors and Lapham herself.

    BBBS RI: Natural Mentors Pack Powerful Influence

    [CREDIT: Rhonda Lapham] From left, Lapham's mother, who was one of her natural mentors and Lapham herself. By: Rob Borkowski

     RHONDA LAPHAM Market President, iHeartMedia Providence & Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island May is a time of change and growth. Students are wrapping up the school […]

  • [CREDIT: City of Warwick] The Warwick City Council approved Mayor Frank Picozzi's $380M FY26 budget Thursday, with a few changes that did not affect additional school funds, the bottom line or estimated tax rates.

    Council OKs $380M FY26 Budget, $196M for Schools

    [CREDIT: City of Warwick] The Warwick City Council approved Mayor Frank Picozzi's $380M FY26 budget Thursday, with a few changes that did not affect additional school funds, the bottom line or estimated tax rates. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council voted 8-1 approving Mayor Frank Picozzi’s $380M FY26 budget, with some amendments moving funds from line items into the paving budget, without altering […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borklowski] Warwick City Hall on Post Road. The Warwick City Council's first meeting adjusts rules on meeting agendas, moving public comment one item later, and preserves a rule cited in a First Amendment Lawsuit against the Council.

    Warwick Schools Budget: Picozzi Contributes $2M, Council Reviews FY26

    [CREDIT: Rob Borklowski] Warwick City Hall on Post Road. The Warwick City Council's first meeting adjusts rules on meeting agendas, moving public comment one item later, and preserves a rule cited in a First Amendment Lawsuit against the Council. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Hours after Warwick Teachers protested outside Warwick City Hall urging officials to increase the Warwick Schools budget, Mayor Frank Picozzi increased school funding to $2.1 million. The […]

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Police and Fire

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation.

    Assault Charge: Dozing Driver Wakes, Kicks Cop

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — A wellness check for a couple sleeping in a tan 2010 Mercedes Milan at the 3335 Post Road Cumberland Farms resulted in a misdemeanor assault charge April […]

  • [CREDIT: CPD] CPD arrested a Flat River Road Man Wednesday after discovering his Coventry drug cache of cocaine, fentanyl, meth an testosterone.

    CPD Arrests Man For Coventry Drug Cache May 21

    [CREDIT: CPD] CPD arrested a Flat River Road Man Wednesday after discovering his Coventry drug cache of cocaine, fentanyl, meth an testosterone. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Police arrested a 34-year-ol Flat River Road man Wednesday, May 21 for possession with intent to deliver a Coventry drug cache including Cocaine, Fentanyl, Meth and […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The U.S. Court in Providence. A Providence man will be sentenced July 24 for his admitted part in a Land Rover credit fraud scheme in RI & NH.

    Coventry Man Indicted for April 22 Fentanyl Trafficking

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The U.S. Court in Providence. A Providence man will be sentenced July 24 for his admitted part in a Land Rover credit fraud scheme in RI & NH. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE – A Coventry man has bee indicted on two counts of fentanyl trafficking stemming from an April 22 arrest following warrant searches of his Providence and Coventry homes. Rhode […]