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All the students at Greenwood Elementary were moving to the beat of Master Drum Teacher Bob Bloom Wednesday afternoon. Bloom, who has been performing at elementary schools since 1997, came to … ...
Jason T. Almeida, 50, of Richmond, RI, passed away surrounded by his family and friends on Saturday, July 12, 2025. This obituary was personally written by Jason: I was a devoted husband of ...
At the University of Rhode Island’s 127th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, more than 3,200 undergraduate and 770 graduate students became the University’s newest alumni. Students … ...
Not since the days of the Rocky Point Palladium and former mayors Joe Walsh and Frank Flaherty has there been a turnout for a Warwick Democratic mayoral candidate like there was Thursday for Acting ...
“Sometimes things happen for a reason.” That’s how Paul Salera looks at the way events have turned out for Westbay Community Action, which opened its new offices at what was formerly part of the ...
By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Warwick City Council approved during their meeting on Monday night the purchase of a pre-owned ladder truck from the Town of Westerly for $25,750 - a welcome contrast to cost ...
Following a 40-year career as a manager in the banking sector including several years as an executive vice president at Coastway Community Bank (now HarborOne), Jana Planka is following her passion ...
A Warwick man who appeared on the ABC reality series Wife Swap was charged with stealing his father's identity by Rhode Island State Police last week. Edward J. Heiss Jr. was charged last Wednesday ...
The Oakland Beach seawall area could see some major changes thanks to the Rhode Island Sea Grant and students in the University of Rhode Island landscape architecture program. The Sea Grant, … ...
Convinced that the city’s Retirement Board knowingly failed to abide by the state’s opening meetings act, the attorney general has brought suit against the city in Superior Court. In a release … ...
The issue of invasive weeds known as phragmites causing blockages that lead to flooding and other environmental concerns in and around Warwick Pond and its tributary, Buckeye Brook, has been ongoing ...
By MATT BOWERNearly two weeks after deciding to close Potowomut, Rhodes and Drum Rock elementary schools in an effort to save $2.7 million, the School Committee approved a proposal to turn Drum Rock ...