Blount Boats to pay $24,000 in fines
Blount Boats will pay a $24,000 penalty and spend at least $230,000 on a new “tent” building over its ways on the Warren River, to resolve federal claims that the boat-building company violated federal and state clean air regulations. Blount received town approval in January to build the 44-foot-tall tent structure over its ways; the [...]
Read More →David J. Machado, 48, Greenville, RI
David John Machado, 48, of Greenville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 5, 2013. He was the husband of Kristen Mayo-Machado. Born in Taunton, a son of Robert and Ellen (Stawniak) Machado, he was a long-time area resident. Mr. Machado was an automation technician and was employed by Materion in Lincoln for many years. Besides [...]
Read More →Tony Lastoria Sr., 82, Pataskala, Ohio
Tony “Moose” Lastoria Sr., 82, of Pataskala, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013 in Pataskala, after a long illness. Born on June 11, 1930 in Warren to the late Michael and Anna (Sullo) Lastoria, Tony was a kind and loving man who lived a full life. His son, Tony Jr., and daughter-in-law, Mary [...]
Read More →Warren police logs: Loose cows, bull and horse
Monday, May 6 Someone found an injured cat and dropped it off at the animal shelter. Someone overturned trash barrels adjacent to the basketball courts at Burr’s Hill. A Metacom Avenue man asked for a temporary restraining order against his ex-girlfriend, who he said was calling and harassing him and his friends. Police dispersed an [...]
Read More →Warren building permits: Week of May 8
The following building permits were recently approved by Warren Building Official William Nash Jr.: 1 Emery Road, Fernando Cruanes. Install three replacement patio doors and one replacement window, $13,000. 1 Terrace Ave., Joseph E. Rodrigues. Install replacement window, $2,000. 509 Child St., East Bay Community Development Corp. Replace 16 windows and entry doors, new sheetrock [...]
Read More →Scoop: Del’s/Palagi’s turf war gets heated
What’s colder than an extra large slush on a hot summer day? The turf war going down between Palagis Ice Cream and Del’s Lemonade. Police have been called twice this past week — once by Del’s driver Roxanne Orien, once by Palagis driver Duncan O’Brien — with each accusing the other of selling frozen treats [...]
Read More →Meet William Schaff: The man behind the mask
About 12 years ago, William Schaff walked into Jack’s Bar, had a seat, ordered a drink and took out his embroidery — it was a litmus test, he thought at the time, of how small, insular Warren treats newcomers. “A lot of times small neighborhood bars can be intimidating, especially if you’re a little different,” [...]
Read More →Warren police logs: Unlicensed lemonade purveyor
Monday, April 29 A suspicious man spotted on Truman Avenue just before 10 a.m. told police he was only waiting for a friend to arrive. A Kinnicutt Avenue woman reported receiving harassing phone calls from her ex-husband’s new wife. Police were called to Arlington Avenue for an unruly 12-year-old boy. A bank robbery was reported [...]
Read More →Get in the saddle Saturday in Warren
Watch out on the roads Saturday: There figure to be a lot of kids out on bikes, and on foot. Most of them will likely be headed toward the Kickemuit Middle School, where Warren is holding its first-ever “Bikes & Feet on Every Street” day. It’s a morning-long bike safety event paid for in part [...]
Read More →Luca moves to former Mercier’s in Warren
Diane Jennings knew for a long time that she wanted to move Luca, her upscale children’s consignment shop, to a bigger place. On Wednesday, she opened the doors. Luca, which she calls Rhode Island’s only designer children and maternity consignment boutique, had been run for nearly three years out of a small storefront at 139 [...]
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