100 Years Ago in Warren: Thief foiled in the act
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in January 1913: Fancy new truck George M. Wilbur, the undertaker, has just purchased a new Pierce Arrow, 45-horse power, ambulance. It certainly is a beatuy and will prove of material assistance to Mr. Wilbur in his work. Thief foiled While guests were [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Riot in the Polish colony
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in November 1912: Riot in the Polish colony The north end of the town was the scene of a lively scrap on Saturday night last, between the police and a few Polanders who were the worse for too much liquor. There are several [...]
Read More →Water Street sewer project starts this week
After several years of planning, an ambitious project to repair a faulty section of sewer lines along Water Street is about to begin. The $2.09 million project has been needed for years, and town officials hope the work — replacing a series of degraded, broken and inadequate sewer lines — will help clear up water [...]
Read More →Warren marks veterans’ sacrifices
A small gathering of Boy Scouts, veterans, town officials and residents gathered at the Warren Town Common Sunday morning to mark the town’s observance of Veterans’ Day. Keynote speaker Chris Stanley, the president of the Warren Town Council, gave this speech: ” Today the First World War can often appear distant to us with so [...]
Read More →Warren recycled 1,250 tons last year
Every man, woman and child in Warren turned in 236 pounds of recyclables this past year, according to state recycling records and a comparison of state census figures. Overall, Warren’s 10,611 residents recycled 1,250 tons of plastic, paper, metal and other recyclables during the fiscal year that ran from July 2011 through June 2012. Where [...]
Read More →Deluge in Warren and Bristol
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought a deluge on the East Bay Wednesday, overflowing storm drains, sewers, basements and roads as a heavy band of rain moved in around 11:30 a.m., just as high tide was cresting. The storm incapacitated Route 114 on the Warren and Barrington line, south at Locust Terrace and caused traffic [...]
Read More →Warren could use Liberty Street School as municipal offices
Having been unable to find a buyer, Warren is looking at a possible new use for the Liberty Street School: Municipal offices. Warren Town Planner Caroline Wells said Friday that there have been discussions about moving some of Warren Town Hall’s more crowded offices into the old high school. It’s just talk at this point, [...]
Read More →Too close for comfort
The driver of this Ryder moving truck pulled a bit too close to the curb in downtown Warren Thursday morning, partially taking out the sign for Federal Hill Pizza and causing some tree damage on the side of Main Street. The truck sustained some minor damage, as well.
Read More →Police logs: Warren child escapes serious injury in accident
Monday, August 6 Joshua Sousa, 25, of Bristol, was arrested by Bristol police on a warrant for evading a taxicab fare. A Main Street man told police that someone spray-painted graffiti on his truck. Police were called out to a neighborhood dispute on Arlington Avenue. Police were called to Long Lane to keep the peace. [...]
Read More →Warren-based MPs head to Afghanistan
Tears, hugs and smiles filled the air at Quonset Point Sunday afternoon, when 150 military police officers based out of Warren prepared to say goodbye to their families. The servicemen and women, all members of the Rhode Island National Guard’s 169th military police company on Market Street in Warren, will ship out soon — the exact [...]
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