Earth Day cleanup in Warren Saturday
There are some big things in store for this Saturday’s Earth Day Cleanup in Warren. The annual event, traditionally held the week after the official celebration of Earth Day, is run every year from a staging area at the Pete Sepe Pavilion, and that will be the case this year as well. Dozens of volunteers [...]
Read More →Warren harbomaster finalist for Bristol post
Warren Harbormaster Matt Calouro is one of three finalists for the vacant harbormaster post in neighboring Bristol. Mr. Calouro, who is the brother of Bristol Town Council member Nathan Calouro and son-in-law of recently retired Bristol Harbormaster Joseph Cabral, was selected as one of the top three candidates Wednesday night by the Bristol Town Council; [...]
Read More →Little League baseball returns to Warren Saturday
Warren Little League will kick off its 61st season with an Opening Day parade and ceremony this Saturday, April 27. The parade starts at 9 a.m. from Joyce Street and heads south on Main to St. Mary of the Bay Church. From there, it travels down to Jannitto Memorial Field on Water Street. A ceremony [...]
Read More →Bristol Warren schools take on dating violence
Teen dating violence is a growing problem, and Bristol Warren school committee members took the first steps Monday night to tackle violence in and out of their schools. The Bristol Warren Regional School Committee approved the first reading of a new policy which would spell out standards for students involved in relationships, and for those [...]
Read More →Three Mt. Hope basketball players named to RI Coaches teams
A member of Mt. Hope’s varsity basketball squad was recently named to the Rhode Island Basketball Coaches Association (RIBCA) All-Division III Team. Matt Scott, a junior, is the first Huskie to be named to an All-Division team since RIBCA instituted All-Division teams in 2004. Scott was one of eight Division III players to play in the [...]
Read More →Warren police logs: Lucky day for trashy squirrel
Monday, April 15 Someone found a litter of kittens on Market Street and called the animal control officer. Officer Heidi Garrity said that apart from that litter of six, four more kittens were born at the shelter a few days later, and she also recovered a litter of six baby rabbits from a home. Police [...]
Read More →Manny Flavors to lick again
Manny Flavors has had a tough year, but if all goes well he’ll go back to licking his ice cream cone soon enough. Manny, the giant fiberglass mascot that has stood in front of the Eskimo King ice cream shop on Market Street since the place opened in 1958, was struck by a car one [...]
Read More →Warren fast food worker named region’s best
You wouldn’t think that working in a fast food restaurant would bring notoriety and acclaim. But for Laurie Furtado, that’s exactly what it did. Ms. Furtado was recently named McDonald’s Restaurant “Crew Person of the Year” for 2012 after beating out eight other challengers — and 50,000 other employees from 750 franchise locations — in [...]
Read More →Warren needs you on Earth Day
To the editor: The Kickemuit River Council (KRC) is so happy that the wonderful Warren Conservation Commission (WCC) and Dunkin Donuts are sponsoring an Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, April 27, at 9 a.m. at the Peter Sepe Pavilion on Hugh Cole Road, in Warren. Come, participate, and sign in at 9 am. Have a [...]
Read More →Opening Reception at IMAGO in Warren
Imago Foundation for the Arts will hold a reception celebrating the opening of a group exhibit featuring the art work of member Lenny Rumpler and guest artists John Boland and David Gonville. Mr. Rumpler is an accomplished photographer and Barrington resident who made the switch to digital after more than 40 years of traditional photography. [...]
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