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Members of the Kickemuit Middle School Science Olympiad Team for 2024 included only four students from last year’s team that went to Kansas to represent Rhode Island in the national competition. Clearly, interest in the club hasn’t faltered.

Kickemuit Middle School headed to Science Olympiad Nationals for second consecutive year

There’s no better team of science-loving adolescents in Rhode Island right now than the Kickemuit Middle School Science Olympiad squad. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/23/24

Tenant of Quaker Estates charged with assault

PORTSMOUTH — A 73-year-old tenant of Quaker Estates was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct following an incident at the town’s public housing complex last week. … more

4/23/24

Warren Conservation Commission members Keith Morton and Butch Lombardi hold one of the tee shirts, courtesy of Cliff Prazeres at Dunkin on Metacom, that will be given to anyone who participates in the Earth Day Clean Up on Saturday morning, April 27.

Earth Day Cleanup and Nip Bottle winner postponed to April 27 after rain

The Warren Conservation Commission's annual Earth Day Clean Up and Nip Contest has been postponed to April 27 due to last Saturday’s rain. more

4/23/24

Warren PD: Neighbors assault each other with golf club, crowbar

Warren Police made seven arrests between April 8-15, 2024, including two neighbors who beat each other up, one with a golf club, the other with a crowbar. more

4/19/24

Third westbound lane on bridge opens April 20

A third lane of travel westbound on the east portion of the Washington Bridge will be available to drivers as of Saturday, April 20. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation made the … more

By Mike Rego | 4/18/24

Trace Dubois, of Bristol, throws a pitch during the team’s 3-1 win over Toll Gate, where Dubois threw a no-hitter in his first start as a member of the varsity squad.

Mt. Hope freshman tosses no-hitter in first ever start

Trace Dubois wasn't even supposed to play on varsity his freshman year. He wound up accomplishing one of the sport's most coveted accolades on his very first start. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/18/24

The area near Railroad and Child Streets where the sculpture pad will eventually be installed.

Jurors needed for inaugural installation at new Warren sculpture pad

A new sculpture pad near Railroad and Child Streets and the East Bay Bike Path is getting ready for its inaugural sculpture. Want to be a juror to select the first piece? You have until April 30 to apply. more

4/18/24

Warren could require state permission to exceed tax levy limit

If nothing changes between now and the final budget approval deadline in May, the Town of Warren will need to seek permission to raise the tax levy by 5.7% for the next fiscal year. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/17/24

‘David vs. Goliath’ – the East Bay and the affordable housing fight

Shown here are the “affordability” metrics for the communities in the East Bay of Rhode Island. East Providence leads the way with the highest affordabilty ranking in the region, and it … more

By Douglas Gablinske | 4/17/24

A section of sidewalk near the intersection of Coomer Avenue and Main Street has been damaged by roots from a nearby tree. This tree, and 22 others like it, would likely be cut down as part of a sidewalk and road repair project being designed currently by RIDOT.

As many as 23 Main Street trees on the chopping block in Warren

RIDOT is looking to repave about a mile of Rt. 114 in Warren, along with making sidewalk repairs along that stretch. The catch? They'll likely have to take down nearly two dozen established trees to do so. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/17/24

Rep. Susan Donovan (left), or Bristol and Portsmouth, makes a point during a wide-ranging discussion at an East Bay Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. Sen. Pamela Lauria, or Barrington, East Providence and Bristol, looks on.

Lawmakers discuss a shortage of doctors and a bridge tumbling down

The East Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted a breakfast meeting with legislators earlier this month, with topics ranging from healthcare crisis to bridge crisis, from affordable housing to the minimum … more

By Scott Pickering | 4/16/24

The late Anthony "Tony" Primiano left behind a legacy that touched the lives of many.

Many will miss the helping hands of Tony Primiano

A police officer, veteran, firefighter and rescue volunteer, the late Tony Primiano was a ‘quiet public servant’. more

By Manny Correira | 4/16/24

Consultant Nancy Morgan begins a Community Conversation with more than 60 people who gathered at Mount Hope Farm on March 27 to discuss the future of a proposed Sowams National Heritage Area.

Sowams Heritage Area talks generate significant interest

More than 130 people attended the Community Conversations presented by the Sowams Heritage Area Project in Bristol and Seekonk recently. more

4/12/24

Warren PD: Five arrests and a Market Street streaker

Police made five arrests and tried to help a naked man on Market Street between April 1-8, 2024. more

4/12/24

Police identify deceased man found in Warren River

A man who was found deceased in the Warren River on Monday, April 8 was identified by Warren Police on Thursday. more

4/11/24

Ed Theberge, Historic Warren Armory; Chris Matos, Director, George Hail Library; Cliff Morey, Massasoit Historical Association; Sarah Weed, Warren Preservation Society; Deb Jobin, Massasoit Historical Association; Scott Mlynek, and John Miranda, Washington Lodge #3, have combined their love for Warren’s history and formed a popular online group to share it with a wider audience. And it’s working!

'Historic Warren' is getting people excited about local lore and history

They started in 2019 and have a Facebook page with over 3,000 followers that began in 2022. The momentum is real, and the interest in their efforts is growing. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/10/24

RIDEM stock ponds in anticipation of 2024 trout season

A rite of spring as much as any other, Opening Day of the 2024 trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 … more

4/10/24

Sandra Bonazoli and Jim Dowd married in 1998 and started Beehive Handmade in 1999. Today, 25 years later, they are still going strong.

Beehive Handmade celebrates 25 years in business

This unassuming Water Street shop in downtown Warren holds a fascinating story of true love, determination, and a quarter century of success. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/9/24

Students from Mt. Hope High School’s engineering CTE program, alongside instructors Zach Fenster, Ryan Garrity, and Lauren Enjetit, brought the house to the Rhode Island Home Show last Friday to present to a local girl fighting cancer.

Mt. Hope students design, build, decorate and deliver 'wish house' for local girl

A collaborative project between the school's CTE and arts programs, the house was designed in the style of Disney's "Encanto", and was delivered to a girl battling cancer. more

4/9/24

Warren Police find deceased man in Warren River

The identity of the man, who was described as white and in his 50s, was not immediately released to the public. more

4/8/24

The west-to-east side crossover on Interstate 195 towards the Washington Bridge will be moved closer to the span in an attempt to alleviate congestion.

RIDOT preps new lane configuration on east side of bridge

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will shift the location of the crossover from the westbound side of Interstate 195 to the eastbound side and eventually over the Washington Bridge as … more

By Mike Rego | 4/8/24

Multiple mistakes published in Warren's preliminary budget announcement

Some readers woke up shocked to see what appeared to be a proposed 33% tax increase when they checked the preliminary budget in the Warren Times-Gazette Wednesday morning. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/4/24

A candle bearing Owen Cameron’s image sits atop a skateboard at Channing Memorial Church in Newport Saturday night, when a vigil in his memory was held. Twenty people took to the microphone to share moving tributes to the Portsmouth High School junior, whose body was found in Middletown March 27, four days after he was last seen leaving his job on foot.

‘He was a light’

PORTSMOUTH — Ava McDermott said a simple act of kindness was all it took for her to realize how special Owen Cameron was. more

By Jim McGaw | 4/3/24

Kiffin Ward shows off a saddle bracket, made from a piece of 1/4-inch piece of steel that was cut out from a larger piece by their computer numerical controlled (CNC) fiber laser cutter. The process is fast, efficient, quiet, highly customizable, and accurate, useful for applications in many industries.

This Warren manufacturing business is on the laser's edge of an American comeback story

Ward's Manufacturing, started by two Rhode Island siblings, is proving that small business manufacturing businesses have a lot of potential in the current economy. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/2/24

A class of Roger Williams University students, tasked with an assignment to come up with a hypothetical design plan for the Ocean State Job Lot plaza on Metacom Avenue in Warren, envisioned a multi-use parcel centered around a large auditorium and multiple mixed-use, commercial/residential buildings.

RWU students develop hypothetical re-design of Metacom Avenue plaza

The assignment was near and dear to professor Bob Rulli, who you may remember had a keen interest in trying to redesign the same parcel of land. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/2/24