Ladouceur aims to cut sewer assessments

By JOHN HOWELL Sixty percent of work on Phase III of Governor Francis sewers is completed, with most of the pipe in the ground and crews now concentrating on stubs for home connections. But the cost to the homeowners, projected at $21,000, remains a

In fight against addiction, 'It's okay not to be okay'

By JOHN HOWELL -- A daunting lineup was seated in the front of the room to discuss the ongoing fight against overdoses and how to improve treatment in the state.

RIDE officials impressed by Warwick Career Tech Center

By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The two top officials from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) spent about two hours touring various pathway programs offered at the Warwick Area Career and Tech Center, and were impressed with what they saw.

Warwick Police return to Live PD

Don’t fret if you missed Warwick episodes of “Live PD” or you just are wishing for more of the TV show, because the boys in blue will be back on Friday.

Liddle Tots back in business, waits for next court hearing

By JOHN HOWELL Liddle Tots II Teen at Pond Plaza, the proposed site of a controversial three-story self-storage unit, is open again after a Superior Court Justice found that the landlord had improperly evicted the business serving 130 children. According

Greenwood Volunteer Fire looks for support through annual BBQ

By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company #1 is asking for support to help raise funds to continue making repairs to their hall, which also doubles as a museum for antique firefighting trucks and accessories and historical information...

Sinapi welcomed by Council colleagues

By ETHAN HARTLEY Newly elected Ward 8 City Councilman Anthony Sinapi was probably wishing he had at least chosen to wear a nice pair of slacks on Monday night, as he was invited by Council President Steve Merolla to take his Ward 9 chair and watch the

Last of the connections

Last of the connections Emergency repairs to two burst pipes near the Cedar Swamp wastewater pumping station that flushed 300,000 gallons of sewage into the drainage area of Buckeye Brook were completed Friday. According to the Warwick Sewer Authority,

Time to tango for our veterans

Flight Tango - the 20th flight conducted by the Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs - was held Saturday with 24 veterans, leaving and returning to Green Airport after a full day of visiting the nation's war memorials in Washington. As it has done

School audit session delayed

By ETHAN HARTLEY A hearing scheduled for last night's City Council meeting in which the Warwick School Department would have presented its results from a third-party audit that analyzed its fiscal and programmatic practices was postponed in light of

Dinner talks indeed brought people together, report finds

By ETHAN HARTLEY Could a pasta, chicken and meatball dinner really bring people together to talk civilly about the most important issues facing us as a state? Those in charge of the experimental dinner sessions are saying, yes, it can indeed. Starting in

Stenhouse sticks to message of 'building' at headquarters opening

By JOHN HOWELL With the Democratic primary having determined the matchup for the mayoral election, Republican Sue Stenhouse opened her campaign headquarters Friday with a message that Warwick voters deserve the leadership that has the resolve and

70 years, GCU serves 60,000, keeps growing

By JOHN HOWELL Emo Gordon has been a member for 65 of the 70 years there's been a Greenwood Credit Union. He and his wife June were part of a group that gathered in the institution Thursday morning to commemorate GCU's 70th anniversary. He was also among

SPORTS

WFFSC continues to shine

The Warwick Fire Fighters youth soccer club has established itself as the premier youth club in the state of Rhode Island. For the third straight season, Warwick Fire Fighters was named the state's largest youth soccer program out of 40 overall clubs in

Coaches react to PawSox move

My take on the PawSox move

Hendricken recognized by Special Olympics

Morin settling in at D3 Endicott

Police/Crime

Police Log

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On Sept. 8 at approximately 7:18 p.m. Officer Tyler Stone was on patrol on Post Rd., in the area of Route 37, when he saw a truck driving very erratically, speeding down Post Rd. and crossing lanes constantly, almost causing

Police Log

OPINION

Sen. Calkin thanked for her service

To the Editor: In last week's Democratic primary, people of Senate District 30 honored me with a majority of their votes. I am deeply grateful to them, and thankful for the opportunity to serve in the Rhode Island Senate. At the same time, I have to

Balancing political power

This is a call for `Radical Civility'

Live PDemocracy

Honor Flight does right by our veterans

LIFESTYLE

Smiling through a long life

Life is difficult, and we need all of the social support that we can get. Life can be sad, and we need all of the happy relationships we can get. Life can be tortuous for those with physical ailments, and we need all of the cheer we can get. The biggest

September 22, 2018