On Wednesday, Harold “Swede” Nelson celebrated his 93rd birthday, which in itself is a milestone made all the more hard to believe by his boyish looks and engaging conversation. He marked … more

Rules of the Warwick Democratic City Committee are pretty straight forward: It takes 21 of the 81 members to establish a quorum. Yet while the rules are straight forward, it hasn’t been easy … more

It’s Friday afternoon at Pilgrim High School. Students are sprawled on the floor of Lisa Tamburini’s classroom and a National Guardsman is talking freshmen through applying tourniquets to … more

You can still get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant — but you might pay a slight upcharge for eggs. "This is the first time in quite a while that we’ve had to raise menu … more

From the perspective of City Solicitor Michael Ursillo who played a major role in negotiations, the firefighters’ contract approved on an 8-1 vote by the City Council Monday night is the first … more

Driving through Johnston, Art Dunn looked left to the breakdown lane and his gaze met the animal’s dead eyes. It was a bobcat, freshly killed by a passing vehicle; intact and mostly … more

In 1935, Giuseppe Baffoni founded a chicken farm in the heart of Johnston, and 88 years later his great grandson’s still tending the flock. Adam Baffoni walked out his farm store and down … more

You can still get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant – but you might pay a slight upcharge for eggs. "This is the first time in quite a while that we’ve had to raise menu prices,” said owner Catherine Fonesca (the titular Alice is her dog).  “In this business, you just have to go with the flow as prices bounce on eggs, meat, coffee – everything, really.” more

Rhode Island’s law enforcement leaders agree: Tyre Nichols should not be dead. more

Johnston’s healthcare sector is booming. Although construction is clogging one of the town’s central arteries, the temporary pain may be worth it down the road, according to local … more

Just how much study needs to be done for the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to move air cargo operations to an expanded $100 million facility south of the airport terminal? Warwick … more

Depending on what’s included in the calculation, Warwick firefighters may not have had the highest average wage of firefighters in Rhode Island in 2021. That’s the conclusion of City … more