Rhode Wars 2 – A wild night in Warwick – Brendan Higgins

Two boxers in action in a boxing ring.

by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer Photos: Rebecca Lawrence      Upsets in the ring, and upset fans outside the ring, made for a wild night as CES Boxing, returned to the Crowne Plaza Saturday night. Fighters from around the world punched it out in front of a rabid capacity crowd.      In the opening contest, Nicola…

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Rhode Wars 2 set – Meet boxer Nicola Quarneti – Brendan Higgins

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By Brendan Higgins, contributing writer This Saturday night, CES boxing returns to the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, with the second installment of the highly successful Rhode Wars series. This card promises to be an action-packed night of boxing with an international flavor. Fighters from around the globe including Columbia, Canada and Mexico will be in…

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Rhode Wars 2 is Coming – Brendan Higgins

A man standing in front of a table with a boxing glove.

By Brendan Higgins, contributing writer Photo: Tim Hatfield Jimmy Burchfield and CES Boxing return to the Crowne Plaza in Warwick on March 26th, with a sensational night of professional boxing action. The inaugural Rhode Wars was a major success. It was a standing room only crowd, witnessing one action packed fight after another. Rhode Wars…

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Order your Hamentashen – support Assisted Living program

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Once again, the Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk Assisted Living Residence is selling their popular Hamentashen (pronounce, most commonly, hah-muhn-tah-shuhn). You can order either poppy, prune, apricot, lemon, chocolate or raspberry – or do a mix and match. They are $18.00/dozen – Orders will be accepted until Tuesday, March 8th Call and reserve your order today! 401-732-0037 ext.…

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Rhode Wars is coming – by Brendan Higgins

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By Brendan Higgins, contributing writer      Thursday afternoon a press conference was held at Arooga’s in Warwick to announce the upcoming CES Boxing extravaganza being held at the Crowne Plaza on February 19th with a 7pm bell time.      The main event of the evening will feature the iconic Jaime Clampitt (22-5-2, 7 KO’s) vs…

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Your Networking Pick of the Week – Central Chamber at Enerjy

Central rhode island chamber of commerce logo.

Join the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, February 10th, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Enerjy Foods, 400 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, for a morning of networking while enjoying specially prepared Mediterranean pastries from the chefs at Enerjy. Increase your market visibility, develop relationships with like-minded businesses and build a sense of camaraderie…

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Innovative Neon Marketplace opens in Warwick

Two cars parked at a gas station at night.

Neon Marketplace, the newest and most innovative brand in the convenience store industry, opened its doors in its new 5,500 sq ft location in Warwick, RI that also features 900 sq ft of outdoor seating with heatlamps. The marketplace offers a full menu of fresh, on-the-go food and beverage items, such as – artisan-style pizza prepared in…

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A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from… Warwick (video)

A fire truck on a street with a man on top of it.

We were greeted with a very nice video the other day in our email. It was from the City of Warwick. Thinking it was a quick little ditty, we hit play – and right away we were mesmerized by the simple joy of it all. A few days later we came upon some conversation on…

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