Posts Tagged ‘Warwick’
Warwick’s back-to-school plan – late and incomplete
This week over 540 Kindergarteners will put their toes back into the water and start in-person school in newly cleaned and air circulating schools in Warwick. Wednesday, October 14th, you can expect the buses to roll, with half the kindergarteners – the other half going back on October 15th. Going in-person is still the option…
Read MoreMovies at the Airport
T.F. Green Airport and NewportFILM are hosting an evening under the stars – their first time ever drive-in movie at the airport on Thursday, September 24th. The event opens at 5:30pm and film starts at 6:45pm. The film is Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice The movie will be shown in the T.F. Green Airport Parking…
Read MoreLetter from 9 RI city/town school leaders: we can’t go safely back-to-school
Photo: Pawtucket School Department Parade of Hope Five days ago, after reviewing the plans required of them, and hearing from experts, 9 city and town school superintendents/presidents wrote a letter to Governor Gina Raimondo and Commission of the RI Dept. of Education, Dr. Angelica Infante-Green, basically saying – no, we won’t go. The letter sites…
Read MoreWe say “Cheers” to the Backstop Cafe, a RI institution
by John Cardullo, sportswriter For the former Backstop Café – as time went by a softball shrine falls to the wrecking ball all in the name of progress, but for many the memories will go on. It began as a pub where the locals would stop by and have a few beverages while watching sports…
Read MoreWelcome to Harbor Lights Golf Course – #5 of our golf course reviews
by John Cardullo, sportswriter This is a multi-part series on the local golf courses in the State of Rhode Island by yours truly, a self-admitted weekend golfer who is more of a hacker and duffer than the pros who we watch on Sunday afternoon and wish that we could play like them. The courses are…
Read MoreWhat a beauty! New Rocky Point Pier
Thank you to Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson, of Warwick, who allowed us to use these beautiful pictures of the new pier at Rocky Point. The replacement project was done jointly with the City of Warwick. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Warwick Mayor Joseph J. Solomon today held a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate…
Read MoreKent Hospital expands with testing and respiratory units
Along with our expanded in-hospital preparations, there are an additional three outside units set up on the Kent Hospital property. They are: The COVID-19 testing tent. This was the first new unit on the Kent property, created in partnership with the DOH. This has been in operation for about a week now, and is used…
Read MoreIn The Arena – with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Warwick Mayor Solomon
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. You can also watch it here, at RINewsToday.com This week Paolino talks with Joseph J. Solomon, Mayor of Warwick. They discuss T. F. Green Airport and other developments happening in the…
Read MoreTop Story of the Week: Football with the Pilgrim Patriots
(We had a great response to our story by John Cardullo, sportswriter, this week as he chronicled the victory of the Pilgrim Patriots Football Team, after 44 years chasing their SuperBowl – if have a sports story that should be covered get in touch with us…) by John Cardullo, sportswriter It has been 44 years…
Read MoreArtisans Helping Homeless Animals
The 7th Annual Crafting for Critters Christmas Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Pilgrim Senior Center, 27 Pilgrim Parkway, Warwick, RI from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Hosted by Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter, over 50 vendors will be selling their handcrafted and original wares just in time for gift giving!…
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