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Yonks bassist, Jack Petit and lead guitarist Alex Hemond get jiggy during their set.
Photos: 7th Annual Warren Folks Fest delivers the goods again
Check out photos from the 7th Annual Warren Folks Fest, held this past Saturday at 30 Cutler St. in Warren. more
Warren PD: Six arrests and a car-on-bicycle collision
Warren Police made six arrests and responded to a cyclist being struck by a car in the center of Town between Aug. 7-14, 2023. more
Jackie Coughlin portraying Marianne Molineux, wife of William Molineaux, a leader of the North End Caucus who was at the Boston Tea Party, and Judy Fardig of Warren take a picture with the new pin in front of the grave stone of Nicholas Campbell, an American revolutionary who was at the Boston Tea Party.
Historians: Warren's first philanthropist was a revolutionary, generous man
On Monday, the Town of Warren held a ceremony for one of its most famous residents that you've probably never heard of, but who is worth learning about. more
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SRO Keith Medeiros and K9 Officer Brody, shortly after Medeiros was given the the Floyd Ledbetter National School Resource Officer of the Year Award at the National Association of School Resource Officers annual summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bristol SRO (and his famous K9 friend) earn national honors
Bristol Student Resource Officer Keith Medeiros was rewarded for his excellence and dedication to his job with the highest accolades given to an SRO by their national association. more
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Proposed renderings of new signs that could be fabricated by the Town’s Department of Public Works in order to clarify where public parking exists in town.
New signs and better enforcement planned to ease parking woes in Warren
If at first you don’t succeed, try, again. And if that doesn’t work…then maybe try five more times. Such has been the approach to analyzing and proposing solutions to Warren’s downtown parking situation. more
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A lifeguard chair at the Warren Town Beach. The Town Council decided last week that only swimming at the Town Beach would be limited by local ordinance, with prohibited times for swimming occurring from “dusk until dawn.”
Pushback prompts backstroke on Warren swimming restrictions
Following pushback from two residents who proudly espoused their enjoyment of twilight swims in local waters, the Warren Town Council agreed to roll back a proposed amendment to the local swimming ordinance that would have prohibited night-time dips. more
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Left-right Bob Pare, his son, Bob Jr., and good friend Eric Delekta, were extremely busy during Saturday’s 60th annual Pare Clambake.
Record number attend 60th annual Pare Clambake in Warren
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this past Saturday afternoon, the annual Pare Clambake on Long Lane was everything it was cranked up to be, and then some. As one bystander pointed out, “It hasn’t lost its flavor.” more
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Warren PD: Bristol man arrested after attempted robbery with knife
Monday, July 31 A man on Railroad Avenue reported that another man had harassed him while driving by in a vehicle at 1:31 p.m. A Kathleen Drive resident reported at 7:11 p.m. that sunglasses had been … more
Born in 1732, Nicholas Campbell gave his firsthand account of The Boston Tea Party, which was published in a Salem, Mass. newspaper on July 20, 1826. He was 93 years old at the time. His grave marker at the North Burial Ground in Warren will be commemorated on Aug. 14.
Boston Tea Party participant to be commemorated in Warren
Nicholas Campbell is one of just 116 known participants in the Boston Tea Party. His grave, located in Warren, will be commemorated during a ceremony on Aug. 14. more
Roger Gray Fox smudges guests before allowing them into the sacred circle.
Pokanokets celebrate Heritage Day at Burr's Hill Park
The event featured authentic drumming, dancing, craft making, and invited people to undergo a traditional spiritual smudging. more
Tiverton police officer Jacob Rapoza.
Former Tiverton SRO charged with 2nd Degree Child Abuse
The Warren Police Department announced the arrest of a Tiverton police officer following an investigation into potential child abuse. more
Tiverton firefighters remove a window after a mill fire
Amendment to injured firefighters law stirs municipal budget concerns
According to Jordan Day, associate director of the R.I. League of Cities and Towns, this law could be a financial disaster for municipal budgets already straining under the pressure from, well, everything else. more
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The field at Kickemuit Middle School was damaged a few weeks ago after an outside group drove a utility vehicle atop it following a rain storm. That damage hasn’t yet been repaired.
Damage to Kickemuit Middle School field unresolved as sports season nears
Warren DPW Director Brian Wheeler said last week that the town was still trying to secure an estimate from a third party contractor about how much the field would cost to repair, and who should be held responsible for paying. more
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Barrington's Chris Brindamour competed in the recent Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour stop at Dudek Lanes in Warren.
National duckpin pro bowling tour makes a stop at Dudek Lanes
WARREN — The sixth stop on the 2023 edition of the Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour schedule took place last weekend, Aug. 4-6, at Dudek Lanes in Warren and featured of a couple of … more
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Stella Raiche and daughter, Aleah, walk their dogs on the track at Kickemuit Middle School.
Track renovations at Kickemuit Middle School pushed to Aug. 21
Renovations originally scheduled to begin last week have been pushed off due to delays acquiring necessary materials. more
Warren PD: Two arrests and two public urinators
Warren PD made two arrests, looked for brazen weed smokers, and investigated two reports of public urination between July 24-31, 2023. more
Jack Flynn (pictured here) wrote the book on Warren athletics, especially the accomplishments of the late Charlie Burdge.
Remembering Warren sports icon, Charlie Burdge
The late Charles “Charlie” Burdge certainly put his stamp on his beloved town of Warren. Ask anyone who grew up around these parts who remembers this gentle giant, and they will tell you there was nobody like him. more
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Pokanoket Tribe members play in a drum circle during last year's Heritage Day event.
Pokanoket Heritage Day is this weekend
The event is at the North end of Burr's Hill Park in Warren on Sunday, Aug. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. more
Eleanor Lial runs in a relay event at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships, held at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon this past weekend. Her mother, Jen, a professional photographer, caught the action.
Warren teen competes in National Junior Olympics for track
Eleanor, a rising 8th grader at Kickemuit Middle School, traveled with the Fast Track team out of Central Falls, one of just four runners from the team to travel for the event (and one of 13 to qualify), which featured the best young runners from around the nation. more
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The field at Kickemuit Middle School has been closed for multiple weeks following an incident with an outside group causing damage during a football camp. Those repairs are ongoing. The track will also be closed to be resurfaced beginning this Friday. Town officials are hopeful the track and field will be reopened in time for fall sports.
KMS track to be closed for repairs beginning Friday
The track at Kickemuit Middle School will be off limits for at least two weeks beginning this Friday to allow for repairs and re-striping. more
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Camille Abdel-Nabi and wife, Devin, hold up a basket of heirloom tomatoes in front of their farm stand at Long Lane Farm, which they revived after purchasing the property in September of 2020.
A beloved farm revitalized on Warren's Long Lane
Camille and Devin Abdel-Nabi are living their best life together in a place familiar and dear to many Warrenite’s hearts — the historic farm at 39 Long Lane. more
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Workers install metal sheeting into the western approach of the Warren River bike path bridge. The temporary bulkhead will allow the contractor to utilize a barge at the site.
Bike path bridge demolition to begin mid- to late-August
Workers began installing temporary bulkheads at the Barrington and Warren River bike path bridges last week.   The work, said Rhode Island Department of Transportation Spokesman Charles St. … more
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The 2023 Warren Walkabout Poster Design Contest is now open through Monday, Aug. 28. Winners will be announced via the Discover Warren Instagram, Facebook, and website on Sept. 24.
Entries now open for 2023 Warren Walkabout Poster Design Contest
A $300 prize and widespread visibility awaits the winner of Warren's annual poster design competition. more
Mt. Hope wrestler Andrew McCarthy was named to the All-American team after placing 5th at the Nuway Combat Summer Nationals in Atlantic City, NJ last week.  Photo was taken during the RI state tournament in February.
McCarthy earns All-American status at nationals
Mt. Hope wrestler Andrew McCarthy achieved All-American status by placing fifth in the 138-pound weight class in the Nuway Combat Summer Nationals in Atlantic City, NJ last week.   … more
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Jayden Healey delivers a pitch in Post 10's victory over Post 39 Saturday, July 29, in the 2023 Junior Legion Baseball state playoffs.
Post 10 sends off South Kingstown Post 39, reaches Junior Legion state final
WEST WARWICK — The ATC/Riverside Post 10 Junior Division club earned a spot in the 2023 Rhode Island American Legion Baseball League championship round after dispatching South Kingstown Post 29 … more
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