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Winners of this year's Warren Conservation Commission Earth Day Nip Bottle Collection Contest include (left to right): First Place Winners Jenna Costa and two-year-old Jameson, Second Place Winners Finn and Jodi Lawless, and Third Place Winner Diana Castro. They each received gift certificates donated by Ocean State Job Lot on Metacom Avenue. Standing behind them are Commissioner Keith Morton, Rhode Island State Senator Wally Felag, T-shirt Artist Richard Kaiser, Commissioner Butch Lombardi, and Commissioner Jeanne Leffers.
Warren collects over 2,500 nip bottles in annual cleanup
Participants commented that litter in the Town appears to be diminishing over the past several years. more
This space near the intersection of Kinnicut and Schoolhouse Roads will become the Town of Warren’s new Community Garden, with an acre of communal plots available at first, and potentially to be expanded upon later.
Warren receives DEM grant to start new community garden
Warren’s share of the funding, which is financed by a $50 million Green Bond passed by Rhode Island voters during the 2022 election, amounts to $72,445, and will go towards the creation of a community garden located at the corner of Kinnicut and Schoolhouse Roads. more
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Ryan Barnowski and Lanna Coelho wave to friends and family while marching down Main Street in Warren Little League's 72nd annual Opening Day parade, Saturday.
Photos: A great day to play ball in Warren
Opening Day for Warren Little League couldn’t have come at a better time in the midst of what has been a consistently rainy and windy spring. more
Ethan LoBollita comes out of goal to stop a shot while battling Toll Gate at home, Tuesday.
Huskies’ lacrosse halts skid, buries Burrillville 11-2
Sophomores Charlie Knapman and Ben Browne each scored 4 goals as the Mt. Hope lacrosse team buried Burrillville 11-2 in a home game on Friday. The win halted a two game skid and evened their record … more
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Located at 5 Miller St., Imagine Gift Shop answered rumors circulating that they were possibly getting ready to close through a press release issued last week.
Imagine Gift Store in Warren squashes rumors of imminent closing
Rather than let the online rumor mill dictate the conversation, the owner of Imagine Gift Store in Warren had another idea: announce their plans to renovate the store loud and proudly. more
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Now in its fifth year, KidWind has now reached more than 1,000 fourth graders who have learned from RWU engineering and education students.
RWU educational wind program has now reached over 1,000 local 4th graders
Now in its fifth year, KidWind has now reached more than 1,000 fourth graders who have learned from RWU engineering and education students. more
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A map with dotted blue lines shows a concept for an interconnected network of bicycle and walking paths that link up with the existing East Bay Bike Path, and connect East and West Warren together.
Climate resilience and smart development intersect throughout Warren's new Comprehensive Plan
By looking to address climate change as its number one priority, Warren officials and members of the public have drafted a document that seeks to simultaneously affect positive change in multiple other related areas. more
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LEFT: Multiple people contacted the newspaper after seeing the front doors that lead to the new theater space at 28 Market St. locked up with an eviction notice in the window. RIGHT: David Silva, left, the proprietor of “Beneath The Garden, LLC,” which is the corporate entity he utilized to enter into the lease agreement with New Hampshire developer Brian Thibault, who owns 28 Market St.; Chris Zingg, middle, owns In Your Ear Records, which joined as a partner to occupy the retail space; and Tyler Benton, right, who joined to run the vinyl bar concept that opened adjacent to the record shop. The three comprised the investing team behind the ambitious concept that now appears to be dead in the water.
One year after moving in, Warren's ambitious entertainment 'hub' has been evicted
Served with an eviction notice following two months of missed rent payments and a Sixth District Court ruling, the closure of 28 Market St. in Warren leaves multiple groups picking up the pieces and wondering what went wrong with such a promising vision. more
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Members of the Kickemuit Middle School Science Olympiad Team for 2024 included only four students from last year’s team that went to Kansas to represent Rhode Island in the national competition. Clearly, interest in the club hasn’t faltered.
Kickemuit Middle School headed to Science Olympiad Nationals for second consecutive year
There’s no better team of science-loving adolescents in Rhode Island right now than the Kickemuit Middle School Science Olympiad squad. more
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Tenant of Quaker Estates charged with assault
PORTSMOUTH — A 73-year-old tenant of Quaker Estates was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct following an incident at the town’s public housing complex last week. … more
Warren Conservation Commission members Keith Morton and Butch Lombardi hold one of the tee shirts, courtesy of Cliff Prazeres at Dunkin on Metacom, that will be given to anyone who participates in the Earth Day Clean Up on Saturday morning, April 27.
Earth Day Cleanup and Nip Bottle winner postponed to April 27 after rain
The Warren Conservation Commission's annual Earth Day Clean Up and Nip Contest has been postponed to April 27 due to last Saturday’s rain. more
Warren PD: Neighbors assault each other with golf club, crowbar
Warren Police made seven arrests between April 8-15, 2024, including two neighbors who beat each other up, one with a golf club, the other with a crowbar. more
Third westbound lane on bridge opens April 20
A third lane of travel westbound on the east portion of the Washington Bridge will be available to drivers as of Saturday, April 20. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation made the … more
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Trace Dubois, of Bristol, throws a pitch during the team’s 3-1 win over Toll Gate, where Dubois threw a no-hitter in his first start as a member of the varsity squad.
Mt. Hope freshman tosses no-hitter in first ever start
Trace Dubois wasn't even supposed to play on varsity his freshman year. He wound up accomplishing one of the sport's most coveted accolades on his very first start. more
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The area near Railroad and Child Streets where the sculpture pad will eventually be installed.
Jurors needed for inaugural installation at new Warren sculpture pad
A new sculpture pad near Railroad and Child Streets and the East Bay Bike Path is getting ready for its inaugural sculpture. Want to be a juror to select the first piece? You have until April 30 to apply. more
Warren could require state permission to exceed tax levy limit
If nothing changes between now and the final budget approval deadline in May, the Town of Warren will need to seek permission to raise the tax levy by 5.7% for the next fiscal year. more
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‘David vs. Goliath’ – the East Bay and the affordable housing fight
Shown here are the “affordability” metrics for the communities in the East Bay of Rhode Island. East Providence leads the way with the highest affordabilty ranking in the region, and it … more
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A section of sidewalk near the intersection of Coomer Avenue and Main Street has been damaged by roots from a nearby tree. This tree, and 22 others like it, would likely be cut down as part of a sidewalk and road repair project being designed currently by RIDOT.
As many as 23 Main Street trees on the chopping block in Warren
RIDOT is looking to repave about a mile of Rt. 114 in Warren, along with making sidewalk repairs along that stretch. The catch? They'll likely have to take down nearly two dozen established trees to do so. more
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Rep. Susan Donovan (left), or Bristol and Portsmouth, makes a point during a wide-ranging discussion at an East Bay Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. Sen. Pamela Lauria, or Barrington, East Providence and Bristol, looks on.
Lawmakers discuss a shortage of doctors and a bridge tumbling down
The East Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted a breakfast meeting with legislators earlier this month, with topics ranging from healthcare crisis to bridge crisis, from affordable housing to the minimum … more
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The late Anthony "Tony" Primiano left behind a legacy that touched the lives of many.
Many will miss the helping hands of Tony Primiano
A police officer, veteran, firefighter and rescue volunteer, the late Tony Primiano was a ‘quiet public servant’. more
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Consultant Nancy Morgan begins a Community Conversation with more than 60 people who gathered at Mount Hope Farm on March 27 to discuss the future of a proposed Sowams National Heritage Area.
Sowams Heritage Area talks generate significant interest
More than 130 people attended the Community Conversations presented by the Sowams Heritage Area Project in Bristol and Seekonk recently. more
Warren PD: Five arrests and a Market Street streaker
Police made five arrests and tried to help a naked man on Market Street between April 1-8, 2024. more
Police identify deceased man found in Warren River
A man who was found deceased in the Warren River on Monday, April 8 was identified by Warren Police on Thursday. more
Ed Theberge, Historic Warren Armory; Chris Matos, Director, George Hail Library; Cliff Morey, Massasoit Historical Association; Sarah Weed, Warren Preservation Society; Deb Jobin, Massasoit Historical Association; Scott Mlynek, and John Miranda, Washington Lodge #3, have combined their love for Warren’s history and formed a popular online group to share it with a wider audience. And it’s working!
'Historic Warren' is getting people excited about local lore and history
They started in 2019 and have a Facebook page with over 3,000 followers that began in 2022. The momentum is real, and the interest in their efforts is growing. more
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RIDEM stock ponds in anticipation of 2024 trout season
A rite of spring as much as any other, Opening Day of the 2024 trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 … more
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