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WPD finds drivers operating with E-brake on, traction control; assist fire with air fryer blaze
The following is a synopsis of Warren Police logs from Monday, Oct. 28-Sunday, Nov. 3: Monday, Oct. 28 Responding to a call to assist with a stranded motor vehicle at around 2 p.m., the WPD … more
Mt. Hope's Jessica Deal emerges from the eponymous Covered Bridge Trail on the Ponaganset High campus during the girls' portion of the 2024 State Cross Country Championship Meet Saturday, Nov. 2. Deal led the Huskies with a 10th-place overall finish.
Deal is Mt. Hope's ace at 2024 Cross Country State Championships
NORTH SCITUATE — Jessica Deal was once again the individual standout among the Mt. Hope High School contingent at the 2024 Rhode Island Interscholastic League State Championship Cross Country … more
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Robert Annis and JJ Pimental celebrate after the latter scored the first Mt. Hope touchdown of the night as the Huskies eventually defeated North Providence, 14-6, Friday, Nov. 1.
Huskies send off football seniors with sixth win in a row
The good news for the Mt. Hope High School football team is that the Huskies completed a fine regular season, one of the best in recent memory actually, last Friday night, Nov. 1, Senior Night for … more
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Mt. Hope keeper Cole Tavares attempts to make a diving save during the penalty kicks which decided a 3-2 St. Raphael upset win over the Huskies in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Division II playoffs Friday night, Nov. 1.
Dream boys' soccer season for Mt. Hope comes to nightmarish end
The Mt. Hope High School boys' soccer team's dream season came to a nightmarish end Friday afternoon, Nov. 1, after the top-seeded Huskies were upset on penalty kicks in the quarterfinal round of the … more
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Biologists dissect a 30-foot humpback whale that washed up just west of the Elephant Rock Beach Club on Thursday afternoon.
Humpback ashore at Elephant Rock
Biologists spent much of Thursday afternoon dissecting a 30-foot humpback whale that washed up just west of the Elephant Rock Beach Club late Wednesday or early Thursday. The large juvenile lay … more
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Camille Abdel-Nabi's Lone Lane Farm has benefited from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's LASA (Local Agriculture and Seafood Act) program.
Warren growers appreciate RIDEM's 'LASA' grant program
The latest round of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Local Agriculture and Seafood Act grant funding is available to small operators in the business of producing and selling its … more
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The Mt. Hope High School girls' volleyball team celebrates its 3-0 victory over Cumberland in the quarterfinal round of the Division II championship tournament Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Huskies cast Clippers out of Division II girls' volleyball playoffs
Picking up in the playoffs where it ended the regular season, the Mt. Hope High School girls' volleyball team swept Cumberland out of the 2024 Division II championship tournament. At home … more
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Warren Police make DUI, domestic arrests; quell worries over drones
The following is a synopsis of the Warren Police log from Monday, Oct. 21-Sunday, Oct. 27 Monday, Oct. 21 The morning began for the Warren Police Department with a call of an animal complaint on … more
Thea Jackson sends a header off the post for the Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer team in the Huskies' 5-0 loss to host Barrington Tuesday night, Oct. 29, in preliminary round of the 2024 Division I state championship playoffs.
Barrington bounces Mt. Hope in girls' soccer playoff prelim
BARRINGTON — Sometimes an opponent just has your number and for the Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer team in 2024 that certainly was the case when the Huskies played their rival Barrington. … more
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Courtnie Smith, the third singles player, handily beat Juliana Pinto 6-2, 6-3.
Keating, Smith and doubles teams power Tigers into D-3 title match
Julia Keating, Courtnie Smith and the first and second doubles teams all won their matches at the Tigers beat Providence Country Day 4-2 in the Division 3 semifinals at Slater Park on Tuesday … more
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Madison Luu hits a forehand during her three-set victory over Grace Olivia-Booth.
Townies fall in quarterfinals 
The girls tennis team fell 4-3 to the Lincoln School in the Division 2 quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. The Townies ended their season with a record of 10-6.  “We had a lot of tie … more
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Lily Veracka kicks the ball through a defender's legs, into the goal to give Westport a 1-0 lead in the first half. The eighth grader broke the school record for goals and points this season.
Eighth grader smashes record for goals and points
Eight grade forward Lily Veracka broke the Westport High School record for goals and points in her first two seasons of play for the girls soccer team.  The slight, but ferocious … more
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A first for the gallery, though not for the artist, took place Friday evening, Oct. 25, at Main Street's Inhabit Home Store and Art Shop where noted painter Chelsea Kosta debuted a local exhibition of her works by offering up a live painting performance. She painted an unnamed piece in approximately two hours.
'Live' on canvas
A first for the gallery, though not for the artist, took place Friday evening, Oct. 25, at Main Street's Inhabit Home Store and Art Shop where nationally-noted painter Chelsea Kosta debuted a local … more
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Warren Health Equity Zone climate workshop series continue
The Warren Health Equity Zone (HEZ) continues its current series of environmental anxiety over the next several weeks, including its upcoming "Where Warren Meets the Future" workshop set for … more
Mt. Hope harriers make it into cross country state meets
The Mt. Hope High School cross country teams competed in their Class B Championship Meets Saturday, Oct. 26, over Ponaganset High's 3.1-mile/5,000-meter Covered Bridge Trail course, the Huskies … more
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Rocco Palazio scored two rushing touchdowns for the Mt. Hope High School football team in its 35-7 victory over host Cranston East Friday night, Oct. 25.
Huskies keep rolling, win fifth football game in a row
CRANSTON — Home or away, it doesn't matter at the moment for the Mt. Hope High School football team when it comes to winning. The Huskies, who last week completed a perfect four-game … more
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Small utility pole fire on Main Street briefly knocks out power for some
WARREN — Town public safety personnel were dispatched to the scene of a small fire on a utility pole located on Main Street and Sowamsett Avenue just after noontime on Friday, Oct. 25. The … more
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Mt. Hope's Lucas Andreozzi marks a Middletown opponent during the boys' soccer contest between the sides October 24. Andreozzi was one the seniors honored during the Huskies' 4-0 win over the visiting Islanders.
Huskies complete terrific turn-around season in boys' soccer
The Mt. Hope High School boys' soccer team completed one of the best turn-around seasons in the program's over three decade history and one of the best year-over-year improvements in the state with a … more
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Thea Jackson scored four goals as the Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer club finished its 2-24 regular season with a 5-0 victory over host Pilgrim in Warwick Thursday afternoon, Oct. 24.
Mt. Hope mauls Pilgrim, finishes girls' soccer regular season with a flourish
WARWICK — The Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer club, after contending with a series of impactful injuries through the fall, will go into the upcoming Division I state championship playoffs … more
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State Rep. Jason Knight, who didn't have an opponent for his District 67 House seat this cycle, is preparing for his fifth term in General Assembly.
Rep. Knight breathes a bit easy sans opposition during election cycle
Rep. Jason Knight can kick back a bit and consume the politics of 2024 knowing he will return to the Rhode Island General Assembly without having to run either a primary or general election campaign … more
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Daniella Desano bumps a shot for the MHHS girls' volleyball team in a recent match. Disano had 15 digs in the Huskies' 3-1 win over Middletown October 23, their 10th victory in a row to close out the 2024 regular season.
Mt. Hope spikers sprint to end of girls' volleyball regular season
The Mt. Hope High School girls' volleyball team will enter the Division II playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the league after the Huskies closed out their 2024 regular season with a 3-1 victory … more
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Ann Corrado, a fifth grade instructor at the Hugh Cole Elementary School, was recently chosen as the Bristol Warren School District Teacher of the Year for 2024-25.
Corrado is choice as Bristol Warren District Teacher of the Year
The Bristol Warren Regional School District recently honored Ann Corrado, a fifth grade instructor at the Hugh Cole Elementary School, with its Teacher of the Year award. Corrado becomes the … more
Alaina Enes dribbles for the KMS girls' soccer team during the Huskies' 2-1 loss to Lincoln Tuesday night, Oct. 22, in the state playoffs. Enes, an eighth grader, scored the lone goal for the locals.
KMS suffers season-ending first loss in girls' soccer playoffs
The superb 2024 season for the Kickemuit Middle School girls' soccer club came to a hurtful halt Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 22, in the quarterfinal round of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League state … more
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Jordan Carl (left), Homecoming King James Cassamas (middle), Trinity Johnson Carter and Homecoming Queen Bea Frazao pose for a photo after a brief ceremony at halftime of the Townies' loss to South Kingstown on Friday night. 3
Cassamas and Frazao crowned King and Queen during Townies loss
marching band flutist James Cassamas and cheerleader Bea Frazao were crowned Homecoming King and Queen during the East Providence football team's 35-6 loss to first place South Kingstown in a … more
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Letter: I suggest picking a party over a candidate
To the editor: In a few weeks I will fill bubbles. First bubble on the list will be for president and vice-president. Six candidates are running for president/vice president in Rhode Island … more
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