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The former Taylor Box Co. plant on Child Street is being put on the market after the current owners announced operations there would be moved to New York state.
With Warren operations ceasing, old Taylor Box plant is up for sale
The building which up until just recently served as the home for a staple of what was the town's once dynamic manufacturing industry, like the business itself, is now in the process of moving on. … more
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Mt.Hope High School's Jessica Deal won the girls' 3,000 meter race at the 2025 Class B Championships held February 1 in Providence.
Deal's victory highlights Huskies results at Class B indoor track meet
The Mt. Hope High indoor track and field squads competed in their respective 2025 Class B Championships Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Providence Career and Tech Academy Fieldhouse. Junior standout … more
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Tyler Gomez leaps through the lane for a layup in the fourth quarter of the Townies loss to LaSalle at home on Friday night. 
Townies have playoff hopes despite losses to LaSalle and Hendricken
The East Providence basketball team has playoff hopes, despite recent loses to undefeated Lasalle 75-58 in a Division 1 home game on Friday night and to  Bishop Hendricken 62-50 on Wednesday. … more
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Warren Police Log: Officers assist with dog calls, make DUI arrests
The following is a synopsis of Warren Police logs from Monday, Jan. 27-Sunday, Feb. 2: Monday, Jan. 27 An officer responded to an animal complaint call at about 5:45 p.m. on Franklin Street of … more
Matt MacDougall and his Mt. Hope High School boys' basketball mates continue to set the pace atop the Division III power rankings after winning their last four outings.
Huskies' hoops notes: Boys up recent streak to four, girls drop last three
The Mt. Hope High School boys' basketball team continued to set the pace atop the revamped Division III standings with its play over the last week, upping its most recent winning streak to four. … more
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Ellery Pacheco (left) and teammates celebrate after beating Narragansett 59-55 at home on Thursday night. 
Tigers win 5-straight, move into tie for second place
The Tiverton girls’ basketball team used ferocious defense and timely scoring to dispatch Narragansett 59-55 on Thursday and crush Smithfield 65-27 on Saturday to move into a tie for second … more
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Kickemuit's Matt Williams at 119 pounds, Cam Ferreira at 70 and Will Corrente at heavyweight/275 (from left to right) were the champions of their divisions at the 2025 state middle school wrestling meet held February 1 and 2 in North Kingstown.
Trio of winners leads Kickemuit to runner-up result at 2025 state middle school mat championships
The Kickemuit wrestling squad did, in fact, "kick" some tail at the 2025 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Middle School Championships held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 1 and 2, in North Kingstown as … more
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Skylar Rezendes drives in for a layup during Westport's blow-out win over Avon on Thursday night.
Good news: Rezendes is back as Westport topples Avon 47-19
The Westport girls basketball game toppled Avon 47-19 in a league home game on Thursday night. The win was the Wildcat’s fourth straight as they improve their record to 10-3. Every Wildcat … more
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Mt. High student Dylan White (left) works with school alum and team assistant coach Patrick Gaudreau during a recent robotics club session.
Revitalized Mt. Hope High Robotics Club gears up for states
On the precipice of potentially no longer being a viable option for students, the robotics club at Mt. Hope High School, which fittingly competes under the moniker "Underdogs," has persevered and is … more
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Jack Thompson helped the Mt. Hope High School boys' basketball team win twice early last week as the Huskies stopped a minor, two-game losing skid.
Huskies rebound in hoops, both teams respond to recent setbacks
After seeing its recent winning ways come to a close with back-to-back losses, the Mt. Hope High School boys' basketball team responded this past week with a pair of dramatic victories to improve to … more
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Letter: Warren Tree Commission accomplishments are a team effort
To the editor: The Warren Tree Commission appreciates two articles written in the January 22 Warren Times (Council confirms 'voice of the forest' Largess as new tree warden," "Willow at Town Beach … more
Members of the Latessa Family listen intently as their brother, father and father in-law was memorialized as part of the inaugural Brian Latessa Scholarship Night hosted by the Mt. Hope High wrestling program Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Mt. Hope wrestlers better Barrington on inaugural Latessa Scholarship Night
Past and current members of Mt. Hope High School wrestling program, specifically, and the larger community, as a whole, gathered for a very special evening Wednesday, Jan. 29, to initiate what is … more
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Owen Boudria netted a season high 42 points as the Westport basketball team downed Bishop Stang 85-77 in a non-league home game on Tuesday night. The win impoved the Wildcats record to 8-5. 
Boudria sets season mark as Westport beats Stang 85-77
Boudria netted a season high 42 points as the Westport basketball team downed Bishop Stang 85-77 in a non-league home game on Tuesday night. The win impoved the Wildcats record to 8-5.  … more
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The Mt. Hope High wrestlers and coaches gather after the Huskies won four solo titles and the team placed third at the New Bedford Whalers Invitational Saturday, Jan. 25.
Three Mt. Hope wrestlers earn first tourney wins
The week that was for the Mt. Hope High School wrestlers saw the locals suffer just their second loss in seven Division I regular season bouts this winter when the Huskies dropped a 38-32 decision to … more
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Kickemuit Middle School Husky Sixth Grade Band members (from left to right) Thomas Teixeira, Andrew Barowy, Harper Davis and Jason Zarnetske perform during the groups debut show, the annual winter concert held Thursday evening, Jan. 23.
Gallery: Kickemuit sixth-grade musicians hit all the right notes
The Kickemuit Middle School Husky Sixth Grade Band made its debut as a group last Thursday night, Jan. 23, it the annual winter concert held in the KMS Performing Arts Center.  The featured … more
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Blount Fine Foods returns to its roots, relocates headquarters to Rhode Island
With a boost from the state, Blount Fine Foods, which stakes its origins to the area, will soon relocate its corporate headquarters from nearby Fall River to Rhode Island and Warren, specifically, … more
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Warren Police Log: Officers respond to calls of missing/displaced manhole covers
The following is a synopsis of Warren Police logs from Monday, Jan. 20-Sunday, Jan. 26: Monday, Jan. 20 Police received calls around the morning rush and later in the afternoon reporting missing … more
Mt. Hope High School's Charlotte Piper performs her routine on beam for the Huskies during their meet Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26, in East Greenwich at the Aim High Academy. Piper is among an impressive group of freshmen to join the team this winter.
Mt. Hope gymnasts are making strides back toward contention
Though not quite there yet, the Mt. Hope High School gymnastics team has so far in the 2024-25 season taken steps towards once again becoming a factor in the state championship chase down the line. … more
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Alex Krynicki drives in for a layup during Westport's 55-44 victory over Carver on Wednesday. The Senior guard is bringing a needed toughness to the Wildcats this season.
Transfer student adds toughness, Wildcats wins three-straight
They have no big men and sometimes they find it difficult to score, but the Westport basketball team can play tough defense and bring a frenetic energy that can make good teams succumb. Last week the … more
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Alternate captain and Mt. Hope High School senior Quinn Frawley retreats to his zone for the Hurricanes boys' hockey co-op in its game Sunday morning, Jan. 26, in West Warwick against the Coventry-Johnston co-op. The locals won, 5-2.
Mt. Hope High skaters find their footing in new boys' hockey co-op
Hockey players from Mt. Hope High are beginning to mesh well with their counterparts in the first year of a five-school boys' collaborative composed of Rogers, Middletown, Tiverton and East … more
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Former Taylor Box Co. plant in Warren will soon close
A business with an over 70-year history in Warren and much more than that in the area will soon shutter its operation, leaving some three dozen employees seeking other job opportunities. … more
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Neronha challenges executive order ending birthright citizenship
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced he recently joined 19 other plaintiff states in challenging President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional executive order … more
RIDEM confirms domestic bird case of Avian Flu
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a noncommercial farm flock … more
Ben Browne, repping Mt. Hope on the Hurricanes boys' high school hockey co-op, sealed a 4-1 win for the locals over the S.K./Westerly collaborative Thursday night, Jan. 23.
'Canes boys' hockey co-op wins again, Mt. Hope players contribute
The Hurricanes boys' high school hockey co-op between Mt. Hope, Rogers, Middletown, Tiverton and East Providence made it two wins in a row following their 4-1 victory over the South … more
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Firefighters walk back to their engines after putting out a fire at 575 Nanaquaket Road on Thursday afternoon. Due to the size of the 1760 historic home, upwards of 30 firefighters were on the scene after a third alarm was called. “Crews made an aggressive interior attack on this house and we were able to the seed of the fire, extinguishing it with minimal damage to the structure itself," said Tiverton Fire Deputy Chief Joshua Ferreira.
Crews extinguish fire in historic Tiverton home
Fire crews from Tiverton, Fall River and Westport were called to a Nanaquaket Road home Thursday afternoon to fight a fire in a historic 1760 home. Deputy Tiverton Fire Chief Joshua Ferreira said … more
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