By JOHN HOWELL It dates back more than 40 years, but Larry Coletta remembers the trucks from New Jersey as if it was yesterday. They would arrive in the evening or under the cover of night. "They were over there. There was some kind of a pond back more

On the path to a career More than 400 Warwick Area Career and Technical Center students are back in class on a full time in-person basis. Half the students report in the morning while the other half attends in the afternoon four days out of the week. more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Outbreaks at Providence College and the University of Rhode Island have driven a recent uptick in the state's COVID-19 numbers, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Wednesday, while the majority of cases identified within Rhode Island's K-12 more

By JOHN HOWELL With the change of a single letter - a T to a W - marine archeologist Dr. Kathleen Abbass transitioned what has been both an exercise and research project into a search of major significance to the state. On Sept. 15, Abbass addressed her more

By JOHN HOWELL Michael Thaler and some of the many friends he's made over the years as a swimmer were outside McDermott Pool Tuesday afternoon in a demonstration of unity to get back into the water. That doesn't look like it is going to happen soon. For more

By JOHN HOWELL If it weren't for a pandemic, Vets Middle School students Simon Ibarra and Maddie Castaldi probably would have been on their way home Friday afternoon after class with books under their arms and homework assignments for the weekend. more

By ALEX SPONSELLER As the Rhode Island high school sports season kicks off this week, middle school sports are on hold until at least the winter and possibly beyond. Some have wondered why middle school sports will not be played this fall, especially more

By ERIN O'BRIEN "As a kid I was not allowed to have a pet. I think I went overboard."e; Lidia said thoughtfully. Over the years Lidia and Scott Goodinson and their four children had a menagerie of house pets in their Norwood home. "e;We had everything but more

By ALEX SPONSELLER DJB Flooring completed the come from behind win to top DeGiulio's Insurance 7-6 in extra innings to claim the Warwick North Majors Championship. DeGiulio's took a commanding four-run lead in the fourth inning, however, the DJB bats more

By JOHN HOWELL It was built as a high school in the 1950s; it transitioned into a middle school when the district downsized from three to two high schools. Now, Veterans will become kindergarten central for at least a couple of months. The Warwick School more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Nineteen COVID-19 cases were identified among students, teachers and staff during the first two days of Rhode Island's new school year, officials said Wednesday, although those positive tests were spread between 18 different schools more

By JOHN HOWELL Summer just got extended until Dec. 31. That's one way of looking at the free meals for students program that continues through December for Warwick students and persons under 18 years old. In addition to breakfast and lunch for those more