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Christmas in July brings holiday cheer and local vendors to West Warwick
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — We Be Jammin’ Events hosted Christmas in July at Cardi’s Furniture and Mattresses in West Warwick Sunday. The event included over 75 small business vendors, food trucks and a petting zoo. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch all made appearances. We...
Warwick Animal Shelter hosts 15th ‘Cause for Paws’ car show
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter hosted its 15th annual Cause for Paws Classic Car Show on Sunday. Proceeds from the show go to benefit the homeless animals housed at the shelter. ABC 6 Meteorologist Kelly Bates was on scene and got her own...
Temple Men's Basketball To Face Rhode Island In The Hall Of Fame Classic
The Temple University men's basketball team added a familiar foe to its schedule as the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the Owls will face Rhode Island in the Hall of Fame Classic at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on December 21. "We're excited to be a part of...
Pawtucket wants to revive the derelict area around the Apex building. Here's how.
PAWTUCKET – The city wants to hear from developers interested in redeveloping the long-derelict area around the former Apex department store building. Pawtucket acquired the unusual ziggurat-roofed Apex building for $17.7 million 2½ years ago after protracted negotiations with the former owner led to an eminent domain process and court-approved settlement.
Video: Des McAnuff Gives a Speech Following Final Performance of THE WHO'S TOMMY
The critically acclaimed production of The Who’s TOMMY played its final performance on Broadway yesterday, Sunday, July 21. As BroadwayWorld previously announced, a National Tour will launch at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI in the Fall of 2025. Following the musical's final performance last night,...
Four Minors Hospitalized After Ingesting CBD Gummies at Coventry Summer Camp
Four children, ages 12 to 15, experienced a distressing incident at Camp Westwood YMCA in Coventry, Rhode Island, after ingesting CBD gummies, leading to their hospitalization last Thursday, as reported by NBC10 Boston. First responders arrived on the scene to find the youths vomiting, a response understood to be concerning as per Western Coventry Fire Captain Robert Mann, who stated to NBC10 Boston, "The good part of it is they were conscious, and they can maintain their own airway so that they could vomit."
Reunited on the baseball diamond
WEST WARWICK - Logan Lama is a busy man these days, not that he’s complaining. The 2023 Coventry High School graduate and rising sophomore at Springfield College had plans from the onset to rejoin his hometown’s Connie Mack ball club this coming summer, a year after helping guide them to an appearance in the finals.
Fire shuts two Chalkstone Avenue businesses
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A fire forced a Providence pub to close its doors. Video showed the moment the corner of Chalkstone and River avenues turned into an inferno. "Overall reaction, it’s kind of like wow, just wow," said Meki Thomas. Thomas lives down the street. He saw...
Chatfield Finishes 29th at KFT’s Price Cutter Championship
Former Rhode Island Amateur champion Davis Chatfield finished in a tie for 29th this week at the Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour. Chatfield finished 16-under for the tournament after two rounds of 66, a 68 and a final round 70. The tournament was won by Matt...
South Providence Park, Coastal Access Point Closed by Private Owner
PROVIDENCE — Residents of South Providence and Washington Park looking to beat the heat this summer are having to go without one of their neighborhoods’ most significant parks and coastal access points. Long considered a hidden gem, Collier Point Park is a 6-acre green space tucked away between...
Adriana Eaton Wins Kirkbrae Women’s Club Championship
Moses Brown star Adriana Eaton won the Kirkbrae Women’s Club Championship on Sunday. Eaton beat Jordan Vrees 6&5 to claim her first club championship. The soon to be junior at Moses Brown was four-up through the front nine before closing out the match on the 13th hole. Next up...
RIDOT wants to know why no one filed a bid to rebuild Washington Bridge
State transportation officials hit two milestones last week in the continuing saga that is the replacement of the westbound Washington Bridge. They are scheduled to hit another one Monday afternoon when Gov. Dan McKee’s administration will likely get the OK to borrow $140 million to help cover project costs. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation […] The post RIDOT wants to know why no one filed a bid to rebuild Washington Bridge appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Forbes pegs RI as one of the most expensive states to live in. Here's what is driving that ranking.
According to a new Forbes.com report, it's really expensive and it's housing costs – both mortgages and rent – driving up the cost of living in the state. Forbes looked at several data sources to see how every state ranked in various measures. They were:. Cost of living,...
All's quiet on the primary front this election season. What's happening?
In the battle for the soul of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, a temporary cease-fire is in effect across much of the state this election season. The ideologically charged party primaries between progressive and moderate Democrats that set the tone of the last several state election cycles are fewer and farther between this...
Overturned tanker truck clean up continues in Providence
PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) — An estimated 2,500 gallons of gasoline spilled out of a fuel tanker truck that tipped over on an on-ramp to I-95 Saturday. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) says the truck was removed from the on-ramp around 5 a.m. Sunday after the remainder of the gasoline was removed. The […]
Grizzlies Let The Grooves and Rhythms Flow with ‘Love In Short Paragraphs’
Love has the ability to come across in a variety of ways. It can come in a hug, an act of kindness, a kiss or even a few written words. This fact can often be fascinating and sometimes puzzling, but it does deserve to be recognized and examined. Hence the debut full-length “Love In Short Paragraphs” from the Providence alt-funk act Grizzlies, which they self-released on June 28. There’s a soulful vibe being conveyed via the groovy rhythms courtesy of bassist Mikaela Villani, drummer Riley Smith and keyboardist Emily Iwuc while complimenting the excellent riffs from guitarist Josh Zenil and Cynthia Munrayos’ vocal delivery.
In the ACI parking lot, two men bonded over Burger King and uncertainty of what's next
In a way, Sam thought to himself, this was his friend’s last meal. It was just the two of them – Sam and his pal J, as everyone called him. They were parked in Sam’s VW in a lot at the Adult Correctional Institutions. J was minutes from going inside to be put back in prison for a parole violation.
Keystone Advances with 8-6 Victory Over Rhode Island in East Regional Tournament
DOVER, DE – The Keystone Intermediates continue battling along in the bracket in Dover, Delaware, at the 50/70 East Regional Tournament, securing a solid 8-6 victory over Rhode Island on Sunday morning. Rhode Island got things going in the top of the first, scoring 3 runs. Keystone answered with...
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