Coventry News

BIRTHDAY GIRL: Dorothy Davidson LaPointe is surrounded by four generations of her family at Twin Oaks on Saturday as they celebrate the Warwick resident's 95th birthday, which was actually Mother's Day, May 13.

Nearly two dozen local pension plans are less than 60 percent funded and are considered in "critical status," according to the latest experience studies and actuarial valuations required by state law.

An African-American Civil War veteran was honored on Saturday, May 26, in Coventry, with a ceremony unveiling a new headstone at Greenwood Cemetery.

The dozens of police cars are gone but details about the Friday morning break in on Middle Road and subsequent manhunt are still emerging.

A On May 22 at about 4:00 p.m., two males were arrested following an investigation conducted by detectives from Coventry and West Warwick police departments after information had been developed that Raul Lajara, 21 of 51 Alexander St., Cranston was routinely traveling into West Warwick and Coventry selling drugs.

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Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department.

These mallard ducklings are feeding in a marsh under the watchful eye of their mother not far from my home in Coventry, Rhode Island, says the photographer, Ron Ylitalo.

A Katherine Patenaude of Coventry was elected President of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees at their 2012 Annual Meeting held at Save the Bay, Providence on May 5. Kathy has been serving on the Coventry School Committee for 10 years, serving as Chair for four years.

Head to Dunkin' Donuts Wednesday for a cheap coffee while supporting a good cause.

A Coventry man is arrested for vandalizing a Warwick church. Police say they were called to the First Baptist Church early Sunday morning after the pastor found the church defaced.

A Pathways Strategic Teaching Center, the newest educational facility in Coventry, opened its doors on Monday to a reception and tours for over 200 people at its state-of-the-art facility located off Hopkins Hill Road on Centre of New England Boulevard.

A The Bay View Academy Chapter of the National Honor Society recently ran a successful Baby Food Drive to benefit McAuley House in Providence.

The unofficial start of summer - Memorial Day - is only a week away. Time to break out the BBQ pit and kick back in the yard with your favorite frosty beverage by your side.

Following his call to have the state legislature overturn Governor Chafee's executive order recognizing out-of-state gay marriages , Sen.

A The results are in and Anthony's Wine and Spirits was named Readers' Choice for your favorite place to buy adult beverages in Coventry! The store garnered 55 percent of the vote and seven favorable comments to run away with the prize.

A Kathryn O'Connor of Coventry, an eighth-grader at Bay View Academy attained national recognition for her excellent performance on the 2012 National Spanish Examinations of which she won a bronze medal.

A Believable and heartbreaking, twists in the writing, and real tension, are just some of the words, New York Times, best selling author Ann Hood uses to describe the works of this year's top three winners in the Kate DeCubellis Memorial Foundation's 9th annual writing Hood, whose novel, The Knitting Circle, is currently being made into a movie by ... (more)

A Colonel Steven G. O'Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announced today that members of the Rhode Island State Police Detective Bureau arrested a West Greenwich public safety dispatcher, Raymond Tarbox, 33 of 9 Grant Dr., Coventry, for stealing money from the West Greenwich ... (more)

A It's Friday, and you've got no idea what you'll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue.