North Kingstown News Archives

“The entire community came together to build that playground, and it was so touching to see that so many people would come out and remember my dad”

A local woman is determined to see a convicted murderer remain behind bars to serve a life sentence for a horrific crime that has forever changed the lives of her entire family. via North East Independent

Staff reports WARWICK -- An investigation by the Warwick Police Department has resulted in arrests in a series of breaking-and-entering cases across the local area. via Kent County Daily Times

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roark Katie-Lynn Oliver of Cranston and Kenneth Roark of North Providence were married July 15 at the Quonset O Club in North Kingstown. via Providence Journal

Lincoln, North Kingstown and West Warwick are holding flu clinics to test their plans for dispensing medications in the event of an emergency. via WPRI-TV East Providence

“She is loving and kind and can read their emotions; she truly can understand her students.”

Mention Lisa McKay to any East Greenwich teacher, and you'll see a face light up with a smile. via North East Independent

“No one is going to buy property that doesn't have a road going to it, or has an old, asbestos-filled Navy building on it”

The Quonset Development Corporation has been squirreling away money for the past eight years, setting aside small operating surpluses and the proceeds from land sales in a reserve account. via Providence Journal

Associated Press NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - It was at the Honey Dew Donut shop that Cyndi LaRose and her honey said, ``I do.'' LaRose and Joseph David Smith exchanged wedding vows Wednesday at the North Kingstown ... via Valley Morning Star

The Providence Journal is publishing requests from local charities for holiday giving. via Providence Journal

A rare blue lobster was found over the weekend in a fish trap off Jamestown. The traps belong to the Biomes Marine Biology Center in North Kingstown. via Turnto10.com

LIHEAP grants are available to low-income families who are at or below 60 percent of the Rhode Island median income. via Providence Journal

A no-cost Introduction to Babysitting for Teens course will be offered for students middle school-age and above, at the North Kingstown Free Library on Nov. via Providence Journal

“If it's good weather, we might play all winter. My wife will come out with hot chocolate.”

The clink, clink, clink of horseshoes hitting stakes echoes through the neighborhood. via Providence Journal

“It is notoriously difficult, of course, to change any state's political culture”

As a leading critic of the status quo at the General Assembly, Providence Journal op-ed columnist Edward Achorn has made repeated reference to the apparent "learned helplessness" of Rhode Islanders. via The Providence Phoenix