West Greenwich News

Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Troopers arrest city man in West Greenwich for skipping court on Woonsocket assault charge, Lincoln reckless driving charge At 2:50 p.m. May 14, Troopers arrested Ricky Caro, age 28, of 565 Rathbun Street, Woonsocket, RI, for 1.) Providence Superior Court ... (more)

AAA's May 13th survey of prices in Rhode Island found self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $3.55 per gallon, six cents higher than last week.

Rep. Scott Guthrie shares a word with Coventry Town Council President Gary Cote at a meeting in April.

Newsweek has ranked the high schools nationally , but the criteria the magazine used leaves Mt.

Sen. Juan M. Pichardo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government, joined Coventry Senators Leonidas P. Raptakis and Nicholas D. Kettle, also a member of the committee, in a visit with neighbors of Coventry asphalt plants near the Westwood Estates and Wood Estates neighborhoods.

Dennis J. Allen, 51, 0 Lakeshore Dr., West Greenwich, arrested on a bench warrant issued from third district court on May 1 at 7:29 p.m. Thomas M. Caparco, 38, 54 Cactus Dr., Warwick, charged with driving after denial of license on May 1 at 5:17 p.m. Heidi L. Johnson, 30, 4 Sidney St., West Warwick, arrested on a bench warrant issued from third ... (more)

Main Street Stroll: The stroll comes just in time for Mother's Day and it's also Military Spouse Appreciation Night.

The top spot in GoLocalProv's Top High Schools 4th annual ranking finally changed hands in 2013, as Narragansett High School took the #1 spot from three-time champion East Greenwich High School.

Capping and grading the former Forbes Street landfill in Riverside so it can be turned into a 3.7 megawatt solar-energy field is well underway now after some "challenges." "It took the contractor longer than expected to remove 15 acres of trees that grew up through the landfill," said Jeanne Boyle, East Providence planning director.

Newsweek has ranked the high schools nationally , but the criteria they used leaves Coventry High School off of their list.

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in federal prison for his role in a May 2011 bank robbery in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island's Medicaid program will receive $54,248 as part of an $11 million, nationwide settlement against Amgen, the pharmaceutical manufacturer with a plant in West Greenwich.

Efforts ongoing to address Central Coventry Fire District financial problems The financially troubled Central Coventry Fire District will be able to provide emergency services for several more weeks, the result of a $300,000 loan from the Town of Coventry .