West Warwick News

Officers from the Johnston Police Department located and helped Cranston Police arrest the suspect in the May 20 robbery of Admirals Bank on Reservoir Avenue in Cranston, according to Johnston Deputy Chief Daniel Parrillo.

A West Warwick priest is facing drunk driving charges. Father Michael Colello, Pastor of Saint Joseph Church, was arrested last month.

John M. Dubis, 48, 15 Nichole Ln., arrested on a bench warrant issued from third district court on May 15 at 1:00 p.m. Andrew J. Greenwood, 21, 110 Lakehurst Dr., charged with DUI first offense on May 15 at 1:09 a.m. Richard J. Hoppman, 38, 4 Lee St., West Warwick, charged with DUI first offense, refusal to submit to a chemical test and speeding on ... (more)

The owners of the Station nightclub say they didn't know they needed to buy workers' compensation insurance for the club's part-time employees.

The Coventry citizens' taskforce formed to investigate alternatives to the in-receivership Central Coventry Fire District and at Club Jogues on Wednesday night selected a slate of seven residents to run for CCFD Board seats in the June 29 election .

School safety is on everybody's mind, especially after the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT, which was deemed the worst school shooting in recent U.S. history .

Two Cranston girls took top honors in the tenth annual Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation writing contest.

The Bristol Police Department reported the following recent arrests and incidents: Arrested: Carlos Aponte, of 9 West St., on a charge of first-degree arson, on May 13 at 5:30 am.

The owners of the Station nightclub say they didn't know they needed to buy workers' compensation insurance for the club's part-time employees.

SUCCESSFUL SCOUT: Tim Madsen, a Life Scout from Troop 138, is organizing a collection drive to benefit veterans staying at Bristol's Rhode Island Veterans Home.

"Emotionally gripping, a sensitive narrative and a revealing look at bullying," are just some of the comments philanthropist and book editor Joan Parker uses to describe this year's top three winners in the Kate DeCubellis Memorial Foundation's 10th annual writing contest.

Hope Valley Barracks On Saturday May 4, at 10:34 a.m., Troopers arrested Ashlee C. Andrade, 24, of 21 Hickory Drive, North Kingstown, on an affidavit and arrest warrant for conspiracy for breaking and entering originating out of Warwick Police Department.

John H. Croft, 48, 26 Edith St., Apt. #21, charged with DUI first offense and driving after denial of license on May 8 at 4:59 p.m. Raymond Greene, 20, 47 Prospect St., Apt.

Monday, May 6 11:36 a.m. - A person at New England Tech reported a hen in the parking lot.

Rhode Island labor officials have asked the state Supreme Court not to review the $1 million fine levied against the former owners of the Station nightclub.

Albert D. Ruzzo, proprietor of the Marc One Coin Co., 359 Main St., Wakefield, is to appear in District Court June 18, Detective Sgt.

Karma Couture , an upscale designer consignment shop located at 591 Main Street in East Greenwich, will host a fashion show on May 23rd to benefit the Born This Way Foundation.

Call it beginner's luck. Chanthan Eang, a hairdresser from Cranston, is $20,000 richer - and not because she recently booked Rapunzel for a wash and blowout.

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

Governor Chafee on Friday nominated former Senate President and current District Court Magistrate Joseph Montalbano to the Superior Court bench.