Legislation to Ensure Coventry Fire, Emergency Services Filed in General...
STATE HOUSE, APR. 4 – A bill to ensure fire and emergency services in Central Coventry was introduced today by State Representative Patricia Morgan (R-Coventry, West Warwick, Warwick). Under the...
View ArticleMemorial Day Parade Committee Seeks New Members
Last year, Ryan Hall and members of the Georgianna Hall Memorial Trust (GHMT) revived Coventry's Memorial Day Parade after several years went by without one. The 2012 parade proved successful and...
View ArticleMeet Fefe: An Affectionate Calico Who Loves to Be Loved
Fefe is an 8-year-old medium-haired female with a beautiful calico coat and big, bright eyes. She came to Coventry Animal Control after her elderly owners could no longer care for her and seems...
View ArticleGet Out - April 5-7, 2013: Book Sale, Kindergarten Registration and More
It's Friday, and you've got no idea what you'll do for the weekend. Well, Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for every age to make your weekend just what you've been waiting for....
View ArticleArrest Log: March 27 - April 3 - Larceny, Underage Drinking and More
Megan K. Comeau, 21, 330 Briggs Rd., Westport, MA, charged with shoplifting on Mar. 27 at 3:00 p.m. Alexander P. Erice, 40, 18 Edith St., Apt. #1, charged with driving after denial of license on Mar....
View ArticleVOTE: Which Picture Should Be Our Spring Facebook Cover Photo?
With the switch over to Timeline last March, our Facebook page now features a cover photo. We asked our readers to submit their spring-themed pictures as a potential cover photo and now it’s up to...
View ArticleDry Conditions Spark Fire Threat
The National Weather Service is warning of elevated fire weather conditions developing Friday afternoon and continuing into Saturday. Gusty northwest winds are expected Friday afternoon. The winds...
View ArticleDooley Releases Statement on URI Lockdown, Response
Statement released via the University of Rhode Island Department of Communications and Marketing. To Members of the University Community, We are grateful that an alarming, and to some a terrifying,...
View ArticleFinn Says She Is Open to Discussion on Gun Registration Bill
[editor's note: The following letter was submitted by Rep. Linda Finn (D-Dist. 72, Middletown, Portsmouth) regarding the gun registration bill, 5573, that would require gun owners to register their...
View ArticleCheaper Than The Therapist’s Couch-Not That I’d Know Anything About That
I just read Steven Pressfield’s, Do The Work for the third time; sitting in a doctor’s office, thumbing through the coffee stained pages, hungry for an answer; looking for the key; that tiny...
View ArticleThe Week in RI: URI Locked Down, Pope Blesses Local Boy
Saturday, March 30 Judge Orders Liquidation for Foundering Fire District Superior Court Judge Brian P. Stern ruled during a hearing Friday that the Central Coventry Fire District must be liquidated....
View ArticleHouse Hunt: Open Houses for April 6 and 7
15 Hickory Rd., MLS# 1037428, open Saturday, Apr. 6, 12-2 p.m., Attention first time buyers or buyers downsizing: nice ranch with open floor plan, central air, sprinklers, one car garage on 1/2 acre...
View ArticleLetter: Continue Conversation on Sales Tax
To The Editor: When I introduced legislation to eliminate the Rhode Island sales tax, I indicated that I had one goal in mind – to start a serious conversation. Our sales tax is killing small...
View ArticleOMG PD: Alcohol May Have Played a Role
Notably Over the Limit This week’s highest blood alcohol content measurement allegedly goes to one 34-year-old man from South Kingstown. At a whopping .326, this man was allegedly more than four times...
View Article'Moms Demand Action' Hold Conference in Support of Gun Legislation
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Rhode Island Chapter, held a press conference last Thursday at the State House to show support for gun legislation, including the gun registration bill,...
View ArticleThis Week at the General Assembly
Bill clears way for gender-specific school events Schools would no longer need to be concerned that father-daughter or mother-son dances are contrary to the state’s gender discrimination laws as a...
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