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Five Things You Need To Know Today, May 29
LAC Committee: Coventry's Local Advisory Committee (LAC) on Special Education will be meeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m. tonight in the conference room at the School Administration Offices (1675 Flat River...
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Dream On
By Amanda Landry, CHS Senior Did you know that the human brain cannot physically create any human face on its own? Every face that appears in your dreams has crossed your path at some point in time....
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Op-ed: Battle Against Medicaid, CHIP Fraud Must Move Quicker
Let’s put aside the unsexy topic of Medicaid for a second and just zoom in on one number: $40 million per year. That’s $40 million we can divvy up among our public school systems. It’s $40 million we...
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Today Only: Dollar Tacos to Benefit Boston Marathon Victims
New Englanders can not only get Doritos Locos Tacos today for $1 but also benefit the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in one fell swoop. Taco Bell is offering up its fan favorite tacos, the...
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Over the Hump: 6 Items to Help You Through Wednesday
Are Wednesdays really so tough? Well, yes, they can be. Here, though, is to keeping things in perspective. For more than a month now, Patch and Grape-Nuts have teamed up to present stories about your...
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T-Storm Warning Issued for Coventry, Hot Weather to Follow
The National Weather Service has issued a forecast showing a moderate chance of strong thunderstorms for Coventry this afternoon, which could bring damaging winds and hail. [Track the storm on the...
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Do You Know About Molly?
Have you ever heard of "Molly"? Molly is the new “hip” drug that everyone seems to be talking about. It is made out of five different types of drugs; cocaine, crack, ecstasy, meth and bath salts. It...
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Sold: Recent House Sales in Coventry
21 Ginger Trl., Sold May 1, Price $320,000 11 Lemis St., Sold May 2, Price $95,000 8 Nottingham Pl., Sold May 2, Price $59,900 2 Tallwoods Dr., Sold May 2, Price $328,000 40 Audubon Ln., Sold May 6,...
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Report: Chafee to Join Democratic Party
Gov. Lincoln Chafee is joining the Democratic Party ahead of the 2014 campaign season, WJAR.com reported two Democratic officials said Thursday. Chafee, who won his first term in 2010 as an...
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DEM Issues Air Quality Alert Day for May 30
All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, excluding special services, will be free on Thursday, May 30, 2013. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will...
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Five Things You Need To Know Today, May 30
Free RIPTA Service: Due to high temperatures resulting in unhealthy air quality levels, DEM has issued an Air Quality Alert Day for today, May 30. Due to the alert, all regular RIPTA services will be...
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School Committee Calls Off Early Learning Center Plans
Members of the Coventry School Committee voted 3-1 Tuesday night in favor of not opening the vacant Oak Haven Elementary School as an early learning center next school year. If utilized as proposed,...
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CERT Team Collects 569 Pounds of Food During Drive
Members of the Coventry CERT team gathered at Dave's Marketplace on Saturday to collect food and donations for RI Pink Heals, an organization that benefits cancer patients and their families. Members...
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After Earth in Local Theaters Today (Sponsored)
After Earth, in theaters now, promises to be the movie event of the summer – and how could it not be, with Will Smith and his son Jaden starring as stranded space rangers—one still in training—on the...
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Open Houses In Coventry This Week
Check back each Friday for that weekend's open houses in Coventry.
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DEM Issues Air Quality Alert Day for May 31
All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, excluding special services, will be free on Friday, May 31, 2013. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will...
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Arrest Log: May 22-29: Counterfeit Bills, Exposing Person and More
Jeffrey R. Carlson, 45, 11 Webster St., Apt. #22, West Warwick, charged with passing counterfeit bills and arrested on a warrant affidavit on May 22 at 3:32 p.m. Joseph Arthur Perras Jr., 43, 978...
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Coventry Police Arrest Two in Heroin Bust
On May 16 at about 2:40 p.m. Coventry Police Detectives, assisted by uniformed members of the Coventry Police Department, acting on a tip, arrested two men possessing more than $2,500 worth of heroin...
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