A self-styled outsider gets cold shoulder at the Statehouse
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – Michael Pinga, a baker from West Warwick, scored an upset when he beat a powerful incumbent to win a state Senate seat in 2008. But self-styled outsiders can't...
View ArticleA tour around West Warwick with the former RI house speaker
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – Former House Speaker William Murphy is one in a long line of West Warwick politicians to reach a leadership role at the Rhode Island Statehouse.
View ArticleWest Warwick and more on this week's Roundtable
Listen Listening.../Providence, R.I. – As part of our One Square Mile series this week, this Political Roundtable's focus is West Warwick, as well as immigration reform, the boycott of the Westin Hotel...
View ArticleDid that weenie just order a hot dog?
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – WRNI concludes its One Square Mile series with a Rhode Island culinary education. That's what News Director Anthony Brooks, who comes from far-away...
View ArticleOne Square Mile: West Warwick
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – Hear the hour long One Square Mile: West Warwick program here.
View ArticleWest Warwick: an old mill town looks for a new way forward
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – Our week-long series begins with an overview of this Pawtuxet River mill town, including its history and the challenges the town faces in adapting to the 21st...
View ArticleFighting Bob Quinn and the Bloodless Revolution
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – Robert Quinn, a son of West Warwick, was and architect of the most momentous Rhode Island political upheaval of the 20th century.
View ArticleInside West Warwick's flea market
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – The West Warwick Civic Center is many things- a sports arena, a temporary flood shelter, and for the past year, an increasingly popular flea market. Every...
View ArticleGetting back to work after the flood
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – West Warwick's Main Street shows no sign of the intense floods that swept through Rhode Island earlier this spring. But many of the town's small businesses paid...
View ArticleMedical clinic helps students' health
Listen Listening.../West Warwick, R.I. – The Health Hut provides free medical care for the town's middle and high school students. It's not only convenient, it's also improving students' health.
View ArticleAfter 202 years, work goes on at West Warwick mill
West Warwick, R.I. – We continue our One Square Mile series on West Warwick with a tour of the oldest continuously operating textile plant in the United States. It's called Riverpointe Lace.
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