Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet Nov 6, 2009
Kane's 18-year-old son, Nicholas O'Neill, died in the Feb. 20, 2003, fire in West Warwick, which began when pyrotechnics used for the rock band Great White ignited foam that the club's owners had used as soundproofing. ATLANTA -- At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
2009 Beacon Award Winners Nov 2, 2009
Cable System 3 Cox Business & the Digital Growth Grant Contest Cox Communications New England West Warwick, RI. Crisis Communications. (Multichannel News)
R.I. blaze victim’s father seeks investigation Oct 27, 2009
Sparked by a rock band s pyrotechnics, a fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., killed 100 people in 2003 ... Kane s 18-year-old son, Nicholas O Neill, died in the Feb. 20, 2003, fire in West Warwick, which began when pyrotechnics used for the rock band Great White ignited foam that the club s owners had used as soundproofing. (Boston Globe)
Cox Communications Launches New On DEMAND Experience in New England Aug 27, 2009
WEST WARWICK, R.I., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications has upgraded the on-screen interface for Cox On DEMAND in Rhode Island and Connecticut, providing faster and simpler navigation. The Cox On DEMAND updates are free-of-charge and available immediately to Digital Cable subscribers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
12-year-olds start Cal Ripken World Series tomorrow Aug 13, 2009
Burlington earned the right to play Hudson after a thrilling 9-8 win against West Warwick, R.I. in the previous game. Burlington led off the first with a Metzdorf single before Dylan Smith dug in with two strikes and muscled an outside pitch over the right centerfield wall for a 2-0 lead. (Burlington Union, MA)
Car dealer fights Chrysler over franchise Jul 5, 2009
" Tarbox and his lawyers believe his franchises were rejected as retaliation for his opposition to Chrysler's request to establish another Jeep dealership in nearby West Warwick. Rhode Island franchise law allows dealers to protest a manufacturer placing a franchise within 20 miles of its location. Chrysler eventually withdrew the request, but Tarbox said the bankruptcy decision gave the company to opportunity to finally reject his franchise because of his protest rather than gauging his... (Anchorage Daily News)
Firecracker round-up: Missoula edges Cheyenne with six-run inning Jul 2, 2009
West Warwick 6, Coon Rapids 5. Cameron Brown smacked a two-run double into the right-center field gap, giving West Warwick, R.I., a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over Coon Rapids, Minn ... Trailing by a run in the seventh, West Warwick used a walk and an error to set the table for Brown, who finished with two hits and five of the Rhode Island s six RBI. He also hit a three-run homer in the third. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Post 22 splits at first day of Firecracker Jul 1, 2009
RAPID CITY It was Kolton Emery s best pitching performance of the season and he saved it for the biggest regular season tournament of the year as Post 22 topped West Warwick, R.I., 8-0, in five innings due to the eight-run rule in the Black Hills Community Bank Firecracker Tournament on Tuesday night at Fitzgerald Stadium. Post 22 s ace Emery was pin-point accurate all night long, painting corners, and keeping the West Warwick hitters off balance with a sharp breaking ball ... Missoula 5, West... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Post 22 welcomes some of the nation's best Jun 30, 2009
at 12:30 p.m. and come back to play the night game against West Warwick, R.I., at 8 p.m. ... Missoula will battle West Warwick, R.I., directly after taking on Las Vegas at 5:30 p.m. West Warwick traveled more than 1,800 miles to make its fourth appearance at the Firecracker. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Owner of club in Great White fire released Jun 26, 2009
He said in a statement that he plans to contribute to a nonprofit fund he started with his brother and fellow club-owner, Jeffrey, to raise money for education costs for children who lost parents in the February 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Music)
R.I. nightclub owner freed from prison Jun 26, 2009
He said in a statement that he plans to contribute to a fund he started with his brother and fellow club-owner, Jeffrey, to raise money for the education of children who lost parents in the February 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick. I would also be willing to speak about my experience while incarcerated, in the hopes that it may deter people from making the wrong choices, Derderian said in a statement posted on The Station Education Fund website. (Boston Globe)
Sylvester earns another honor Jun 19, 2009
Sylvester, who also coached at West Warwick, helped his teams to 652 wins ... The proof of that assertion is, as they say, in the pudding and the local coaching pudding is liberally sprinkled with prot;g;s of the former Westerly High and West Warwick coach ... He joins Jim Federico, for whom the Westerly gym is named, and Tom Garrick, former women s coach at the University of Rhode Island and a former player of Sylvester s at West Warwick, as members. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Jones Announces Class of 2013 Jun 16, 2009
Michael Grace (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Sam Martin (West Warwick, R.I.) and Austin Morgan (Reno, Nev ... Sam Martin G 6-3 195 West Warwick, R.I. Worcester Academy. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
High school schedule May 22, 2009
Parish Hill at Wheeler, 4:00; Chariho at West Warwick, 6:00. Softball. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Cox Adds NESNplus and NESNplus HD to Lineup Apr 12, 2009
WEST WARWICK, R.I., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications announced today the additions of NESNplus and NESNplus HD to its channel lineup this spring. NESNplus and NESNplus HD are additional channels available to video providers to ensure their customers do not miss a single hit on the baseball diamond or goal on the ice when the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins seasons collide. (PR Newswire)
Survivors of R.I. club fire await settlement Feb 13, 2009
The settlements resolve lawsuits arising from the Feb. 20, 2003, blaze at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, which began when pyrotechnics used as a stage prop by the 1980s rock band Great White ignited foam used as soundproofing around the stage. The band's tour manager, , served less than two years of a four-year prison sentence; the club's two owners pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges one will be released on parole this year while the other was spared jail time. (MSNBC -- Crime)
America's battle for jobs Feb 10, 2009
Despite the thick snow on the sidewalks, the labour and training centre in West Warwick, just a few miles from Cranston, is packed with job seekers - at computer screens, in one-on-one interviews, in big groups doing tests. Many stores have closed down in the area. (BBC News -- Americas)
