Glare Of National Spotlight Captures North Kingstown

Ever since Friday – when the world learned Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wife was from North Kingstown – news organizations have been camping out on Coriander Lane, much to residents' dismay.

Just 30 minutes south of Providence sits North Kingstown, Rhode Island – your run-of-the-mill suburban town, with a predominantly middle class population of around 26,000. This small town’s major claims to fame are probably that it was home to the famous American portraitist Gilbert Stuart and Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel. Needless to say, it’s not really a hotbed of news nor is it on the radar of national news media – that is until last week. Once news broke that the widow of one suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing hailed from this small town by the bay, North Kingstown suddenly found itself on the map. NBC, CNN, The New York Daily News, The New York Post, the Associated Press and even the UK Daily Mail have been staked out on …

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Putting Post Road In NK On A Diet?

DOT and North Kingstown officials look at lane reduction on Post Road.

Big changes could be coming to Post Road in North Kingstown in the form of a “diet” courtesy of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. DOT officials are considering reducing part of the roadway from four lanes to three, with two travel lanes in other direction and a center turn lane. The new configuration would span from Maxwell Drive (just north of Camp Avenue) and stretch down to West Main Street at the entrance of Wickford Village. According to DOT officials who presented the plan to the North Kingstown Planning Commission this past Tuesday, this project could be on the docket as soon as next year. According to North Kingstown Planning Director Jon Reiner, the town has been looking to make changes to that road since before he …

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NK Resident, Two Dogs Bit By Possibly Rabid Raccoon

The Department of Environmental Management and state Department of Health are cautioning NK residents following a raccoon bite incident Monday night.

A North Kingstown resident is being treated for rabies exposure and two dogs have been quarantined following in incident with a possibly rabid raccoon Monday night. According to the State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Management, the attack was unprovoked and happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday on Heritage Road in North Kingstown. The vaccination status of the dogs is currently being evaluated. The animal eluded authorities' attempts to capture it and remains at large. DEM and the health department are warning that the raccoon is presumed to be infected with rabies as the animal's behavior is not typical for raccoons. Heritage Road is in the neighborhood east of Post Road across from the shopping plaza with TJ Maxx and…

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Avenger Football Team Kicks Off Regular Season

Varsity shows strong start last week with 13-6 win against North Kingstown; Junior Varsity shut out by Westerly.

Editor's Note: My apologies to Mary, players and fans! Somehow this story failed to get posted on the site last week./em Friday night lights began this past week with the Varsity Football Team battling rival North Kingstown in the annual Injury Fund Tournament held at Chariho.  With the watchful eye of many EG fans in the stands, the team held strong against NK resulting in a 13:8 win. The Varsity team will take on Exeter/West Greenwich this Saturday (Sept. 8) at 2 p.m. at EWG.   The Junior Varsity team didn’t fare as well this week, when they started their season in an away game on Saturday against the Westerly Bulldogs. The team struggled against Westerly’s strong offense and defense. The result was a 42 to zero shutout. The JV Avengers…

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EG Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years Of Scouting At Camp Hoffman

The day was marked with activities harkening back to the Kingston camp's early days.

In celebration of 100 years of scouting in the United States, the East Greenwich, North Kingstown, and Jamestown chapters planned a full day of activities for the Girl Scouts. The day included activities based around showing the girls how scouting has progressed and changed throughout the years. It was held in Kingston, R.I., at Camp Hoffman. Judy Lonardo from East Greenwich contributed in planning and organizing the event. The day started with the traditional flag ceremony. The 350 attending girls were split into groups and rotated through organized stations. They got to sing campfire songs, play basketball in bloomers old-school style, tour the camp museum, learn about camping throughout the years, do arts and crafts, interview Girl …

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Police Identify Sunday Crash Victims

Madeline Healey, 18, and Michael Ruggieri, 19, of North Kingstown, died when the pickup truck they were in flipped over on Shippeetown Road in the early morning.

East Greenwich Police have identified the four people involved in the rollover crash early Sunday on Shippeetown Road that killed two. According to the press release issued Monday evening, Nicholas Whiteley, 21, of North Kingstown, was driving the vehicle when it crashed. He and passenger Christopher T. Mortin, 19, of North Kingstown, are being treated at Rhode Island Hospital. Madeline E. Healey, 18, and Michael D. Ruggieri,  19, both of North Kingstown, were pronounced dead at the scene. The crash took place at around 3:45 a.m. in front of 476 Shippeetown Road between Division and Middle roads. Police said the vehicle had been traveling south on Shippeetown Road when it struck two boulders on the east side of the road, "became airborne …

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Senate Leaders Oppose Idea Of Quonset Casino

Senate President Theresa Paiva Weed said leaders from both parties are against the idea that surfaced last week.

Police Searching for Suspect In Attempted Robbery In NK

North Kingstown police are investigating an attempted robbery at Bank of America Tuesday night.

A suspect in an attempted robbery at Bank of America at 6725 Post Rd. in North Kingstown is still at large, according to police. An unknown suspect attempted to rob a woman as she made a deposit at the bank's drive-thru at around 8:14 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lt. Paul Barry of the North Kingstown Police Department. The suspect allegedly threatened the woman and physically assaulted her. Police are still determining whether the suspect took any items from the victim. As of 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, police were interviewing witnesses at the scene. Police were unable to give a description of the alleged robber. The North Kingstown Police Department is actively investigating the matter. Check back to North Kingstown Patch for more information as …

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Bob Watson Gets A Shout Out, And A DD Downer

What to love and hate about living in East Greenwich this week.

RAVE: When I moved to Rhode Island in 2000, the casino question was a big issue here in East Greenwich. Now the (un)lucky neighborhood is North Kingstown. Do I want a casino in Rhode Island? Not particularly. I do not want it in my town, I do not want it in the next town down. I do not like gambling per se, I do not believe they raise revenues in any way. Okay, enough channeling Dr Seuss. Sure, I can see how a casino might add to the local and state coffers at first blush, but I believe that in the long run, there are added stresses to the town’s and county’s services. Studies show that in addition to the street traffic that comes to town on the heels of a casino, there are other kinds of traffic — such as crime, drugs, and prostitution. …

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EG Lurker

11:54 am on Saturday, January 7, 2012

Lisa, travel west of New Jersey and you'll see far fewer DDs. My hunch is that expansion is elsewhere in the country...California alone is completely undeserved by DD...there's room for 5k in that state alone!   more ›

Quonset Perfect For A Casino, Says Rep. Trillo

The Warwick state rep wants to bring a casino to Quonset in North Kingstown.

According to state Rep. Joseph Trillo (R-Warwick), Quonset is the perfect spot for a “world class casino.” He hopes that together with Rep. John Carnevale (D-Johnston, Providence), he will be able to garner enough support to present a bill allowing a casino at Quonset. Trillo said that Sen. Frank Ciccone (D-Providence, North Providence) is interested in sponsoring the bill in the Senate. “When Massachusetts builds its three casinos - which they will do - we’re going to lose money,” Trillo said in an interview Wednesday night. “It’s not a question of whether you want gambling or don’t want gambling — gambling is here.” According to Trillo, Quonset’s deep-water port can accommodate up to four cruise ships at a time. That, together the …

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