Jack Lancellotta News Today

WEST WARWICK — In West Warwick, recently designated as a Tree City USA community for the 20th consecutive year, an appreciation for nature is apparently deeply rooted.

WEST WARWICK — The Jaycee Corridor and Arboretum at Riverpoint Park has a fresh new look, thanks to Henri Messier, a member of Troop 11 Coventry.  “I think it came out awesome,” Messier, who revamped the park for his Eagle Scout project, said of the finished product. “I’m very, very happy.” Messier, whos now just a few small steps away from achieving the highest rank in Scouting, spent the day Saturday completing the project. With the help of around 20 volunteer...

WEST WARWICK — The West Warwick Town Council met this week to appoint members to the Charter Review Commission, a board now tasked with sifting through and suggesting amendments to the document that guides the local officials in each of their decisions.  The West Warwick Home Rule Charter hasn’t been reviewed since 2010 — the charter currently dictates that a commission be appointed to review it every 10 years — and Town Council President David Gosselin pointed out that t...