Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella about how to free yourself from trauma.

Hear Martha show Wil how to use breath, awareness, and guided imagery to break his emotional connection to a traumatic experience and release himself from past suffering and pain.

Wil Gregersen is Community Services Librarian at Warwick Public Library. He’s worked in Warwick for 10 years, and he likes the city a lot.

Write to Wil at [email protected].

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with editor George LaCross from the amusement park fan site Laff in the Dark.

George LaCross made his first visit to Rocky Point Park in 1962 and became an immediate fan. Hear Scott and George reminisce about the Paladium ballroom, Shore Dinner Hall, baseball field, petting zoo, and Rocky Point’s first carousel and Ferris Wheel.

Visit the Laff in the Dark website.

Join the Rocky Point Park Remembered! Facebook group.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the Warwick Center for the Arts.

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Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Editor and Publisher John Howell from the Warwick Beacon about the hunt for the Gaspee.

250 years after the burning of the HMS Gaspee, Dr. Kathy Abbass from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project is leading a search for the ship. Hear about the project, wrecks that people thought were the Gaspee, and conspiracy theories about how the Gaspee was lured onto the shoals.

Follow the story at the Warwick Beacon website.

Find a library with When We Destroyed the Gaspee: A Story of Narragansett Bay in 1772 by James Otis.

Lillian Tobin reads the opening excerpt from When We Destroyed the Gaspee.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the Warwick Center for the Arts.

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Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella shows you how to use affirmations to change how you see yourself and reshape who you are.

As a child, the things you were told went directly into your subconscious mind. Learn how to give your subconscious new thoughts that will help you feel better about yourself and become the person you want to be. 

Martha Bottella is a lifelong resident of Warwick who works in mental health and supports her clients as they heal trauma, grow, and build empowered lives. She also provides peer support at Parent Support Network of RI.

Write to Martha at [email protected].

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Mayor Frank Picozzi about the latest news on Warwick and plans for the future.

Hear about beach passes, food truck and movie nights, the Great Race, Conimicut Light, the Sawtooth Building, the city fleet, City Center, new high schools, and new businesses going in around the city.

Visit the What It Used To Be in Warwick, RI website.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the Warwick Center for the Arts.

Write to [email protected].

Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Director Eric Earls from Warwick Department of Public Works about the Municipal Recycling Facility.

Hear what you can recycle at the city’s Recycling Drop-off Facility. Find out how you can pick up compost and wood chips, and learn how recycling helps the City of Warwick.

Visit the Warwick Sanitation & Recycling website.

See the Warwick Recycling Calendar.

Visit the Public Works webpage.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the Warwick Center for the Arts.

Write to [email protected].

Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with pastry chef Becky Morris from Celebrated dessert shop, and Jen, Katie, and Wil taste Becky’s delicious treats.

Hear how Becky makes her vegan desserts, which dessert is her favorite, how she runs an ethical business, and about her ties to Rhode Island’s vegan community. Then, we sample her Oatmeal Raisin Cream Pies, Cupcakes, Cookie Dough Truffles, Fudge Brownies, and French Macarons.

Visit the Celebrated website.

Wil Gregersen is Community Services Librarian at Warwick Public Library. He’s worked in Warwick for 10 years, and he likes the city a lot.

Write to Wil at [email protected]

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with President Steven Miller from the Gaspee Days Committee.

Gaspee Days is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Gaspee's burning with events from May 21 - June 12. Hear about the Arts & Crafts Festival, Symphony in the Park, the Fireworks Extravaganza, the 5K Foot Race, the Gaspee Days Parade, the Blessing of the Fleet, and the Burning of the Gaspee.

Visit the Gaspee Days website.

Learn about the HMS Gaspee.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the Warwick Center for the Arts.

Write to [email protected].

Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Director Stephanie Arāgao from Scruffy Paws Animal Shelter.

Scruffy Paws helps cats living on the streets find loving homes. Hear how they socialize cats, about foster homes and adoptions, how the community helped them buy their building, and how you can support Scruffy Paws.

Visit the Scruffy Paws website.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the Warwick Center for the Arts.

Write to [email protected].

Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella shows you how to know yourself and realize you are enough as you are.

Learn how to stop racing from task to task and get in tune with your thoughts and emotions. Find out how to stop judging yourself, and discover the things that make you great.

Martha Bottella is a lifelong resident of Warwick who works in mental health and supports her clients as they heal trauma, grow, and build empowered lives. She also provides peer support at Parent Support Network of RI.

Write to Martha at [email protected].