|
Not long after taking office, Mayor Picozzi put his foot down on speeders. He’d listened to the complaints at neighborhood meetings, heard how motorists traveling roads with 35 MPH limits were …
more
By JOHN HOWELL
|
3/14/24
|
|
Teachers and
school
administrators from around the state will gather on Wednesday, March 13 at Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown, for ENVISIONING A NEW ERA (THE VAPE-FREE …
more
3/8/24
|
|
Former Warwick Mayor and retired Supreme Court Justice Frank Flaherty and current Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi posed for a photo with the legendary Mayor’s Medallion, which was presented to the …
more
3/7/24
|
|
Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, chairman of the House Education Committee, is focusing on school attendance with a package of bills that seeks to curb chronic absenteeism along with the negative …
more
3/7/24
|
|
As the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company prepares to celebrate 100 years since its founding, its president, Robert Carlow, is working to make it a special century commemoration.
Though company …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
3/7/24
|
|
Judge Francis “Frank” X. Flaherty carried a pair of huge sealed cardboard boxes into Warwick City Hall’s subterranean conference room.
Flaherty, a former Warwick Mayor and …
more
By JOHN HOWELL & RORY SCHULER
|
3/7/24
|
|
Students from 15 Ocean State high schools struck gold, silver and bronze in the 41st annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon held Sunday at Bryant University.
“We ran out of medals,” …
more
By JOHN HOWELL
|
3/7/24
|
|
As students at Toll Gate High School continue their second week of virtual learning, Warwick’s administration is saying they need to have a “proactive plan” for any future school …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
3/7/24
|
|
The Warwick School Committee will get an update on the Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS), a roughly 35-minute long “anonymous online student survey” that pertains to …
more
By DANA RICHIE
|
3/7/24
|
|
Mentor RI is looking for volunteers in the City of Warwick for a job that takes up just one hour a week.
According to Sandy Letourneau, Mentor RI program coordinator, the program is looking to …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
3/7/24
|
|
Meals on Wheels of RI Home-Delivered Meal Program client Vivian Raposa, 76, of West Warwick, received her meal Friday, March 1, from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and UnitedHealthcare CEO Mike Florczyk …
more
3/7/24
|
|
Perhaps as soon as this summer, the Warwick School Committee could have a high school student attending its meetings as a non-voting representative for students throughout the city.
That’s …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
3/7/24
|
|
New 4-year mayoral term has McAllister thinking
By JOHN HOWELL
Last time Governor McKee and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi hosted a reception for City Council President Steve McAllister, …
more
3/7/24
|
|
For a first time, Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter have posted rewards to “bring justice” to abandoned animals.
Triggering efforts to abate what appears to be a growing trend to …
more
By JOHN HOWELL
|
3/7/24
|
|
After a half-year and counting, a Special Legislative Commission studying decreased quahog catch is nearing the finish line. The commission will discuss their recommendations in an early April …
more
By WILL STEINFELD
|
3/7/24
|
|
The “non-renewal” list included the names of 40 Johnston educators.
“Special Educator, Ferri Middle School … Guidance Counselor at Barnes School … Math Teacher, …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
3/6/24
|
|
Crews were working feverously to dry out Toll Gate High School Tuesday and restore it to a condition where it could reopen Monday for classes.
“We’re assessing it daily,” …
more
2/29/24
|
|
It took a while but Everyday Medicinals, located at 400 Warwick Ave, held a ribbon-cutting last Thursday.
The business, which opened in 2019, specializes in care using medical marijuana and …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
2/29/24
|
|
City finances were the talk of Monday’s City Council meeting, from budget projections to purchasing new equipment for city boats.
Finance Director Peder Schaefer gave his mid-fiscal year …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
2/29/24
|
|
The Photo ID Office, located inside the Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center, will reopen four days a week starting March 1. The Photo ID Office, where passengers can process their reduced …
more
2/29/24
|
