Warwick Public Schools’ rate of chronically absent students has seen a significant decrease over the past couple of years, going from 45% to 30% of students district-wide being absent, …
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To the Editor,
It's unbelievable! Living quietly in Warwick was a man convicted of two murders. Yet our city's residents were unaware until he committed an assault and robbery on …
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To the Editor,
As a Rhode Island voter and taxpayer, I am utterly bewildered over the lack of legislative action on the Secure Storage bill, “held for further study” last year, and …
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Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur doesn’t want to be in the position of saying “I told you so” when a student is injured while getting dropped off or picked up from the Rocky Point …
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What do you want for Christmas?
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One-hundred and thirty-six children lined up Saturday morning at the Pilgrim Senior Center for Breakfast-and photos-with Santa. Braiden Sawyer, 3, and his mother Deanna Anthony, chat with elf Jessica …
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Trees by the truckload
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The Christmas season is here and so are the trees fresh from Maine. This delivery from Bangor arrived early Friday morning to the stand that has been operating for the past 28 years from the …
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The Warwick School Committee’s Finance Subcommittee’s first meeting since Galligan took over as chair was one that he hopes is emblematic of future subcommittee meetings throughout all of …
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Not ready to come down yet
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The appearance of a crane to the former Apponaug Mill water tower last week had some people wondering if the village landmark would soon be dismantled to make room for the Apponaug bypass. The tower …
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Cranston high school students are not likely to know the name Frank Lenox, but rest assured teachers at East and West have been in contact with him since the beginning of the academic year.
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To Editor,
Feeling a little like that concerned citizen who videotapes Warwick fire trucks on their Dave’s Market grocery runs, I followed a full-sized R.I. DOT snowplow coming through the …
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From China to Warwick
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Twenty-two school principals from Shenzhen Education Association …
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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has tapped the breaks but isn’t going to stop with plans a $100 million air cargo facility to replace current UPS and FedEx operations adjacent to Airport …
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To The Editor,
“You can have it, but you can’t use it,” should be the motto of the RI Senate since its vote to pass the “safe-storage gun bill.” (Senate approves …
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Mayor Frank Picozzi’s dream to build an open air ice rink in Apponaug was approved by the City Council by an 8-1 vote, but now has to skate through a legal challenge from the bidder that was …
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Differences of opinion, different accounts of a meeting that happened earlier this year and last-minute surprises best describe the path of legislation giving Warwick a voice on developments at T. F. …
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The House of Hope CDC is building the state’s first village of hope for the homeless.
Laura Jaworski, executive director of the Warwick-based non profit, advanced the concept of box-like …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
Governor Dan McKee visited Warwick on Monday to hand out certificates of special recognition to seven small businesses along West Shore Road.
McKee was flanked by State …
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A ride through the patch
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Vicky Salisbury gives her daughter, Carissa and Nicholas Nottage a ride through the pumpkins on the lawn of St. Mark’s Church on West Shore Road. As it did last year, the church is selling the …
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The purchase of the Warwick Police Department’s first armored car- estimated to be delivered to the department in fourteen months- drew significant attention from the public at Monday …
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Last month’s YouGov and Yahoo News poll found 53% of Americans lament a Biden-Trump rematch this Fall. But with the stakes so high, Rhode Islanders must be engaged despite living in a deep blue …
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