It was a rare, stinging rebuke of state officials by an enforcement wing of the federal government.
Then the Ocean State’s Attorney General weighed in, reddening the handprint left behind …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/27/24
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As a result of action taken Thursday, Warwick Independent School Employees (WISE) have a new 3-year contract; Warwick teachers will similarly have a 3-year contract if the membership approve the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI and JOHN HOWELL
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2/22/24
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Cora Smith triumphantly carries her snow board to the top of the hill outside the Gorton School complex following a successful run in fresh powder Saturday afternoon. A student at St. Rose of Lima …
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2/22/24
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When legislators did away with the car tax, the state reimbursed municipalities the lost tax revenues. The plan was to ensure property owners received tax relief and that …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/22/24
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Sen. Frank Lombardo III dropped from helicopters to ski inaccessible moguls. Somehow, he balanced business, community service, law-making and family.
“Our Senate family is heartbroken with …
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Sun Rise Staff Reports
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2/21/24
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UPDATED: The defendant has been identified by prosecutors as Manuel Garcia Dela Cruz.
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/20/24
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Tasked with approving the latest annual student risk survey, the Johnston School Committee unanimously decided to remove two questions that ask about student sexual identity.
“We went …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/20/24
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City Finance Director Peder Schaefer has a nose for numbers. When they aren’t what he expects them to be he starts digging.
He did that last week as he reviewed the governor’s budget …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/15/24
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There aren’t many who knew him that don’t have a special place in their hearts for Bob Shapiro.
Last week, the Warwick City Council declared Sept. 20 as Robert A. Shapiro Day. All …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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Two of Warwick’s elementary schools will make history on March 21 at 3:30 p.m.
That’s the date that Hoxsie and Park’s Unified Basketball teams- aimed at unifying students with …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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The hill off Narragansett Parkway, a favorite sledding spot, is usually packed on snow days. That wasn’t the case Tuesday for Gaspee newcomers, Kerri Tahir and her daughter, Sophia who recently …
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2/15/24
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Chief Resident Daniel Boateng and Dental Assistant Sheila Fernandez readied the exam room for their next patient. They try to turn the chair over quick. They’ve got patients waiting.
For …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/13/24
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A rabid coyote attacked a hiker in Johnston. He strangled the sick animal.
According to Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira, shortly after noon Friday, a 58-year-old man was hiking in the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/13/24
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You wouldn’t imagine history could come alive in a cemetery until you talk with Pegee Malcolm.
Malcolm is chair of both the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission and the Rhode Island …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/8/24
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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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The sun made more than a five minute appearance over the weekend after about two weeks of gray skies. It was so gray that ground hog Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow Friday morning at …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Mayor Frank Picozzi set off fireworks Monday when he asked on his Facebook page what residents would think of moving the July 4 fireworks from Oakland Beach to Rocky Point.
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2/8/24
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Beautiful pizza, like art, is subjective.
Take Rhode Island’s Italian bakery specialty — pizza strips (or party pizza or party strips … or bakery pizza or red strips or …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/7/24
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A shadow has been cast on Green Development’s solar project plans in Johnston.
The opposition was nervous. A rumor had circulated through the ranks of Stop Johnston Solar (SJS) that the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/1/24
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“How many digital quahogs do I have to dig a day to make a day’s pay?” asked Mark Johnson, concluding the fifth meeting of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Provide …
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By BENJAMIN BALINT-KURI
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2/1/24
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