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As a relatively new (one year) resident of Warwick, I'm amazed and disheartened about the back and forth arguing on this website, as I've found the Beacon to be a very informative news source.

With that being said, there seems to be a large focus on salaries of city workers, which where I come from in Pennsylvania, is public record. A simple internet search or quick trip to town hall can give you the salary and pension information on any policeman, fireman, teacher, sanitation worker, etc. Maybe Warwick has different rules, but I would think that state or town workers salary information would be readily available to members of the public. And while an employee's personal information should not be made public, their salaries and retirement benefits should be made public, as hiding that information from the public causes mistrust in government, and feeds the fire regarding arguments among posters.