City residential and commercial real estate and tangible tax bills went online recently and are now expected to arrive in the mail by early next week, City Tax Assessor Neal Dupuis said Tuesday.
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/27/24
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Contentious votes and criticism of a move from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) marked the Warwick City Council’s meeting Monday, with two major resolutions passed for the Rhode Island …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/25/24
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Amazon’s looking to re-negotiate their tax deal with Johnston.
The estimated opening date of Johnston’s Amazon has been bumped back several times. While the company says …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/14/24
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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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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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Despite being greeted with about an inch of water on the floor of offices in the Saw Tooth Annex building last week, tax collectors remained available to process property tax payments that were due …
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1/18/24
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According to a code red message sent to Warwick residents sent by Mayor Picozzi last Wednesday this year’s tax bills have been on-line and payable since Monday, but the paper copies are still …
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6/28/23
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What started off as nearly 1,000 parcels for the annual tax sale held last month was whittled down to 81 parcels by the time the sale was conducted in City Council Chambers. According to Tax …
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6/15/23
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Depending on how you look at it, there’s some good news and some bad news to report from the tax front.
The good news for those eligible for tax exemptions is that the revaluation has not …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/15/23
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To the Editor,
First, Warwick taxpayers haven’t had much if any, tax increases for eight whole years. Not bad Warwick! John Howell was a little surprised that more people didn’t …
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6/8/23
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The House of Representatives has passed legislation (2023-H 5782A) sponsored by Rep. Nathan W. Biah (D-Dist. 3, Providence) which would tax property owned by nonprofit institutions that is leased or …
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6/1/23
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With only minor changes that won’t affect higher taxes for residential or commercial property owners, the City Council approved the mayor’s proposed $353.2 million budget Thursday night …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/1/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
Mayor Frank Picozzi is a member of the 21 percent club, which is not something to celebrate since he’ll be paying at least $500 more in taxes, but, on the other hand, is …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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5/18/23
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Silence
I thought for sure I would be getting phone calls and emails with the announcement the revaluation has been completed and property owners would start getting mailed notices as soon as …
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5/18/23
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Yesterday Mayor Frank Picozzi forwarded City Council members the outline for a proposed $353.2 million budget representing a 3.56 percent increase in spending that projects an expected increase in …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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5/11/23
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Kayla Jones has run city tax sales long enough to know too many people wait until the last moment to pay up or make an arrangement to save their property.
And now that certified letters went out …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/20/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
“Grace” is not a word to be found on Warwick tax bills, although some taxpayers think there is a “grace period” when submitting their quarterly …
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11/2/22
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The Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 31 will see Matt LaMountain, an endorsed Democrat and former prosecutor in the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office, go …
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By NOAH BOWSER
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9/7/22
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By JOHN HOWELL
So, you didn’t get a tax bill for your car. Did the city screw up, was it the Post Office or did the dog eat it? None of the above.
There are no car tax bills this year and …
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7/6/22
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By ALEX MALM
About an hour before Friday’s tax sale was set to begin three people visited the tax collector's office in Buttonwoods to clear their debt and avoid having their property be put …
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6/15/22
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