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 … more

It was an honest mistake that was corrected and didn’t cost the taxpayers a penny. That is how Mayor Frank Picozzi characterized a posting on social media reporting Warwick firefighters were … more

Depending on what’s included in the calculation, Warwick firefighters may not have had the highest average wage of firefighters in Rhode Island in 2021. That’s the conclusion of City … more

By JOHN HOWELL After years of saying the city needs to deal with the escalating cost of retiree health care benefits or be faced with fewer and fewer dollars to put into schools, police, fire and other municipal services, Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur more

In continuation of their ongoing efforts to make live theatre accessible to everyone, Wilbury Theatre Group has officially launched a Pay-What-You-Can structure for all performances. Audience members now can set their own ticket price. The new ticket more

By JOHN HOWELL The big reveal is happening. More than three years after being commissioned by the Warwick City Council, the audit of firefighter sick pay and claims firefighters were using it to defraud the city of thousands of dollars is being made more

By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Superintendent Philip Thornton revealed last week a list of potential line items on the chopping block in order to free up money to pay retroactive pay raises for the teachers. more

By JOHN HOWELL -- Most people don't rush to pay taxes before they are due. But that's what some Warwick taxpayers were doing in the waning days of 2017. more