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As he runs for School Committee in 2024, Zachary Colón, 25, said that he’s in a position that he’s used to - being one out of five candidates in a competitive election.
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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7/11/24
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To the Editor,
According to the General Laws of Rhode Island, the number one duty of a school committee is: “To identify educational needs in the community”.
Based on the low …
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1/18/24
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By ALEX MALM
On June 15 when all three district School Committee incumbents announced they would not seek reelection, it appeared two seats could go uncontested and there wouldn’t be a …
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6/30/22
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By ALEX MALM
It’s been eight year since former Ward 7 Councilman Charles “CJ” Donovan Jr. served in elected office.
Now with District 3 (Ward 7, 8 and 9) School Committee …
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6/22/22
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By ALEX MALM
On Feb. 1 2000, Leah Hazelwood, a teacher's assistant at Pilgrim High School was hired as a substitute teacher with the school district. Since 2002 she has been employed …
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6/22/22
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David Testa, member of the Warwick School Committee, was elected President of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees (RIASC) at their 2022 Annual Meeting held at Crowne Plaza in Warwick on …
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6/15/22
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By ALEX MALM
In 2020 the Warwick School Committee adopted a policy that would increase the walking distance for all grade levels by .25 miles.
Then the pandemic happened, and those increases …
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5/11/22
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By ALEX MALM
A resolution asking the General Assembly to approve a ballot question to expand the School Committee from five to nine members was voted down by Warwick City Council Monday.
The …
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5/4/22
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By ALEX MALM
On Tuesday night the Warwick School Committee sliced about $1.4 million from the $179 million budget presented by Superintendent Lynn Dambruch.
If that number stands, the schools …
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4/27/22
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By ALEX MALM
For years there has been discussion of expanding the School Committee to nine members to reflect the City Council.
Ward 8 Councilman Anthony Sinapi was prepared to …
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4/14/22
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The Warwick School Committee has a new vice chairperson after the Committee voted unanimously in favor of picking David Testa to the position.
Testa replaces Nathan Cornell who served as …
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By ALEX MALM
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1/19/22
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Throughout the pandemic the Warwick School Committee along with other public bodies across the state live streamed its meetings, through Zoom, Youtube and on other platforms.
While public …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/14/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA After several tumultuous school committee meetings that left parents feeling frustrated and annoyed, Warwick parent and resident Danny Hall is looking for a way to give voters the ability to recall elected officials. Provisions for a
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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2/4/21
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By ARDEN BASITA Following a tumulus meeting during which Judith Cobden was elected chair of the Warwick School Committee, an online petition has been mounted calling on both Cobden and the woman she succeeds, Karen Bachus, to resign. Concurrently, with
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1/21/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA In a tense meeting described as "embarrassing" by Mayor Frank Picozzi, the Warwick school committee elected Judy Cobden as the new chairperson Tuesday evening. Committee members Nathan Cornell and Kyle Adams voted for Cobden for
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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1/14/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Personal differences between two members of the School Committee that elevated to the point where the police were called and a temporary restraining order was issued against one of the parties has raised the question whether the committee
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/1/20
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Warwick School Committee has taken a united stand against charter schools. The committee unanimously approved a resolution opposing any charter school from opening within the city.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/16/18
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