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While school may be out, the Warwick School Committee continued their work on Tuesday with their regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
The meeting began with a member of the public asking about …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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7/11/24
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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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As election season heats up, a new hat is being tossed into the ring for the two citywide School Committee citywide seats on the November ballot..
Sean Wiggins, president of Warwick North Little …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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5/2/24
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Perhaps as soon as this summer, the Warwick School Committee could have a high school student attending its meetings as a non-voting representative for students throughout the city.
That’s …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/7/24
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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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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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Rules of the Warwick Democratic City Committee are pretty straight forward: It takes 21 of the 81 members to establish a quorum.
Yet while the rules are straight forward, it hasn’t been easy …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/1/23
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President of the Senate Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) appointed Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) to serve on the Judiciary Committee last …
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1/18/23
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Unanimously, the Warwick School Committee elected David Testa, pictured, as chair Tuesday evening. He succeeds Judith Cobden who chose not to seek reelection to the committee. Testa heads the …
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1/11/23
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While state legislators and the City Council have chosen leaders for the upcoming sessions, the Warwick School Committee has yet to pick who will lead them as the department embarks on the singular …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/7/22
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By ALEX MALM
The School Committee approved the FY 23 substitute pay rates Tuesday night, which will cut the pay for most positions.
Human Resources Director Kim Ruggieri polled other districts …
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7/13/22
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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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