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Mayor Frank Picozzi has called on state police to investigate allegations that the Warwick School Department awarded contracts totaling more than $400,000 to a trucking company that wasn’t …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/1/24
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What does it take to break a habit of failing to reach a teacher contract by the start of school and then dragging on the process for months to come?
There are multiple answers why the Warwick …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/21/24
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As a result of action taken Thursday, Warwick Independent School Employees (WISE) have a new 3-year contract; Warwick teachers will similarly have a 3-year contract if the membership approve the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI and 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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Members of the Warwick Teachers’ Union (WTU) took umbrage to comments made by School Finance Director Brandon Bohl and many updates on upcoming construction projects at Tuesday’s School …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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10/12/23
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From the perspective of City Solicitor Michael Ursillo who played a major role in negotiations, the firefighters’ contract approved on an 8-1 vote by the City Council Monday night is the first …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/1/23
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The Warwick City Council will be faced with accepting or rejecting a three-year agreement with firefighters that will cost taxpayers an additional $2.7 million over the life of the contract at a …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/18/23
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Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur has been tight lipped ever since he and other members of the council received copies of the tentative agreement (TA) reached between the Warwick Firefighters and the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/14/22
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When a firefighter runs into a burning building, or a police officer finds himself in a dangerous situation there is a possibility that they aren’t working under a current …
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By ALEX MALM
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1/12/22
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By ALEX MALM The immediate future of 6,300 students being bused to Warwick schools remained unclear yesterday as First Student and Local 618 of the Amalgamated Transit Union continue to negotiate. One thing is certain, however. If the buses aren't
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By ALEX MALM
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10/21/21
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By JOHN HOWELL The City Council will consider contracts giving police and municipal employees raises over the next three years at a special meeting starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers. Both police and municipal employee contracts expired on
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/23/21
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City Council President Steve McAllister has scheduled a special City Council meeting for Sept. 28 starting at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers to act on the tentative contract agreements with the Warwick Fraternal Order of Police and the Municipal Employees
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9/2/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Members of the Warwick Fraternal Order of Police have approved a tentative three-year contract that would give them a 2.75 percent raise on July 1 followed by 3.75 percent increases on July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023. Mayor Frank Picozzi
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/24/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA Warwick teachers voted Monday to approve a three-year contract that would give them salary increases in the second and third year, as well as increase healthcare co-pays. The new contract is projected to have little impact on the Warwick
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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5/20/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA The Warwick School Committee, fearing further delay of the high school renovation projects, voted Tuesday to approve plans for Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools. The school committee also approved a tentative agreement with the Warwick
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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5/13/21
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Warwick School Committee voted to approve Superintendent Philip Thornton's recommendation to not renew the one-year contract of Norwood Elementary School principal John Gannon, despite a large showing of support.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/15/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The president of the Rhode Island state firefighters union has responded strongly to criticisms levied against the binding arbitration process, which they claim were unfair and disingenuous.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/6/18
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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.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/16/18
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