First Student has reached a tentative contract agreement with ATU Local 618. The union represents school bus drivers and aides in Warwick and Jamestown. In a statement released Wednesday … more

By ALEX MALM  A posting on the city website over the weekend advertising job openings for First Student, the bus company responsible for driving students in Warwick, raised the … more

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 more

When many parents and guardians got their children ready for school on Friday morning they were expecting that they would take the bus to school like normal.  That wasn’t the case in … more

I never saw Joseph J. Solomon happier than when he was behind the wheel of his 1965 Cadillac DeVille convertible with his wife, Cindy, and their dog, Buddy, at his side. He loved making the rounds of Ward 4, where he served as councilman, on a warm more

By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Contrary to what some may think, Rhode Island does NOT have the worst drivers in the country. However that doesn't mean we're particularly good either. more