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With the legislative session coming to a close last week, it seems an appropriate time to give a grade to Warwick’s own K. Joseph Shekarchi, the Speaker of the House since 2021.
When …
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6/20/24
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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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Two of Warwick’s most prominent political figures visited to Halcyon West Bay assisted living last Wednesday for a celebration of six of Warwick’s oldest residents.
Halcyon’s …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/8/24
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Early Monday, hundreds of Rhode Islanders navigated a frozen Rhodes on the Pawtuxet parking lot for a breakfast honoring the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., as well as eleven Rhode Island students …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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1/17/24
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To the Editor,
Regarding the potential Speakership of Representative Jim Jordan, "When the thorn becomes the rose bush, nothing blooms."
Stefano Andolfo Warwick
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10/19/23
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House Speaker J. Joseph Shekarchi (center) presented checks on Oct. 11 to three rescue animal organizations The funds are the proceeds of the charity golf scramble he held in August at the …
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10/19/23
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On September 14, Speaker Joe Shekarchi received the Governmental Service Award from the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island.
This award is given annually to state or federal service …
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9/21/23
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Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi, in an address to the Rotary Club of Warwick on Thursday afternoon, balanced touting the accomplishments achieved with last year’s especially large $500 …
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By WILL STEINFELD
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6/28/23
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A statement from the Rhode Island Republican Party released this week questioned House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi’s motives in introducing legislation that they say overrides local …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/27/23
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Rhode Island took another big step forward when Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi announced a package of bills to continue to address our state’s housing needs.
For the Speaker, it’s a …
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By John Marcantoniois and Carol O’Donnell
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4/20/23
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State representatives and Senator Mark McKenney will be listening when constituents join them for coffee and donuts this Saturday at the Warwick Public Library.
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi …
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4/20/23
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At the invitation of Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, author Douglas Brinkley will give a lecture at the State House today on his 2022 book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel …
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1/25/23
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Joseph Shekarchi didn’t get any argument when he told the House Democratic caucus Thursday evening that they “developed an agenda that was tremendously well received by …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/16/22
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Jules D’Alessandro, a Warwick-based litigator, business, construction and personal injury attorney, has been named to the Rhode Island Advisory Council of the New England Legal Foundation …
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6/8/22
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Hear Gloria Kennedy Fleck's exclusive interview with Warwick Representative and Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi on Warwick Radio Online: The Voice of Warwick, Rhode Island. Shekarchi …
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12/22/21
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All under one tent Political labels aside, more than 600 people from government, business and the community turned out Wednesday for the $200 per ticket fundraiser for House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi held at the tent at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. A
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6/2/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Addressing the state's shortage of affordable housing will be a top priority of the House of Representatives, Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) announced Monday, with a focus on seven pieces of legislation currently
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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3/4/21
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By HOUSE SPEAKER K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI Sixty years ago, up the road in Boston, President Kennedy gave farewell remarks to his home state before assuming the presidency. Those remarks still guide public servants well. He challenged those of us entrusted
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By HOUSE SPEAKER K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI
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1/14/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Joe doesn't say no. Well, not at first. It's that way of doing things that earned Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi the trust of his colleagues within two days of the election to select him as the next speaker of the House. Within 48 hours of the
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/12/20
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