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  • [CREDIT: Warwick Tourism Dept.] Warwick held the City Hall Plaza groundbreaking ceremony at City Hall Thursday morning, for what will be the Greenwood Credit Union Plaza. Mayor Picozzi, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and representatives from Greenwood Credit Union

    City Hall Plaza Groundbreaking Starts Project

     [CREDIT: Warwick Tourism Dept.] Warwick held the City Hall Plaza groundbreaking ceremony at City Hall Thursday morning, for what will be the Greenwood Credit Union Plaza. Mayor Picozzi, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and representatives from Greenwood Credit Union By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The City of Warwick gathered state and local officials behind Warwick City Hall Thursday for the Greenwood Credit Union City Hall Plaza groundbreaking ceremony. Located directly behind City Hall, […]

  • [CREDIT:openstreetmap.org/copyright] A map showing the dam at Johnson's Pond, also known as Flat River Reservoir, in Coventry, RI.

    DEM: Johnson’s Pond Dam Work ‘Far From Over’

     [CREDIT:openstreetmap.org/copyright] A map showing the dam at Johnson's Pond, also known as Flat River Reservoir, in Coventry, RI. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reports that while unsafe water ejecting from the spillway has been addressed, Johnson’s Pond dam work is “far from […]

  • [CREDIT: WarwickPost] This Warwick Weekend lineup has a pond cleanup, art lunch talk, food trucks and free skating.

    Warwick Weekend Events: Pond Cleanup, Art Lunch, Food Trucks

     [CREDIT: WarwickPost] This Warwick Weekend lineup has a pond cleanup, art lunch talk, food trucks and free skating. By: Rob Borkowski

    Wondering why your event isn’t here? You might not have entered it into our calendar. Social media isn’t going to reach all your followers, but our calendar reaches everyone who reads WarwickPost.com. FIRST, […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: Roberta Canestrari] First-grader (now second grader) Conor Gill runs during the 2023 Warwick Neck Color-a-thon. Second grade teacher Kirstin Silvia is visible behind him.

    Warwick Neck Color-A-Thon Returns May 11

     [CREDIT: Roberta Canestrari] First-grader (now second grader) Conor Gill runs during the 2023 Warwick Neck Color-a-thon. Second grade teacher Kirstin Silvia is visible behind him. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Neck Color-A-Thon fundraising event returns Saturday, May 11, and you can still contribute to the color-strewn run celebrating donations from local businesses to the elementary […]

  • [CREDIT: Warwick Tourism Dept.] Warwick held the City Hall Plaza groundbreaking ceremony at City Hall Thursday morning, for what will be the Greenwood Credit Union Plaza. Mayor Picozzi, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and representatives from Greenwood Credit Union

    City Hall Plaza Groundbreaking Starts Project

     [CREDIT: Warwick Tourism Dept.] Warwick held the City Hall Plaza groundbreaking ceremony at City Hall Thursday morning, for what will be the Greenwood Credit Union Plaza. Mayor Picozzi, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and representatives from Greenwood Credit Union By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The City of Warwick gathered state and local officials behind Warwick City Hall Thursday for the Greenwood Credit Union City Hall Plaza groundbreaking ceremony. Located directly behind City Hall, […]

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    Council Monday: RIAC City Payments, Barton Farm

     warwick-city-hall By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Monday, the Warwick City Council continues work on a resolution preserving Barton Farm’s 65.88 acres at 1351 Centerville Road as a public trust and considers a support […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: Roberta Canestrari] First-grader (now second grader) Conor Gill runs during the 2023 Warwick Neck Color-a-thon. Second grade teacher Kirstin Silvia is visible behind him.

    Warwick Neck Color-A-Thon Returns May 11

     [CREDIT: Roberta Canestrari] First-grader (now second grader) Conor Gill runs during the 2023 Warwick Neck Color-a-thon. Second grade teacher Kirstin Silvia is visible behind him. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Neck Color-A-Thon fundraising event returns Saturday, May 11, and you can still contribute to the color-strewn run celebrating donations from local businesses to the elementary […]

  • [CREDIT: WP composite] A $350M new high schools project will begin in late 2024.

    New High Schools: Dimeo Construction Named Construction Manager

     [CREDIT: WP composite] A $350M new high schools project will begin in late 2024. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI — Tuesday, the School Committee approved Dimeo Construction as the new high schools project Construction Manager, to replace Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools. Construction on the project […]

  • [CREDIT: TPD] A Tiverton Police investigation of a St. Patrick's Day crash resulted in Warwick Veterans Principal Goss arrested for DUI and reckless driving.

    Warwick Vets Principal Goss Arrested for DUI

     [CREDIT: TPD] A Tiverton Police investigation of a St. Patrick's Day crash resulted in Warwick Veterans Principal Goss arrested for DUI and reckless driving. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — A St. Patrick’s Day Tiverton crash resulted with Warwick Vets Principal Jeffrey Goss arrested or DUI and reckless driving, according to Tiverton Police. The arrest was first reported […]

All Politics are Local

  • [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial in Washington D.C. By King's reckoning, the evils of racism, poverty and war were intertwined, and King was determined to oppose them all.

    Martin Luther King Day: Act Against Poverty Directly

     [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial in Washington D.C. By King's reckoning, the evils of racism, poverty and war were intertwined, and King was determined to oppose them all. By: Warwick Post Staff

    Fifty-five years ago, Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside the Lorraine Motel room in Memphis where he was organizing a crusade against American injustices causing poverty, […]

  • [CREDIT: NOAA] A graph showing sea level rise during the last few decades, which is predicted to continue throughout the century.

    McAllister: Make Sea Level, Coastal Hazards A Priority

     [CREDIT: NOAA] A graph showing sea level rise during the last few decades, which is predicted to continue throughout the century. By: Warwick Post Staff

    TO THE EDITOR: US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently spoke to a group of business leaders and referenced a RI Coastal Resources Management Council report that indicated Warwick is especially vulnerable to raising […]

  • [CREDIT: Rep. Cicilline's Office] Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner following the latter's election to succeed Rep. James Langevin representing RI's 2nd Congressional District in November 2022. Cicilline will resign his post in June to lead the RI Foundation.

    Congressman Cicilline Resigning to Lead RI Foundation

     [CREDIT: Rep. Cicilline's Office] Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner following the latter's election to succeed Rep. James Langevin representing RI's 2nd Congressional District in November 2022. Cicilline will resign his post in June to lead the RI Foundation. By: Rob Borkowski

    Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) will resign June 1 to  lead the Rhode Island Foundation as President and CEO, cutting his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives short. […]

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