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  • RI Grown Farmer’s Market at Goddard Park opens every Friday through October at Goddard Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

    RI Grown Farmer’s Market Season Begins

     RI Grown Farmer’s Market at Goddard Park opens every Friday through October at Goddard Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing the start of the weekly 2024 RI Grown Farmer’s Market Season this weekend, running through early autumn. Starting this weekend, […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence. Rep. Solomon's bills  increase catalytic converter theft penalties & create an interstate compact.

    Senate OKs Employee Free Speech Bill

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence. Rep. Solomon's bills  increase catalytic converter theft penalties & create an interstate compact. By: Rob Borkowski

    STATE HOUSE — Tuesday, the Senate passed an employee free speech bill  introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) protecting employees’ First Amendment rights in the workplace. […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.

    Solomon Pet Insurance Standards Bill Passes House

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence. By: Rob Borkowski

    STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. on behalf of the Department of Business Regulation that would codifying pet insurance […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.

    Solomon Pet Insurance Standards Bill Passes House

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence. By: Rob Borkowski

    STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. on behalf of the Department of Business Regulation that would codifying pet insurance […]

  • [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, […]

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. […]

Police and Fire

  • Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive.

    WPD: April 2024 Warwick Arrests

     Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — WPD April 2024 Warwick arrests included charges for DUI, larceny, domestic violence, assault, stolen vehicle possession, illegal drugs, embezzlement, simple assault and felony assault. Warwick Police made 199 […]

  • RI Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.

    Providence County Grand Jury Indictments: April 30

     RI Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI — The following Providence County grand jury indictments have been reported in the Providence County Grand Jury for April 29, on charges ranging from child molestation and sexual […]

  • RI Trooper Log arrests. The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout Rhode Island.

    RI Trooper Log: Warwick Arrests for Hit & Run, Reckless Driving

     RI Trooper Log arrests. The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout Rhode Island. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the RI Trooper Log  April 19 – 28 involved charges for hit & run, DUI, burglary, and reckless driving. Here are the basics on […]