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![[CREDIT: RI HHS] LIHEAP is a federally funded home heating assistance program. President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services, run by RFK Jr. has fired all LIHEAP staff.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAPoAAADkAQAAAACZSwR7AAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAeSURBVFjD7cGBAAAAAMOg+VNf4QBVAQAAAAAAAPAaHWQAAUjam4AAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
Trump Fires All LIHEAP Staff
WASHINGTON, DC — Many Rhode Islanders rely on LIHEAP each winter to help them keep their homes warm, which will be difficult next winter now that President Donald Trump has […]
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![[CREDIT: Warwick Post composite] Several Warwick charities are among dozens participating in the four-day 401 Gives fundraising drive online.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAIwAAACMAQAAAACGu3yTAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAZSURBVEjH7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCU+gAADgawpkAAEQjT2XAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)
Warwick Charities In 401Gives Funding Drive Till April 2
WARWICK, RI — Friday, 401Gives, United Way of RI’s two-day giving marathon supporting local charities, is taking donations till 6 p.m. Wednesday, and several Warwick charities and state non-profits hope […]
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RIDOT: Jefferson Boulevard Goes One Lane Friday
WARWICK, RI — Friday night, Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will cut Jefferson Boulevard to one lane at the I-95 overpass while it repairs the bridge carrying 1-95 over the […]
![[CREDIT: RI HHS] LIHEAP is a federally funded home heating assistance program. President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services, run by RFK Jr. has fired all LIHEAP staff.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LIHEAP-Staff-Fired-2025-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Warwick Post composite] Several Warwick charities are among dozens participating in the four-day 401 Gives fundraising drive online.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/401-Gives-Warwick-Charities-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDT: RIDOT] RIDOT will narrow Jefferson Boulevard to one lane in each direction at the I-95 overpass starting Friday, April 4.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jefferson-Boulevard-one-lane-bridge-work-I-95-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Business
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Launch Trampoline Park Expanding in 2025
WARWICK, RI — Launch Entertainment (Launch), a fast-growing indoor family entertainment franchise, closed 2024 with deals for new development and notable locations secured, positioning the company for a further expansion […]
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Kent Hospital President Joins PACE-RI Board
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — Dr. Paari Gopalakrishnan, President and Chief Operating Officer of Kent Hospital, has joined the PACE-RI board of directors. In the role, Gopalakrishnan will help guide PACE […]
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Trump Guts CFPB, Leaving Military Families Defenseless
WASHINGTON, DC — As an officer in the 82nd Airborne Division, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) was dismayed his troops were cheated by predatory lenders, so he knows Americans and military […]
![[CREDIT: Launch] Launch Trampoline Park, headquartered and founded in Warwick, is planning to continue national expansion in 2025.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Launch-Trampoline-Park-Warwick-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: CFPB] President Trump has removed the CFPB's staff, funding and offices, leaving Americans and military families alone against predatory lenders and other cheats and scams.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CFPB-250x228.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Schools
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Kuntze Named to Warwick Schools Budget Commission
WARWICK, RI — Gov. Dan McKee is expected to sign the Warwick Schools Budget Commission legislation into law (2025-S 0242), and Sherri Kuntze, audit Manager at Cavanagh CPAs & Associates, […]
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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAPoAAAC8AQAAAAB5lo7hAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAcSURBVFjD7cExAQAAAMKg9U/taQmgAAAAAAAAbhg8AAGKF5l6AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)
School Transport Vans Bill In Senate 2nd Time
STATE HOUSE — The RI House has again OK’d legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would allow more passengers on public school transport vans. […]
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Bill Would Codify 504 Education Plans in RI Law
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would make federally mandated 504 education plans part of state law. ‘Now that 17 states have […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-State-House.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House. RIDOH warns COVID-19 masks are a must as spread is likely outside the home. Gov. Raimondo also announced RI will be expanding COVID-19 Tests.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-State-House-COVID-19-small-business-aid-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
All Politics are Local
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Tassoni: Cannabis Profits Should Aid Overdose Prevention, Education & Treatment
Where does the money from Rhode Island’s cannabis sales go? As President and CEO at The Leadership Council for Substance Abuse and Mental Health of Rhode Island, I would like to […]
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You’re Not Alone: Trump Coup Opposition Is Growing
The President Donald J. Trump Coup is angling for Congress’s Constitutional spending power, ignoring Judicial independence, dismantling federal agencies, and claimed the punchline from French surrender jokes by handing Russia […]
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MLK Day: Whats Open?
More than 50 years after Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr., MLK , was assassinated in Memphis outside the Lorraine Motel room where he was organizing a crusade against […]
![[CREDIT: Women Forward] On March 1, the Women Forward grassroots political action group hosted a Livestream roundtable discussion with Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) & Rob Shriver, former Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) discussing opposition to the Trump Coup.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Women-Forward-Raskin-Trump-Coup-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[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.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Martin-Luther-King-DC-Monument-2011-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Police and Fire
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Warwick Arrests March 2025: Hit & Run, Reckless Driving, Assault
WARWICK, RI — WPD March 2025 Warwick arrests included charges for DUI, larceny, domestic violence, simple assault, and three men arrested on stolen vehicle conspiracy charges. Warwick Police made 166 arrests […]
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RISP: Remains Found In Foster ID’d as Missing Warwick Woman
WARWICK, RI — RI State Police report they’ve identified remains found in Foster Wednesday as Michele Romano, 56, of Warwick, a missing Warwick woman last seen around July 22, in […]
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Chilean Admits 8-State Burglary Ring Conspiracy, Deported March
PROVIDENCE – A Chilean national who participated in a burglary ring that targeted the homes of families of Asian descent in at least eight states, including Rhode Island, was sentenced […]
![[CREDIT: Unsolved RI] Michele Romano was reported missing in July 2024.Her remains were recently discovered in Foster. State and local police are investigating the death of the missing Warwick woman.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WPD-Michele-Romano-Missing-Warwick-Woman-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld suspending 2020 RI mail vote witnesses on Aug. 7.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/US-Courthouse-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)