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  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The second Apponaug Winter Festival Parade, drew families and marchers together for a chilly yet heartwarming spectacle.

    VIDEO: Winter Festival Parade 2024 Highlights

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The second Apponaug Winter Festival Parade, drew families and marchers together for a chilly yet heartwarming spectacle. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — While it’s only the second Apponaug Winter Festival Parade, families and marchers alike settled into the Apponaug Village family block party and parade as if they’ve been […]

  • [CREDIT: RICEH] A chart from the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness showing the bottleneck of need versus resources available to address the state's homeless emergency.

    Lawmakers Urge McKee: Declare Homeless Emergency

    [CREDIT: RICEH] A chart from the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness showing the bottleneck of need versus resources available to address the state's homeless emergency. By: Rob Borkowski

    STATE HOUSE — Forty-four legislators called on Gov. Dan McKee to declare a public health homeless emergency in a letter released today, including Warwick’s David Bennett (D-Dist. 20), and Coventry’s […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] City officials enter main ball room at Crowne Plaza for the Warwick Inauguration Jan. 8, 2025. From left, front, Kim Picozzi, her husband, Mayor Frank Picozzi, Warwick City Council President Anthony Sinapi, City Councilman Jeremy Rix, majority leader, followed by council members Willam Foley (Ward 1), Vincent Gebhart (Ward 9) Bryan Nappa (Ward 3), Sal DeLuise (Ward 4) Edgar Ladouceur (Ward 5) William Muto (Ward 6) and John Kirby (Ward 7).

    PHOTOS: Warwick Inauguration 2025 Fetes Picozzi, Council, Committee

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] City officials enter main ball room at Crowne Plaza for the Warwick Inauguration Jan. 8, 2025. From left, front, Kim Picozzi, her husband, Mayor Frank Picozzi, Warwick City Council President Anthony Sinapi, City Councilman Jeremy Rix, majority leader, followed by council members Willam Foley (Ward 1), Vincent Gebhart (Ward 9) Bryan Nappa (Ward 3), Sal DeLuise (Ward 4) Edgar Ladouceur (Ward 5) William Muto (Ward 6) and John Kirby (Ward 7). By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Officials gathered at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Ave., Tuesday night for the Warwick inauguration of newly elected and re-elected leaders, celebrating Mayor Frank Picozzi’s first four-year […]

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  • [CREDIT: CNE] Kent Hospital has earned the Baby-Friendly designation for their infant care coaching from Baby-Friendly USA.

    Kent Hospital Back Wages Paid: $1.9M to 853 Staff

    [CREDIT: CNE] Kent Hospital has earned the Baby-Friendly designation for their infant care coaching from Baby-Friendly USA. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Care New England has agreed to pay $1.9 million in Kent Hospital back wages/damages to 853 health care workers not properly compensated for working through their breaks […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.

    WPS Contracts Probe: Oliver, Gothberg Broke Law, Policy

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools  facilities Director Kevin Oliver and Director of Capital Projects Steven Gothberg each broke the law, giving the district reasonable cause for termination, ignoring rules for […]

  • BankNewport vice president, credit administration manager Thomas Bailey of Coventry.

    BankNewport Names Bailey VP, Credit Administration Manager

    BankNewport vice president, credit administration manager Thomas Bailey of Coventry. By: Rob Borkowski

    NEWPORT, RI  — BankNewport has appointed Thomas Bailey of Coventry as vice president, credit administration manager. In this role, Bailey will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Bank’s Credit Administration […]

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  • Warwick weekend events include light shows running through the end of the year, ending with fireworks Tuesday.

    Warwick Weekend Events: New Year’s, Lights

    Warwick weekend events include light shows running through the end of the year, ending with fireworks Tuesday. 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 […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.

    WPS Contracts Probe: Oliver, Gothberg Broke Law, Policy

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools  facilities Director Kevin Oliver and Director of Capital Projects Steven Gothberg each broke the law, giving the district reasonable cause for termination, ignoring rules for […]

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    Western Coventry School Water Manganese Don’t Drink Warning

    ri-department-of-health By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — The Western Coventry Elementary School public water system issued a don’t  drink warning Dec. 9 after manganese  levels above Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) advised safe amounts was […]

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  • [CREDIT: National Archives] A view of the firsts paragraphs of the U.S. Constitution, authored to guard the nation against tyrants and dictators.

    Honor Veterans With Your Vote Nov. 5

    [CREDIT: National Archives] A view of the firsts paragraphs of the U.S. Constitution, authored to guard the nation against tyrants and dictators. By: Warwick Post Staff

    Next week, Rhode Islanders join their fellow Americans honoring people sworn to defend the nation and Constitution, days after weighing whether a man threatening both should lead them, with their […]

  • Biden vs. Trump 2024: Are You Smarter Than a Dictator?

    By: Warwick Post Staff

    It’s painful to say this, but we have all seen the proof, the aging, the public appearances and interviews, the obvious inability to take the fight for democracy to Donald […]

  • [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, […]

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