News to You
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RI Foundation Community Grant Deadline: March 22
WARWICK, RI — The RI Foundation Community Grant deadline is March 22 for local libraries, neighborhood groups and nonprofit organizations to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for proposals […]
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Car Strikes Pole, Cuts Warwick Neck Power
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi reports a car struck a telephone pole on West Shore Road near Whalen St/ Second Point Road, cutting power to Warwick Neck, Riverside, Bayside […]
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Warwick Weekend Events: Dance, Talkin Trash, Women’s Expo
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. […]
Business
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WPD: Beware Citizen’s Bank Scammers
WARWICK, RI — On the heels of arresting a pair of grandparent scammers, Warwick Police hope to curb a new Citizens Bank scam in which thieves clone the bank’s phone […]
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Hendriksen Named Medical Director for Kent Wound Center, Hyperbaric Medicine
WARWICK, RI — Dr. Stephen Hendriksen, has been appointed Medical Director of the Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Medicine at Kent Hospital. Hendrickson brings vast knowledge, expertise, and great enthusiasm […]
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Meta’s Facebook Outage Resolving
RHODE ISLAND — After an apparent brief Facebook outage in some areas of Rhode Island, nationwide and globally Tuesday, Meta’s social media services, including Instagram, were reportedly back, but not […]
Schools
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New Warwick High Schools Build Begins in Late 2024
WARWICK, RI — The new Warwick High Schools construction projects will start in November or December, said Chris Spiegel, Senior Project Manager for Left Field Project Management during Tuesday’s Warwick […]
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Solomon, LaMountain Aim to Guard Student Athlete Image Rights
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) and Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) have introduced legislation preventing colleges and universities from limiting student […]
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McNamara Bills Aim to Curb School Absenteeism
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, chairman of the House Education Committee, is focusing […]
All Politics are Local
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Martin Luther King Day: Act Against Poverty Directly
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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McAllister: Make Sea Level, Coastal Hazards A Priority
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 […]
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Congressman Cicilline Resigning to Lead RI Foundation
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
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Suspended License Driver Arrested After Hardig Road Crash
WARWICK, RI — Officer Ryan Costa arrested a suspended license driver involved in a crash at 355 Hardig Road Feb. 16 at 2:45 p.m., finding three previous convictions for the […]
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RI Trooper Log Warwick Arrests: Hit & Run, Reckless Driving
WARWICK, RI — RI Trooper Log arrests March 5 – 12 concerning Warwick involved charges for reckless driving, hit & run, a missed hearing, and driving with a suspended license. Here […]
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Car Strikes Pole, Cuts Warwick Neck Power
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi reports a car struck a telephone pole on West Shore Road near Whalen St/ Second Point Road, cutting power to Warwick Neck, Riverside, Bayside […]