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January 20, 2025

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  • [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.

    MLK Day: Whats Open?

    [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: Rob Borkowski

    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: KCWA] A boild water advisory is in effect for the highlighted areas of Major Potter Road. (Affected sites are highlighted on the attached map.) Kent County Water Authority customers in the Spencer Hill and Stonebridge Crossing condominiums are not impacted by this water main break, so this boil water advisory does not apply to them.

    KCWA: Major Potter Road Boil Water Advisory In Effect

    [CREDIT: KCWA] A boild water advisory is in effect for the highlighted areas of Major Potter Road. (Affected sites are highlighted on the attached map.) Kent County Water Authority customers in the Spencer Hill and Stonebridge Crossing condominiums are not impacted by this water main break, so this boil water advisory does not apply to them. By: Rob Borkowski

      UPDATE JAN 19 – 1:36 P.M.: The Kent County Public Water System was notified by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) on January 18 that the precautionary boil […]

  • [CREDIT: WSC] At left, Warwick School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan explains Warwick School Committee cuts to the FY25 budget would be the first of three rounds.

    Warwick School Committee Cuts $2.8M of $9M Deficit

    [CREDIT: WSC] At left, Warwick School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan explains Warwick School Committee cuts to the FY25 budget would be the first of three rounds. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI  — Warwick Schools face a $9 million FY25 deficit, so Warwick School Committee cuts of $2.8 million approved Tuesday will be the first of three rounds of expense reductions […]

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  • [CREDIT: KCWA] A boild water advisory is in effect for the highlighted areas of Major Potter Road. (Affected sites are highlighted on the attached map.) Kent County Water Authority customers in the Spencer Hill and Stonebridge Crossing condominiums are not impacted by this water main break, so this boil water advisory does not apply to them.

    KCWA: Major Potter Road Boil Water Advisory In Effect

    [CREDIT: KCWA] A boild water advisory is in effect for the highlighted areas of Major Potter Road. (Affected sites are highlighted on the attached map.) Kent County Water Authority customers in the Spencer Hill and Stonebridge Crossing condominiums are not impacted by this water main break, so this boil water advisory does not apply to them. By: Rob Borkowski

      UPDATE JAN 19 – 1:36 P.M.: The Kent County Public Water System was notified by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) on January 18 that the precautionary boil […]

  • [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 […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: WSC] At left, Warwick School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan explains Warwick School Committee cuts to the FY25 budget would be the first of three rounds.

    Warwick School Committee Cuts $2.8M of $9M Deficit

    [CREDIT: WSC] At left, Warwick School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan explains Warwick School Committee cuts to the FY25 budget would be the first of three rounds. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI  — Warwick Schools face a $9 million FY25 deficit, so Warwick School Committee cuts of $2.8 million approved Tuesday will be the first of three rounds of expense reductions […]

  • 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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  • [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.

    MLK Day: Whats Open?

    [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: Rob Borkowski

    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: 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 […]

Police and Fire

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    Fatal Warwick Hit & Run Driver Gets 17 Years At ACI

    kent-county-courthouse-ri By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — A Charlestown man has been sentenced to 17 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in Kent County Superior Court for the 2022 fatal Warwick hit & […]

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

    RI Trooper Log: 6 Warwick Arrests – Stolen Goods, DUI

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

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log Jan. 10 – 18  involved charges including DUI, stolen vehicle possession and indecent solicitation of a child by a […]

  • [CREDIT: RISP:] State Police have charged two RI men with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of a pregnant Brockton, MA woman.

    Carbuncle Pond Murder: Juries Find Two Men Guilty

    [CREDIT: RISP:] State Police have charged two RI men with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of a pregnant Brockton, MA woman. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two Rhode Island men have been found guilty in Kent County Superior Court for the Carbuncle Pond murder of Leila Duarte DaLuz, whose body was recovered from […]