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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 […]
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RI Foundation Awards $3.3M to Warwick Nonprofits
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Foundation awarded $3.3 million in grants to Warwick nonprofits in 2024, helping push the organization to the third-best year of giving in its 109-year-history. […]
Business
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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 […]
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Imperial, ReadyCare Shakes Recalled for Listeria
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) warns that Imperial and ReadyCare Shakes recalled may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Lyons Magnus, a food product company headquartered […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
Police and Fire
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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 […]
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RI Trooper Log – 4 Coventry Arrests: DUI, Cocaine, Fraud
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log March 14 – 28 involved charges for DUI, insurance fraud, cocaine possession and violation of a […]