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VIDEO: Winter Festival Parade 2024 Highlights
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 […]
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Lawmakers Urge McKee: Declare Homeless Emergency
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 […]
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PHOTOS: Warwick Inauguration 2025 Fetes Picozzi, Council, Committee
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 […]
Business
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Kent Hospital Back Wages Paid: $1.9M to 853 Staff
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 […]
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WPS Contracts Probe: Oliver, Gothberg Broke Law, Policy
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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BankNewport Names Bailey VP, Credit Administration Manager
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 […]
Schools
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Warwick Weekend Events: New Year’s, Lights
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 […]
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WPS Contracts Probe: Oliver, Gothberg Broke Law, Policy
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
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 […]
All Politics are Local
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Honor Veterans With Your Vote Nov. 5
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 […]
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Biden vs. Trump 2024: Are You Smarter Than a Dictator?
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 […]
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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, […]
Police and Fire
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Fatal Roundabout Crash Jan. 11: WPD Investigating
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police ask the public’s help investigating an early morning fatal roundabout crash on Centerville Road involving a black Nissan Rogue with Tennessee plates that struck the […]
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CPD Charges Teaching Assistant for 2024 Tiogue Student Assault
COVENTRY, RI — A teaching assistant will be arraigned for a Tiogue student assault in Third District Court Jan. 22. On Dec. 13, Coventry Police officers responded to Tiogue Elementary […]
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Trooper Log – 4 Coventry Arrests: DUI. Forgery, Cocaine
COVENTRY, RI — RI Trooper Log Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log Dec. 24 – Jan. 6 involved charges for DUI, fraud, forgery, receiving […]