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  • Warwick Weekend events for Dec. 12 -15.

    Warwick Weekend Events: Fundraiser, Carols, Shopping

    Warwick Weekend events for Dec. 12 -15. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Weekend events include arts, a fundraiser at Chelos, carols and several holiday shopping opportunities, with brisk and sunny weather. Warwick Weekend weather is forecast in the […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings.

    Committee Reviews 200 New High Schools Cuts

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI  — Left Field Project Management presented a list of 200 new high schools cuts, items to remove from new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools’ designs, during the […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The ARIA RI Author Expo showcased the work of 125 authors at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday.

    Author Expo Showcases Local Writers, New Books

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The ARIA RI Author Expo showcased the work of 125 authors at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI —  The 12th annual RI Author Expo at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday drew a  hearty crowd of readers browsing the works of more than 120 local authors including […]

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  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The ARIA RI Author Expo showcased the work of 125 authors at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday.

    Author Expo Showcases Local Writers, New Books

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The ARIA RI Author Expo showcased the work of 125 authors at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI —  The 12th annual RI Author Expo at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday drew a  hearty crowd of readers browsing the works of more than 120 local authors including […]

  • [CREDIT: LinkedIn] Crowne Plaza Controller Liliana Teixeira is one of 74 finalists for the inaugural ANCHORS Awards.

    Crowne Plaza Controller Among ANCHORS Finalists

    [CREDIT: LinkedIn] Crowne Plaza Controller Liliana Teixeira is one of 74 finalists for the inaugural ANCHORS Awards. By: Rob Borkowski

    CRANSTON, RI – The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) announced 74 finalists for the inaugural ANCHORS Awards this week during a special celebration held at Matunuck Oyster Bar in Wakefield, including […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Three Ladies Craft show, running Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, drew more than 1,500 shoppers to CCRI.

    Three Ladies Craft Show Draws Holiday Crowds

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Three Ladies Craft show, running Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, drew more than 1,500 shoppers to CCRI. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Three Ladies Craft Show celebrated its second Small Business Saturday at Community College of Rhode island (CCRI) this weekend, drawing nearly 3,000 people by mid-day Saturday […]

Schools

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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 […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings.

    Committee Reviews 200 New High Schools Cuts

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI  — Left Field Project Management presented a list of 200 new high schools cuts, items to remove from new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools’ designs, during the […]

  • [CREDIT: WPS] Warwick Schools Finance Director Brandon Bohl, pictured second from let at table, reported Warwick Schools FY24 salaries were over budget by $4.8 million for FY24 during Tuesday's Warwick School Committee meeting.

    Warwick Schools FY24 Salaries Overspend $4.8M

    [CREDIT: WPS] Warwick Schools Finance Director Brandon Bohl, pictured second from let at table, reported Warwick Schools FY24 salaries were over budget by $4.8 million for FY24 during Tuesday's Warwick School Committee meeting. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools Finance Director Brandon Bohl says Warwick Schools FY24 salaries were over budget by $4.8 million for FY24,  which the administration recommends fixing by increasing FY25 […]

All Politics are Local

  • [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, […]

Police and Fire

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation.

    Tailgating Driver Arrested for DUI

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — A call-in for a tailgating driver nearly striking the caller’s car led officers to arrest a Cranston woman for DUI Nov. 4, 12:17 p.m. after finding her […]

  • The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI.

    Man Admits Selling Fentanyl-Laced Fake Oxycodone Pills

    The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE – A Cranston man admitted to a federal judge that he led a conspiracy that sold and delivered tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced fake Oxycodone pills,  US Attorney Zachary […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation.

    Sleeping Driver Arrested for Fentanyl Oct. 12

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Officers Andrew Chretien and Nicholas Manocchio were called to Canfield Ave.  home Oct. 12 at 11:02 a.m. for a report of a man asleep in a black […]