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  • [CREDIT: Dan's Convenience] Dan's Convenience, 2699 Post Rd., Warwick, the site of a $75,000 lotttery win.

    Warwick Scratch Ticket Winner Scores $75K

    [CREDIT: Dan's Convenience] Dan's Convenience, 2699 Post Rd., Warwick, the site of a $75,000 lotttery win. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — A Warwick scratch ticket winner is $75,000 richer after claiming his prize on the “Mega Crossword” Instant Game ticket, purchased at Dan’s Convenience, 2699 Post Rd., Warwick. […]

  • [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Warwick Weekend Events include the RHR Yard Sale, the WCFA End of Summer Soiree, a fundraiser cornhole tournament, and ET Reptiles grand opneing.

    Warwick Weekend Events Sept. 19: Reptiles, Cornhole

    [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Warwick Weekend Events include the RHR Yard Sale, the WCFA End of Summer Soiree, a fundraiser cornhole tournament, and ET Reptiles grand opneing. By: Natalie Ferland

    Your event’s not here? You probably didn’t enter it into our calendar. Add your event to make sure we don’t miss it, then e-mail editor@warwickpost.com to give us a heads-up.  WARWICK, […]

  • [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Coventry Community Events in Coventry, RI include a fall open house, a fall arts and crafts fair, Home Grown at OTD, and pumpking painting at Fairview Gardens.

    Coventry Community Events Sept. 20: Crafts, Music

    [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Coventry Community Events in Coventry, RI include a fall open house, a fall arts and crafts fair, Home Grown at OTD, and pumpking painting at Fairview Gardens. By: Natalie Ferland

    Your event’s not here? You probably didn’t enter it into our calendar. Add your event to make sure we don’t miss it, then e-mail editor@warwickpost.com to give us a heads-up.  COVENTRY, […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: Dan's Convenience] Dan's Convenience, 2699 Post Rd., Warwick, the site of a $75,000 lotttery win.

    Warwick Scratch Ticket Winner Scores $75K

    [CREDIT: Dan's Convenience] Dan's Convenience, 2699 Post Rd., Warwick, the site of a $75,000 lotttery win. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — A Warwick scratch ticket winner is $75,000 richer after claiming his prize on the “Mega Crossword” Instant Game ticket, purchased at Dan’s Convenience, 2699 Post Rd., Warwick. […]

  • [CREDIT: CRA] An image from a recent Coventry Redevelopment Agency meeting discussing ongoing mapping of the Johnson's Pond property seized from Social Holdings LLC.

    Coventry: Johnson’s Pond Meeting Pushed Till Sept. 25

    [CREDIT: CRA] An image from a recent Coventry Redevelopment Agency meeting discussing ongoing mapping of the Johnson's Pond property seized from Social Holdings LLC. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — The Johnson’s Pond Redevelopment Area and Public Use Determination Community Workshop scheduled for Aug. 21 is rescheduled to Sept. 25, as a legal challenge to the town’s […]

  • [CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi] Warwick Firefighters responded to a Conimicut fire Saturday, Sept. 6 that razed Tiger Eye Gift Shop and seriously damaged Kent Electric. There were no serious injuries reported.

    Conimicut Fire Razes Tiger Eye Gift Shop

    [CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi] Warwick Firefighters responded to a Conimicut fire Saturday, Sept. 6 that razed Tiger Eye Gift Shop and seriously damaged Kent Electric. There were no serious injuries reported. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Tiger Eye Gift Shop was razed by a Conimicut fire Saturday afternoon, a blaze that also seriously damaged Kent Electric, rallying the community to their aid with […]

Schools

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

    Warwick Needs $2.2M for FY25 Schools Deficit

    [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 — The School Department plans to ask for $2.2 million more from the city to make up for a persistent FY25 schools deficit they’ve been wrangling since 2024. […]

  • [CREDIT: CCRI] CCRI has named former PPD Chief Paul King its new Director of Public Safety.

    CCRI Hires Former PPD Chief King As Public Safety Director

    [CREDIT: CCRI] CCRI has named former PPD Chief Paul King its new Director of Public Safety. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI —- The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) has hired former Pawtucket Police Chief Paul King as its new Director of Public Safety & Chief of Police, effective […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School will be the site of the city's continuing COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people aged 75 and older.

    Committee Updates New Pilgrim High Cost to $153M

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School will be the site of the city's continuing COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people aged 75 and older. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI  – After learning about delays for the two new high schools, the School Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to amend the cost of construction for the new Pilgrim High […]

All Politics are Local

  • [CREDIT: WP Composite] The Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats called for  a renewed commitment to civility, compassion, and respect following the murder of Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 in Utah.

    RI Groups Urge Peaceful Discourse After Kirk Murder

    [CREDIT: WP Composite] The Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats called for  a renewed commitment to civility, compassion, and respect following the murder of Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 in Utah. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI — Officials and political groups urged peaceful dialogue after conservative pundit Charlie Kirk was shot dead at Utah Valley University Sept. 10 answering a question about gun violence. […]

  • The first Labor Day parade, held Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, is shown in this artist's rendering. CREDIT: U.S. Department of Labor

    Labor Day ’25: Trump Turns Blind Eye to Weak Job Market

    The first Labor Day parade, held Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, is shown in this artist's rendering. CREDIT: U.S. Department of Labor By: Warwick Post Staff

    Today, Sept. 1, is Labor Day, granting many a three-day weekend, a reminder of  living wages, fair hours and safe conditions that  unions  have won for workers, as President Donald […]

  • DiPetrillo May Still Get Pension as Legal Tab Hits $1M

    By: Warwick Post Staff

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick ran up at least $1 million to settle two cases involving former Water Department Chief Terry DiPetrillo, and those costs will go up if he’s allowed to collect a full city pension.

Police and Fire

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] L-R: Mayor Picozzi,Jason Norton, SVP, Altumint, WPD Maj. Andrew Sullivan and WPD Dep. Chief Lima announce the city's new red light cameras program.

    Warwick Red Light Cameras Grace Period Ends Sept. 29

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] L-R: Mayor Picozzi,Jason Norton, SVP, Altumint, WPD Maj. Andrew Sullivan and WPD Dep. Chief Lima announce the city's new red light cameras program. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick’s violation-funded red light cameras system, launched in June to inspire safer driving habits while freeing WPD resources for other law enforcement efforts, ends its grace period Monday, […]

  • Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. Police report a Northup Street man arrested after firing a BB gun indoors, while intoxicated.

    WPD: Motorcycle Crashed Into WFD Rescue Sept. 22

    Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. Police report a Northup Street man arrested after firing a BB gun indoors, while intoxicated. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police report speed was likely a factor when a motorcycle crashed head-on into a Warwick Fire Department rescue Sept. 22 on Diamond Hill Road at 7:40 […]

  • The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout RI. Each week Troopers make multiple RI arrests recorded in the RI Trooper log.

    Trooper Coventry Arrests Sept. 15-20: Suboxone, DUI

    The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout RI. Each week Troopers make multiple RI arrests recorded in the RI Trooper log. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log  Sept. 15 – 20  involved charges for DUI, reckless driving, and public assistance fraud. Here are […]