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  • [CREDIT: Warwick Post composite] Several Warwick charities are among dozens participating in the four-day 401 Gives fundraising drive online.

    Warwick Charities In 401Gives Funding Drive Till April 2

    [CREDIT: Warwick Post composite] Several Warwick charities are among dozens participating in the four-day 401 Gives fundraising drive online. By: Rob Borkowski

    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 […]

  • [CREDT: RIDOT] RIDOT will narrow Jefferson Boulevard to one lane in each direction at the I-95 overpass starting Friday, April 4.

    RIDOT: Jefferson Boulevard Goes One Lane Friday

    [CREDT: RIDOT] RIDOT will narrow Jefferson Boulevard to one lane in each direction at the I-95 overpass starting Friday, April 4. By: Rob Borkowski

    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 […]

  • [CREDIT: RI Foundation] The Rhode Island Foundation is located at One Union Station in downtown Providence.

    RI Foundation Awards $3.3M to Warwick Nonprofits

    [CREDIT: RI Foundation] The Rhode Island Foundation is located at One Union Station in downtown Providence. By: Rob Borkowski

    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

  • Kent Hospital President and COO Paari Gopalakrishnan has joined PACE-RI's board of directors.

    Kent Hospital President Joins PACE-RI Board

    Kent Hospital President and COO Paari Gopalakrishnan has joined PACE-RI's board of directors. By: Rob Borkowski

    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 […]

  • [CREDIT: CFPB] President Trump has removed the CFPB's staff, funding and offices, leaving Americans and military families alone against predatory lenders and other cheats and scams.

    Trump Guts CFPB, Leaving Military Families Defenseless

    [CREDIT: CFPB] President Trump has removed the CFPB's staff, funding and offices, leaving Americans and military families alone against predatory lenders and other cheats and scams. By: Rob Borkowski

    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 […]

  • [CREDIT: LyonsMagnus] Imperial and ReadyCare shakes recalled for Listeria risk were primarily sold to long-term care facilities.

    Imperial, ReadyCare Shakes Recalled for Listeria

    [CREDIT: LyonsMagnus] Imperial and ReadyCare shakes recalled for Listeria risk were primarily sold to long-term care facilities. By: Rob Borkowski

    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

  • Warwick School Committee Chairman has appointed Sherri Kuntze to the Warwick Schools Budget Commission.

    Kuntze Named to Warwick Schools Budget Commission

    Warwick School Committee Chairman has appointed Sherri Kuntze to the Warwick Schools Budget Commission. By: Rob Borkowski

    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, […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.

    School Transport Vans Bill In Senate 2nd Time

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence. By: Rob Borkowski

    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. […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House. RIDOH warns COVID-19 masks are a must as spread is likely outside the home. Gov. Raimondo also announced RI will be expanding COVID-19 Tests.

    Bill Would Codify 504 Education Plans in RI Law

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House. RIDOH warns COVID-19 masks are a must as spread is likely outside the home. Gov. Raimondo also announced RI will be expanding COVID-19 Tests. By: Rob Borkowski

    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

  • Tassoni: Cannabis Profits Should Aid Overdose Prevention, Education & Treatment 

    By: Warwick Post Staff

    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 […]

  • [CREDIT: Women Forward] On March 1, the Women Forward grassroots political action group hosted a Livestream roundtable discussion with Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) & Rob Shriver, former Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) discussing opposition to the Trump Coup.

    You’re Not Alone: Trump Coup Opposition Is Growing

    [CREDIT: Women Forward] On March 1, the Women Forward grassroots political action group hosted a Livestream roundtable discussion with Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) & Rob Shriver, former Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) discussing opposition to the Trump Coup. By: Rob Borkowski

    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 […]

  • [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 […]

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