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Warwick School Committee Cuts $2.8M of $9M Deficit
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools face a $9 million FY25 deficit, so Warwick School Committee cuts of $2.8 million approved Tuesday will be the first of three rounds of expense reductions […]
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City Council Rules Extend Committees To 4 Members
WARWICK, RI — Councilor adopted new City Council rules governing meeting business Monday night, unanimously, adding the President’s authority to move to remove members from committees, and increasing committee memberships […]
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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 […]
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 School Committee Cuts $2.8M of $9M Deficit
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools face a $9 million FY25 deficit, so Warwick School Committee cuts of $2.8 million approved Tuesday will be the first of three rounds of expense reductions […]
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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 […]
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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WPD: 3 Canfield Ave. Arrests for Firearms, Fentanyl, Narcotics
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police SWAT, patrol and Detective officers executed two search warrants, making three Canfield Ave. arrests for firearms and fentanyl possession at about 7:15 a.m. today. Officers […]
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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 […]