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  • [CREDIT: WP Composite] Warwick weekend events this week include the final Friday farmers market, a night out fundraiser for boys soccer and two walks to end bullying and domestic violence.

    Warwick Weekend Events: Farmer’s Market, 2 Walks

     [CREDIT: WP Composite] Warwick weekend events this week include the final Friday farmers market, a night out fundraiser for boys soccer and two walks to end bullying and domestic violence. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — This Warwick Weekend events roundup begins with the final Friday Farmer’s Market, then Pilgrim Boys’ Soccer night out fundraiser an walks to end domestic violence and bullying, […]

  • [CREDIT: American Red Cross] The Red Cross is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers who are willing to travel this fall to support emergency shelters for local and national disaster relief efforts. Above, Peter Prowe, a Red Cross volunteer from Warwick, recently returned from assisting with Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Florida.

    Red Cross Makes Urgent Ask for Hurricane Volunteers

     [CREDIT: American Red Cross] The Red Cross is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers who are willing to travel this fall to support emergency shelters for local and national disaster relief efforts. Above, Peter Prowe, a Red Cross volunteer from Warwick, recently returned from assisting with Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Florida. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI  — Peter Prowe of Pawtuxet Village, a Red Cross volunteer, is home from aiding Hurricane Helene relief in Florida, where more hurricane volunteers are needed to aid people […]

  • [CREDIT: BrucePac] A BrucePac meat Listeria risk has prompted a recall of nearly 10 million lbs. of meat and poultry.

    BrucePac Meat Listeria Risk: Restaurants, Public Warned

     [CREDIT: BrucePac] A BrucePac meat Listeria risk has prompted a recall of nearly 10 million lbs. of meat and poultry. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) warns a BrucePac meat Listeria recall of nearly 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry due to Listeria monocytogenes […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: BrucePac] A BrucePac meat Listeria risk has prompted a recall of nearly 10 million lbs. of meat and poultry.

    BrucePac Meat Listeria Risk: Restaurants, Public Warned

     [CREDIT: BrucePac] A BrucePac meat Listeria risk has prompted a recall of nearly 10 million lbs. of meat and poultry. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) warns a BrucePac meat Listeria recall of nearly 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry due to Listeria monocytogenes […]

  • [CREDIT: RIAC] The RI House has passed legislation establishing a Warwick RIAC seat on the airport corporation's board of directors. The bill heads to the Senate, where a companion bill has been introduced.

    RIAC Virtual Info Session Held Oct. 23 at Noon

     [CREDIT: RIAC] The RI House has passed legislation establishing a Warwick RIAC seat on the airport corporation's board of directors. The bill heads to the Senate, where a companion bill has been introduced. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) will hold its next virtual info session for Rhode Island’s General Aviation (GA) airport communities Wednesday, Oct. 23 at noon, for […]

  • [CREDIT: CNE] CNE has named its Director of Quality, Jennifer M. La Luz Kent Hospital Executive Director.

    CNE Names La Luz Kent Hospital Executive Director

     [CREDIT: CNE] CNE has named its Director of Quality, Jennifer M. La Luz Kent Hospital Executive Director. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Kent Hospital is looking for a new director of quality after CNE named Jennifer M. La Luz Kent Hospital executive director. Kent Hospital Executive Director duties La […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: WP composite] A $350M new high schools project will begin in late 2024.

    New High Schools Sites Assessment Nearly Done

     [CREDIT: WP composite] A $350M new high schools project will begin in late 2024. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI  — An environmental assessment of the new High Schools sites will be concluding soon, Chris Spiegel, spokesman for Left Field Project Management, told Warwick School Committee members. The […]

  • Coventry Schools's finance director Chris DeVerna estimates an cumulative $5M Coventry Schools deficit, which the RI General Auditor says calls for a meeting to discuss the challlenge and make a plan to address it.

    Officials Discuss Coventry Schools Deficit Oct. 9

     Coventry Schools's finance director Chris DeVerna estimates an cumulative $5M Coventry Schools deficit, which the RI General Auditor says calls for a meeting to discuss the challlenge and make a plan to address it. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — When officials meet to discuss remedies to the $5 million Coventry Schools Deficit Oct. 9, they’ll be catching up with audits, otherwise sound fiscal standing, and five […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] While Warwick Schools were able to meet all their bus route needs despite challenges with a national bus driver shortage, the ranks of RIDE bus drivers could be filled by non-union DATTCO workers, a move the RI AFL-CIO protests will undermine driver wages and benefits.

    Warwick Bus Drivers Ratify First Student Contract

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] While Warwick Schools were able to meet all their bus route needs despite challenges with a national bus driver shortage, the ranks of RIDE bus drivers could be filled by non-union DATTCO workers, a move the RI AFL-CIO protests will undermine driver wages and benefits. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The union representing 140 First Student Warwick bus drivers has ratified a new four-year contract with the transportation company, increasing wages and lowering health insurance costs. A […]

All Politics are Local

  • 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, […]

  • [CREDIT: NOAA] A graph showing sea level rise during the last few decades, which is predicted to continue throughout the century.

    McAllister: Make Sea Level, Coastal Hazards A Priority

     [CREDIT: NOAA] A graph showing sea level rise during the last few decades, which is predicted to continue throughout the century. By: Warwick Post Staff

    TO THE EDITOR: US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently spoke to a group of business leaders and referenced a RI Coastal Resources Management Council report that indicated Warwick is especially vulnerable to raising […]

Police and Fire

  • [CREDIT: RICADV] The RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence hotline is open for victims of domestic violence, even during the COVID-19 outbreak. The hotline number is 1-800-494-8100.

    RICADV Seeks Domestic Violence Prevention Plans

     [CREDIT: RICADV] The RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence hotline is open for victims of domestic violence, even during the COVID-19 outbreak. The hotline number is 1-800-494-8100. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI – Tuesday, the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV) announced a Domestic Violence Prevention Fund (DVPF) Community Microgrants Request for Proposals as Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins. During […]

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

    Assault Via Kia: Driver Chases, Rams Yamaha 260

     [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 local man faces felony charges for an assault via Kia after ramming his white 2019 car into a red 2016 Yamaha 260 Aug. 21 at 4:35 […]

  • [CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police warn motorists will find Hopkins Hill Road closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

    Baja’s Utility Work Closes Part of Hopkins Hill Road Oct. 8-9

     [CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police warn motorists will find Hopkins Hill Road closed Tuesday and Wednesday. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Police announced Monday that motorists should plan to find Hopkins Hill Road closed between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday  and Wednesday as utilities are installed […]