Officer Charges Driver, Asleep at Traffic Light, With DUI
RI Trooper Log: Arrests for Credit Fraud, Reckless Driving
City Council to Consider School Smoking Ban, New Pumper Trucks
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City Council to Consider School Smoking Ban, New Pumper Trucks
By: Rob BorkowskiWARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council meets Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 3275 Post Road, to discuss a number of resolutions, including banning smoking in schools, making landlords responsible […]
Kilmartin Joins Suit Blocking Immigration-Inspired Trump Fund Cuts
By: Rob BorkowskiPROVIDENCE — Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, part of a coalition of seven Attorneys General, filed suit against the Trump administration to block its efforts to punish jurisdictions that did […]
![[CREDIT: WPD] Captain Rick Rathbun was presented with a plaque honoring his ten years as a hostage negotiator and team leader on Dec. 16, 2015.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WPD-awards1-12.16.15-100x100.jpg "Solomon Appoints WPD Maj. Rathbun as Emergency Management Director")
Solomon Appoints WPD Maj. Rathbun as Emergency Management Director
By: Rob BorkowskiWARWICK, RI – Mayor Joseph J. Solomon has appointed Police Major Rick Rathbun, a 23-veteran of the force, as the City’s emergency management director. Rathbun will retain his duties as the […]
Business
Tiogue Tavern Bought by 446 Tiogue Ave. LLC, Restaurant Planned
By: Rob BorkowskiCOVENTRY, RI — The Tiogue Tavern building at 446 Tiogue Ave., formerly Doherty’s Lakeside, and Nino’s, was recently purchased for $725,000 by 446 Tiogue Avenue LLC, managed by John Stournaras, […]
![[CREDIT: Congressman Langevin's office] Congressman Langevin hosted a roundtable lunch discussion with the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, the East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, the Cranston Chamber of Commerce and other small business owners from the surrounding area Thursday at New England Institute of Technology, 1 New England Tech Blvd, Room S330, East Greenwich.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Langevin-Chamber-100x100.jpg "Langevin talks growth, small business needs with local chambers of commerce")
Langevin talks growth, small business needs with local chambers of commerce
By: Rob BorkowskiEAST GREENWICH — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) hostED three roundtable discussions with leaders in the Rhode Island small business community Thursday, focusing on business needs and economic growth strategies, the first […]
![[CREDIT: MCR] The Hilton Garden Inn on Thurber Street has been acquired by MCR.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hilton-Garden-Inn-100x100.jpg "MCR Buys Hilton Garden Inn, Cites Airport’s Proximity")
MCR Buys Hilton Garden Inn, Cites Airport’s Proximity
By: Rob BorkowskiWARWICK, RI — MCR, the seventh-largest hotel owner-operator in the U.S., has acquired the 160-room Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport/Warwick near T.F. Green International Airport for $19.1 million. The hotel is a 10-minute […]
Schools
CCRI Hosts RI Promise Scholarship Enrollment Days June 19, July 26
By: Rob BorkowskiCCRI will host two enrollment days this summer to help Rhode Island high school grads enroll with free tuition under the RI Promise scholarship..
![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Rd,](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-100x100.jpg "Warwick School Committee Disavows Contract Continuation 4-1")
Warwick School Committee Disavows Contract Continuation 4-1
By: Joe SiegelThe Warwick School Committee approved a resolution disavowing contract continuation Tuesday night during their meeting at Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 West Shore Road.
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Warwick School Committee during their Jan. 10 meeting at Warwick Veterans Jr. High.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/School-Committee-Jan.-10-100x100.jpg "School Committee to Discuss Teacher Layoffs, Superintendent Performance May 15")
School Committee to Discuss Teacher Layoffs, Superintendent Performance May 15
By: Rob BorkowskiThe Warwick School Committee will meet in executive session 6 p.m. May 15 in the Veterans Middle School Auditorium to discuss teacher layoffs and the performance of Superintendent Philip Thornton […]
All Politics are Local
First Amendment, First Defense, First Casualty
By: Rob BorkowskiThree days after America elected a new president in Donald J. Trump, notorious for insulting the service of war hero Sen. John McCain and threatening the First Amendment rights provided […]
Remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy at the Ballot Box in 2018
By: Rob BorkowskiFifty years ago today, Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis outside the Lorraine Motel room where he and his friends and advisors were working on […]
Digit Spinner: Richard Corrente Fudges the Numbers Again
By: Joe HutnakWARWICK, RI — Democratic mayoral candidate Richard Corrente is starting his second run for office where he left off last time: Trying to manipulate numbers. Just this week, the Warwick […]
House and Home
![[CREDIT: Matt Patty Realty] Matt Patty with Keller Williams Realty.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Matt-Patty-II-e1505610512507-100x100.jpg "Patty: Spring Real Estate Market Creating Rush of Sellers")
Patty: Spring Real Estate Market Creating Rush of Sellers
By: Rob BorkowskiThe Spring Real Estate Market has sprung, and we are starting to see that rush of new listings and excited buyers and sellers, particularly in the upper middle and higher […]
![[CREDIT: Statewide MLS] A view of 176 Knight St. from the street.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/176-Knight-St.-100x100.jpg "Featured Home: Turnkey Convenience, Privacy at 76 Knight St.")
Featured Home: Turnkey Convenience, Privacy at 76 Knight St.
By: Rob BorkowskiWARWICK — This weeks Featured Home, listed by our Team with Keller Williams, is at 76 Knight Street on the market for $169,900. At almost 1,000 sq. ft. with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, the home […]
![[CREDIT: Statewide MLS] The view of 217 Wethersfield Drive, the featured home of the week, from the street.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/217-Wethersfield-1-100x100.jpg "Featured Home: A View of the Neighborhood on Wethersfield Drive")
Featured Home: A View of the Neighborhood on Wethersfield Drive
By: Rob BorkowskiThis weeks Warwick Post Home of the Week, listed by our Team with Keller Williams, is another great middle class home in Buttonwoods at 217 Wethersfield Drive, situated on a […]
