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![[CREDIT: RIDOT] The East Avenue I-95N ramp will close May 1 so the RIDOT can perform work to replace the East Avenue bridge, lasting through the fall.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAPoAAADkAQAAAACZSwR7AAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAeSURBVFjD7cGBAAAAAMOg+VNf4QBVAQAAAAAAAPAaHWQAAUjam4AAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
RIDOT: East Avenue I-95N Ramp Closes May 2
WARWICK, RI — Starting Friday night, May 2, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) says the Rte. 113 east East Avenue I-95N Ramp Closes for bridge work through the […]
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Oaker Leads Growing Machado IT Solutions Firm
WORCESTER, MA — Quality IT solutions aren’t just a Fortune 500 concern, a principle Machado IT, led by 1988 Oaker and veteran Helder Machado, has followed as the successful firm […]
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Deep Characters in PPAC’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ Thru April 27
PROVIDENCE — What surprised me the most about “Some Like It Hot,” the Tony Award winning musical now being performed at Providence Performing Arts Center, is the layers of emotional […]
![[CREDIT: RIDOT] The East Avenue I-95N ramp will close May 1 so the RIDOT can perform work to replace the East Avenue bridge, lasting through the fall.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/East-Avenue-I-95N-Ramp-closes-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Machado] Machado IT, led by 1988 Oaker and veteran Helder Machado, is expanding its Rhode Island operations.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Machado-IT-Solutions-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: PPAC] Leandra Ellis-Gaston as Sugar Kane and Matt Loehr as Joe in PPAC's 'Some Like it Hot,' playing through April 27,](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Some-Like-It-Hot--250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Business
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Oaker Leads Growing Machado IT Solutions Firm
WORCESTER, MA — Quality IT solutions aren’t just a Fortune 500 concern, a principle Machado IT, led by 1988 Oaker and veteran Helder Machado, has followed as the successful firm […]
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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAPoAAAC8AQAAAAB5lo7hAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAcSURBVFjD7cExAQAAAMKg9U/taQmgAAAAAAAAbhg8AAGKF5l6AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)
Senate OKs Bill Banning Employer Mandatory Meetings
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today approved legislation that would protect employees’ workplace First Amendment rights to refuse mandatory meetings. The bill (2025-S 0126A), introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain […]
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Launch Trampoline Park Expanding in 2025
WARWICK, RI — Launch Entertainment (Launch), a fast-growing indoor family entertainment franchise, closed 2024 with deals for new development and notable locations secured, positioning the company for a further expansion […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-State-House.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Launch] Launch Trampoline Park, headquartered and founded in Warwick, is planning to continue national expansion in 2025.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Launch-Trampoline-Park-Warwick-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Schools
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Committee’s $198M School Budget Cuts $3M In Salaries
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee approved its proposed $198,162,060 FY26 budget Thursday, with school budget cuts of $3 million in salaries that were not specified, in a 3 […]
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City Warwick Schools Budget Commission Appointees Named
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi’s three appointees to the Warwick Schools Budget Commission, dated April 9, are now public in Warwick City Council documents released with the agenda for […]
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Committee OKs $32.6M for New High Schools Work
WARWICK, RI — The School Committee voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to allocate $32.6 million to start work on the new high schools project replacing Toll Gate and Pilgrim high […]
![[CREDIT: WPS] The Warwick School Committee OK'd a $198M School Budget April 17. The budget must now be reviewed by the Warwick Schools Budget Commission.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Warwick-School-Committee-School-Budget-04-17-25-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Rob Borklowski] Warwick City Hall on Post Road. The Warwick City Council's first meeting adjusts rules on meeting agendas, moving public comment one item later, and preserves a rule cited in a First Amendment Lawsuit against the Council.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Warwick-City-Hall-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: WP composite] A $350M new high schools project will begin in late 2024.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/New-Warwick-High-Schools-Warwick-RI-1.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
All Politics are Local
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RI ‘Hands Off!’ Protestors: ‘Ho-Ho, Donald Trump Has Got to Go!’
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders in four Ocean State locations were among millions nationwide turning out for ‘Hands Off!’ protests against the Musk – Trump Coup seizing Congressional powers, defying […]
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Tassoni: Cannabis Profits Should Aid Overdose Prevention, Education & Treatment
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 […]
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You’re Not Alone: Trump Coup Opposition Is Growing
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: Jeni Luther] Thousands of people swelled the streets in Providence April 5 to tell the Musk -Trump Coup to take their hands off Americans' freedoms, security, voting rights, Medicare, Social Security and powers not granted in the U.S. Constitution during the national Hands Off protest.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Providence-Hands-Off-Protest-3-April-5-2025-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[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.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Women-Forward-Raskin-Trump-Coup-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Police and Fire
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RI Trooper Log: Warwick Arrests April 15 – 22
WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log April 15 – 20 involved charges including possessing an unlicensed pistol and high-capacity ammo feed, assault, and suspended licenses. Here […]
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WPD Finds Hit & Run Suspect Sans Car March 3
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police called to Seasons Corner Market, 2128 Elmwood Ave. March 3 at 8:22 p.m. for a reported hit & run found the suspect pacing on foot […]
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Reed, Whitehouse, Magaziner Secure 72 WFD SCBA Units
WARWICK, RI — After delivering a $1 million in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner helped the Warwick Fire […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WPD-cruiser-left-336x237-1.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Sen. Reed] U.S. Sens Jack Reed & Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep Seth Magaziner joined Mayor Frank Picozzi, Fire Chief Peter McMichael, and Warwick firefighters to launch 72 new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Reed-Whitehouse-Magaziner-WFD-SCBA-Units-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)