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  • [CREDIT: GSSNE] The Girl Scouts of Southern New England have named new members and officers to their board.

    Girl Scouts Name New Board Members, Officers

     [CREDIT: GSSNE] The Girl Scouts of Southern New England have named new members and officers to their board. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) recently elected four new officers and five new members-at-large to its Board of Directors at its annual meeting on May […]

  • [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] A burst of pyrotechnics zoom in multiple directions at Warwick City Park during Fourth of July Fireworks July 3, 2015.

    Fourth of July 2022: What’s Open & Closed?

     [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] A burst of pyrotechnics zoom in multiple directions at Warwick City Park during Fourth of July Fireworks July 3, 2015. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI —  Today marks the 246th year for the United States and unofficially begins Summer with an early week day off for many people — here’s what’s open: The […]

  • [CREDIT: DEM] Matunuk State Beach in Rhode Island. DEM recommends buying beach passes early to avoid traffic at beach entrances.

    DEM: Buy Beach Passes Now for Fourth Weekend

     [CREDIT: DEM] Matunuk State Beach in Rhode Island. DEM recommends buying beach passes early to avoid traffic at beach entrances. By: Warwick Post Staff

    PROVIDENCE, RI — DEM urges RI beach-goers to buy beach passes online today to avoid getting stuck in traffic at beach entrances during the Fourth of July weekend. Historically, Independence […]

Business

  • Rhode Island's Wavemaker fellowship program reimburses graduates of STEM and design fields who choose to stay in the Ocean State.

    Apps Sought for $2.6M Wavemaker Fellowship Program

     Rhode Island's Wavemaker fellowship program reimburses graduates of STEM and design fields who choose to stay in the Ocean State. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI — Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce have re-opened applications for the $2.6 million Wavemaker Fellowship student loan reimbursement program for recent graduates working in STEM (Science, […]

  • [CREDIT: RIHA] Aaron Messina of West Warwick has been named to the RIHA board of directors for 2022.

    RIHA Names Messina to Board

     [CREDIT: RIHA] Aaron Messina of West Warwick has been named to the RIHA board of directors for 2022. By: Rob Borkowski

    CRANSTON, RI — The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) has appointed Aaron Messina to its 2022 Board of Directors. Messina, a West Warwick resident, currently serves as the area director of […]

  • RI DEM is hiring to fill summer positions at RI State parks and beaches.

    DEM Hiring for Summer Jobs

     RI DEM is hiring to fill summer positions at RI State parks and beaches. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is recruiting for its summertime workforce again to help staff seasonal employment positions at state beaches, parks, and campgrounds. Every […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings.

    Committee Approves $178M Budget, Celio Resignation

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI – The School Committee approved its $178.6 million FY23 budget and accepted the Wyman Principal Ron Celio resignation Tuesday night. The Committee’s budget approval vote was 4 to […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Ron Celio speaks to the members of the Warwick Wolves Thursday at Pilgrim High School in 2015.

    Celio Resigns as Wyman Principal

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Ron Celio speaks to the members of the Warwick Wolves Thursday at Pilgrim High School in 2015. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — ET Wyman Principal Ron Celio, coach for the Warwick Wolves running club pre-pandemic, has resigned after Superintendent Lynn Dambruch recommended firing him for “restraint” of a student. Dambruch made […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Ron Celio speaks to the members of the Warwick Wolves Thursday at Pilgrim High School in 2015.

    Dambruch: Wyman Principal Must be Fired for ‘Restraint’

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Ron Celio speaks to the members of the Warwick Wolves Thursday at Pilgrim High School in 2015. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Wyman Principal Ron Celio, coach for the Warwick Wolves running club pre-pandemic, must be fired following a month-long investigation into what officials term “restraint” of a student, […]

All Politics are Local

  • RI Abortion Right Stands as Supreme Court Strikes Roe v. Wade

     By: Warwick Post Staff

    PROVIDENCE, RI — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha reassured Rhode Islanders that the state abortion right stands and that he’s prepared to continue defending it after the U.S. Supreme Court […]

  • [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 Voting Rights Legacy Imperiled

     [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

    Fifty-four years after Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis while organizing a crusade against poverty, a key Civil Rights victory protecting voting rights is under […]

  • Insurrection Question: Do Elections Matter?

     By: Warwick Post Staff

    You’re either part of the solution, or part of the problem, and today marks the one-year anniversary of very big problem for the Republic: the first break in America’s 244-year […]

House and Home

  • [CREDIT: Wallethub] Wallethub has ranked Warwick 114 out of 178 in their assessment oof the best cities to be a real estate agent.

    Warwick Real Estate Booming With National Trend

     [CREDIT: Wallethub] Wallethub has ranked Warwick 114 out of 178 in their assessment oof the best cities to be a real estate agent. By: Rob Borkowski

     Source: WalletHub WARWICK, RI — WalletHub’s recent assessment of the best places in the U.S. to be a real estate agent place Warwick on the map at 114 out […]

  • Matt Patty Team Hosts Thanksgiving Pie Giveaway

     By: Rob Borkowski

    CRANSTON, RI — This Thanksgiving, The Matt Patty team launched their first annual pie giveaway for past and current clients. The real estate agency gave away 30 pies, apple and pumpkin, to past […]

  • Patty: Housing Market May Be Nearing Crossroads

     By: Rob Borkowski

    For the last several years,  increasing home prices for sellers and low interest rates for buyers have created a historically positive housing market, but mixed metrics in the local and […]