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  • [CREDIT: Coventry Parks & Rec] The Coventry Winter Wonderland event, including carriage rides, is from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. at Coventry Public Library 1670 Flat River Rd, Coventry, RI 02816

    Coventry Hosts Winter Wonderland Craft Fair

    [CREDIT: Coventry Parks & Rec] The Coventry Winter Wonderland event, including carriage rides, is from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. at Coventry Public Library 1670 Flat River Rd, Coventry, RI 02816 By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — The Coventry Parks and Rec Department‘s  Winter Wonderland Craft Fair runs 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. at Coventry Public Library, with crafts, food trucks, carriage rides, kids […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rolling, Strolling Apponaug Winter Festival is drawing big crowds today outside City Hall.

    Warwick Weekend Events: Winter Fest, Magic & Markets

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rolling, Strolling Apponaug Winter Festival is drawing big crowds today outside City Hall. By: Rob Borkowski

    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 […]

  • [CREDIT: City of Warwick] A map of the parade route, parking and carriage rides for the Rolling, Strolling Apponaug Winter Festival.

    Apponaug Winter Festival Returns With Fun, Food, Parade

    [CREDIT: City of Warwick] A map of the parade route, parking and carriage rides for the Rolling, Strolling Apponaug Winter Festival. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Tourism Department’s Rolling, Strolling Apponaug Winter Festival returns Saturday with a day of food trucks, carriage rides, balloon art, face painting, photos with Santa and […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Three Ladies Craft show, running Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, drew more than 1,500 shoppers to CCRI.

    Three Ladies Craft Show Draws Holiday Crowds

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Three Ladies Craft show, running Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, drew more than 1,500 shoppers to CCRI. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Three Ladies Craft Show celebrated its second Small Business Saturday at Community College of Rhode island (CCRI) this weekend, drawing nearly 3,000 people by mid-day Saturday […]

  • A Warwick Lotter winner cashed in a $250,000 scratch ticket Friday.

    Black Friday Keno Winner Scores $22K

    A Warwick Lotter winner cashed in a $250,000 scratch ticket Friday. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — A Warwick Black Friday Keno winner is enjoying a surprise $22,500, one of two local women winning lottery plays over the holiday weekend. Warwick’s Nancy Martin wagered […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Shop RI drew thousands of shoppers to 166 vendors at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday.

    Shop RI Goes Big On Small Business Saturday

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Shop RI drew thousands of shoppers to 166 vendors at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Small Business Saturday’s annual assembly of entrepreneurs returned for a sold-out expo Saturday with thousands of eager shoppers browsing 166 vendors at Crowne Plaza, including first-timers and […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: WPS] Warwick Schools Finance Director Brandon Bohl, pictured second from let at table, reported Warwick Schools FY24 salaries were over budget by $4.8 million for FY24 during Tuesday's Warwick School Committee meeting.

    Warwick Schools FY24 Salaries Overspend $4.8M

    [CREDIT: WPS] Warwick Schools Finance Director Brandon Bohl, pictured second from let at table, reported Warwick Schools FY24 salaries were over budget by $4.8 million for FY24 during Tuesday's Warwick School Committee meeting. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools Finance Director Brandon Bohl says Warwick Schools FY24 salaries were over budget by $4.8 million for FY24,  which the administration recommends fixing by increasing FY25 […]

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

    New High Schools Cost Rises $37.8M

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

    WARWICK, RI — The new high schools cost, bonded for $350 million, has climbed $37.8 million, for a total $387.8 million, drawing a complaints from people who predicted rising costs […]

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

    New High Schools Overrun Will Exceed $350M Bond

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

    WARWICK, RI — The new high schools overrun will undoubtedly exceed the $350 million bond voters approved for the work, School  Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan said, and he’s been telling […]

All Politics are Local

  • [CREDIT: National Archives] A view of the firsts paragraphs of the U.S. Constitution, authored to guard the nation against tyrants and dictators.

    Honor Veterans With Your Vote Nov. 5

    [CREDIT: National Archives] A view of the firsts paragraphs of the U.S. Constitution, authored to guard the nation against tyrants and dictators. By: Warwick Post Staff

    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 […]

  • 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, […]

Police and 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.

    Sleeping Driver Arrested for Fentanyl Oct. 12

    [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 — Officers Andrew Chretien and Nicholas Manocchio were called to Canfield Ave.  home Oct. 12 at 11:02 a.m. for a report of a man asleep in a black […]

  • [CREDIT: Mayor Picozzi's Office] Warwick Police Chief Col. Brad Connor speaks following his swearing in as the RI Police Chiefs Association President.

    RIPCA Seeks Traffic Cop ‘Holiday Heroes’ Picks Till Dec. 31

    [CREDIT: Mayor Picozzi's Office] Warwick Police Chief Col. Brad Connor speaks following his swearing in as the RI Police Chiefs Association President. By: Rob Borkowski

    SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association has launched its #HolidayHeroes social media campaign, running from now through New Year’s Day recognizing officers named by their chiefs […]

  • RI Trooper Log arrests, including Warwick arrests. The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout Rhode Island.

    RI Trooper Log – 5 Warwick Arrests: Stolen Goods, DUI

    RI Trooper Log arrests, including Warwick arrests. The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout Rhode Island. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log Nov. 27 – Dec. 4  involved charges against  5, including for large-capacity devices, DUI & stolen goods. Here are the […]