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  • [CREDIT: RI Treasurer] RI Treasurer Seth Magaziner reports more than $1M in unclaimed property will be returned after thousands visited findrimoney.com.

    RI Treasurer: Check if You Have Unclaimed Property

     [CREDIT: RI Treasurer] RI Treasurer Seth Magaziner reports more than $1M in unclaimed property will be returned after thousands visited findrimoney.com. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI —  Rhode Island General Treasurer James A. Diossa encouraged Rhode Islanders to learn if they have unclaimed property on National Unclaimed Property Day Wednesday. “Whether it’s the rising […]

  • [CREDIT: City of Warwick] At top, the current proposal for a contractor storage facility at 175 Post Road. Below, Planner Tom Kravitz's proposal to increase conservation space in the plan.

    Contractor Storage at 175 Post Road Returns Feb. 8

     [CREDIT: City of Warwick] At top, the current proposal for a contractor storage facility at 175 Post Road. Below, Planner Tom Kravitz's proposal to increase conservation space in the plan. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — City Planner Tom Kravitz figured he’d found a reasonable compromise between owners proposing a 65,000 sq. ft. contractor storage facility at 175 Post Road and members of […]

  • [CREDIT: Warwick Post Composite] Daniele International has recalled ready-to-eat sausage for possible Listeria contamination.

    Listeria Risk Prompts Packaged Sausage Recall

     [CREDIT: Warwick Post Composite] Daniele International has recalled ready-to-eat sausage for possible Listeria contamination. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI —  Daniele International, LLC, is recalling more than 50,000 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) warns. […]

Business

  • Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive.

    Restaurant Burglaries: Warwick Police Investigate

     Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI  — Tuesday night, a burglar struck at Demo’s Pizza on Warwick Avenue, robbing a cash register, days after a burglar struck Gel’s Kitchen on West Shore Road, Friday, […]

  • [RI Airport Corporation RIAC] T.F. Green Airport

    RIAC Hosts Jan. 18 Info Meeting

     [RI Airport Corporation RIAC] T.F. Green Airport By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) will hold the next virtual public information session for Rhode Island’s General Aviation (GA) airport communities on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 12:00 p.m. for […]

  • [CREDIT: NEIT] Amy Grzybowski has joined New England Tech as its new Vice President of Community Relations.

    Grzybowski Named NEIT VP of Community Relations

     [CREDIT: NEIT] Amy Grzybowski has joined New England Tech as its new Vice President of Community Relations. By: Rob Borkowski

    EAST GREENWICH, RI — Amy Grzybowski has joined New England Institute of Technology as the new NEIT Vice President of Community Relations, President Richard Gouse announced. Grzybowski previously worked as […]

Schools

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

    Testa Named Warwick School Committee Chairman

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

    WARWICK, RI  — The Warwick School Committee voted David Testa as its new Chairman during its Jan. 10 meeting. Testa had previously served as Committee vice-chairman. Shaun Galligan, elected to […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.

    Warwick Schools RICAS scores Buck US Trend

     [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI – Warwick School officials are upbeat about the latest round of English & Math RICAS scores that buck a downward national trend for 2021-2022. During a presentation to […]

  • [CREDIT: NEIT] Amy Grzybowski has joined New England Tech as its new Vice President of Community Relations.

    Grzybowski Named NEIT VP of Community Relations

     [CREDIT: NEIT] Amy Grzybowski has joined New England Tech as its new Vice President of Community Relations. By: Rob Borkowski

    EAST GREENWICH, RI — Amy Grzybowski has joined New England Institute of Technology as the new NEIT Vice President of Community Relations, President Richard Gouse announced. Grzybowski previously worked as […]

All Politics are Local

  • [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: RI’s Homeless Need Shelter

     [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

    It’s been 54 years since Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis outside the Lorraine Motel room where he was organizing a crusade against poverty, a […]

  • [CREDIT: RI.GOV] Sen. Matt LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) was sworn into office Jan. 3, 2023. He serves on the Judiciary, Ethics and the Environment/Agriculture Committees.

    Sen. LaMountain Named to Judiciary, Environment, Ethics Committees

     [CREDIT: RI.GOV] Sen. Matt LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) was sworn into office Jan. 3, 2023. He serves on the Judiciary, Ethics and the Environment/Agriculture Committees. By: Rob Borkowski

    STATE HOUSE — Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) will serve on the Judiciary Committee in the General Assembly, as well as on the Environment and Ethics Committees. […]

  • [CREDIT: Rep. Magaziner's Office] Rep. Seth Magaziner, (D-RI, Dist.-2) was sworn in by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY, Dist.8) on Jan. 7.

    Magaziner Sworn-In as Dist. 2 Rep. Jan. 7

     [CREDIT: Rep. Magaziner's Office] Rep. Seth Magaziner, (D-RI, Dist.-2) was sworn in by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY, Dist.8) on Jan. 7. By: Rob Borkowski

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (D-RI, Dist. 2) was sworn-in as the Member of Congress from Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District Jan. 7. Magaziner’s swearing in was scheduled […]

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 […]