Biden vs. Trump 2024: Are You Smarter Than a Dictator?
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 […]
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.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Martin-Luther-King-DC-Monument-2011-140x140.jpg)
Martin Luther King Day: Act Against Poverty Directly
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, […]
![[CREDIT: NOAA] A graph showing sea level rise during the last few decades, which is predicted to continue throughout the century.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NOAA-Sea-Level-Rise-140x140.png)
McAllister: Make Sea Level, Coastal Hazards A Priority
TO THE EDITOR: US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently spoke to a group of business leaders and referenced a RI Coastal Resources Management Council report that indicated Warwick is especially vulnerable to raising […]
![[CREDIT: Rep. Cicilline's Office] Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner following the latter's election to succeed Rep. James Langevin representing RI's 2nd Congressional District in November 2022. Cicilline will resign his post in June to lead the RI Foundation.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cicilline-Magaziner-RI-Foundation-140x140.png)
Congressman Cicilline Resigning to Lead RI Foundation
Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) will resign June 1 to lead the Rhode Island Foundation as President and CEO, cutting his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives short. […]
Picozzi’s Swing at Merolla May Be a Strikeout
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi has built an image for himself as a no-nonsense executive taking charge of the city and cleaning up the mismanagement left behind by prior […]
Martin Luther King Day: RI’s Homeless Need Shelter
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.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sen.-LaMountain-RI-General-Assembly-140x140.jpg)
Sen. LaMountain Named to Judiciary, Environment, Ethics Committees
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.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Magaziner-Sworn-In-Jeffries-Jan.-7-2023-140x140.jpg)
Magaziner Sworn-In as Dist. 2 Rep. Jan. 7
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 […]
Shekarchi, Rourke Win Primary Bids Tuesday
PROVIDENCE — Competitors for two offices held by top Warwick politicians are now clear, as Speaker Joseph Shekarchi and progressive Democrat leader Jennifer Rourke advance to face Republicans Dana James Traversie […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Post Composite] From left, Dist. 23 incumbent and Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi faces Democratic primary challenger Jackie Anderson in the Sept. 13 primary for the Dist. 23 nomination.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dist.23-Democratic-Primary-2022-small-140x140.jpeg)
Shekarchi, Anderson Vying for Dist. 23 Nomination
PROVIDENCE — Warwick Dist. 23 Rep and Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi faces Democratic challenger Jacquelyn “Jackie” Anderson in the Sept. 13 primary for the Dist. 23 nomination. The […]
![[CREDIT: Frank Picozzi] Warwick has elected challenger Frank Picozzi Mayor of the City.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Picozzi-1-140x140.jpg)
Picozzi Racks Up Campaign Cash, Donates PAC Contributions
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi continued raising funds for his reelection, ending the second quarter with nearly $60,000 in his campaign coffers, according to campaign finance reports filed with […]
RI Abortion Right Stands as Supreme Court Strikes Roe v. Wade
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 […]
MLK Voting Rights Legacy Imperiled
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?
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 […]
Sept. 11: Start to Remember
Never forget Sept. 11, 2001, they’ve said, for 20 years now. I do remember. On Sept. 11, I walked into the MetroWest Daily News Framingham newsroom awash in a stunned […]
![[WarwickPost illustration] COVID-19 plans for fall classes are in the works. Experts and teachers say they're all built on accepting some illness and death from the novel coronavirus.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COVID-In-The-Classroom-feature-1-140x140.jpg)
Raimondo Pushes RI’s Faustian Bargain En Route to D.C.
How many needless COVID-19 infections, long-term disabilities and deaths resulting from in-person schooling are acceptable? We’re going with none. That’s not the route the Warwick School Committee chose. Nor is […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Fought Poverty, Too
Fifty three years after Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis outside the Lorraine Motel room where he was organizing a crusade against poverty, the scourge […]
![CREDIT: C-SPAN] U.S. Rep. James Langevin joined voices calling for the resignation or removal of President Donald J. Trump after the president incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Langevin-116th-Congress-140x140.png)
Langevin: Trump Should Resign, or be Removed
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) urged President Donald J. Trump to resign, and failing that, for Vice President Mike Pence or Congress to remove him from office after […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend avoiding contact with people outside you house during Thanksgiving. The CDC suggests preparing traditional dishes and delivering them to family and neighbors in a way that does not involve contact with others (for example, leave them on the porch).](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CDC_COVID-19-Thanksgiving-140x140.png)
Thanksgiving 2020: It’s OK to Stay Away
The 157th celebration of Thanksgiving as an annual holiday is an unusual one for most people alive today, but the few people still with us who remember the 1918 pandemic […]
Honor Veterans, Preserve America
Thank you, veterans, for serving the United States and protecting it from all threats, foreign and domestic. Thank you, too, for putting your lives on the line to protect America’s […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. Raimodo's office] Dr. Anthony Fauci and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo discuss opening schools on Zoom Thursday afternoon.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Fauci-Raimondo-Zoom-Call-140x140.png)
Raimondo & Fauci’s Fallacies Undermine COVID-19 Leadership
Thursday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, after chastising the Warwick School Committee for choosing Fall distance learning, resorted to a logical fallacy, appeal to authority, during a talk with famed expert […]
McSwiggan: Teachers Aren’t A COVID-19 Panacea
TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo: Dear Governor Raimondo, I am writing today to express my extreme displeasure in the way you compared teachers to […]
![[WarwickPost illustration] COVID-19 plans for fall classes now involve a partial reopening, without the authority to enforce mask wearing, a crucial element of COVID-19 protection.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COVID-In-The-Classroom-feature-3-140x140.jpg)
Zero Tolerance For COVID-19
Fictional dragon sacrifices forsake young villagers to spare the village, but COVID-19 can’t be deflected with any number of casualties, and anyway, some have forgotten the heroes are supposed to […]
Frumerie: Racism, Poverty Intertwined
Editor’s note: Juneteenth, falling June 19, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that slavery […]
ACLU: RI City Curfews Raise Voter, Discrimination Concerns
After the the imposition of curfews this evening by the cities of Cranston, Providence and Warwick, the ACLU of Rhode Island issued the following statement: The imposition of blanket curfews […]
![[CREDIT: White House] President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Trump has been delaying using the DPA to provide supplies in the COVID-19 fight.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Trump-140x140.png)
COVID-19 Deaths: Sacrifices Trump’s Willing to Make
For the past 56 days, President Donald J. Trump has woken up, witnessed undeniable evidence that the country faces a deadly public health crisis in COVID-19, then decided to just let a lot of us die.
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A crowd of firefighters filled the left half of council chambers Dec. 16 as the Warwick Finance Committee discussed and heard public comment on the newly negotiated firefighters contract.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Warwick-City-Council-Firefighter-Contract-Dec.-16-2019-140x140.jpg)
Mayor’s “revenue neutral” fire contract could cost the city $3.6 million
WARWICK, RI — Two rulings against the city that Mayor Joseph Solomon declined to appeal represent the bulk of the added costs from the new fire contract.
Romney: A Brave — And Loyal — American
I am seeing a lot of whataboutism when it comes to Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), the sole Republican Senator to vote to convict President Donald Trump on abuse of power. […]
Senate Acquits Trump; RI Delegation Condemns GOP ‘Coverup’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “The arc of history is indeed long, and it does bend toward justice – but not today,” said Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) following the U.S. Senate’s acquittal […]
2019 in Review: Warwick Political Rifts and Funding Fights
WARWICK, RI — For a non-election year, 2019 certainly had its share of political controversy in Warwick — and heading into 2020, there’s a good chance that the issues will […]
![[YouTube screenshot] Warwick Chief of Staff William DePasquale (lower right) speaks at Monday night's City Council hearing.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Warwick-city-council-10-7-19-e1570640227357-140x140.jpg)
Merolla’s ‘Dictatorship’ Attack Deepens Rift with Solomon
WARWICK, RI — Indications of a division between Mayor Joseph Solomon and City Council President Steve Merolla came to a head on Monday night, with Merolla accusing Solomon of wanting […]
Pisaturo ‘Pocahontas and Tonto’ Comment Shows Insensitivity, Ignorance
WARWICK, RI — “Pocahontas and Tonto have had their day. It’s over.” That’s the quote attributed to Warwick Sewer Authority member Carlo Pisaturo in a recent Warwick Beacon report about the […]
![[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] WarwickPost's annual list of fireworks displays once again led our list of most-read stories for the year.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Fireworks_2015_91-140x140.jpg)
Happy Birthday, America, Best Wishes For Many More
On Nov. 11, 2016, three days after voters elected President Donald Trump, Warwick’s veterans were split over whether his demonstrated disregard for prisoners of war and the Constitution warranted concern. […]
Instead of Leading the Way, Solomon Shows His Back
WARWICK, R.I. — Given another chance to resolve the current budget dispute in Warwick, Mayor Joseph Solomon has instead done things to make it worse. The latest example: Solomon’s decision […]
Another Summer of Discontent in Warwick
WARWICK, RI — After a tumultuous spring, Warwick is headed into summer with few, if any, of the issues occurring under Mayor Joseph Solomon’s watch resolved. And in a few […]
Solomon’s First Year Report Card: Poor, Needs Improvement
Warwick, R.I. — May 16 marked the one-year anniversary of Mayor Joseph Solomon being sworn in to complete the term of former Mayor Scott Avedisian, who left to take the […]
Reed, Langevin Seek Mueller Testimony Following Special Counsel’s Redacted Report
WARWICK — Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian election meddling contradicts Attorney General William Barr’s summarizing claim that the report shows no attempt by President Donald Trump to obstruct […]
Warwick Rallies for Federal Workers During Shutdown
WARWICK, RI — A few days past the point of the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, Warwick neighbors rallied to aid families of government employees as the state’s […]
Whitehouse: Nation Reckons With Sexual Assault Survivors’ Stories
TO THE EDITOR: “The past few weeks have been doubly difficult,” she wrote. As a United States Senator, Rhode Islanders write to me every day weighing in on different policies […]
Warwick Mayoral Matchup: Handicapping the Solomon-Stenhouse Race
WARWICK, RI — Now that Primary Day 2018 is over, Warwick voters turn their attention to the Nov. 6 general election matchup between Democrat Mayor Joseph Solomon and Republican challenger […]
