MA 4.0 Earthquake Shakes RI
![[CREDIT: USGS] A MA 4.0 earthquake shook Rhode Island communities Sunday morning.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MA-4.0-Earthquake-140x140.png)
BLISS CORNER, MA— Late-sleeping Rhode Islanders got a rude awakening Sunday at about 9:10 a.m., with a MA 4.0 earthquake centered in Massachusetts, 9 kilometers south-south-west of the coastal town […]
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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Police are investigating the circumstances leading to a pedestrian fatally injured Nov. 25, 2019 when he ran in front of a police cruiser on West Shore Road.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WPD-HQ-336x267-140x140.jpg)
WPD: Pedestrian Fatally Injured After Running into Cruiser’s Path
WARWICK— Warwick Police are investigating a pedestrian fatally injured after the 25-year old ran into a police cruiser’s path and was struck Monday at 11:17 p.m. on West Shore Road. […]
Solomon’s $322M Budget Dips Home Tax Rate Nearly 10%
WARWICK, R.I. — Mayor Joseph J. Solomon says his drafted $322,881,043 FY20 budget decreases property tax rates while increasing education spending, but it only grants $508,499 of the Schools’ $8.5 […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] CCRI President Meghan Hughes speaks to media at CCRI's Knight Campus in Warwick following discovery of a shell casing at the school Wednesday, May 1, 2019.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CCRI-evacuated-1-140x140.jpg)
CCRI Evacuates Knight Campus
UPDATE, May 1: 12:15 p.m.: CCRI President Meghan Hughes spoke to media about the day’s events at about 11:30 a.m., precipitated by the discovery of a shell casing near the […]
RIPTA Hires Avedisian as New CEO [UPDATED]
Update: April 25, 4:30 p.m.: WARWICK, RI — City Council President Joseph Solomon Sr. issued a statement this afternoon saying he is “honored and humbled” to serve as acting mayor […]
![[CREDIT: Mayor Avedisian's Office] Mayor Scott Avedisian has named Ray Studley as his new Chief of Staff.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Avedisian-Studley-140x140.jpg)
Avedisian Rumored to Be Next RIPTA CEO
WARWICK, RI — Multiple media outlets are reporting that Mayor Scott Avedisian is expected to be named the next Chief Operating Officer of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority as early […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] DPW Director David Picozzi explains circumstances of the water main break on Post Road July 14.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Water-Main-Break-Vid-July-14-140x140.png)
VIDEO: DPW Director Explains Post Road Water Main Repair
DPW Director David Picozzi explained the July 14 morning water main break and efforts to repair it that morning, noting the how of the situation, but said they have not yet determined why the break happened.
RI Officials Oppose Trump’s ‘Immoral,’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Refugee, Travel Ban
RHODE ISLAND — Rhode Island officials have roundly condemned President Donald J. Trump’s Friday executive order suspending all refugees from entry to the country for 120 days, specifically barring Syrian refugees and blocking entry to citizens of seven Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Buttonwoods Community Center One of Four CCAP Sites Closed Due to Bomb Threat
WARWICK, R.I. — The Buttonwoods Community Center has closed along with three Comprehensive Community Action Plan (CCAP) youth GED/job training sites in Cranston, Providence and Pawtucket following an automated call to an employee that one of the organization’s offices would be bombed today.
Substation Equipment Failure Cuts Power to 1,700 in Warwick
About 1,700 people in Warwick were without power following a reported transformer fire on Sandy Lane in Warwick Sunday night at about 8:30 p.m.
WPD Investigates Shotgun Shots at Warwick Avenue Home
UPDATE – 12:22 p.m. June 3: Warwick Police report the incident was an attempted home invasion that occurred at about 10:30 p.m. June 2 when they received a call that […]
