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 […]
Warwick Mayoral Matchup: Handicapping the Solomon-Stenhouse Race Warwick Mayoral Matchup: Handicapping the Solomon-Stenhouse Race
Horace Receives White Coat, Begins Medical School at New York Institute of Technology Horace Receives White Coat, Begins Medical School at New York Institute of Technology
Warwick Police Divers Find Body During Body Recovery Training Warwick Police Divers Find Body During Body Recovery Training
McAllister: Roof Repairs First Up for Buttonwoods Community Center McAllister: Roof Repairs First Up for Buttonwoods Community Center
Officer Stops, Arrests Wrong-Way Driver on DUI Charge Officer Stops, Arrests Wrong-Way Driver on DUI Charge
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First Amendment, First Defense, First Casualty
Three days after America elected a new president in Donald J. Trump, notorious for insulting the service of war hero Sen. John McCain and threatening the First Amendment rights provided […]
Remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy at the Ballot Box in 2018
Fifty years ago today, Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis outside the Lorraine Motel room where he and his friends and advisors were working on […]
Digit Spinner: Richard Corrente Fudges the Numbers Again
WARWICK, RI — Democratic mayoral candidate Richard Corrente is starting his second run for office where he left off last time: Trying to manipulate numbers. Just this week, the Warwick […]
School Committee Can’t Spin Bad Optics of Hiring PR Firm
Warwick, RI — When the going gets tough, the tough… hire a PR firm? That seems to be the modern twist to the old saying, as the Warwick School Department […]
RI Secretary of State Won’t Give Trump Panel Private Voter Information
President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity wants sensitive information about voters, including partial social security numbers, emailed to an insecure address, but RI Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea […]
‘Crimetown’ Podcast Gives New Form to Old Ideas
After 18 episodes, the popular Crimetown podcast recently wrapped its first season. Created by accomplished producers Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier, Crimetown delved into stories that many Rhode Islanders will […]
Kilmartin Joins AGs Urging Fourth Circuit to Uphold Ruling Against Second Muslim Ban
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has again joined a coalition of seventeen states filing an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the district […]
Serpa receives ‘Legislative Champion Award’ from RI Partnership for Home Care
Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care has honored Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick) with its 2017 Legislative Champion Award for her advocacy efforts that support home-based […]
It’s Time for Warwick to Appoint School Committee, Go After Former School Admins’ Pensions
WARWICK, R.I. — It’s time for Mayor Avedisian to end his hands-off approach to the school department and show some leadership. Here are two suggestions.
RI House Passes McNamara Bill Providing Terminally Ill Access to Experimental Drugs
The House of Representatives has approved legislation submitted by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would allow terminally ill patients to obtain experimental drugs that have not […]
Kilmartin Joins State AGs Urging Congress to Preserve Prepaid Card Protections
Prepaid cards, often used by consumers with limited or no access to traditional bank accounts, are in danger of losing key Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) protection, a fate RI […]
