Council Tackles Vaccines, $10M Sports Field Bonds
WARWICK, RI — The newly inaugurated Warwick City Council, sporting new members and new President Steven McAllister, tackle a request for a state vaccination plan, OK-ing a $10M high school […]
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![[CREDIT: Thrive] Thrive Behavioral Health offers telehealth mental health services, which are increasingly in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Thrive-Behavioral-Health-140x140.jpg)
Thrive Wins $10,000 RIHEBC Grant
WARWICK, RI — Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. in Warwick was awarded a $10,000 Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC) grant that’ll help educational and healthcare institutions meet COVID-related expenses. The […]
![[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://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Martin-Luther-King-DC-Monument-2011-140x140.jpg)
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 […]
RI Congressmen Back Second Trump Impeachment
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives, including RI’s Congressmen, has impeached President Donald J. Trump for inciting a violent mob to invade the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6, […]
McCaffrey Bill Would Let Governor Designate People to Officiate Marriages
STATE HOUSE — Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) and House Majority Whip Katherine S. Kazarian (D-Dist. 63, East Providence) plan legislation authorizing the governor to designate […]
FBI: Armed State Capitol Protests Planned Nationwide
PROVIDENCE, RI — The FBI warns of armed state capitol protests planned for all 50 states, as outgoing Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and incoming Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee were transitioning […]
Warwick Car Tax Bills, 11% Below 2019, Coming Soon
WARWICK, RI — The city’s 2020 car tax bills, about 11 percent less than last year, are being mailed out this month, Mayor Frank Picozzi announced today. The 2020 bills […]
![[CREDIT:FEMA] Rhode Islander Peter T. Gaynor, FEMA administrator, will take over as acting secretary of Homeland Security.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Peter_Gaynor_FEMA-Administrator-140x140.jpg)
RI’s Gaynor Named Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON, DC — Rhode Islander Peter T. Gaynor, FEMA administrator, will take over as acting secretary of Homeland Security following the resignation of current acting secretary Chad Wolf, CNN reports. […]
![[CREDIT: US Rep. David Cicilline] US Rep. David Cicilline sponsored an article of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump Jan. 11, 2021](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Rep-David-Cicilline-140x140.jpg)
RI Rep. Cicilline Introduces Article of Impeachment Against President Trump
Congressman David N. Cicilline is one of three U.S. representatives to introduce an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump Monday morning. Cicilline joins California Congressman Ted Lieu and Maryland […]
![[CREDIT: RISP] The FBI is seeking information on several people photographed during the armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RI-State-Police-Capitol-Insurrection-140x140.jpg)
FBI Seeks U.S. Capitol Attacker IDs, Lawmaker Sows Disinformation
PROVIDENCE — U.S. Attorney Aaron Weisman vows to hold Rhode Islanders who travelled to commit crimes in the U.S. Capitol attacks to account, and lawmakers are taking one of their […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] The Warwick School Committee approved its in- class learning plan 5-0 Jan. 7, 2021.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Warwick-School-Committee-Jan.-7-2021-140x140.jpg)
Warwick Schools: In-Class Learning Starts Jan. 13 – 20
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Public Schools’ students will be back to in-class learning beginning Jan. 19, despite a COVID-19 surge and the pleas of the Warwick Teachers Union for distance […]
![[CREDIT: RI.gov] President Elect Joe Biden has named Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce Secretary.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RI-Gov.-Gina-Raimondo-140x140.png)
Gov. Raimondo Named Biden’s Commerce Secretary
UPDATED 9:21 P.M.: WASHINGTON, DC — Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has been named President-Elect Joe Biden’s secretary of commerce. “Rhode Island may be small, but our economy is mighty […]
