MLK Day – What’s Open And Closed?
![[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)
Nearly 52 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 […]
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RIDOT OKs Dave’s Market West Shore Road Plaza Traffic Light
WARWICK, RI — The RI Department of Transportation’s State Traffic Commission has approved the traffic light at 2574 West Shore Road, the site of a new Dave’s Marketplace, conditional on […]
House OKs Age Discrimination Act, With Langevin, Cicilline Votes
WARWICK, RI — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) and David Cicilline voted in favor of H.R. 1230, the Protect Older Workers Against Age Discrimination Act, on Wednesday, setting the burden of […]
U.S. Senate Confirms Former RIEMA Chief FEMA Administrator
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate confirmed former RI Emergency Management chief Peter T. Gaynor as FEMA Administrator Tuesday. The Senate confirmed Gaynor by a vote of 81-9. Gaynor, has […]
![[CREDIT: RI Treasurer] RI Treasurer Seth Magaziner reports more than $1M in unclaimed property will be returned after thousands visited findrimoney.com.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RI-Treasury-Unclaimed-Property-140x140.jpg)
RI Treasurer: Thousands Claim More than $1M in Unclaimed Property
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — RI Treasurer Seth Magaziner says thousands of Rhode Islanders have visited findrimoney.com and made claims for more than $1.1 million of their missing money after the unclaimed […]
RI Attorney General Names Weizenbaum Civil Division Chief
PROVIDENCE, RI— Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is appointing Miriam Weizenbaum of Providence the next Chief of the Civil Division, succeeding Rebecca Partington, on her retirement in February. Partington will […]
![[CREDIT: Matthew Yehle] Matthew Yehle performed a citizens pothole patch on Meadow View Avenue, inspiring a meeting between Harbor Lights and Mayor Solomon about road repairs there.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Meadow-View-pothole-fix-140x140.jpg)
Citizen Pothole Patch Spurs Harbor Lights, Mayor, Meeting About Road
WARWICK, RI — After Matthew Yehle and his neighbors waited months for the city to patch a pothole at the end of Meadow View Avenue, he repaired it himself, then […]
Divided Council Passes Fire Contract with Errors Intact
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council ratified the Warwick Firefighters contract 5-4 Jan. 6, with language that prevents the city from disputing certain injury claims and incorrect wording that […]
Chafee Seeks Libertarian 2020 Presidential Nomination
WASHINGTON, DC — Former Warwick mayor, RI senator and governor Lincoln Chafee’s Wyoming move hasn’t dulled his political ambition or plasticity, his federal filing as a 2020 libertarian presidential candidate […]
![[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://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Warwick-City-Council-Firefighter-Contract-Dec.-16-2019-140x140.jpg)
Council Considers Warwick Firefighters’ Contract Monday
WARWICK, RI — It’ll be weeks later than most of the Warwick City Council intended, but the body is set to discuss the Warwick Firefighters contract Monday night after a […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] There's just a porta-potty standing at the Rhodes School property with the building demolition finished Jan. 3.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rhodes-School-Property-Cleared-2019-140x140.jpg)
Rhodes School Property Cleared For Construction
WARWICK, RI — There’s just property at the Rhodes School property at 110 Sherwood Ave. following the successful demolition of the building, a port-a-potty the sole structure standing Friday. Friday […]
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 […]
