RI 2020 Primary COVID-19 Voting Tips
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick polling places are limited to 10 for the 2020 statewide primary. Officials recommend familiar mask and distancing precautions, and offer COVID-19 Voting Tips to speed voters through the process Sept. 8.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RI-2020-primary-voting-tips-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — In-person voting for the RI 2020 primary begins tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7 a.m., lasting till 8 p.m. at 10 polling places throughout the city, where […]
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Warwick Long-Term Care Charity Hosts Virtual Fundraiser Sept. 24
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick-based ABLTC Foundation, supporting advocacy for long term-care residents, hosts its 13th Annual Silent Auction to benefit its mission, this time virtually, on Thursday, Sept. 24, […]
RI GOP: Fund Homeschool, Moving Kids to In-Person Learning Districts
STATE HOUSE — RI House Republicans plan legislation creating COVID-19 stimulus-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) for family home schooling and allow students to attend in-person learning districts with state education […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. Raimondo's Office] RI in-person learning plans are expected to take effect Sept. 14, with full in-person learning implemented by Oct. 13. Providence and Central Falls COVID-19 testing must show improvement by Oct. 13 before they return to full in-person learning.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RI-physical-learning-checklist-140x140.png)
Most RI In-Person Learning Starts Sept. 14
PROVIDENCE, RI — On Monday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced most Rhode Island public schools are clear to return to in-person learning Sept. 14, though not every district’s leadership is […]
Sending Kids Into Public Schools During COVID-19: You First, Gov. Raimondo
PROVIDENCE, RI — After telegraphing it for weeks, Gov. Gina Raimondo sided with business over children in declaring today that all school districts can resume some level of in-person classes […]
BGCW Full Day Child Care Starts Sept. 14
WARWICK, RI— Starting Sept. 14, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick will offer full-day child care at Norwood and Oakland Beach for students from any city or town in […]
Vella-Wilkinson Bill Would Allow AA Meetings During Emergencies
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21, Warwick) has introduced legislation that would permit Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous to hold meetings during a declared disaster emergency. The bill […]
Immunizations Fall Behind During COVID-19 Pandemic
PROVIDENCE, RI — While school and doctor office shutdowns have limited the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic, they’ve also led to fewer children getting routine immunizations, a mounting concern […]
Pilgrim Senior Center Virtual Classes Start Sept. 8
WARWICK, RI — Pilgrim Senior Center will begin virtual classes starting Sept. 8 for seniors, vulnerable to COVID-19 and unable to attend in-person services traditionally provided by the city’s senior […]
![CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] An I Voted sticker from the 2016 Presidential Primary. The deadline to submit a form asking for a mail-in primary ballot is Tuesday, 4 p.m., when your form has to be delivered to the Warwick Board of Canvassers at City Hall.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/I-voted-sticker--140x140.jpg)
RI Mail-In Primary Ballot Forms Due Tomorrow
WARWICK, RI — The deadline to submit a mail-in ballot request for the Sept. 8 state-wide primary to your local board of canvassers is tomorrow, and Councilman Anthony Sinapi is […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. Raimodo's office] Dr. Anthony Fauci and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo discuss opening schools on Zoom Thursday afternoon.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.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 […]
Bachus: Forced In-Person Learning ‘Crude and Callous’
PROVIDENCE, RI — Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Thursday on Zoom, praising Rhode Island’s low risk of COVID-19 infection, but Warwick School Committee Chairwoman Karen Bachus isn’t […]
