Mayor Appoints DePasquale as Interim Chief of Staff
Warwick, RI – City Planner William DePasquale, Jr. will serve as Interim Chief of Staff at City Hall following the retirement of Mark Carruolo on Friday.
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Officials Celebrate $17 Million Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
Warwick, RI – Federal, State and City officials broke ground today on a $17 million upgrade of the Warwick Wastewater Treatment Facility at the site, including $3.6 million to raise the levee protecting it by five-and-a-half-feet.
Conimicut Point Beach Closed, High Bacteria Count
Warwick, RI – The RI Department of Health has closed Conimicut Point Beach and King Park Beach in Newport due to a high bacteria count.
Chamber Honors Rocky Point 5K Sponsors, Delivers Donations
The Central RI Chamber of Commerce honored Rocky Point 5K sponsors, including Centreville Bank and National Grid during their Business After Hours event at the J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center on Post Road Tuesday.
Gaspee Days Parade 2014: Video Highlights
Warwick Post has your answer, whether you’re hoping to glimpse some of the parade or just trying to describe it to friends: Warwick Post caught some highlights from the percussive spectacle and we’re sharing them with you.
Gaspee Days Parade 2014: Sights and Sounds
The 49th Annual Gaspee Days Parade started with a bang, and kept up the percussive momentum as a string of spectacles marched past throngs along Narragansett Parkway Saturday morning.
Gaspee Days 5K 2014: Photos and Results
Spectators of the 49th Annual Gaspee Days Foot Race remarked with surprise when first-place finisher Glarius Rop turned the corner for the home stretch of the 5K course down Rhodes Place in Cranston Saturday morning.
Mayor Finalizes $289.2 Million Budget Sans Signature
Warwick, RI – Mayor Scott Avedisian has finalized the FY2015 budget, which includes the City Council’s extra $400,000 for schools with a correspondingly higher tax rate, without signing it. The extra […]
Hopeful Senate Candidate McKay Resigns from Warwick GOP
Warwick, RI – Raymond McKay, a city network administrator hoping to run against Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), has resigned from the Warwick Republican GOP over an ordinance preventing him from running as a municipal employee, which he says also prevents him from serving on the committee.
Avedisian: Council’s Veto Override Leaves $400,000 Deficit
Warwick, RI Mayor Scott Avedisian said Wednesday he’d try to avoid raising taxes following the City Council’s override of his veto on an extra $400,000 in school funding.
Watch: Bay Crane Northeast Gives Warwick Treehouse A Lift
In just four and a half hours, Bay Crane Northeast disassembled Warwick’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Treehouse near Hoxsie Four Corners, lifted it onto a flatbed and rebuilt it across the city at Totally Kids Childcare Center.
Warwick Council Overrides Avedesian’s School Funding Hike Veto
An extra $400,000 for schools was the only City Council budget amendment to survive Mayor Scott Avedisian’s vetoes at a special 4:30 p.m. City Council meeting Monday.
