School Committee Reviews $7M Deficit, Bussing
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School will be the site of the city's continuing COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people aged 75 and older.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Warwick-Veterans-Middle-School-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI— The Warwick School Department is projecting a year-end $7 million deficit. Last July, a $173 million budget was approved for FY22. The latest estimates from the finance department […]
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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Warwick City Council met at Warwick Veterans Middle School Feb. 11, 2020.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Warwick-Veterans-Middle-School-140x140.jpg)
WPD Escorts Anti-Maskers From School Committee Tuesday
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee called two brief recesses Tuesday at Warwick Veterans Middle School as anti-maskers shouted about the district’s mask policy, which mirrors Gov. Dan McKee’s […]
![[CREDIT: familyid.com] Pilgrim High School at 111 Pilgrim Pkwy. Pilgrim High School classes cancelled](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Pilgrim-140x140.jpg)
RI School Masks Continue, Pilgrim COVID-19 Spikes
PROVIDENCE, RI — The COVID-19 Delta Variant, twice as contagious as the original, is highly spread in RI, so Gov. Dan McKee has extended a school masks mandate and declared […]
![[CREDIT: FDA] Dr. Arnold Monto, chair of the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, summarized the approval of the Pfizer 5-11 COVID-19 Tuesday.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FDA-OKs-5-11-Pfizer-COVID-Shot-140x140.png)
FDA OKs 5-11 Pfizer COVID Vaccine
SILVER SPRING, MD — The FDA has approved the 5-11 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in younger children, a step toward full approval in the U.S. The vote moves the […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick-Public_Schools-140x140.jpg)
School Committee Cancelled Tonight
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee meeting tonight, 6 p.m., at the administration building, 69 Draper Ave., for a mostly executive session, has been cancelled due to extreme weather […]
Warwick Schools: Bus Disruption Possible Friday
WARWICK, RI — Following an as-yet unexplained bus disruption Oct. 1 and delays this week, Warwick Schools warned parents school ride troubles might return later this week due to a […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick bus routes were cut short Friday over a reported driver shortage. Both the driver's union and First Student transportation say they're committed to a return to normal service Monday.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/buses-sawtooth-140x140.jpg)
Dambruch ‘Highly Optimistic’ on Bus Service Monday
WARWICK, RI — Sunday night, Warwick Schools administration, School Committee members, drivers and parents were unsure if students would have a ride to and from class Monday, though Superintendent Lynn […]
Driver Union: Warwick Bus Disruption, ‘Not a Strike’
WARWICK, RI — When First Student transportation sent its drivers home Friday morning after only taking Warwick high schoolers to class, Local 616 Secretary-Treasuer Steve Sousa was surprised. “I just […]
School Committee Meets for Executive Session Tonight
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee meets tonight at 6 p.m. for an executive session hearing in the Gorton Administration Building, 69 Draper Ave., Warwick, RI, 02889. Since the […]
![[CREDIT: YouTube] A screenshot of the Aug. 10 Warwick School Committee livestream on Aug. 10, viewed by about 1,400 people.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Warwick-School-Committee-Livestream-Aug.-10-Meeting-140x140.png)
School Committee Livestream Returning Soon
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee Livestream will be returning in the future,Committee Chair Judy Cobden says. Cobden said the Sept. 14 meeting was not live-streamed on the Committee’s […]
![[CREDIT: WPS] The Warwick School Committee is investigating its finance department after reports of allegations of procurement, policy, and procedure issues.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Warwick-School-Committee-investigates-finance-department-140x140.png)
Warwick School Committee: Baxter Case, School Repairs
WARWICK, RI — Warwick School Committee members are scheduled to discuss the investigation into former Director of Finance and Operations Robert Baxter at tonight’s meeting, scheduled for 6:15 p.m. at […]
![[CREDIT: Thrive] Members of Thrive Behavioral Health’s Youth & Family Services Team hand out backpacks and school supplies to the program’s children and families as part of their Back-To-School Supply Drive.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thrive-school-supplies-1-140x140.png)
Thrive Distributes School Supplies to Clubhouse, Youth & Family Members
WARWICK, RI — Last Friday, Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. distributed backpacks and school supplies to the children, teens and adults in its Youth & Family, Eleanor Briggs School and Hillsgrove […]
