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  • [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Warwick Weekend Events include Fall Family Fun Day, a Back to School Bash at Rocky Point, trivia night, and Decade Night at Drift Bar.

    Warwick Weekend Events: Family, Puppies

    [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Warwick Weekend Events include Fall Family Fun Day, a Back to School Bash at Rocky Point, trivia night, and Decade Night at Drift Bar. By: Natalie Ferland

    Your event’s not here? You probably didn’t enter it into our calendar. Add your event to make sure we don’t miss it, then e-mail editor@warwickpost.com to give us a heads-up.  WARWICK, […]

  • [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Coventry Community Events in Coventry, RI include Heritage Day at Paine House Museum, a community yard sale, pumpkin painting, and several live music opportunities.

    Coventry Community Events: Yard Sale, Pumpkins

    [Credit: WP Composite] This week’s Coventry Community Events in Coventry, RI include Heritage Day at Paine House Museum, a community yard sale, pumpkin painting, and several live music opportunities. By: Natalie Ferland

    Your event’s not here? You probably didn’t enter it into our calendar. Add your event to make sure we don’t miss it, then e-mail editor@warwickpost.com to give us a heads-up.  COVENTRY, […]

  • [CREDIT: WP Composite] The Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats called for  a renewed commitment to civility, compassion, and respect following the murder of Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 in Utah.

    RI Groups Urge Peaceful Discourse After Kirk Murder

    [CREDIT: WP Composite] The Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats called for  a renewed commitment to civility, compassion, and respect following the murder of Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 in Utah. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI — Officials and political groups urged peaceful dialogue after conservative pundit Charlie Kirk was shot dead at Utah Valley University Sept. 10 answering a question about gun violence. […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: CRA] An image from a recent Coventry Redevelopment Agency meeting discussing ongoing mapping of the Johnson's Pond property seized from Social Holdings LLC.

    Coventry: Johnson’s Pond Meeting Pushed Till Sept. 25

    [CREDIT: CRA] An image from a recent Coventry Redevelopment Agency meeting discussing ongoing mapping of the Johnson's Pond property seized from Social Holdings LLC. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — The Johnson’s Pond Redevelopment Area and Public Use Determination Community Workshop scheduled for Aug. 21 is rescheduled to Sept. 25, as a legal challenge to the town’s […]

  • [CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi] Warwick Firefighters responded to a Conimicut fire Saturday, Sept. 6 that razed Tiger Eye Gift Shop and seriously damaged Kent Electric. There were no serious injuries reported.

    Conimicut Fire Razes Tiger Eye Gift Shop

    [CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi] Warwick Firefighters responded to a Conimicut fire Saturday, Sept. 6 that razed Tiger Eye Gift Shop and seriously damaged Kent Electric. There were no serious injuries reported. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Tiger Eye Gift Shop was razed by a Conimicut fire Saturday afternoon, a blaze that also seriously damaged Kent Electric, rallying the community to their aid with […]

  • [CREDIT: CNE] Kent Hospital has earned the American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification for its Geriatric Surgery Facility.

    ACS Verifies Kent Geriatric Surgery Facility

    [CREDIT: CNE] Kent Hospital has earned the American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification for its Geriatric Surgery Facility. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI— The American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) program has named Kent Hospital a verified geriatric surgery facility, the first New England hospital and 25th in the […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings.

    Warwick Needs $2.2M for FY25 Schools Deficit

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI — The School Department plans to ask for $2.2 million more from the city to make up for a persistent FY25 schools deficit they’ve been wrangling since 2024. […]

  • [CREDIT: CCRI] CCRI has named former PPD Chief Paul King its new Director of Public Safety.

    CCRI Hires Former PPD Chief King As Public Safety Director

    [CREDIT: CCRI] CCRI has named former PPD Chief Paul King its new Director of Public Safety. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI —- The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) has hired former Pawtucket Police Chief Paul King as its new Director of Public Safety & Chief of Police, effective […]

  • [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.

    Committee Updates New Pilgrim High Cost to $153M

    [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. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI  – After learning about delays for the two new high schools, the School Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to amend the cost of construction for the new Pilgrim High […]

All Politics are Local

  • [CREDIT: WP Composite] The Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats called for  a renewed commitment to civility, compassion, and respect following the murder of Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 in Utah.

    RI Groups Urge Peaceful Discourse After Kirk Murder

    [CREDIT: WP Composite] The Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats called for  a renewed commitment to civility, compassion, and respect following the murder of Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 in Utah. By: Rob Borkowski

    PROVIDENCE, RI — Officials and political groups urged peaceful dialogue after conservative pundit Charlie Kirk was shot dead at Utah Valley University Sept. 10 answering a question about gun violence. […]

  • The first Labor Day parade, held Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, is shown in this artist's rendering. CREDIT: U.S. Department of Labor

    Labor Day ’25: Trump Turns Blind Eye to Weak Job Market

    The first Labor Day parade, held Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, is shown in this artist's rendering. CREDIT: U.S. Department of Labor By: Warwick Post Staff

    Today, Sept. 1, is Labor Day, granting many a three-day weekend, a reminder of  living wages, fair hours and safe conditions that  unions  have won for workers, as President Donald […]

  • DiPetrillo May Still Get Pension as Legal Tab Hits $1M

    By: Warwick Post Staff

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick ran up at least $1 million to settle two cases involving former Water Department Chief Terry DiPetrillo, and those costs will go up if he’s allowed to collect a full city pension.

Police and Fire

  • [CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police Headquarters at 60 Wood St, Coventry, RI. There were 31 CPD arrests in August 2024.

    CPD Search for Sept. 6 Hit & Run Pickup Driver

    [CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police Headquarters at 60 Wood St, Coventry, RI. There were 31 CPD arrests in August 2024. By: Warwick Post Staff

    COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Police are searching for the driver of a hit & run pickup driver towing a trailer who fled a traffic stop, crashing with another car near […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation.

    WPD Arrests Man, Seizes Illegal Knife at Cumberland Farms July 8

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation. By: Rob Borkowski

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Police Department. On July 8, WPD officers arrested a man at Cumberl… You’re probably out of free articles. Let’s fix that!  Warwick Post’s writers are committed […]

  • [CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi] Warwick Firefighters responded to a Conimicut fire Saturday, Sept. 6 that razed Tiger Eye Gift Shop and seriously damaged Kent Electric. There were no serious injuries reported.

    Conimicut Fire Razes Tiger Eye Gift Shop

    [CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi] Warwick Firefighters responded to a Conimicut fire Saturday, Sept. 6 that razed Tiger Eye Gift Shop and seriously damaged Kent Electric. There were no serious injuries reported. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Tiger Eye Gift Shop was razed by a Conimicut fire Saturday afternoon, a blaze that also seriously damaged Kent Electric, rallying the community to their aid with […]