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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] City Councilman Bill Muto says he's a maybe on a June 2 food truck bid vote.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAPoAAADkAQAAAACZSwR7AAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAeSURBVFjD7cGBAAAAAMOg+VNf4QBVAQAAAAAAAPAaHWQAAUjam4AAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
Muto A ‘Maybe’ on June 2 Food Truck Bid
WARWICK, RI — Warwick City Councilman Bill Muto, recently recovered from food poisoning, says his vote on the Food Truck Bid June 2 is a ‘maybe,’ pending changes to how […]
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Council Holds Food Truck Bid Till June 2
WARWICK, RI — Monday, Warwick City Councilors and local food truck owners debated the City’s new approach to assigning mobile concession vendors, then held a food truck bid award to […]
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Warwick Weekend Events: Fun Day, Fourth Be With You
Wondering why your event isn’t here? You might not have entered it into our calendar. Social media isn’t going to reach all your followers, but our calendar reaches everyone who reads […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] City Councilman Bill Muto says he's a maybe on a June 2 food truck bid vote.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Muto-Sawtooth-Budget-Commission-Meet-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Business
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Muto A ‘Maybe’ on June 2 Food Truck Bid
WARWICK, RI — Warwick City Councilman Bill Muto, recently recovered from food poisoning, says his vote on the Food Truck Bid June 2 is a ‘maybe,’ pending changes to how […]
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Oaker Leads Growing Machado IT Solutions Firm
WORCESTER, MA — Quality IT solutions aren’t just a Fortune 500 concern, a principle Machado IT, led by 1988 Oaker and veteran Helder Machado, has followed as the successful firm […]
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Senate OKs Bill Banning Employer Mandatory Meetings
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today approved legislation that would protect employees’ workplace First Amendment rights to refuse mandatory meetings. The bill (2025-S 0126A), introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain […]
![[CREDIT: Machado] Machado IT, led by 1988 Oaker and veteran Helder Machado, is expanding its Rhode Island operations.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Machado-IT-Solutions-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-State-House.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
Schools
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Committee’s $198M School Budget Cuts $3M In Salaries
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee approved its proposed $198,162,060 FY26 budget Thursday, with school budget cuts of $3 million in salaries that were not specified, in a 3 […]
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City Warwick Schools Budget Commission Appointees Named
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi’s three appointees to the Warwick Schools Budget Commission, dated April 9, are now public in Warwick City Council documents released with the agenda for […]
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Committee OKs $32.6M for New High Schools Work
WARWICK, RI — The School Committee voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to allocate $32.6 million to start work on the new high schools project replacing Toll Gate and Pilgrim high […]
![[CREDIT: WPS] The Warwick School Committee OK'd a $198M School Budget April 17. The budget must now be reviewed by the Warwick Schools Budget Commission.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Warwick-School-Committee-School-Budget-04-17-25-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Rob Borklowski] Warwick City Hall on Post Road. The Warwick City Council's first meeting adjusts rules on meeting agendas, moving public comment one item later, and preserves a rule cited in a First Amendment Lawsuit against the Council.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Warwick-City-Hall-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: WP composite] A $350M new high schools project will begin in late 2024.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/New-Warwick-High-Schools-Warwick-RI-1.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
All Politics are Local
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RI ‘Hands Off!’ Protestors: ‘Ho-Ho, Donald Trump Has Got to Go!’
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders in four Ocean State locations were among millions nationwide turning out for ‘Hands Off!’ protests against the Musk – Trump Coup seizing Congressional powers, defying […]
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Tassoni: Cannabis Profits Should Aid Overdose Prevention, Education & Treatment
Where does the money from Rhode Island’s cannabis sales go? As President and CEO at The Leadership Council for Substance Abuse and Mental Health of Rhode Island, I would like to […]
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You’re Not Alone: Trump Coup Opposition Is Growing
The President Donald J. Trump Coup is angling for Congress’s Constitutional spending power, ignoring Judicial independence, dismantling federal agencies, and claimed the punchline from French surrender jokes by handing Russia […]
![[CREDIT: Jeni Luther] Thousands of people swelled the streets in Providence April 5 to tell the Musk -Trump Coup to take their hands off Americans' freedoms, security, voting rights, Medicare, Social Security and powers not granted in the U.S. Constitution during the national Hands Off protest.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Providence-Hands-Off-Protest-3-April-5-2025-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![[CREDIT: Women Forward] On March 1, the Women Forward grassroots political action group hosted a Livestream roundtable discussion with Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) & Rob Shriver, former Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) discussing opposition to the Trump Coup.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Women-Forward-Raskin-Trump-Coup-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Police and Fire
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RISP: Passenger Killed After ‘Exiting’ Moving Vehicle on Rte. 95
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island State Police report a passenger killed Tuesday at about 9:36 p.m. was struck by several vehicles after “exiting” a moving vehicle on Rte. 95 South […]
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Feb. 5 Stolen Plates Suspect In Court Today
WARWICK, RI — A Warwick man is in court today on a stolen plates larceny charge stemming from a Feb. 5 theft of license plates from a Warwick company’s van. […]
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Trooper Log: 2 Coventry Arrests – Forged Plates
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log April 28 – May 1 involved charges for driving without a license and forged plates. […]
