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Budget Commission Proceeds, $380M FY26 Budget Draft Out

WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Schools Budget Commission wrapped its review of School Department purchasing Wednesday night, hours before Mayor Frank Picozzi sent his proposed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

RI Trooper Log: Warwick Arrests April 22 – 29

WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log  April 22 – 29 involved charges for fentanyl possession on Rte. 37 and DUI...

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...

Man Gets 35 Years for Warwick Child Molestation

PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha reports a Cranston man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to 35 years at the...

Man In Court May 5 for Oakland Beach Diner Assault

WARWICK, RI — A 62-year-old Warwick man is due in court Monday on a simple assault charge after punching the bartender at Oakland Beach Diner...

Grand Jury Indicts Perkins for 2022 Charlotte Lester Murder

WARWICK, RI —  The Statewide Grand Jury has indicted Mark Perkins, 65, of 29 Staples Ave., with first degree murder in the disappearance of Charlotte...

ABLTC Silent Auction May 8 Aids Elderly, Disabled

WARWICK, RI — The Alliance for Better Long Term Care Foundation – ABLTC Silent Auction will be held May 8, from 5:30 to 10 p.m....

Town Council Expands Solicitor Invoices Access to All Members

COVENTRY, RI — The Coventry Town Council voted April 22 to expand access to town solicitor invoices to the entire council and to mandate a...

Council OKs $50M New High Schools Bond Ask

WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council approved seeking a $50 million new high schools bond last week supplementing the $350 million bond for the...

Trooper Log: 3 Coventry Arrests – DUI, Fake Plates, Oxy

COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log  April 19 – 27 involved charges for DUI, counterfeit license...

Land Rover Credit Fraud Schemer Admits Guilt

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man, an admitted participant in a Land Rover credit fraud conspiracy using stolen identities to finance SUVs from the Warwick...

RI Trooper Log: Warwick Arrests April 15 – 22

WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log  April 15 – 20 involved charges including possessing an unlicensed pistol and high-capacity ammo feed,...

RIDOT: East Avenue I-95N Ramp Closes May 2

WARWICK, RI — Starting Friday night, May 2, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) says the Rte. 113 east  East Avenue I-95N Ramp Closes...

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...

Warwick Weekend Events: Food Trucks, Healthy Kids, Car Wash

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...

WPD Finds Hit & Run Suspect Sans Car March 3

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police called to Seasons Corner Market, 2128 Elmwood Ave. March 3 at 8:22 p.m. for a reported hit & run found...

Reed, Whitehouse, Magaziner Secure 72 WFD SCBA Units

WARWICK, RI — After delivering a $1 million in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth...

Reed: SecDef Leadership Falters On 2nd Airstrike Text

WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces a second  report, by the New York Times, of his unsecure Signal App transmissions about fighter...

Trooper Log: 6 Kent County Arrests – Reckless Driver, DUI

COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log  April 6 – 15 involved charges for reckless driving, DUI,...

RI ‘Hands Off’ Protests Return to Providence

PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders in Providence and Westerly joined nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests against the Musk – Trump Coup, filling the State House grounds...

RI Trooper Log: 5 Warwick Arrests – Illegal Pistol, DUI

WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log  April 11 – involved charges including possessing an unlicensed pistol and high-capacity ammo feed, DUI,...

RIDOT: I-95, Rte. 4 Merge: Warwick Lanes Shifted

WARWICK, RI — Friday, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) reports Warwick lanes shifted to the right for road work where I-95 North and Route...

Pascua: Give Entire Coventry Solicitor Invoices To Full Council April 22

COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Dist. 1 Councilman Jonathan Pascua’s legislation expanding redacted solicitor invoices access to all Council members still leaves the confidential information protected...

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...

WPD: March 3 Punch & Run Shopper Drove into Brook

WARWICK, RI — A 22-year-old Warwick woman is due in court April 21 on assault and reckless driving charges after a Dollar Tree Punch &...

Warwick Weekend Events: Food Trucks Are Back, Eggs, Art

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...

Man Monitored Prior to Assault Court Date June 2

WARWICK, RI — A Warwick man is being monitored by District Court Pretrial Services until his court screening June 2 on a charge for assault...

Newport Man Charged For Phone Threats, in Court April 15

PROVIDENCE – A former employee of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Middletown, Rhode Island appeared in U.S. District Court in Providence Tuesday, charged with...

Resigned Councilmen Miss Solicitor Invoices Uproar They Stirred

COVENTRY, RI — Two resigned Town Councilmen missed a lot of drama about their mission to give all councilors un-redacted solicitor invoices April 8 and more...

RI Trooper Log: 2 Warwick Arrests – Wrong Way on Rte. 295

WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log  April 4 – 11 involved charges including reckless driving & DUI after a wrong-way crash...

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...

Warwick Weekend Events: Art, Dinos, Improv

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...

Angell Reported Copley’s Threat to ‘Skull Fuck’ Council President

COVENTRY, RI — During Tuesday’s Coventry Town Council meeting discussing two councilmen’s resignations, Solicitor Stephen Angel told an angry crowd that one of those two,...

RISP Seek Video From Plainfield Pike in Romano’s Death Inquiry

SCITUATE, RI — Rhode Island State Police are asking the public’s assistance in their probe of Michele Romano’s death, seeking video footage from any who...

Town Councilmen Resigned, Protest Redacted Invoices

COVENTRY, RI — Tomorrow’s Coventry Town Council meeting will be short Dist. 3 and and Dist. 5 representatives after the two Town Councilmen resigned Monday,...

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