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Rob Borkowski
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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,...

City Finance Director Reviewing Warwick Schools Spending Till April 21
WARWICK, RI — The law enabling a Budget Commission for the school department took effect Thursday, but Mayor Frank Picozzi’s appointees won’t be confirmed till...

Warwick Pain Management Clinic Owners Indicted for Health Care Fraud
WARWICK, RI – The owners and operators of a Warwick pain management clinic have been indicted by a federal grand jury on health care fraud...

Trooper Log: Kent County Arrests March 28 – April 5
KENT COUNTY— Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log March 28 -April 5 involved charges for DUI, reckless driving and stolen vehicle possession. Here...

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...

RI Trooper Log: 3 Warwick Arrests – DUI, Hit & Run
WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log March 28 – April 4 involved charges including a hit & run investigation with a...

Warwick Weekend Events: Karate Tournament, Egg Hunt, Movie
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: Black Market Marijuana Kills Woman, 27
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police urge extreme caution with black market marijuana after a 27-year-old woman died after using unregulated marijuana laced with fentanyl. The...

Warwick Arrests March 2025: Hit & Run, Reckless Driving, Assault
WARWICK, RI — WPD March 2025 Warwick arrests included charges for DUI, larceny, domestic violence, simple assault, and three men arrested on stolen vehicle conspiracy charges....

Launch Trampoline Park Expanding in 2025
WARWICK, RI — Launch Entertainment (Launch), a fast-growing indoor family entertainment franchise, closed 2024 with deals for new development and notable locations secured, positioning the...

Trump Fires All LIHEAP Staff
WASHINGTON, DC — Many Rhode Islanders rely on LIHEAP each winter to help them keep their homes warm, which will be difficult next winter now...

RI Sues Trump Admin. to Keep $31M RI Health Grants
PROVIDENCE, RI — A measles outbreak and mounting bird flu outbreak threaten the nation, challenges the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services are...

Warwick Charities In 401Gives Funding Drive Till April 2
WARWICK, RI — Friday, 401Gives, United Way of RI’s two-day giving marathon supporting local charities, is taking donations till 6 p.m. Wednesday, and several Warwick...

RIDOT: Jefferson Boulevard Goes One Lane Friday
WARWICK, RI — Friday night, Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will cut Jefferson Boulevard to one lane at the I-95 overpass while it repairs the...

RISP: Remains Found In Foster ID’d as Missing Warwick Woman
WARWICK, RI — RI State Police report they’ve identified remains found in Foster Wednesday as Michele Romano, 56, of Warwick, a missing Warwick woman last...

RI Foundation Awards $3.3M to Warwick Nonprofits
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Foundation awarded $3.3 million in grants to Warwick nonprofits in 2024, helping push the organization to the third-best year...

Chilean Admits 8-State Burglary Ring Conspiracy, Deported March
PROVIDENCE – A Chilean national who participated in a burglary ring that targeted the homes of families of Asian descent in at least eight states,...

RI Trooper Log – 4 Coventry Arrests: DUI, Cocaine, Fraud
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log March 14 – 28 involved charges for DUI, insurance fraud, cocaine...
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