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Honor Veterans With Your Vote Nov. 5

Next week, Rhode Islanders join their fellow Americans honoring people sworn to defend the nation and Constitution, days after weighing whether a man threatening both...

Warwick Sexual Harassment Case Points to Larger Issue with Picozzi’s Leadership

WARWICK, RI — The city’s attempts to address an 18-month campaign of sexual harassment by employees of the water department were already off to a...

Biden vs. Trump 2024: Are You Smarter Than a Dictator?

It’s painful to say this, but we have all seen the proof, the aging, the public appearances and interviews, the obvious inability to take the...

Warwick Lottery Winner Cashes 250K Scratch Ticket

WARWICK, RI — Friday, a Warwick lottery winner cashed in a $250,000 scratch ticket for an extraordinary start to his weekend. The Warwick man won...

Martin Luther King Day: Act Against Poverty Directly

Fifty-five years ago, Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside the Lorraine Motel room in Memphis where he was organizing a crusade...

ACLU Sues Warwick Businessman for Retaliatory Evictions

WARWICK, RI — Jeffrey Butler, Warwick property management businessman and landlord, has been sued by the the R.I. Center for Justice and the American Civil...

McAllister: Make Sea Level, Coastal Hazards A Priority

TO THE EDITOR: US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently spoke to a group of business leaders and referenced a RI Coastal Resources Management Council report that indicated Warwick...

McNamara, Shekarchi, McKee Sign Hope Scholarship Bill

STATE HOUSE — House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick), Senate Majority Leader Ryan W. Pearson (D-Dist. 19, Cumberland, Lincoln) and Rep. Joseph M....

Under the Dome: Tangible Property Tax Exemption

Editor’s note: Under the Dome is a government affairs update during the Rhode Island General Assembly session from the RI Chamber of Commerce Coalition.  The RI Chamber of Commerce is asking Rhode Islanders to come...

Under the Dome: Tax Relief, Tracked Bills

Editor’s note: Under the Dome is a government affairs update during the Rhode Island General Assembly session from the RI Chamber of Commerce Coalition.  Legislature Enters Break Week In this...

Bill Boosts Nursing Home Residents’ Personal Funding

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative and Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick,...

Senators Back National Fire Station Upgrades

WASHINGTON, DC — Communities and the calls their fire stations respond to grow,  but some facilities are outdated and need upgrades to better serve communities,...

Kent Hospital Names Wold Chief Medical Officer

WARWICK, RI — Kent Hospital has named Dr. Tom Wold, DO, MS, as its new Chief Medical Officer, starting Dec. 12, 2022. Wold most recently...

Man Drives Honda Over Hydrant, Visits Jail

WARWICK, RI – When Officer James Vible found a blue Honda Accord on the sidewalk, atop a broken fire hydrant near  845 Post Road Nov....

Catalytic Converter Thefts Reported

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police took two reports of stolen catalytic converters from cars that happened in Warwick Oct. 14 and Oct. 16, one at...

Kent Hospital COO Rewards Donors With Pink Hair

WARWICK, RI — Paari Gopalakrishnan, President and COO of Kent Hospital, promised to dye his hair pink if donors at Kent Hospital’s annual fundraiser Evening...

WPD Asks Help Finding Antisemitic Package Culprits

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police have released still images of an orange car they’re looking for in their investigation of antisemitic packages left throughout Oakland...

Man Urinates at Gas Pumps, Faces DUI Charge

WARWICK, RI — Shortly before his arrest on a DUI charge Oct. 20 at about 7 p.m. at the Quaker Lane Wendy’s, bystanders and security...

Swerving Driver Charged With DUI Oct. 8

WARWICK, RI — Officer Keara Enos stopped a swerving 2002 Jeep Cherokee near Main Avenue and Warwick Industrial Drive Oct. 8 at 8:46 p.m., and...

HSRI Health Insurance Enrollment Begins

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today HealthSource RI (HSRI), Rhode Island’s health insurance marketplace, begins open enrollment, which ends Jan. 31, 2023. From Nov. 1, 2022 through...

RI Trooper Log: DUI, Simple Assault

Editor’s note: The following RI arrests recorded in the RI Trooper Log were reported by the RI State Police on their website. An arrest reflects charges against...

Air Tags Track Catalytic Converters, Thief

WARWICK, RI — A man tracked two stolen catalytic converters using Apple Air Tags, recovering one and finding the culprit at the Jefferson Boulevard Mobil...

Speeder Leads Officer to Cranston DUI Arrest Sept. 18

WARWICK, RI — Officer Michael Bailey was driving past 1600 Post Road Sept. 18 at 5:07 p.m. when he stopped and arrested a man in...

CDC: COVID Bivalent Boosters OK for 5 and Older

WASHINGTON, DC — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved the new  COVID bivalent booster (protecting against both the original COVID-19 virus...

RI State, Local Police Receive $16M for Police Body Cameras

PROVIDENCE, RI – Forty-two local and state police agencies will receive $16 million in grants to equip about 1,773 officers with police body cameras. The...

Wagner Named CNE CEO, Fanale Retiring

PROVIDENCE, RI — Dr. James E. Fanale, president and CEO of CNE (Care New England Health System)  retires Dec. 1, when Dr.  Michael Wagner will...

WPD Seeks Woman Taking $16K From Citizens Account

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman who withdrew $16,000 from a Citizens Bank account without the owner’s permission...

Old Europe: Listeria Chesee Recall Expands

PROVIDENCE, RI — Old Europe Cheese, Inc., is expanding its voluntarily Listeria cheese recall of Brie to include additional products, namely  baked Brie cheeses. Old...

U.S. Attorney Announces Elder Fraud Protection Efforts

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Justice Department has announced expansion of its Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to combat scams originating overseas. “We, and our law enforcement...

Officer Charges Swerving Driver with DUI

WARWICK, RI — On Sept. 11, Officer Charles Walker spotted a red 1997 Toyota Corolla swerving as it headed south on Post Road, stopped the...

Officers Seek Kilvert Street B&E Suspect

WARWICK, RI — Officers Ben Bratko and Nicholas DeMarco were called to a Kilvert Street apartment Sept. 10 at 7:39 p.m. for a report of...

Picozzi Sues WFD Union For $385K in Sick Time Overpayments

WARWICK, RI — A Marcum LLC report shows the city paid up to $386,000 more in sick time than it should have, and Mayor Frank Picozzi...

RIPTA Reducing Bus Route Frequency

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will temporarily reduce bus route frequency starting Saturday, Oct. 22, as it adjusts to a...

CODAC, First Responders Win $1.5M Opioid Grant

PROVIDENCE, RI — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced $1.5 million in federal funds to expand CODAC headquarters and train and equip the...

Dog Bites Burglar, Police Arrest Man

WARWICK, RI — A burglar suffered a dog bite at a Division Street home Aug. 22 at about 10:21 p.m., shortly before setting off an...

Showcase de Lux Warwick: Movies on New Level

WARWICK, RI — If you haven’t been out to see a movie in a while, and given what’s been going on the last couple of...

Grand Jury Indicts Man for Plotting Witness’s Murder

PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Wednesday charging a 28-year-old registered sex offender with allegedly enticing a 12-year-old Rhode Island girl...

Division Street Bridge Partially Opens Friday

EAST GREENWICH, RI — RIDOT announces the Division Street Bridge on Rte. 4 will partially open Friday to eastbound traffic, allowing travel over the new...

Man Arrested for DePetro Assault on Staples Avenue

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police have charged Mark Perkins, 62, of 29 Staples Ave. with assault, larceny, vandalism and disorderly conduct for attacking talkshow host...

RIDOH: Wild Cherry Capri Sun Recalled

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) warns Kraft Heinz is recalling approximately 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry Flavored Juice...

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