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![[CREDiT: City of Warwick] The Warwick City Council paused its meeting twice for several minutes to discuss the course of votes on Council President Anthony Sinapi's committee changes. The changes would have removed Councilman Ed Ladouceur as Finance Chair.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Sinapis-committee-changes-Council-01-05-25-250x228.jpg)
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![[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://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Warwick-City-Hall-250x228.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Schools deficits, $1.2M from FY23 & FY24, $5M in FY25 and $2.2M in FY26, were the result of lax fiscal controls and practices, according to […]
![[CREDIT: Natalie Ferland] Lisa Tomasso Senior Vice President at Hospital Association of Rhode Island, urged councilors to support a General Assembly bill that would curb prescription drug costs. The Council also heard from a number of yellow-clad gun rights advocates urging the council to weigh in opposing an assault weapons ban before the General Assembly.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Council-assault-weapons-tax-plan-2-250x228.jpeg)
WARWICK, RI — The 25 vocally disgusted gun rights advocates at Monday’s City Council meeting emptied Council Chambers after councilors failed to condemn an assault weapons ban, missing a reconsideration […]
WARWICK, RI — The City Council approved updates to language governing composition of and titles assigned to the Warwick Fire Department and approved an updated version of a General Assembly […]
WARWICK, RI — Tonight, Council members will consider adopting amendments to its public records law mirroring those proposed by RI House Bil H 5457, which would increase the hourly rate […]
![[CREDIT: Westbay Community Action] Westbay Farm is a 3-acre farm on the Barton Farm parcel, which the City Council will consider preserving in a public trust at the March 4 meeting.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Westbay-Farm-Barton-Farm-2-300x225.png)
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council will consider preserving Barton Farm’s 65.88 acres at at 1351 Centerville Road as a public trust and a traffic light at the Centerville […]
WARWICK, RI — While Warwick Police research cost and plans to install more traffic cameras in city school zones and traffic lights, City Council President Steve McAllister says any such […]
WARWICK, RI — Two speakers at the Jan. 17 Warwick City Council meeting raised concerns about GPS for DPW workers to police their work and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation’s […]
![[CREDIT: Steve McAllister] The first Council Update of the New Year focuses on TF Green Airport and home heating assistance.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/McAllister-Council-Update-Happy-New-Year-300x225.jpeg)
Editor’s note: The Council Update is a twice-monthly update on Council meetings and developments from Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister. The column is written after each council meeting, twice a month. This […]
WARWICK, RI — Monday, the Council focuses on Warwick schools funds, both a $350M bond for two new high schools, projected to fall $22 million short and a measure waiving […]
CORRECTION: The original version of this story incorrectly reported the present OPEB liability. Warwick Post has corrected, and regrets, the error. WARWICK, RI — This afternoon the Warwick City Council […]
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council has authorized Mayor Frank Picozzi to seek legal representation in a “contingent fee legal retainer” in an unspecified lawsuit involving water-contaminating firefighting foam. […]
WARWICK, RI — A U.S. Naval War College expert on information warfare warned Warwick City Councillors that allowing Flock security cameras would be a step toward a police state, and […]
CORRECTION: The first quote in this story incorrectly identified the Warwick City Council President. Warwick Post regrets, and has corrected, this error. WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council voted […]
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council held a public hearing Monday night on the Law Office of Joe Shekarchi’s request for a zoning change at 2907 Post Road allowing […]
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council meets tonight at City Hall, second floor, at 7 p.m., where notable resolutions concern the Educational Outreach Committee, asking the state for more […]
The Warwick City Council broke with two years of buying health care from the RI Interlocal Trust Monday night, following the recommendation of the City’s advisor and Mayor Scott Avedisian to pursue self-insurance with West Bay Community Health.
Warwick, RI – The Warwick City Council will hear a presentation from Warwick Public Library Director Christopher LaRoux before considering resolutions ensuring companies are in good standing before submitting bids, crediting […]
City Councilors approved new ‘panic buttons’ – manual alarms summoning police – for City Hall Monday night following a heated outburst from a man at the Dec. 8 City Council meeting that Councilwoman Camille Vella-Wilkinson later reported to police.
The Warwick City Council meets this Monday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. at City Hall to consider leasing Rhodes School to the Artists’ Exchange for performing arts programs, regulating open fires and prohibiting parking on the north side of Packard Avenue.
Warwick, RI – The City Council passed a resolution Monday night asking Mayor Scott Avedisian to add $800,000 to the city’s paving budget, for a potential total of $1.25 million.
Warwick, RI – Voters will consider eight challengers for posts in City government during the Nov. 4 election, including in the Mayor’s office, on the Council and the School Committee. […]
Warwick, RI – Councilman Edgar Ladouceur hopes flaws in the $5 million paving bond the Warwick City Council granted first passage to Monday will make his resolution to spend $1.25 million this year an attractive alternative.
Here is a list of polling places in Warwick for each ward (you can also look up your ward on the Secretary of State’s website):
An extra $400,000 for schools was the only City Council budget amendment to survive Mayor Scott Avedisian’s vetoes at a special 4:30 p.m. City Council meeting Monday.
