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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A crowd of firefighters filled the left half of council chambers Dec. 16 as the Warwick Finance Committee discussed and heard public comment on the newly negotiated firefighters contract.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Warwick-City-Council-Firefighter-Contract-Dec.-16-2019-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Two rulings against the city that Mayor Joseph Solomon declined to appeal represent the bulk of the added costs from the new fire contract.
In his first opportunity to negotiate a new fire contract this past spring, Mayor Joseph Solomon’s plan for a two-year pact was soundly rejected by IAFF Local 2748. At the […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] School Committee Chair Karen Bachus consults with fellow School Committee person Judy Cobden. School Committee member Nathan Cornell is seated in front of them.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Warwick-Budget-Hearing-Bachus-05-31-19-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — The latest evidence against the many negative (and false) claims that Warwick officials have made about the city’s finances has emerged in just the last few weeks, […]
![[YouTube screenshot] Warwick Chief of Staff William DePasquale (lower right) speaks at Monday night's City Council hearing.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Warwick-city-council-10-7-19-e1570640227357-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Indications of a division between Mayor Joseph Solomon and City Council President Steve Merolla came to a head on Monday night, with Merolla accusing Solomon of wanting […]
WARWICK, RI — Ahead of the city issuing about $6.2 million in new bonds next week to fund school renovations, bond rating agency S&P Global Ratings affirmed Warwick’s ‘AA’ rating […]
WARWICK, RI — “Pocahontas and Tonto have had their day. It’s over.” That’s the quote attributed to Warwick Sewer Authority member Carlo Pisaturo in a recent Warwick Beacon report about the […]
WARWICK, RI — By now, Warwick residents should be used to Mayor Joseph Solomon giving them, to put it generously, selective and contradictory accounts of the city’s financial condition. His […]
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Joseph Solomon announced this morning that the city had filed its FY18 audit with Rhode Island Auditor General Dennis Hoyle, crediting “austerity measures” he put in […]
WARWICK, RI — More than 200 days after it was originally due, the city’s audit for FY18 has been released— and former Mayor Scott Avedisian is using it to dispute […]
WARWICK, RI — It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the lead-up to Warwick City Council’s vote to add $3.9 million to the FY20 school budget was a complicated affair, arguably taking […]
WARWICK, RI — In a clear rebuke to Mayor Joseph Solomon, the Warwick City Council this week approved a plan to cover the lingering school budget deficit from FY19 and […]
WARWICK, RI — Monday night’s Warwick City Council meeting showed that the proverbial tide is turning against the council’s and Mayor Joseph Solomon’s contradictory messages about funding the school department. […]
WARWICK, R.I. — One of the most important financial tools for any organization is an annual audit, which provides a detailed look at the income and spending in a given […]
