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![[CREDIT:openstreetmap.org/copyright] A map showing the dam at Johnson's Pond, also known as Flat River Reservoir, in Coventry, RI.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Johnsons-Pond-management-dispute-140x140.jpg)
COVENTRY, RI — Johnson’s Pond fireworks are cancelled this Fourth of July, said Johnson’s Pond Civic Association President Marc Lemoi Thursday. “We would be hauled into court by Soscia (Soscia […]
![[CREDIT: Joe Hutnak] Coventry town councilors review the FY24 budget resolution with Finance Director Robert Civetti, right.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Coventry-Town-Council-Budget-Vote-2023-140x140.jpg)
COVENTRY, RI — It took the Coventry Town Council barely 20 minutes to unanimously approve the town’s FY24 budget, a shar p contrast to past years of all-day referenda or […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Coventry Town Manager Daniel Parrillo, in his office at Coventry Town Hall, 1670 Flat River Road, Coventry, RI.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Coventry-Town-Manager-Parillo-140x140.jpg)
COVENTRY, RI — The Coventry budget for FY24 shows the town is “moving forward” after a tumultuous 18 months that saw its town council replace several top administrators, Town Manager […]
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and Rhode Island business executives ended their trade mission to Ireland Saturday, promoting Warwick as an expansion destination as well as discussing cargo flights and expanded Norwegian Air flights to TF Green Airport.
WARWICK, RI — Welcome to the first week of March – here are a few things you’ll need to know as you plan the next seven days in the city, including a City Council meeting, a School Committee meeting and a note on following the rules at Warwick City Park.
RI ComicCon is a big event, with a lot going on spread between two buildings in downtown Providence this weekend, running through Sunday — we’ve collected some of the most important information: events, celebrity locations, maps and a vendor list
Astrid Drew, archivist and collections manager at the Steamship Historical Society of America (SSHSA), has the history of ship construction at her fingertips at the museum’s 2500 Post Road location, so when Hollywood came calling for riverboat plans for the 2011 science fiction thriller Cowboys & Aliens, she was able to deliver the goods.
The City Council unanimously voted Monday to re-install stop signs at the rotary intersection of Namquid Drive and Spring Green Road, where yield signs have held sway for a year, acting on the pleas of worried neighbors armed with stories of serious crashes, near misses and precarious driveway exits.
The Greenwood Concert Choir is looking for new singers to join their ranks as they provide choral instruction and performance opportunities to adults 16 and older in the greater West Bay community, and you can sign up at their welcome night and first rehearsal Sept. 7 at at Greenwood Community Church, 805 Main Ave in Warwick.
Officer John Curley spotted a green GMC Canyon pickup swerving westbound on Division Street July 23 at 9 p.m., pulled it over, found the driver with a cold, empty Busch Light can on the floor, three full cans on the seat next to him, and a dog, then arrested the man on a DUI charge.
PROVIDENCE, RI — The FBI and Cranston Police Department cooperated in the arrest of two men, one from Providence and another from Warwick, on July 26 following electronic surveillance of six […]
The RI Department of Health reports a 60-year-old man is the state’s first travel-related case of illness related to the Zika virus, which the CDC has recently linked to serious fetal brain defects, including microcephaly.
About 15 Verizon workers striking outside the company’s Warwick Commons store on Bald Hill Road Wednesday were among 39,000 members of Local UBEW and CWA protesting call center outsourcing and mandated work two months away from their homes Wednesday.
Opening Day, Â the start of the freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island, started at 6 a.m. this morning. More than 20,000 anglers were expected to cast lines into the state’s […]
Warwick, RI — The National Weather Service has upgraded its weekend snowstorm advisory to a Winter Storm Warning, calling for snow starting 11 p.m. Sunday into Monday morning, and Warwick Public Schools are cancelled for the day.
Warwick Fire Chief Edmund Armstrong announced his retirement to the Warwick City Council Monday night in a brief but heartfelt speech, his voice wavering slightly as the self-described man of few words finished his farewell.
Traffic stops accounted for the bulk of this week’s arrests by RI State Police in and affecting the City of Warwick, bringing in a prank caller wanted in Tiverton, a couple wanted for fraud in Warwick and family court scofflaw.
Numerous other registrants across Rhode Island, those that have stayed in their homes up to this point, will in a few days face either arrest or homelessness. The ACLU is fighting this.
The city is seeking images of local events, people, locations and nature scenes from local photogs and collectors for Warwick’s 2016 calendar.
Revellers enjoyed the final City of Warwick summer concert series at Conimicut Point Wednesday, Aug. 26 as Bayside Beat brought its classic rock sound.
Rhode Islanders not yet clear of the debris and damage caused by this morning’s powerful storm are being urged to make sure they’re prepared for severe weather forecast for later this afternoon.
There were 28 home sales recorded in Warwick through July 17, according to the Statewide MLS, 10 with sale prices of more than $200,000.
A Warwick man who used personal deceit and backpage.com to lure three women into meeting him alone so he could rob, assault and murder them respectively has been found guilty of the July 2012 murder of Mary Grier, among other crimes.
Diners and craft beer enthusiasts partial to Doherty’s Ale House on Jefferson Boulevard will be treated to a second location when Tapp’d Restaurant Group opens Doherty’s Ale House in Coventry later this month.
The weekend forecast promises 70 degree weather and no rain, which will aid a few interesting diversions in Warwick this weekend, ranging from a biker rally to raise cancer research funds Saturday to a dog adoption day Sunday.
Bills introduced by Rep. David A. Bennett(D-Dist. 20, Warwick, Cranston) and Sen. Erin P. Lynch (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) increasing minimum wage 60 cents to $9.60, the fourth hike in as many years, are moving forward with the support of General Assembly leadership.
About 200 people visited Warwick City Park Sunday, May 3 for the first state-wide Bark For Life, helping to raise $21,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Warwick, RI — The city council is scheduled to review Mayor Scott Avedisian’s budget plan starting Wednesday at 5 p.m. in City Hall.
Families lined Warwick Avenue and West Shore Road Monday morning to see a community-spanning collection of visual and musical treats in the city’s Memorial Day Parade.
When Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde (TACV) makes the first international flight to Rhode Island June 2, passengers from Cabo Verde will be ushered through TF Green Airport’s new U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities.
The Warwick Police department presented 19 special awards and swore in eight officers Wednesday night at City Hall in City Council Chambers, including Christine A. Kelley, the first woman promoted to Major in the department.
The Warwick City Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. in City Hall, after a series of committee meetings at 5 p.m., where they’ll consider, among other topics, second passage of new concealed carry permit rules and a vote of no confidence in school administrators.
Warwick Post reached out to the Warwick Animal Shelter to see if they had any potential pets they’d like to tell our readers about. Here’s some information on this week’s featured guest at the shelter, Thorn:
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 […]
DPW Director David Picozzi reports trash pickup will continue normally following a fire that took five garbage trucks out of action Monday afternoon.
Warwick, RI — Jamie and Cathy, the two characters in “The Last Five Years,” are like two bungee jumpers who leap at different times, never in sync, never on the same emotional page.
Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick,Coventry, Warwick) has submitted two bills to exempt commercial heating fuel from state taxes.
Warwick, RI – The National Weather Service warns there’s another snowstorm starting during the first hours of Groundhog Day Monday, lasting through 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Winter holds more than cold weather, brown lawns and freezing precipitation, if you know where to look, and when.
The Community College of Rhode Island has named 1,157 students to the dean’s list for the fall 2014 semester.
