Coventry Budget: Council Passes $117M Plan for FY24
![[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 […]
RI
![[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 Budget: Town ‘Moving Forward’ Says Parrillo
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 […]
Avedisian Touts Warwick to Ireland Businesses During Trade Mission
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.
Need to Know: Council Tonight, Committee Tuesday, Policing City Park
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 Comic Con 2016: Celebrity, Vendor Lists, Maps & Tips
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
Warwick Archivist Helped Hollywood Play ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
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.
Council OKs Return of Stop Signs to Namquid Drive, Spring Green Road Rotary
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.
Greenwood Concert Choir Recruiting Singers in September
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.
Swerving Driver Stopped, Charged with DUI: Open Beer, Dog in Car
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.
Warwick, Providence Men Detained on Drug, Conspiracy Charges in FBI, CPD Case
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 […]
RI Reports First Travel-Related Zika Virus Case; Local Cases Unlikely
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.
Verizon Strikers Among 39,000 Nationwide Protesting Job Security Impasse
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.
