Norwood School Staff Sign Letter Calling to Keep Principal Gannon
By: Rob Borkowski on February 12, 2018 in Schools
Norwood Elementary School Principal John Gannon’s contract, up for renewal, is in doubt, and 32 faculty and staff there hoping to save his job have signed a letter asking the School Committee to keep him on.
International Charter School Bids $1.9 Million for Aldrich Jr. High
By: Rob Borkowski on September 8, 2017 in Schools
The International Charter School in Pawtucket has bid $1.9 million for the former Aldrich Jr. High School building, and has scheduled a community meeting Sept. 14 at the Norwood Boys & Girls Club.
Special Ed Advocate Fights School Board’s Call for Dismissal of Open Meeting Law Complaint
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on May 11, 2017 in News to You, Schools
Warwick, RI — Attorney Anthony Sinapi recently filed a petition to keep his Open Meetings Act suit against the Warwick School Committee from being quashed.
Warwick Public Schools Sixth-Grade Move HInges on $3 Million Expenditure
By: Beth Hurd on February 4, 2017 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — The next step in the Warwick School Department’s school consolidation plan — moving the sixth graders into Warwick Veterans Jr. High and Winman Jr. High, converting them to middle schools — will cost $3 million, which Superintendent Phil Thornton plans to a ask for during Monday’s Warwick City Council meeting, as part of an $85 million bond request for building renovations.
Warwick Teachers Picket Against Lagging Contract, Troubled School Consolidation
By: Beth Hurd on September 13, 2016 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Dozens of teachers, parents and taxpayers picketed in front of the Warwick Schools Administration Building on Warwick Avenue Monday, calling for a teachers contract and changes in […]
Labor Board: School Committee Must Abide by Old Teacher’s Contract
By: Rob Borkowski on June 27, 2016 in Schools
The State Labor Relations Board has ruled the School Committee must honor the expired Teachers Union contract until a new one is agreed on, which would limit the number of teachers laid off this year to 20, not the 65 the board has announced it will let go.
Patriots Dominate Hurricanes 46-12 in Final Thanksgiving Match
By: Rob Borkowski on November 26, 2015 in Good Times, News to You, Schools, Sports, Uncategorized
Warwick, RI —The 53rd and final matchup between annual Thanksgiving rivals Pilgrim and Warwick Veterans, at best a bittersweet occasion, tested the mettle and sportsmanship of the Hurricanes as they […]
Nadeau Seeks New School Committee Term to Improve Warwick Education
By: Rob Borkowski on October 30, 2014 in News to You, Schools
Dist. 1 School Committeeman Eugene Nadeau, 83, wants another term to bring all day Kindergarten, a middle school system and a fully researched consolidation plan to Warwick Schools.