Winman Opens, Bonang Retires
By: Joe Siegel on September 20, 2022 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Winman Middle School reopened Sept. 6 after a $162,000 fire code upgrade addressing multiple “fire protection code issues” throughout the building. Last month, Stephen Gothberg, Director of […]
School Mask Update Due, COVID Rate Tops 8%
By: Rob Borkowski on February 9, 2022 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI— Gov. Dan McKee promises an update on RI’s school mask mandate as Connecticut prepares to drop its own, though the percent positivity rate, 8.4 percent excceds the 5 […]
Warwick Delays In-Person Schooling Till Jan. 4
By: Joe Siegel on December 1, 2020 in Schools
“We’ve had an incident of that going on where someone sent their child to school and now two people are very sick from it. It’s nerve-wracking for everybody.” — Judith […]
RI In on the Action as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Spike
By: Rob Borkowski on October 15, 2020 in COVID-19, Schools
PROVIDENCE, RI – National COVID-19 cases are on the rise, including in Rhode Island, where the Department of Health reports cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been rising the last few […]
Raimondo: In-Person Classes Return Aug. 31
By: Rob Borkowski on June 10, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE — On Wednesday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced all school districts are aiming to return to in-person classes Aug. 31, using a statewide 2020-2021 calendar for all public school […]
School Committee OKs Phone Use Penalties, Hostile Work Environment Investigation Report
By: Joe Siegel on August 30, 2019 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee met Thursday, approving student penalties for failing to keep phones turned off and out of sight, agreeing to separately schedule professional development and […]
Warwick Teachers Picket City Hall, Call for Contract Resolution
By: Rob Borkowski on September 10, 2017 in Schools
On Sept. 5, Warwick Teachers Union (WTU) membership met and voted to reject the Warwick School Committee’s Aug. 23 “final offer,” then rallied about 600 teachers for another picket of City Hall Sept. 7.
Warwick Schools Bus Routes for 2017 School Year
By: Rob Borkowski on September 3, 2017 in Schools
With just five days left till the Warwick school year starts for grades K-7 & 9 Tuesday, with grades 8, 10, 11, and 12 starting Sept. 6, this year’s new 2017 bus routes have been made available online by the Warwick School Department.
Warwick Teachers Union, School Department Differ on Contract Impasse Points
By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2017 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — A new contract between the Warwick Teachers Union and Warwick School Department, overdue since 2015, remains in the aspirational realm after the union rejected the district’s latest […]
Parents Picket City Hall Seeking School Leadership’s Focus on Education Basics
By: Rob Borkowski on May 23, 2017 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — About 50 parents, students, and teachers mustered their resolve and their umbrellas Monday afternoon to demand Warwick Schools put teachers, students, and the learning environment first.
Warwick Schools Post Bus Routes for 2016 School Year
By: Rob Borkowski on August 26, 2016 in Schools
With just five days left till the Warwick school year starts for grades K-7 & 9 Aug. 31, then all grades Sept. 1, this year’s new 2016 bus routes have been made available online by the Warwick School Department.
WACTC Duo Win Ocean State Automotive Technology Competition
By: Rob Borkowski on March 10, 2016 in Schools
Warwick Area Career Technical Center (WACTC) students Joel Cullen and Shelby Lavoie have won this year’s Ocean State Automotive Technology Competition, scoring full one-year tuition scholarships to New England Tech, and a set of Snap-on tools.
City, Schools to Split Debt Service for $5.2M Bond Release
By: Rob Borkowski on February 3, 2016 in News to You, Schools
If the School Committee and City Council each vote to release $5.2 million of $25 million in school improvement bonds voters approved in 2006, the City and School Department have agreed to share the cost of debt principal and interest fifty-fifty for the first year.
City of Warwick Denies Warwick Post’s Request for Ragosta Report
By: Rob Borkowski on January 8, 2016 in News to You, Schools
The City of Warwick has denied Warwick Post’s public records request for the “Ragosta Report” on the handling of allegations of inappropriate conduct with students against Gorton Junior High School Science Teacher Mario Atoyan.
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 […]
Warwick Schools Post Bus Routes for 2015 School Year
By: Rob Borkowski on August 28, 2015 in Schools
With just under a week left until the Warwick school year starts on Sept. 2, this year’s new bus routes have been made available online by the school department.
Warwick Schools Summer Assignments: Grades 7 to 12
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on August 27, 2015 in Schools
Warwick, RI — The 2015-16 school year starts Sept. 2 in Warwick, so help your kids get a jump on their summer assignments using the following links to the Warwick […]
Warwick Schools Summer Assignments: Grades 3 to 6
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on August 26, 2015 in Schools
Warwick, RI — Get the kids in gear for school with these summer reading and math assignments. Classes in Warwick begin Sept. 2.
Warwick Schools Summer Assignments: Grades 1 to 2
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on August 25, 2015 in Schools
Warwick, RI — School starts Sept. 2 in Warwick — are your kids ready?
Governor Signs McNamara, McCaffrey Law Moving High-Risk Sex Offenders Further From Schools
By: Rob Borkowski on July 17, 2015 in News to You
Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed legislation sponsored by Warwick legislators in the House and Senate that moves high-risk sex offenders another 700 feet further away from schools.
Holland Named Interim Superintendent, Atoyan Report Remains Sealed
By: Rob Borkowski on in News to You, Schools
The Warwick School Committee hired educational consultant and former Central Falls interim superintendent William Holland as interim superintendent for Warwick Schools.
Warwick Schools Plead for Chromebooks, Patience on Consolidation
By: Rob Borkowski on May 29, 2015 in News to You
School officials asked the City Council to add $6,952,275 to Mayor Scott Avedisian’s level-funded $159,530,000 school budget proposal Thursday night, pleading for investment in spite of the Committee’s ongoing disagreement with Avedisian on the timing of school consolidation.
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.
Stephen Pope Offers Consolidation Plan, Aims to Improve Schools
By: Rob Borkowski on October 27, 2014 in News to You, Schools
Warwick, RI — Stephen Pope, 47, Warwick resident for 22 years, father of five including two fourth graders, is running for School Committee to get a crack at answering the school consolidation question, among other things.
Schools, Police on Alert after Johnston Receives New Threat Letter
By: Rob Borkowski on October 22, 2014 in Breaking News, News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – Police in Warwick, Cranston and Johnston will return to heightened patrols of local schools this week after Johnston Police received a letter on Tuesday similar to the one threatening physical violence against students Oct. 7.
Police Continue School Watch, Search for Threatening Letter Writer
By: Rob Borkowski on October 13, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Schools
Warwick, RI – Police Departments in Warwick, Cranston and Johnston are still looking for the author of a letter threatening the communities’ school children, and will keep guarding local schools this week.
WPD Watching Schools After Letter Threatens Students in Three Communities
By: Rob Borkowski on October 8, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Schools
Warwick, RI – Warwick Police have officers at all schools in the city after Johnston Police received a letter threatening students there, in Cranston and in Warwick, as local parents react with a mixture of defiance and preemptive caution.
Warwick Kids Celebrate ‘International Dot Day’
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on September 16, 2014 in Good Times, News to You
Warwick, RI — Students at Warwick Neck Elementary School celebrated “The Dot,” an inspirational book by Peter H. Reynolds, on Sept. 15.
National Grid Names Warwick an Energy Champion
By: Rob Borkowski on September 3, 2014 in News to You
Warwick, RI – There are 1,859 households signed up for the Rhode Island Energy Challenge, winning the city a $7,500 National Grid grant for conservation investment.
They’re Here: 2014-15 Bus Routes for Warwick Schools Released
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on August 21, 2014 in Business, News to You
Warwick, RI — Time to plan the morning routine for school — Warwick released its bus routes online.
What to Know About Warwick Public School Summer Assignments for Grades 9 to 12
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on August 6, 2014 in News to You
Will your high school kids be ready for the return to school in a little over three weeks? Here’s how to find the summer assignments.
What to Know About Warwick Public School Summer Assignments for Grades K to 3
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on August 4, 2014 in News to You
Warwick, RI — Make sure your kids are ready for the start of school in Warwick on Aug. 27 with these summer assignments.