Assembly OKs Renaming Airport “Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport”
By: Rob Borkowski on May 26, 2021 in Business, News to You
STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly passed legislation Wednesday by Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) and House Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Hopkinton, Westerly) […]
Breeze Airways Taking Off From T.F. Green July 22
By: Rob Borkowski on May 24, 2021 in Business
WARWICK, RI — Breeze Airways, founded by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, is launching in 16 U.S. city airports, including T.F. Green Airport starting in July. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation […]
Greenwood Named Fire Chief at T.F. Green Airport
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on August 8, 2019 in Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) recently announced the selection of William Greenwood of Keene, N.H., as fire chief of the T.F. Green Airport Fire Department. Greenwood’s […]
RIDOH: Airport Fine Particle Pollution Below EPA Standard
By: Rob Borkowski on March 1, 2019 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Ultra-fine particle (smaller than 0.1 microns) pollution from T.F. Green Airport is only slightly higher than that found in more urban cities, according to the RI Department […]
McNamara bill would set Warwick’s Airport Compensation at $1.4M
By: Rob Borkowski on March 15, 2018 in News to You
Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would that would increase the amount of money that the City of Warwick receives from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation.
Federal Study Outlines Four Options Beefing Up T.F. Green Train Service
By: Rob Borkowski on July 19, 2017 in Business, News to You
WARWICK, RI — U.S. Senator Jack Reed included language in the FY 2016 Transportation Appropriations bill requiring the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Amtrak and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to […]
WFD Wins $949K Grant for Rescue Training
By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2015 in News to You, Police News & Fire News in RI
The Warwick Fire Department will receive $949,549 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for specialized rescue training, the second award from the federal fund this year.
Spectators Watch Obama Fly in, out at TF Green Airport
By: Rob Borkowski on August 29, 2014 in All Politics Are Local, News to You, Uncategorized
Warwick, RI – When President Barack Obama’s plane landed at T.F. Green Airport promptly at 6:10 p.m. Friday, small groups of people were gathered along the air field’s fence and businesses on Airport Road to watch.