Boots to Briefcases Guides Vets Into Workforce
By: Rob Borkowski on October 28, 2024 in News to You
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21, Warwick), a Navy veteran who serves on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is the co-founder and CEO of MISSION: Boots to […]
Bills Would Improve Veterans License Plates Access
By: Rob Borkowski on May 11, 2023 in News to You
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the RI Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. It has been lightly edited. STATE HOUSE — Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed […]
Veterans Day 2022: What’s Open & Closed?
By: Rob Borkowski on November 11, 2022 in News to You
WARWICK, RI— Today is Veterans Day, the annual federal holiday set aside to honor the U.S. military service of all men and women defending America and the Constitution, including the […]
Honor Veterans, Preserve America
By: Rob Borkowski on November 12, 2020 in All Politics Are Local, Election 2020
Thank you, veterans, for serving the United States and protecting it from all threats, foreign and domestic. Thank you, too, for putting your lives on the line to protect America’s […]
Operation: MADE Gift Shop Sells Veteran-Made Items
By: Rob Borkowski on November 13, 2018 in Good Times
WARWICK, RI — Operation: MADE, a gift shop selling veteran-crafted crafts and art, celebrated its grand opening Monday at 1050 Tollgate Rd, in Warwick, just in time for the end […]
RI Veterans Cemetery Moves Seven Misplaced Graves, 21 Headstones
By: Rob Borkowski on January 24, 2017 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island Veterans Affairs Director Kasim Yarn and his staff have apologized to 21 families of loved ones whose grave markers were misaligned at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter due to a 2010 grounds crew mistake that also misplaced seven of the graves, all of which were corrected over the weekend.
Warwick to Observe Veterans Day With Friday, Sunday Events
By: Rob Borkowski on November 10, 2016 in Good Times
The city’s veterans will observe Vetreans Day Friday with a wreath-laying ceremony at Warwick Veterans School at 10 a.m., followed by a day-long resource fair later in the day and a service at St. Benedict’s Church Sunday morning.
Naughton Hosts Veterans Count at State House
By: Rob Borkowski on April 8, 2016 in News to You
Rep. Eileen S. Naughton (D-Dist 21, Warwick) hosted a reception in the State Room for representatives of Veterans Count, an organization that provides emergency aid and support to veterans and their families.
US Senate Passes Military Construction / Veterans Affairs Bill
By: Rob Borkowski on November 11, 2015 in All Politics Are Local, News to You
The US Senate approved the fiscal year 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill last night, adding $2 billion in support for veteran services.
Warwick Vets Hosts Last Veterans Day Ceremony as a High School
By: Rob Borkowski on in Good Times, News to You, Schools
Warwick Vets seniors and juniors gathered around the school’s flagpole with veterans and officials to honor the city’s veterans as a high school one last time Tuesday morning.
Need to Know Basics: Veterans Day Ceremony, Open/Closed, Council Docket
By: Rob Borkowski on November 11, 2014 in News to You
Here’s a reminder of what’s open and closed as the nation honors its veterans, of today’s Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony, along with a look at tomorrow’s City Council Docket: