City Council Steps Up and Pays Up — Will This Progress Keep Up?
WARWICK, RI — In a clear rebuke to Mayor Joseph Solomon, the Warwick City Council this week approved a plan to cover the lingering school budget deficit from FY19 and […]
Warwick City Council
Council Doesn’t Quite Hit Home Run on Sports Funding
WARWICK, RI — Monday night’s Warwick City Council meeting showed that the proverbial tide is turning against the council’s and Mayor Joseph Solomon’s contradictory messages about funding the school department. […]
Schools’ Budget Ask Would Have Added $104 to Median Tax Bill
WARWICK, R.I. — When Warwick high school students protested $7.7 million cut from school programs last week, Mayor Joseph J. Solomon said the money’s there, but even a maximum 4 […]
![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Road.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-200x150.jpg)
Committee Prepares $7.7M FY20 School Budget Cuts
WARWICK, R.I. — The School Committee is preparing to make major cuts to the 2020 budget after the city council declined their request for an additional $7.7 million, to be […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] School Committee Chair Karen Bachus consults with fellow School Committee person Judy Cobden. School Committee member Nathan Cornell is seated in front of them.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Warwick-Budget-Hearing-Bachus-05-31-19-140x140.jpg)
City Council OKs Solomon’s $322.8M Budget, Leaves Schools As Proposed
WARWICK, R.I. — The Warwick City Council unanimously adopted Mayor Joseph J. Solomon’s $322,881,043 FY20 budget unanimously Friday with no addition to the $508,499 increase for schools and reducing WFD […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The crowd for the second day of Warwick Budget Hearings Wednesday, May 29, 2019, starting with the DPW budget.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Wawick-Budget-Hearing-Wednesday-7-140x140.jpg)
Cote: DPW Compensation Recorded Improperly in Budget
WARWICK, R.I. — Budget watchdog Rob Cote pointed out the DPW is violating City ordinance by failing to break out its salary, overtime, vacation pay and holiday pay into […]
Council Considers Post Road Zoning Change, Tax Rate Vote
WARWICK, R.I. — The Warwick City Council’s agenda for tonight at 7 p.m. in Warwick City Hall begins with a public hearing on switching zoning for 623 Post Road, Law […]
City Council Monday: Educational Outreach, New Sewer Authority Seats
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council meets tonight at City Hall, second floor, at 7 p.m., where notable resolutions concern the Educational Outreach Committee, asking the state for more […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] RI Principal of the Year Patricia Cousineau was honored by the Warwick City Council Monday.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Cousineau-Video-Still-140x140.png)
City Council Honors RI Principal of the Year Patricia Cousineau
WARWICK, RI — Councilman Ed Ladouceur called Warwick Nick Principal Patricia Cousineau to the front of Council Chambers during Monday’s meeting to publicly congratulate her for winning the 2019 RI […]
City Council Approves $126,000 in Salter Grove Improvements
WARWICK — New picnic tables and bike racks are among the improvements that will soon be installed at Salter Grove State Park following the March 18 vote by the city […]
Ferrucci: Warwick Schools May Face $12M Deficit Next Year
WARWICK – Warwick Public Schools Executive Director of Finance and Operations Anthony Ferrucci noted during Thursday’s School Committee meeting at Warwick Veterans Jr. High School that the district could face […]
Council Wednesday: Buckeye Brook, Tenant Debris, Permits
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council meets Wednesday, 7 p.m., in the Warwick Police Department Community room, considering first passage on resolutions making landlords responsible for tenants’ debris, and […]
