WPD Ups Patrols At Warwick Vets After Vague Threat
![[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] Warwick Veterans Middle School Parents received a message from Principal Joe Coffey this morning alerting them to increased police presence following a social media threat received at the school.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Warwick-Vets-Threat-12-14-21-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police have increased patrols at Warwick Vets Middle School today following a vague threat referencing a Texas high school, but report no sign of trouble. Warwick […]
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![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Road.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-140x140.jpg)
Veterans Jr. High Classes Canceled Due to Teacher Absences
Classes at Warwick Veterans Jr. High School have been canceled today for elevated teacher absences as a dispute over a long-expired contract between teachers and the Warwick School Committee after a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Philip Thornton and School Committee Chair Bethany Furtado by the Warwick Teachers Union Tuesday.
Video: Gothberg Presents Update on School Building Work
Director of Buildings and Grounds Steven Gothberg updated the Warwick School Committee on HVAC upgrades to Warwick Veterans Jr. High and conversion of the Gorton building into administrative space Tuesday night.
Thornton: Warwick Vets Jr. High Septic Backup Puddle Cleaned, Dance Still On
A puddle created by a septic system backup today at Warwick Veterans Jr. High School has been cleaned will not disrupt a dance scheduled tonight at the school, said Supt. Phil Thornton, though fixing the issue that caused it, tying the back half of the school into the city’s sewers and building a pumping station, may cost an estimated $250,000.
Parents, Teachers Protest Unfinished Veterans, Pilgrim Schools Following First Week of Class
Holding signs that read “Class size matters” and “Dr. Phil – Stop Wasting Tax Payer Money,” and “Contract Now,” the auditorium of Toll Gate High School was nearly full for the meeting of the Warwick School Committee held on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The high turnout was due to an item at the bottom of the meeting’s agenda – elementary school consolidation – as well as complaints by parents and teachers about the first week of school.
Officials Tour Warwick Vets, Pilgrim Construction as School Consolidation Advances
Construction upgrading Warwick Veterans Middle School and Pilgrim High School, in progress since June, continued Tuesday afternoon as Mayor Scott Avedisian, Superintendent Philip Thornton, and School Committee Chairwoman Bethany Furtado toured the buildings, inspecting the work that will prepare the new middle school and expand the high school to accommodate former Warwick Vets High Schoolers.
State Police: Newport Teen Arrested for ‘Robo’ Threats to Warwick Vets
Warwick, RI — RI State Police report they’ve arrested a Newport teen, charging him with making threatening ‘robo’ calls to Warwick Veterans High School on Jan. 3 and Feb. 9, […]
Warwick Veterans High Locked Down for new Threat Call
Warwick Veterans High School is locked down again this afternoon following a new ‘robo call’ threatening students and staff at the location.
WPD: Bomb Threat at Warwick Vets; All Safe
The Warwick Department reports everyone at Warwick Veterans High School is safe but locked down following a bomb threat called in at noon.
Warwick 2015 Review: ISIS Arrest, POTUS Ambition, Advances in Apponaug
Warwick Post’s first full year of reporting on the city was a momentous one, with historic developments, disasters natural and man-made, a local politician vying for the nation’s highest office, a local man arrested for his involvement in a terrorist plot, the developing renewal of Apponaug Village, and a fight over public records between two elected bodies neither wants to give to the public.
Patriots Dominate Hurricanes 46-12 in Final Thanksgiving Match
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 […]
In the Pink: Senior Rallies Warwick Vets for Breast Cancer Charity
Warwick, RI – Warwick Vets students competed in a Humvee push, jumped down and on a bounce house, played games and entered a raffle at the end of school Friday, all wearing pink, to benefit breast cancer research.
