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City Doesn’t Have to Produce WFD Sick Time File, Says AG

warwick-city-council By: Joe Hutnak on May 12, 2022 in News to You, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

WARWICK, RI — Warwick officials don’t have to produce the original digital records detailing WFD sick time taken by firefighters between 2013 and 2018 that cost the city up to […]

[CREDIT: WPD] On June 10th, Carlos Figueroa Ortiz, 28 was arraigned in Kent County District Court on a first degree arson charge following a 50 Evergreen Avenue fire Wednesday night.

Figueroa Ortiz Indicted In Evergreen Avenue Arson

[CREDIT: WPD] On June 10th, Carlos Figueroa Ortiz, 28 was arraigned in Kent County District Court on a first degree arson charge following a 50 Evergreen Avenue fire Wednesday night. By: Rob Borkowski on April 6, 2022 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, RI —The Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment March 30 charging Carlos Figueroa Ortiz, 29, of Portsmouth, with one count of first-degree arson in the June 9, 2021 Evergreen […]

[CREDIT: OSHA] OHSA tips on trench safety. Inspectors at a Warwick excavation found numerous violations, fining two contractors more than $70,000 combined for the unsafe sewer trench.

Contractors Fined for Unsafe Sewer Trench in Warwick

[CREDIT: OSHA] OHSA tips on trench safety. Inspectors at a Warwick excavation found numerous violations, fining two contractors more than $70,000 combined for the unsafe sewer trench. By: Rob Borkowski on November 29, 2021 in Business, News to You

WARWICK, RI —Federal inspectors at a Warwick excavation July 8 found Greenville and Johnston contractors ignoring cave-in risks, placing workers in serious danger from an unsafe sewer trench. The contractors […]

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Councilman Steve Merolla speaks during the ground breaking for the new Potowomut Fire Station Oct. 29, 2014 at 225 Potowomut Road.

Ethics Commission Penalizes Merolla $3,500 for Marcum Votes

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Councilman Steve Merolla speaks during the ground breaking for the new Potowomut Fire Station Oct. 29, 2014 at 225 Potowomut Road. By: Rob Borkowski on November 16, 2021 in News to You, Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, RI — The RI Ethics Commission has penalized former city councilman Steve Merolla $3,500, settling an ethics complaint by Warwick resident Rob Cote that he failed to recuse himself […]

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Council Lets State Firefighter Overtime Rule Alone

Warwick City Hall By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2021 in News to You

WARWICK, RI — About two years ago, RI’s General Assembly codified firefighter paid leave to count toward overtime, typically a negotiated benefit, which the City Council’s intergovernmental committee passed up […]

Girl, Rescuer Recovered Unresponsive at Conimicut Point

By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2021 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

UPDATE: The man who lost his life attempting to rescue the girl has been identified by Mayor Picozzi’s office as Valentin Cardona Sanchez, 35, of Central Falls. The girl has […]

[CREDIT: WPD] On June 10th, Carlos Figueroa Ortiz, 28 was arraigned in Kent County District Court on a first degree arson charge following a 50 Evergreen Avenue fire Wednesday night.

WPD Arrests Man in Evergreen Avenue Arson

[CREDIT: WPD] On June 10th, Carlos Figueroa Ortiz, 28 was arraigned in Kent County District Court on a first degree arson charge following a 50 Evergreen Avenue fire Wednesday night. By: Rob Borkowski on June 10, 2021 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police report they have arrested a man living at 50 Evergreen Ave., charging him with arson in a fire there Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. Warwick Firefighters […]

[CREDIT: Frank Picozzi] A fire damaged the Speaker Joe Shekarchi's office off Bald Hill Road Tuesday night.

Mayor, Speaker Praise WFD Fighting Office Fire

[CREDIT: Frank Picozzi] A fire damaged the Speaker Joe Shekarchi's office off Bald Hill Road Tuesday night. By: Warwick Post Staff on May 12, 2021 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

WARWICK, RI  — Mayor Frank Picozzi and RI Speaker Joseph Shekarchi are praising Warwick firefighters who put out a blaze that damaged the speaker’s office off Bald Hill Road Tuesday […]

DEM: Sailboat Sinking Kills Two Warwick Boaters

By: Warwick Post Staff on in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Law Enforcement is investigating the deaths of a Warwick man and woman during a sailboat sinking in Greenwich Bay Tuesday […]

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Council Monday: Pothole Reports, Health Care

warwick-city-council By: Rob Borkowski on April 16, 2021 in News to You

WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council will consider a bid for pothole reports software and creating a commission studying union health care during their regular Monday meeting. Purchasing new […]

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Council Considers New Rescue Trucks Friday

warwick-city-council By: Rob Borkowski on April 7, 2021 in News to You

WARWICK, RI — The City’s in dire need of three new rescue trucks, but Greenwood Emergency Vehicles in North Attleboro will hold three till Monday, so the City Council will […]

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A 3 a.m. fire at Chateaux Apartments Feb. 13,2021 left residents displaced and in need of money donations, said Mayor Frank Picozzi, who has set up a collection bucket in his front yard.

WPD Arrest Suspect in Le Chateaux Apartments Arson

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A 3 a.m. fire at Chateaux Apartments Feb. 13,2021 left residents displaced and in need of money donations, said Mayor Frank Picozzi, who has set up a collection bucket in his front yard. By: Warwick Post Staff on February 26, 2021 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police report they’ve arrested a Charlestown woman, a suspect in the arson case at Le Chateaux Apartments fire, 1403 Warwick Ave., Feb. 13 that displaced 70 […]

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