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  • [CREDIT: WP Composite] Warwick Weekend events this week include the return of Food Truck Fridays, and a fundraiser car wash.

    Warwick Weekend Events April 16: Food Trucks Return

    [CREDIT: WP Composite] Warwick Weekend events this week include the return of Food Truck Fridays, and a fundraiser car wash. By: Rob Borkowski

    Wondering why your event isn’t here? You might not have entered it into our calendar. Social media isn’t going to reach all your followers, but our calendar reaches everyone who […]

  • [CREDIT: Cat Laine] From Left, Tony Estrella as wily JohnnyPateenMike,and Jesse Kodama as Billy, in Martin McDonagh's 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' at Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI.

    GAMM’s ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ Mesmerizes

    [CREDIT: Cat Laine] From Left, Tony Estrella as wily JohnnyPateenMike,and Jesse Kodama as Billy, in Martin McDonagh's 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' at Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI — Playwright Martin McDonagh specializes in showing the hardscrabble lives of eccentric characters in small towns and “The Cripple of Inishmaan” follows his template faithfully. The Gamm’s mesmerizing […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings.

    Galligan: When Will Budget Commission Wrap?

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI — School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan will send a letter to the City Council and Mayor Frank Picozzi asking how and when the Warwick Schools Budget Commission dissolves. […]

Business

  • [CREDIT: CCRI] Governor Dan McKee speaks by the site of the proposed $60 million bond-funded Workforce Innovation Center at CCRI’s Warwick Campus

    McKee Budgets $60M CCRI Workforce Innovation Center Bond

    [CREDIT: CCRI] Governor Dan McKee speaks by the site of the proposed $60 million bond-funded Workforce Innovation Center at CCRI’s Warwick Campus By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Thursday, Gov. Dan McKee today joined Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) President Rosemary Costigan, state leaders, labor partners, and industry representatives at CCRI’s Knight Campus to […]

  • [CREDIT: Local News Day] For Local News Day, WarwickPost.com has opened its paywall.

    Warwick Post, Media, Join Local News Day

    [CREDIT: Local News Day] For Local News Day, WarwickPost.com has opened its paywall. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Post joins local media nationwide supporting local reporting during Local News Day today, encouraging business owners and readers to strengthen news rooms that inform local decisions […]

  • [CREDIT: CNE] Care New England has announced planned construction updates to Kent Hospital, including the Kent Emergency Department, hospital main entrance, and expanded ambulatory, complex care and the Cardiac Catheterization Suite.

    CNE Plans $97M Kent Hospital Care, Emergency Department Updates

    [CREDIT: CNE] Care New England has announced planned construction updates to Kent Hospital, including the Kent Emergency Department, hospital main entrance, and expanded ambulatory, complex care and the Cardiac Catheterization Suite. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI – Care New England plans a $97 million “transformative construction project” at Kent Hospital including a Kent Emergency Department modernization, updates for the campus, expanded ambulatory and complex […]

Schools

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings.

    Galligan: When Will Budget Commission Wrap?

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings. By: Joe Siegel

    WARWICK, RI — School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan will send a letter to the City Council and Mayor Frank Picozzi asking how and when the Warwick Schools Budget Commission dissolves. […]

  • [CREDIT: CCRI] Governor Dan McKee speaks by the site of the proposed $60 million bond-funded Workforce Innovation Center at CCRI’s Warwick Campus

    McKee Budgets $60M CCRI Workforce Innovation Center Bond

    [CREDIT: CCRI] Governor Dan McKee speaks by the site of the proposed $60 million bond-funded Workforce Innovation Center at CCRI’s Warwick Campus By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Thursday, Gov. Dan McKee today joined Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) President Rosemary Costigan, state leaders, labor partners, and industry representatives at CCRI’s Knight Campus to […]

  • [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Bailey Borkowski with a giant $20,000 check for the KFC Foundation Scholarship she won. The check was presented to her at the Coventry KFC store April 1 in a surprise presentation.

    CHS Senior Wins $20K KFC Foundation Scholarship

    [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Bailey Borkowski with a giant $20,000 check for the KFC Foundation Scholarship she won. The check was presented to her at the Coventry KFC store April 1 in a surprise presentation. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — CHS senior Bailey Borkowski’s  April 1, 824 Tiogue Avenue KFC shift started with a surprise party with family and coworkers celebrating her $20,000 KFC Foundation Scholarship win, […]

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Police and Fire

  • [CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police report two arrests with the aid of Warwick Police April 6 and 7, dismantling a cocaine trafficking operation.

    CPD, WPD Arrest 2 Men in Cocaine Bust

    [CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police report two arrests with the aid of Warwick Police April 6 and 7, dismantling a cocaine trafficking operation. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI  — A months-long Coventry Police investigation resulted in arrest of two men in a cocaine bust April 6 and April 7, disrupting a drug trafficking operation with the […]

  • The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout RI. Each week Troopers make multiple RI arrests recorded in the RI Trooper log.

    RISP Kent County Arrests April 10: Illegal Pistols

    The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout RI. Each week Troopers make multiple RI arrests recorded in the RI Trooper log. By: Rob Borkowski

    COVENTRY, RI — Coventry area Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log  March 27 – April 10 involved charges for illegal pistol/revolvers carried, DUI, and illegal Adderall possession. Here […]

  • Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. Police report a Northup Street man arrested after firing a BB gun indoors, while intoxicated.

    WPD Investigates April 13 Double-Stabbing

    Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. Police report a Northup Street man arrested after firing a BB gun indoors, while intoxicated. By: Rob Borkowski

    WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a 29-year-old man Monday as they investigated a double-stabbing on Ottawa Avenue. Police received a 911 call about a disturbance at a Ottawa Avenue […]