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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Polls are open until 8 p.m. today, plus a free welding program

Plus, a possibly rabid raccoon near Payton Avenue and the Biltmore's Jan. 20 auction.

The Morning Warwick team2 stories20 sources5 min read

News Notes

Election Day

If you're voting today, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You'll see five statewide ballot questions that range from affordable housing to watershed protection. Question 1 would allocate $275 million for higher education facilities, including a Workforce Innovation Center at CCRI. WarwickPost.comBrown Daily Herald

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today

Polling places across Rhode Island, Tuesday, Nov. 3

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.7 a.m.to 8 p.m.
  • 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Polls are open
Ballot questions
5 statewide
New Shoreham
Opens at 9 a.m.

Source: WarwickPost.com

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WhenWhat
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Polls are open
Ballot questions5 statewide
New ShorehamOpens at 9 a.m.

Find your poll

If you're not sure where you vote, you can look up your polling place and sample ballot to see every race and referendum in your precinct. WPRI says early voting and mail-in ballots have seen good turnout so far. WPRI.com

Rabies alert

The Health Department is urging Warwick residents to stay cautious after a resident was bitten or scratched by a possibly rabid raccoon near Payton Avenue. The raccoon wasn't captured or tested, the resident began post-rabies exposure treatment Sunday, and the department has identified 46 rabid wild animals so far this year. WPRI.com

Remembering Aram

Aram Garabedian, a former state legislator and Cranston City Council president, died Oct. 30 at 91 after an eight-year battle with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. He's remembered for his colorful "Aram-isms" and for bringing the Warwick Mall back to life after the 2010 floods. Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins ordered flags to half-staff Monday in his honor. Providence Business NewsUSA TODAYThe Providence Journal

Centreville Bank

West Warwick-based Centreville Bank plans to open a full-service branch at 125 Westbrook Road in Essex, Conn., in early 2027. It would be the bank's first location in Middlesex County and bring its Connecticut network to eight locations. The $3.15 billion-asset bank currently operates 23 branches in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Providence Business NewsHartford Business Journal

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CCRI and Senesco Marine launch a free welding program built around a $78.6 million ferry

The ferry behind the welding program is a $78.6 million job

$78.6 million
for Senesco Marine's ferry contract
75
cars the new ferry is built to hold
400
passengers the new ferry is built to hold

Sources: WLNE-TV, WPRI.com

If you've thought about a welding career, there's a free way in. of North Kingstown and the Community College of Rhode Island announced a training program Monday, created in response to the shipbuilder's $78.6 million contract with the Delaware River and Bay Authority.

The diesel-hybrid electric ferry will replace the MV Cape Henlopen on the Cape May–Lewes Ferry route. WLNE reports the deal created a major opportunity for Senesco, but the company needed more welders. Senesco President Ted Williams said students will get "real-work experience using the same equipment, processes and safety standards they will encounter in the workplace."

  • Cost: free to those who apply and get in
  • Paid for by:
  • Ferry construction: expected through summer 2029

14 weekslength of CCRI's welding course

Dozens of students can take the course before the ferry is complete.

Source: WPRI.com

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Providence's Graduate hotel, the former Biltmore, is headed to auction on Jan. 20

If you've ever looked up at the red letters atop the old , here's the news: the Graduate Providence Hotel is set for auction on Jan. 20 in New York City, according to a public sale notice. The legal notice was published Oct. 25, and AJ Capital Partners owns the property while Hilton operates it.

The Biltmore's path from 1922 to a January auction

  1. 1922The opens on Dorrance Street next to Providence City Hall.
  2. 2019The hotel is renamed the Graduate and keeps its rooftop sign.
  3. Oct. 25A legal notice of the auction is published.
  4. Jan. 20The hotel will be put up for auction in New York City.

Sources: WJAR, WPRI.com, The Providence Journal

Go Local Prov reports the notice lists the Providence property's first-priority mortgage at an unpaid principal balance of $36,348,298 as of Sept. 1, 2026.

Most of the Providence hotel's original loan is still unpaid

Source: Go Local Prov

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Value
Original loan$43.2M
Unpaid, Sept. 1, 2026$36.3M

An auction doesn't mean the Graduate will close: WJAR says a winning bidder could apply to Hilton to keep running the franchise. The owner and general manager didn't respond when asked about upcoming events or bookings.

  • Address: 11 Dorrance St.
  • Rooms: 294
  • Event space: more than 18,000 square feet

Around Rhode Island

Coventry wells

Thirty-seven private wells near Provident Place in Coventry exceed the state's 20 parts per trillion standard, with results pending for 16 more, ecoRI News reports. Ninety-one wells have been sampled so far within a quarter-mile of Central Coventry Park. ecoRI News

Friars win

Providence College opened its season with an 83-56 win over Maine Monday, the first game under head coach Bryan Hodgson. Jacob Bannarbie led the Friars with 14 points, and five Friars scored in double figures. Providence plays Nebraska at Mohegan Sun on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. The Providence JournalWPRI.com

Providence rolled past Maine in Hodgson's first game

  • Maine56
    Providence83
    FinalFirst game under head coach Bryan Hodgson

Sources: WPRI.com, The Providence Journal

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— David Foster Wallace

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The Wrap

Six Tibetan Buddhist monk artists are building a mandala sand painting at the new URI Fine Arts Center in Kingston, working from Nov. 2 to 6. You can watch it come together on Friday, Nov. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and it's free. Grains of sand, patient hands, a very good Friday.

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Morning Warwickto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. today, plus a free welding program

Plus, a possibly rabid raccoon near Payton Avenue and the Biltmore's Jan. 20 auction.

The TLDR

  1. Polls are open today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  2. A possibly rabid raccoon attacked a Warwick resident near Payton Avenue
  3. CCRI and Senesco Marine launch a free welding program
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