Warwick Daily Times
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | RISN Operations Inc. |
| Publisher | David R. Dear, Jr. |
| Founded | May 9, 2006 |
| Headquarters | 1353 Main Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893 United States |
| Website | ricentral.com |
The Warwick Daily Times was a daily newspaper covering Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, although its offices are in West Warwick. It is owned by RISN Operations Inc.
The Daily Times was founded in 2006 as a companion to the Kent County Daily Times, also based in West Warwick, which covers the other four towns of Kent County, Rhode Island.
The Kent County paper was founded in 1892 as the Pawtuxet Valley Daily Times, switching to its current name in the 1980s.[1] In 1999, it was acquired by Journal Register Company.[2]
The Warwick newspaper was launched in May 2006, following the closure of the Providence Journal news bureau in Warwick. The Daily Times newspapers added 15 new staff members to accommodate the expansion.[3]
In 2007, a new company, RISN, formed to purchase Journal Register's Rhode Island properties, including the Daily Times newspapers.[1] Shortly after the sale, the newspaper decreased its staff and was reduced to two eight-page sections. By July 26, 2007, the last edition of the Warwick Daily Times was published.