Warwick deputy fire chief retires

WARWICK — After 18 years of service, Deputy Fire Chief Joe Paul has retired, effective June 1.

Paul will be succeeded by Capt. Mike Mankowsky, who has been a member of the Warwick Fire Department for 22 years.

Selectboard appoints Board of Health member

NORTHFIELD — The Selectboard has appointed Dan Gray to the Board of Health. Gray previously served on the board, and is appointed until the 2022 election.

Northfield student recognized for academic excellence

NORTHFIELD — Elizabeth Sweeney of Northfield earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on May 29, and also received the Award for Distinguished Public Sociology during the college’s Honors Day on May 14.

Library hosting author on June 8

WARWICK — The Warwick Free Public Library will host Massachusetts author Yasmin Azad via Zoom on Tuesday, June 8, at 7 p.m. Azad will read from her recently published coming-of-age memoir, “Stay, Daughter: A Memoir of Muslim Girlhood.”

Azad was born and raised in Sri Lanka, where she received a degree in English before moving to the United States. She recently retired after many years as a mental health counselor.

Contact the library at warwick@cwmars.org to register and receive the Zoom link.