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Monday morning, I had spent a half hour on a construction site in Johnston, the rain spritzing down, sending my loosely braided hair into a halo of frizzy pieces. With my flats soaked through and m...
TV spot on teen drinking to air The temptation to drink among teens is known to rise when school is out and summer is in full swing. It is also a fact that adults have the power to keep alcohol...
For the August issue of PrimeTime Magazine, one of the Beacon’s monthly publications, we focused our editorial content on a subject we know a lot about – Rhode Island. I got the chance to sit down ...
National Night Out Johnston War Memorial Park will be the place to be on Tuesday, Aug. 3 as the Johnston Police Department assists in hosting National Night Out. The event will feature things t...
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a lot of experiences that point out how often we take things for granted. It could be something really big, like good health and a light load of stress, or s...
Apples on the brain The North Central Chamber of Commerce and Citizens Bank is planning the 23rd Annual Apple Festival on Sept. 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Johnston Memorial Park. The e...
More often than not, I keep my column light. I write enough news on a day-to-day basis, where I don’t feel like getting bogged down in the political marshes that occupy most of my time. Instead, y...
Walk with COPS The Walk with COPS continues at Johnston Memorial Park, every Thursday, at 9:30 a.m., weather permitting, sponsored by the Johnston Police Department’s Community Policing Unit. T...
Over the past two years, Warwick Beacon Sports Editor Ed Owens has moved my entire workspace to a different part of the office, rigged my desk chair so that it would sound an alarm, tackled me into...
Fins to the left, fins to the right and you’re the only bait in town! That’s right Parrotheads, everyone’s favorite land shark was in town last week and he brought his intoxicating island vibe wit...
At the library There are plenty of summer happenings at the Johnston Mohr Library including a Kung Fu demonstration by the Rhode Island Kung Fu club, which will introduce families to Chinese Li...
There’s something most people don’t know about my dad. As the supervisor of social services at Kent Hospital, where he’s been an employee for more than 35 years, he’s a pretty well known guy. He...
At the Mohr Library “Make Waves at Your Library” is the theme of the Teen Summer Reading Program for students ages 11 to 18. Read five books and receive a prize. On July 28 at 6:30 p.m., teens c...
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