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Warwick resident Katie Frazier’s Little Library endeavors are evidence that it really is the little things in life that make you happy.
Growing up with a grandmother who read every day of …
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By ALYSSA WALKER, Beacon Media Contributor
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6/19/25
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Last week, a team of researchers and nature enthusiasts joined together at Salter Grove in Warwick to hunt for a high-tech satellite tracking tag that had fallen off a striped bass—a fish …
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By JASON MAJOR, Beacon Media Contributor
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6/5/25
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John Perrotta likes to stay busy. The Cranston native spent decades building a comedy business at night while working as a correctional officer by day. He did all this while living a reckless …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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5/29/25
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
At a recent ceremony at the Quonset O’ Club, Warwick resident Marta Martinez was inducted into the Rhode Island Press Association Hall of Fame. Martinez is founder of …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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5/22/25
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Edgewood Yacht Club was buzzing with activity on the morning of Friday, May 9, for Clean Water Action’s 23rd annual Breakfast of Champions. The assembled crowd, including US Senator Jack Reed, …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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5/14/25
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By trade , Anthony Ricci is a landscaper and a singer – although, he says, the singing gigs aren’t what they used to be. There are way too many funerals lately.
And then …
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By JOHN HOWELL Warwick Beacon Editor
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5/8/25
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What’s the challenge of owning, not one but two dogs, that weigh up to 150 pounds each, love eating, and when they shed leave “tumble weeds” of black hair throughout the house?
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By JOHN HOWELL,Warwick Beacon Editor
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4/30/25
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Can you spot the lamb? Find the willow tree? Or scope out the grave of a Naval veteran who served on the Ironclad USS Monitor during the Civil War? These are questions you’ll find yourself …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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4/16/25
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Spring is officially here. It’s the season of budding trees, daffodils, and the sense that summer will really arrive.
It’s also the season when many people get the urge to …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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March is Women’s History Month, and Rhode Island has no shortage of notable women to celebrate, from colonist and preacher Anne Hutchinson to the present day. One fascinating and …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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3/27/25
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Local comedian Doreen Collins has some celebrating to do. This month marks the tenth anniversary of The Ladies Room, her annual night of standup and drag.
The March 28 event, which features …
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3/20/25
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A whopping 92 percent of library patrons leave libraries feeling calm and peaceful, according to a new study organized by New York Public Library along with the Humanities and Human Flourishing …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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3/5/25
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Johnson and Wales University professor Michael Sabitoni was recently awarded a ribbon as part of an induction ceremony given by the Rhode Island Bailliage de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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2/27/25
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gentle dusting of snow fell on the evening of Wednesday Feb. 12 as more than two dozen students filed into the large community room at Warwick Public Library. Each was holding a case, and inside each …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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2/19/25
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Hospitality. That’s the most important word to Dino Passaretta, when he talks about the key to the success of his five Rhode Island restaurants.
And he can be quite circumspect about the …
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By J. MICHAEL LEVESQUE
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2/12/25
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If executive Mick Lamond wants to meet someone for a business lunch, it shouldn’t be too difficult. As the new president and chief executive officer of Newport Restaurant group, Lamond …
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BARBARA
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2/6/25
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
The Rhode Island FC soccer team enjoyed a thrilling inaugural season in 2024, defying the odds and reaching the United Soccer League finals after going 12-7-15 in …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/3/25
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As an elementary school student, Erica “Rickie” Ewton read Jurassic Park. It was an introduction to biology, and as a kid she dreamed of somehow procuring dinosaur DNA and creating her …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/29/25
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What do actor Morgan Freeman, poet Sylvia Plath, former first lady Michelle Obama and the Von Trapp family from “The Sound of Music” all have in common? They have all kept bees. And now …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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1/15/25
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University of Rhode Island point guard Sebastian Thomas made his return home this basketball season and has been electric as the Rams have quickly become one of the top teams in the Atlantic-10 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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1/9/25
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