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Weekend Spotlight (2) December 2, Holiday Open House at Governor Sprague Mansion Museum on Sat., December 2, 1353 Cranston St., Cranston, Grand Ballroom Entrance. Accessible entrance …
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The Rocky Hill boys soccer team has had a fantastic 2023 campaign as it won the SENE regular season title with a 14-1 record and reached the finals last weekend, where it came up short to St. Thomas …
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The fir tree planted last year in front of the Thayer Arena was trimmed with lights Monday in preparation of the holiday lighting event set for Saturday starting at 5:30 and running until 8 p.m. The …
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The Warwick Mall welcomed a large crowd on Black Friday; although not exactly one quite as big as in Black Fridays past. With the mall generally devoid of gridlock, one cashier said Black Friday …
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Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) have donated more than 2,480 containers of nuts to Operation Holiday Cheer! Each September and October, Girl Scouts take orders in person from friends …
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The office of the RI Attorney General will give a presentation on protecting yourself from scams and fraud at the Conimicut Branch Library on Monday, December 4, at 2 p.m.; …
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To the Editor: As the holidays are here, this is a good time to talk about Roger Williams. I have been studying Roger Williams for six years, and here are some of his ideas: …
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To the Editor; Shamefully, Treasurer Diossa has refused to change the location of the meeting of his “Advisory Working Group.” A number of State retirees asked that the meeting …
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To the Editor, I, like many, note with despair the seemingly intractable situation in Gaza. It likewise appears impossible at the same time, to have a rational, civil conversation about this war …
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To the Editor; City Council President Steve McAllister is worried about climate change. He wants us to be prepared for events that may or may not occur in the future.(“Now more than ever …
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The question had me thinking: “Is there a teacher who has impacted your life and have you thought to tell them what it’s meant to you?” I’m not talking about a parent, …
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Our story this week highlighting a conference held by the New England Donor Services left us with a couple of resounding thoughts, but the biggest takeaway was that Rhode Islanders should not be …
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Longtime Robertson Elementary School teacher Kristen Noonan was met with a surprise as she began her 11:05 class on animation on Tuesday- a statewide award. Noonan, an art teacher, was chosen as …
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There was a lot of giving going on Tuesday at the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs. Like nonprofits everywhere, the club participated in Giving Tuesday, seeking support of its mission to …
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When retired Warwick elementary school teacher and Warwick Rotary Club member Tom Sanford proposed a Thanksgiving morning turkey trot as a means of raising charitable funds, his plan was to team up …
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For years Cub Scout Pack 7 of Buttonwoods has held their Christmas wreath sale Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Thanksgiving week from the Main Avenue parking lot at St. Rose of Lima Church. Sales …
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The Warwick Public Library will host its final concert of the year Sunday, Dec. 10 with a collection of chamber music and holiday tune by the Warwick Symphony Orchestra brass and string …
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Local nature photographer Arthur Dunn, who encounters most of his subjects at Warwick City Park, found this Great Horned Owl, the largest owl native to North America looking down at him on a recent …
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In the first of several meeting focusing on public access to the shoreline, the Warwick Harbor Management Commission met with the public Monday to review the city’s Harbor Management Plan.. …
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With dentists aging, nearly frozen insurance reimbursement rates not keeping pace with increasing costs and fewer people choosing to go into the profession, “we’re sort of at a tipping …
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When Monique Rice heard the racket before sun rise Wednesday she thought sanitation collection crews had dropped a bin, but then realized something more was happening at her neighbor’s home at …
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DUI Around 1:56 a.m., Oct. 28, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on routine patrol near the intersection of Centerville and Hardig roads when he spotted a gray Ford pass “at a …
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The Warwick School Committee has joined a national lawsuit suing major social media companies Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat, doing so in a 4-0 vote taken during Nov. 14’s School Committee …
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The Rocky Hill girls soccer team won the program’s first-ever SENE Championship when it beat Dublin 4-1 in the title clash. The Mariners surged to a 3-0 halftime lead after goals from Emma …
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The Beacon Bowl trophy will remain at Pilgrim. After reclaiming the trophy with a win over rival Toll Gate in 2022, the Pats came back even stronger this time around to hang on to the prize for …
Thursday, November 23
Weekend Spotlight Nov. 25, Wreath Hanging and Wreath Sales will be hosted by Scout Troops 3 and 4 Gaspee Plateau in Pawtuxet Village on Sat., Nov. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wreaths will also …
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Thursday, November 23
The Bishop Hendricken unified volleyball team recently wrapped up its fall season and would reach the state finals against east Greenwich, where the Avengers would grab the win. Pictured from left to …
Thursday, November 23
By ALEX SPONSELLER The Tabor-Franchi Post over-75 softball team had a big 2023 season, which included wins at the Cape Cod Classic and Ocean State Classic in the AAA Division. The team is …
Thursday, November 23
Rhode Island baseball legend Dave Stenhouse passed away on Saturday at the age of 90, according to his family on social media. The Cranston resident and Westerly native played professional …
Thursday, November 23
The Bishop Hendricken football team reclaimed its crown on Sunday, rolling to a 35-7 win over North Kingstown in the Division I Super Bowl. Leading 14-7 heading into the fourth quarter, the …
Thursday, November 23
Susan Parker first found her love for therapy animals in a dark time in her life. Her mother had recently had a stroke, and had to go to a nursing home at 55 years old, since Parker could not …
Thursday, November 23
Susan Parker first found her love for therapy animals in a dark time in her life. Her mother had recently had a stroke, and had to go to a nursing home at 55 years old, since Parker could not …
Thursday, November 23
Growing up, Scott Jablonski didn’t know that other kids didn’t make up songs in their heads the way that he did. “I didn’t realize that’s what I was doing,” …
Thursday, November 23
Dear Editor: As a regular reader of Linda Petersen’s columns, I enjoy her homespun take on issues of everyday life that many of us—especially as parents and …
Thursday, November 23
To the Editor, History buffs will recall that President Teddy Roosevelt, after being unable to locate a wild bear to shoot during a hunting trip, refused to shoot an injured bear his assistants …
Thursday, November 23
To the Editor, While we appreciate the Warwick Beacon publishing an article highlighting our petition to Mayor Picozzi to get the Pawtuxet River Trail reopened, we were not given the opportunity …
Thursday, November 23
“I love that church. Too bad, it doesn’t look like it’s being used anymore.” As we were driving West Shore Road, I knew immediately what Carol was talking about; one of …
Thursday, November 23
Zone changes and complaints the city could do more headlined Monday’s City Council meeting, which included three separate public hearings. The first of three hearings involved rezoning …
Thursday, November 23
Book signing events are typically held in libraries or book stores with the author seated prominently facing the audience, pen in hand to personally autograph his or her tome. And frequently the …
Thursday, November 23
Although no one is quite sure when St. Barnabas Church in Apponaug started hosting its Christmas Bazaar, the 2023 edition upheld the Episcopal parish’s tradition as a holiday shoppers’ …
Thursday, November 23
Catherine Bonang who retired earlier this year after working for the Warwick School Department, most recently as secretary to the superintendent, knew just where to get her Thanksgiving breads and …
Thursday, November 23
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the price of a gallon of gas in the Northeast is steadily declining despite a recent demand spike ahead of the holiday. With prices in eleven states near the …
Thursday, November 23
Westbay Community Action and the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs ensured a plentiful Thanksgiving for hundreds of families Saturday as they distributed food from Westbay offices on Jefferson Boulevard …
Thursday, November 23
The Rhode Island Credit Union, which was founded in 1946 and operates from a commanding building overlooking the State House, plans to move its operations to Warwick next year. Gina DePalo, the …
Thursday, November 23
Winman English as a Second Language (ESL) students got the opportunity to try an American Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday - many, for the first time. The meal, which was prepared and served by …
Thursday, November 23
SHOPLIFTING A Johnston woman was arrested for stealing a baby onesie from the Kent County Hospital gift shop. Around 11:42 a.m., Oct. 19, Warwick Police were called to the gift shop. On the …
Thursday, November 23
Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, the RI Blue Star Moms, the RI National Guard, Operation Stand Down RI, the United States Postal Service, the American Red Cross of RI, other community organizations, …
Thursday, November 23
If everything comes together on Dec. 9, Apponaug will be transformed into a winter wonderland. The centerpiece of the event, titled “The Strolling Rolling Apponaug Winter Festival,” …
Thursday, November 23
Iftikhar Ahmad, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, likes to think of Green Airport as the little engine that could. He made the analogy when addressing Warwick Rotary …
Thursday, November 23
The City Council gave first passage to rezone 171 parcels of land making up 364 acres as open space at its Monday meeting. The comprehensive rezoning package was lauded by a number of speakers, some …
Wednesday, November 22
We work to create a healthier, happier Cranston for all residents through events, workshops, resident-led working groups and The Huddle Center, our Cranston Family Support Center. …
Thursday, November 16
Weekend Spotlight Nov. 18, Family Day for Heroes Veterans Expo at 1418 Plainfield Pike. Food, fun, raffles and prizes! IPODS for Wounded Veterans and Century 21 Divine Group Homes for Heroes …
Thursday, November 16
Nothing dead about this musical The Pilgrim Players Drama Club presents The Addams Family with an opening performance Friday at 7 p.m. Performances will also be held Saturday at 7 p.m. and …
Thursday, November 16
Nothing dead about this musical The Pilgrim Players Drama Club presents The Addams Family with an opening performance Friday at 7 p.m. Performances will also be held Saturday at 7 p.m. and …
Thursday, November 16
The Rev. William Lover would have recognized the church and many of the Conimicut villagers and parishioners who attended his memorial service Saturday and yet a lot would have been new to him. …
Thursday, November 16
The Community College of Rhode Island has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through academic year 2028, completing the second step of a two-step …
Thursday, November 16
Special to the Beacon The Bishop Hendricken football team will make its 15th consecutive Super Bowl appearance on Sunday at Cranston Stadium, but it’s hardly business as usual this year. …
Thursday, November 16
The Bishop Hendricken soccer team was ousted from the Division I Semifinals by North Kingstown for the second straight season, as the Skippers used a first-half goal to cling on to the 1-0 victory. …
Thursday, November 16
There was a championship rematch last Saturday at Rhode Island College when the Westerly girls soccer team took on Toll Gate in the Division III finals. After falling to the Titans in last …
Thursday, November 16
To the Editor, The leaves fell softly like snowflakes. Although I wasn’t gifted with a good sense of direction, I embarked on the three-mile loop in City Park, despite the path being …
Thursday, November 16
To the Editor, Currently we are faced with the support of two foreign wars, civil unrest, and tragic active shooter incidents Also, Congress must act prudently by November 17 to avoid a …
Thursday, November 16
To the Editor: US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently spoke to a group of business leaders and referenced a RI Coastal Resources Management Council report that indicated Warwick is especially …
Thursday, November 16
Warning: This is another column about dogs. I know I’ve written a lot about canines over the last two weeks: a story featuring Hillary Gillinder of Rhody Home Adopt who has fostered 250 …
Thursday, November 16
There was something somberly fitting about the inconsistency among various government and private entities regarding when to observe the most recent Veterans’ Day, which fell on a Saturday this …
Thursday, November 16
Updates regarding plans for the new high schools, discussions of RICAS scores and chronic absenteeism, and the revision of policies were all on the table for the Warwick School Committee Tuesday …
Thursday, November 16
A Free Winter Wear Event will be held at Woodbury Union Church on Friday, November 24th, the day after Thanksgiving, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Coats, jackets, vests, mittens, …
Thursday, November 16
What is the state of Warwick Schools? City Council President Steve McAllister has asked school administrators to address that question in a brief presentation – perhaps only 15 …
Thursday, November 16
Mayor Frank Picozzi is closing in on his self-imposed deadline to have his popular digital light show up and running on Black Friday if he can only outsmart the rabbits. He’s foiled squirrels …
Thursday, November 16
With pre-Black Friday sales and thoughts of getting a jump on Christmas shopping, Route 2 was humming, or in some cases reduced to a crawl, on Saturday. This was the line of cars headed north from …
Thursday, November 16
The Warwick City Council awarded more than 30 bids totaling over $2 million and renamed two city streets on Nov. 6. The largest bid awarded by the council, in the amount of $394,238.54, was …
Thursday, November 16
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has tapped the breaks but isn’t going to stop with plans a $100 million air cargo facility to replace current UPS and FedEx operations adjacent to Airport …
Thursday, November 16
Members of the Apponaug Babe Ruth Baseball League joined City Council President Steve McAllister and Mayor Frank Picozzi at the Apponaug field Tuesday afternoon. McAllister presented Jason Brouillard …
Thursday, November 16
Parents charged following toddler’s August drowning A Warwick Police investigation of an August drowning has resulted in criminal charges. On Aug. 28, around 11:37 a.m., Warwick …
Thursday, November 16
I met Santa: The real one. He’s a bit taller than I imagined. Santa’s red sled is the same shade as his fire engine. I wondered, if on one Christmas Eve, as Santa slid down a chimney …
Thursday, November 16
Not long after moving to Conimicut, Ginny Barham wanted to learn more about the community and started attending village association meetings. Not long after that she thought of serving on …
Thursday, November 16
More than 400 people have signed a petition calling on the city to buy as much as 12 acres bordering the Pawtuxet River and “close the loop” to a 2.3 mile walking trail that circles …
Thursday, November 9
Weekend Spotlight Nov. 11, Veterans Through the Ages is sponsored by The Hope Historical Society, inviting the community to the meeting on Sat., Nov. 11, 2 p.m., at the Howland Barn, 35 Ryefield …
Thursday, November 9
Northeast gasoline prices continue to decline slowly and steadily as weak demand and lower oil costs take hold of petroleum markets. Oil prices fell for the second straight week last …
Thursday, November 9
To commemorate Veteran’s Day, Meals on Wheels and the Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services delivered a meal to William Strand, a nonagenarian Navy veteran living in Pawtuxet. The visit …
Thursday, November 9
This past weekend, the Crowne Plaza played host to a cornhole tournament to support a fallen fireman and an organization that helps firefighters both physically and mentally. Mike Cabral, event …
Thursday, November 9
To the Editor, Linda Peterson’s article of October 26, 2023 entitled, “Midnight musings about Gaza” is uniformed and biased. She tries to create a moral equivalency …
Thursday, November 9
To the Editor, Our Constitution guarantees everyone the right to the shore to fish, gather seaweed, and enjoy the City’s most precious asset, our beaches. We all need to stand ready to …
Thursday, November 9
Carol and I visited Clark Farms in Matunuck on Saturday, November 4. We weren’t in search of squash or to get a jump on Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations. Rather, for both of us it was …
Thursday, November 9
In the midst of multiple, overlapping crises that often result in the loss of housing for at-risk individuals, we are grateful to be able to report on organizations like the House of Hope, which shed …
Thursday, November 9
When it comes to raising money for charities, few nonprofits have enjoyed as much success as the Oakland Beach Fire Club Women’s Auxiliary. And that, officials from important …
Thursday, November 9
Henry Cascella, son of Richard and Donna Cascella, a 2015 graduate of Pilgrim HS will be elevated to Captain in the US Army on November 22. Henry is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot stationed at Ft. Drum …
Thursday, November 9
Enjoy a concert of Spanish Blues Guitar by Claude Bourbon will perform a concert of Spanish blues guitar at Warwick Public Library Sunday, November 12 at 2 p.m. Hear a tantalizing fusion of …
Thursday, November 9
Honey’s story began the day Betty and Lou Hann met one of her predecessors, a purebred yellow Labrador Retriever, whose home had been the Cranston Animal Shelter for six months. The …
Thursday, November 9
Rosanna (Rose) Gibson has lost count but it’s more than 25 years since she joined the Happy Hoofers to bring a smile to the faces of those in elderly housing complexes and nursing homes. All …
Thursday, November 9
Chef Frank Terranova will provide a Thanksgiving cooking demo at Warwick Public Library on Thursday, November 16, at 6 p.m. Learn how to make a delicious Thanksgiving dish that you can add to …
Thursday, November 9
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) held its annual meeting October 23 with the board electing Miriam Weizenbaum as president. Attendees also welcomed five new directors and honored three …
Thursday, November 9
Bishop Hendricken High School honoring local veterans and their service this month.. Last Wednesday the nameplate of David Vicario was dedicated to the school’s wall for Rhode Islanders …
Thursday, November 9
State officials and early childhood educators alike packed Little Learners Academy on Centreville Road November 1 to celebrate the Child Care for Child Care Educators pilot program. In total, …
Thursday, November 9
Last Thursday, Warwick-based nonprofit House of Hope celebrated the nine graduates of their Peer Mentor and Employment Training Program. Graduates who were once homeless or recovering from …
Thursday, November 9
DUI At 8:31 p.m., Sept. 21, Warwick Police on a DUI enforcement patrol on Post Road spotted a silver four-door sedan traveling south on Elmwood Avenue. According to the arrest report the …
Thursday, November 9
Airport Road motorists who have grown accustomed to seeing black pipes on the north side of the road may have questioned why new pipes were being installed last week. The answer is that the long …
Thursday, November 9
About 700 city employees received letters last week informing them that since 2007 the city has been taking more out of their pay for FICA, inclusive of Social Security and Medicare than necessary. …
Thursday, November 9
Gloria Coppola never stops looking for connections that will answer questions. In this case it is the disappearance of Frank Hanson Jr., 16 who lived in Cranston and was soon to move to Warwick …
Thursday, November 9
Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur doesn’t want to be in the position of saying “I told you so” when a student is injured while getting dropped off or picked up from the Rocky Point …
Thursday, November 9
Frank Fielding turned 98 on the 26th of July, celebrating with his wife, 7 children, 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. While sitting on a screened porch with his wife and overlooking …
Thursday, November 9
Garage Headquarters, a Warwick-based company serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. The company celebrated the milestone on Oct. 24, during which …
Thursday, November 9
The Winman girls soccer team reached the state championship game after finishing the season with an overall record of 12-2-1. The Warriors fell to Cole in the title game. Pictured at left is the …
Thursday, November 9
The Toll Gate boys soccer team fell in the Division IV Semifinals 4-1 to top-seeded Mt. Pleasant on Monday night in North Providence. The Kilties jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the opening three …
Thursday, November 9
The Toll Gate girls soccer team beat Classical 3-1 in the Division III Semifinals on Tuesday night, which was the third time this season it beat the Purple by a 3-1 score. The Titans received goals …
Thursday, November 9
By ALEX SPONSELLER The Toll Gate and Pilgrim field hockey teams fell in the Division II semifinals last week to wrap up their seasons. The No. 3 Titans fell to No. 2 Chariho 4-1 while No. 4 …
Thursday, November 9
The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Pilgrim cross country runner Keaney Bayha. The junior standout put on a show once again at the state championship, where she ran to a third-place …
Thursday, November 9
The Bishop Hendricken cross country team would run past Cumberland by one point to claim its 27th state title on Saturday at Ponaganset. The Hawks finished with 63 points to beat the Clippers’ …
Wednesday, November 8
Elena Coccio first noticed the weakness in her right hand last December. Her initial thought was that she had multiple sclerosis, or MS, the same disease that her grandfather had. By the time …
Wednesday, November 8
The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program. Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and …
Thursday, November 2
Weekend Spotlight Nov. 4, Asbury United Methodist Church Christmas Village Bazaar will be held on Sat., Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 550 Fair Street, Warwick. Famous Swedish Coffee …
Thursday, November 2
Liam Pendergast got an introduction to the outgoing friendliness of the Irish on the warmest day of October Saturday at O’Rourkes Bar and Grill in Pawtuxet. No, he didn’t get a taste of …
Thursday, November 2
Elena Coccio first noticed the weakness in her right hand last December. Her initial thought was that she had multiple sclerosis, or MS, the same disease that her grandfather had. By the time …
Thursday, November 2
Elena Coccio first noticed the weakness in her right hand last December. Her initial thought was that she had multiple sclerosis, or MS, the same disease that her grandfather had. By the time …
Thursday, November 2
Speeding has caught the attention of Councilmen Vincent Gebhart, D-Ward 9 and Ed Ladouceur, D-Ward 5 and each has designated a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act funds allotted to council …
Thursday, November 2
Brown Medicine at 43 Jefferson Blvd, has expanded its Warwick office, ushering in a new era of enhanced healthcare accessibility for the community. To celebrate the $750,000 in renovations, a ribbon …
Thursday, November 2
Senior Rebecca Fyrer (Cranston) finished second in the 200-yard medley relay (2:05.74), sixth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (4:25.39), 11th in the 500-yard freestyle (6:34.09), 19th in the 100-yard …
Thursday, November 2
The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Pilgrim field hockey goalie Valerie Landry. The senior goalie came up huge for the Pats in their Division II Quarterfinals win over Cranston, when …
Thursday, November 2
The Pilgrim and Moses Brown football teams squared off in a big DIII battle last Friday with the final playoff seed on the line. The Quakers, led by star running back Myles Craddock, would pull off …
Thursday, November 2
The Pilgrim field hockey team would edge Cranston in a shootout in the Division II Quarterfinals last week, setting up a semifinal matchup against the unbeaten, top-seeded Lincoln Lions. After a …
Thursday, November 2
Child shot in Cranston, father arrested A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief …
Thursday, November 2
The rendering of the car wash proposed across Centerville Road from the Diamond Hill Road intersection with its tower and sloped roofs looks more like a high class retail outlet or restaurant. The …
Thursday, November 2
There were no tricks and lots of creative treats at last week’s Pilgrim Senior Center Halloween party. The Halloween mood was set by center staff, many of whom were dressed as witches for the …
Thursday, November 2
To the Editor, The public school system is turning into a Tower of Babel.(“Surge in multilingual learners impacts city”, Warwick Beacon, October 19) Columnists John Howell and …
Thursday, November 2
I can’t bear throwing away good stuff even when its useful time is nearing an end. Such is the case with our pool cover. It’s been showing its age for the last eight years if not …
Thursday, November 2
Plymouth Mass. has a rock and we have Rocky Point. They have the Mayflower, albeit a copy of the original, and we had the HMS Gaspee until we burned it. Yet we have a lot more in common, as we …
Thursday, November 2
This week we took a look at the recent announcement that the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation would be putting aside $500,000 per year to provide annual funding to each of its 205 Leadership Schools …
Thursday, November 2
Fifty years ago adult day care centers were virtually unheard of. As the story goes, a TV news story on such a center in Hawaii caught the attention of the late Rev. Bishop Covell, pastor of the …
Thursday, November 2
Dr. Kathy Abbass doesn’t sugarcoat history or for that matter what the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project found in its ongoing efforts to find the HMS Gaspee. Abbass, the driving …
Thursday, November 2
The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program. Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and …
Thursday, November 2
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has awarded a site preparation contract for a new air cargo facility and is faced with an 18 month schedule to build it south of the terminal backing up to …
Thursday, October 26
Weekend Spotlight Oct. 28, Annual Free Coat & Blanket Distribution will be held on Sat., Oct. 28, at St. John & St. James Church, School Cafeteria, 17 St. John Street, West Warwick, from …
Thursday, October 26
Remarkable is the only word that accurately describes John Gordon Bradley, Jr. He is one of the finest members of the “Greatest Generation” that you may not have heard of. Like …
Thursday, October 26
“Closed” could well be the sign outside the former Sheraton Hotel on Post Road. It’s been closed for years now. But last week GoodHomes Communities finally closed on the purchase of …
Thursday, October 26
Editor’s Note : The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the last week. Some posts have been edited to include …
Thursday, October 26
To the Editor, UPS will join FedEx in the trailer truck merry-go-round passing up to 80 53-footers per day through the passenger terminal roadways at T.F. Green International. Thank you Mayor …
Thursday, October 26
To the Editor, Call me cousin to the "Grumpy Old Lobster Boat Captain," Patriot's coach Bill Belichick. Like Belichick, I can't abide stupidity, even if it is well-intentioned. And lately I've …
Thursday, October 26
Cars usually fall in the latter category. There are those who, and I put myself among them, look at cars as a utility. If it works, gets you where you want to go with all the junk you may have …
Thursday, October 26
New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) will offer two enhanced Bachelor of Science degree programs in Cybersecurity Engineering and Mechanical Engineering commencing with the Fall 2024 term. …
Thursday, October 26
Despite global tensions causing ripples through oil markets, gasoline prices continue their seasonal dip, but at a pace that’s more of a drip than a drop. Rhode Island’s …
Thursday, October 26
Notable Works Publication and Distribution Co., Inc. will host “Innovations Voiced Through Melody and Verse” at the Warwick Public Library at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 4. The event will be …
Thursday, October 26
ADAM ZANGARI Students at Lippitt Elementary School put the final touches on a mural right to the side of the entrance of the building recently, officially finishing a beautification project for …
Thursday, October 26
Twenty years ago, Tori Lynn Andreozzi was hit by a drunk driver while walking home from school with her brother — an incident that caused her a traumatic brain injury at 12 years old. …
Thursday, October 26
It resembles a giant hairbrush, only the pink bristles are a good eight inches long and supple. Additionally, the square patch of bristles is mounted alongside a field of shorter wooden dowels and a …
Thursday, October 26
While it took longer to get back at to Green Airport than hoped for – the flight touched down after 12:30 a.m. Sunday - the day 35 veterans spent in Washington DC was “an incredibly …
Thursday, October 26
Trinity Repertory Company announces the casting of Warwick resident Olivia Jarbadan in this year’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” Olivia, age 9, is a student at Community …
Thursday, October 26
USA Today has named Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) as a winner in the 2023 “USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice” travel award contest for “Best Small …
Thursday, October 26
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) will open an exhibit of its archaeological study to find HMS Gaspee, the small Royal Navy ship burned by Patriots in 1772 on Warwick's Namquid …
Thursday, October 26
One of the state’s busiest concentrations of pleasure boating marinas, Warwick Cove with dockage and moorings for more than 2,000 boats according, would get a new 15,000 to 20,000 square foot …
Thursday, October 26
LARCENY On Sept. 7, Warwick Police responded to the H&M Store inside the Warwick Mall at 400 Bald Hill Road to investigate a reported larceny. The store manager told police that on …
Thursday, October 26
It was intended to be a surprise, but there was no escaping the odor of hot wieners Tuesday in Fire Station 1. Mayor Frank Picozzi had planned the wieners along with a citation recognizing the life …
Thursday, October 26
The Pilgrim girls soccer team entered the week in first place in its division and is once again primed to go on a deep run in the upcoming playoffs. Pilgrim sat at 7-4-1 in league play as of …
Thursday, October 26
The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Toll Gate soccer player Adeline Areson. After returning to the field this fall after a lost season due to injury, the three-sport standout has picked …
Thursday, October 26
The Bishop Hendricken soccer team has been on a roll as of late and has been the hottest team in the state over the past two weeks. The Hawks have won their past two games, most recently beating …
Thursday, October 26
The Toll Gate girls volleyball team hosted a Pink Out event last week when it hosted Scituate for a late-season matchup. The event was organized by Riley Giroux, who also gave a pregame speech …
Thursday, October 26
The Johnston football team clinched the second seed in the upcoming Division III playoffs last week when it topped visiting Pilgrim 29-14. The Pats led 14-13 heading into the fourth quarter, but …
Thursday, October 26
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s campaign paid a software engineer and former third party Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate $750,000 to scour the 2020 presidential election results …
Thursday, October 26
A delegation from Plymouth, Mass. paid a visit to City Park Thursday to get some pointers from Warwick and now suggests an annual or biannual meetings to exchange ideas. Plymouth Town Manager …
Thursday, October 26
The Mayor, the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs and the School Department collectively said “no thanks” to the governor’s 365 Learning Program that would have injected more than $5 …
Thursday, October 19
Oct 19 – November 11, Clothing Donation Fundraiser at Pilgrim Senior Center, 27 Pilgrim Pkwy, Warwick, Thurs., Oct. 19, through Sat., Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. This …
Thursday, October 19
Dr. Stanley Carpenter from the Naval War College will deliver the first in a four-part series on the history of Great Britain from the rise of the Tudor Dynasty in 1485 to the War of 1812 at …
Thursday, October 19
In support of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs’ (GFWC) Inaugural National Day of Service, September 30, clubs around the world held food collections or helped at food pantries to …
Thursday, October 19
The Warwick Fire Department and firefighters union Local 2748 held its annual fire safety day and open house Saturday at Station 8. The event is favorite with kids who get to explore fire apparatus, …
Thursday, October 19
The defending champion Toll Gate girls soccer team has continued to roll this fall as it looks to defend its title. The Titans are currently in first place with a 6-0-1 league record, most recently …
Thursday, October 19
In October of 2013, Jen Waterman noticed a lump on her breast while breastfeeding her twins. Waterman, who was 33 at the time, was diagnosed with Stage 3 B breast cancer, starting a battle with …
Thursday, October 19
With the recent delivery of a ladder truck costing $1.2 million, the Fire Department administration said it has nearly reached the position of having sufficient reserve vehicles to cease calling upon …
Thursday, October 19
Steve Sperry, of Johnston, plucked his season’s final pumpkin and broke the Ocean State record last weekend in Richmond at the Rhode Island Giant Pumpkin Festival held at Pasquale Farms. His …
Thursday, October 19
The Pilgrim and Toll Gate field hockey teams tied 1-1 on Tuesday afternoon in a big Division II battle as the playoffs begin next week. Ayla Paley got Toll Gate on the board with less than three …
Thursday, October 19
The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Pilgrim soccer player Jenna Madden. The senior keeper has recorded shutouts in two of the past three games for the Pats, allowing just one goal …
Thursday, October 19
The Bishop Hendricken football team would get back into the win column against the rival La Salle Rams last week in the state’s most anticipated game of the regular season. After falling …
Thursday, October 19
In 1998, five families became the “founding families” of the Pathways Strategic Teaching Center, enrolling their children for its inaugural year. Twenty-five years later, Pathways is …
Thursday, October 19
The Warwick City Council meeting on Oct. 16 included a discussion on building a new cell tower in Conimicut and an anti-bullying presentation, among other things. Much of the meeting focused on …
Thursday, October 19
STORY OF THE WEEK: In 1997, when Jack Reed first joined the U.S. Senate, the Cold War had ended and 9/11 had not yet happened. A quarter-century later, the world is a very different place, with a …
Thursday, October 19
To the Editor, The efforts of President Biden to restrain Israel’s war against Gaza is commendable. He has also sought the release of hostages and worked ceaselessly to open Egypt’s …
Thursday, October 19
To the Editor, As I see the tragic events unfolding in the Middle East I am deeply saddened by what is taking place. I’m not going to say anything other than I have had the pleasure of …
Thursday, October 19
To the Editor, Regarding the potential Speakership of Representative Jim Jordan, "When the thorn becomes the rose bush, nothing blooms." Stefano Andolfo Warwick
Thursday, October 19
To the Editor, Many of us mourn the horrible, unimaginable attack on civilians in Israel, condemn Hamas and demand justice. It is the last issue, justice, that is imperative to me. …
Thursday, October 19
This is a column about ribs. I’m not talking about the ribs at Appleby’s that my son and daughter-in-law would drive out of their way to get, nor am I writing about a …
Thursday, October 19
As humans and particularly as journalists, we often try to look for slivers of light in the darkest of times to insulate ourselves against the negative emotions that can result from observing and …
Thursday, October 19
A free concert of modern roots music by New England quartet Corner House will be held Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. at the Warwick Public Library. Hear a new and stirring blend of old time music, …
Thursday, October 19
Online threats against Warwick Veterans Middle School and Winman Middle School on Monday afternoon caused the cancellation of after-school activities. Due to the threats, students in both …
Thursday, October 19
The Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center walk to end domestic violence was held Saturday at Rocky Point. As of that morning 116 supporters had signed up raising more than $6,500 to surpass the goal of …
Thursday, October 19
Doctor Benjamin Misemer didn’t expect a crowd in the doctor’s auditorium at Kent Hospital this past Thursday morning. “I thought I was here for an advisee meeting,” …
Thursday, October 19
House Speaker J. Joseph Shekarchi (center) presented checks on Oct. 11 to three rescue animal organizations The funds are the proceeds of the charity golf scramble he held in August at the …
Thursday, October 19
Incident on Sarah Teft Dr. Warwick Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Sarah Teft Dr. Tuesday at 7:15 PM. Police learned that prior to their arrival family members had …
Thursday, October 19
There was no lack of kids and their parents as Mayor Frank Picozzi cut the ribbon held by City Council President Steve McAllister, left, and William Facente, community development director, to …
Thursday, October 19
The Johnston man, a Vietnam veteran, held a small scrap of paper up to the bowling alley’s fluorescent lights and neon. On the handwritten list he scrawled five names of friends who fought by …
Thursday, October 19
The newer things get, the older they seem. That appears to apply to the “new way” Kent Hospital is approaching hospital care. Mayor Frank Picozzi wasn’t kidding Monday …
Thursday, October 19
The release of the 2023 Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) scores saw improvements for Warwick to the tune of a 4.3 percent improvement in math and a 2.1 percent improvement …
Wednesday, October 18
Johnston Police and the state's Violent Fugitive Task Force made an arrest in last Wednesday’s shooting at City Limit Auto Sales on Hartford Avenue. Police have arrested and charged Ramon …
Thursday, October 12
Oct. 12, Oakland Beach Association will meet on Thurs., Oct. 12, at 6 p.m., at the Boys & Girls Club, 340 Oakland Beach Ave. Our guest speakers will be Ann Corvin, Director of the Warwick Animal …
Thursday, October 12
The Toll Gate unified volleyball team is in the thick of its season and has been putting on a show each match. Here are some shots of the club in action as it makes a run at a state championship. …
Thursday, October 12
By ALEX SPONSELLER The Pilgrim girls volleyball team is rebuilding this fall season and sits at 2-8 overall. The Pats got wins over Johnston (3-0) and Rogers (3-0) but have struggled lately, dropping …
Thursday, October 12
he Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Bishop Hendricken soccer player Angelo Roca. Roca has emerged as arguably the state’s best keeper, recording three straight shutouts in net to …
Thursday, October 12
The Falcons had been flying high following their last-second touchdown against the Townies of East Providence. Momentum was back on their side despite losing in brutal fashion against St. Raphael …
Thursday, October 12
Rhode Island’s average gas price is down six cents from last week, averaging $3.63 per gallon. Tuesday’s price is 10 cents lower than a month ago and 15 cents higher than Oct. 10, 2022. …
Thursday, October 12
Effective treatment and even prevention of Alzheimer's Disease is closer than ever before, and Butler Hospital’s Memory and Aging Program is at the forefront of that effort. The hospital, …
Thursday, October 12
Greenwood Credit union provided shredding of documents and the recycling of electronics at no charge to its members and whoever else stopped by their office on Post Road Saturday from 9 to noon. …
Thursday, October 12
Discover the shocking truth about added sugars at a Healthy Habits cooking demonstration and food tasting at Warwick Public Library on Friday, October 27 at 10 a.m. We expect to find sugar in …
Thursday, October 12
New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) Master of Public Health (MPH) program was granted a five-year specialized accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) at its meeting …
Thursday, October 12
Lisa Dempsey, recently named principal of the Warwick Early Learning Center (WELC) at the John Brown Francis School, got to meet her staff of 67 Friday morning as they gathered in the all purpose …
Thursday, October 12
There were a total of 434 opioid overdose deaths in Rhode Island in the year 2022, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health. The state has seen an increase in fatal overdose deaths …
Thursday, October 12
To the Editor, From 2003 to 2007 me and my husband Patrick, spent over $7 million renovating the old Providence Gas Company purifier plant at 200 Allens Avenue for placement …
Thursday, October 12
“Are there hidden cameras somewhere, is this some sort of TV show?” My surprise must have convinced the woman leaning on her carriage checking her shopping list that, indeed, I was …
Thursday, October 12
To the Editor, My father told me a story about him sitting in the old Red Cross building at the Apponaug mill after the ’38 Hurricane. Did Block Island disappear? No one knew. No messages. …
Thursday, October 12
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Such appears to finally be the case with New England’s most beloved and winningest team, the Patriots. Yes, after two decades of …
Thursday, October 12
Carpionato Group, based in and committed to Rhode Island, today celebrated the opening of New England’s first Topgolf sports and golf entertainment facility located at 120 Sockanosset Cross …
Thursday, October 12
Rhode Island Medical Imaging recently donated $15,000 to the RIDOH Women’s Cancer Screening Program during October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. RIMI’s annual donation to the …
Thursday, October 12
She’s petite, bright eyed and energized. She’s the new sparkplug at the Warwick Board of Canvassers who is already nailing down polling locations for the Presidential Preference …
Thursday, October 12
Dr. Stanley Carpenter from the Naval War College will deliver the first in a four-part series on the history of Great Britain from the rise of the Tudor Dynasty in 1485 to the War of 1812 at …
Thursday, October 12
More than 50 attended the Pollinator Seed Exchange & Education Program, an effort of the City of Warwick Wildlife & Conservation Commission (WWCC), on Sat., Sept. 30 at the local Clouds Hill …
Thursday, October 12
When former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey announced his renegade campaign as a Republican candidate for president early this year, he was asked how he expected to gain recognition when up against …
Thursday, October 12
With over 30 percent of Rhode Islanders age 65 and older, tackling the many issues of an aging population was front and center at the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island’s fifteenth annual …
Thursday, October 12
For the second consecutive year, WalletHub has rated Warwick as the fifth safest city in United States. The news announced last week doesn’t come as a surprise to Col. Bradford Connor. In …
Thursday, October 12
Twenty foursomes took to the course on Monday, October 2, for a new golf tournament, Builders of Hope, at Warwick Country Club in Warwick. The event, hosted by Ferreira Construction of Warwick, …
Thursday, October 12
After decades of standing lonesome vigil in Narragansett Bay, don’t be surprised to see windows and doors opening and scaffolding rising at Conimicut Light. Last week Keith Lescarbeau …
Thursday, October 12
Editor’s Note : The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the last week. Some posts have been edited to include …
Thursday, October 12
NO TRESPASS At 8:07 p.m., Aug. 30, Warwick Police Officer Andrew J. Chretien responded to Barns and noble at 1350 Bald Hill Road for a subject to eject. The caller told police there was a …
Thursday, October 12
By JOHN HOWELL Building two new high schools isn’t as easy as pressing a button now that the City Council has approved the issuance of $350 million in bonding approved by the voters last …
Thursday, October 12
Christopher Hurd, who has served about 20 years on the Police Athletic League board of directors recently presented the organization with a $1,000 check from the Chevy Youths Sports Program. Pictured …
Thursday, October 12
Conimicut is going to lose a COW and most residents as well as those who lose cell phone reception in the village will breathe a sigh of relief. This COW, (Cell On Wheels), has been tethered at …
Thursday, October 12
Members of the Warwick Teachers’ Union (WTU) took umbrage to comments made by School Finance Director Brandon Bohl and many updates on upcoming construction projects at Tuesday’s School …
Thursday, October 12
Building two new high schools isn’t as easy as pressing a button now that the City Council has approved the issuance of $350 million in bonding approved by the voters last November. …
Thursday, October 5
Weekend Spotlight Oct. 7, NAMI Walks Rhode Island on Sat., Oct. 7, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold its annual walk starting from Roger Williams Park, …
Thursday, October 5
Dear Editor John, The Warwick Housing Authority would like to express their appreciation and gratitude to Jenny DaSilva from Legacy Church in Warwick for reaching out to the Warwick Housing …
Thursday, October 5
To the Editor, The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has been logging forests in our state’s Natural Heritage Areas, creating large clearcut areas where few or no …
Thursday, October 5
Can you think of the last time you kissed your spouse; looked at your phone or scratched your head? Probably not. Those are just things you do and will keep on doing. Nonetheless, when you think …
Thursday, October 5
Gaspee Days Committee Charity Plates will start appearing on cars on Saturday, Oct. 14. That’s the date when those who ordered and prepaid for the plates can pick them up from 9 a.m. to noon at …
Thursday, October 5
Ocean State Stories director and former Providence Journal reporter G. Wayne Miller has drawn upon much of his reporting experience in his past books, but his newest release takes it up a notch with …
Thursday, October 5
State officials joined Bally’s Corporation Chairman Soo Kim Sept. 14 to announce a $5 million donation to CCRI to develop and launch new programming in the gaming, hospitality, and …
Thursday, October 5
More than 100 turned out for a fundraiser in support of City Council President Steve McAllister last Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza hosted by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Gov. Dan McKee. In …
Thursday, October 5
It was a little bit after 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 when Hoxsie Elementary School principal Gary McCoombs picked up a basketball, turned to a group of students, and challenged them all to a …
Thursday, October 5
The Conimicut Village Association played their cards perfectly when they postponed last Saturday’s art festival a day. Sunday was perfect. There were a total of 16 vendors, a couple of food …
Thursday, October 5
Conimicut Village Association is once again sponsoring the Village-Wide Scarecrow Contest in Conimicut Village. Entrants need not be Conimicut residents. The village has space for 12 entrees.. Email …
Thursday, October 5
Rhode Island gasoline prices fell five cents last week but remain substantially higher than this time last year as oil prices continue to stubbornly hover in the $90 per barrel range. Rhode …
Thursday, October 5
Mayor Frank Picozzi kept a close eye on the audience when the city opened the two bids on the naming rights for the planned outdoor skating rink at what has become know as Warwick Plaza on the site …
Thursday, October 5
Editor’s Note : The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the last week. Some posts have been edited to include …
Thursday, October 5
DUI At 11:46 p.m., Aug. 21, Warwick Police were dispatched to the Airport Connector in the area of the Jefferson Boulevard overpass for the report of an individual who was stopped by …
Thursday, October 5
With forecasters calling for another wet weekend, Mayor Frank Picozzi took some time off from the corner office in City Hall to work on his renowned digital Christmas display Tuesday at his home on …
Thursday, October 5
Normally, Dawn Forte walks with her dog Skye by the water near her house on Arnolds Neck Drive. On Sept. 21, however, she took a different path. As she walked past a house …
Thursday, October 5
Judy Earle, who lives not far from Warwick Neck Avenue, was preparing to attend the Warwick Neck Improvement Association meeting last Wednesday when a shattering noise echoed through the …
Thursday, October 5
Students and teachers at Park Elementary School found out that their school was named a National Blue Ribbon School- one of the highest honors a school can achieve from the U.S. Department of …
Thursday, October 5
Tara Levasseur was faced with a choice in July of 2020 that she hopes medical professionals will not be faced with again. Then Governor Gina Raimondo mandated that all medical professions be …
Thursday, October 5
The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Toll Gate football player Mason Tanner. Tanner has been enjoying a breakout year as a do-it-all offensive player for the Titans and was key in their …
Thursday, October 5
The Toll Gate boys soccer team has picked up where it left off last season as one of the elite teams in Division IV, as it entered the week with a 4-1 league record which was good for first place. …
Thursday, October 5
The Pilgrim boys soccer team is still looking to build some momentum this season and dropped a 3-0 shutout to Coventry last week on the road. The Oakers would score …
Thursday, October 5
The Pilgrim football team dropped its second straight decision when Ponaganset held on to win 28-21 in last week’s Thursday night matchup. Ponaganset would mount a …
Wednesday, September 27
To say that the Albert “Cookie” Memorial Golf Tournament is a tradition unlike any other would be an understatement. In short, it’s a nine-hole golf tournament named in honor …
Wednesday, September 27
Having surpassed the 600 threshold for preorders to start production, Gaspee Days Committee Charity Plates will start appearing on cars on Saturday, Oct. 14. That’s the date when those who …
Thursday, September 21
To celebrate both their recent Warwick opening, the Law Firm of Lonardo, Forte and Trudeau, LLP., will hold an Open House Thursday, September 28, at 2890 West Shore Road, from 2:30 to 7:00 p.m. This …
Thursday, September 21
Fourteen community-based food pantries across the state have received donated food and funds to support their work to help those facing hunger thanks to Bank Rhode Island (BankRI). The Bank recently …
Thursday, September 21
In a ceremony scheduled yesterday, a monument to Native American veterans was dedicated at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery That monument is the brainchild of Charles “Snow …
Thursday, September 21
The introduction of the 988 Lifeline marks a monumental leap forward in the evolution of treatment for those experiencing thoughts of suicide, substance use disorder, mental health crises, and …
Thursday, September 21
Lively Arab music and the scent of cooking lamb, spices and the occasional whiff from a smoking hookah wafted from tents on the plaza facing St. George Maronite Catholic Church in Cranston this past …
Thursday, September 21
Dr. Leslie Brow was recently named the recipient of the Association of Rhode Island Administrators of Special Education (ARIASE) 2023 Administrator of Special Education Award. The annual …
Thursday, September 21
To the Editor, I have a lot of concerns about the 9/14 article about the ice rink at Warwick City Hall Plaza. It states it will further the revitalization of this area. There has …
Thursday, September 21
The current nationally divisive controversy over statues and monuments - - here in Rhode Island over Columbus and Commodore Esek Hopkins - - has forced me to confess that I took down Rhode …
Thursday, September 21
“Time to return the milk and bread,” said “Arizona Pete” as he and his wife Wendy walked the dock at Pleasure Marina in Oakland Beach Friday afternoon. They were headed to the …
Thursday, September 21
To the Editor: How ironic that on one page of today’s (September 7) Warwick Beacon there is an article where a resident is objecting to having a police officer present during …
Thursday, September 21
A new joint legislative study commission looking into the reasons for the decline of Narragansett Bay’s quahog population is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Tuesday. In 2022, more …
Thursday, September 21
St. Peter School seventh-grader Lily Kelliher has always loved outer space. “I used to have stars on my ceiling when I was a kid, and I always really liked it,” she said. This …
Thursday, September 21
Last week Warwick was grazed by three major storms, two of which caused significant flash flooding and even tornados in the northern part of the state. The big name, though- in fact, the …
Thursday, September 21
On September 14, Speaker Joe Shekarchi received the Governmental Service Award from the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island. This award is given annually to state or federal service …
Thursday, September 21
Jerry Peshka, right, who has served as president of the Gaspee Days Committee, has returned to lead the all volunteer group that stages multiple activities including an arts and crafts show, road …
Thursday, September 21
DUI Around 2:20 a.m., Aug. 6, Warwick Police Officer Andrew J. Chretien was on routine patrol traveling west on East Avenue when he spotted a black Chevy Tahoe traveling east at a high rate of …
Thursday, September 21
Multi-million dollar projects, such as the proposal to build a dog lodge on Jefferson Boulevard or a garage for use by contractors to store vehicles and materials on Post Road, in Pawtuxet have a way …
Thursday, September 21
By JOHN HOWELL Wayne Kezirian, president of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was prepared for the opening of their new home on Plan Way in Warwick Thursday …
Thursday, September 21
School Superintendent Lynn Dambruch and Assistant Superintendent William McCaffrey were still on Cloud Nine Tuesday morning following city council approval to issue bonds for new high schools Monday …
Thursday, September 21
At 10:11 p.m. on Sept. 18, the Warwick City Council voted 8-1 to release $350 million in bond funding to build two new high schools, slated to replace Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools. The …
Thursday, September 21
GEBHART COMMENTS: Made after the public comment session Tonight is about hope. It’s about being brave. It’s about the future. I heard two themes tonight, …
Thursday, September 21
To say that the Albert “Cookie” Memorial Golf Tournament is a tradition unlike any other would be an understatement. In short, it’s a nine-hole golf tournament named in honor …
Thursday, September 21
The Toll Gate field hockey team would run away with a 2-0 win over rival Pilgrim last week to pick up its first league victory of the regular season. The two teams were scoreless heading into …
Thursday, September 21
The Bishop Hendricken football team won its first league game of the season in a 21-14 thriller over North Kingstown last week and did it in unlikely fashion. On Thursday, the Hawks decided to …
Thursday, September 14
Sept. 14, Clouds Hill Museum Preservation Fundraiser will hold its Annual Harvest Supper on Sat., Sept. 23, from 5 – 9 p.m. at the Varnum Armory, 6 Main St, East Greenwich. In …
Thursday, September 14
Rhode Island’s average gas price is down one cent from last week, averaging $3.75 per gallon. Monday’s price was .13 cents higher than a month ago, and .21 cents lower than Aug. 28, 2022 …
Thursday, September 14
Find amazing deals on more than 6,000 hardcovers, paperbacks, children’s books, and DVDs at the Friends of the Library Book Sale at Warwick Public Library on September 22 - 24, 2023. The …
Thursday, September 14
To the editor, On Monday, September 18th the Warwick City Council will be meeting to discuss and possibly vote on a generational project that will have an impact on all current and future …
Thursday, September 14
Much of the mayor’s posts last week pertained to the Traveling Vietnam Wall. We selected this post to feature: Sept. 9 This photo was just sent to me, and it says it all. This man …
Thursday, September 14
“How are you going to find your way?” I looked in the direction of the shore shrouded in fog and spotted the outline of the Beach Avenue overlook in Conimicut. I made out two figures …
Thursday, September 14
Another anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks has come and gone; this year commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack in American history. There has never …
Thursday, September 14
It was hot and muggy Thursday and those attending the opening of school mass at Bishop Hendricken High School weren’t expecting a lesson in physics following a reading of the Gospel : St. …
Thursday, September 14
Felicia Gardella and the Warwick Historical Society will talk about the Hurricane of 1938 at Warwick Public Library Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. Felicia has a personal connection to the …
Thursday, September 14
Toll Gate High School’s auditorium was filled to about three-quarters capacity for Tuesday’s school committee meeting, with the vast majority of those in attendance being teachers, and …
Thursday, September 14
Rhode Islanders gathered on Monday at the 9/11 memorial park in Oakland Beach to remember the lives lost in the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. The annual event, set up by state …
Thursday, September 14
Warwick got lucky Monday. While the horizon to the north was black, broken by lightening spikes with downpours flooding roads and homes in Johnston, Providence and Cranston just a few miles …
Thursday, September 14
As communities across Massachusetts and Rhode Island clean up after torrential rains and devastating flooding, AAA Northeast is offering motorists advice on how to avoid vehicular flood damage and …
Thursday, September 14
Representatives from approximately 40 organizations, as of Wednesday, will be in attendance at the Warwick Public Library on Sept. 28, to speak with new and long-term city residents. The …
Thursday, September 14
RECKLESS DRIVING Around 2:15 a.m., July 21, Warwick police officers on a RIPTIDE patrol on Interstate 95 North in the area of Exit 24 spotted a vehicle allegedly traveling 104 miles per hour. …
Thursday, September 14
Ten years ago, few people thought that the Rhode Island Military Organization (RIMO) lounge at T.F. Green Airport would last long, according to RIMO president and Ward 3 councilman Tim Howe. …
Thursday, September 14
The American Veterans Traveling Tribute’s (AVTT) Traveling Wall stopped in Warwick from Thursday to Monday, and was host to a ceremony on Friday afternoon paying tribute to those who died in …
Thursday, September 14
By JOHN HOWELL As the City Council weighs whether to release voter-approved bonding for new Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools on Sept. 18, questions will focus on the projected costs of the …
Thursday, September 14
Warwick School Superintendent Lynn Dambruch is mystified by reports that a group of teachers passed a vote of no confidence in her and Assistant Superintendent William McCaffrey last week and why …
Thursday, September 14
With conceptual drawings and engineering plans nearing competition, the administration is moving ahead with advertising for the naming rights of Mayor Frank Picozzi’s dream for a City Hall …
Thursday, September 14
After regaining its place as one of the state’s elite clubs last season, the Bishop Hendricken soccer team is back in action this fall and has jumped out to a 2-0 record, including getting a …
Thursday, September 14
The Pilgrim football team made a statement last week when it beat East Greenwich 6-0 in its non-league season opener. The teams were scoreless until two minutes were remaining in the fourth …
Thursday, September 14
The defending state champion Toll Gate girls soccer team picked up right where it left off last season by winning its first four games including two league matches. The Titans graduated 13 …
Thursday, September 14
The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Toll Gate soccer player Shinyu Vega. The sophomore striker is off to a blazing start as the defending champs sit at 4-0. Vega leads the team in goals …
Thursday, September 7
Georgia fugitive nabbed in Cranston pond Rhode Island State Police used a drone to find a fugitive from Georgia in a Cranston Pond. At 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, state troopers, with the …
Thursday, September 7
Family and friends turned out Monday at the Quonset Air National Guard Base to welcome home more than 100 airmen of the 143d Airlift Wing from their AFRICOM deployment. The airmen completed a …
Thursday, September 7
When pulled to the side of the road for no apparent reason, Barry Cook says he feels “intimidated” when a uniformed police officer approaches his door with his hand resting on his weapon. …
Thursday, September 7
Jim Palmisciano wants to give Rhode Islanders a new political party. Palmisciano, a graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School and Providence College, is chair of the Rhode Island Forward Party, …
Thursday, September 7
An executive summary provided by Ellana Construction Consultants shows the projected costs of building new high schools are higher than initially interpreted and portend heated deliberations on Sept. …
Thursday, September 7
It was a hot start for Warwick schools Tuesday unless it was Sherman, Warwick Neck and one of the schools with HVAC systems. “It’s very toasty,” said School Committee member …
Thursday, September 7
Samantha Moffat, Pilgrim Mary Centracchio, Pilgrim Colby Lavoie, Pilgrim Amanda Preston, Toll Gate Alina Jencks, Toll Gate Katie Motta, Toll Gate Player of the Year: Elizabeth Cavanagh, Pilgrim …
Thursday, September 7
Ronjai Francis, Hendricken Alex Morin, Hendricken Michael LaFlamme, Hendricken Jawin Bodden, Hendricken Jason Pilderian, Hendricken Jayden Falcone, Hendricken Oscar Weah, Hendricken Matt Santos, …
Thursday, September 7
Gianna Ramos, Pilgrim Amaya Coffie, Pilgrim Jenna Madden, Pilgrim Bri Simono, Toll Gate Amanda Preston, Toll Gate Sydnee Perreault, Toll Gate Player of the Year: Faith Meade, Pilgrim …
Thursday, September 7
Eze Wali, Hendricken Matt Brock, Hendricken Michael Paquette, Hendricken Devin Lynch, Hendricken Dylan Vale, Pilgrim Carter Clifton, Pilgrim Isaiah Price, Pilgrim Mason Link, Pilgrim Jackson …
Thursday, September 7
Kaleigh Catucci, Pilgrim Janelli Campos, Pilgrim Kayli Sherlock, Pilgrim Missy Lee, Pilgrim Brooke DiBenedetto, Toll Gate Kate Flanagan, Toll Gate Mary McNulty, Toll Gate …
Thursday, September 7
Cooper Weir, Hendricken Brian Garrepy, Hendricken Ben Warr, Hendricken Eli Kearns, Pilgrim Jack Eaton, Pilgrim Ayo Falano, Pilgrim Jayden Glover, Toll Gate Tyler Carpenter, Toll Gate Austin Scotti, …
Thursday, September 7
Gillian Brown, Pilgrim Dasani Stewart, Pilgrim Riley Bromage, Pilgrim Jenna Madden, Pilgrim Kara Yelman, Toll Gate Morgan Caianiello, Toll Gate Katie Pale, Toll Gate Alanna Pereira, Toll Gate …
Thursday, September 7
Shaelin Donovan, Toll Gate Emma Hindle, Toll Gate Adrianna Giovanelli, Toll Gate Julia Cutler, Toll Gate Maia Flynn, Pilgrim Michaela Fitzgerald, Pilgrim Sara Rega, Pilgrim Berdinie Delias, Pilgrim …
Thursday, September 7
Gianni Fontenault, Hendricken Brady Williams, Hendricken Andrew Chadwick, Hendricken Richie Cavanagh, Pilgrim Jackson Bromage, Pilgrim Lucas Hemond, Pilgrim Player of the Year: Ryan …
Thursday, September 7
Elizabeth Cavanagh, Pilgrim Alina Jencks, Toll Gate Lea Fortin, Toll Gate Delanie Wheeler, Toll Gate Morgan Caianiello, Toll Gate Player of the Year: Keira Ramsden, Pilgrim …
Thursday, September 7
Andrew Barboza, Hendricken Stephen Nardelli, Hendricken Ethan Pezzullo, Pilgrim Jacob Brennan, Pilgrim Ryan Barlow, Pilgrim Tyler Fuller, Pilgrim Griffin Taylor, Pilgrim Sean Mullaney, Toll Gate …
Thursday, September 7
Keaney Bayha, Pilgrim Tiffany Blanco, Pilgrim Kyle Lavoie, Pilgrim Alison Pankowicz, Toll Gate Vanessa Jones, Toll Gate Athlete of the Year: Dasani Stewart, Pilgrim Dasani …
Thursday, September 7
Carson Dean, Hendricken Damon Buchanon, Hendricken Jacob Coates, Hendricken Edmund Lok, Hendricken Anthony Manna, Hendricken Jack Moretta, Hendricken Elliot Gauvin, Hendricken Hunter Schobel, Pilgrim …
Thursday, September 7
Keith Daigneau, Hendricken Edmund Lok, Hendricken Jacob Coates, Hendricken Michael LaFlamme, Hendricken Brayton Gazerro, Hendricken Troy Silvestri, Hendricken Alex Pinheiro, Pilgrim Ian Bubar, …
Thursday, September 7
Alyssa Twomey, Pilgrim Keaney Bayha, Pilgrim Alison Pankowicz, Toll Gate Vanessa Jones, Toll Gate Delanie Wheeler, Toll Gate Athlete of the Year: Dasani Stewart, Pilgrim Dasani …
Thursday, September 7
Wilson Jablonski, Hendricken Keegan Tierney, Hendricken Evan McGregor, Hendricken Andrew Frezza, Hendricken Josh Breard, Hendricken Aidan Moreira, Hendrickenxxxxxxxx Ian Bubar, Pilgrim Jordan Lopes, …
Thursday, September 7
Kaleigh Catucci, Warwick Katie Ignagni, Warwick Gymnast of the Year: Riley Bromage, Warwick Riley Bromage enjoyed a big year this past winter season and would lead the Warwick …
Thursday, September 7
Nick Komari, Hendricken Aidan Weiss, Hendricken Jack Flynn, Hendricken Liam Berube, Hendricken John Maynard, Warwick Josh Maynard, Warwick Grant Meunier, Warwick Player of the Year: …
Thursday, September 7
Emily Newton, Pilgrim Tiffany Blanco, Pilgrim Savannah Pacheco, Pilgrim Hannah Smith, Pilgrim Liliana Daigneault, Pilgrim Alison Pankowicz, Toll Gate Runner of the Year: Keaney …
Thursday, September 7
Joe Church, Hendricken Braeden Campbell, Hendricken Colby Vital, Hendricken Caleb Sclama, Hendricken Justyn Murphy, Pilgrim Trevor O’Connor, Pilgrim Tyler Hunter, Toll Gate Tyrisse Volmar, Toll …
Thursday, September 7
Ayla Payley, Warwick Elizabeth Cavanagh, Warwick Hayley Clem, Warwick Georgia Feld, Warwick Mia Campbell, Warwick Player of the Year: Mary Centracchio, Warwick Mary Centracchio …
Thursday, September 7
William Cavanagh, Hendricken Nick Regine, Hendricken Andrew Smith, Hendricken Jack LaRose, Hendricken Aidan Pennacchini, Hendricken Ryan Barlow, Warwick Richie Cavanagh, Warwick Charlie Clements, …
Thursday, September 7
Damon Buchanon, Hendricken Tim Andrews, Hendricken Ryan Kornacki, Hendricken Matt Walden, Hendricken Aidan Curry, Hendricken Tristan Jordan, Hendricken Swimmer of the Year: Nick …
Thursday, September 7
Alyssa Moffat, Pilgrim Abigail Steinhilber, Pilgrim Madison Tatarian, Pilgrim Erin Cassady, Pilgrim Katelyn Watson, Toll Gate Swimmer of the Year: Oce Lowe, Toll Gate Toll …
Thursday, September 7
Genna D’Amato, Pilgrim Audra McDonnell, Pilgrim Gillian Brown, Pilgrim Marin Prest, Pilgrim Madison Wrench, Pilgrim Sophia Chevian, Pilgrim Sydnee Perreault, Toll Gate Katie Motta, Toll Gate …
Thursday, September 7
Braeden Campbell, Hendricken Griffin Crain, Hendricken Jack LaRose, Hendricken Ryan Thompson, Hendricken Frank Tillinghast, Hendricken Matt Jarmie, Hendricken Dylan Roberts, Pilgrim Henry Kearns, …
Thursday, September 7
Rocky Point Park will host the Traveling Vietnam Wall, an exhibit modeled after the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, throughout the upcoming weekend. The wall will be open to the …
Thursday, September 7
Almost four months ago, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an 81-page advisory report titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” putting a spotlight on a troubling …
Thursday, September 7
Rhode Island’s average gas price is down two cents from last week, averaging $3.73 per gallon. Tuesday’s price is the same as a month ago ($3.73), and 8 cents lower than Sept. 5, 2022 ). …
Thursday, September 7
The Rhode Island Foundation has selected 38 Rhode Island residents statewide , including four from Warwick to participate in its Equity Leadership Initiative (ELI). The goal is to build a …
Thursday, September 7
Editor’s Note : The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the last week. Some posts have been edited to include …
Thursday, September 7
Team Church of the Annunciation, which is made up of approximately 100 parishioners, is ready for the Greek Orthodox parish’s 37th Annual Three-Day Cranston Greek Festival that begins Friday …
Thursday, September 7
VNA of Care New England - Hospice has earned the (Strategic Healthcare Programs) SHP Best Hospice Superior Performer Caregiver Satisfaction Award for the calendar year 2022. The annual SHP …
Thursday, September 7
After serving 26 years with Mentor RI, with the last ten years as President and CEO, Jo-Ann Schofield is moving on, but she won’t be going all that far. In a letter to friends of the …
Thursday, September 7
Weekend Spotlight Sept. 7, Meadowlark Seniors Meetings will resume Thurs., Sept. 7, at 1:30 p.m. at Father O’Hara Hall in St. Kevin Church, 333 Sandy Lane Warwick. There …
Thursday, September 7
To the Editor The Mayor has announced a "Workshop" of the Harbor Management Commission for Tuesday, September 12th at the Sawtooth Building. 6:00 p.m. The Commission will open up its …
Thursday, September 7
To the Editor, My wife and I just spotted our 1st Bald Eagle soaring majestically above our backyard. It took 70 years, but it was worth the wait. We all breathe the …
Thursday, September 7
To the Editor, Parents are thinking the summer is over and its time for school supplies and new clothes. Kids are thinking where did the summer go, but excited to see old friends. Our …
Thursday, September 7
Jim, who I’ve known for years, and I stood in the warmth of the morning sun about 240 miles away from Warwick, which I suspect from his perspective is a crowded section of New England. …
Thursday, September 7
The City of Warwick will hold its annual remembrance ceremony Monday, September 11th at the 9/11 Memorial in Oakland Beach to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The …
Thursday, September 7
Warren A. Sherman Elementary School students gathered in the school’s front lawn to get their first look at their newly renovated home at a ribbon-cutting event held this past Thursday. …
Wednesday, September 6
People who said they had had alien experiences proved to be a major inspiration for Raina Smith’s fifth novel, “The Earth Consented.” Smith, a former news anchor for WPRI-12 …
Thursday, August 31
Once declared “Warwick’s youngest philanthropist,” Joey Alisch continues to give back. Joey began his charitable journey in 2006 at the age of 9, inspired by a Disney Channel …
Thursday, August 31
Glenn Meade one of the crew at First Student replaces a bracket to a mirror designed to give the driver a view of anything immediately in front of the bus. In response to questions about preparation …
Thursday, August 31
Dr. Tom Wold, DO, MS, Chief Medical Officer at Kent Hospital, will give a presentation on maintaining appropriate blood pressure levels at the Warwick Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. …
Thursday, August 31
Editor’s Note : The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the last week. Some posts have been edited to include …
Thursday, August 31
The Johnston Indoor Recreation Center wrapped up its summer basketball tournament last week and also honored the late Dan Mazzulla during the championship game as well. The league hosts 24 teams …
Thursday, August 31
The Pilgrim football team is preparing for kickoff and has set the bar high as it returns a senior-heavy lineup. The Pats failed to reach the playoffs last year but enter the 2023 fall with …
Thursday, August 31
St. Mary & St. Mena Christian Orthodox Church was humming Sunday afternoon, the closing day of the 33rd Annual Egyptian Christian Festival. The church is located on Scituate Avenue in Hope. A …
Thursday, August 31
Rhode Island Second District Congressman Seth Magaziner visited CHILD, Inc. in West Warwick Tuesday to voice his strong opposition to House Republicans’ proposed education budget. The …
Thursday, August 31
To the Editor, On Monday, August 21st, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), to get good publicity, issued a press release which soon made news headlines that they were …
Thursday, August 31
To the Editor, When I was a child, we received education that included learning to know the difference between fiction and nonfiction, the difference between fact and tall tales. This new era …
Thursday, August 31
“See that?” Ben Block said pointing to an orange blob turning red at the center position in a sea of arrows that more or less formed a pattern from southeast. He handed over the …
Thursday, August 31
Sept. 5, Photographic Society of RI will hold its first meeting of their 96 th year on Tues., Sept. 5, at 6:30 p.m. as a social time and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The program will have …
Thursday, August 31
People who said they had had alien experiences proved to be a major inspiration for Raina Smith’s fifth novel, “The Earth Consented.” Smith, a former news anchor for WPRI-12 …
Thursday, August 31
Activist and vocal critic of the administration Rob Cote, who was escorted from the July 17 Council meeting after barely uttering two sentences, may get the last word after all. On Monday, the …
Thursday, August 31
DROWNING According to a Warwick Police press release, the department is conducting a drowning investigation after a young boy lost his life. Around 11:37 a.m., Aug. 28, Warwick Police …
Thursday, August 31
The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recently hosted the Warwick Rotary Club for a pre-opening tour of its newly completed home at 155 Plan Way in Warwick. The building, …
Thursday, August 31
Highlighting the people of Warwick and their stories has become a passion for Scott Nerney- one that he finds particularly enjoyable. Nerney, who was born in Warwick, went to Warwick Veterans …
Thursday, August 31
A Narragansett-based company that has a 40 year history in restoring aging buildings, including lighthouses, has been selected to bring new life to a Warwick icon that is showing its age and visually …
Thursday, August 31
As students prepare to end their summer vacations, the Warwick School Department is ready to welcome them back. The administration projects an enrollment of 7,963 students on Sept. 5, …
Thursday, August 31
The City Council will get an overview of the latest cost projections to build two new high schools and long terms impact on city finances at its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 18. In an …
Thursday, August 24
“Even though you wouldn’t know,” Steve Gothberg said Friday of renovations nearing completion at Warwick Neck School, “it looks like a bomb went off.” It was an …
Thursday, August 24
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Care New England and hospital leadership to tour the construction site of the new Brown University Labor and Delivery Center and the …
Thursday, August 24
Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope that acquired the former St. Francis of Assisi Church and School on Jefferson Boulevard for $1.6 million earlier this year will open with seminars and …
Thursday, August 24
The warning system conceived by Mayor Frank Picozzi and designed by Philip Carlucci, the city’s management information systems director, to warn people on Conimicut Point Park of the dangers of …
Thursday, August 24
An independent third look at the numbers basically confirms what school architects Saccoccio Associates have said all along that new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools can be built for the $350 …
Thursday, August 24
It was a poor pun but US Senator Jack made it anyway last Thursday in announcing three grants totaling $4.37 million to enhance the city’s sewer infrastructure, build in environmental …
Thursday, August 24
Weekend Spotlight Aug. 24, Movies in the Park, on Thursday, Aug. 24, Movies in the Park, will present “Top Gun: Maverick” at Rocky Point Park, 1 Rocky Point Ave., Warwick. …
Thursday, August 24
In last week’s article regarding the Toll Gate cheerleading team’s car wash and bake sale, coach Kasey Murphy was incorrectly identified as “Kerry Murphy.” The Warwick Beacon …
Thursday, August 24
The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame inducted its 2023 class last Saturday in Cranston and a handful of locals were enshrined for their impact on the local hockey scene. Below are those …
Thursday, August 24
The Bishop Hendricken football team enters the 2023 season in unusual territory after falling to rival La Salle in the state championship last November. It was the first in-state loss the Hawks …
Thursday, August 24
Two-time Emmy Award-Winning Actor Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Gettysburg, Steve Jobs, Tears of Endearment, Dumb and Dumber) will narrate an upcoming documentary film …
Thursday, August 24
Growing up right off of Church Avenue, I have often passed by the large rock at the triangular intersection of Beach Avenue, Transit Street, and June Avenue. I never paid much mind, as it was simply …
Thursday, August 24
To the Editor, Picture yourself at a local coffee shop sitting with friends or family. The conversation shifts to local politics, and a consensus emerges: the government status quo seems …
Thursday, August 24
Clank…clank. It was a tapping of metal on something hard and not what I expected. It was close, …
Thursday, August 24
The twister churned the cemetery grounds, mixing earth and mighty trees and bending grave markers perpendicular to the souls interred beneath. The spinning winds struck Johnston where the town …
Thursday, August 24
Editor’s Note : The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the last week. Some posts have been edited to include additional information to give …
Thursday, August 24
Finance committee meetings are renowned for being lengthy and Monday’s meeting was anticipated to have a larger agenda than usual since the council meets only once in August. The committee …
Thursday, August 24
Eleanor Butterfield Dansereau has a reputation at Warwick Health Center where she has lived for the past several years of being a tease and coming up with the unexpected. She didn’t disappoint …
Thursday, August 24
Having just celebrated her 105th birthday, Jean Retelle, recreation director at the Kent Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation, can attest Ione Doell enjoys her butterscotch pudding and sweet treats. …
Thursday, August 24
The traveling Vietnam Wall that will be displayed at Rocky Point State Park from September 8 - 10 will be the topic at a Veterans Coffee Social at Warwick Public Library on Wednesday, August 30 …
Thursday, August 24
Trinity Repertory Company will hold children’s auditions for its 47th annual production of A Christmas Carol on Sept. 9. New England youth ages 8-12 can auditionfrom 9:00 am – 12:00 …
Thursday, August 24
Starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin a series of four consecutive weekend lane closures of I-95 near Route 10/Exit 33 at the …
Thursday, August 24
Rob Cote is a regular at City Council meetings especially for the portion of the meeting when the public can address the council. But, the self appointed critic of city officials and Fire Department …
Thursday, August 24
Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins expressed excitement yesterday and support for the pending formal announcement of Costco coming to Cranston. “After many months of speculation, …
Thursday, August 24
B&E Warwick Police recently reported an overnight Breaking and Entering incident at the Warwick Mall, 400 Bald Hill Road. Around 3:45 a.m. on Aug. 22, members of the Warwick Police …
Thursday, August 24
North Kingstown High junior Sarah Smith said she has loved her summer job at Morris Farm. She was found cutting sunflowers Saturday for the roadside stand that has been a fixture on Warwick Avenue …
Thursday, August 24
Most parents stop thinking about breastfeeding once their child is weaned but not Amanda Couture. Amanda, a Warwick mother of two, is a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor at the East Bay Community …
Thursday, August 24
By JOHN HOWELL It’s predictably difficult to find a parking place in front of Warwick Neck School. But this is summer and it’s Saturday. The parking lot is full. The front door to …
Thursday, August 17
Defenders of Animals Inc., which began a 45-year journey of caring for and defending the rights of animals in April of 1978, will hold its Homeless Animals Day/Candlelight Vigil and Humane Heroes …
Thursday, August 17
She was waiting for a table at Smokey Bones on Route 2 in Warwick with her family, when a waitress ran up to her “freaking out” and excitedly hugging her. The waitress then bent …
Thursday, August 17
With the wind turbines of Providence spinning in the background, I uneasily stepped off of the stable motorboat and into the rocking sailboat. For this assignment, I traded my business casual attire …
Thursday, August 17
There was a rather unique flurry of activity Sunday morning at two locations on Memorial Drive in Warwick. At each side of the roundabout rotary, two teenage girls waved pom poms and poster-size …
Thursday, August 17
The Flood Ford Auto baseball team would roll to a two-game state championship win over Coventry to win the Connie Mack title on Monday evening at McCarthy Field. It was a long time coming for …
Thursday, August 17
A few rain drops didn’t dampen attendance at the ice cream social Ward 7 Councilman and City Council President Steve McAllister hosted last Thursday at his home. He reported the Kay’s Ice …
Thursday, August 17
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, an entity within the World Health Organization) recently announced that aspartame, a sugar substitute used in about 6,000 products worldwide, is …
Thursday, August 17
Rather than the road to hell being paved with good intentions, I suggest that the road to hell is paved with unexamined assumptions. In the case of RI Energy/PPL's proposal before the RI Public …
Thursday, August 17
The crisis affecting Rhode Island’s nursing homes continues to escalate, yet there is no response from State leaders. Within the last couple of months, one nursing home has closed, three …
Thursday, August 17
To the Editor, I read with disgust, the article entitled “Cote cries “Foul,” weighs free speech suit” and it’s time to tell the whole story. While it’s …
Thursday, August 17
If you’ve never been left outside in the cold without a place to go, or a bed to sleep in, consider yourself lucky. For an increasing amount (and an all-time record number of) Rhode Islanders, …
Thursday, August 17
The Potter League for Animals will hold a Low-Cost Vaccine & Microchip Clinic, Wednesday, August 23rd, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Potter League Animal Care & Adoption Center located at 87 …
Thursday, August 17
Bed Bath & Beyond is liquidating in bankruptcy nationwide in a shutdown that includes Warwick’s Bald Hill Road Bed Bath & Beyond. The Warwick store and all other locations of the chain …
Thursday, August 17
Dr. Alan Post will talk about meditation how it can make you happier, healthier, and smarter at the Warwick Public Library on Wednesday, August 23 at 7 p.m. Research shows that meditation has …
Thursday, August 17
Matt Trimble, president and CEO of Saint Elizabeth Community based in East Greenwich was elected chairman of the board of CareLink at the organization’s annual meeting recently at the Pawtucket …
Thursday, August 17
STAND-OFF On July 28, around 11:30 p.m., Warwick Police were called to the area of the Walmart on Post Road following reports of an erratic driver. Police identified the driver as Richard …
Thursday, August 17
Imagine getting a call from your son or daughter’s principal that your child has accessed information on the web on how to commit suicide. Anne Seisel, who retired this year from the …
Wednesday, August 16
CCRI professor and director of the college’s Dental Assisting Program Kerri H. Friel, of Warwick, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB), …
Wednesday, August 16
The city is petitioning for a Federal Aviation Administration review of its approval of plans to build a $100 million air cargo facility to replace operations along Airport Road even though it has …
Thursday, August 10
The Warwick FireFighters Soccer Club recently unveiled the recipients of the annual scholarships handed out alongside the Elanna Zuller Memorial Sports Fund and the Gianna Cirella Memorial Fund. …
Thursday, August 10
A Shot For Life is excited to announce the roster of our third annual A Shot For Life Challenge in Rhode Island. The A Shot For Life Challenge will be on August 12th . Thanks to their continued …
Thursday, August 10
The Warwick Tree Post junior Legion team had a solid showing at regionals this past weekend at McCarthy Field as it went 1-1 overall. Tree Post took on New York in the first round and was tied …
Thursday, August 10
Learn about your Social Security benefits and when to take them at the Warwick Public Library on Wednesday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m. Join Cheryl Tudino from the Social Security Administration will talk …
Thursday, August 10
Rhode Island’s average gas price is up seven cents from last week, averaging $3.73 per gallon. Monday’s price is .22 cents higher than a month ago, and .57 cents lower than Aug. 7, 2022. …
Thursday, August 10
In recent times this location at 2247 West Shore Road was known as the Tullamore Tavern. NES Groups and NES Groups Architects added a tower to give the original building a new lighthouse look, gutted …
Thursday, August 10
Editor’s note: The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the past week. The posts have been edited to include additional pertinent …
Thursday, August 10
To the Editor, We’re Noble Owl, a Rhode Island nonprofit working for a better future, and we have a plan to lower energy prices and bring more revenue to Warwick. Our idea is based on …
Thursday, August 10
To the Editor: Why is Sheldon Whitehouse being so selective? According to columnist Ian Donnis, Senator Whitehouse is concerned about the Supreme Court. He decries the supposed …
Thursday, August 10
We’re a city, but we’re also a town, a small town. There are those who would say otherwise. With more than 80,000 residents Warwick is probably the state’s second largest city, …
Thursday, August 10
A Shot For Life is excited to announce the roster of our third annual A Shot For Life Challenge in Rhode Island. The A Shot For Life Challenge will be on August 12th . Thanks to their continued …
Thursday, August 10
Word that fire had destroyed the Governor Francis home of Jack Silberman and his family spread quickly as did the offers to help. Here Evie Deming, Greta Jarvis and Molly Brown sell lemonade from a …
Thursday, August 10
Just after lunch on January 17, 2017, Jack Wrenn, a PhD student at the time, wandered around parts of Brown University’s campus where he “shouldn’t be” with his friend who …
Thursday, August 10
“Merry Christmas!” The speaker, a young girl, was greeting Stephanie Van Patten, who laughed and replied “Happy New Year!” The girl took some candy and left the rest for …
Thursday, August 10
It was July 28, and four teachers sat in an otherwise empty room. Make no mistake however, they were hard at work teaching. Ever since Warwick high schools introduced a virtual summer school …
Thursday, August 10
There are picnics then there’s the Rhode Island Association of Elks Annual 365 Outing. After all, how many cookouts have 1,700 plus guests, 160 volunteers, special appearances by the Rhode …
Thursday, August 10
The Carolyn Dutra Dance Studio held its yearly show at the Garden City Gazebo on Tuesday August 1. Starting at 6 p.m., about 35 dancers from ages three to 16 performed for the audience separated into …
Thursday, August 10
To submit your news from The Buzz to: Ida at idaz@rhodybeat.com. This includes virtual events, which should be submitted two to three weeks ahead of the event. Can include community events, …
Thursday, August 10
Warwick Public Library’s central branch was home to an unusual sigh last Wednesday: a miniature kitchen, complete with fresh ingredients and a blender. Rhode Island Community Food Bank was …
Thursday, August 10
A few rain drops didn’t dampen the spirits, or the fundraising effort to support three animal rescue groups, as House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi held his third annual scramble Monday at …
Thursday, August 10
RECKLESS DRIVING At 8:57 p.m., Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was traveling south on Interstate 95 when he spotted a vehicle speed past “at an excessive rate of speed at such a …
Thursday, August 10
Bruce Fairbanks, who has lived in Nausauket overlooking Apponaug Cove for more than 40 years, says he has an ideal vantage to watch weather systems as they move across the city. He’s taken in …
Thursday, August 10
The ACLU of Rhode Island is weighing whether to represent Warwick activist Rob Cote in an action against the City Council for denying him his rights to the freedom of speech after being cut off by …
Thursday, August 10
In a complaint filed Tuesday in Superior Court, Debra J. Shatley, president of the Oakland Beach Real Estate Owners Association (OBREOA), claims that Ward 6 Councilwoman Donna Travis, her husband …
Thursday, August 10
Mayor Frank Picozzi and Warwick School Committee Chair David Testa have been on good terms throughout their respective careers as municipal leaders. That may change. When the School Committee …
Thursday, August 3
Aug. 4, Disco Fever Dance will be hosted by Bee in Motion Dance on Friday, Aug. 4 from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 11 Ventura St., West Warwick. $6pp. For more …
Thursday, August 3
“There’s nothing that can hold us back!” Bob “Bubba” Hazelwood mused last Thursday night after rain forced the Oakland Beach Firemen’s Club Corn Hole League final …
Thursday, August 3
The Warwick Tree Post junior team reached the Final Four of the playoffs last week at Ray Silva Field and will be competing this weekend at the same spot in the regional tournament, which will host …
Thursday, August 3
The annual CJ Buckley Memorial Regatta made its return to East Greenwich Bay earlier this week, hitting another milestone as this year’s event marked its 20th competition. CJ was a …
Thursday, August 3
I don’t know about you, but I can’t bear to watch those television commercials sponsored by the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).The sights and sounds of …
Thursday, August 3
The July 20 edition, right on this page, there was an interesting exchange. First, there was a “complaint letter” about another letter that appeared in other papers racist …
Thursday, August 3
To the Editor, When it comes to both elections and ethics government panels no party should be overrepresented. Over partisan representation can call the objectivity of those type boards …
Thursday, August 3
To The Editor, Again the Performing Arts Department of Bishop Hendricken High School exceeded expectations with the Summer Stage performance of “Something Rotten” by Wayne and Karey …
Thursday, August 3
Warwick has some great neighborhood watchdogs. Well, watchdog isn’t entirely correct, since the people I’ve meet over the years don’t just bark when something raises their hackles, …
Thursday, August 3
Steve Stycos has seen some changes in his 13-year tenure as manager of Westbay Farm. The Beacon recently asked Stycos, the only permanent employee at a farm otherwise run by volunteers, whether …
Thursday, August 3
When Anthony Tomaselli talks about painting in the zone, it’s like a canvas materializes in the air in front of him. He’s in his studio desk chair at the Providence Art Club, but his …
Thursday, August 3
The Community College of Rhode Island will hold its next Open Enrollment Day Friday, August 4 from 9 am–12 pm at the college’s Liston Campus in Providence. Open Enrollment Days offer …
Thursday, August 3
While students in Warwick Public Schools will go back to school on September 6, the district has spent the summer making preparations for the upcoming academic year. For the 2023-34 school year, …
Thursday, August 3
Movies in the Park has announced Top Gun: Maverick as its final film of the summer, coming Thursday, August 24. The film, which stars Tom Cruise, is a surprise departure from the event’s …
Thursday, August 3
Timing can be serendipitous, and that’s what happened last week at Palmer Industries on Cypress Street. Jeff Nelson, owner and CEO of the company, that is the country’s largest …
Thursday, August 3
Rhode Island Youth Theatre presents Disney's Frozen Jr. at 7:00 this Friday, August 4th and Saturday, August 5th at Warwick Veterans Middle School, located at 2402 West Shore Road in Warwick. The …
Thursday, August 3
FRAUD On July 23, Johnston Police took custody of a Warwick man wanted on fraud-related charges. Around 7:40 p.m., June 1, a woman walked into Johnston Police Headquarters in reference to a …
Thursday, August 3
Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum offers visitors “a portal to the past,” but its heating system could use a portal to the 21st century. The museum, an estate built between 1872 and …
Thursday, August 3
In a race against time, Mayor Frank Picozzi has retained Steven M. Taber, who was instrumental in crafting a an agreement with the Rhode Island Airport Corporation leading to an extended runway at …
Thursday, July 27
Local players from the Warwick Freedom Men’s Softball League played with a special purpose this past summer season as they honored the late Gerry Habershaw. Habershaw, who was a longtime …
Thursday, July 27
Tuesday was a whopper of a news day for Boston sports which is unusual in the summer. Although I had a few topics to touch on, there was just too much national news to chew on that broke. Here …
Thursday, July 27
By ALEX SPONSELLER The Warwick PAL Connie Mack baseball team is approaching its final regular season games and is gearing up for the playoffs that begin next week. PAL sat at 6-4 heading into …
Thursday, July 27
The Warwick North Little League senior softball team is continuing its hot streak this summer as it won its first four games of the regional tournament in Massachusetts. The team is now just two wins …
Thursday, July 27
“We got what we were hoping for,” said Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez, artist, curator and professor, as they walked through the Constructed Prisms exhibit at the Warwick Center …
Thursday, July 27
Wave Federal Credit Union’s first CEO Splash for the ALS Association took place at the credit union’s main office in Warwick on July 19th. David P. Dupéré, President and …
Thursday, July 27
To the Editor, On Monday July 17th Rob Cote was asked to leave the Council Chambers by acting Council President Donna Travis. Rob did nothing but step up to the mic and begin his …
Thursday, July 27
To the Editor: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Until recent times, that familiar quotation remained an amusing truism. But then along …
Thursday, July 27
“Go down there, see what it’s like, get a feel for the place.” I wasn’t sure what I was asking Atul Thyvalappil to do was registering. I had no idea what he would write, …
Thursday, July 27
The Beach Avenue overlook in Conimicut offers a view of the Providence River from Fields Point in Providence to Conimicut Light and Narragansett Bay. Here a pair take in the sights on a recent summer …
Thursday, July 27
July 26 Last night a resident sent me these photos, this was happening to her street. Fortunately, I saw the message and I called our Highway Chief and he sent someone to mark the area with …
Thursday, July 27
Through an unassuming door on the side of 2699 Post Road lies a world of color. When she was 15, Renee Metro’s art teacher took copper foil from the materials closet. “Do …
Thursday, July 27
Summer Stage at Bishop Hendricken High School presents Something Rotten!, a hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway, from July 27-30 at the Dr. Daniel S. …
Thursday, July 27
Virgilio Silva is a fan of Mickey Mouse. He hasn’t counted, but he estimates he must have 1,000 of them with the smallest being less than an inch – to the robot Mickey Mouse he created …
Thursday, July 27
On Sunday, Aug. 13, it’s time again for Rock N Jock Charities’ 23rd annual two-day event at the Crowne Plaza, Warwick. The organization helps raise money to fight illnesses, …
Thursday, July 27
Rhode Island’s average gas price is up two cents from last week, averaging $3.53 per gallon. Monday’s price was one cent higher than a month ago , and .96 cents lower than July 24, 2022. …
Thursday, July 27
July 22, The Prout Class of 1973 will hold its 50th reunion on Saturday, July 22, at 12 p.m., at The Prout School, 4640 Tower Hill Road in South Kingstown. All 1973 graduates are cordially …
Thursday, July 27
Jonathan Walker has been promoted to Director of Sports Sales within the Rhode Island Sports Commission (RISC), a division of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. Walker, who …
Thursday, July 27
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has announced the nonprofit organizations to benefit from Blue across Rhode Island, the company’s signature day of service in which …
Thursday, July 27
There was nothing but applause for the state’s Congressional delegation, and in particular Senator Jack Reed, for securing two federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and …
Thursday, July 27
“Everything is good to go,” Captain Robert Hart said yesterday. “It’s full speed ahead.” After the potential of a nationwide Teamster Union strike was resolved, the …
Thursday, July 27
DUI At 1:21 a.m., June 9, Warwick Police Officer Connor W. Craig was on routine patrol in the area of Hoxsie Four Corners when he spotted a vehicle enter the intersection “at a high rate …
Thursday, July 27
What’s better than an ice cream sundae on a summer afternoon? Those at the Pilgrim Senior Center Thursday afternoon were afforded such a treat thanks to the Scandinavian Communities. Center …
Thursday, July 27
Within a month the City Council could have another estimate of what it would cost to build new Pilgrim and Toll Gate high schools. City Planner Tom Kravitz has hammered out an agreement with …
Thursday, July 27
The July 14th deadline has come and gone, and United States General Service Administration (GSA) Spokesman Paul Hughes says “over a dozen” parties have expressed interest in Warwick Neck …
Thursday, July 27
St. Catherine Church that has been a part of Apponaug Village since 1917 was recently sold by the Diocese of Providence to Bluth, LLC for $1 million. Matt Tonning, who manages Bluth alongside …
Thursday, July 27
“It keeps me awake at night,” said Mayor Frank Picozzi Monday morning. Picozzi was referring to the death of Yoskarly Martinez, a 10-year-old girl who drowned at Conimicut Point …
Thursday, July 27
Fifteen Rhode Island College student-athletes were named to the 2023 Little East Conference Spring All-Academic team as announced by the league office. BASEBALL: David Iannuccilli (Johnston, R.I.), …
Friday, July 21
Sarah McKeon, one of 85 children enrolled in the Building Blocks Child Care program operating from Warwick Central Baptist Church in Apponaug enjoys her splash moment from an inflatable slide on the …
Friday, July 21
To the Editor, I never met Ollie, but always looked forward to John Howell’s stories of this lovable little creature in his Thursday column. Tales of Ollie’s joie de vivre, the …
Friday, July 21
Troup 1, Conimicut, recently returned after a week encampment at Camp Yawgoog Scout Reservations Adventureland earning 51 awards and advancements. From the Advancement Program: 2 …
Friday, July 21
Mayor Frank Picozzi disclosed Tuesday that an agreement has been worked out with former City Council President Steven Merolla, at no cost to the city, that will enable him to remain on the …
Friday, July 21
Visit the north end of Gaspee Point this week and you’ll likely find some stakes, standing six inches above the sand, with tape strung between them into a 40 foot wide grid. You …
Friday, July 21
Warwick Police responded to a fatal drowning incident at Conimicut Point Beach on Thursday, July 13, around 9:48 p.m. Members of the Warwick Police and Fire departments were called to the area …
Thursday, July 20
#1 - Svetlana Stepanova Svetlana Stepanova, is Valedictorian of Toll Gates Class of 2023, a distinction that didn’t come without hard work and dedication. Her time was not only spent …
Thursday, July 20
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) has been selected as one of the Top Ten Domestic Airports in the Travel + Leisure “World’s Best Awards” based on readers’ …
Thursday, July 20
The Housing Network of Rhode Island and Homes RI, a multi-sector housing advocacy coalition, are pleased to see the General Assembly’s continued emphasis on housing reflected in key legislative …
Thursday, July 20
With a bulldozer in the background, six shovels stuck out of an uncovered patch of dirt. Six indigenous veterans sprinkled tobacco where the shovels met the earth. As a flute played, they dug …
Thursday, July 20
It was a dark and stormy night…uncertainty hung heavily in the air. Would the Save the Bay swim go on as planned the following morning? Lightning illuminated the house and thunder rattled the …
Thursday, July 20
It’s called Cornhole and is played everywhere; even televised on national networks such as ESPN, college campuses, neighborhood bars, social and fraternal clubs and in people’s backyards, …
Thursday, July 20
For the third time in as many years, the Warwick Pal Babe Ruth baseball team captured the state championship to punch its ticket to the upcoming regional tournament in Massachusetts. The PAL …
Thursday, July 20
The Rhode Island Shellfisherman’s Association distributed 150 quart Igloo coolers to 40 quahoggers this week thanks to a Local Agriculture and Seafood Act $5,200 grant. Michael McGiveney, …
Thursday, July 20
Congressman Seth Magaziner said Monday morning “there are few, if any, state agencies that are as well run as RISLA.” The compliment was able to be directly received by Rhode Island …
Thursday, July 20
Don Dunning of Warwick is always on the lookout for a good buy – or, for that matter, a free handout if people are looking to rid themselves of something – that he can turn around and …
Thursday, July 20
J uly 22, Craft Show will be held on Saturday, July 22 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., 560 Tiogue Avenue. Over 25 vendors. Various raffles. 50/50 Raffle. To benefit the BNL Elite …
Thursday, July 20
Following in the wake of Astro Movers of New England that moved Sherman School out of its temporary home at the former Gorton Junior High School and back into Sherman, the school department custodial …
Thursday, July 20
Jody King of Oakland Beach was the first to sound the alarm. He texted Thursday afternoon at about 5 p.m. Was I seeing swarms of dragonflies, because they were invading the Beach? I …
Thursday, July 20
Archaeologist Charlotte Taylor will give a presentation on Rhode Island shipwrecks at the Warwick Public Library on Wednesday, August 2 at 7 p.m. The first recorded shipwreck in …
Thursday, July 20
The Warwick Teachers Union and the Warwick School Committee have reached a one-year contract through the end of August 2024 giving teachers in all steps a 1.25% pay increase. Starting teacher …
Thursday, July 20
“I’d like to congratulate Councilwoman (Donna) Travis for another front page of the Providence Journal,” Rob Cote said while holding up a copy of the newspaper during the beginning …
Thursday, July 20
By JOHN HOWELL After more than 25 years of being told they would get sewers, the first of 900 Bayside property owners will be able to flush a toilet, take a shower, do a load of laundry and push …
Thursday, July 20
“When I wear the uniform, I’m Greene,” Paul Bourget said, dressed head to toe in a Union uniform to speak to the Warwick Rotary Club on Thursday July 13. Bourget, born and …
Thursday, July 20
The dream of City Centre was a place where the confluence of modes of transportation – rail, air and highway – would attract office, retail, hotels and some resident development for young …
Wednesday, July 19
There were so many fire apparatus at the Crowne Plaza last week that one would have thought it was a 50 alarm fire. The good thing: there was no smoke and no fire. But there was lots of …
Wednesday, July 19
The Warwick North softball seniors put on a clinic in the RI State Championship series last week when they topped Tiverton in back to back games to advance to this weekend’s regional tournament …
Monday, July 17
According to TSA New England Spokesman Daniel D. Velez, TSA officers at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport screened an average of 6,240 passengers each day in the weekend leading up to …
Monday, July 17
As scientists around the world sound the alarm about record sea surface temperatures, a new experimental NOAA forecast system predicts that half of the global ocean may experience marine heatwave …
Monday, July 17
Within his decades-long career as a teacher and principal, Rick Deutsch, 75 of Warwick realized that “good tutors were hard to come by.” He took matters into his own hands, opening …
Thursday, July 13
Warwick resident Sarah Roberts stands in the middle of an echoey big-box retail shop and looks for help from an experienced salesclerk. She is actually looking for just about ANYONE who can …
Thursday, July 13
Next to her family, there are two things that Chris Peabody loves more than anything: the people of Rhode Island and a good holiday theme! If you want to know what is happening in our little …
Thursday, July 13
To the Editor, The Reverend Harry Rix has some ridiculous things to say about racism and the history of our nation(“Neglected matters of law”, July 6). In his letter, Rix makes …
Thursday, July 13
To the Editor, Along with additional forts and other military installations, the federal government is in the process of changing the names of Forts Bragg and Bennington. Given that these …
Thursday, July 13
To the Editor, It was first odd, then startling to see that The Cranston Herald chose, for its edition that includes 4 July, a letter espousing Christian nationalism (August 6.29.23) and another …
Thursday, July 13
To the Editor, More and more older beach people in Rhode Island are watching as real estate agents circle their homes like birds of prey, looking for dead fish. They're getting the phone …
Thursday, July 13
How clumsy. I was slicing left over steak from a couple of nights ago to make a sandwich when I knocked the cutting board and a slice flew to the floor. Normally I wouldn’t need to pick it …
Thursday, July 13
Nobody said it was going to be easy. With the commencement of a bonafide hunt for the Gaspee off Namquid Point last year to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the burning of the British …
Thursday, July 13
GRADE 9 HIGH HONORS Matthew Amitrano, Zoe Anderson, Hana Angel, Chloe Atwood, Angelina Ayriyan, Dominick Berry, Michael Bessette, Michael Bevilacqua, Haley Blake, Tiffany Blanco, Dylan …
Thursday, July 13
Notice is hereby given that a public informational meeting will be held, and a vote may be taken at the City of Warwick, Sawtooth Annex Community Room, 65 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI, on Wednesday, …
Thursday, July 13
The Warwick Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Lisa Schultz is out to spread good school news. Schultz is excited about K-8 math and reading scores that contrary to national …
Thursday, July 13
An amendment to the disclose regulations of candidates for public office brought to light by local activist Rob Cote during the 2020 mayoral campaign was signed into law on June 26 by Governor …
Thursday, July 13
The Warwick Police Explorer Program has launched the recruitment process for the September 2023 through June 2024 season. This program is for 14-20 year-old RI residents, who work hard, are of …
Thursday, July 13
Two recent high school graduates were the recipients of $5,000 Robert O. Pare College Scholarships awarded by the Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation. Pare served in a variety of roles including …
Thursday, July 13
US Coast Guard Station Point Judith was the scene of a Coast Guard change-of-command ceremony Friday, July 29th. Hall assumed the duties and responsibilities as Commanding Officer of the Civil …
Thursday, July 13
Rhode Island’s average gas price is down two cents from last week, averaging $3.50 per gallon. Monday’s price was the same as a month ago, and $1.22 lower than July 10, 2022.. Rhode …
Thursday, July 13
Governor Dan McKee asked campers at the Oakland Beach branch of the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs July 5 what they wanted to learn when they’re not in school. The kids answered with a range of …
Thursday, July 13
Hear that sound? It is all the buzz on what is happening this month! Want to buzz about your next outing? What about a fundraiser or club meeting? Share the love! Send your event information to: Ida …
Thursday, July 13
POSSESSION Around 6 p.m., June 8, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on a fixed post along Airport Road near Senator Street. He spotted a red Volvo in the right lane traveling west at a …
Thursday, July 13
The Rocky Point Blueberry Farm opened Thursday with no shortage of pickers looking to begin the season that lasts about six weeks as eight varieties of berries ripen at different times. Farm owner …
Thursday, July 13
Route 37 opened in 1965 at the height of the highway-building boom. In total it was a three and a half mile stretch of pavement through mostly non-residential land from …
Thursday, July 13
Last year drivers didn’t find what they had hoped to find when they spent almost two weeks in the waters off Gaspee Point. But the search for the British schooner Gaspee that was set afire off …
Thursday, July 13
Mark Russell raised his right hand to display his gold Class of 1973 Holy Cross ring. It’s not what the media expected from the man who was instrumental in bringing the traveling wall, a …
Thursday, July 13
Although details were not released, the Warwick School Committee approved a one-year teachers’ contract starting next month at its meeting Tuesday. Committee Chairman David Testa said …
Thursday, July 13
Griffin Taylor #1 Valedictorian of Pilgrims Class of 2023, Griffin Taylor, spent his high school years soaking up every moment of it whether playing sports, tutoring, or exploring his passion …
Thursday, July 13
The Albert “Cookie” DeLory Memorial Golf Tournament’s popularity recently surfaced like never before. So much, in fact, the organizing committee was overwhelmed when in only …
Thursday, July 13
Bishop Hendricken standout pitcher Alex Clemmey was selected by the Cleveland Guardians in the second round of the MLB Draft on Sunday night, 58th overall. It was a long-anticipated selection for …
Thursday, July 13
The Warwick Continental American and Warwick North Little League All-Stars continue to grind through their District III tournaments, with the championship coming in the next few days to determine …
Thursday, July 13
Bishop Hendricken standout pitcher Alex Clemmey saw his dream become a reality late Sunday night when the Cleveland Guardians selected him in the second round, 58th overall, of the Major League …
Thursday, July 13
Sometimes the next installment of a creative endeavor takes longer than expected. Life can get in the way along with all the obstacles that come with it. With this being said, when it comes to …
Thursday, July 13
St. Peter School recently posted its third trimester honor roll for students grade 6 to 8. Earning high honors in Grade six were Cayden Dos Santos, Ella Esteves, Francis Jepson and Siera …
Thursday, July 13
On Monday evening June 19, 2023, Rhode Island Active Toastmaster’s held their officer elections during their June meeting, for the upcoming Toastmaster’s year starting on July 1st and …
Thursday, July 13
More than a year and a half after it closed because of mold and the decision was made to fully address all renovations to Sherman School, the school is nearing completion. School Department director …
Thursday, July 13
For 36 years, the Rhode Island Youth Theatre, formerly Fantasy Works, has been a pillar in the state and local community, bringing theater alive to more than 20,000 young people with six ending up at …
Wednesday, July 12
Full essay at Dr. Bostom’s blog: https://www.andrewbostom.org/2023/06/hard-objective-covid-19-data-are-not-claims-educating-cub-reporter-dana-richie/ Cub reporter , and Brown …
Monday, July 3
Motorcycle Vs. Pole A motorcycle crashed into a utility pole at Main Avenue and Trinity Street in Warwick. Warwick Police responded to the scene around 1:27 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27. They …
Thursday, June 29
The Warwick Beacon’s Athletes of the Week are North Little Leaguers Bryce Merrill (above) and Liam Suave (below). Merrill received North’s annual Sherlock Award while Suave nabbed the …
Thursday, June 29
The Warwick Tree Post American Legion baseball team has gotten off to a 1-5 start this summer but is looking to turn things around in short order. Although the record is not pretty, Tree Post …
Thursday, June 29
St. Peter’s Vacation Bible School continues to reach to new heights. From firing vinegar-and-baking-soda rockets to dressing up as Bible characters, there’s plenty of fun in store …
Thursday, June 29
I could hear her frustration and annoyance. It wasn’t the words so much, although without them there wouldn’t have been a story. Rather, it was the cadence of the words and the tone in …
Thursday, June 29
In preparation for the Sept. 5 start of the fall semester, the Community College of Rhode Island held open enrollment Monday morning on its Knight Campus, with attendees ranging from young-faced high …
Thursday, June 29
Hear that sound? It is all the buzz on what is happening this month! Want to buzz about your next outing? What about a fundraiser or club meeting? Share the love! Send your event information to: Ida …
Thursday, June 29
It’s not just Cranston. Search Google for “What are they building with those giant poles?” and you’ll find confused citizens all the way from Fishers, Indiana, to …
Thursday, June 29
A program projected to save taxpayers $3.5 million over the next ten years has been implemented with little notice paid residents and without major complication. The sole issue raised by the …
Thursday, June 29
A snake with mysterious origins is growing longer by the day at the corner of Strawberry Field Road and Elmore Street. That’s were “Jake the Snake” is lounging. Jake is made of …
Thursday, June 29
By JOHN HOWELL An ordinance that would have updated the city’s Harbor Management Plan and virtually wiped out the local shellfishing industry and most of the city’s marinaswas …
Thursday, June 29
Built as a high school in 1934, converted into a junior school during the boom years when Warwick school enrollment soared to nearly 20,000 and then closed in 2017 when enrollment steadily declined …
Wednesday, June 28
The RI Hockey Hall of Fame has announced that, for the first time, the 12 members of the RI All-State Boys & Girls Hockey Teams will be honored on stage at the Hall’s annual Enshrinement …
Wednesday, June 28
STORY OF THE WEEK: The troubled March trip to Philadelphia by two Rhode Island officials continues to make waves. Following revelations, via ProJo, about a January lunch at the Capital Grill that …
Wednesday, June 28
Editor’s note: Author of the Meeting with Mike column highlighting local personalities appearing in these pages turns his pen to a pet peeve as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day. …
Wednesday, June 28
If ignorance is bliss…why do certain critics seem so angry?? I have watched the Warwick government for three decades now and I’ve witnessed a lot of good decisions and a few …
Wednesday, June 28
To the Editor, I've enjoyed Mr. Fowler's reviews over the years, even if it was for a film or local play I wouldn't normally see (and on rare occasion went to see because of the review). …
Wednesday, June 28
The ringing of the jingle bells Monday signaled the beginning of story time. Toddlers excitedly waddled into the room, their parents following. The Warwick Public Library’s “Find …
Wednesday, June 28
Grammy-nominated songstress Sophie B. Hawkins, who has been tugging at heartstrings for decades with her poetic lyrics and captivatingly vocals will be performing in the Updike Room of the iconic …
Wednesday, June 28
Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi, in an address to the Rotary Club of Warwick on Thursday afternoon, balanced touting the accomplishments achieved with last year’s especially large $500 …
Wednesday, June 28
According to a code red message sent to Warwick residents sent by Mayor Picozzi last Wednesday this year’s tax bills have been on-line and payable since Monday, but the paper copies are still …
Thursday, June 22
The boys and girls of BSA Troops 7 and 77 of Buttonwoods embarked on a journey to remember to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during Memorial Day weekend. For three unforgettable days, these scouts …
Thursday, June 22
Park maintenance, the speed of village traffic, raking of the beach, dead trees and the red tape it takes to open a new business were all questions Mayor Frank Picozzi fielded when addressing the …
Thursday, June 22
The General Assembly approved legislation, sponsored by Rep. David A. Bennett and Sen. Joshua Miller, to ban restaurants from using polystyrene foam, commonly called Styrofoam, for food packaging or …
Thursday, June 22
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) implemented summer service changes effective Saturday, June 17. RIPTA makes regular service adjustments three times a year in response to seasonal …
Thursday, June 22
The Pilgrim softball team’s Division I playoff run ended last Wednesday when it fell 4-1 to Bay View in the losers’ bracket final at Rhode Island College. The Bengals were led by …
Thursday, June 22
"You might be writing about my grandson’s baseball career someday,” the late Don Mezzanotte said to me about 15 years ago - back when I was a Providence Journal sportswriter. At the …
Thursday, June 22
By most accounts, it’s a dying art. Not the part of making jewelry (costume and semi-precious) by hand. The part about making Native American jewelry from wampum by hand. …
Thursday, June 22
Legislation sponsored by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (2023-H 6060A) and Senator Mark P. McKenney (2023-S 1053A) to create a court calendar dedicated to housing and land use was passed by the …
Thursday, June 22
Questions abounded when a two story structure recently emerged from a vacant lot across from Iggy’s in Oakland Beach. The 16 by 32 foot two story building will be used by Iggy’s for …
Thursday, June 22
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE Around 3:15 p.m., April 22, Warwick Police were dispatched to Best Buy, 24 Universal Boulevard, to investigate a report of “suspicious individuals.” Loss …
Thursday, June 22
The General Assembly approved legislation (2023-S 1099, 2023-H 5108A) sponsored by Sen. Tiara Mack and Rep. Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. which would increase the amount of costs for repairs that a tenant …
Thursday, June 22
One of our most important duties as elected officials is to thoughtfully allocate state resources to move Rhode Island forward. This year the legislature heard hundreds of hours of public testimony …
Thursday, June 22
There’s nothing easy about end of life decisions for pets. I couldn’t help but think of that after visiting my sister and hearing of the final days for Tucker, her beloved dog of 14 …
Thursday, June 22
Cost-of-living adjustments (colas) were taken from the members of the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI) in 2011. A number of bills concerning cola restoration were …
Thursday, June 22
The historical Gaspee Day Parade is an event more than half a century old. Held in a historical area of Warwick, it has been an event that is anticipated by young and old for years. …
Thursday, June 22
Amidst the many actions taken by the General Assembly during the final moments of the 2023 legislative session, one decision in particular could potentially serve to the benefit of municipalities, …
Thursday, June 22
Hear that sound? It is all the buzz on what is happening this month! Want to buzz about your next outing? What about a fundraiser or club meeting? Share the love! Send your event information to: Ida …
Thursday, June 22
The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, including Warwick mayor Frank Picozzi, has appealed to Governor Dan McKee to veto a bill to expand eligibility for disability pensions of …
Thursday, June 22
Oakland Beach School is moving out of Oakland Beach next year. For the 2023-24 academic year, the school will be housed at the former Gorton Ju8nior High School which also serves as school …
Wednesday, June 21
“Yah, I liked biking. I joined the Narragansett Bay wheelmen,” says Roger Desjardin, who at 98 was the senior member Honor Flight Freedom that left Monday morning at 6:30 from Green …
Thursday, June 15
Six Anchormen were named American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-Region for their respective performances during the 2023 baseball campaign. Junior third baseman …
Thursday, June 15
Did you see the state title match? I asked Bob Coker about the May 13th R.I. Interscholastic League boys tennis state title singles match between Hendricken’s Jack Ciunci and Lincoln …
Thursday, June 15
The Pilgrim softball team is grinding through the Division I playoffs and reached this week’s losers’ bracket final against Bay View. The Pats wrapped up a 1-0 win over the Bengals …
Thursday, June 15
Pilgrim standout softball pitcher Alyssa Twomey was recently named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Rhode Island for the second straight season. The senior Providence College commit …
Thursday, June 15
He returned from Vietnam, but wasn’t welcomed back. The world was a different place when Craig Kohanski enlisted after graduating from URI in 1968. He’ll be one of a plane full of …
Thursday, June 15
As the tradition, Pawtuxet Memorial Park paid tribute to veterans with its avenues of flags , each bearing the name of a deceased veteran buried in the cemetery on Harrison Avenue. Weather could not …
Thursday, June 15
I saw him leave each morning Through this child’s eyes Unaware of his destination At the early morning rise Food was always on the table My bedroom nice and warm …
Thursday, June 15
Dear Dad, I’m sharing this poem with the community to brag a little bit about our relationship. Having you as a father has been a gift that goes beyond words. Soren Kierkegaard once …
Thursday, June 15
To the Editor, I've enjoyed Mr. Fowler's reviews over the years, even if it was for a film or local play I wouldn't normally see (and on rare occasion went to see because of the review). …
Thursday, June 15
“We have a seat for you,” said a voice pointing to two lawn chairs on the curb of Narragansett Parkway a stone’s throw from Spring Green Drive where the Gaspee Days Parade has …
Thursday, June 15
Few things can cut through today’s polarized political climate like the emotional impact of an Honor Flight. Since 2012, the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub, in collaboration …
Thursday, June 15
Elyse Acevedo Aiden Alpaio Jenna Altieri Aydan Amaral Jayden Amaral Krystopher Amaral Marco Amaral Tyler Amaral Ryan Annunziata Alexia Antonelli Zoe …
Thursday, June 15
Two hundred and fifty-four seniors wearing black and white graduation caps, gowns and grins of accomplishment filed to seats overlooking the bay Wednesday morning. Family members, friends and loved …
Thursday, June 15
Depending on how you look at it, there’s some good news and some bad news to report from the tax front. The good news for those eligible for tax exemptions is that the revaluation has not …
Thursday, June 15
VOWS is back, not that it ever went away, and it has moved. As of Monday, VOWS and its three-member staff are working from Park School. They were formerly located at WELC (Warwick Early …
Thursday, June 15
SUSPENDED LICENSE At 5:42 p.m., May 19, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on a fixed traffic post on West Shore Road when he spotted a black Ford traveling west. The vehicle had no …
Thursday, June 15
What started off as nearly 1,000 parcels for the annual tax sale held last month was whittled down to 81 parcels by the time the sale was conducted in City Council Chambers. According to Tax …
Thursday, June 15
Azmar Abdullah Lucas Alano 1,2,5,7*** Lyle Jaron Alcordo 1,2** Matthew Allen Ethan Alli 1,2,3* Timothy Anderson, II Mark Andraka 1,2** Timothy …
Thursday, June 15
Amidst a fanfare of fife and drums, Gaspee Days Committee President Steve Miller, dressed in colonial garb, waved to parade spectators from the back of a convertible while sitting next to his wife, …
Thursday, June 15
Bishop Hendricken High School hosted its 62nd Commencement Exercises on Monday, June 12, with the 143 members of the Class of 2023 being encouraged to face an unpredictable future with integrity and …
Thursday, June 15
The Toll Gate Symphonic Orchestra played and family members cheered as women in red robes and men in blue robes proceeded into the crowded grassy area. On the sunny Tuesday evening of June 13, …
Thursday, June 15
Hear that sound? It is all the buzz on what is happening this month! Want to buzz about your next outing? What about a fundraiser or club meeting? Share the love! Send your event information to: Ida …
Thursday, June 15
Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Unfortunately, your order might need to wait… Filming for Good Burger 2 had been scheduled to continue in East Greenwich on …
Thursday, June 15
P.J. Keating played a big role in this year’s Gaspee Days 5K that helps provide funds for the parade, the most costly event of the celebration. The company donated $3,000, covering half the …
Thursday, June 15
For a third year since being implemented, Warwick will collect entrance fees at Oakland, Conimicut Point and City Park beaches starting this Saturday. Beachgoers can purchase a season pass or …
Thursday, June 15
“This is untapped potential,” Gary McCoombs, principal of Hoxsie Elementary School said Friday as he gestured to the wooded area that surrounds the school. McCoombs and fifth-grade …
Wednesday, June 14
The Cranston West relay team of Praise Mayson, Quiana Pezza, Ailani Sutherland and Amelya D’Errico won the 400 relay at the RIIL Outdoor Track & Field State Championships last weekend at …
Thursday, June 8
On 2 May, along with many Rhode Islanders, I witnessed Senate Finance Committee hearings concerning the options relating to restoration of COLAs for retired state workers and teachers. In typical …
Thursday, June 8
To the Editor, First, Warwick taxpayers haven’t had much if any, tax increases for eight whole years. Not bad Warwick! John Howell was a little surprised that more people didn’t …
Thursday, June 8
In an alarmed voice Carol announced Friday morning, “there’s a squirrel in your car.” I understood perfectly why she stood on the porch and no closer to the car. Years ago she …
Thursday, June 8
The House of Representatives today approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Arthur Handy to phase out the sale of fluorescent lightbulbs. Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, which is released when …
Thursday, June 8
Edward Liam Egan, the son of Barbara and Steve Egan of Warwick is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Class of 2023. Edward received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in …
Thursday, June 8
More than 150 Toll Gate High School students put their budgeting skills to the test at the school’s 12th Annual CU4 Reality Financial Education Fair on May 24. The fair was sponsored by …
Thursday, June 8
A reception was held last week at the Saw Tooth Annex building in Apponaug for young artists who participated in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition sponsored by Congressman Seth Magaziner. The …
Thursday, June 8
Indeed there’s reason to celebrate when a single scout achieves the top rank in scouting –that of Eagle. Five Scouts from Troop 4 Gaspee Plateau received their Eagle badges on Saturday at …
Thursday, June 8
By a 4-1 vote Tuesday Warwick School Committee approved a revised budget for fiscal year 2024 cutting $1.4 million in expenditures. The committee started off recognizing Oakland Beach …
Thursday, June 8
Robertson School third graders gave a chorus of “it’s the law” when Principal Brian Dillon asked after they had all received free bicycle helmets from the Rhode Island Association …
Thursday, June 8
On Friday, June 2, Kent Hospital held its annual event, Evening of Hope: Diamonds Are Forever at the Dunes Club in Narragansett, where attendees enjoyed an evening with delicacies, diamonds, friends, …
Thursday, June 8
With the congregations of more than ten churches praying it wouldn’t rain, it seemed perfectly natural that umbrellas weren’t needed for the fourth annual Hope Day held Saturday at Father …
Thursday, June 8
TORCH LIT: Last weekend, Warwick Police and Warwick Fire Department personnel participated in the Torch Run for Special Olympics Rhode Island. (Photos courtesy of Marissa Laurent and Warwick …
Thursday, June 8
ROAD RAGE Around 6 p.m., April 15, Warwick Police responded to the parking lot of Buffy’s Bubbles at 1255 Post Road, to investigate a reported “road rage” incident that …
Thursday, June 8
Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 1 cent from last week, averaging $3.50 per gallon. Monday’s price is 3 cents higher than a month ago, and $1.43 lower than June 5, 2022. Rhode …
Thursday, June 8
Discover new books while enjoying pastries and coffee at Warwick Public Library on Tuesday, June 20 at 10 a.m. Breakfast with Books: The Summer Event explores new and noteworthy titles you may …
Thursday, June 8
“It’s a home run.” Those were the words City Planner Tom Kravitz used to describe the $2 million WinnDevelopment bid to buy the vacant former Aldrich Junior High School and …
Thursday, June 8
Anthony (Tony) DeQuattro will serve as the Gaspee Days 2023 Parade Mace Bearer. Tony DeQuattro, a native of Johnston, the founder and President of Operation Stand Down Rhode Island will carry the …
Thursday, June 8
It all happened in less than a week and those planning a new classical Catholic high school in Rhode Island, the Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope, are still in a state of disbelief. On May …
Thursday, June 8
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has breathed new life into building new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools with time and money. Since voters approved a $350 million bond in November for the …
Thursday, June 8
The following Toll Gate students have achieved high honors and honors for the third quarter: Grade 12 High Honors Naomi Abair, Brayden Adler-Maranhao, Raegan Allen, Paul …
Thursday, June 8
The following Toll Gate students have achieved high honors and honors for the third quarter: Grade 12 High Honors Naomi Abair, Brayden Adler-Maranhao, Raegan Allen, Paul …
Thursday, June 8
The Middletown boys lacrosse team came back to defeat Pilgrim 12-10 in the Division II Championship this weekend at Brown University. Pilgrim would get a big first half on offense and see both …
Thursday, June 8
The Pilgrim softball team won the opening round of the Division I playoffs when it cruised to a 6-1 win over Smithfield last week. Pitcher Alyssa Twomey pitched a complete game for Pilgrim, …
Thursday, June 8
The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Pilgrim track athlete Dasani Stewart. Stewart entered last weekend’s state championships ranked No. 1 in the long jump and triple jump events …
Thursday, March 2
The Bishop Hendricken basketball team was stunned 47-45 by rival La Salle in the Division I Championship, as the Rams would walk off on a fourth-quarter buzzer beater to claim the title. The Hawks …
Thursday, March 2
The third-seeded Toll Gate Lady Titans were edged out by the second seeded Narragansett Mariners 35-31 during the Division III girls basketball semifinal last Wednesday evening at Cumberland High …
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
A team of American University masters degree students concluded that building two new Warwick high schools would increase housing values, decrease teacher and student absenteeism and would increase …
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The pandemic has done more than ignite a supercharged housing market, inflicted a non recoverable loss in the education of our children and changed the workplace. It has also spawned a crop of …
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives K. Joseph Shekarchi was honored as Legislator of the Year by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island at the Society’s 125th Annual Meeting on …
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
To the Editor, I strongly disagree with your October 27th endorsement of Allan Fung for Congress. Despite his commendable record as mayor of Cranston, the adage that “all politics is …
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
To the Editor, We’ve all heard recently of “fake information,” “fake web sites,” and “fake advertisements.” They’re all scams intended to get …
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
To the Editor, On Nov. 8, Rhode Islanders will have many important choices to make in the voting booths. I ask you to consider voting yes on referendum Question No. 3, the Green Bond. If approved, …
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
To Warwick residents, On November 8, Warwick voters will have an unprecedented opportunity to change the educational future of our city. The vision set forth is to create two completely new …
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
To the Editor, This year we will be celebrating our third Easter in the throes of the pandemic with an unknown timeframe. We are also facing a devastating war in Eastern Europe, escalating …
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Join U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for a virtual town hall on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. Preregistration is required, and participants are invited to submit questions in advance for Senator Whitehouse. You …
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Bishop Thomas Tobin dedicates and blesses the $12.5 million mausoleum at Saint Ann Cemetery to Saints Peter & Paul.
Friday, April 16, 2021
Warwick Christian Fellowship 358 Warwick Neck Avenue Pastor Steve Reickett 739-26606
Friday, April 16, 2021
Trinity Episcopal Church 139 Ocean Ave., Pawtuxet (Pawtuxet Village) Cranston, RI 02905 Rev. Mitchell Lindeman 941-4324 www.trinitypaw@gmail.com
