Warwick Beacon
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By PEDER SCHAEFER Even though the General Assembly passed a bill on Saturday to finance the construction of a new stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox, that doesn't mean the team is sure to stay. While Rhode Island may have put the ball in play, it's up to
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By Peder S. Schaefer
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6/26/18
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By JOHN HOWELL
An estimated 30,000 people left the coast and found a harbor Tuesday morning. For many it was smooth waters, but for a few it was an exercise in frustration.
It’s not like …
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By John Howell
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10/10/18
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Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor announced this week a new grant program to assist small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will use $20 million in CARES Act funds to give qualifying businesses
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4/15/21
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Richard J. Capuano, 31, of Warwick died Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at home.
Born in Providence, Richard was the beloved son of Richard B. and Joann Marie (Oliveira) Capuano of Warwick. Richard …
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11/23/16
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By JOHN HOWELL The City Council has called on the General Assembly to enact legislation that would classify multi-family rental developments throughout the state as non-smoking areas. In its first business meeting since inaugural ceremonies the night
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By John Howell
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1/10/17
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“There are two days I don’t do job placement,” Steve Colella tells a group of assembled job seekers at the West Warwick Public Library. “Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.”
Every other …
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By Sophie Hagen
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1/26/17
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By TESSA ROY Pilgrim High School was filled with nervous but hopeful students on Thursday as they prepared to fulfill one of their final graduation requirements; their senior project presentations. Principal Gerry Habershaw made himself accessible for
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By TESSA ROY
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5/17/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Family, friends, co-workers and even a fellow hunter turned out Wednesday morning to say farewell to a man who served the community as a member of the Warwick City Council and then as City Council President. With St. Peter Church bright in
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By John Howell
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12/28/17
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By JOHN HOWELL It was the new - if a heating system installed in the early 1990s is new - that failed during the recent cold snap, bursting a sprinkler pipe and closing Toll Gate High School on Jan. 8. And, ironically, it was the failure of that new""
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By John Howell
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1/16/18
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Bargain books The Friends of the Warwick Public Library had a busy weekend with their book sale that is expected to raise more than $8,000 when everything is counted up. All proceeds go to the library. The whole idea is to promote library programs.all"
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3/20/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Governor Gina Raimondo believes that Rhode Island is in the midst of an economic comeback, and she wants another four years at the helm to solidify and expand upon those improvements. Raimondo highlighted areas she felt were indicative
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/26/18
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The Potter League for Animals is holding a Free Drive-Thru Pet Food Pantry on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon to provide free supplemental cat food, dog food, and cat litter to all individuals who may need assistance. The distribution takes
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4/15/21
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Mayor Scott Avedisian will join Fire Chief James McLaughlin, Assistant Chief James Kenney, Deputy Chief Thomas Maymon Jr., Captain Paul J. Letourneau Jr., the Board of Public Safety and members of the Warwick Fire Department to celebrate the graduation
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11/23/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Every month, Warwick leads the state in the total number of single-family home sales, a number that consistently tops 100. But when it comes to the sale of million dollar homes, it's Newport, Barrington and Watch Hill that make the
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By John Howell
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1/10/17
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By TESSA ROY Two of Rhode Island's behavioral health organizations, The Kent Center of Warwick and Riverwood Mental Health Services of Warren, publicly announced this week that they have entered into merger discussions. Boards of both organizations will
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By Tessa Roy
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1/26/17
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KIMBERLY THEISLER DAVID HAWKSLEY Kimberly Theisler and David Hawksley of North Providence have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Heidi Aul of North Providence. She is a graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School and
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8/5/17
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Remembering good times Teachers and the principal from the former Greene Elementary School gathered recently at Iggy's Boardwalk in Oakland Beach to enjoy lunch and reminisce of their days at the school that was closed as part of the consolidation of
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8/22/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Ever since Rocky Point Park was reopened to the public, John Blackmar says people have been walking the beach and entering his yard, even spreading out blankets and deciding it's a great place to spend the afternoon and have a few beers.
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By John Howell
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12/28/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG -- Keep smiling in the face of "number twos." That's what Reverend Justin Lester told the crowd at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet on the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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By Thomas Greenberg
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1/16/18
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ROBBERY On March 18 at 2:49 a.m. the Warwick Police Department responded to the Sunoco Gas Station located at 2003 Post Road for the report of a robbery at that location. According to a department press release, it was reported that a female subject had
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3/20/18
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By JOHN HOWELL 4 p.m. and not a minute more. That's the rule, and Dottie McCarthy intends to abide by it when it comes down to Wednesday's deadline for candidates to declare for office. A 13-year veteran of the Board of Canvassers, McCarthy has lived
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By John Howell
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6/26/18
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What makes us laugh?
Some seek out edgy humor or crave political jokes. In other cases, audiences prefer their comedy clean.
Funny 4 Funds, a comedy fundraising company that has helped local …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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2/7/19
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Rhode Island's average gas price is down one cent from last week), averaging $2.77 per gallon. Monday's price is 10 cents higher than a month ago and 72 cents higher than April 5, 2020. Rhode Island's average gas price is 10 cents lower than the national
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4/15/21
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Laura Jaworski, MSW, has been appointed executive director of House of Hope Community Development Corporation. In addition, House of Hope announced that Deborah Imondi, formerly assistant treasurer of Textron Inc. and current executive director of the RI
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11/23/16
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By JOHN HOWELL While it wasn't prominent until earlier this year, this flu season is on a par with prior years with 135 cases and three flu-related deaths being reported by the state Department of Health as of Tuesday. Department spokesman Joseph
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By John Howell
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1/26/17
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