Warwick Beacon
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By JOHN HOWELL It's not unusual that volunteers delivering Meals on Wheels leave with something they might not have expected, which can make their day. That's what happened Tuesday when Mayor Scott Avedisian delivered a ham and pineapple dinner to Frank
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By John Howell
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4/3/17
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Warwick and the larger state community said farewell Monday to Eugene McCaffrey, who served as mayor from 1973 to 1977 and, after an unsuccessful bid for Congress, played a quiet role in Warwick …
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By John Howell
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6/27/17
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SUSPICIOUS BULGES On June 21 at approximately 5:37 p.m., Officer William Holz along with several members of the department were dispatched to the Bald Hill Road Walmart for a report of a shoplifting in progress. While en-route to the scene, dispatch
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7/11/17
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By RYAN CHAMPLIN Citizens Bank teamed up with L.E.A.D. USA, a national team-building organization, for a bike build with the employees at the Warwick Crowne Plaza. Unbeknownst to the employees, the high-quality Raleigh bicycles were then presented as a
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By Ryan Champlin
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10/12/17
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On January 28 at 12:27 p.m., Officer Sokhannareth Chea and other members of the department were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident. Dispatch had advised the officers that one of the vehicles involved in the accident
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2/13/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Warwick Police Department needs your help - but this time it's not to help catch a hit and run suspect or identify someone who took a hundred dollar bill that fell out of someone's pocket in front of them at Big Lots. No, this time
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/22/18
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RED, WHITE, BLUE AND RIDING: Bob Sangster had the company of Layla Perry as they waiting for the start of the July 4th parade. SHE STILL FLIES: As they have done for years, Jack Clegg and his wife Lillian with the help of friends display their 1896 flag
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7/5/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Allegations surrounding purported abuse of the sick time payout system utilized by Warwick firefighters that has allegedly amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars in overpayments in recent years has once again come to a boil this
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/23/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Richard Corrente will no longer be standing at various corners throughout the city waving to passing motorists. He may be waving, as he is friendly, but he won't be doing it to win votes. In a phone call Tuesday evening, Corrente declared
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/14/19
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The Kingston Chamber Music Festival will celebrate its 33rd annual season with a series of five in-person concerts at the University of Rhode Island's Fine Arts Center from July 24 to Aug. 1. Tickets will be available in June at kingstonchambermusic.org
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5/6/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Now in its 42nd year nationally, the federally run Community Development Block Grant or CDBG program has funneled millions of dollars to Warwick non-profits for services and projects in low-income neighborhoods from Oakland Beach to East
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By John Howell
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4/3/17
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Although only about 50 people showed up to the Sports Legend Pub in Warwick Saturday afternoon to march in support of President Trump, more than 35,000 people watched their march online, with …
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/27/17
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Ryan Mullen was 18 when he was blindsided by the reality that he had been living his entire life with just one functioning kidney. He said he “almost fainted” when his doctor said that, for …
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/11/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Warwick Planning Department has issued a glowing recommendation to approve the lone bid from the International Charter School, who wishes to purchase and renovate the former Aldrich Junior High School building into what they aspire
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/12/17
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Debra Shipley Roffo started Angel in Action RI back in March, which formed with the goal of providing small acts of kindness to hardworking families who have come upon difficult times, whether those …
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/20/17
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By TIM FORSBERG More than 2,000 bank employees, family members, and local leaders converged at the Citizens Bank Campus off Greenville Avenue in Johnston Saturday for an open house tour of the more than 420,000-square-foot facility. This is so"
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/13/18
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By JOHN HOWELL The numbers are hard to pin down, but reports from several sources would indicate that opioid-related overdose deaths are down and may be on the decline. In a meeting Thursday with Rhode Island Secretary of Health and Human Services Eric
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By John Howell
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3/22/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Manisha Perdereaux hadn't planned on stopping at the Narragansett Bay overlook on Beach Avenue during her Tuesday morning jog in Conimicut, but then she thought it would be a good idea to do some stretches. It was about 6:30 and the sun
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By John Howell
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7/5/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Only two weeks remain in the campaign for mayor of Warwick, with Republican Sue Stenhouse challenging Mayor Joseph Solomon, who assumed the office in May following the departure of 18-year mayor Scott Avedisian. At a debate organized by
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/23/18
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Through one of his spokeswomen, Mayor Joseph Solomon confirmed Wednesday that Acting Fire Chief Marcel Fontenault has submitted his letter of retirement. No additional information, such as when Fontenault submitted the letter, when he would leave or who
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/14/19
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Editor's note: The date of this event has changed to Thursday, May 13. The East Greenwich Art Club was formed in 1959 by local artists who came together to support each other while developing their art. It is a vibrant organization today, promoting the
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5/6/21
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At a short and rowdy special session held Tuesday evening in a small room where people were turned away because the room was at capacity, stood in the hall and chanted “change the venue,” the …
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By Tim Forsberg
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1/11/17
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Newly minted Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey says his basic goals aren’t much different from those of his father.
“When he was mayor, he wanted to make Warwick a better place to live …
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By Tessa Roy
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4/3/17
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?On June 11 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Beverly Higgins, 59, of 201 Riverside Avenue in Warwick, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.According to Officer Ali …
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6/27/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Here's the scenario. The air conditioning in one of Warwick's taller office buildings fails. The service company is called and sends over a crew to work on the rooftop unit. This seems like an ordinary call. This is an older unit and has
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By John Howell
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7/11/17
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