Warwick Beacon
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By ARDEN BASTIA It's not everyday that a 9-year-old asks for snail mail for his birthday. In fact, in this age of social media, Brady Wright could have had thousands of people wish him happy birthday from around the world in a single online post.
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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5/6/21
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Freshman Aaron Ramos continued his electric season with one goal and two assists to lead the Pilgrim boys' soccer team over Providence Country Day on Friday afternoon, 4-1. Fellow frosh Danny Peixinho kicked off
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By Jacob Marrocco
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10/20/16
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CHECK ON CONDITION Officers Quentin Tavaras and James Wenneman were dispatched to the Bald Hill Road Hobby Lobby on March 13 at approximately 6:55 p.m. for a report of two children seated alone in a black Acura for more than 20 minutes and that the car
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4/3/17
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By TIM FORSBERG While the state considers legalizing recreational marijuana and city and town leaders look to set guidelines on its development, local corporations are now preparing to cultivate, process, and sell both medical and recreational cannabis.
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By JOHN HOWELL
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5/19/17
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The story has a consistent theme - Warwick single-family home sales outpace any other city or town in the state. In the month of May the totals were even higher than customary, with a total of 142 Warwick single-family homes selling as compared to
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7/11/17
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A Warwick man was arrested by state police shortly after Christmas for sending “crank or obscene” phone messages to Governor Gina Raimondo, not once but twice, according to court documents and a …
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/13/18
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By TIM FORSBERG Can a machine learn to diagnose breast cancer? Is decomposing compost an energy source that might be harnessed to keep you warm? What are the effects of reading consumer reviews on a user's experience with a product? Those questions and
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/27/18
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STOLEN CONVERTER On Feb. 11 at approximately 11:47 a.m. Officer Daniel O'Connell met with a complainant in the lobby of police headquarters for a report of a larceny from a business. The representative, from National Grid, stated that he was a supervisor
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2/19/19
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How to make news Gene Valicenti, Channel 10 anchor and host of the morning news on WPRO radio, has never been accused of lacking news to fill the airwaves. But then, he has a way of creating waves of his own. Department of Transportation Director Peter
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5/6/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Christian Woods wasn't even tempted to look at the sunny beaches and cruise opportunities Donovan Travel pictured as part of its display at Toll Gate High School Wednesday morning. Tempted? Well, maybe tempted, but he wasn't going to try
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By John Howell
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4/3/17
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The idealistic economic trees planted by Mayor Scott Avedisian during his trade mission to Ireland in mid-September may already be bearing fruit in Warwick, as it was revealed through a release that …
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/10/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY A collaborative partnership between Pilgrim High School, biotech company Amgen (based in West Greenwich) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) is providing students interested in entering the booming biotechnical industry a pipeline
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/27/18
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By JOHN HOWELL After 42 years of calling the former Kentish Guards armory in Apponaug home, the Warwick Museum and now the Warwick Center of the Arts may be forced to find new digs. Last Wednesday, as he joined Rocky Point aficionado Sean McCarthy to
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/19/19
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The way Chris Maxwell sees it, all the legal maneuvering by the state is part of an effort to get toll gantries up and operating across the state – and bringing in the money – before …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/12/20
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Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) recently wrapped up its annual children's book drive to benefit Books Are Wings. During March, the bank collected 7,078 books through its 20 branches, corporate office, and operations center, making 2021 BankRI's most
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5/6/21
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Andrew S. Mayer, 48, from Warwick, Rhode Island made his home in Shapleigh, Maine which he loved, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at home.
He is the son of Henry Mayer and the late Joyce …
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4/14/17
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The Warwick Police Department is looking for a Mikaila Rastella, 15. She is white, 5-foot-3 and 117 pounds. Rastella was last seen wearing a grey tank top with a floral design, dark sweatpants and …
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5/1/17
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By JOHN HOWELL -- While he carried the banner in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last year, former Warwick Republican state Representative Joe Trillo won’t be focusing his campaign for governor on the actions of the president.
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By John Howell
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12/10/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY and JOHN HOWELL Jobs was a hot topic at the Prepare Rhode Island Summit held Saturday at the Knight Campus of CCRI. We live in a world today that's changing faster than ever and the only way we're going to make sure that Rhode Islanders"
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By Ethan Hartley & John Howell
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3/27/18
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By JOHN HOWELL The wet sock arrived at Sandy Lane yesterday morning in a refrigerated truck. The baby blue felt sock, 140 feet long and 24 inches in diameter, was neatly folded in the back of the truck. It reeked. Zack Scott, foreman for Green Mountain
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/19/19
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The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that season beach passes and gift certificates are now available for purchase at www.riparks.com/beach-pass. Individuals may purchase resident, non-resident, or senior season beach passes at this
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5/6/21
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Jessica J. Paolozzi, R.N., age 32, of Lakeview Drive, Narragansett, passed away unexpectedly on June 18, 2017.
Born in South Kingstown, the daughter of Peter P. and Melanie J. (Couch) Paolozzi of …
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6/27/17
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Richard Baribault, 42, and Troy Gunderway, 47, both of Warwick, were sentenced Friday by Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern for the Aug. 1, 2015 murder of Fernando Silva, 70, who was locally known …
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11/21/17
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A tribute to veterans Veteran residents of American Assisted Living were recognized in a ceremony held Friday at the facility on Toll Gate Road. Prior to the event, Sgt. Rebecca Tarango of the Rhode Island National Guard, who was deployed to Iraq, had
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12/10/17
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Paul Tomaselli, 56, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at RI Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Rose Sisson.
He was a son of the late Domenic and Mary (Villa) Tomaselli. Paul was owner of …
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2/14/18
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