Warwick Beacon
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Editor's note: Mayor Scott Avedisian responded with the following statement to questions about the firefighters' union action to grieve the Tier II pension system: I am disheartened by the actions of the IAFF Warwick Local 2748 to undo the pension
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1/12/17
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The Warwick Vets and Pilgrim softball teams combined to go 24-8 last season in Division II. So, with four key members of that 14-2 Vets squad now at Pilgrim, the Pats should be extremely competitive this season, although
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By Matt Metcalf
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4/14/17
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Helmets and a dab When Gov. Gina Raimondo recently asked Senator Michael McCaffrey what he had been up to and learned as part of a bicycle safety program run by the Rhode Island Association of Justice he handed out free bicycle helmets to Hoxsie School
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6/16/17
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By MARY GRADY and JOHN HOWELL An almost equal number of protesters and members of the public showed up for the Saturday open house of the recently renovated Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory at the Knight Campus of Community College of Rhode Island. About
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By Mary Grady and John Howell
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7/12/17
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A stunning purebred German Shepard named Coco is waiting for a new home at the Warwick Animal Shelter.
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By Karen Kalunian
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9/22/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY A copy of a letter of complaint sent to Superintendent Philip Thornton from the law offices of Robinson & Clapham, provided to the Beacon, outlines a Warwick family's readiness to file a lawsuit against the Warwick Public School
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/21/17
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By PEDER SCHAEFER Last week's Fourth of July parades, fireworks and marches, while festive, are not the only way to show thanks to our country and our veterans. Terri Hewood, a Warwick native, shows her appreciation by making quilts for veterans, as part
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By Peder Schaefer
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7/10/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Pilgrim Political Involvement Club got the kind of political experience you're only likely to get in Rhode Island - as they got to fire off questions face-to-face with junior U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who stopped by the club
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/25/18
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By JOHN HOWELL
The Warwick Firefighters Union is contesting the Tier II pension plan implemented in 2012 to reduce pension costs and improve the city’s ability to pay pension obligations going …
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By John Howell
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1/12/17
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He used to sell live lobsters, a job that gave Dave Schaller a certain distinctive aroma. But that was more than 25 years ago and now it’s not uncommon when customers meet Dave and his wife, Marie, …
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By John Howell
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4/14/17
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If a house can communicate the personality of its owner, artist and graphic designer Patricia Almonte's home in the Hoxsie neighborhood of Warwick does just that. Big, comfy couches line the living room, an art studio is located right off the kitchen and
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6/16/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Lt. Gov. Dan McKee says there's more to Operation Holiday Cheer than providing gifts from home to servicemen and -women who can't get back to the Ocean State for the holidays. In an effort involving scores of sponsors, organizations and
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By John Howell
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11/21/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Even if you've never met Richard Corrente, there's a better than good chance that you've seen him around Warwick at least once or twice. The mortgage broker known for waving to commuters along main arteries in the city and his rallying
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/10/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur has earned a reputation as a numbers man. On Wednesday he employed that same attention he applies to city claims and the award of contracts and bids to data he was provided by Rhode Island Kids Count. But
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/25/18
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By TESSA ROY Shoppers and businesses alike were confused Tuesday when they found a fence had been put up in the parking lot of the Home Loan Plaza on Airport Road, separating a few parking lanes between Dave's Marketplace next door and the rest of the
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By Tessa Roy
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1/12/17
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Shane P. Moffat, 23, of Warwick, passed away at Kent Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved son of Kevin P. and Elizabeth (Griffin) Moffat and loving brother of Amanda E. …
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4/14/17
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On the lines again Although Mayor Scott Avedisian has joined talks and mediation sessions on a teacher contract are ongoing, the Warwick Teachers Union held another informational picket Wednesday in front of City Hall. Asked whether the action was aimed
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6/16/17
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By JOHN HOWELL The teacher contracts approved by the School Committee and yet to be ratified by the union membership would require an additional $12.6 million in local funding over the next three years, according to Anthony Ferrucci, school director of
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By John Howell
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11/21/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Director of the Warwick Sewer Authority Janine Burke-Wells has taken on a new role in the wake of the construction of Governor Francis Farms sewers. Not by choice, but she's become the perceived head of the city's rat patrol. Burke-Wells
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By John Howell
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7/10/18
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On Oct. 21 at approximately 6:41 p.m. Officer Brian Holleran responded to a car accident on Greenwich Avenue, in the area of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The driver of the car that got hit said he was driving on East Ave. in
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10/25/18
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By DAWN ANDERSON Eight-year-old Warwick resident Aurora Christiansen felt right at home Sunday as she and her teammates proudly displayed their First Lego League Jr. (FLL Jr.) project, Bee S.M.A.R.T. (St. Mary Academy Robotics Team), at this year's Robot
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By Dawn Anderson
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5/2/17
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To the Editor: As the expansion of TF Green Airport progresses, neighborhoods in Greenwood are disappearing. In a subculture of Greenwood known as The Birches, over 60 homes are being acquired in order to accommodate this project. With an ample number of
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7/12/17
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Warwick resident and World War II combat veteran Willard D. “Bud” Voigt was presented with several prestigious awards at the Rhode Island National Guard Command and Readiness Center on Friday, …
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By Koby Gartner
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1/18/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Warwick School Department will be unable to pass a balanced budget, as required by state law, according to the official updated budget report prepared in advance of tonight's meeting of the Warwick School Committee. The revelation
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/10/18
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By JOHN HOWELL With Greenwood School as a backdrop and joined by the president of the Warwick Council PTA and superintendent of schools, Mayor Joseph Solomon urged Tuesday passage of the city $40 million school bond on the Nov. 6 ballot. It is our"
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/25/18
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