Warwick Beacon
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DUI On the evening of Feb. 23, Officer Christopher Gillis reports responding to the area of West Shore Road and Warwick Neck Avenue for a report of a vehicle operating erratically. Dispatch advised that a tan Ford Explorer had been seen swerving as it
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3/5/19
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Local comedians Mike Murray and Bill Simas have laughed their comedy night fundraising venture, Funny 4 Funds, right into the Rhode Island Comedy Hall of Fame.
And thanks to their efforts during …
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By Tim Forsberg
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11/25/16
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The following students have earned third quarter honors at Pilgrim High School: GRADE NINE HIGH HONORS: Giana D. Alviti, Isabella D. Alviti, Giana Amaral, Angelina N. Antonizio, Demitri Ayres, Samantha E. Befumo, Julianne Bergeron, Sydni R. Bigelli,
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By JOHN HOWELL
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5/23/17
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After retiring from a 32-year career with the United States Air Force Reserves, Senior Master Sergeant and Oakland Beach resident Mary Kinsey was looking for fun ways to stay active. During an …
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By Dawn Anderson
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6/18/17
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Stacy Capone dressed as the lamp from "A Christmas Story," as she ran the 20th annual Greenwood Halloween Parade Tuesday afternoon. Started by Kim Murray, who paraded through the neighborhood with …
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11/3/17
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By JOHN HOWELL There won't be any tickets to the 53rd Community College of Rhode Island commencement exercises on Friday, May 17. None are being printed because, for the first time, there's no question there will be enough seats for the graduates to
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/10/18
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Planet Fitness in Warwick – like all gyms within the Planet Fitness network – are known as places where anybody, no matter their weight or personality, can come in and feel welcomed and able to …
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/24/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Even if you don't believe in guardian angels, anyone who has the chance to listen to Michael Montigny's story about his deployment with the United States Marines in Vietnam - where he narrowly escaped death over a dozen times by his
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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11/8/18
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Lights with mice You might ask what do mice have to do with the program that got underway this week to replace about 9,000 street lights with new energy efficient LED lights. It's not a question a reporter would have thought to ask the K Electric crew
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5/27/21
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Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by legislative sponsors and community advocates, recently ceremonially signed legislation prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing firearms.
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11/3/17
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Pilgrim and Toll Gate will look to add to their new Thanksgiving Day rivalry when the two teams meet at Warwick Vets this morning at 10 a.m. This will be the second straight Thanksgiving Day that the Pats and Titans will
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By Matt Metcalf
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11/24/17
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By JOHN HOWELL You might have thought a forecast of rain and snow would be reason to cancel a trip to the nation's capital where the average age of the participants is in the mid-80s. But then what's the threat of bad weather to World War II and Korean
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By John Howell
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4/10/18
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IDENTITY FRAUDOn July 10 at approximately 2 p.m., Officer Rose Michel was dispatched to the Warwick Mall for a report of identity fraud. Dispatch had advised the officer that the reporting party …
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7/24/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY A good turnout gathered atop fallen leaves at the Warwick Veterans Memorial Park outside Warwick Vets Middle School underneath cloudless blue skies to pay homage to veterans of the past and present in a wreath laying ceremony on Monday
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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11/13/18
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Hollywood could be in the future for lifelong Johnston resident Carson Kenny.
Kenny, 19, works as a grill cook at Chipotle on Atwood Avenue, and a simple request from his manager last year changed …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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3/6/19
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The same-old, same-old questions about healthcare, hotlines and hospital beds were pushed to the side for one day on Thursday, when Rhode Island children replaced the regular pool of coronavirus journalists and had a chance to ask the questions that are top of mind in their lives.
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By SCOTT PICKERING / East Bay Media Group
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5/1/20
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By RORY SCHULER The Rhode Island Business Coalition (RIBC) held a press conference this week to argue against proposed personal income tax increases for high-income earners and taxes on the federal Paycheck Protection Program loans in the state. "This
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/27/21
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Warwick Police Departments K9, Viking, will be featured on the cover of the Vested Interest in K9 2017 color calendar. The calendar showcases nationwide law enforcement dogs. Sales of the calendar support the purchase of bullet and stab protective vests
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11/14/16
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Gerald J. “Jay” Limoges of Warwick, passed away on September 3, 2017. He was the husband of 26 years to G. Karen (Coutcher) Limoges.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Robert T. …
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9/7/17
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Oakland Beach, Robertson and Park Elementary Schools have been closed on Monday, Oct. 16 due to staff absences.
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10/16/17
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Robert Francis “Bob, Bobby, Bobo” DeFeo, 63, passed away at Maine Medical in Portland, ME, on November 11, 2017 after a long illness.
Born in Rhode Island, he was the son of the late John and …
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11/24/17
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To the Editor:I was thinking about “Crapponaug” the other day. For those of you who do not have to brave the area between West Shore Road or Post Road or Veteran’s Memorial Drive, …
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2/20/18
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Be sure to read the notice that accompanied Warwick tax bills that went into the mail Friday, July 13.
That’s right, even though the fine print on the bill states the first quarterly payment is …
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By John Howell
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7/24/18
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RECKLESS DRIVING On November 2 at approximately 7:33 p.m., Officer Derek Mourato along with several members of the police department were dispatched to Bald Hill Road in front of Taco Bell for a two car motor vehicle accident with multiple injuries. At
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11/13/18
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With a large group of protesters filling the State House rotunda on Tuesday afternoon, one holding a sign comparing abortions to the mass killings of Adolf Hitler and others chanting religious hymns …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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3/7/19
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