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This creature isn’t from the depths of the Amazon jungle, but from a place that was once far more sinister and scary - the Rocky Point House of Horrors. But thanks to a local teenager, the creature …
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By Tim Forsberg
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7/14/17
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Dyllan James McKenzie, 26, passed away July 11. He was the beloved son of the late Lori E. McKenzie and grandson of Cheryl and Frank Adams.
Dyllan attended Norwood School, Aldrich Jr. High and …
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7/14/17
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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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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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Not a happy tune Jody Ryan, who handles accounting at the Rhode Island Mentor, carefully parked her Mercedes at the back end of the Mentor parking lot alongside Music Lane Monday morning, away from other cars and presumably safe from being scratched.
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7/11/17
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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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After an on-again and off-again routine, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and Bay Crane Service Inc., a New York-based shipping company that specializes in hauling oversized …
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/11/17
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By JOSH FAIOLA Entering her senior year at Pilgrim High School, Sophie Carter has been called a mature self-starter and one of the standouts at the school. Later this month she may meet President Trump. Carter is going into her fourth term as class
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By Josh Faiola
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7/11/17
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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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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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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 ETHAN HARTLEY Greetings, Rhode Island! Allow me to officially introduce myself. I am the new associate editor at the Beacon, Ethan Hartley. My path to Warwick has been an interesting one and, although I never would have guessed that I would be in this
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/11/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The sun beamed down on a seemingly endless swath of blueberry bushes, with dozens of foragers, young and old, peacefully patrolling for a fresh taste of summer in Rhode Island. Monday was the first day of the blueberry picking season at
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/11/17
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Evoking memories Residents of West Shore Health Center only needed to look out their windows to relive the past as a car show and arts festival was held Saturday in the parking lot of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and along West Shore Road. This was the
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7/11/17
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The Warwick PAL all-star baseball teams will begin their quests to capture state championships this weekend when bracket play gets underway for the 13-, 14- and 15-year-old Rhode Island Babe Ruth State Tournaments. The
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By Matt Metcalf
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7/10/17
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Toll Gate junior and Warwick Co-op girls' hockey captain Mary Greenwell will be one of four RIIL female hockey players to receive an Unsung Hero Award from the Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society on Aug. 6. The awards are
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By Matt Metcalf
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7/9/17
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GRADE 9 HIGH HONORS: Lhord Aguilar, Rawan Al Tekreeti, Diana Alarcon, Natalie Aloisio, Sophie Amore, Antonio Andreason, Elizabeth Barrett, Grace Barta, Samantha Bertrand, Carlos Betancur, Mackenzie Blackmer, Allison Butera, Isabella Caldarone, Elana
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7/8/17
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JOSH FAIOLA Sharing the same water space with dolphins is usually thought of as a pleasant experience, but that was not the case Saturday, July 1 at Buttonwoods Cove off City Park Beach. Carl Santucci, who happened to be in the area taking pictures,
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By Josh Faiola
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7/6/17
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3By JOHN HOWELL Warwick single-family home sales that consistently outpace every other municipality in the state did it again in the month of May, which, according to the Rhode Island Realtors Association, had more single-family home sales statewide than
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By John Howell
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7/6/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Janis Constantine remembers the first of the Warwick Neck July 4 parades when there were virtually no spectators, since most of those along the route made up the parade. That's changed in 25 years, but a lot hasn't, too. The eight-foot
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By John Howell
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7/6/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY In the past, policing the streets of a community meant finding individuals conducting criminal behavior, arresting them and locking them up depending on the severity of their crime. Today, police departments recognize their role as an
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by Ethan Hartley
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7/6/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Sally Gravino dressed for the occasion. In fact, she was better dressed than everyone else who showed up at Iggy's Boardwalk at 9 a.m. on July 4. Most of those in attendance were wearing shorts, short-sleeve shirts and sandals. There was
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By John Howell
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7/6/17
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SLEEPING IN THE GRASS On June 30 at approximately 6:38 p.m., Officers Christopher Gillis and John Zaborski were dispatched to the Norwood Baptist Church on Budlong Avenue to check on the condition of a man who was lying on the grass. At the scene the
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7/6/17
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To the Editor: Working together to benefit the taxpayers of Warwick, last month the City Council passed an ordinance that will directly support local businesses. The ordinance addresses the solicitation of bids for the city. While reviewing bids on the
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7/6/17
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To the Editor: I grew up in Buttonwoods. I went to Park School in the '60s. I rode my bike on Metropolitan Drive, playing with my cousins, who lived down the street. I have great memories of those days. I remember another time in Buttonwoods, too.
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7/5/17
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