Warwick Beacon
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Too much rain has been a bad thing for quahoggers for decades, but as it turns out one of the wettest Aprils on record actually was just what biologists were looking for to confirm that the hundreds …
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By John Howell
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5/30/17
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Mayor Scott Avedisian summed it up perfectly Monday morning as he stood on a platform overlooking West Shore Road at Veterans Memorial Park.
“This is not a great day for a parade…but this …
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By John Howell
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5/30/17
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Warwick’s secondary special education program has “no widespread illegal practices” in place, according to a review of secondary level special education conducted by the Rhode Island Department …
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By Tessa Roy
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5/30/17
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School administrators and the School Committee were faced with questions and lecturing by members of the City Council Friday at the first 2017-18 fiscal budget hearing.
Mayor Scott Avedisian’s …
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By Tessa Roy
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5/30/17
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What do dreams of being an astronaut, yoga instructor, journalist and physical therapist all have in common? They are career dreams of seniors at St. Mary Academy Bay View, who through the …
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By Isabella Zainyeh
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5/30/17
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SUPER BUSTOfficer Darren Parrillo and several other members of the Warwick Police Department were dispatched to the Victoria Secret store at the Warwick Mall in reference to a shoplifting incident …
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5/30/17
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Retired Warwick Police Captain Joseph Coffey comes from a family of servicemen.
His father, one of 14 siblings, is a Vietnam veteran. One of his uncles died on the beach of Iwo Jima and another …
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By John Howell
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5/30/17
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The Toll Gate Titans held on to beat the Cranston West Falcons, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon at Cranston West High School. Titans' senior Nick Kazandjian and junior Dylan Palmiotti had two hits each and both added an RBI.
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By Ryan D. Murray
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5/30/17
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David Paul Ratcliffe, 57, of Aurora, Colorado and formerly of Warwick, RI, passed away on April 8, 2017 at Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, Pa. He had been in ill health for several years.
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5/29/17
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By JEN COWART
Earlier this month, a warning from the Alabama public school department in Baldwin County went viral. It alerted parents to a new social media “app” that asks students to …
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By Jen Cowart
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5/27/17
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The multifamily home sector ruled Rhode Island's housing market in April according to the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. In a release this week, the association said investors looking to capitalize on rising rents drove a 43 percent increase in
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5/26/17
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Nicholas Bianco, a member of Troop 1 Conimicut, is close to earning his Eagle Scout rank. Bianco, a senior at Bishop Hendricken High School and 2013 graduate of St. Kevin School, will hold a one-day personal item drive at the Stop & Shop located at 2470
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5/26/17
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A community gift In a gesture of appreciation for the hospitality they received during their national show held at the Crowne Plaza and for the lifesaving measures they can provide to pets, the Irish Setters Club of America presented the Warwick Fire
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5/25/17
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By TESSA ROY and JOHN HOWELL Extended flooding on Lake Shore Drive from Warwick Pond has the city planning to raise a section of the road within the next few weeks, DPW director and chief of staff David Picozzi said yesterday. The whole problem is the"
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By Tessa Roy & John Howell
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5/25/17
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By JOHN HOWELL The Ocean State Theatre Co. Inc. has closed as tenants of the former garage converted into a theatre on Jefferson Boulevard, but reports say it wouldn't remain dormant. According to reliable sources, Bill Hanney plans to reopen the theatre
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By John Howell
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5/25/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Rhode Islanders love bargains, and they will be getting another one thanks to Frontier Airlines that announced Wednesday they would bring their discount fares to Green Airport with flights to Orlando and Denver starting Aug. 14. The
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By John Howell
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5/25/17
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By TESSA ROY It may not have been as sunny as hoped, but that didn't stop about 100 people from rallying in front of City Hall on Monday afternoon ahead of budget talks set for Friday night. Mayor Scott Avedisian's budget proposes a hike in funding for
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By Tessa Roy
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5/25/17
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PEDESTRIAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 10:25 p.m. officers from the Warwick Police Department responded to the area of 651 Main Avenue for a report of pedestrian who had been struck by a motor vehicle in the roadway. Upon arrival on
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5/25/17
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By JOHN HOWELL What's more Rhode Island than wieners and coffee milk? Well, what about Del's and Kenyon Corn Meal clam cakes? All four have been staples at the Rhode Island pavilion at the Big E on the Eastern States Exposition grounds that open Sept. 15
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By John Howell
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5/25/17
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From trains to planes While thousands fought the highway traffic to get to the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show last weekend, 4,271 took the train from Providence, Warwick and Wickford Junction to get to and back from Quonset. That's
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5/25/17
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Louise M. (Taglienti) Terreri, age 87, of Silver Lake Avenue, Warwick, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. She was the wife of the late Arnold …
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5/25/17
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Helen E. (Linehan) Walsh, 94, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Angelo Merolla.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late …
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5/25/17
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Stephen Edward Haley, 66, of Richmond, RI lost his brief battle with pancreatic cancer on May 16, 2017.
Steve served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, and then later returned home to …
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5/24/17
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Lisa (Kirk) Cochran, 47, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
She was a beloved daughter of Raymond and Juanita (Johanson) Kirk. Born in Providence, as a young girl, Lisa participated in events …
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5/24/17
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William J. “Billy/Bumper” Dowding, 3rd, passed away peacefully at Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach, FL on May 17, 2017, at the age of 36.
Born in Warwick, he was the son of Karen Wagner …
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5/23/17
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