Warwick Beacon
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To the Editor:Mr. Elliot, thank you for being so concerned about R.I. public safety officers’ feelings, but unfortunately you have the facts of Rep. Bennett’s legislation completely …
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5/9/17
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CITY OF WARWICK
COLLECTOR’S SALE OF ESTATES FOR TAXES AND/OR ASSESSMENTS
DUE AND UNPAID
The undersigned, Tax Collector, of the City of Warwick, hereby gives notice that she will sell at …
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5/9/17
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By OLIVIA PERREAULT The Armenian Genocide holds a significant role in world history, yet it barely gets covered in schools nationwide. In order to continue educating the public of this disastrous event, the Armenian Community of Rhode Island presented a
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By Olivia Perreault
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5/8/17
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The Warwick Historical Society and their guests, the Warwick Commission on Historical Cemeteries and the Pawtuxet Rangers, will conduct for a five-part celebration of 375 years of Warwick history at Warwick Public Library on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. On April
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5/7/17
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Unlike many performers who warn audiences not to try stunts themselves, Keith Michael Johnson wants those who see his Bubbleology show to try what they see at home.
“I hope they remember …
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By Tessa Roy
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5/7/17
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Amy L. Bell, 39, of Warwick died Wednesday surrounded by her family at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center.
Born in Warwick, a daughter of Joseph R. and Patricia (Bush) Bell, Jr. of …
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5/7/17
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Peter M. Donohue, age 40, formerly of Warwick, died on April 12, 2017, after a brief illness.
A graduate of Moses Brown School and Brown University, he also served in the U.S. Navy as a civil …
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5/6/17
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He can catch 'em Ronald Tabele III was one of two winners in the kids' division of the opening day fishing tournament sponsored by the Tackle Box on West Shore Road. Ron caught a one-pound rainbow trout at Carolina Trout Pond. Andrew Welsh was also a
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5/5/17
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By TESSA ROY Local convenience stores have penned a letter opposing Gov. Gina Raimondo's proposed increase on the cigarette tax, saying such increases would hurt their customers and businesses. If Raimondo's budget is passed, it would hike the cigarette
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By Tessa Roy
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5/5/17
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The Armenian National Committee of RI (ANC-RI) gathered April 28 at Warwick City Hall for a flag raising ceremony honoring the 1.5 million Armenian Martyrs (Saints) and those that survived the Ottoman Turkish Government's attempt to cleanse the Armenians
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5/5/17
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Charles F. Page, 64, a retired general contractor passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Charles J. and …
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5/5/17
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By JOHN HOWELL City Hall was prepared to handle an onslaught of calls Tuesday as Water Division crews shut off service to customers for the non-payment of water and sewer bills. But, said administrative assistant Bruce Keiser, as of 3:30 p.m. the mayor's
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By John Howell
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5/4/17
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By TESSA ROY The Warwick Teachers Union (WTU) announced yesterday it plans to hold another informational picketing today at City Hall to alert the public to the Warwick School Committee's continued negligence in reaching a successor collective"
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By Tessa Roy
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5/4/17
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Pup comes visiting It's not too cold for bathing, that's sun bathing, at Conimicut Point. A gray seal estimated to be four months old showed up at the point Tuesday, prompting concerned people to call the Department of Environmental Management and Mystic
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5/4/17
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MINIVAN AND MOTORCYCLE CRASH On May 2 at 6:27 p.m. at the intersection of Warwick and Church Avenues, a minivan traveling south on Warwick Ave was turning left and collided with a motorcycle heading north. According to police reports, the minivan was
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5/4/17
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By TESSA ROY Vinny and Elly Palumbo have always loved veterans, but were inspired to help on a larger scale by their close friend Walter Hall, who was once a prisoner of war in Korea and later received a medal from President Dwight Eisenhower. Hearing
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By Tessa Roy
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5/4/17
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Claire E. Butler, 91, a Warwick resident, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at West Shore Health Center.
Born and raised in Brocton, MA, Claire was a daughter of the late Frank E. and M. Eva (McSweeny) …
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5/3/17
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Research and confidence St. Peter School third grade teacher Jan Webb stood by the door to the church hall Friday morning and just watched. The time for teaching was over and now her 22 students were on their own. Each stood in front of a table with a
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5/3/17
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What Dave Cesario started as a fruit stand 48 years ago at Wilde’s Corner in Warwick added its 10th store as a wholly locally owned supermarket last Friday with the opening of Dave’s Marketplace …
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By John Howell
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5/3/17
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To the Editor: A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter to the mayor in response to his appearance on The Rhode Show." My initial letter to Mayor Avedisian was to express surprise that he felt that Dr. Thornton had no culpability in the current situation"
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5/2/17
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Ronald D. Valley, 53, passed away on April 30, 2017.
He was the beloved son of the late George A. and Gladys E. (Corbin) Valley, Sr. Loving brother of Joan M. Greene, Joyce A. Murray, George A. …
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5/2/17
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ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL On April 22 at approximately 1:35 a.m., Officer David Boardman and other members of the department were dispatched to the area of 1645 Warwick Avenue for a report of a driver asleep at the wheel. At the scene Officer Boardman
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5/2/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Last week's round of layoffs at Care New England was triggered by estimates the institution comprised of Kent, Women and Infants, Butler and Memorial hospitals would experience second quarter losses worse than those being projected, James
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By John Howell
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5/2/17
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Yesterday the city shut off water service to 40 customers – the first of 900 – who have not responded to numerous letters that they have failed to pay their bill, which in some cases goes back 12 …
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By John Howell
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5/2/17
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