Warwick Beacon
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CRIME SPREE Warwick Police have identified John Chiellini, 43, whose last known address was in West Warwick, as the suspect responsible for three separate crimes committed between April 6 and 7. According to police reports, on April 6 at 11 p.m. a male
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4/18/17
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By BRIAN JONES A successful, three-decade drive to save one of Warwick's most-admired but endangered landmarks will be celebrated Thursday with the first of two observances anticipating the reopening of Fair House" in historic Pawtuxet Village. With"
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By Brian Jones
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4/18/17
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By DAWN ANDERSON
A bittersweet feeling filled the air on Easter Sunday as hundreds gathered for the final Mass at St. William Church in Norwood.
“I was not even going to go, figured it …
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4/18/17
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Bob Waring has a perfect view of Narragansett Parkway near Salter Grove. In fact, he looks at it just about every morning while enjoying a cup of coffee.
“I’m seeing hundreds jog by the house …
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By John Howell
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4/18/17
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It could have been worse A loud bang followed by a column of black smoke is how an employee of Caf Tempo at the intersection of Toll Gate and Centerville Roads described the Saturday late morning accident followed by fire to a four-unit house on Toll
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4/18/17
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Conditions couldn’t have been better for the 30th annual Easter egg hunt sponsored Saturday by the Oakland Beach Association. Budget for the event where two groups of kids based on their ages …
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4/18/17
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Easter is a time of rebirth. This Sunday, however, it is also the end of a chapter for what was once the hub to the Norwood community and the Catholics who lived there. The Easter Mass at St. William Church will be its last, according to the Diocese of
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4/17/17
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Elementary school stars shine
Cedar Hill
Principal Dr. Colleen Mercurio
K - Charles Petrarca
1 - Nathan Malafronte
2 - Ahsan Waqar
3 - Pien van Gool
4 - Reilly Darrow
5 - …
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4/17/17
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By TESSA ROY Wyman students have been getting more active thanks to Jackie Woodside. Woodside, who is from Jamestown, is a senior nursing student at the University of Rhode Island and is completing her community clinical at the school. For the past six
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By Tessa Roy
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4/15/17
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Daniel E. Anderson, 52, died Monday, April 10, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Brenda Lee (White) Anderson.
A resident of Warwick for most of his life, he was a son of the late Donald and …
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4/15/17
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First of the season While opening day at Continental Little League isn't until April 22, the field saw play this past weekend with New England AAU baseball play. Here, the Kent County Kings, aged 10 and under, get some post-game advice after beating the
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4/15/17
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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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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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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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Andrew S. Mayer, 48, from Warwick, Rhode Island made his home in Shapleigh, Maine which he loved, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at home.
He is the son of Henry Mayer and the late Joyce …
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4/14/17
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Open letter to Mayor Avedisian: I have been quietly watching the changes in our community and schools for the past 10 years, and find I cannot keep silent anymore. My agenda is simple; I don't have one. My silence however, I fear, is condoning things
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4/14/17
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By STEPHEN ALVES On behalf of the Walaska family, thank you to all of you for attending today's celebration of Bill's life. To Marsha, Billy and Christine, Leslie and Rob, Ann Marie and Danny we offer our deepest sympathies and thank you for sharing
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By Stephen Alves
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4/14/17
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By JOHN HOWELL For the first time in decades, the Warwick Teachers Union targeted City Hall and the mayor to demonstrate their frustration in failing to reach a contract and what they consider the department's waste of money pursuing arbitration and
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By John Howell
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4/13/17
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By TESSA ROY Third grade teacher Sandra Tavitian was visibly shocked by the visitors she received in her John Brown Francis classroom Wednesday. She shook with surprise as NBC 10 and the Rhode Island Department of Education dropped by to present her with
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By Tessa Roy
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4/13/17
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By JOHN HOWELL and ISABELLA ZAINYEH As Michael D'Ambra noted Wednesday, there are times in life when you can be in the right place but at the wrong time. That's where D'Ambra was when he came up with a plan to develop more than eight acres on Jefferson
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By John Howell & Isabella Zainyeh
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4/13/17
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By TESSA ROY Representative Evan Shanley said he and his father became a little disturbed after his father began seeing more golf-related advertising whenever he was online. He'd been reading a lot about golf lately and figured he was being tracked. In
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By Tessa Roy
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4/13/17
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By DAWN ANDERSON The road to losing 88 pounds hasn't been easy for Linda Schadler, who was named Queen at the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) annual State Recognition Day held Saturday at the Radisson Airport Hotel. Her journey with TOPS, a non-profit
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By Dawn Anderson
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4/13/17
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DUMPSTER FIRE Officer Jacob Elderkin was dispatched to the Warwick Avenue Big Lots on March 8 around 10 p.m. for a report of a fire that had been set in their dumpster the previous evening. At the scene the officer spoke with the store's manager, who
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4/13/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Most groundbreaking events are ceremonial affairs where officials talk about the work to be done. There was the talk, but as officials took the podium, workers were tearing off the siding of Greenwood Terrace that has 53 apartments.
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By John Howell
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4/13/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Chief of staff David Picozzi is outraged; Mayor Scott Avedisian demands a correction and Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladsouceur, who caused the uproar when he charged the administration of ignoring the long-term impact of retiree health costs,
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By John Howell
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4/13/17
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