Warwick Beacon
2348 results total, viewing 1976 - 2000
|
CHECK CONDITION Officers Christian Vargas and Eric Lima responded to the Best Buy on Universal Boulevard on March 31 just after 4 p.m. after the department received a call about an unattended small child inside a locked and running car. The officers
more
4/7/17
|
|
By JOHN HOWELL What was a matter of failed school fire alarms has become an issue of trust that threatens school administration efforts to address the city's aging schools. On Monday City Council members Ed Ladouceur, D-Ward 5, Jeremy Rix, D-Ward 2 and
more
By John Howell
|
4/6/17
|
|
|
By TESSA ROY Tuesday night's School Committee meeting began with apologies from Superintendent Philip Thornton and Building and Grounds Director Steven Gothberg, but it was not enough to mitigate the anger of parents. Parents' feelings were palpable as
more
By Tessa Roy
|
4/6/17
|
|
|
By JOHN HOWELL Nancy Croce is a trendsetter although she doesn't think of herself that way. It was many years ago while she was working in an accounting office for the City of Providence, a job she had held for 16 years, when a male fellow employee with
more
By John Howell
|
4/6/17
|
|
The man known “as the best kicker in the world” will be in Warwick this weekend.
In fact, Zsolt Moradi from Hungary is no stranger to Warwick or the Don Rodrigues whose karate academy bearing …
more
By John Howell
|
4/6/17
|
|
|
By JOHN HOWELL It isn't a pretty picture. According to an actuarial study of retiree health care benefits, the city faces an unfunded liability of $290.7 million this year. That figure contained in reports prepared by Jefferson Solutions had a chilling
more
By John Howell
|
4/6/17
|
|
|
By TESSA ROY Local stars" are putting on their dancing shoes for the The Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership. RIMP will host its 11th annual Dancing With the Stars of Mentoring on April 27. Eight stars from area businesses are paired with coaches from"
more
By Tessa Roy
|
4/6/17
|
|
By JOHN HOWELL
A charter school, assisted living facility and home builder were among a group that conducted a walkthrough of two vacant schools the city is hopeful of selling.
“I’m trying …
more
By John Howell
|
4/6/17
|
|
|
By PETE FONTAINE The Tri-City Elks added a new chapter to their illustrious history Sunday, March 19. At a standing room only event, which featured high-ranking Elks officers and dignitaries from all over Rhode Island as well as Southeastern
more
By Pete Fontaine
|
4/6/17
|
|
|
David Michael Monahan, a devoted family man and affable comrade passed away peacefully at the Hope Hospice Center in Providence on April 2, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Robin (DelGizzo) …
more
4/5/17
|
|
To the Editor:It seems you misquoted me in Tuesday’s article, “Outrage flares over failed school alarms, septic backup”. You wrote that I stated that I was scared, when in fact …
more
4/5/17
|
|
|
Lynn P. Woodmansee, R.N., age 33, of Michael Drive, Warwick, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.
Born in Providence, the beloved daughter of James A. and Jeanine A. (Berube) …
more
4/4/17
|
|
ARSON Sergeant Daniel DiMaio was dispatched to Lemac Street on March 26 around 11:31 p.m. for an arson report. Upon arrival at the scene he met with the Warwick Fire Department and observed a burned area in a resident's yard and grass. He spoke with the
more
4/4/17
|
|
|
By PAM SCHIFF Ethan Golditch is ready to take the 1,192.2-mile trip from Warwick to Tuscaloosa, Alabama thanks to a scholarship. Golditch is the recipient of the Presidential Award and will receive all four years of undergraduate tuition free at the
more
By Pam Schiff
|
4/4/17
|
|
By JOHN HOWELL Single-family home sales across the state dropped in February but not for a lack of buyers say local realtors. Rather, the decline is blamed on a lack of inventory which some realtors say they haven't seen this low since the days of the
more
By John Howell
|
4/4/17
|
|
|
Text and photos by John Howell The Honor Flight Network that initiated the program in 2005 to bring World War II veterans to the nation's capital to visit the World War II memorial, other war memorials and Arlington National Cemetery has ranked the Rhode
more
By John Howell
|
4/4/17
|
|
|
Pilgrim High School junior Vanessa Streb was one of 700 students representing 48 schools at the state’s 28th annual Science Olympiad held Saturday at Rhode Island College. “I’ve always been …
more
By Dawn Anderson
|
4/4/17
|
|
|
By TESSA ROY One of former Senator William Walaska's final pieces of legislation, a bill to provide Rhode Islanders expanded coverage for experimental uses of prescription drugs, was of personal significance to him. Walaska pressed for passage of the
more
By Tessa Roy
|
4/4/17
|
|
By TESSA ROY Although mold testing hasn't yet been conducted, an independent air quality study at Veterans Memorial Junior High School has provided insight into other conditions in need of improvement. Dan Simas of Environmental Consulting and
more
By Tessa Roy
|
4/4/17
|
|
|
By TESSA ROY Governor Gina Raimondo said Monday that there is no silver bullet" in the fight against the overdose crisis. "It's not an exaggeration to say this is a crisis. The overdose epidemic is taking our friends and family from us in every single"
more
By Tessa Roy
|
4/4/17
|
|
To the Editor: For the record, it does not bother me much when I see a fire truck at Stop & Shop. I know that they are supposed to shop on their own time and I have discussed this issue with a few dozen firefighters and have drawn the conclusion that
more
4/4/17
|
|
|
Roland Wayne Smith, 49, of West Greenwich, RI, passed away on March 8, 2017 after succumbing to injuries sustained in the March 2 accident that took the life of his dear sister, Gail A. Amaral.
…
more
4/4/17
|
|
Pilgrim High School recently announced those students achieving honors for the second quarter. They are: GRADE NINE: HIGH HONORS: Giana D. Alviti, Isabella D. Alviti, Giana Amaral, Isabella Arnone, Ethan James Asadorian, Demitri Ayres, Justin Bartlett,
more
4/3/17
|
|
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On March 4 at approximately 10:40 p.m., Officer Ali Jaafar along with other members of the department were dispatched to the intersection of West Shore Road and Draper Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle accident with
more
4/3/17
|
|
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCEA driver who recently told officers, “Yeah, I bumped into her car. I’m sorry,” was recently arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. …
more
4/3/17
|