Warwick Beacon
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Paul R. Pearson, 73, of Enfield, beloved husband of Susan (Rollins) Pearson passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2016, at home.
He was born on February 23, 1943, in Providence, Rhode …
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12/19/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Mayor Scott Avedisian and Superintendent Philip Thornton have jointly requested the state Department of Education conduct an expedited" review of the district's special education program "to assure that our work is aligned with"
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By John Howell
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12/12/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Parents of secondary school students will have electronic access to their children's grades beginning next week if teachers abide by a memo issued to teachers Monday by Superintendent Philip Thornton. The action comes following a Superior
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By John Howell
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12/12/16
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ARSON On November 29, Detective Jeffery Viveiros was made aware that a resident on Millcove Road had contacted the department the previous morning to report that he had discovered burned newspaper inside his green recycling bin. Officers Jandreau and
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12/12/16
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By JOHN HOWELL With Warwick customers of the Kent County Water Authority already paying nearly twice what Warwick Water Division customers pay, the city objected yesterday to Kent County's request for rate increases that would boost bills by more than 14
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By John Howell
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12/12/16
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Robert A. Gemma Jr., 48, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at RI Hospital. He was the loving father of Robert A. Gemma, III.
Born in Providence, he was a son of Elaine …
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12/12/16
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Rhode Island leaders and schools kicked off Computer Science Education Week by welcoming a high-caliber guest to the state Monday. U.S. Secretary of Education John King, accompanied by Governor Gina Raimondo, Senator Jack Reed, and Rhode
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By Tessa Roy
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12/8/16
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To the Editor: On November 8, 2016, I was traveling west on Centerville Road about 2:30 in the afternoon along with many other cars. The road had just been scraped and cleared of the old asphalt awaiting the new asphalt to be poured later that day.
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12/8/16
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When parish leadership at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church noticed people in the community going hungry, they knew they had to do something.
“We did recognize early on that there was a lot of food …
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By Tessa Roy
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12/8/16
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Nine Warwick non-profits and three Cranston organizations have received grants totaling more than $1.4 million in the last week from the Champlin Foundations. The grants fund a variety of projects from equipment for the cardiac
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By John Howell
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12/8/16
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BANDIT'S BICYCLE GETAWAY Officer Aaron Steere and other officers were dispatched to the Kohl's department store at Rhode Island Mall on November 19 at approximately 5:13 for a report of a shoplifting in progress. Dispatch advised the officers the store's
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12/8/16
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Kenneth L. Moore, Jr., 50, of Warwick died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Jean Ann (Burrows) Moore.
Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Kenneth …
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12/8/16
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“It’s too bad the entire city isn’t here today,” Mark Eaton, District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the Rhode Island Association Elks, began as he stood outside Warwick Fire Department …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/5/16
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It's been nearly a decade since Bishop Hendricken pulled down consecutive hockey titles, but this could be the season that ominous streak ends. The Hawks return arguably the state's top player, senior captain and
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By Jacob Marrocco
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12/5/16
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Gerald C. Baril, 97, of Warwick, RI, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Kent Regency Center in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Ruth Kelly Baril for 64 …
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12/4/16
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By SOPHIE HAGEN Half an hour after their orientation was due to begin, this year's freshman class of Rhode Island legislators left the tables set with coffee and pastries in the House Lounge and filed into the chamber. With 12 new state representatives
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By Sophie Hagen
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12/3/16
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By TESSA ROY Bishop Hendricken's Drama Program is preparing to perform its take on the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie. The late '50s/early '60s era show follows Conrad Birdie, an Elvis-style rock and roll star who has been enlisted to the Army. His
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By Tessa Roy
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12/3/16
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By JOHN HOWELL The scenario was one all too familiar to members of the fire department, including Firefighter Brian Cobb and Chief James McLauglin. At about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Warwick Police received a report of a gas leak at a residence on LaSalle
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By John Howell
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12/3/16
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By SOPHIE HAGEN On Black Friday, the holiday giving spirit was on full display at Meadowbrook Lanes where Evan Huddon, 16, had organized a toy drive complete with Santa and Christmas tree and free bowling for everyone who brought an unwrapped present. No
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By Sophie Hagen
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12/2/16
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Rhode Islanders are passionate about their state, and Roberta Mudge Humble has discovered a unique way of sharing love for the Ocean State with both the “native and naïve.”
Humble, originally …
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By Tessa Roy
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12/2/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Four thousand property owners got a reminder in the mail over the past couple of weeks that they hadn't paid their taxes. The number of delinquent taxpayers is not considered extraordinary, but the fact that they got a letter outlining the
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By John Howell
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12/2/16
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To the Editor: Having been a regular attendee at city council meetings for at least a decade and attending budget hearings for years, there has been one issue that has been spoken about over and over, year after year, and remains unchanged to date. That
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12/2/16
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The following students achieved high honors or honors for the first quarter of the 2016-2017 school year at Warwick Veterans Memorial Junior High School: GRADE 7 HIGH HONORS Brianna Adams, Fallon Adams-Bechaz, Cameron Adessi, Jasmine Alpert, Azael
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12/1/16
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YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT A suspect who may have watched the movie A Christmas Story one too many times was recently arrested for stealing a BB gun. On November 19 at approximately 5:07 p.m., Officer Walter Larson was dispatched to the Bald Hill Road
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12/1/16
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By HARRY KANE It's beginning to look like a lot like a Thanksgiving tradition at Bishop Hendricken High School, where faculty members hosted a charitable community turkey luncheon for the second straight year to praise the gift of life, raise the cup of
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By Harry Kane
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12/1/16
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