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Reclaiming life for Karen McCahey means finding her new normal - her new self. This proud cancer survivor has had her reality turned upside-down and inside-out from the moment she was diagnosed with stage II invasive lobular breast
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By Laurie Pichette
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10/15/16
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To the Editor: Regarding the proposed Warwick Public Schools Elementary Consolidation Plan... I have some concerns to share. I hope that both the Consolidation Committee members and present School Committee members are listening. First, a thank you -
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10/14/16
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Warwick middle school sports are in their inaugural season, but one couldn't tell by looking at the Warwick Vets girls' soccer team. The 'Canes are off to an 8-0 start after taking care of Bain on Tuesday
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By Jacob Marrocco
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10/14/16
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It’s likely that the toothbrush you used this morning was touched by a Yushin America robot before you bought it,” said sales manager Chris Parrillo, describing how the company’s robots help …
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By Mary Johnson
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10/14/16
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A local nonprofit is gearing up to assist families this holiday season and is seeking community help.
Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP), a “private non-profit community action …
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10/14/16
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At a ceremony last month, Citizens Financial Group CEO Bruce Van Saun unveiled 75 specially inscribed bricks honoring colleagues who have been with the bank for 25 years. The bricks, each bearing the …
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10/14/16
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Cardi Construction crews broke up and then leveled the former asphalt parking lot at Rocky Point this week. When completed, it will serve as a non-paved parking lot accessible from Palmer Avenue, enabling people to get closer to
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/14/16
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SCHOOL VANDALISM Robertson Elementary School was recently tagged by a graffiti vandal. Officer Sokphannareth Chea was dispatched to the rear of the Nausauket Road school on September 29 just before 10 p.m. for a malicious damage call. There he met with
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/13/16
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The Warwick School Committee was again met with rampant dissatisfaction from parents and teachers at Tuesday's meeting. Complaints largely focused on special education but also regarded lack of classroom supplies, conditions inside the
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By Tessa Roy
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10/13/16
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With less than a month left until Election Day and in the midst of tense consolidation talks, the Beacon polled all four School Committee candidates on the following questions: - If you were currently a member of the School Committee and the
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By Tessa Roy
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10/13/16
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Missed last month's Food Truck Night? Don't worry - you have another chance. FoodTrucksIn, Motif Magazine, and PVD Food Truck Events (with support from Metro PCS and moo.com) are bringing a dozen trucks back to Warwick City Hall this Thursday from 4:30
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10/13/16
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The CCRI women's soccer team traveled to Brockton, Massachusetts, to play the Warriors of Massasoit Community College for a Region XXI non-league match on Wednesday. The Lady Knights defeated the Warriors, 4-0. With the victory, the Lady Knights improve
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10/13/16
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To the Editor: I have been a resident of Warwick for over 50 years, so I am well invested in this community. My children attended Warwick Schools and have all grown into successful adults. At present, I am very concerned with the state of education in
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10/12/16
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Rocky Hill School seniors Megan Caruso of Warwick and Jamie Frost of Narragansett have received Letters of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being
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10/12/16
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There's a circular theme to Apponaug that is being emphasized with the construction of walled enclosures in the center of roundabouts replacing the village's conventional intersections. The westbound lane of the Veterans Memorial Drive
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10/11/16
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Two Rhode Island women have released a new guide to dating for a unique demographic. Andrea DiMattia and Loretta Becker co-authored Women, Do You Know What You Really Want?, a fun, lighthearted book for lesbians. DiMattia, a highly
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By Tessa Roy
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10/11/16
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The elementary consolidation process showed no signs of slowing despite pleas to put the brakes on the plan to close Randall Holden and Wickes Schools and re-purpose John Brown Francis School as the district's early childhood center. A vote
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By Tessa Roy
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10/11/16
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STONE COLD Officer Steven Moretti was dispatched to Burgoyne Drive around 6 p.m. on September 23 for a larceny report. Upon arrival he met with the victim who stated that sometime between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. that prior evening, a cement gargoyle statue
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10/11/16
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Warwick Water Division crews have been out with cans of blue spray paint and have already marked the location of nearly 300 valves in preparation to carry out threats to shut off water unless payments are made on delinquent bills, Water
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By John Howell
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10/9/16
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The CCRI women's soccer team hosted the No. 16-ranked (NJCAA D-I poll) Lady Tribunes of Monroe Community College from Rochester, New York, on Saturday in Lincoln. CCRI fell to the Lady Tribunes, 4-3, in overtime. With the loss, the Lady Knights drop to
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10/8/16
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It’s been a mess with mistakes made by both parties.
That’s how City Tax Assessor Christopher Celeste characterized the back tax fiasco with the House of Hope that promises to be resolved …
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By John Howell
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10/8/16
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In East Greenwich, a new concept in nursing home care, is moving along well. Staff is now being hired and applications for residency being accepted. Career Fairs will be held for Nurses and Certified Nursing
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10/7/16
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More traffic pattern changes are on the way at the Apponaug Circulator project in Warwick as the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is set to implement three significant traffic pattern changes starting the week of October 10. The changes
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10/7/16
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Amanda M. Mitchell, 33, an esthetician, for many years, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016. She was the loving mother of Steven J. LaFazia and Mariah D. Fiore.
Born in Providence, she was the …
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10/7/16
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The first installment of the Warwick Vets-Winman rivalry was played on Monday, with Vets downing its cross-city adversary, 5-0, in a boys' soccer matchup at Bend Street Complex. Behind a hat trick from Travis Riess, Vets
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By Matt Metcalf
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10/6/16
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