Warwick Beacon
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While the state hasn’t determined whether it will offer ferry service next year and there isn’t a dock for it to use, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday calling for Rocky …
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By John Howell
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10/6/16
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Election seasons are known for being heated. But District 24 candidate Stacia Huyler seems to be experiencing especially bizarre and scary occurrences. Huyler's strangest claim is that a drone flies around her neighborhood harassing her and
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By Tessa Roy
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10/6/16
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STOLEN TRUCK
A driver who parked his truck in the Warwick Mall Parking Lot next to Buffalo Wild Wings returned to find his vehicle stolen. On September 22 around 4:45 p.m., Officer Brian Fontaine …
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10/6/16
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Police are investigating harassment claims of a Warwick resident with a long history of criticizing the city administration. Rob Cote claims to have received 15 vulgar, explicit, and disturbing letters over the course of two years. He said
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By Tessa Roy
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10/6/16
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Patricia M. (Crowley) Izzi, 64, of Warwick passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late John D. Izzi.
Born in Providence., she was a …
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10/6/16
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As part of the fifth annual Blue Across Rhode Island day of service, employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) provided hands-on volunteer support to Kent County YMCA Camp Ok-Wa-Nessett in Warwick, an organization playing a vital
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/6/16
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Jeffrey M. Nicholls, 58, died Monday, October 3, 2016.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Fred and Gladys (Johnson) Nicholls. Jeffrey grew up in Warwick. He lived in Arlington, TX …
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10/6/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Saying language that protects the teaching and learning environment is most important to them, the Warwick Teachers Union has turned down an offer that would, among other things, give them raises in line with other city employees and,
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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FAST FOOD FOLLIES Eating fast food may make one sleepy, but it wasn't a Big Mac that made one driver pass out at a McDonald's drive through speaker. On September 16, just before 8:30 p.m., Officer Manuel Pacheco and other members of the police department
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10/5/16
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The Warwick Police Department has released an image of the Bank of America robbery suspect.
In a Facebook post Friday afternoon, the department released the following information:
On …
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10/5/16
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According to information provided by the school administration, almost 90 percent of Warwick's 897 teachers would make more than $79,000 - and some with longevity and coaching stipends more than $100,000 a year - under the contract
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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The day following his selection as the man to rebuild passenger traffic to the levels they were in 2005, if not exceed them, Iftikhar Ahmad was quoting Socrates and sharing his personal quandary as to whether he should introduce a dog to
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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GOTTA CATCH `EM ALL A driver playing Pok mon Go around Oakland Beach caught more than a Pikachu when he told officers he had vodka mixed drinks and I smoked a roach and it got my head all messed up" after being stopped for driving erratically."
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10/5/16
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The final resting place of a family that helped found Warwick got a little help from a community that deeply cares about the city's history. Historical Cemetery 107, where many members of the Holden family were laid to rest, was in rough
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By Tessa Roy
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10/5/16
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Father Robert Marciano is a quick-change artist. Saturday he was attired in church vestments as he officiated the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Kevin. Then in barely minutes he was wearing the Air Force blue uniform, for Father Marciano is a pastor
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur, left, who faced Republican candidate Danny Hall in the 2012 election, endorsed his former opponent as a candidate for the School Committee this week. Ladouceur said he talked with Hall and he has the"
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10/5/16
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Bishop Hendricken High School added seven to its Hall of Fame at an on-campus induction ceremony Sunday.
“Through time, talent and treasure, all of this year’s inductees have made significant …
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10/5/16
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To the Editor, This letter concerns the upcoming mayoral election in Warwick. The choice next month will be between Richard Corrente and the current mayor, Mayor Scott Avedisian. But the choice is more than that. It is choice as to what we want Warwick
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10/5/16
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Police elevated their presence at Cranston High School West this week after three students were arrested on multiple weapons charges.
On Tuesday night, a judge remanded the three male juveniles …
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/5/16
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Father Robert Marciano is a quick-change artist. Saturday he was attired in church vestments as he officiated the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Kevin. Then in barely minutes he was wearing the Air Force blue uniform, for Father Marciano is a pastor
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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The final resting place of a family that helped found Warwick got a little help from a community that deeply cares about the city's history. Historical Cemetery 107, where many members of the Holden family were laid to rest, was in rough
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By Tessa Roy
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10/5/16
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To the Editor, This letter concerns the upcoming mayoral election in Warwick. The choice next month will be between Richard Corrente and the current mayor, Mayor Scott Avedisian. But the choice is more than that. It is choice as to what we want Warwick
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10/4/16
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Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur, left, who faced Republican candidate Danny Hall in the 2012 election, endorsed his former opponent as a candidate for the School Committee this week. Ladouceur said he talked with Hall and he has the"
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10/4/16
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Bishop Hendricken High School added seven to its Hall of Fame at an on-campus induction ceremony Sunday.
“Through time, talent and treasure, all of this year’s inductees have made significant …
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10/4/16
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According to information provided by the school administration, almost 90 percent of Warwick's 897 teachers would make more than $79,000 - and some with longevity and coaching stipends more than $100,000 a year - under the contract
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By John Howell
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10/4/16
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