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To the Editor: To the person on Janet Court who shot our kitten with a BB gun, I'd like to share that our grandchildren adored our kittens. Last year, we rescued two kittens, twin black & white (mask & mantle pattern) American short hairs, a female
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12/4/17
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Flight Tango - the 20th flight conducted by the Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs - was held Saturday with 24 veterans, leaving and returning to Green Airport after a full day of visiting the nation's war memorials in Washington. As it has done
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9/18/18
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In a pivot from talking purely about Rhode Island’s economy, as was her primary focus during the run-up to the 2018 election, and avoiding the concept of legalized recreational marijuana entirely, …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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1/17/19
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The Wickford Art Association has announced the launch of the ninth annual Poetry & Art project. An annual event whereby original art or original poetry lead a response from our creative community, 2021's theme is "Color" and will be led by original
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3/25/21
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Renowned guitarist GE Smith will play at The Updike Room at the Greenwich Hotel on Saturday, April 2nd. This will be the acclaimed artist’s first visit to East Greenwich and to the venue. …
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2/10/22
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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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Eleanor (Plante) McGarry, 90, passed peacefully at her home on November 3, the home that she and her husband built themselves. She was married to her late husband, William McGarry, for 43 years.
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11/9/16
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Henry Bozzo, age 62, of Warwick, was sentenced Jan. 20 to 45 years, with 18 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation, for child molestation. Bozzo was found guilty in October 2016 of …
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1/24/17
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Lorraine Okerholm and her daughter Kristy took some time Saturday to visit the family plot at Pawtuxet Memorial Cemetery to place a flag on the grave of their grandfather and great-grandfather, …
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5/31/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Unless there's a dramatic turn of events, a second Warwick academic year will come to a close without a teachers contract. But as disheartening as that prospect seems, there's a positive feel from those close to negotiations as well as
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By John Howell
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6/13/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Many local law enforcement officers and state agency representatives gathered for a "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" press conference organized by a Warwick high school senior.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/2/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Warwick is one dramatic step closer to accomplishing Mayor Scott Avedisian's mission for a destination hub within the city. The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opened the doors of its future home - formerly the Ocean State
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/26/17
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Bruce S. Place, 76, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 peacefully at home surrounded by family. For 41 years, he was the beloved husband of Debra (Green) Place.
Born October 2, 1941 to parents …
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12/22/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Once the first of extended stay hotels in Warwick, the Marriott Residence Inn, more like a village than a hotel, is undergoing an extensive $3.5 million renovation as the Sonesta ES Suites. Community members and business representatives
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By John Howell
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6/12/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Emo Gordon has been a member for 65 of the 70 years there's been a Greenwood Credit Union. He and his wife June were part of a group that gathered in the institution Thursday morning to commemorate GCU's 70th anniversary. He was also among
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By John Howell
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9/18/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Oakland Beach first graders know that unicorns are mythical animals. But unicorns were very much alive in the minds of students Thursday, and not just any unicorn. This was an elephant that believed he was a unicorn. They understood how
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/22/19
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Theatre review by DON FOWLER Trinity Rep is offering theater lovers a unique opportunity to watch Lauren Gunderson's spellbinding "cinematic digital theatre" presentation of "The Catastrophist," a one-person play about her father, virologist Nathan
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by DON FOWLER
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3/25/21
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Johnston, Cranston and Warwick share a common, silent killer.Approximately 10-30 percent of homes in these three communities have radon levels equal or exceeding the suggested federal Environmental …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/15/22
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STOLEN PHONEOn January 17 around 12:54 a.m. Officer Michael Walker met with a woman in the front lobby of police headquarters to report that her cell phone had been stolen.In her statement, the …
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1/24/17
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By JOHN HOWELL There's a city in Oakland Beach School. It's got an amusement park, an airport, lots of buildings, trucks and cars, subways, a tower with King Kong, bridges, a bunker should it come under attack, stores and, what every city should have, a
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By John Howell
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6/13/17
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JOSH FAIOLA Sharing the same water space with dolphins is usually thought of as a pleasant experience, but that was not the case Saturday, July 1 at Buttonwoods Cove off City Park Beach. Carl Santucci, who happened to be in the area taking pictures,
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By Josh Faiola
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7/6/17
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FLAG STOLEN At approximately 12:20 a.m. on June 6, Officers Christopher Fernandes and Jamey Petit were dispatched to the Top of the Bay restaurant for a larceny in progress. The owner of the restaurant stated to the Police Communications Center that a
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6/12/18
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By JOHN HOWELL With the Democratic primary having determined the matchup for the mayoral election, Republican Sue Stenhouse opened her campaign headquarters Friday with a message that Warwick voters deserve the leadership that has the resolve and
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By John Howell
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9/18/18
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District 20 Rep. David Bennett is a man on a mission. In fact, it’s a mission that he wished he undertook 40 years ago, when at 23 years old he first started smoking cigarettes.
“I know all …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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1/22/19
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Rhode Island's average gas price is up two cents from last week, averaging $2.79 per gallon. Monday's price is 24 cents higher than a month ago and 55 cents higher than March 22, 2020. Rhode Island's average gas price is 9 cents lower than the national
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3/25/21
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