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By THOMAS GREENBERG -- Even if the storm isn’t as strong as some predict, Jose is sure to bring heavy rain and strong winds.
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By Thomas Greenberg
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9/19/17
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Elizabeth Marie Gooding, 34, of Narragansett Bay Avenue, Warwick, passed unto the Lord on Friday, October 6, at Rhode Island Hospital’s Medical Intensive Care Unit, with her parents and family …
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10/9/17
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It was a combination of chance and inspiration that led Andrew Grover to build scaled-down LEGO models of the closed Aldrich and Gorton Junior High Schools.
The plastic pieces of architectural art …
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By Koby Gartner
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2/6/18
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On June 9 at approximately 4:32 p.m. Officers Ali Jaafar and Justin Martin responded to a hit and run in progress that was occurring in the Atlantic area of Warwick Avenue. The reporting party said that a woman had rear-ended
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6/14/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY One 10-year-old boy from the panhandle of Florida is taking the country by storm as part of a campaign to thank law enforcement officers for their service through a universally appreciated sweet treat - donuts. Tyler Carach, at the time
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/25/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Michele Rothgeb, the 55-year-old Oakland Beach woman who is awaiting trial in a child neglect case that resulted in the death of her 9-year-old adopted daughter with cerebral palsy, owed more than $15,000 in collective various debts
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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1/24/19
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By ROB DUGUAY Some local records have a knack for flying under the radar and then astounding the senses after being given a listen. Often this comes from an act that's still cutting its teeth, but in this particular case it's a bunch of Providence music
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By ROB DUGUAY
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4/1/21
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By ALEX MALM and JOHN HOWELL
Finally answering the question will Rhode Stand T.F. Green International ever offer non stop service to the West Coast, Breeze Airways announced Tuesday introductory …
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3/10/22
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By Don Fowler
The lawn at Warwick’s Cloud’s Hill Victorian House Museum was filled with music lovers enjoying the music of the Narragansett Brass Quintet on a beautiful Sunday …
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5/31/23
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On 9/29/2016, at about 9:00am, the Warwick Police Department received a 911 call indicating that a gun had been fired at 123 Payton Avenue. Officers immediately responded and encountered William …
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9/30/16
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SLEEPING AT STOPLIGHT A driver who was found asleep at a stoplight was recently arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. Officer Matthew Smith was dispatched to the area of Quaker Lane and Cowesett Road on October 13 around
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10/27/16
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On Monday evening, Richard Denningham stood on the platform of a ladder overlooking the stage of the Pilgrim High School auditorium. He surveyed lighting, sets and gave instructions to the students with him. This was the first dress
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By Tessa Roy
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11/21/16
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William “Bill” Shalvey, 59, of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 12, after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. He was the beloved husband of Lynne (Devine) Shalvey for 35 …
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8/19/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The annual International Coastal Cleanup Day once again brought thousands of volunteers to shorelines of Rhode Island and around the world to remove tens of thousands of pounds of litter from beaches and green spaces.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/19/17
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Sully may be special needs but you'd never know it by his happy-go-lucky personality. Sully is blind, but let me tell you, that does not stop this boy.
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10/9/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- A laughter, steak and beard-filled Warwick F.O.P. Lodge turned emotional Thursday evening when Warwick police personnel handed over a check to Helena Rafferty...
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/5/17
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Deep roots of kindness Jen Lima, whose son Justin Lima was good friends with Kevin Lorenz, said she burst into tears when she found a cross carved into the stump of the tree where 26-year-old Lorenz died in a motorcycle accident on June 5, 2015. The tree
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2/6/18
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By Peder Schaefer Silent in action, but loud in meaning, students from across Rhode Island gathered at the State House Wednesday to protest for better gun laws that could protect schools. The students, about 50, were rallying in favor of the Safe
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By Peder S. Schaefer
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6/14/18
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Bill Blount has a penchant, or better said “a calling,” to take risks.
Forty years ago at 23 years old he took his savings and signed personal notes with owners Jim and Ann Bocock and …
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By John Howell
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9/25/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Windows are broken or boarded up, there are no lights, and it is evident the building is unoccupied. The saw tooth building, a survivor from the 1961 fire that destroyed much of the Apponaug Mill, appears unchanged since the adjoining
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/24/19
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State Police Maj. Chris Dicomitis is facing retirement. It’s not by choice, as officers are required to retire after 25 years of service or when they reach 62. Dicomitis believes he’s the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/19/19
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Rhode Island College is planning a return to in-person instruction for the Fall 2021 semester. Plans for the return to campus are being made with health and safety at the center, and all plans are subject to change based on updated guidance from the
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4/1/21
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Performing has always been a part of 16-year-old Madeline Capaldi's life, be it on a tennis court, a music venue, or her own living room. But recently, she performed on a new stage during the Miss Rhode Island Teen USA pageant, where she won
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By Tessa Roy
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9/30/16
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- An event to honor Warwick Beacon editor-in-chief and publisher John Howell raised more than $52,000 for MENTOR Rhode Island.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/19/17
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By JOHN HOWELL -- It only seemed natural after all the years he frequented the Coffee Grinder in Governor Francis Farm Shopping Center that Ed Duckworth should call and ask him to fill in for what he believed would be a short hospital visit.
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By John Howell
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12/5/17
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