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Sue Parker says she tired of cooking, so instead of baking treats and serving them up in her canine bistro, she’s transformed the establishment – with the help of a lot of usual items …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/16/20
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Hoppity hop There was music and plenty of excitement, but no dancing as Distinctive Dance Etc. North students gathered Saturday for the first annual Easter egg hunt at City Park. Dance studio owner Stacy Capone planned the event as a welcome break from
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4/8/21
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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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Pilgrim displayed why any team should fight until the very end with its performance on Tuesday. Down four runs right out of the gate against Hendricken, the Pats fought back behind a stellar pitching effort from senior
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/15/17
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By TESSA ROY Even before the City Council completed its review of Mayor Scott Avedisian's proposed $310 million budget, the mayor trimmed expenses and his proposed tax rates. Tuesday night's hearing began with an amendment from Avedisian to reflect an
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By Tessa Roy
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6/1/17
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On Saturday, Oct. 7, at 6:17 p.m. the Warwick Police Department responded to the area of 61 Airport Road for a crash involving a motorcycle and a car. Warwick Fire Department transported the motorcyclist to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment. The
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10/10/17
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Merriest house on the block Residents around Warwick Pond may or may not know of the merriest house in the neighborhood, even though it very well could be visible from an airplane on a cold, clear December night. The man behind the impressive light
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12/6/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The sun is out, and with many schools set to close for summer vacation this week it's the perfect time for families to start thinking about vacations of their own. Unfortunately, one study says people don't want to come to Rhode Island.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/19/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Newly-elected Ward 8 City Councilman Anthony Sinapi has brought suit against the Warwick School Committee, and specifically against chairwoman Bethany Furtado, for an alleged open meetings law violation that dates back to a meeting held
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/2/18
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Stepping up to help our veterans Combination food and toiletry drives at Hendricken High School and St. Rose of Lima, St. Peter, St. Kevin and St. Joseph parochial schools collected truckloads of donations for Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. OSDRI
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4/8/21
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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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A new digital system for accessing the geographical information in Warwick was launched Tuesday in an effort to maximize usability among residents for online property data. Visitors can research information about a property by inputting an
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By Harry Kane
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11/10/16
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To the Editor: John Cervone's recent letters have reached a new level of toxicity. His venomous attacks on President Obama suggest a racial bias. What else could explain his hatred for Obama while praising Donald Trump? Obama's eight years was free of
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4/12/17
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The Pilgrim auditorium was buzzing with activity Wednesday afternoon as the high school’s drama club neared the big dance coming up this weekend. That’s because it was “tech week,” and …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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11/16/17
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“We have three children,” said Jennifer Grace as she sat at a small, round table in a brightly-lit room at Hope Hospice and Pallative Care (HHPCRI) in Wakefield. A box of tissues was in the …
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By Jen Cowart
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2/8/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The sun is out, and with many schools set to close for summer vacation this week it's the perfect time for families to start thinking about vacations of their own. While trips by plane are the most time-efficient means of travel, there
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/20/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Conimicut Lighthouse is at the center of the first substantive exchange between Warwick's candidates for mayor. Citing that Mayor Joseph Solomon was named to head the Conimicut Lighthouse Foundation 14 years ago, Republican Sue Stenhouse
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By John Howell
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10/2/18
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Ray Pontbriant is completely blind, mostly deaf and has a developmental delay, but there is nobody else in the state, maybe the country, that you’d rather have repair your antique chair.
With …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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1/30/19
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By ARDEN BASTIA Advocates and opponents are making their stances heard as state legislators debate two bills to legalize recreational marijuana. Lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony regarding both bills on April 1, holding both for
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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4/8/21
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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:
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10/5/16
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After he and the Warwick Educational Outreach Committee hosted a public forum on the matter last month, Councilman Ed Ladouceur said he has once again reached out to the Rhode Island Department of Education requesting an investigation into
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By Tessa Roy
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11/10/16
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BREAKING AND ENTERING At approximately 5:50 a.m. on Nov. 2, Officer William Holz was called to the Brewed Awakenings on Bald Hill Road regarding a reported break-in to the store. At the store, Officer Holz met with the manager, who said that the glass
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11/16/17
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Phyllis M. (Marsella) Gerundio, 92, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017. She was the loving wife of the late Frank Gerundio.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Paul and …
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12/26/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Pilgrim Political Involvement Club (Pil-PI) scored its highest ranking political guest speaker yet, as Lt. Governor Daniel McKee stopped by Pilgrim High School on Tuesday to talk to club members about the Lt. Governor's role in
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/8/18
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Attorney General Peter Kilmartin's push to strengthen the criminal penalties for drug dealers who sell fatal doses has moved one step closer to law, as the House of Representatives approved the bill sponsored by Speaker Nicholas
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By Thomas Greenberg
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6/20/18
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