Warwick Beacon
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Although the Warwick School Committee has seen its fair share of unhappy jeering, booing and overall derision at the hands of Warwick Teachers' Union members and the general public during the prolonged contract upheaval, the pacifying promise of the new
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12/18/17
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Madelyn Irene Linehan, 95, of Warwick, was born in Providence on February 13, 1922 and died at Kent Hospital on Tuesday, December 12, 2017.
Madelyn was the first daughter of the late Willian …
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12/16/17
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The Hendricken basketball team will be looking to clinch a third straight state championship this season, and with several key pieces from last year's title team back this winter, the Hawks may be the team to beat once
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By Matt Metcalf
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12/16/17
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John E. Savasta, 61, passed away November 22, 2017 at Kent Hospital.
Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late Edward and Priscilla (McRoberts) Savasta. John was a graduate of Providence …
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12/15/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Warwick School Committee was heavily criticized during their meeting on Tuesday night due to being unable to deliver promised retroactive and proactive raises to the teachers on time.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/14/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Warwick School Committee voted unanimously Tuesday night to return to the original $85,045,000 for a bond request to repair the direst needs at the city's public school buildings.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/14/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- A motion by Warwick School Committee member Gene Nadeau to delay the consolidation of schools was ultimately voted down 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/14/17
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The “light-o-rama” spectacular on Shenandoah Road, put on by Everett Lewis and the rest of his family of seven for the last 21 years, brightens up the streets of Cowesett every night during the …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/14/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG The Department of Transportation has acquired 15 snowplowing trucks - brining the fleet to 142 plows - and related snow fighting equipment at a cost of more than $20 million. DOT Director Peter Alviti Jr. said in a press conference
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/14/17
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH .184 BACOn Dec. 2 at approximately 1:25 a.m., Officer Gregory Accinno responded to a report of a drunk male trying to change a flat tire at the intersection of …
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12/14/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Just when you imagined work has been completed at the Apponaug Circulator, don't be surprised to find workers back. This time they'll be taking down many of the signs they erected in the last several months, plus adding some new ones. The
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By John Howell
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12/14/17
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Small painted stones left throughout the community are rocking people’s worlds.
Last Thursday was a day filled with the existential dread often brought on by Christmas, chock filled with …
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/14/17
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Cecelia Ann (Fiske) Vincent, 70, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Elton and Dolores (Cahoon) Fiske. …
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12/14/17
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In tune with the season Greenwood Community Church, Presbyterian was filled Sunday evening for the annual Veni Emmanuel concert of Christmas music. Directed by John C. Black with his sister Christian J. Black as accompanist, the concert included solo
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12/14/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections has found Warwick Ward 6 City Councilwoman Donna Travis in violation of multiple rules regarding disclosing, tracking and spending campaign fund dollars.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/12/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Cedar Hill Principal Colleen Mercurio, alongside her attorney Thomas Gulick, delivered a plea on Monday morning of "not guilty" during her arraignment.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/12/17
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GRINCHED Officer Julio Benros responded to a Lakedell Drive residence on November 30 around 8:12 a.m. for a report of a theft of Christmas lawn ornaments. At the scene the officer met with the resident who reported that his lawn ornament, a laser
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12/12/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Governor Gina Raimondo was among a panel of speakers who gave words of congratulations and encouragement to 11 students who graduated from the New England Institute of Technology under its Shipbuilding/Marine Trades and Advanced
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/12/17
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By JOHN HOWELL -- The success or failure of an $85 million bond to address the aging condition of Warwick schools may come down to the expenditure of $10,500 for 5,000 doorstops.
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By John Howell
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12/12/17
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Birthday party frosting Snow couldn't stop the final event to the year-long Warwick 375th anniversary celebration held by the Warwick Historical Society at City Hall on Saturday. The Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Museum brought along the Tuscatucket hand
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12/12/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY & JOHN HOWELL -- Just when it seemed there would be some long-awaited labor peace between the Warwick Teachers Union and the Warwick School Department, another issue arises.
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by Ethan Hartley & John Howell
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12/12/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The idealistic economic trees planted by Mayor Scott Avedisian during his trade mission to Ireland in mid-September may already be bearing fruit in Warwick.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/12/17
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Paul H. Strauss, age 69, of Welfare Avenue, Warwick, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. He was the husband of Willough M. …
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12/11/17
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Bronson Jay Klopfenstein, 66, of Attleboro, MA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 surrounded by the love of his family.
Bronson was born in Providence, RI and was a son of …
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12/11/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- In today’s politically charged environment, the need for a space to safely and orderly orchestrate discussions about politics has become palpable. A teacher/student duo is filling that void with a new club.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/11/17
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