Warwick Beacon
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By THOMAS GREENBERG -- Keep smiling in the face of "number twos." That's what Reverend Justin Lester told the crowd at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet on the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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By Thomas Greenberg
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1/16/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- A presentation attended by many local hotel workers and managers, in accordance with the FBI, sought to shine light on an often overlooked but unfortunately prevalent issue: human trafficking.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/16/18
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By JOHN HOWELL -- Rhode Islanders would be the losers if Brown University and Prospect Medical Holdings based in California were to acquire Care New England Health System, says the man who ran Kent Hospital for the past five years.
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By John Howell
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1/16/18
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Pilgrim senior Sophia Kate Carter and Taliq Tillman of Providence were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to participate in the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) 56th annual Washington Week.
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1/16/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Warwick School Committee has taken a united stand against charter schools. The committee unanimously approved a resolution opposing any charter school from opening within the city.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/16/18
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Local teams also had a strong showing at the FIRST LEGO League Rhode Island Championship on Saturday, Jan. 13.
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1/16/18
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Barbra Butler passed away peacefully Saturday, December 23rd, 2017.
Barbra was born in Warwick, Rhode Island where she raised her family and had her career working for the dispatch/records office …
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1/16/18
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Almost 400 Rhode Island elementary, middle and high school students, aged 9 to 14 will participate in the FIRST LEGO League HYDRODYNAMICS Championship Tournament on January 13 at Roger Williams University in Bristol. The teams are vying for an
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1/12/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The benevolent mission of Mentor Rhode Island hasn't changed, they just might be a little easier to find and access now that they've moved from the middle of Apponaug to Warwick Avenue. The change in residence stems from the group
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/12/18
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The neighborly thing It being the law to clear sidewalks, Sean Vases of Church Avenue put his snow blower to work in front of his home Tuesday. He extended his clearing to the property of his neighbors, noting they could use the assistance and, besides,
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1/12/18
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While the future of Warwick's school buildings remains uncertain, and will remain as such until we get a definite answer from the Warwick City Council on Jan. 22 when they hear further discussion from the School Department on an $85 million bond, it is
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1/12/18
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On Jan. 9, 2018, the Warwick Police Department charged Dorothy Andrade, 76, with one count of misdemeanor larceny, which carries the possibility of up to one year of jail time and as much as a $500 fine. The charge stemmed from an investigation into the
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1/11/18
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CAUSES ACCIDENT On Dec. 29 Richard Gawek, 52, of 880 Division Rd. in East Greenwich was charged with driving under the influence and refusal to submit to a B.A.C. test. At approximately 8:41 p.m. on Dec. 29, Officer Derek
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1/11/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY A champagne cork popped behind the help desk as Planet Fitness celebrated its grand re-opening at a new location - this time amongst the growing number of retail stores in the historic Rhode Island Mall - on Tuesday afternoon with a
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/11/18
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Sandy Gemma was back in elementary school class on Tuesday. It wasn’t her choosing, but it certainly beat the alternative, which in the words of her co-workers was not only “stinky” but also …
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By John Howell
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1/11/18
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By KOBY GARTNER Hospitals are experiencing an increase in patients with flu-like symptoms and other viruses. Joseph Wendelken, the Director of Information at the state Department of Health, told the Beacon Tuesday that holidays tend to become busier at
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By Koby Gartner
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1/11/18
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By JOHN HOWELL The City Council holds the key on whether voters will have the chance to decide in November whether $85 million should be spent over the next five years to address school building deficiencies. But unless the council acts quickly, they
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By John Howell
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1/11/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Despite a slight setback, the state-led process which will result in a public pier at Rocky Point Park in Warwick is well underway and nearly out of the design phase, according to Andres Aveledo, an engineer contracted through the
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/11/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Bonnie Abols is no stranger to adversity. She lost her hearing as a young mother and is a two-time cancer survivor. It was during her battles with cancer that she learned there was no support group for deaf cancer patients. She decided to
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By John Howell
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1/11/18
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David J. Ursillo, 72, died Wednesday January 3, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. (Deignan) Ursillo.
He was a son of the late Giovanni and Edna (Williams) Ursillo. David was part …
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1/11/18
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Cool to stay inside Heather Lynch grabbed this photo of her parents, Janet and Charles Jones (84 and 94 years old), longtime Warwick residents of Wildrose Court in Governor Francis Farms, during the height of Thursday's snowstorm. (Submitted photo)
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1/10/18
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The following students achieved high honors or honors for the first quarter of the 2017-2018 school year at Warwick Veterans Memorial Junior High School GRADE 7 HIGH HONORS Aydan Amaral, Marco Amaral, Isabella Armstrong, Grace Atwood, Andrew Barboza,
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1/9/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Warwick Police Department Facebook page sparked a viral video on Friday, Jan. 5 when they posted surveillance video footage from November of an older woman at Burlington witness another female shopper drop a $100 bill onto the floor,
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/9/18
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SHOPLIFTING On December 19 at approximately 3:12 p.m., Officer Quentin Tavares was dispatched to the TJ Maxx/HomeGoods on Bald Hill Road for a shoplifting report. At the store he met with a member of Loss Prevention who had a female suspect, later
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1/9/18
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City Council President Joseph Solomon took the opportunity during the first council meeting of the 2018 calendar year to levy criticism at what he perceived to be a “lack of respect” from other …
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/9/18
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