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The following students have earned honors for the first quarter at Toll Gate High School: Grade 9 High Honors: Christine Adeyefa, Livia Adler-Maranhao, Ella Grace Allen , Nika Awid, David Barry, Sophia Boutin, Logan Brown, Abigail Brynes, Daniel more
To the Editor: This year I had trouble getting into the Christmas spirit. As I write this commentary, I look back at the past year and I ask myself why. During the last election, it became so apparent to me, how our country is so divided in our beliefs more
To the Editor: So, the Warwick School Department intends to defy the collective bargaining agreement that they themselves signed on November 20 a mere three weeks ago (Warwick Beacon, Tuesday December 12). Or, in the words of Superintendent Dr. Phil, more
On All-State Choral Six students from the Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School achieved positions in the Rhode Island All-State Choral in the Junior Division (which includes students from grades 7, 8 and 9). The six auditioned at the Rhode Island more
To the Editor:There is a line from an old Laurel and Hardy movie: Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into. The “me” are Warwick students, teachers and parents; … more
Tracey Ann Worrall, 64, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Philip Hultar Hospice Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Tracey was born in Warwick, the daughter of George S. and … more
Betsey Janet Barton Perra died Dec 3 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J Perra in 2011. She was born in Warwick, R.I., January 15, 1932, the daughter of Ruth Powell Barton & … more
When George Shuster saw a way of doubling contributions to Warwick nonprofits, he called on his friends to create a “Giving Circle.” However, Shuster, who played an instrumental role in the … more
By JOHN HOWELL You'll never know where you'll find Santa's workshop. Bobbie Bacon knows that all too well. Just a couple of weeks ago with the days ticking off to Christmas, Bacon still didn't have a workshop for scores of volunteers to sort, wrap and more
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On December 7 at approximately 4:32 p.m. Officer Ali Jaafar, along with other members of the department, responded to the intersection of Kilvert Street and Jefferson Boulevard for a report of a head-on motor vehicle accident more
By JOHN HOWELL The temperature was in the 20s, putting a bite to the night's wind. But Frank Picozzi couldn't Facebook Live what was about to happen without taking off his gloves. They stayed off for the next 10 minutes, and by the time he was done his more
To the students that knew him as a friend in addition to their principal, the sudden death of Stephen Chrabaszcz on Sept. 20, 2016 was the kind of shock that doesn’t subside quickly. “It was … more
By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The digital sign outside of Dr. Ken Rudman's dental office is something that many of the nearly 30,000 motorists passing through the circulator in Apponaug probably notice every day. more
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 more
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 … more
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 more
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 … more
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. more
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. more
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. more
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 … more
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 more
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 … more
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 more
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 … more
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