Warwick Beacon
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By JOHN HOWELL -- Warwick parishes have explored ways to deal with the decline in priests and parishioners by sharing resources.
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By John Howell
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11/16/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- After more than two years of contract negotiations and tensions, the Warwick Teachers' Union has a tentative agreement in front of them for a new collective bargaining agreement.
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/16/17
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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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Cedar Hill principal Colleen Mercurio was arrested on a warrant charge for failing to report an incident of child abuse.
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/15/17
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In just its second season, the Warwick Vets girls' soccer team is the state champion after pulling off a thrilling victory over Curtis Corner Middle School in the title game at East Greenwich High School on Friday afternoon.
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By Matt Metcalf
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11/14/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Hillsgrove Servicenter on Post Road has been pumping gas since 1936, when Arthur DeFrance moved his family from Silver Lake in Providence because his son Alex had asthma and the air was cleaner in Warwick." The station is still operated"
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By John Howell
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11/14/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY A total of 33 cats were taken from PAAWS RI, a nonprofit animal shelter that was formed in conjunction with the Care for Animals animal hospital located on Post Road, last week in what may have been a crime of passion following the
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/14/17
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By JOHN HOWELL The Apponaug Circulator, which has become known as the Apponator, still gets one of those green spots on the governor's construction signs to let people know the project is on budget and on time. Soon, although a precise date isn't being
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By John Howell
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11/14/17
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By JOHN HOWELL What two mothers started as a drive to save their neighborhood school from closing this academic year has evolved into a campaign to shelve the larger elementary school consolidation plan because of conflicting data and state efforts
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By John Howell
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11/14/17
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MULTIPLE LARCENIES On October 27 at approximately 8:24 a.m. Officer Michael Walker responded to the Stork's Nest Child Academy on Toll Gate Road for a larceny report. At the scene he met with the victim, who stated that she had her purse taken from the
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11/14/17
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In a fashion it was a reunion Thursday at the Rotary Club of Warwick only the “silent hero,” Sgt. Donald H. Rubery, who grew up in the Norwood section of the city and died weeks after the D-Day …
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By John Howell
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11/14/17
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To the Editor: Almost immediately after receiving news about the church attack in Texas, President Trump said it was too soon to discuss gun control. This is a common Republican assertion, but they never seem to disclose a reasonable time to begin
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11/14/17
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From one chief to another Retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell, chairman of the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub, honored Jack Thomas with a citation Saturday prior to the Honor Flight departure to Washington, DC. Thomas, who was a
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11/12/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG -- When life gives you cheap airline tickets, you turn it into a 22-day trip around the world that'll provide memories to last a lifetime.
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By Thomas Greenberg
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11/12/17
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By JOE KERNAN -- The Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame (RIAHF) usually has no trouble locating people to accept awards at their annual induction ceremonies. For a descendant of Samuel Gorton, though, it has been problematic.
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By Joe Kernan
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11/12/17
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Donald V. Johnson, 90, of Warwick, passed away November 8, 2017 at West Shore Health Center.
Born in Chicago, IL., he was a son of the late Leroy and Doretta (Olsen) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a 22 …
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11/12/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Students just beginning their collegiate careers got a crash course in local political problem solving after being tasked to solve real city issues.
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/10/17
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Pattie-Ann Cole, 58, died Monday, November 6, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Robert H. Cole.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late John and Pat (Fenton) McDougall. She has been a …
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11/10/17
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There are simply no words to express life's most tragic sorrows - and nothing drives that point home more than when a bright, well-liked and happy teenager is taken too soon by forces beyond the advances of modern medicine. In the end, a not-well-known
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11/9/17
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By JOHN HOWELL -- Police Chief Col. Stephen McCartney waived the regulation prohibiting officers from growing facial hair. Members of the administration, including the mayor, joined in.
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By John Howell
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11/9/17
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STOLEN AND STRIPPED CAROn Monday, October 30 at approximately 7:00 a.m. Officer Christian Vargas responded to a call about a car stolen from Jonathan Court.When Officer Vargas arrived, the owner told …
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11/9/17
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By JOHN HOWELL -- Attractive fares; numerous direct flights to destinations across the country and to foreign locations; convenience and a welcoming environment once people arrive in Warwick are Green Airport …
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By John Howell
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11/9/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- A setting sun streamed through the huge industrial windows of the WaterFire Arts Center, as if to provide a natural allegory for the bright future of tourism in Rhode Island.
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/9/17
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“I need someone to save my life,” said Carol Mitola.
“It is as simple as that. The problem is, I hate, hate, hate to be the one asking for help. It is not who I am. It is not what I do. I …
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By Pam Schiff
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11/9/17
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Paul Pence, a 59-year-old Warwick resident with a degree in physics and mathematics, has announced his intentions to run as a Republican candidate for Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor.
A political …
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/9/17
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