Warwick Beacon
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The Warwick Police Department is looking for a Mikaila Rastella, 15. She is white, 5-foot-3 and 117 pounds. Rastella was last seen wearing a grey tank top with a floral design, dark sweatpants and …
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5/1/17
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Cadets representing the squadrons in Rhode Island, as well as members from Alabama, New York, and Vermont assembled at Camp Varnum in Narragansett to take part in the Rhode Island Wing Annual Spring Encampment (April 16-22). During the weeklong event,
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4/29/17
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30 years On Monday Mayor Scott Avedisian did the honors at a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the 30th anniversary of Wonder Kids Early Learning Center of Rhode Island, 73 Alhambra Road. Wonder Kids, which was founded in 1987, has provided parents and
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4/29/17
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Asking six Corvette Club of Rhode Island leaders why they love the classic car provokes a rush of passionate answers.
“Because it’s sexy, that’s why. It’s one sexy, good looking car,” …
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By Tessa Roy
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4/28/17
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Not donning a pair of skates since childhood didn’t stop Cranston resident Anne Marie Horne from joining the high-intensity, contact sport of roller derby. “It was amazing!” she says, upon …
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By Dawn Anderson
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4/28/17
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Mayor Scott Avedisian along with Colonel Stephen M. McCartney and members of the Board of Public Safety presided over a police promotional ceremony on Tuesday in Council Chambers at Warwick City Hall to recognize the promotion of eight officers.
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4/28/17
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By DAWN ANDERSON A close friendship, a love of music, and a desire to help others has inspired two Toll Gate High School students to collaborate on their senior projects. Jon Sundstrom and Zackary Whelan will be showcasing their musical talents at Toll
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By Dawn Anderson
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4/28/17
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To the Editor:Having been a regular attendee at city council meetings for many years now, I can remember what sparked my interest in local civics, or should I say, “my concern.” Prior to …
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4/28/17
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By TESSA ROY Warwick EMS Coordinator Jason Umbenhauer said in the past 11 months, Warwick EMS has used Narcan to treat drug overdoses 199 times, an average of about 18 times per month. The highest number of uses was in June of last year, where the
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By Tessa Roy
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4/27/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Five people were honored Tuesday night for their lifesaving actions on March 5 when a man entered the Rite Aid at 1201 Warwick Ave. and attacked an 18-year-old Pilgrim High School senior and store employee, who was stocking a cooler, with
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By John Howell
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4/27/17
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By ISABELLA ZAINYEH What does Warwick resident, and long time owner of Jennie's Ice Cream in Conimicut, Frank Amalfetano, have in common with five-time Super Bowl-winning, New England Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick? Both are featured in the upcoming
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By Isabella Zainyeh
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4/27/17
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LARCENY AND FRAUD On April 20 at approximately 10:38 a.m., Officer Timothy Tavares met with a woman at police headquarters to take a report of a larceny from a vehicle. The woman advised that at around 9 a.m. that day, she left her home and realized that
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4/27/17
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It's not yet summer, but the aroma of student-made clamcakes and red chowder permeated the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center Tuesday as three students unveiled their designs for a Rocky Point inspired license plate. Proceeds from the
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By Tessa Roy
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4/27/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Life started getting faster for Bill Nixon when he turned 55. And since then he's been going faster and faster. Now he's the fastest 87-year-old on skis, a title he's held as the national champion for the past three years. Bill, whose
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By John Howell
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4/27/17
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The game itself was forgettable. There weren't long stretches of championship-caliber volleyball. The passing was an on-again, off-again affair. There were big hits, but plenty of big misses and more unforced errors than
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By Eric Rueb
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4/27/17
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Making strides West Bay Residential Services, which serves 137 individuals, held its second annual Strides for Independence Walkathon Sunday at Goddard Park. The 1K/5K walkathon saw more than 400 people turn out to raise funds to purchase assistive
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4/27/17
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Providence College recently held its 31st annual computer programming contest. Bishop Hendricken High School students competed, and the team of four took home first place on the second day of the competition, surpassing 14 other schools. The event is
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4/26/17
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To the Editor: I was thrilled to see the animal control officer parked at the beginning of the paths at Rocky Point on a recent Sunday. I read that they were going to start doing that because of people like you, who believe they do not have to obey the
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4/26/17
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STANDOFF At approximately 7:50 p.m. on April 22, the Warwick Police Department responded to 150 Gordon Avenue for a domestic disturbance. Prior to police arriving they were informed that the suspect had discharged a firearm multiple times as tenants fled
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4/25/17
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By JOHN HOWELL It was 1983 and a group out of California, the United States Academic Decathlon, was looking to stir up national interest in a newly created program to turn the spotlight on academic achievement. To launch the competition, named because it
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By John Howell
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4/25/17
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Mayor Scott Avedisian, in continuing partnership with substance abuse prevention coalitions and student assistance counselors across Rhode Island, will join former United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, as he moderates the 13th in a series of town hall
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4/25/17
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By DAWN ANDERSON Dismal, rainy weather couldn't stop the hundreds of science enthusiasts who came together on Earth Day to support Rhode Island's first March for Science. Held at the State House, the event attracted people of all ages and walks of life
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By Dawn Anderson
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4/25/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Now that the Fair Street mansion built in 1830 has been restored and renovated to provide 10 chronically homeless people with permanent apartments, the units need some love and attention before they can be called home. That was evident
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By John Howell
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4/25/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Saying that he generally favors setting bail at a level that allows suspects not at risk of taking flight to be free until trial, Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini said Friday he was departing from his practice because of the
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By John Howell
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4/25/17
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By PETE FONTAINE If first impressions hold true, the Tri-City Elks first-ever Easter Egg Hunt will serve as the building block for a string of children-oriented successes in the months to come. With old man weather providing a beautiful backdrop of
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/25/17
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