Warwick Beacon
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By TESSA ROY Representative Evan Shanley said he and his father became a little disturbed after his father began seeing more golf-related advertising whenever he was online. He'd been reading a lot about golf lately and figured he was being tracked. In
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By Tessa Roy
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4/13/17
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By DAWN ANDERSON The road to losing 88 pounds hasn't been easy for Linda Schadler, who was named Queen at the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) annual State Recognition Day held Saturday at the Radisson Airport Hotel. Her journey with TOPS, a non-profit
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By Dawn Anderson
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4/13/17
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DUMPSTER FIRE Officer Jacob Elderkin was dispatched to the Warwick Avenue Big Lots on March 8 around 10 p.m. for a report of a fire that had been set in their dumpster the previous evening. At the scene the officer spoke with the store's manager, who
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4/13/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Most groundbreaking events are ceremonial affairs where officials talk about the work to be done. There was the talk, but as officials took the podium, workers were tearing off the siding of Greenwood Terrace that has 53 apartments.
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By John Howell
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4/13/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Chief of staff David Picozzi is outraged; Mayor Scott Avedisian demands a correction and Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladsouceur, who caused the uproar when he charged the administration of ignoring the long-term impact of retiree health costs,
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By John Howell
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4/13/17
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Field addition Conditions were ideal Sunday for members of the Continental Little League to erect the posts for a batting cage. The posts were set in quick set concrete once they had been leveled and positioned true. Tony Napolitano checks a level while
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4/13/17
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4/13/17
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A Greenwood tradition The annual reenactment of Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday was held Sunday morning at the Greenwood Community Church Presbyterian on Main Avenue. Hannah" the donkey was a huge hit with the kids. The Rev. Doctor Stephen"
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4/13/17
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To the Editor: John Cervone's recent letters have reached a new level of toxicity. His venomous attacks on President Obama suggest a racial bias. What else could explain his hatred for Obama while praising Donald Trump? Obama's eight years was free of
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4/12/17
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To the Editor: The School Committee's newest member, David Testa, stated in a letter to the editor, that my comments about the School Committee are a Theater of Absurd." He claims that my letter of 2/23/17 shows that "He evidently has no understanding"
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4/12/17
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Open Letter to the School Committee: As you now know, Holliman Elementary School has been without a working fire alarm system since, to the best of our knowledge, at least February 24, 2017. There have been some inaccuracies in the news and social media
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4/12/17
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCEA driver who recently told officers, “I don’t drink,” was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. David Aurielio, 68, of 212 Sandy Lane, …
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4/11/17
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By TESSA ROY Now that members have been presented with Superintendent Philip Thornton's proposed budget of $167,016,695 for fiscal year 2018, the School Committee will vote on it on April 12. It will then be sent to Mayor Scott Avedisian. The mayor will
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By Tessa Roy
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4/11/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Without giving away any secrets, or for that matter creating any false expectations, Iftikhar Ahmad, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport corporation, told the Rotary Club of Warwick Thursday that Green Airport could get one or"
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By John Howell
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4/11/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Armed with a map showing that with a seven-foot rise in sea level, Warwick Neck would become an island during a 100-year storm, and with the sparkling waters off Conimicut Point as a backdrop, Rhode Island's two senators and Congressman
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By John Howell
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4/11/17
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By TESSA ROY State leaders say the Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook, released on Monday, makes a case for continued action on both state and national levels. The factbook presents the status of family and community, economic well-being, health, safety
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By Tessa Roy
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4/11/17
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On Friday Congressman Jim Langevin presented Cranston resident Mrs. Carol Liebrich, the widow of World War II veteran Robert Liebrich, with a Purple Heart with a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, signifying the second Purple Heart he has received. When he was
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4/11/17
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By JOHN HOWELL When the bishop speaks, not only do you listen but you also follow instructions. Then in his 20s and a member of the City Council, Scott Avedisian did what he was told when the Rev. George H. Hunt, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode
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By John Howell
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4/11/17
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Pilgrim baseball is looking to make some adjustments and improvements from last season. The Pats finished the regular season with a record of 8-10 last spring. However, they did enough to make the Division I playoffs,
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By Desmond Bernal
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4/10/17
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“We’re not going to get any other business done here tonight. In fact, I don’t know if we’re going to complete this here tonight,” said City Council President Joseph Solomon on Monday night …
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By Tessa Roy
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4/10/17
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Janet M. Hayes-May, 58, passed away on March 31, 2017 in Billings, Montana, with her beloved husband of 20 years, Aaron May by her side.
Born in Warwick to Janice Davis Hayes, she graduated in …
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4/9/17
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Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement through a press release after the United States air strike in Syria Thursday evening:
"I believe the response taken tonight by the …
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4/8/17
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David LaPlante, the former director of school building and grounds who was charged with misappropriating more than $70,000 in school materials and equipment, pleaded nolo to charges on April 4 and sentenced to five years suspended with five years of
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4/7/17
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The Pilgrim High School Players will present the murder mystery comedy play “While the Lights Were Out” this weekend, April 7th-April 9th.
Tickets can be bought at the door, $8 for adults and …
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4/7/17
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To the Editor: On March 23, the public found out that the fire alarm systems at Norwood and Holliman Elementary Schools had been broken since February 24 of this year. The parents and many of the teachers were not informed for those four weeks, either.
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4/7/17
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