Warwick Beacon
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Sen. Frank Lombardo III dropped from helicopters to ski inaccessible moguls. Somehow, he balanced business, community service, law-making and family.
“Our Senate family is heartbroken with …
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Sun Rise Staff Reports
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2/21/24
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In some respects, this year's mayoral contest is remarkably different than those Scott Avedisian has faced since winning the post in a special election in 2000. His Democratic challenger, Richard Corrente, has been on the campaign trail
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By John Howell
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11/4/16
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Brian M. Greenlaw, age 46, of Parkside Drive, Warwick, died on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at The Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the husband of Tracy A. (Gemme) Greenlaw.
Born in Providence, …
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4/20/17
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By JOHN HOWELL In August of 1999 when he accepted the job as city finance director, Ernest Zmyslinski imagined that he would stay at most no more than two years. Now, 18 years later, making him arguably the city's longest serving finance director, he is
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By John Howell
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9/28/17
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By JOHN HOWELL The Norwegian Airlines plane that would take 60 passengers on an inaugural flight to the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe got more than a water salute when it pulled off the runway Thursday afternoon. The fire trucks were positioned
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By John Howell
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11/7/17
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Viansa Portesi of Warwick was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Rhode Island and awarded $2,000 in cash scholarships during a statewide scholarship program for high school girls held Jan. 14.
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1/24/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Warwick Democrats were congratulated for holding the line on city tax increases and told they can't wait until 2020 if they're going to make changes in Washington by Governor Gina Raimondo Wednesday night. Raimondo was the guest speaker at
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By John Howell
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4/24/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Residents are once more urged to make sure that they lock their car doors and to not leave any valuables inside their vehicles, as a group of teenagers or young adults have once again been reported roving through various parts of Warwick
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/2/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Lyndsay Sears reluctantly talks about her son, Banner, not because she doesn't want to talk about the rare disease he has, but because she knows she'll start crying. It's hard to imagine she wouldn't cry. There is no known cure for ROHHAD
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/27/18
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Tara Monastesse of Warwick has been selected to receive a Rhode Island PBS Scholarship for high school seniors or college students pursuing a career in broadcasting, communications or journalism. The award - up to $60,000 - is renewable for up to four
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7/29/21
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The site of The Station on Cowesett Road in West Warwick was buzzing with activity this week as crews pushed ahead to build a lasting memorial to the 100 people who lost their lives when the nightclub burned on Feb. 20, 2003. No longer
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By John Howell
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10/2/16
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To the Editor: It used to be an easy, pleasant ride on a Sunday morning from Coventryto Sts. Rose and Clement Church in Warwick. Not anymore. We now have to deal with the challenge of the mind-boggling rotary in Apponaug. That peaceful little town was
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7/28/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY After decades of providing a meeting place for community and advocacy groups, the J.O.N.A.H. (Join Our Neighborhood and Help) Center, located at 830 Oakland Beach Ave., has been locked up and is closing its doors for good. It's really"
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/28/17
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SHOPLIFTING VIDEO GAMES WHILE CARRYING A KNIFE On Thursday, October 26 at approximately 2:50 p.m., Warwick Police arrested Christian Muralles, 19, for shoplifting video games at the Target store on Bald Hill Road. He is charged with one count of
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11/7/17
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Open letter to Mayor Avedisian: I am writing to ask you to leave the Republican Party. The abhorrent behavior of our president is only surpassed by the enabling Republicans in Congress and around the country. By all accounts, having lived in Warwick for
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1/24/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Warwick School Committee approved Wednesday by a vote of 4-1 (Karen Bachus dissenting) the Warwick School Committee approved a $171.9 million budget for the FY19, an increase of $1.2 million from the superintendent's recommended
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/24/18
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By JOHN HOWELL While for the time being the name won't change, T.F. Green Airport continues to show dramatic growth in passenger traffic as more airlines, more destinations and low fares make it an airport of choice. It's great news. It's an unqualified"
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By John Howell
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8/2/18
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SHOPLIFTING On November 16 at approximately 5:45 p.m. Officer Anthony D'Abrosca was dispatched to the Greenwich Avenue Stop & Shop for a report of a shoplifting with a male suspect in custody. At the scene the officer met with an asset protection
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11/27/18
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By ARDEN BASTIA Even though he was just four years old, Blake Costa loved his family, cooking, and bringing people together. "He just loved being in the kitchen, cooking whatever," said his father Nick Costa. "Pizza, doughnuts, whatever. He would even
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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7/29/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Rosemarie A. Desnoyers, RN, has been president of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5008 ever since 2008 when the nurses and nursing assistants organized. She has been on many picket lines on Toll Gate Road in front of the
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By John Howell
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9/28/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Now there's the cleanup. With roads opened and power finally restored to all 14,136 Warwick National Grid customers who lost it at the height of last week's fierce wind and rainstorm, Department of Public Works crews are sweeping the city
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By John Howell
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11/7/17
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Mayor Scott Avedisian, who has been mayor in Warwick since 2000, might officially be leaving office pending a vote by the RIPTA board, sources have confirmed.
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By Ethan Hartley & John Howell
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4/24/18
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You never know what could happen Friday nights at the Warwick Center for the Arts. That is precisely what Daniel Lee White loves about the improv troupe he founded nearly ten years ago. Bring Your …
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By Margaret Taylor
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8/3/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Sometimes when things break they go from bad to worse, and sometimes you get lucky. The Warwick Sewer Authority and the city got a bit of both when a pipe in Sandy Lane collapsed Thanksgiving eve, causing backups in 11 residences. The
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/27/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Thirty-five years ago, Roberta Merkle was looking to hire a case manager for the Warwick Central Geriatric Day Care Center based at the Warwick Central Baptist Church in Apponaug. The center, which went on to become Cornerstone Adult
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/29/21
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