Warwick Beacon
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It's a warp The north shaft to the rental car and commuter parking garage on Jefferson Boulevard that ties into the Interlink is offering a glimpse of the future with an architect rendering of City Centre. The giant wrap was completed last week as part
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6/30/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY It may not be fun to accept it, but summer is gone and flu season is right around the corner. Pockets of coughers and sneezers can already be heard at any semi-large public gathering, and soon these seasonal sniffles can become serious,
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/28/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Why? How could this happen? Is it possible that she only had a sore throat less than three weeks ago and now she is gone? There were more questions and few answers, only that a form of blood poisoning - sepsis - killed 16-year-old Gianna
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By John Howell
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11/7/17
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STOLEN LAPTOP On July 16 at approximately 4:34 p.m., Officer Charles Austin was dispatched to 80 Kilvert St. for a report of a larceny from a vehicle. At the scene he spoke with the reporting party, who stated that he works at the Green Waste Water
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8/7/18
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By JOHN HOWELL It's a good thing that the windows of St. Kevin School caught the eye of Father Robert Marciano Saturday afternoon. The windows were fogged with moisture. Father Marciano investigated, discovering the school a steam bath. Water was pooled
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/27/18
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As Father Brian Shanley reflects on his 15-year tenure as president of Providence College, he remembers what his parents told him when he was applying to colleges himself.As a senior at Toll Gate …
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By LAURA WEICK
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6/25/20
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The former Lockwood Junior High School is one example of what Aldrich Junior High School could become, says principal planner Richard Crenca. With the construction of Winman Junior High in the 1970s, Lockwood was closed. It sat empty for
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By John Howell
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11/15/16
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`Tis the season for mass consumption, and with it comes massive quantities of waste. The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) is prepared for the influx of holiday rubbish at the Central Landfill in Johnston, and they're
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/30/16
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Beach gates In response to persistent complaints about late night activities at the Oakland Beach seawall, gates are being installed at both the entrance and exit to the loop around the commons. Ward 6 Councilwoman Donna Travis said yesterday that
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8/27/17
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Mayor Scott Avedisian couldn’t say no. Now he doesn’t know what to expect, other than that he’s going to feel the heat.
This is heat like in roasting.
In a rare event, as Avedisian had …
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By John Howell
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9/28/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG -- Faith Baptist Church, a Warwick-based church off of Centerville Road, delivered more than 1,000 cookies to the Warwick Police Department on Tuesday.
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By Thomas Greenberg
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2/24/18
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By JOHN HOWELL The story is the message and the Alzheimer's Association, Rhode Island Chapter was looking for stories as it launched a series of 21 meetings across the state Monday in an effort to underscore the effects of a disease that has no cure and,
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By John Howell
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8/7/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Fire has only fueled community spirit since flames consumed much of Woodbury Union Church Presbyterian on Thanksgiving eve. On Sunday parishioners gathered for service at St. Benedict Church, just a couple of blocks away on Beach Avenue in
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/27/18
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What's it like inside? As part of Fire Chief James McLaughlin's ongoing campaign to give residents a peek inside their neighborhood fire station, meet the crew and let the kids climb aboard a fire truck, an open house was held Saturday at Station 4 at
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2/2/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The second part of a series on the opioid epidemic, which delves into the psychology behind addiction and today's cultural environment that cultivates it.
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by ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/19/17
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By JOHN HOWELL It wasn't planned, but it seemed like more than coincidence that the Kent County YMCA, with the help of a generous donation of trees and shrubs, was scheduled to make improvements to the Mary Kathryn Preston memorial garden Monday morning.
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By John Howell
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11/7/17
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By PETE FONTAINE In 2015, Leo Blanchette, who serves as Special Deputy of the Grand Lodge of Elks, held a meeting with Mark Eaton of Warwick-based Lodge 14 in regards to the state association's annual 365 Outing. At that time, the 365 Outing was a
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By Pete Fontaine
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8/7/18
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By JOHN HOWELL From George Tarring's photographs, it's hard to imagine that fire swept through Woodbury Union Church Thanksgiving eve. Tarring scrolls though the pictures on his digital camera, stopping at a shot of Pastor T.J. DeMarco's office. It looks
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/27/18
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By JARED GUSTAFSON The Rhode Island Youth Theatre is back and in person. Auditions for "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which will be staged Friday, Aug. 13, at Toll Gate High School, were held Monday at the school. After a year and a half hiatus due to
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8/5/21
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To the Editor:
The Warwick Beacon’s large front page article “Ladouceur requests RIDE investigation of special education” (11/8/16) was a disgraceful affront to our beautiful students and …
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11/15/16
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By TESSA ROY Robertson students are tapping into their natural creative instincts with Design It!, an after school program run by the YMCA and funded by a grant from Mayor Scott Avedisian's office. A flier and permission slip for Design It! says the
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By Tessa Roy
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2/2/17
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From trains to planes While thousands fought the highway traffic to get to the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show last weekend, 4,271 took the train from Providence, Warwick and Wickford Junction to get to and back from Quonset. That's
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5/25/17
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In a quick vote that went undetected by those not attuned to School Committee procedures, the committee approved Tuesday night what could be a path to a teachers contract. The 4 to 1 vote was to accept the proposal offering teachers 3 percent wage
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7/16/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The Warwick Teachers' Union and the Warwick School Committee agreed to a tentative agreement for a new contract in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Oct. 19.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/19/17
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John Paul Hutchings, 44, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017.
Born in Providence he was a son of John R. and Ellen B. (Burgess) Hutchings. His passion was for music and film.
Besides his …
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11/8/17
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