Warwick Beacon
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People are sure to huff and puff about more delays to the toll gantries that were supposed to start tolling truckers this past March in order to make money to help pay for a large amount of road renovation and infrastructure repairs this summer. Although
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/17/18
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“I like summer school better than regular school,” says Alley Ledo, standing outside of Warwick Vets Middle School. Ledo is a student at the city’s summer school and, as of last week, had …
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By Kyle Dacey
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7/31/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Andres Gonzales and Isamar Morales are only 23 and 25 years old respectively, but both are already leaders in their fields. And although neither of them seemed particularly keen on being in the spotlight, their blossoming careers in
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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11/20/18
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By ARDEN BASTIA Entering their 34th year, the Rhode Island Youth Theater is returning to the stage after a year without performances. This summer, the Rhode Island Youth Theater resumes summer programming, with voice lessons, playwriting workshops,
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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7/8/21
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STOLEN TRUCK
A driver who parked his truck in the Warwick Mall Parking Lot next to Buffalo Wild Wings returned to find his vehicle stolen. On September 22 around 4:45 p.m., Officer Brian Fontaine …
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10/6/16
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Charles F. Page, 64, a retired general contractor passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Charles J. and …
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5/5/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Warwick School Committee is ready to agree on a new mediated contract, which would end over two years of bitter disputes between the school administration and the Warwick Teachers' Union (WTU). However, the union maintained on
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/14/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- When the two K-9 officers for the Warwick Police Department aren't taking a bite out of crime alongside their human police professionals, they're usually waiting in the car eagerly for their companions to come back so they can drive to the next crime scene...
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/10/17
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William E. Underwood, 91, of Warwick, passed away at Avalon Nursing Home on October 31, 2017 after a brief illness.
Born in Providence Rhode Island, he was the son of William and Mabel …
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11/5/17
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House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello gave some sound advice when he told the Pawtucket Red Sox to tell their story to the community, or so it would appear from their visit to the Warwick Rotary Club …
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By John Howell
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2/22/18
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By JOHN HOWELL In response to neighborhood outrage, the Warwick Sewer Authority has abandoned its planned use of city land that was apparently cleared of trees without WSA approval as a staging area for equipment and supplies for Phase 3 of the Governor
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By John Howell
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4/17/18
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On July 19 at approximately 3:54 p.m., Officer Jason Brodeur was working on a Neighborhood Intensive Traffic Enforcement detail when he heard from dispatch that officers were headed to the area of the Oakland Beach seawall
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7/31/18
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Atwood Greenhouses in Cranston was bustling on a recent Thursday as patrons enjoyed a bright, beautiful spring day.
The sun illuminated the spectrum of colors lining the aisles, one of owner and …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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5/24/19
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Election seasons are known for being heated. But District 24 candidate Stacia Huyler seems to be experiencing especially bizarre and scary occurrences. Huyler's strangest claim is that a drone flies around her neighborhood harassing her and
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By Tessa Roy
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10/6/16
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The Armenian National Committee of RI (ANC-RI) gathered April 28 at Warwick City Hall for a flag raising ceremony honoring the 1.5 million Armenian Martyrs (Saints) and those that survived the Ottoman Turkish Government's attempt to cleanse the Armenians
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5/5/17
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Rhode Island Students of the Future is offering a professional development course for teachers, informal educators and parents interested in using the LEGO EV3 robotics system to engage children in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM).
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6/8/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY What started as an idea for four independent elderly care organizations to work together to better respond to changes in the healthcare industry has, in the 20 years since, evolved into the one of the state's most comprehensive,
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by Ethan Hartley
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8/10/17
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Once again America's school children are back in the classroom, and what were once normal expectations about the prospective educational experience of any given student are no longer guaranteed. Modern education is far afield from the plans of teaching
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By Christopher Curran
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9/9/17
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To the Editor: In the past two weeks there has been a lot of exciting news regarding Warwick's growing reputation as a great home for businesses. A January 11 Beacon article highlighted the rebirth of Rhode Island Mall. The space that has held far too
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1/23/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- Rocky Point visitors will have a new place to picnic come this spring, according to Director of the Department of Public Works Richard Crenca.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/22/18
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LARCENY On April 3 a victim reported stolen license plates off of a work vehicle at JML Courier Services on Dewey Avenue. The reporting party said that two plates, valued at $20, were last seen on the vehicle the day before while in a lot across the
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4/17/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Most of the time if you think about teenagers being in class over the summer, you may conjure images of half-comatose delinquents flinging gum at each other while a disinterested teacher knits at the front of the room waiting for the
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/31/18
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island remain the same this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA Northeast's May 26 survey of prices in Rhode Island finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $1.96 per gallon. Rhode Island's price the same as the national
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5/27/20
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By ARDEN BASTIA Adam Blumenthal has always loved history. And technology, especially virtual reality. But he didn't quite know how to bridge the two together until he moved to Rhode Island and dove into the history of the burning of the Gaspee. "I've
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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7/8/21
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By TESSA ROY Local convenience stores have penned a letter opposing Gov. Gina Raimondo's proposed increase on the cigarette tax, saying such increases would hurt their customers and businesses. If Raimondo's budget is passed, it would hike the cigarette
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By Tessa Roy
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5/5/17
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