Warwick Beacon
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By JOHN HOWELL Senator Sheldon Whitehouse planned on visiting the Warwick Public Library Saturday morning to field constituent questions ranging from issues over obtaining a visa to dealing with Medicare coverage. He and other members of the
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By John Howell
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1/31/17
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By TESSA ROY The School Committee approved Superintendent Philip Thornton's $167 million budget as is on Wednesday, but it's still unclear how it will fare when the spending package reaches the mayor's desk and followed by the City Council. On Friday,
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By Tessa Roy
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4/18/17
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By TESSA ROY Vinny and Elly Palumbo have always loved veterans, but were inspired to help on a larger scale by their close friend Walter Hall, who was once a prisoner of war in Korea and later received a medal from President Dwight Eisenhower. Hearing
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By Tessa Roy
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5/4/17
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LARCENY On June 6 at approximately 8:40 a.m., Officer Christian Vargas was dispatched to the Gorton Junior High School at 150 Draper Ave. for the report of a storage shed having been broken into. Several pieces of lawn equipment were allegedly stolen,
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6/29/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Les Ralston used to sit on his porch with his wife on summer evenings, but the yelling, arguments and threats of some of his newest neighbors to kill each other have him fearful. He's since moved inside. Ralston lives across the street
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By John Howell
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7/27/17
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The release of the long-awaited Jacobs Report, an independent third party study of the condition of every school district in Rhode Island sanctioned by the Department of Education, confirmed what everyone already knew - the state's schools are in sorry
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9/26/17
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By MICHAEL HUBER At 24 years old, Allie Marshall, who graduated from Pilgrim and went on to earn a degree at URI, has had roles in 44 films, TV shows and syndicated features. And that's just the beginning. Marshall was home last week, devoting more than
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By Michael Huber
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10/17/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Warwick resident Olivia Hauke turned 16 years old on Monday, but not even the best doctors can say for sure whether or not she'll be here to celebrate any more birthdays. Inside Olivia's DNA is a genetic mutation so rare that only four
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/24/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY -- The stage is set for one of the most difficult budget seasons in recent school department history, according to school finance director Anthony Ferrucci.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/13/18
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT On July 18 at approximately 12:13 p.m. Officer Rose Michel and Detective Darren Parrillo responded to the Metro PCS store on Bald Hill Rd. for the report of a female fleeing the scene after kicking the glass front entry door of the
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7/26/18
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By JOHN HOWELL There's nothing that unifies Pawtuxet Village more than the bridge. It's there to bring Warwick and Cranston together in all kinds of situations - in the floods of 2010 when all other bridges over the river including Route 95 were closed;
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/15/18
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Rhode Island's average gas price is unchanged from last week, averaging $2.96 per gallon. Monday's price is 4 cents higher than a month ago and 92 cents higher than June 14, 2020. Rhode Island's average gas price is 12 cents lower than the national
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6/17/21
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CRIME SPREE Warwick Police have identified John Chiellini, 43, whose last known address was in West Warwick, as the suspect responsible for three separate crimes committed between April 6 and 7. According to police reports, on April 6 at 11 p.m. a male
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4/18/17
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MINIVAN AND MOTORCYCLE CRASH On May 2 at 6:27 p.m. at the intersection of Warwick and Church Avenues, a minivan traveling south on Warwick Ave was turning left and collided with a motorcycle heading north. According to police reports, the minivan was
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5/4/17
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New England Frozen Lemonade/Shields Post 43 is now the only senior American Legion baseball show in town. With Hendricken's Senerchia Post 74 failing to produce a team due to many of its players opting for travel ball, NEFL
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By Matt Metcalf
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6/19/17
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Getting a hand on bullying A blank wall outside the Veterans Memorial Junior High cafeteria has become a canvas for positive student expression aimed at reminding their peers of the importance of being kind, helpful and inclusive to others according to
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6/29/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Toll Gate English teacher Kathy Newman didn't have to leave her desk to know exactly how the students bent over their Chromebooks were performing. She looked at her computer and could see which ones were keeping pace with the work. The
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By John Howell
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7/27/17
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Caps for Jose While summer's recent return surely made these caps out of place, they were welcome last week during Tropical Storm Jose's visit to the Ocean State. Pictured outside police headquarters are Joann Fox and her 8-month-old Jack King, son of
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9/27/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG In a historic policy change, the Boy Scouts of America will now open its door to girls. Both boys and girls can earn the rank of Eagle Scout that has become so well known over time. Pam Hyland, CEO of Girl Scouts of Southern New
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By Thomas Greenberg
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10/17/17
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Raymond W. Gaudet, 90, left this life and our lives peacefully on Sunday, January 14, 2018 in Warwick, RI. His family was by his side when he passed.
The youngest of four children, he was born …
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1/22/18
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By THOMAS GREENBERG As the Lifespan nurses' strike continues this week, Kent County Hospital has had to adjust to an influx of patients in their emergency department with increased staffing, according to Care New England spokesperson Jim Beardsworth.
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By Thomas Greenberg
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7/26/18
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By JOHN HOWELL Mickey Stevens Sports Complex was ground zero Tuesday morning for the Reclaim Rhode Island campaign to increases taxes on those making more than $475,000 annually in order to generate an estimated $128 million that could be used to improve
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/17/21
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