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Dr. Dacey argument against merger contains 'multiple inaccuracies'
To the Editor, The op-ed piece written by Dr. Michael Dacey in last week's edition of the Warwick Beacon contains multiple factual inaccuracies, which not only cloud the truth but demonstrate a total misunderstanding about and critique of Kent Hospital more
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Racial justice, RI's budget and political moves
The challenge facing any social movement is converting activism into change. So it will take time to assess the impact of the mass movement that formed in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police almost two weeks ago. Yet more
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Escape to the bay
The bay beckons. I saw it Saturday when powering out of Warwick Cove, and there was a parade of incoming vessels in the wake of a sailboat under power. It looked and felt like mid-July and all thoughts and worries of COVID-19 were blown away by the warm more
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Don't let your brain 'spin on worry'
Editor's note: Susan Groh, a cancer survivor and Warwick resident, provided these thoughtful suggestions for these difficult times. By SUSAN GROH I know this pandemic has us all feeling nervous and unsettled, and a bit like we've stepped into an more
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Why build another gas station?
To the Editor: Cumberland Farms wants to build yet another mega-station. This time, however, in a residential neighborhood at Edgewood's most troubled intersection at Park and Warwick Avenues. I've lived in Edgewood since 1998 and grew up thirty-forty more
Why is the planning commission hearing the Cumberland Farms proposal again?
To the Editor:On March 6 the Cranston’s Planning Commission will be voting on a proposal to change the City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan and zoning classifications for four parcels at … more
Letter from tax assessor's office not a tax increase
To the Editor: This is an open letter to all the citizens of Cranston. By now, or any day now, you will be receiving a letter from the tax assessor's office regarding your home's assessment value. Please understand that this is not a tax increase, but it more
Making certain motorists didn’t take off from the road
To the Editor:This fall at a neighborhood meeting, I met with a number of residents who live in the area bordering the airport property. Many of these individuals purchased their homes before the … more
The problem with ‘common sense’ gun control
In the ongoing debate about gun control in America – how much is too little, how much is too much – the shift of legislative and judicial balance has historically tilted in favor of the Second … more
When thoughts and prayers aren’t enough
Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a tragedy before meaningful changes are made that could have prevented such a tragedy in the first place. In reference to the tragic Station Night Club Fire, … more
Diplomacy is key on North Korea
To the Editor: On Saturday, Feb. 17, I had the pleasure of attending an open house at the Korean Cultural Center on Park Avenue in Cranston. I spent a year in the late 1970s teaching English at Yonsei University's Foreign Language Institute in Seoul and more
"Do more with less' should never apply to child safety
To the Editor: The State of Rhode Island is experiencing a budget shortfall and one of the ways by which the state intends to close the gap is by adjusting" the rates it is paying providers of residential care for youth involved with the Department of" more
Coming full roundabout for a new village name
To the Editor:I was thinking about “Crapponaug” the other day. For those of you who do not have to brave the area between West Shore Road or Post Road or Veteran’s Memorial Drive, … more
A nice place to work makes happy workers
In the 1999 comedy “Office Space,” the main protagonist Peter Gibbons struggles to exist in a bleak corporate landscape while working as a low-level programmer in a large, fictional tech … more
Make a fair decision on Cumberland Farms
To the Editor: I attended a Cranston Planning Commission meeting on February 6th at Cranston East High School. The main business before the Commission at this monthly meeting was a proposal to change the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan and zoning more
GOP needs to state position on guns in school
To the Editor:Retired school principal Joe Crowley writes (from ‘If you think guns make it safer, then check the numbers,’ 2/1/18): “The Cranston City Council is in a quandary about … more
Students urged to 'take out insurance policy on their futures'
Seventy percent of jobs in Rhode Island require more training and education than a high school diploma alone, yet only 45 percent of Rhode Islanders have any type of college degree. As the states education more
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Ode to Grandpa
By Jennifer (Soscia) Carulli) (A Poem about Anthony Soscia) Life goes by so fast It's amazing how quickly the years pass. 100 years ago my Grandpa entered this earth The world has been blessed since the time of his birth. My Grandpa was one of a kind more
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The never ending glory?
The titanic Boeing wide bodied 767 roared to life. Its turbines started to make faster revolutions until the whirlpool decal on the front of the engines became a blur and the roar of a hundred or so rabid fans standing in the cold behind the airport more
State of the State, or an infomercial?
Shakespeare famously said “All the World is a Stage.” This certainly has been the case with the showmanship-filled term of Governor Gina M. Raimondo. Following her election, Rhode Islanders … more
Letter: What happened with schools' strategic plan?
To the editor: What happened? Sheesh. Thirty-one people, countless meetings, multiple surveys, a couple of PHD’s, four pages of paper and several thousands of dollars later and this is … more
An open letter to Mayor Allan Fung, the City of Cranston and the Cranston School Department
To the Editor: On November 1, 2017, dozens and dozens of children and staff inside of Cranston East High School were struck and sickened by carbon monoxide originating from the building. Several students, including my daughter Trinity Briceno, were more
Charter school never given the opportunity to present its proposal
To the Editor: This Thursday marks the final deadline that the International Charter School gave to the Warwick City Council for a decision on our proposal to purchase and occupy the currently … more
Mayor asked to take a stand
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 more
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