Two Rhode Island women have released a new guide to dating for a unique demographic. Andrea DiMattia and Loretta Becker co-authored Women, Do You Know What You Really Want?, a fun, lighthearted book for lesbians. DiMattia, a highly
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By Tessa Roy
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10/11/16
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The elementary consolidation process showed no signs of slowing despite pleas to put the brakes on the plan to close Randall Holden and Wickes Schools and re-purpose John Brown Francis School as the district's early childhood center. A vote
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By Tessa Roy
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10/11/16
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STONE COLD Officer Steven Moretti was dispatched to Burgoyne Drive around 6 p.m. on September 23 for a larceny report. Upon arrival he met with the victim who stated that sometime between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. that prior evening, a cement gargoyle statue
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10/11/16
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Warwick Water Division crews have been out with cans of blue spray paint and have already marked the location of nearly 300 valves in preparation to carry out threats to shut off water unless payments are made on delinquent bills, Water
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By John Howell
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10/9/16
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The CCRI women's soccer team hosted the No. 16-ranked (NJCAA D-I poll) Lady Tribunes of Monroe Community College from Rochester, New York, on Saturday in Lincoln. CCRI fell to the Lady Tribunes, 4-3, in overtime. With the loss, the Lady Knights drop to
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10/8/16
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It’s been a mess with mistakes made by both parties.
That’s how City Tax Assessor Christopher Celeste characterized the back tax fiasco with the House of Hope that promises to be resolved …
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By John Howell
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10/8/16
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In East Greenwich, a new concept in nursing home care, is moving along well. Staff is now being hired and applications for residency being accepted. Career Fairs will be held for Nurses and Certified Nursing
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10/7/16
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More traffic pattern changes are on the way at the Apponaug Circulator project in Warwick as the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is set to implement three significant traffic pattern changes starting the week of October 10. The changes
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10/7/16
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Amanda M. Mitchell, 33, an esthetician, for many years, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016. She was the loving mother of Steven J. LaFazia and Mariah D. Fiore.
Born in Providence, she was the …
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10/7/16
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The first installment of the Warwick Vets-Winman rivalry was played on Monday, with Vets downing its cross-city adversary, 5-0, in a boys' soccer matchup at Bend Street Complex. Behind a hat trick from Travis Riess, Vets
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By Matt Metcalf
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10/6/16
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While the state hasn’t determined whether it will offer ferry service next year and there isn’t a dock for it to use, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday calling for Rocky …
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By John Howell
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10/6/16
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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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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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Police are investigating harassment claims of a Warwick resident with a long history of criticizing the city administration. Rob Cote claims to have received 15 vulgar, explicit, and disturbing letters over the course of two years. He said
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By Tessa Roy
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10/6/16
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Patricia M. (Crowley) Izzi, 64, of Warwick passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late John D. Izzi.
Born in Providence., she was a …
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10/6/16
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As part of the fifth annual Blue Across Rhode Island day of service, employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) provided hands-on volunteer support to Kent County YMCA Camp Ok-Wa-Nessett in Warwick, an organization playing a vital
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/6/16
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Jeffrey M. Nicholls, 58, died Monday, October 3, 2016.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Fred and Gladys (Johnson) Nicholls. Jeffrey grew up in Warwick. He lived in Arlington, TX …
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10/6/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Saying language that protects the teaching and learning environment is most important to them, the Warwick Teachers Union has turned down an offer that would, among other things, give them raises in line with other city employees and,
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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FAST FOOD FOLLIES Eating fast food may make one sleepy, but it wasn't a Big Mac that made one driver pass out at a McDonald's drive through speaker. On September 16, just before 8:30 p.m., Officer Manuel Pacheco and other members of the police department
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10/5/16
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The Warwick Police Department has released an image of the Bank of America robbery suspect.
In a Facebook post Friday afternoon, the department released the following information:
On …
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10/5/16
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According to information provided by the school administration, almost 90 percent of Warwick's 897 teachers would make more than $79,000 - and some with longevity and coaching stipends more than $100,000 a year - under the contract
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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The day following his selection as the man to rebuild passenger traffic to the levels they were in 2005, if not exceed them, Iftikhar Ahmad was quoting Socrates and sharing his personal quandary as to whether he should introduce a dog to
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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GOTTA CATCH `EM ALL A driver playing Pok mon Go around Oakland Beach caught more than a Pikachu when he told officers he had vodka mixed drinks and I smoked a roach and it got my head all messed up" after being stopped for driving erratically."
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10/5/16
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The final resting place of a family that helped found Warwick got a little help from a community that deeply cares about the city's history. Historical Cemetery 107, where many members of the Holden family were laid to rest, was in rough
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By Tessa Roy
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10/5/16
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Father Robert Marciano is a quick-change artist. Saturday he was attired in church vestments as he officiated the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Kevin. Then in barely minutes he was wearing the Air Force blue uniform, for Father Marciano is a pastor
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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