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Residents citywide are packing up picnics and firing up
their grills in preparation of Fourth of July festivities tonight, extending
through the weekend.
Starting at dusk this evening, or around 9 p.m., Oakland Beach will play host to the city’s
annual fireworks display. If cloudy skies prohibit the display, a rain date
presentation will take place on Saturday, July 5. Either way, Warwick’s getting geared up for the
summertime tradition.
“It’s one of the highlights,” said Mayor Scott Avedisian
of the fireworks. “It’s really what kicks off the beginning of summer for this
community.”
Avedisian said he is particularly excited for another Warwick tradition, though – the Warwick Neck Fourth of July Parade on Friday.
The celebration kicks off at 9:30 a.m. on the corner of Kirby Ave and Crawford Ave and culminates with a
flag-raising and tasty summer treats at the home of William and Madeline Nixon. Read More...
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By Russell J. Moore Residents citywide are packing up picnics and firing up
their grills in preparation of Fourth of July festivities tonight, extending
through the weekend.
Starting at dusk this evening, or around 9 p.m., Oakland Beach will play host to the city’s
annual fireworks display. If cloudy skies prohibit the display, a rain date
presentation will take place on Saturday, July 5. Either way, Warwick’s getting geared up for the
summertime tradition.
“It’s one of the highlights,” said Mayor Scott Avedisian
of the fireworks. “It’s really what kicks off the beginning of summer for this
community.”
Avedisian said he is particularly excited for another Warwick tradition, though – the Warwick Neck Fourth of July Parade on Friday.
The celebration kicks off at 9:30 a.m. on the corner of Kirby Ave and Crawford Ave and culminates with a
flag-raising and tasty summer treats at the home of William and Madeline Nixon. Read More...  National wins 8-3 over NK
By Ed Owens
One bad inning was enough to sink Warwick National in the
opening round of the District 3 tournament against East Greenwich last weekend.
East Greenwich scored three runs in one frame and held on for a 3-1 victory to
send National to the losers’ bracket where, on Tuesday night, history appeared
to be repeating itself.
Facing North Kingstown, Warwick gave up three runs in the
first inning on a leadoff home run, a walk, a hit batsman and a single.
Considering that the team was facing elimination, it would have made send for
the 12-year-old National stars to panic.
Only, they didn’t.
Rather than buckle under the weight of a first-inning
deficit, National battled back. Warwick scored two runs in the second inning,
four in the fourth and another pair in the fifth. Starting pitcher Matt Murphy
allowed just one hit after the first inning and North Kingstown failed to score
another run. It all added up to an 8-3 win for Warwick and a momentum-building
win that National is hoping to carry into the next round of the tournament. Read More...
Have mercy: WALL wins 11-1
By William Geoghegan The Warwick American 12-year-old all-stars thought they’d
have plenty of offense this summer, but after Sunday’s 4-1 loss to Exeter/West
Greenwich, they weren’t so sure.
Tuesday night, they renewed their faith.
American struck early in an elimination game against South Kingstown then cruised to an 11-1 mercy-rule
victory.
“We’ve got some good players on this team, and I know
they can hit,” said Warwick
manager Jimmy Lineberger. “I wasn’t surprised with what they did tonight. I was
actually hoping to see a couple go out of here. That didn’t happen, but the key
was contact. They made contact and everybody hit the ball.”
After Sunday, that’s exactly what American needed. Read More...
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