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The Pilgrim hockey team made a splash as it topped Moses Brown 6-3 in the play-in game of the Division I Playoffs at Thayer on Tuesday.
Pilgrim was clicking early and would roll out to a 4-0 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/29/24
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Judge Francis “Frank” X. Flaherty carried a pair of huge sealed cardboard boxes into Warwick City Hall’s subterranean conference room.
Flaherty, a former Warwick Mayor and …
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By JOHN HOWELL & RORY SCHULER
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3/7/24
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Almost a year later
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Hurricane Irene put a damper on last year’s …
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8/16/12
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Week of May 27, 2021
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5/27/21
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20 Years Ago
“Hairspray” was at the Providence Performing Arts Center.
The Pawtuxet Village Café had a breakfast special of two eggs with toast and home fries for $1.99. …
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By Don Fowler
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11/8/23
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To the Editor,
Currently we are faced with the support of two foreign wars, civil unrest, and tragic active shooter incidents Also, Congress must act prudently by November 17 to avoid a …
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11/16/23
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Not in decades, and perhaps never like this before, has the state received such a sudden, dire reminder of the importance of our local infrastructure, and keeping up with the difficult process of …
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12/14/23
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Fishing in 2023 was a mixed bag. Everything seemed to be delayed and/or extended this year due to warm water. In the spring, summer and fall the striped bass fishing was good, but the fish in shore …
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12/27/23
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The Pilgrim wrestling team is on a tear in Division II and has picked up multiple victories in the past week.
The Pats most recently beat East Greenwich in a big 42-33 decision. Serigne Saliou …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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2/15/24
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The No. 3 Bishop Hendricken basketball team punched its ticket to the Division I Semifinals after beating Westerly in the prelims and East Providence in the quarters.
The Hawks took down …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/29/24
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Students from 15 Ocean State high schools struck gold, silver and bronze in the 41st annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon held Sunday at Bryant University.
“We ran out of medals,” …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/7/24
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To the Editor:
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently spoke to a group of business leaders and referenced a RI Coastal Resources Management Council report that indicated Warwick is especially …
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11/16/23
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Archie and Lulu Van Griffin, whose headstone was discovered in a closet at Brown University on Jan. 17, 2017 by Jack Wrenn, a PhD student at the time was recently moved by members of the Warwick …
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12/14/23
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George A. Gallagher, 82, of Pasadena Court, Warwick, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Sunday, January 14, 2024. He was the beloved husband of 59 years to the late …
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1/22/24
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Bishop Hendricken topped Hopkinton High School 2-1 in a regional table tennis meet last weekend. The event hosted teams from Rhode Island and Massachusetts and was a preview of the upcoming regional …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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2/15/24
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The Warwick Beacon’s Co-Athletes of the Week are gymnasts Riley Bromage and Madison Long. The senior duo was stellar in last weekend’s state championships, as Bromage finished second in …
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2/22/24
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League Wrestling State Championships were held last weekend in Providence and a handful of locals made some noise on the state’s biggest stage.
It was a …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/29/24
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Weekend Spotlight
Mar. 9, Ocean State Orchid Society Meeting will be held on Sat., Mar. 9, at the Rocky Hill Grange (use the lower rear door), 1340 S. County Trail, East Greenwich at 1 p.m. The …
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3/7/24
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The way music can tell a story is one of the common threads that runs through the creative medium regardless of style and genre. This approach can paint vivid pictures for whoever is listening …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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11/8/23
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Warning: This is another column about dogs.
I know I’ve written a lot about canines over the last two weeks: a story featuring Hillary Gillinder of Rhody Home Adopt who has fostered 250 …
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11/16/23
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