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Karate for toys
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The Don Rodrigues Karate Academy held its 13th annual Toys for Tots Tournament Dec. 1 with more than 40 enrolled in the competition. Entry fee to the tournament was a toy or toys to be donated to the …
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12/4/12
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Twelve hours after ringing in the New Year, thousands were wringing water from their ears after jumping into the ocean for the Polar Plunge at Easton’s Beach in Newport.
The annual event, …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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1/4/24
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The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Toll Gate wrestler Jack Sabatelli. Sabatelli has been enjoying a breakout season for the Titans, most recently winning the 106-pound division in the …
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1/18/24
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Take a classic Tony Award-winning play (1965), provide it with tight, tense direction (Steve Kidd) create a realistic, functional set (Jessica Hill Kidd) and find four of the best actors to fill …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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1/31/24
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The latest twist in the Great Costco Caper was last Thursday when the news media turned out to cover a zoom meeting between representatives of the giant retailer and Warwick officials that …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/22/24
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Timber!
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As a result of the brief, violent storm last Wednesday afternoon, a tree collapsed on the front lawn of 159 Main Avenue. Luckily, it didn’t land in the road. The storm caused power outages …
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7/24/12
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Week of February 25, 2021
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2/26/21
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In a twist of developments and without any indication that it might happen, Mayor Frank Picozzi received Tuesday a proposed agreement from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to build and make …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/4/24
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Toll Gate wrestling team has been enjoying a big campaign this winter and put on another show in Connecticut last weekend when they placed fourth overall at the Griswold …
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1/18/24
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Certain bands can transform an atmosphere within an establishment from dull and boring to vibrant and fun in an instant. Right when the first song is played, the music takes over the audience and …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/31/24
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School vacation week made for some swift journeys across the Washington Bridge.
STORY OF THE WEEK
As the state awaits a forensic review of what went wrong with the Washington Bridge, the …
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4/24/24
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Johnston is the only Ocean State municipality not participating in Gov. Dan McKee’s Learn365RI initiative.
According to McKee’s Press Secretary Olivia DaRocha, “38 out of 39 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/15/24
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APPLICATION FOR A USED CAR DEALER’S LICENSE TO KEEP AND SELL USED CARS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 5-21 OF THE RI GENERAL LAWS OF 1956, HAS BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICE AS FOLLOWS:
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6/6/24
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The surf is always up when you leave Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport and get on the connector to Route 95.
The rolling wave display, created by vertical blue pipes of varying …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/4/24
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The Pilgrim boys basketball team earned a big 63-32 win over Providence Country Day to stay in the Division II playoff hunt last week. The Pats were led by Dylan Vale with 16 points while Carter …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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1/18/24
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A Johnston hauling company paid Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) more than $37 million since 2017, under the landfill’s former boss, according to financial data released …
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By RORY SCHULER
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1/24/24
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Twenty-six-year-old Albert Titchner was a devotee of the Methodist Tabernacle church in Olneyville and was in charge of its smaller branch, the Merino Mission. The mission counted about 26 members …
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1/31/24
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Jerome O. Thompson, 93, passed away Friday, June 7, 2024, at the RI Veterans Home in Bristol. He was the husband of the late Doris H. (Wanamaker) Thompson. Born in Newman Grove, NE he was the son of …
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6/7/24
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A credit to the crown
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Pictured here, Warwick resident Gary Remillard gets to meet Mrs. Rhode Island Anita Seraichyk of Coventry. Seraichyk, a mother of four who works in network operations for Verizon Communications, …
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6/19/12
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
The Toll Gate boys basketball team is looking to build some momentum after getting off to a 1-4 start in league play in Division II.
The Titans most recently took on …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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1/18/24
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