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Rep. Joseph McNamara and Sen. Hanna Gallo have teamed up to reform how dental insurance in an effort to minimize the bite on the rate payer.
The two legislators are backing the “The …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/18/24
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Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi introduced legislation this week for the state to provide an appropriation of $500,000 to the City of Warwick for municipal services rendered at Rhode Island T.F. Green …
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4/18/24
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Although there is still no memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the city and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation over the proposed $100 million South Air Cargo facility, RIAC is moving ahead …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/18/24
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There’s a room just off the lobby of the Kent County YMCA equipped with plenty of exercise balls and stationary bikes, and even a mirrored wall, complete with a ballet barre.
Each hints at …
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By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN
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4/18/24
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Scott Avedisian, Warwick’s longest-serving mayor, resigned from his post as CEO of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) on Thursday.
The resignation follows Avedisian’s …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/18/24
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DRUG POSSESSION
A Cranston man was arrested following a traffic stop around 1:10 a.m., March 19.
Warwick Police Officer Ryan E. Riecke was on patrol when he spotted a vehicle traveling in …
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4/18/24
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Jessica and Sean Lariviere had to keep a brisk pace to keep up with their sons Colton, age 3 and Oliver, 6, for an afternoon stroll on West Shore Road Sunday afternoon. “They love their …
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4/18/24
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Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State are encouraging Rhode Islanders to display Rhode Island state flags during the month of May in recognition of Rhode Island …
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4/18/24
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By Rep. JOSEPH McNAMARA
A neighbor recently approached me and said, “I don’t think it’s right that I have to pay $6,000 to just chew my food when I have dental …
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4/18/24
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Many organizations aren’t waiting until Earth day, Monday, April 22, 2024 to pay some special attention to the environment. The annual observance, which first began in 1970 on April 22, …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/18/24
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Dr. Steven Corvi officially kicked off his campaign as a Republican candidate for Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District Saturday at Rocky Point.
“Foundational goal of my …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/18/24
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A groundbreaking for Warwick’s outdoor ice rink is set for April 25 at 11 a.m. after an unusual series of events that saw council approve a contract only to have a competing contractor contest …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/18/24
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To The Editor,
Pete Fontaine reported in his own unique way, and was a fabric of many local newspapers.
He thought his stories should always be front page news above the fold and …
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4/18/24
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The sun is coming in the house, The laughing daffies know it. Their vase was set with care last night, So morning light would show it.
They brightly flourish, Souls they nourish, Fighting …
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4/18/24
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Sad.
That was the word that came to mind when the news hit social media that the city’s longest serving mayor, Scott Avedisian, had left the scene of a minor accident at the drive thru of …
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4/18/24
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Rhode Island’s housing affordability problem has resulted primarily from a lack of housing production over a long period of time. The Ocean State ranked 38th among states in per capita housing …
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4/18/24
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While many boats are still tucked away for the winter in their protective shrink wrap, Anthony Diorio and Jackie Murdock weren’t going to let a few rain drops accompanied by moments of sunshine …
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4/18/24
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To the Editor,
Apparently, our attorney general, Peter Neronha, thinks judges are incapable of deciding the guilt or innocence of defendants who appear before them. Or, he at least thinks that …
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4/18/24
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The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Pilgrim softball player Marin Prest. Prest has been a big factor in Pilgrim’s four-game winning streak and launched her first career home run …
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4/18/24
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The Pilgrim softball team continues to roll in Division I and beat Chariho 5-4 in nine innings on Monday.
Trailing by a pair of runs in the ninth, the Pats would score three runs, including the …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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4/18/24
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