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OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: Opening night for Toll Gate Drama Club’s production of The Wizard of Oz is this Friday, March 22! See the Tin Man - Jonah Buccheri, Scarecrow - Francesca Beagan, Dorothy - Rebecca Farias, and Cowardly Lion - Jayden Murray, arm in arm, ease on down the yellow brick road. More than 50 students play a role in the production. Their names and a story are on page 16. (Warwick Beacon photo by Steve Popiel)
Toll Gate Drama Club to present The Wizard of Oz
The yellow brick road leads to the Robert J. Shapiro Cultural Arts Center at Toll Gate High School, March 22 and 23, , at 7:00 PM as  the Toll Gate Drama Club presents The Wizard of Oz. The … more
THE CANDY STORE: Carter’s Candy Store near the intersection of Board and Eddy Streets in Providence doesn’t look much different today than when this photograph was taken in the 1940s. Carter was in the candy business for more than 50 years
Daughter to honor dad's love for Warwick with Rotary scholarship
In years to come Carole Housman hopes people will think of her father, Harry M. Carter, who loved and worked for Warwick and the Rotary Cub of Warwick. Today old timers, and a few Rotary Club … more
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QUICK DIPS FOR A WISH: The 20th annual Popular Plunge will be held Sunday, Jan. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Easton’s Beach in Newport. The plunge benefits A Wish Come True that is raising funds to send two “Wish Kids” to Florida to visit Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World. In this file photo from A Wish Come True plungers make a dash in and out of the water.
Never too early to plan for the ‘Plunge,’ making wishes come true
The first day of 2024 will be special for many reasons. Numerous groups and individuals will head to the ocean for a great cause while helping two local kids who are battling life-threatening … more
Norwood, Oakland Beach gain stars in school ranking report
Two of Warwick’s elementary schools- Norwood and Oakland Beach- saw stars added to its rating in the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)’s annual accountability rankings. The … more
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Demand pushes prices up at gas pump
Gas demand rose last week, helping to push pump prices upward locally and nationally despite a drop in oil prices. The average gas price in Rhode Island is 5 cents higher than last week,  … more
VILLAGE PEOPLE: Warwick residents interested in starting a Warwick Village filed into the library on Friday morning to discuss just what shape the final village would take. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Warwick residents meet about starting new Village
Around twenty members of the Warwick community showed up at the Warwick Public Library Friday to discuss creating a Warwick Village. This new village wouldn’t have anything to do with … more
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Water quality is focus of next harbor management workshop
The second in a series of four workshops on the city’s harbor management plan will be held Jan. 9 starting at 6 p.m. As the workshop coincides with the monthly scheduled Zoning Board meeting in … more
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Sweeney brokers sale of office building
Thomas O. Sweeney, SIOR, principal of Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal brokered the Jan. 1 sale of 349 Centerville Road in Warwick. The 4,907 square foot office building located in the Office … more
After hearing concerns, council approves legislation aimed at easing housing development
The Warwick City Council’s final regular meeting focused on changes to the city’s zoning ordinance to comply with state law, with many residents expressing frustration and discontent with … more
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Northeast gas prices dip despite national increase
Despite the national average rising by four cents last week, Northeast gasoline prices decreased slightly as millions of Americans prepared for their upcoming holiday celebrations and road trips. … more
DON’T FORGET YOUR MASK: On Friday Kent Hospital tightened its masking policy requiring all visitors to be masked. (Beacon Communications photo)
Respiratory illnesses on rise, including new Covid variant
Three forms of respiratory illness, including a new variant of COVID-19 are increasing in prominence since the Christmas holiday prompting Kent Hospital to require all visitors to mask as of Friday … more
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House of Hope awarded $20K to help residents this winter
House of Hope in Warwick is among eight nonprofits across the state to receive $20,000 from the Rhode Island Foundation to help residents stay housed this winter. The organization was selected … more
PARADE MARSHAL: Pegee Malcolm practices her wave before leading the first-ever Apponaug Winter Fest parade as grand marshal. On Monday the City Council reappointed her to the Warwick Historical Cemeteries Commission that she chairs. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Where history rests
You wouldn’t imagine history could come alive in a cemetery until you talk with Pegee Malcolm. Malcolm is chair of both the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission and the Rhode Island … more
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Airport meeting doesn’t get off the ground
On Tuesday the Rhode Island Airport Corporation called off a meeting with the city administration and state leaders scheduled for Wednesday so that lawyers could work out a memorandum of … more
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Winman Middle School posts 1st quarter honors
The following Winman Middle School students have achieved honors for the first quarter: High Honors Grade 6: Jocelyn Anderson, Cole Auclair, Saydee Bence, Rileigh Burrows, Cali Caruso, … more
WHAT WAS IT? Quahogger Jody King with a handful of fasteners and plank segments he has retrieved from Potter Cove on Prudence Island that he believes are from a ship more than 200 years old. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Digging up the past
When heavy winds make it difficult to quahog in the bay, Jody King heads for Shell Island, which makes an appearance at low tide inside Potter Cove in the northeast corner of Prudence Island. He … more
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HER LUCKY DAY: Jo-Ann Taft bought ten raffle tickets and to her surprise and delight won two prizes.
Party time at Pilgrim Senior Center
Seniors wore their Christmas sweaters and dressed in reds and greens for last Thursday ‘s Christmas party at the Pilgrim Senior Center. They were entertained with live music, which inspired … more
UPDATE ON AIRPORT: Mayor Frank Picozzi walked the City Council through recent developments with the Rhode Island Airport Corporation relative to plans to build an air cargo hub south of the terminal and his efforts to ensure cargo traffic is restricted to the Airport Connector. City Planner Tom Kravitz stands beside up at the podium. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Picozzi, RIAC near cargo agreement, still far apart on PILOT money
By ADAM ZANGARI Mayor Frank Picozzi is looking to turn the tables on the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) following the corporation’s action ending $500,000 in Payment In Lieu Of … more
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BACK IN CUSTODY: U.S. Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston announced the Feb. 6 arrest of a Guatemalan national charged with child molestation in Rhode Island. The suspect was released from custody last year despite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer.
Accused immigrant’s case a political hot potato in RI
It was a rare, stinging rebuke of state officials by an enforcement wing of the federal government. Then the Ocean State’s Attorney General weighed in, reddening the handprint left behind … more
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NEW EXIT: Construction crews started an access road to Belfield Drive off the shoulder of I-295 following January flooding. It served its purpose and has since been closed. Now funding has been allocated, mostly through the federal government, to buy homes and demolish them along Belfield Drive.
More than $5 million committed to Belfield Drive home buyout program
Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr.’s office announced more than $5 million in funding for home buyouts on Belfield Drive, the site of “persistent flooding issues.” Now … more
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