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HE FORGOT HIS HAT: Tis the season for Santa, but he didn’t linger at Conimicut Point Monday morning as winds neared 70 MPH and wind-driven spray mixed with sleeting rain. This photo was taken about 8:30 before a rising tide and storm surge forced the park’s closure. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Storm packs windy, wet punch
Packing winds of nearly 70 MPH and more than two inches of rain, Monday’s southeaster caused extensive flooding along Warwick’s 39 miles of shoreline, downed trees and fortunately … more
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APRIL 20: Welcome Cafe Namaste to 751 West Shore Road. Come stop in to try their delicious coffee and pastry!
Picozzi Posts
April 18 There is a sewer line leaking on West Shore Rd in the vicinity of the Islander. Repairs are underway. (Story in this edition) Food trucks are back for the season! Attendance … more
Galligan unseats Testa
In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Warwick School Committee saw a quiet but dramatic shakeup in leadership, as Shaun Galligan replaced David Testa as School Committee Chair. Galligan  was backed by … more
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COLORFUL: In addition to bakery sweets for sale, glitter tattoos, and other handouts expo visitors got the chance to interact with some of their favorite Rhode Island Comic Con characters. (Warwick Beacon photo by Barbara Polichetti)
Family Fun Expo brings entertainment, information to Warwick Mall
Children and their families enjoying a week of school vacation got to enjoy a day out at Warwick Mall at the sixth annual Family Fun Expo this past Thursday. The expo was run in collaboration … more
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Chemical company sets up sediment sampling plan for Pawtuxet River
BASF, an international chemical company, has submitted a sediment sampling workplan to the Environmental Protection Agency to determine if sediment along the Pawtuxet River in the Warwick/Cranston … more
Shedding weight sensibly
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter #38 East Greenwich, recently held their Fall Rally at Gregg's Restaurant on South County Trail. Awards were presented to women for being KOPS (Keep Off Pounds … more
DUET: Pastor Juhee Lee, Joshua Shin from Haven United Methodist Church, East Providence played Fairest Lord Jesus and It is Well with My Soul. (Photos by Mike DiStefano and Noreen Berthiaume)
19th Community Food Bank Benefit Concert was largest yet
Lakewood Baptist Church hosted its19th Annual Rhode Island Community Food Bank Benefit Concert, Palm Sunday, March 24th. This year’s concert was dedicated to everyone that has come to the … more
AN UNUSUAL DOCTOR’S OFFICE: CCAP’s new medical van sits in the Pilgrim Senior Center parking lot this past Thursday for visitors and passersby to check out.
Doctors on wheels
The Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) is preparing to deliver medical care to those who may need it most. CCAP’s new medical van will travel to different locations throughout … more
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Kick off New Year with #FirstDayHike at George Washington State Campground
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) invites Rhode Islanders to kick off 2024 and celebrate the New Year by joining a #FirstDayHike at George Washington State Campground in … more
Brittany Morgan
Airport Business Magazine names Brittany Morgan to list of top ‘40 under 40’
Rhode Island Airport CoRhode Island Airport Corporation’s (RIAC) Chief Legal Counsel and Chief of Staff, Brittany Morgan, has been recognized by Airport Business Magazine’s “40 … more
Winman posts 3rd quarter honors
The following Winman Middle School students have achieved honors for the third quarter: High Honors  Grade 6 Grace Aligo, Christopher Baldassi, Saydee Bence, Rileigh Burrows, Cali … more
‘A joke’ mayor says of RIAC guarantee to route air cargo traffic
It all seems simple enough. Mayor Frank Picozzi doesn’t want 73-foot long trailer trucks on Main Avenue, Post Road or Coronado Road, which would deter from the pedestrian friendly … more
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OCEAN STATE COYOTES: A coyote similar to this animal attacked a hiker in Johnston last Friday, and possibly a dog walker in Scituate the previous day. According to RI DEM, the animal involved in the Johnston attack tested positive for rabies.
Rabid coyote attacks Johnston hiker; he strangles it
A rabid coyote attacked a hiker in Johnston. He strangled the sick animal. According to Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira, shortly after noon Friday, a 58-year-old man was hiking in the … more
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Dunkin’ supports Food Bank
Following a volunteer day featuring Foundation staff and local Dunkin’ franchise owners, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by Dunkin’, … more
PUTTING QUOTES TO PAPER: Scott Jablonski poses with his newest book open to two of its quotes. The quotes on the left and right pages respectively read “If you don’t go through life with an open mind, you will find a lot of closed doors,” from Mark Perrett and “Do what you can, with what you love, where you are,” from Theodore Roosevelt.
St. Rose teacher completes second book on year-round inspiration
St. Rose of Lima fourth grade teacher and local author Scott Jablonski’s second book is hitting the shelves shortly after his first one did. “Stand Out! Stand Out!” consists of … more
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READY TO SEE YOU NOW: Chief Resident Daniel Boateng and Dental Assistant Sheila Fernandez readied the exam room for their next patient inside the dental practice at Tri-County Community Action Agency’s (CAA) Hartford Avenue headquarters. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recently approved the agency’s acquisition of CharterCARE’s former St. Joseph Pediatric Dental Center in Providence. Tri-County plans to expand the practice to North Providence by next month.
Filling a vital RI need
Chief Resident Daniel Boateng and Dental Assistant Sheila Fernandez readied the exam room for their next patient. They try to turn the chair over quick. They’ve got patients waiting. For … more
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FIXING A BREAK: City and D’Ambra Construction crews worked into the early morning hours last Thursday to replace a section of the Oakland Beach forced sewer main beneath West Shore Road. Mayor Picozzi posted this photo soon after crews arrived at the scene to warn motorists of possible delays on West Shore Road.
Teamwork averts sewer break from an environmental disaster
It surely seems a non sequitur to compare repair of a broken sewer main to a choreographed ballet. But listening to Betty Anne Rogers, director of the Warwick Sewer Authority, the music was the only … more
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MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS: Gloria DiFolco, who turned 100 on Christmas Eve with her daughters, Lisa (left) and Patricia at Saturday’s birthday party at Halcyon at West Bay assisted living. (Warwick Beacon photo)
A pair of tickets ‘iced’ a lifetime marriage for centurion
The champagne flute was in front of Gloria DiFolco, its tiny bubbles magically rising. It was untouched, not that Gloria doesn’t drink champagne. With so many people around and all of them … more
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Permit to fence 15-acre Post Road lot riles Pawtuxet residents
Pawtuxet residents were put on a high fence alert last week following Department of Environmental Management approval to fence in a 15 acre former manufacturing site between the Pawtuxet River and … more
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Spay and neuter clinic wins $30K grant to help pet owners with vet costs
The Potter Spay and Neuter Clinic in Warwick is among nearly two dozen animal welfare programs across the state that is sharing $530,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. The funding will … more
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