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GOING A BIT OVER: Solar-powered speed limit signs, such as this one near Warwick Neck Elementary School, have been a popular item for council members to spend their ARPA money on. (Warwick Beacon photos)

As the holiday season begins and children throughout Warwick make their wish lists, members of the Warwick City Council are looking to cross infrastructure projects throughout the city off of their … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 12/7/23

A season of thankfulness & giving

To the Editor, No time of the year is quite like the holiday season which runs from Thanksgiving, to the New Year.. Many celebratory events are planed during this period. Dining with family and … more

12/14/23

Investigative reporting and big stories of 2023

You are the Target 12 investigative reporter and managing editor. Give us an overview of your responsibilities. I wear two hats at WPRI. As an investigative reporter my role is to bring things … more

By G. WAYNE MILLER | 12/27/23

Face-to-face over airport

By JOHN HOWELL Finally on Friday, Mayor Frank Picozzi got what he has been asking for — a face-to-face meeting with Rhode Island Airport Corporation president and CEO Iftikar Ahmad. … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 1/25/24

Using Experimental Archaeology to Learn More About Flintlock Firearms, Part II

As I wrote about in my last blog, we had been preparing for a number of years to hold a live-fire study. We had purchased or had made all of the materials we needed, and it was time to pick a date. … more

2/7/24

As forecast, the snow started about 5 a.m. Tuesday and heavy flakes kept falling faster and faster to the point where it was accumulating at close to 3 inches an hour. Windshield wipers had trouble keeping up, as did snow plows. Fortunately winds did not pickup as initially forecast and temperatures hovered near freezing making for a heavy slushy mush. The scene is from Bellman Avenue in Conimicut. (Warwick Beacon photo)

As fast as the wipers could clear

2/15/24

Playoff hoops set to return to AMP, venue honors Reynolds

The RIIL and Amica Mutual Pavilion announced today that the finals of the RIIL Boys & Girls Divisional Basketball Championships will be played, March 4-6, at the AMP in Downtown Providence. The … more

BY CAROLYN THORNTON Rhode Island Interscholastic League | 2/29/24

And it didn’t rain

Postponed because of rain during Holy Week, Bishop Hendricken High School held its 50th annual hunger walk Friday. Here students are pictured on Sandy Lane. Father Robert Marciano, president of the … more

5/23/24

Moving forward in a 'One Room' theatrical engagement

“Once” the musical is a heartfelt and enchanting production that shines with its simplicity and authenticity. “Once,” book by Enda Walsh; music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and … more

By IDA ZECCO | 5/29/24

No middle ground to condemning cold-blooded killers

X To the Editor: On October 7, 2023, Shani Louk, a pretty, innocent, 22-year-old girl, was attending a music festival in Israel. On that same day, Shani Louk was kidnapped, murdered, and … more

12/14/23

Gov’s budget short changes city $800K, says Schaefer

City Finance Director Peder Schaefer has a nose for numbers. When they aren’t what he expects them to be he starts digging. He did that last week as he reviewed the governor’s budget … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 2/15/24

Holmes, Michael R.

Michael R. Holmes, 73, of Capron Street, West Warwick, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday afternoon, February 24, 2024, at home. He was the beloved husband of Ethelmay G. … more

2/28/24

Abandoning animals is never the answer

If ever there was a worthy cause for taking righteous outrage to the vitriolic world of social media, the recent string of animal abandonment cases in Warwick in recent weeks and months certainly … more

3/7/24

SORTING: Farm Manager Steve Stycos (right) and volunteer Ryan Connelly of Coventry pick through some young spinach plants.

Annual plant sale seeds farm Westbay produce

Annual plant sale seeds farm Westbay produce Get your vegetable garden going and support a good cause this week at the annual plant sale held at Westbay Community Action’s farm on … more

By BARBARA POLICHETTI | 5/23/24

Dave Rabinow with Nile Hawver and Alison Russo who appear courtesy Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Wilbury adds new life to ‘Once’

“Once”, the minimalist movie that became a theatrical hit is the simple story of unrequited love. Set primarily in a Dublin bar, the simple tale has some nice music and lighthearted … more

Theatre Review by DON FOWLER | 5/29/24

Physics of a missing dinner

I wish I had taken physics, because I might better understand what happened to my dinner. I never got to eat it, or for that matter see it, although it was there. Carol expected I would be late, … more

12/14/23

what he loved: Bob Shapiro is pictured at a school event. (Warwick Beacon file photo)

A day to remember Bob Shapiro

There aren’t many who knew him that don’t have a special place in their hearts for Bob Shapiro. Last week, the Warwick City Council declared Sept. 20 as Robert A. Shapiro Day. All … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 2/15/24

McNamara introduces package of bills that targets chronic school absenteeism

Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, chairman of the House Education Committee, is focusing on school attendance with a package of bills that seeks to curb chronic absenteeism along with the negative … more

3/7/24

WHERE THERE HAD BEEN HOMES: What has become a neighborhood park, following the clearing of homes within the high noise contour of Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport abutting homes on Palace Avenue was blocked off Friday. The area is being cleared as part of construction of a south air cargo facility abutting Strawberry Field Road to the north.

Clearing starts to relocate airport noise/visual wall

Stan Snycyk was fuming Friday. He had planned to walk the park-like setting at the end of his street, Strawberry Field Road west. However, when he reached the intersection of Palace Avenue, he was … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 5/23/24

TALLER IN PERSON: Mark-Anthony Thompson advocated for Tourette Syndrome in front of members of Congress and their staff. He met with Sen. Jack Reed, and said that was one of his favorite parts of his trip to Washington D.C.

Young Mr. Thompson went to Washington

Mark-Anthony Thompson loves to play Fortnite, like most modern day teens. Some evenings you can hear him warning fellow players to watch out for snipers, legendary back bling and the impending … more

By RORY SCHULER | 5/29/24

June 1, 2024