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Surprise switch
Differences of opinion, different accounts of a meeting that happened earlier this year and last-minute surprises best describe the path of legislation giving Warwick a voice on developments at T. F. … more
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CHARGED: Scott Avedisian, Warwick’s longest-serving mayor, entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday morning at Kent County Court to charges he left the scene of a car crash.
Ex-Warwick Mayor Avedisian pleads not guilty to leaving scene of fast food fender-bender
Scott Avedisian, Warwick’s longest-serving mayor, entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday morning at Kent County Court to charges he left the scene of a car crash. The fender-bender occurred … more
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Pete Fontaine
Longtime Beacon Communications freelancer Pete Fontaine dead at 77
Sad news to report. Our longtime freelancer Pete Fontaine died Wednesday afternoon. For decades, you've been reading his upbeat stories highlighting community giving. His bylines have regularly … more
LOST TOO SOON: David Viens visits the site of a future memorial to his son Dillon and other Johnston youngsters lost too young at Johnston’s Memorial Park. Two years ago, Dillon lost his life when he was accidentally shot with an improperly stored gun belonging to the relative of a friend. David Viens hopes legislation passes the Rhode Island House and eventually reaches the governor’s desk. One day, he also hopes the bill, once adopted, may be named for his son.
Gun bill step closer to becoming RI law
Rhode Island is one step closer to enacting a safe storage law. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Pam Lauria, cleared the Rhode Island Senate 28-7 on Tuesday, March 19. It now heads to the House, … more
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READY FOR OCCUPANCY: Eagle candidate Eiriana Fairbairn Summers shows off the newly built bat house that the scouts installed during her recent Eagle Service Project.
13-year old Eagle candidate leads environmental initiative at Robertson School
The answer is a lot if you ask Eiriana Fairbairn Summers, a Life Scout with Scouts BSA Troop 77 Buttonwoods, who exhibited her dedication to community service by planning, organizing, and leading an … more
BURST PIPE: Michael DiPetrillo and a section of 30-inch cast iron pipe that carried about half of the 9 million gallons of water the city uses daily. The section of pipe ruptured in December 2018. Fortunately, there was a bypass that the city has depended on since. (Warwick Beacon file photo)
A fix finally
Imagine Warwick as a gigantic bathtub that, depending on the time of year, needs to be filled with 15 to 25 million gallons of water daily. Now imagine two large water spigots each capable of … more
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Fifth annual 401Gives set for Monday, April 1
It’s that time of the year again in Rhode Island. The fifth anniversary of 401Gives, a statewide philanthropic initiative that aims to raise money through social media for local nonprofits, is … more
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Neighbors fear squeeze of expanding marina
As a practice, city planners write an opinion as a guide for the Planning Board on most applications for major land development/subdivisions. An approval was drafted for Safe Harbor Greenwich … more
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ON THE SCENE: Around 8:24 a.m., Thursday, March 21, Warwick Police responded to 71 Frawley St. for a reported domestic disturbance. According to a department press release, they “discovered the deceased body of a small child as well as an adult male who was also deceased; having suffered from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
Child shot and killed in Warwick
UPDATED: Warwick Police have identified the victim in Thursday's tragic shooting. more
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AT THE BOOK NOOK: McKee buys two books from Tracy Doyle at Mary’s Paperbacks for his granddaughter. The governor mentioned that while it was too late for reading week, the Disney-themed Easter book was just in time for another holiday.
Gubernatorial visit heats up potential mayoral race drama
By ADAM ZANGARI Governor Dan McKee visited Warwick on Monday to hand out certificates of special recognition to seven small businesses along West Shore Road. McKee was flanked by State … more
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Police, Pilgrim High double down on violence
Educators, parents and students are hopeful Pilgrim’s reputation as a school of violence has come to an end with the announcement last week that neither the school nor police will tolerate … more
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WITH THE CHEF: Gathering for a photo with WACTC culinary arts program Chef Austin Irons are School Committee member Leah Hazelwood, Assistant Superintendent William McCaffrey, RI Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green, School Committee chair Shaun Galligan and Warwick Superintendent Lynn Dambruch. (Warwick Beacon photos by Kevin Fitzpatrick)
‘Many of our kids need to work’
The Commissioner of Education for the State of Rhode Island, Angélica Infante-Green, visited Tides Restaurant at Warwick’s Career and Technical Center last week for a chat with members … more
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Teacher contract brings raises, labor peace, language review
What does it take to break a habit of failing to reach a teacher contract by the start of school and then dragging on the process for months to come? There are multiple answers why the Warwick … more
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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
PACKAGE DELAYED: These images of the Amazon construction site in Johnston, following the sunset, were captured by a drone piloted by Trevor Bryan, an FAA Licensed and insured drone pilot, the owner and operator of New England Aerial Services, on Sept. 21, 2022. The illuminated project has been taking shape on the Hartford Avenue hill overlooking Johnston, but its opening date has been pushed to late 2024.
Amazon wants to revise Johnston tax deal
Amazon’s looking to re-negotiate their tax deal with Johnston. The estimated opening date of Johnston’s Amazon has been bumped back several times. While the company says … more
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FROM STREET TO VILLAGE: This aerial shows ECHO Village, which is nearing completion, in the clover leaf on ramp to Route 146 headed south in Providence. The “village” of 45 Pallet Houses would offer secure housing for homeless.
Village of hope for homeless
The House of Hope CDC is building the state’s first village of hope for the homeless. Laura Jaworski, executive director of the Warwick-based non profit, advanced the concept of box-like … more
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HIS DREAM: Bob Allen, left, conceived of the center run by the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island that would accept donations of medical equipment and give them out at no cost. The center opened in 2002 and has been operating ever since at the Masonic Youth Center on Long St., Warwick. George Donahue, at right, now runs the center. (Warwick Beacon file photo)
New life for medical equipment
It would be impossible for George Donahue to keep count. “We were down to one bed and then all of a sudden we have 14,” he says surveying the lot and open garage at the Robert J. … more
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Mayor Frank Picozzi
Picozzi appeal for another term: City in better place
Mayor Frank Picozzi’s decision to run for reelection was never really in question, yet the banquet hall of Chelo’s Bar and Grille on Post Road in Warwick was packed Wednesday  with … more
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SOME FRIENDLY ADVICE: Officer Jacob Elderkin offers advice to a motorist following a stop on Post Road. (Photo courtesy of Officer Nicholas DiNardo)
Putting the brakes on traffic violators
Not long after taking office, Mayor Picozzi put his foot down on speeders. He’d listened to the complaints at neighborhood meetings, heard how motorists traveling roads with 35 MPH limits were … more
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Time for student representation on School Committee?
Perhaps as soon as this summer, the Warwick School Committee could have a high school student attending its meetings as a non-voting representative for students throughout the city. That’s … more
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