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Tuesday tunes

6/21/2012
There’s nothing like music that has toes tapping and people humming along to liven events at the Pilgrim Senior Center. A self-appointed music group provides entertainment on Tuesdays starting at …

A day for the beach

6/21/2012
Dozens of people packed their blankets and picnic lunches and headed to Oakland Beach to beat the heat. Three lifeguards watched over beachgoers clad in bright bikinis and board shorts. Though some …

Beat the heat

6/21/2012
Kate Ferns, a member of the Building Blocks camp operated from Warwick Central Baptist Church in Apponaug found just the way to cool off in yesterday’s record temperatures. Of course, she shared the hose with other campers. The program with 50 kids between the ages of 3 and 12 …

The flag is back

6/19/2012
With the removal of a giant pine that obscured the flagpole, the colors are once again flying at Hoxsie School. And to commemorate the occasion, the entire school turned out Thursday – Flag Day – …

Top’s down, hood’s up

6/19/2012
Ward 6 Councilwoman Donna Travis found the seat to her liking in the 1976 MGB owned by Ken Smith during last Tuesday’s cruise night at Oakland Beach. The Greater Lions Club of Warwick now hosts the …

A credit to the crown

6/19/2012
Pictured here, Warwick resident Gary Remillard gets to meet Mrs. Rhode Island Anita Seraichyk of Coventry. Seraichyk, a mother of four who works in network operations for Verizon Communications, …

Toll Gate students make history in front of lens

6/7/2012
Earlier this year, Toll Gate High School was one of two schools in Warwick to receive a VSA Arts Grant to promote the importance of arts education, especially for special education students. Toll …

Plenty of water

6/5/2012
Little did Paul Earnshaw, president of the Buckeye Brook Coalition, realize he picked the best day of the weekend when he settled on Sunday for the annual paddle excursion of the Brook. Earnshaw …

Record Tides

6/5/2012
This weekend brought the highest tides of the year, flooding salt marshes and bringing horseshoe crabs ashore to spawn. The tide Sunday at 8 p.m. was 6.5 feet, reports Paul Earnshaw, president of the …

Frosted Face

5/31/2012
To celebrate his first birthday, Warwick resident Xavier Preuit happily enjoys cake at a party that was held in his honor Sunday afternoon at JONAH in Oakland Beach. Perhaps, this is the sole …

Building up to a burning

5/29/2012
The Gaspee Days Arts and Craft Festival was the place to be over the near perfect weekend … especially if you were looking for that special accessory – whether temporary or permanent – for your …

Remembering our veterans

5/29/2012
(Warwick Beacon photos by John Howell)

So they can grow their own

5/24/2012
Cindy and John Morris of Morris Farm on Warwick Avenue have found more and more of their customers looking to grow their own vegetables and to give them a good start, the farm has an extensive …

Wyman students kick off Gaspee Days with tour

5/22/2012
It’s an annual tradition, and a sure sign that summer is fast approaching. It’s the Walking Tour of Historic Pawtuxet Village, hosted by the E.T. Wyman PTA and presented by the students of Wyman, …

Red, white and blue

5/22/2012
It was a sunny Saturday in Pawtuxet Village, where the river rushed and the blossoms swayed in a gentle breeze. People filled the streets as they soaked up rays of delicious springtime sun. With the …

Pawtuxet Farmers Market is back in action

5/16/2012
The Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market opened for the season on Saturday, across from The Shriner’s Imperial Room on the Warwick-Cranston line. The market is open Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon, and offers a variety of local vendors, including LeFavorite Bakery of Warwick and the Presto Strange O Coffee Truck …

Spring Splash

5/15/2012
Everyone wanted to launch Saturday, recalls Joe DiCenzo of Pleasure Marina in Oakland Beach, even the owner of Twisted Thoughts, a 55-footer that made it into the slings with an easy foot to spare on …

Helping to stamp out hunger

5/15/2012
Postal carriers found people more generous than last year in its annual “Stamp out Hunger” food drive conducted Saturday. The local drive coordinated by Jim Harrington also received the …