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Summer's end

9/6/2012
With just a few weeks of summer remaining, this sunset slowly sinks outside Warwick Country Club Wednesday evening.

The tomato tree

9/4/2012
Using techniques handed down by his father, Paul Bucacci has been planting a vegetable garden for years, but few have been as productive as this year’s. In addition to a 12-foot “tomato tree,” …

Kindly reminder

9/4/2012
Those driving Bellman Avenue in Conimicut will find this civil suggestion at the intersection of Royal Avenue, leaving motorists to ponder more than the traffic. (Warwick Beacon photo)

No work and all play on Labor Day!

9/4/2012
Parishioners of St. Kevin Church held an All American Festival during Labor Day honoring military veterans, past parish priests and Warwick mayors, including Mayor Scott Avedisian, who stopped by for …

Starting off big

8/30/2012
Kaylee Collins, 8, caught her first fish ever …

Ready to pedal

8/30/2012
The annual Gov. Francis Farms Back to School Bike Parade was held Monday. Over the years, this activity has grown from a few families to this impressive group of children from the neighborhood. The …

First day jitters

8/30/2012
Wednesday was the first day of school at John Brown Francis Elementary. The school, with an enrollment of 271, had a smooth opening in spite of a few teary students. (Warwick Beacon photos by John …

At the pier

8/28/2012
It was 2010 when the city celebrated the groundbreaking of the Ross Elkhay fishing pier and boardwalk at Gorton Pond in Apponaug. Today, it’s a spot frequented by people of all ages who love to …

Farm stand manager

8/28/2012
Monty the dog, or as he is called by the Morrises, “the farm stand manager,” greets customers at the Morris Farm stand on Warwick Avenue. Though he can usually be found hiding under fresh flowers …

“Fly Me to the Moon”

8/28/2012
If you were one of the more than 100 people…

Summer song

8/23/2012
Pilgrim Senior Center members and a group from a Trudeau Center group home were treated to a concert yesterday at the center. The group that usually performs on Tuesdays sang and played a number of …

Always a way out

8/23/2012
First Student bus driver Sheila Boyd checks the ceiling hatch to one of the 115 buses that will start transporting Warwick students on the first day of school next Wednesday. In addition to hatches, …

Man of the hour

8/23/2012
Ted Sarno was the guest of honor …

What you’ll catch

8/21/2012
A southerly, low humidity and a sky crossed by contrails made for perfect conditions Sunday evening at Conimicut Point. And gathering from all those who lined the sandbar, it was good fishing, too.

Trudeau Center takes a trip around the world

8/21/2012
More than 300 people gathered at the Trudeau Center at 3445 Post Road on Friday to watch the seventh annual Trudeau Center Variety Show, which focused on an “international” theme. Whether it was …

Almost a year later

8/16/2012
Hurricane Irene put a damper on last year’s …

A regular beach happening...when it’s dry

8/14/2012
They’re regulars. Take Doug Brown, for example. On Tuesday evenings he can be found at the Oakland Beach Commons, relaxed on a canvas chair in front of his metallic cherry 1954 Mercury …

Kids off to see the Wizard this weekend

8/14/2012
Follow the yellow brick road! That’s just what nearly 80 youth performers from across the state will do this weekend when they present “The Wizard of Oz” at Rhode Island College. The …