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Chronic absenteeism rates see dramatic drop in Warwick
Warwick Public Schools’ rate of chronically absent students has seen a significant decrease over the past couple of years, going from 45% to 30% of students district-wide being absent, …
FAA agrees with Picozzi request for airport road work
Ever since Mayor Frank Picozzi and Jon Savage, chair of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, dined on Philly cheese steak sandwiches at Chelo’s in February, the volume has been turned down …
OCEAN STATE HALLWAYS: The hallways inside the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston are lined with more than 130 oversized color prints featuring Ocean State landmarks.
A LOOK INSIDE: Johnston’s new hospital
Two of the 50 private rooms inside the new hospital across Hartford Avenue from Amazon will cater specifically to morbidly obese patients. Inside the pair of specialized rooms await a …
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“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the opening production of the Summer Stage at Bishop Hendricken 25 years ago returns to the stage this week – July 25-28 -  in …
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WCA 10’s battling in state tourney

SWINGING AWAY: WCA’s Lou Johnston at bat. (Photo by Leo van Dijk/rhodyphoto.zenfolio.com)

The Warwick Continental American 10-year-old All-Stars remained alive in the state bracket, going 1-1 in their first two games. WCA fell to Cumberland 5-2 in the opening round. Joey Rotz and …

Light breeze at Opti regatta hosted by Edgewood Yacht Club

SAIL THE EDGEWOOD BASIN: The racing for the green fleet sailors took place north of the yacht club, near Save the Bay and the windmills at Fields Point. (Warwick Beacon photos by Greta Shuster)

On Tuesday, 66 children between the ages of 8 and 13 arrived early at Edgewood Yacht Club to compete in a sailing regatta. The Narragansett Bay Yachting Association (NBYA) organizes several junior …

RHODY LIFE

What to see at the movie theater or stream at home this week

NETFLIX HILLBILLY ELEGY * * * (J. D. Vance memoir) Who would have thought that after reading J. D. Vance’s memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” that he would be the Republican …

Thousands turn out to watch Spud’s death-defying fall

His name was Herbert Ephraim Manning but the world knew him as “Spud” – the fearless delayed parachute jumper who traveled around the country making adrenalin race. The son of …
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Weekend Spotlight July 27 & 28 Coffee and Cars will be on Sat., July 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sun., July 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rock Point Park, 1 Rocky Point Ave., …
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CHECKING THINGS OUT: Beltone Cranston Hearing Care Practitioner Sara Andreozzi, looking at a patient’s ear

Hearing aids helping to increase life expectancy

For many, hearing aids are necessary to communicate. The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California did a study on the effect of hearing loss in relation …

Obituaries
Bianco, Francis Ronald
Francis Ronald Bianco, 86, of Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. He was the loving husband of Dorothy Lillian (Mojkowski) Bianco. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late …
O'Connor, Patricia D. (Brown)
Patricia D. (Brown) O’Connor 82, passed away on July 23, 2024. She was the wife of the late Raymond V. O’Connor; they had been married for 54 years prior to his passing in 2018. Born in …
Pendergast, Charles Joseph, Jr.
Charles Joseph Pendergast, Jr., 69, of Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, formerly of Warwick, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024. Charles was born on June 12, 1955, to Doris and Charles …
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EDITORIAL

Reflecting on an unprecedented month

While our focus here has always been, and always will be, on the local events, people, and incidents that shape our daily lives, sometimes nationwide or worldwide events occur that require some level …

LEGALS

CITY OF WARWICK ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

DATE:  TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024      TIME:  6:00 P.M. LOCATION:  CITY OF WARWICK – ANNEX BUILDING 65 CENTERVILLE ROAD, WARWICK, RI 02886 …