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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, …
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Kenneth R. Milton of Great Island, Narragansett and formerly of Cranston and Smithfield, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2024, at the age of 91. He was the only child of Roland and Virginia Milton …
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5/28/24
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Betty M. (Kilguss) Wagner, 92, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2024. She was the wife of the late Roy T. Wagner. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie Kilguss.
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5/28/24
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Ruth Mae (Beckett) Abbott, 96, formerly of Archdale Drive, Warwick, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late …
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5/28/24
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Warwick Police shot a dog Sunday night on Greenwich Avenue. According to police, a dog attacked another dog and multiple people, but was stopped by a responding Warwick Police officer.
Warwick …
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Warwick Beacon Staff Reports
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5/27/24
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Rep. Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21, Warwick), along with Frank J. Picozzi, mayor of the city of Warwick, will be hosting a ceremony at City Hall on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27.
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5/24/24
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Loretta J. (Borgia) Wilcox, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late George O. Wilcox. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of …
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5/23/24
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Weekend Spotlight
May 25, Community Pet Vaccine Clinic (dogs and cats only) will be hosted by The Rhode Island SPCA Animal Health Center, 155 Plan Way, Warwick, on Sat., May 25, from 10 a.m. to …
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5/23/24
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The 988 Lifeline was designed to help people ask for help — whether they’re struggling with thoughts of self-harm, suicide, depression or any other crisis. Just as 911 redirects people to …
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By ALEXANDER CASTRO
Rhode Island Current
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5/23/24
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The Senate approved last Thursday two bills sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Hanna M. Gallo to set Rhode Island on a path to offering universal free prekindergarten to 3- and 4-year-olds and …
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5/23/24
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After two years of negotiation, faculty at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) are set to have a new contract with the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education, which manages public …
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By ALEXANDER CASTRO
Rhode Island Current
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5/23/24
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As your Senator, my priorities always have been and will continue to be focused on fiscal responsibility and structural change in order to lower tax burdens, increase effectiveness, and improve the …
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By ANTHONY P. DeLUCA II
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5/23/24
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To the Editor,
We went to the Planning Board meeting earlier this month to hear about a plan that will affect us all. The airport is building a massive FedEx facility to move cargo, via …
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5/23/24
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To the Editor,
Taxpayers in the City of Warwick will be facing massive property tax increases very soon. A fiscal crisis will eventually envelop the city that may very well require state …
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5/23/24
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Walk on water?
Now that sounded preposterous, but that’s what I was hearing. “Go to the pool and start walking and it is going to do wonders.”
My daughter, Diana, a …
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5/23/24
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The music ministries of St. Kevin, St. Rita and St. Timothy Churches joined with the Ocean State Pops Orchestra last Friday to preform a free Memorial Day concert and tribute to military, police, …
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5/23/24
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Last Thursday Breeze Airways launched new service from Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) to Denver International Airport (DEN) available on Thursdays and Sundays. Breeze …
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5/23/24
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Tides Restaurant saw a full house Thursday as 58 career and technical students from four high schools celebrated their achievements ahead of upcoming graduations.
The Warwick Area, Woonsocket, …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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5/23/24
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While Conimicut Village Association president Leslie Derrig planned on three farms participating Saturday for the second week of a farmers market, last week’s weather wasn’t cooperative …
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5/23/24
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Scouts from across Rhode Island visited the State House to present their annual Report to the State last Thursday. The event highlighted the significant impact of the Scouts in Rhode Island during …
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5/23/24
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