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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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Maintaining a Warwick Neck tradition
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Warwick Beacon photos by Jessica A. Botelho and John Howell)
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7/5/12
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Rhode Island Kids Count has honored Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston), chairman of the House Committee on Education, for his efforts to improve access to school-based …
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12/7/23
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Robert J. Bjerke, 74, of Post Road, Warwick, passed away on December 20, 2023, at Kent Hospital. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Roald and Dorothy (Kolb) Bjerke.
He is …
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12/26/23
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1/25/24
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It was supposed to be easier.
The number of questions on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form were reduced from 106 to 36. And this has surely expedited the process for …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/15/24
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It was 1976. I was a rookie, substitute teacher at Toll Gate High School.
The students had just finished pelting me with spit balls. After they had run out of paper wads.
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By STEVE ANDOLFO
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2/22/24
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The Community College of Rhode Island is heading back to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Women’s Basketball National Championships for the third year in a …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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3/7/24
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Gabrielle M. Riecke, age 101, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Riecke for 48 years and together they had seven …
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5/20/24
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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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“New” means change but that should deter students and their parents from seeking financial assistance for college education.
What’s new is what the Federal Student Aid Office …
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12/7/23
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Richard “Dick” Carey, 90, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023. “As I sit here writing this, I would like to thank all the great people I have been friends with. All I want to say …
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12/26/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
For old timers it’s going to seem like the clock is running backward when they consistently see at least two Rhode Island Air National Guard planes on Green Airport tarmac …
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2/15/24
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Congressman Seth Magaziner visited Greenwich Farms at Warwick, a senior assisted living facility located on Minnesota Ave, this past Wednesday to speak on issues and answer questions.
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/29/24
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The Bishop Hendricken swim team reached the top of the podium for the first time in two years last weekend when it beat North Kingstown to claim the RIIL State Championship at Brown University. It …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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3/7/24
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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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Week of August 19, 2021
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8/19/21
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Six Warwick non-profits received word of grant awards totaling $403,811 last week from the Champlin Foundation with the announcement of $10 million in capital funding to 93 Rhode Island …
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12/7/23
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The Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce celebrated the holidays with over 150 members and friends at Harbor Lights on Thursday, December 8. Included in the festivities were the swearing in of …
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12/14/23
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Theresa Ann “Tina” Mancini, 75, of Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph J. Mancini. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of …
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12/26/23
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