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Expert angler Richard Reich will be the featured speaker this Monday, May 20, 7 p.m. at a seminar titled “Big plugs for big fish.” The seminar is sponsor by the RI Saltwater Anglers …
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5/15/24
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Huckle is one of the cutest pups you'll ever see! He is one of a large litter of pups with Friends of Homeless Animals. There are both males and females available and yes, they are all this adorable! …
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5/15/24
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The music festival season is already underway with tons of events taking place either over the course of an entire day or a whole weekend. There’s a bunch of others that have been slowly but …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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5/15/24
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Many times, I’ve been asked about musket balls and how they fit in the bore of a gun during the American Revolution. Unlike today where the bullet fits tightly into a rifled bore, this was not …
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5/15/24
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Jeffrey Vale died suddenly at home in Warwick on May 9, 2024, a month short of his 80th birthday. His loving wife of almost 40 years, Melody Lloyd Allen, was by his side. He was born in Providence to …
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5/14/24
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Karolyn G. (Wetherbee) Kalunian, 83, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 3, 1940, Karolyn was the daughter of the late Lawrence R. and Gladys I. (Janson) …
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5/13/24
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Crystal Vizcaino tried not to cry. She rubbed at an uncomfortable false eyelash while sitting in the back booth at J&T’s Breakfast & Lunch.
Vizcaino’s used to waiting tables …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/10/24
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Gene Valicenti stepped from the evening news show he co-anchors on Channel 10 Thursday night to another show at Cheleo's Restaurant on Post Road Warwick where the Rotary Club of Warwick held its cash …
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5/10/24
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Joy Fox will succeed John Howell as Beacon Communications publisher.
“John has been at the helm for five decades,” Fox said Wednesday morning. “He’s …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/9/24
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The Emo DiNitto/Rhode Island Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame presented Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) with its Distinguished American …
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5/9/24
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The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Hendricken baseball player Ryan Thompson. Thompson has been a force for the Hawks in the middle of the lineup and led the team to a 6-0 shutout win …
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5/9/24
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The Toll Gate baseball team has won two of its past three games, most recently beating Cranston East 6-3 on Tuesday.
Austin Wheeler, Connor Salzillo and Brayden Ogden all drove in runs for Toll …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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5/9/24
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The Toll Gate girls lacrosse team celebrated its Senior Night in style on Tuesday as it rolled to a 15-4 win over crosstown rival Pilgrim and remain firmly in the Division II playoff picture.
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/9/24
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A new car drove onto the New England Institute of Technology’s Warwick campus on Thursday morning for a lifetime of helping the school’s automotive students learn about the car’s …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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5/9/24
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May 4
On this day, in 1776, Rhode Island became the first colony to declare its independence from Great Britain ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RHODE ISLAND!!!
May 6
FEMA officials are currently in …
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5/9/24
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SHOPLIFTING
At 7:03 p.m., Aug. 5, 2023, Warwick Police responded to Best Buy at 24 Universal Boulevard, for the report of a shoplifting incident. Loss prevention employees told police that a man …
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5/9/24
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or the recent Warwick Wildlife and Conservation’s annual Arbor Day Tree Planning. All students were able to help fill the hole and feel a part of the ceremony. In addition to Mayor Frank …
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5/9/24
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Joy Fox will succeed John Howell as Beacon Communications publisher.
“John has been at the helm for five decades,” Fox said Wednesday morning. “He’s watched these …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/9/24
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Nobody cares for taxes and lots of people love schools.
In recent years voters have supported schools on numerous occasions, the most recent being the 2022 General Election with approval …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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5/9/24
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