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There aren’t many who knew him that don’t have a special place in their hearts for Bob Shapiro.
Last week, the Warwick City Council declared Sept. 20 as Robert A. Shapiro Day. All …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, chairman of the House Education Committee, is focusing on school attendance with a package of bills that seeks to curb chronic absenteeism along with the negative …
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3/7/24
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Notice is hereby given that a Public Information Meeting will be held, and a vote may be taken at the City of Warwick, Sawtooth Annex Community Room, 65 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI, on Wednesday, …
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12/21/23
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Two of Warwick’s elementary schools will make history on March 21 at 3:30 p.m.
That’s the date that Hoxsie and Park’s Unified Basketball teams- aimed at unifying students with …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/15/24
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As the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company prepares to celebrate 100 years since its founding, its president, Robert Carlow, is working to make it a special century commemoration.
Though company …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/7/24
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Buoyed by the success of a pilot Senior Fellows Program, Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) and Age-Friendly Rhode Island (AFRI) are now looking to raise about $30,000 to fund another session in the …
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By HERB WEISS
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12/14/23
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How’d you like to start the New Year by helping children who have been stricken with cancer?
If you would, please contact Judi Graham and sign up for one of Rhode Island’s most …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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12/27/23
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The hill off Narragansett Parkway, a favorite sledding spot, is usually packed on snow days. That wasn’t the case Tuesday for Gaspee newcomers, Kerri Tahir and her daughter, Sophia who recently …
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2/15/24
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The Pilgrim hockey team made a splash as it topped Moses Brown 6-3 in the play-in game of the Division I Playoffs at Thayer on Tuesday.
Pilgrim was clicking early and would roll out to a 4-0 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/29/24
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Judge Francis “Frank” X. Flaherty carried a pair of huge sealed cardboard boxes into Warwick City Hall’s subterranean conference room.
Flaherty, a former Warwick Mayor and …
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By JOHN HOWELL & RORY SCHULER
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3/7/24
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Not in decades, and perhaps never like this before, has the state received such a sudden, dire reminder of the importance of our local infrastructure, and keeping up with the difficult process of …
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12/14/23
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Fishing in 2023 was a mixed bag. Everything seemed to be delayed and/or extended this year due to warm water. In the spring, summer and fall the striped bass fishing was good, but the fish in shore …
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12/27/23
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The Pilgrim wrestling team is on a tear in Division II and has picked up multiple victories in the past week.
The Pats most recently beat East Greenwich in a big 42-33 decision. Serigne Saliou …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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2/15/24
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The No. 3 Bishop Hendricken basketball team punched its ticket to the Division I Semifinals after beating Westerly in the prelims and East Providence in the quarters.
The Hawks took down …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/29/24
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Students from 15 Ocean State high schools struck gold, silver and bronze in the 41st annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon held Sunday at Bryant University.
“We ran out of medals,” …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/7/24
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Archie and Lulu Van Griffin, whose headstone was discovered in a closet at Brown University on Jan. 17, 2017 by Jack Wrenn, a PhD student at the time was recently moved by members of the Warwick …
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12/14/23
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George A. Gallagher, 82, of Pasadena Court, Warwick, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Sunday, January 14, 2024. He was the beloved husband of 59 years to the late …
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1/22/24
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Bishop Hendricken topped Hopkinton High School 2-1 in a regional table tennis meet last weekend. The event hosted teams from Rhode Island and Massachusetts and was a preview of the upcoming regional …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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2/15/24
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The Warwick Beacon’s Co-Athletes of the Week are gymnasts Riley Bromage and Madison Long. The senior duo was stellar in last weekend’s state championships, as Bromage finished second in …
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2/22/24
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League Wrestling State Championships were held last weekend in Providence and a handful of locals made some noise on the state’s biggest stage.
It was a …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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2/29/24
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