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Gov’s budget short changes city $800K, says Schaefer
City Finance Director Peder Schaefer has a nose for numbers. When they aren’t what he expects them to be he starts digging. He did that last week as he reviewed the governor’s budget … more
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Holmes, Michael R.
Michael R. Holmes, 73, of Capron Street, West Warwick, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday afternoon, February 24, 2024, at home. He was the beloved husband of Ethelmay G. … more
Abandoning animals is never the answer
If ever there was a worthy cause for taking righteous outrage to the vitriolic world of social media, the recent string of animal abandonment cases in Warwick in recent weeks and months certainly … more
SORTING: Farm Manager Steve Stycos (right) and volunteer Ryan Connelly of Coventry pick through some young spinach plants.
Annual plant sale seeds farm Westbay produce
Annual plant sale seeds farm Westbay produce Get your vegetable garden going and support a good cause this week at the annual plant sale held at Westbay Community Action’s farm on … more
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Dave Rabinow with Nile Hawver and Alison Russo who appear courtesy Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Wilbury adds new life to ‘Once’
“Once”, the minimalist movie that became a theatrical hit is the simple story of unrequited love. Set primarily in a Dublin bar, the simple tale has some nice music and lighthearted … more
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Inside pension reform [Video]
what he loved: Bob Shapiro is pictured at a school event. (Warwick Beacon file photo)
A day to remember Bob Shapiro
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 … more
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McNamara introduces package of bills that targets chronic school absenteeism
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 … more
WHERE THERE HAD BEEN HOMES: What has become a neighborhood park, following the clearing of homes within the high noise contour of Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport abutting homes on Palace Avenue was blocked off Friday. The area is being cleared as part of construction of a south air cargo facility abutting Strawberry Field Road to the north.
Clearing starts to relocate airport noise/visual wall
Stan Snycyk was fuming Friday. He had planned to walk the park-like setting at the end of his street, Strawberry Field Road west. However, when he reached the intersection of Palace Avenue, he was … more
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TALLER IN PERSON: Mark-Anthony Thompson advocated for Tourette Syndrome in front of members of Congress and their staff. He met with Sen. Jack Reed, and said that was one of his favorite parts of his trip to Washington D.C.
Young Mr. Thompson went to Washington
Mark-Anthony Thompson loves to play Fortnite, like most modern day teens. Some evenings you can hear him warning fellow players to watch out for snipers, legendary back bling and the impending … more
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August 17, 2023 e-EDITION
Hoxsie, Park schools blaze trail for unified basketball teams
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 … more
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VIEW FROM THE SKIES: The Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.’s hall and museum building, as seen from a drone shot. (Photo by Gary W. Johnson)
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. prepares for 100th anniversary
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 … more
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TALKING ABOUT TILI: Ashton speaks to a crowd at a tent outside of the new institute about the impacts that the center will have on communities in Rhode Island.
Institute to train medical volunteers
By ADAM ZANGARI It all began with a fire. More specifically, a small brush fire in West Greenwich in 1986 near Brooke Lawrence’s childhood home. Following that, the town’s fire … more
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March 30, 2023 e-EDITION
March 25, 2021 - e-EDITION
Mayor Address 05.27.21 [Video]
Schools to consider teacher pact
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 … more
PLAYOFF WIN: Pilgrim’s Colin O’Dea takes the puck
Fast start lifts Pats past Quakers in play-in
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 … more
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THE GROUP: Judge Francis “Frank” X. Flaherty, a former Warwick Mayor and retired Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice, joined a group of Warwick history buffs in City Hall Friday. The group included: Pegee Malcolm, the Chairperson of the Warwick Historical Cemeteries Commission and Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Commission; Felicia Castiglioni Gardella, President of the Warwick Historical Society; current Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi; City Archivist Jackie Picozzi; and Mark Brown, Vice-Chairman of the Warwick Historical Cemeteries Commission.
Unpacking history
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 … more
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