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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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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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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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More than 75 people gathered Dec. 2 at the Stephen J Medeiros Fishing Area at Black Point to celebrate the dedication of this beautiful piece of Rhode Island in honor of Steve Medeiros. Presentations …
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12/14/23
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There aren’t many movies more fitting for 185 different children with “A Wish Come True” to see than “Wish”- something that they got to do on Dec. 3 at Cinema De Lux.
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12/14/23
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There was a Classic “Cookie” Celebration last week inside the Tri-City Elks Lodge No. 14 at 1915 West Shore Road in Warwick.
There were two check presentations …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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12/14/23
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The defending champion Bishop Hendricken hockey team flew out the gate this regular season by thrashing visiting North Kingstown 11-0. Hendricken had 11 different goal scorers including Griffin …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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12/14/23
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The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Hendricken senior hockey standout Griffin Crain. The All-State captain helped guide the defending champs to an 11-0 opening night win over North …
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12/14/23
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The defending champion Bishop Hendricken basketball team escaped Cranston East with a 37-35 victory in its season opener on Tuesday night.
Trailing 37-35, the Bolts had one last chance to either …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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12/14/23
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During his childhood years, Stan Winman was always fascinated with Christmas lights.
Today, that fascination has grown into an extraordinary 250,000-plus Christmas Lighting Spectacular at Praise …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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12/14/23
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Residents throughout the state received an emergency alert just nine minutes before 5 p.m. on Monday- rush hour- alerting residents to the closure of I-195 westbound due to structural issues with the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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12/14/23
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Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Chief of Campus Police and Director of Public Safety Joseph Hopkins was officially sworn in Monday morning after serving 15 months as acting chief …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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12/14/23
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DUI
An Apple Watch alert tipped police off to a crash, which led to a subsequent DUI arrest.
Around 11:48 p.m., Nov. 9, Warwick Police were dispatched to the intersection of East and …
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12/14/23
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Winter Wonderland 2023 chugged into the Oakland Beach School Friday night with carloads of events including a holiday shop, crafts, a visit from Santa and, of course, the Grinch, and best of all a …
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12/14/23
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Not being that much older than some of the students in his CCD class, Father Robert Marciano had a good idea they might be partying and that could involve alcohol.
His intuition was on the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/14/23
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Warwick Veterans Middle School welcomed award-winning sports journalist Kate Fagan for “Life Instagrammed” on Wednesday - a talk on social media, perfectionism and mental health, …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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12/14/23
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Mayor Frank Picozzi was fearful of running behind Saturday morning for the first ever winter festival rolling into Apponaug at 9 a.m. He arrived at City Hall shortly after 7:30 to discover the …
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Text and photos by John Howell
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12/14/23
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In short, the relationship between the city and the airport has crash landed.
Last week the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) released an Oct. 17-21, 2022 Federal Aviation …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/14/23
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Invitation to Bid on Asphalt Paving project for House of Hope CDC (HOHCDC). HOHCDC is seeking bids from contractors experienced in replacement of asphalt paving for a project at 3192 Post Road …
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12/14/23
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Raymond G. Mayette, age 96, of West Warwick, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Ann R. (Marshall) Mayette for 55 years. A …
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12/13/23
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