When Frederick Potter’s wheelchair nudged against the shallow water that hits the sand at Oakland Beach this week, he couldn’t wait to get his shoes off and dip his toes in the tide.
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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7/25/24
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RI Democrats energized
after Biden exits race
By RYAN DOHERTY
Rhode Island Democrats are “energized” after President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the …
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Pegee Malcolm knows all too well that postponements don’t always work out and that can be said also of George Sears Greene, a largely unsung hero of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Malcolm, …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/18/24
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Warwick City Councilwoman Donna Travis pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that she filed a false document connected to the illicit acquisition of a next-door slice of Oakland Beach Real Estate …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/18/24
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“It’s a strong catch,” Mike McGiveney says of the nearly 2 million quahogs harvested in the first seven days that the lower Providence River area has been open to commercial …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/18/24
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Tarts, sweet and juicy blueberries are ready for picking at The Rocky Point Blueberry Farm. The farm that held a soft opening for the Warwick Neck neighborhood last week has become a community staple …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
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7/11/24
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T.F. Green Airport saw its largest number of people traveling through security checkpoints of 2024 on July 7. The airport saw 8,260 individuals screened, according to Transportation …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/11/24
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Next section of Post Road repaving to start next week
Those driving Post Road may have noticed consistent work on the road’s sidewalks, and crews thinning parts of the road to one lane as …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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7/11/24
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The City Tax Assessor has started sending letters to 40,859 property owners inviting them to open their doors for a 10-to-15-minute inspection of their homes and businesses. Property owners …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/4/24
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After nearly four years of advocacy and months of navigating some red tape, a small development of 45 “rapidly deployable” pallet homes to aid Rhode Island’s homeless community …
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By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN
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7/4/24
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Special to the Herald
The Fourth of July is one of the most exciting holidays with barbecues, fireworks, and large gatherings of family and friends. For humans, that is.
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Special to the Beacon
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7/3/24
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Being closest to the Pawtuxet Bridge and the division between Cranston and Warwick , Aspray Boat House was chosen as the site for the Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) to officially …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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6/27/24
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There was a lack of eye contact. The small infant also wasn’t rolling over.
Carter Almeida, who was six months old in early 2020, couldn’t make that indescribable connection with …
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By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN
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6/27/24
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The planned $100 million South Cargo Facility at TF Green International Airport is continuing towards takeoff, as the Rhode Island Airport Corporation approved last Thursday a 30-year ground lease …
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Mayor Frank Picozzi has two chiefs of staff for the time being. One, Aaron Mackisey, 27, will leave this week to take a newly created position with a non-profit based in Washington, DC, working with …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/20/24
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Jane McGair opened her browser on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and there was her father, Branson Donaldson, on the front page of the Providence Journal.
“I was very …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/13/24
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A deer jumped through the windshield of a RIPTA bus traveling on Warwick Avenue Monday, injuring three passengers.
The incident happened near the intersection with Sachem Avenue near the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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6/12/24
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The longest serving member of the Warwick City Council, Donna Travis, announced Tuesday she won’t seek re-election this year, citing her health and that of her husband, Bill.
“Donna …
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Esther Oden, of Warwick a former clinical research monitor at Rhode Island Hospital, will be 10 years sober in July.
Now, Oden is a sober coach and the East Coast coordinator for the Remote …
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By ANISHA KUMAR
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6/6/24
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Kindergarten teacher Milisa O’Neil did not expect Oakland Beach Elementary School’s Field Day to become a celebration of her achievements.
However, that’s exactly what happened …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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6/6/24
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