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BEACH ACCESS: Sisters Jeanne Muto-Kyle and Pat Andrade, who run the Joey Andrade Foundation, and Mayor Frank Picozzi with Beacon Editor John Howell, who uses a walker these days and Frederick Potter demonstrate the chairs available for use at Oakland Beach. It was Potter’s post on social media that initiated the effort of the Joey Andrade Foundation to buy and donate the chairs to the city for public use. (Warwick Beacon photos by Barbara Polichetti)
Small steps, giant impact
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. … more
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J. Joseph Shekarchi
Joe is in the thick of it
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 … more
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BATTLE STORY: Paul Bourget, as General George Sears Greene, tells the story of the defense of Culp’s Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg at Saturday's ceremony. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Getting his own way after 161 years
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, … more
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OAKLAND BEACH LAND GRAB: 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 property during a Third District Court arraignment Tuesday morning, July 16, 2024. She and her attorney Robert Flaherty declined comment while exiting the District Courthouse on Sandy Lane. (Warwick Beacon photo by Rory Schuler)
Travis pleads no contest
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 … more
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CLOSE TO SHORE: Quahoggers work the Providence River north of Conimicut Light that until four years ago had been closed to shellfishing for more than 70 years. (Warwick Beacon photo)
The catch: 2M quahogs in 7 days
“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 … more
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SHOWING OFF: Farm owner Nancy Cornish shows off her blueberry bushes, with plenty of ripe berries for early season pickers.
Busy bees make for a bounty of blueberries
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 … more
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T.F. Green sets screening record over July 4 weekend
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 … more
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MORE OF THIS TO COME: Traffic backed up at the intersection of Post and Airport Roads earlier this week as crews squeezed lanes in preparation for the repaving of Post Road. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Rough roads ahead
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 … more
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Home inspection is next step in city revaluation
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 … more
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YEARS IN PLANNING: ECHO Village, as seen Tuesday from Victor Street in Providence. The 45 pallet homes were produced in Washington and arrived in Rhode Island in January. The House of Hope project received a building permit last month, allowing construction to move forward.
Years in making, 45-pallet-home village begins to take shape
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 … more
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PATRIOTIC PETS: Rhode Island SPCA’s July Dog of the Month, Lucy (mixed breed American Staffordshire terrier), is ready for the holiday in her patriotic bandana. Lucy and another pooch named Mudslide are available for adoption on the RISPCA’s website, www.rispca.org.
Through shaking paws
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. … more
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OFFICIALLY OPENED: Pratt, flanked by both mayors, cuts the ribbon, officially inaugurating CCAP’s Mobile Medical Unit.
On the road delivery of primary care
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 … more
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BEING UNDERSTOOD: “We have people who understand us,” Marcella Almeida says of the Trudeau Center as she cradles her son, Carter. Carter and his twin siblings, Nathan and Natalia, have been diagnosed with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that impacts development, particularly behavior and the ability to learn. (Photo courtesy of Marcella Almeida)
At 60, Trudeau Center is ‘strongest we’ve been in decades,’ CEO says
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 … more
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IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS: Rhode Island Airport Corporation board Chair Jonathan Savage, third from right, addresses Warwick resident Richard Langseth, left, at last week's meeting. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Board approves $34m pact for FedEx air cargo facility
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 … more
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RETURNING AND LEAVING: Bill Facente, left, who earlier this year left the city to work for the City of Providence after 30 years is returning to Warwick as chief of staff to fill the shoes of Aaron Mackisey who is moving to Washington. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Facente returns as chief of staff; Aaron Mackisey leaves for DC
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 … more
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FRONT PAGE NEWS 80 YEARS LATER: Jane McGair, holds a copy of last Thursday’s Providence Journal featuring the photo of her father 1st Lt. Branson Donaldson as he was in the first wave of allied troops to come ashore on Omaha Beach. (Warwick Beacon photo)
D-Day photo triggers memories, coincidences
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 … more
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DANGEROUS CROSSING: Dash cam footage from a RIPTA bus shows a deer running onto Warwick Avenue from Sachem Avenue and jumping through the bus windshield.
Deer jumps through RIPTA bus windshield on Warwick Avenue
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 … more
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Travis
Travis cites health reasons to end 30 years on City Council
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 … more
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Ester Oden
Having turned her life around, internet sober coach helps others
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 … more
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A PLEASANT SURPRISE: Milisa O’Neil reacts after Angelica Infante-Green announces her as the 2024 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year.
Top of her field
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 … more
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