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It surely seems a non sequitur to compare repair of a broken sewer main to a choreographed ballet. But listening to Betty Anne Rogers, director of the Warwick Sewer Authority, the music was the only …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/25/24
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Pawtuxet residents were put on a high fence alert last week following Department of Environmental Management approval to fence in a 15 acre former manufacturing site between the Pawtuxet River and …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/25/24
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While officially Earth Day wasn’t until Monday, volunteers brought their energy to clean up to Conimicut Point Park as the skies began to clear on Saturday afternoon.
About half of …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/25/24
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Conimicut resident John Paul, who has organized the Conimicut Earth Day cleanup for Save the Bay for years, delayed the start of Saturday’s effort until the rain stopped and afternoon skies …
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4/25/24
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Contentious votes and criticism of a move from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) marked the Warwick City Council’s meeting Monday, with two major resolutions passed for the Rhode Island …
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In a release issued this week, Rick Cascella, Recruiting Chair of the Warwick Republican City Committee, called on engaged, civic-minded citizens concerned about the future of the city to …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/25/24
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His first day on the job, Phil Slocum was given some advice from his father, George.
It was 1978. The father and son were sitting in a conference room at Slocum Real Estate and Insurance, the …
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By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN
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4/25/24
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The Warwick Area Career and Technical Center is preparing to pack Dave’s Bar and Grill on Post Road as their first fundraiser to send eight students to Atlanta for the SkillsUSA National …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/25/24
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The following Winman Middle School students have achieved honors for the third quarter:
High Honors Grade 6
Grace Aligo, Christopher Baldassi, Saydee Bence, Rileigh Burrows, Cali …
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4/25/24
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UPDATED: There’s a special place at the bottom of Oak Swamp Pond for someone with a bow and quiver full of black arrows with blue and white fletching.
Rhode Island Environmental Police searched the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/24/24
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Rio lights up the room with his big smile and happy energy! Rio is a young mixed breed with a fluffy coat of many colors and eyes to match! He is a two years old and is an active boy so he's looking …
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4/24/24
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Prosecutors argued a Johnston man was in a scuffle outside a Providence club. He walked away from the fight, but “90 seconds later … returned with a gun.” Now he’ll likely …
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Staff Reports
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4/23/24
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Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr.’s office announced more than $5 million in funding for home buyouts on Belfield Drive, the site of “persistent flooding issues.”
Now …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/22/24
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A sewer line already scheduled for summer replacement, but awaiting permitting, ruptured Wednesday, leading to traffic headaches. Warwick motorists have been warned to avoid West Shore Road, near the …
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Beacon Staff Reports
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4/18/24
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And you thought Roger Williams Park Zoo was the only place to find dragons at this time of year. Well, Peter Legg who was watching the sunset at Fort Getty in Jamestown Sunday, grabbed this shot of …
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4/18/24
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Weekend Spotlight
Apr. 20, Community Pet Vaccine Clinic (dogs and cats only) will be hosted by The Rhode Island SPCA Animal Health Center, 155 Plan Way, Warwick, on Sat., Apr. 20, from 10 …
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4/18/24
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The Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England donated boxes of cookies to Women & Infants Hospital, which were distributed to staff. This is part of the Girl Scouts’ “Cookie Share …
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4/18/24
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On April 11 the House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry) that strengthens the penalties for drunken, impaired and reckless …
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4/18/24
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In a practice inspired by late Warwick Representative Paul Sherlock about 30 years ago, Warwick Representative and Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi will present $500 scholarships to the 11 …
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4/18/24
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As the temperatures rise and spring flowers, relocation of Warwick’s dog park within City Park is nearing completion.
The park is located slightly north of where it used to be and offers …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/18/24
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