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While Colonial forefathers wielded rifles with bayonets, parade spectators last weekend defended their revolutionary fire with umbrellas and ponchos. Under a steely gray sky, Narragansett Parkway in …
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6/18/25
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KITTENS!! Have you been searching for a new furry feline to join your family! Well look now further, Friends of Homeless Animals has so many kittens and they are all waiting to meet you! This little …
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6/18/25
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Tex is the cutest little guy around! He is a year and a half old small mixed breed with a beautiful tri-colored coat and his "airplane" ears that make him look like he's ready to fly! Tex is sweet …
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6/18/25
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“The best of what the past was” is a great way to describe one of Cranston’s preserved gems. It is what owner Carol Schwebel calls her store, which has been serving generations of …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/12/25
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Beacon Buzz
Jun. 12: Oakland Beach Association Meeting will be held on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 715 Oakland Beach Ave., Warwick (side entrance).
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6/11/25
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Right away, Robert Bushell knew something was up.
His sister, Donna DeBlasio, had promised to take him out for lunch. But late in the morning on Wednesday, May 28, instead of …
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By TARA MONASTESSE, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/11/25
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Work finally started this week on two new Warwick high schools. On Monday and again on Tuesday, city and state officials donned hat hats and wielded shovels as they dug into mounds of soft earth …
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By JOHN HOWELL, Warwick Beacon Editor
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6/11/25
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One event on the Gaspee calendar always seemed to get lost in the shuffle. The community service, organized by the parade committee and hosted by Trinity Episcopal Church on Ocean Ave, would attract …
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By JOY FOX, Beacon Media Publisher
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6/11/25
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Having served as interim and then acting superintendent of schools during the personal leave granted to Lynn Dambruch, the School Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to name William McCaffrey …
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By JOHN HOWELL, Warwick Beacon Editor
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6/11/25
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Stopping the state’s health care system from hemorrhaging is the primary focus of a revised fiscal 2026 budget given first passage by a panel of House lawmakers late Tuesday night.
The …
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By NANCY LAVIN, Rhode Island Current
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6/11/25
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The room is airy and filled with light. A bright bouquet – a gift from employees – sits on the sill of a window looking out at a screen of leafy trees. To one side of a desk facing the …
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By JOHN HOWELL, Warwick Beacon Editor
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6/11/25
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CONCEALED FIREARM
On May 10 at 5:32 p.m., Officer Nathaniel Gray observed a gray 2008 Honda Pilot traveling southbound on Jefferson Boulevard without a license plate affixed to the …
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6/11/25
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The Champlin Foundation recently announced $8 million in grant awards that will provide vital assistance – particularly in funding capital improvements – to 89 nonprofit organizations …
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6/11/25
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The Senate last Thursday approved legislation introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) to prohibit an unfair real estate practice that is often aimed at older …
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6/11/25
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Ray Morgan has seen a lot of Gaspee Day parades – in fact, all of them, going back 60 years.
But Morgan, now 88, won’t be watching this year’s parade, which steps off from the …
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By JOHN HOWELL, Warwick Beacon Editor
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6/11/25
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Puppies!! Have you been searching for a new pup to join your family? Well Brownie is just one of the adorable pups waiting for their forever home at the Heart of RI. They have several litters of …
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6/11/25
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Benjamin Lindsay is not frequently associated with Gaspee Day events, but Laurie O’Rourke is known to Pawtuxet Village residents.
On Tuesday, June 10, at Trinity Episcopal Church, O’Rourke …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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6/11/25
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What sound does the horn on a bus full of goats make? Bleat bleat!
If you happened to be in Pawtuxet Village between Saturday, May 31and Monday, June 2, you may have stumbled upon a bus full of …
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By ALYSSA WALKER
Beacon Media Contributor
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6/10/25
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For the second straight season, the Bishop Hendricken baseball team is Rhode Island’s Division I state champion after sweeping the Cumberland Clippers in two games in last week’s title …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/10/25
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Graduation season is officially here, and Warwick high schools are getting ready to celebrate their hard-working students as they head off into the next chapter of their lives.
On …
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By ALYSSA WALKER Beacon Media Contributor
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6/5/25
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