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Chronic absenteeism rates see dramatic drop in Warwick
Warwick Public Schools’ rate of chronically absent students has seen a significant decrease over the past couple of years, going from 45% to 30% of students district-wide being absent, …
KITCHEN MAESTROS: (L-R) Kate Whelan, Tyler Lowe, Bruce Angelini and Harper Salinas pose for a team picture at the state Restaurant Management competition.
National competition on menu for student chefs
Four student chefs from the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center are flying to Baltimore today with hopes of winning a prestigious national competition. Warwick’s team of chefs- Bruce …
Winman posts 3rd quarter honors
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 …
First breakfast, then golf to send WACTC students to national skills conference
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 …
GROWING: From their humble beginnings in 1,100 sq ft on Greenwich Ave. to cutting the ribbon on their new 5,000 sq ft office on Centerville Road in , the family welcomed Mayor Scott Avedisian to do the honors. Pictured from left at the opening in 2017 are Lauren Slocum, Nick Slocum, Phil Slocum, Mayor Scott Avedisian, Bob Slocum, Chris Slocum and Donna Slocum.
At 75, Slocum Agency is still a family business
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 …
City GOP looks to recruit local candidates for city elective seats
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 …
Should nonprofits pay property taxes?
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 …
Something to rejoice, something of concern
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 …
MARKING DOWN THE NUMBERS: Zakeer Shaik stands on a scale provided by John Paul, as the two talk about the trash they’ve picked up. Taking notes on how much each trash bag weighed is Zahid Shaik, Zaheer’s son. (Warwick Beacon photo)
When the rain stopped the pickup started in Conimicut
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 …
Permit to fence 15-acre Post Road lot riles Pawtuxet residents
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 …
FIXING A BREAK: City and D’Ambra Construction crews worked into the early morning hours last Thursday to replace a section of the Oakland Beach forced sewer main beneath West Shore Road. Mayor Picozzi posted this photo soon after crews arrived at the scene to warn motorists of possible delays on West Shore Road.
Teamwork averts sewer break from an environmental disaster
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 …
Dunkin’ supports Food Bank
Following a volunteer day featuring Foundation staff and local Dunkin’ franchise owners, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by Dunkin’, …

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Police Log 04-25-2024
STUCK WITH AN ARROW: Torrie Aceto shared these photos of the injured swan on the Johnston Sun Rise Facebook page.

UPDATE: Two swans, one arrow
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha

AG: Johnston man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 nightclub murder

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