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Managing Medicaid spending growth is RI’s greatest budget challenge

No state program poses a greater fiscal challenge to Rhode Island than its Medicaid program, which provides indispensable healthcare services to over one in three Rhode Islanders, including our most …

Sports
SPORTS
RIVALRY BATTLE: Toll Gate’s Lucy Lajoie is chased by Pilgrim’s Gracelynn Ferreira. (Photos by Alex Sponseller)

Titans sweep Pats

The Toll Gate girls lacrosse team celebrated its Senior Night in style on Tuesday as it rolled to a 15-4 win over crosstown rival Pilgrim and remain firmly in the Division II playoff picture. …

Roundup: Toll Gate picks up 2nd win

The Toll Gate baseball team has won two of its past three games, most recently beating Cranston East 6-3 on Tuesday. Austin Wheeler, Connor Salzillo and Brayden Ogden all drove in runs for Toll …

Athlete of the Week: Ryan Thompson

The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Hendricken baseball player Ryan Thompson. Thompson has been a force for the Hawks in the middle of the lineup and led the team to a 6-0 shutout win …

Football Foundation presents Rep. McNamara with Distinguished American Award

The Emo DiNitto/Rhode Island Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame presented Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) with its Distinguished American …

College Notes: Guindon heating up as tourney nears

With the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference tournament approaching, the Wheaton baseball team has hit form at the right time, winning six of its last seven regular season …
Lifestyles

As Celtics playoff run continues, Gomes looks back on coaching Coach Mazzulla

Once he saw him play, Jamal Gomes decided pretty quickly that he wanted 14- year old Joe Mazzulla on his team. “It didn’t take long to figure out what type of person and what type of …

Police/Crime
He nabbed criminals on the lam, discovered the missing, took drugs and guns off the street and won the hearts of all those lucky enough to scratch him behind the ear. Law enforcement gathered Monday …
GREAT NEWS: Missing Johnston RI 15-year-old found safe UPDATE: Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira: "I can confirm that runaway juvenile Taya Scott was located around 4:00 PM."
SCAM ALERT Warwick Police warned the public of potential scams impersonating local police. “Please be advised that the Warwick Police Department will NOT contact you to solicit …
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 …
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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Summer prelude

Text and photos By JOHN HOWELL Veterans Memorial Junior High School Principal David Tober was dunked at least 10 times Monday morning. He didn't mind it. In fact, he said it was refreshing. No wonder. With temperatures climbing into the high 80s, a

Pet of the Week

Animal Talk Pet of the Week: Mona

Mona needs a new home after her owner passed away unexpectedly. She's sure you could do the job very well. Don't you think so too?

Mona's loving owner passed away unexpectedly, and now she needs a new home. She's hoping you could be the one, and she's available in North Scituate today.