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A new look is coming to Plum Beach Lighthouse, the 1899 historic beacon located on Narragansett Bay in North Kingstown. The Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc., owners of the lighthouse, announced …
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8/1/24
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The fifth annual Hope Day got off to a later than usual start Saturday at O’Hara Field in Oakland Beach. It was planned that way and it worked perfectly.
Pastor Matthew McIntosh, site …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/13/24
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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 …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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6/6/24
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Whether or not you consider yourself a fan of the late Jimmy Buffett, who passed away at age 76 this weekend from a very rare form of skin cancer, it is worthwhile to point out when the loss of …
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9/7/23
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In a complaint filed Tuesday in Superior Court, Debra J. Shatley, president of the Oakland Beach Real Estate Owners Association (OBREOA), claims that Ward 6 Councilwoman Donna Travis, her husband …
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BEACON STAFF REPORTS
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8/10/23
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The Beach Avenue overlook in Conimicut offers a view of the Providence River from Fields Point in Providence to Conimicut Light and Narragansett Bay. Here a pair take in the sights on a recent summer …
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7/27/23
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For a third year since being implemented, Warwick will collect entrance fees at Oakland, Conimicut Point and City Park beaches starting this Saturday.
Beachgoers can purchase a season pass or …
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By SAMANTHA RUSSELL
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6/15/23
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Michelle Fletcher took a day off from work and Lisa Sweeney played hooky from her kids on Friday to soak in some sun and cool off at Conimicut Point beach. They found a glassy bay, a few other sun …
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4/20/23
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Save the Bay volunteers and personnel, armed with trowels and with their backs to the wind to avoid the blowing sand, planted hundreds of beach grass shoots on the recently restored beach front …
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4/13/23
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Work has started on restoring the dunes along Strand Avenue facing Brush Neck Cove, which will be closed off as part of a walking path to the Oakland Beach beach. The project includes the removal of …
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2/22/23
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Unveiled during the administration of Mayor Joseph Solomon, the city is moving ahead with plans for a new children’s playground and splash pad in Oakland Beach not far from Greenwich Bay and in …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/7/22
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By ALEX MALM
Last year due to staff shortages not all Warwick beaches were able to have lifeguards every day.
This year Bev Wiley, the Director of Parks and Recreation said that the City Park …
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7/6/22
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This year’s Oakland Beach Association Easter Egg Hunt Saturday was no less impressive than years past only it had a red nose twist. Hunt co-sponsors included a number of individuals …
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4/27/22
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With temperatures climbing into the 70s for a first time since November on Friday, Victoria Duquette took her dog Jade to Conimicut Beach. The water wasn’t warm enough for Victoria who runs her …
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3/23/22
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When the Warwick Parks and Recreation Department ordered 500 beach parking stickers last spring, they thought they would have enough.
The City started selling the season passes on June 4 and …
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1/20/22
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Where's the treasure? That could have well been the question posed by Oakland Beach students if they got to visit the school library earlier this week for there was a 4 to five foot deep trench running across the room and a mountain of earth. The
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9/23/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Julia Choquette is dressed for the hot summer day in short pants, blue T-shirt and sandals. She's dressed for the beach, which is appropriate because she and Kylin Coffey are at Oakland Beach. They plan to stay for a while, actually for
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/8/21
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We are blessed in Warwick. We have lots of beautiful beaches, each one bringing a different feel. Some are on ponds and some have ocean views. The beaches owned by the city with a view of the ocean are Conimicut Beach, Oakland Beach and City Park Beach.
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7/1/21
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Avoiding the line Few places were as popular as the Warwick Public Library Saturday when it started selling beach parking passes. When the city's initial order of 500 passes was quickly depleted, additional passes were ordered and the library took on
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6/24/21
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With a rush on beach parking passes and the city waiting for more from the printer, the city has delayed implementation of parking fees for residents and non residents until July 1. Beach parking …
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6/11/21
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