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Mayor Frank Picozzi went for a ride on Narragansett Bay last week with WPRI meteorologist T.J. Del Santo and returned with a sunny outlook on a project that has been talked about with little or …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/29/24
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During his childhood years, Stan Winman was always fascinated with Christmas lights.
Today, that fascination has grown into an extraordinary 250,000-plus Christmas Lighting Spectacular at Praise …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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12/14/23
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Disagreements between Ward 5 Councilman Edgar Ladouceur and members of the City Council and city administration characterized a spicier-than-usual council meeting Monday.
The Council voted in …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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12/7/23
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If last Saturday’s tree lighting and free skating event at Thayer Arena was a preview, then this Saturday’s rocking and rolling at Apponaug will be a show stopper. Easily more than 500 …
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12/7/23
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The fir tree planted last year in front of the Thayer Arena was trimmed with lights Monday in preparation of the holiday lighting event set for Saturday starting at 5:30 and running until 8 p.m. The …
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11/30/23
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Mayor Frank Picozzi is closing in on his self-imposed deadline to have his popular digital light show up and running on Black Friday if he can only outsmart the rabbits. He’s foiled squirrels …
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11/16/23
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With forecasters calling for another wet weekend, Mayor Frank Picozzi took some time off from the corner office in City Hall to work on his renowned digital Christmas display Tuesday at his home on …
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10/5/23
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A Narragansett-based company that has a 40 year history in restoring aging buildings, including lighthouses, has been selected to bring new life to a Warwick icon that is showing its age and visually …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/31/23
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The July 14th deadline has come and gone, and United States General Service Administration (GSA) Spokesman Paul Hughes says “over a dozen” parties have expressed interest in Warwick Neck …
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By WILL STEINFELD
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7/27/23
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A program projected to save taxpayers $3.5 million over the next ten years has been implemented with little notice paid residents and without major complication. The sole issue raised by the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/29/23
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Frank Picozzi recalls fishing on the rocks below the Warwick Neck Lighthouse as a boy.
Now, as mayor, he’s looking to restore the access the public once enjoyed to the property with its …
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By DANA RICHIE
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6/1/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
Unique in the northeast, the combined properties of a marina, fuel dock, outdoor restaurant with swimming pool, indoor restaurant that can accommodate 800 guests and a 9-hole …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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5/25/23
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With Christmas just around the corner and cold rain pelting, it hardly seemed the moment to combat racism and bigotry by standing in the sand at Oakland Beach.
But those who planned to confront …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/28/22
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A candle light blessing, “to shine a light on hate this holiday season” will be held Thursday from 5:30 to 6 on the beach near Iggy’s in Oakland Beach.
Two events this summer, …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/21/22
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A turnout estimated at 500 to 600 adults and children turned out Sunday for the city’s second annual Christmas tree lighting at Thayer Arena. Food trucks lined the field facing the rink and at …
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12/7/22
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The Picozzi digital Christmas light show that has been known to have kids dancing in the street made its debut Thanksgiving eve and will be showing at the mayor’s home on Gristmill Road nightly …
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12/5/22
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Like others who took a speedy and sometimes wet ride to Conimicut Lighthouse in the city’s twin Yanmar diesel jet fireboat Friday morning, Ward 4 Councilman James McElroy had only viewed the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/31/22
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Lighting up the season Lights glowed and so did the spirit of the season Sunday with the lighting of the Warwick Christmas tree in front of Thayer Arena followed by an evening of free skating, hot chocolate and donuts, face painting, free reindeer food
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12/9/21
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Surprise visitors The Conimicut Village Association and Woodbury Union Church tree lighting was held Friday at Donovan Park in the village center. To the delight of kids who shared their wishes and had a chance to be photographed with the jolly elf,
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12/9/21
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A common thread of darkness has suspended over the country in recent years, highlighted by tangible health concerns due to COVID-19 and more abstract fears related to our growing sense of ideological division within our states, smaller communities and
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12/2/21
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