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TRAVIS CUTS RIBBON: Councilwoman Travis, joined by Councilman McAllister and Mayor Picozzi, cuts the red ribbon with the ceremonial scissors in front of the large dogs play area.
Refurbished dog park, bigger, offers shade
It was a hot Aug. 1, but for once there was shade at the dog park. The occasion was the official opening of the refurbished park, a project that cost $110,000. Councilwoman Donna Travis … more
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New, improved dog park nears completion
As the temperatures rise and spring flowers, relocation of Warwick’s dog park within City Park is nearing completion. The park is located slightly north of where it used to be and offers … more
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Hoxsie, Park schools blaze trail for unified basketball teams
Two of Warwick’s elementary schools will make history on March 21 at 3:30 p.m. That’s the date that Hoxsie and Park’s Unified Basketball teams- aimed at unifying students with … more
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Does smashed glass at Green tell of a bigger story?
To the Editor, Do you ever park your car next to a space spewed with broken car window shards?  You can see that it's not a broken bottle but rather the remains of a car break-in. Whoa. Bad … more
A walk in the park
To the Editor, The leaves fell softly like snowflakes. Although I wasn’t gifted with a good sense of direction, I embarked on the three-mile loop in City Park, despite the path being … more
READY FOR A TOUR: Mayor Frank Picozzi talks with Plymouth Town Manager Derek Brindisi before boarding a city van to get a look at City Park. (Warwick Beacon photos)
City Park tour could be genesis of sharing ideas with Plymouth
A delegation from Plymouth, Mass. paid a visit to City Park Thursday to get some pointers from Warwick and now suggests an annual or biannual meetings to exchange ideas. Plymouth Town Manager … more
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CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: Park Elementary School principal Daniel Sylvestre talks through long division with fifth-grader Ava Barrole, as fellow fifth-grader Camden Dickson looks on.
Achievements at Park win national honors
Students and teachers at Park Elementary School found out that their school was named a National Blue Ribbon School- one of the highest honors a school can achieve from the U.S. Department of … more
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STANDING DEAD TREES: The city plans to remove 38 dead black pines at Conimicut Point at the end of the summer. The infiltration of salt water due to rising sea level and storms and insects have been suggested as wiping out the trees. (Warwick Beacon photos)
From city finances to parks, Picozzi fields questions at neighborhood meeting
Park maintenance, the speed of village traffic, raking of the beach, dead trees and the red tape it takes to open a new business were all questions Mayor Frank Picozzi fielded when addressing the … more
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Archives exhibit highlights state parks, festivals, recreation hubs
A new exhibit, “From Fields to Festivals: Parks and Recreation in Rhode Island” recently opened at the State Archives at 33 Broad Street in Providence on the first floor. There is limited … more
Pawtuxet Park proposals on display Feb. 27 at Aspray Boat House
Pawtuxet Village Association (PVA) president Ginny Leslie knows exactly what she would like to see as an addition to the village park. In fact, she’s even researched where the city Planning … more
SPOT ON: Dottie one of the Warwick Dog Park visitors is prepared to greet a newcomer.
Off leash canine fun
There’s nothing like a new arrival to cause a stir at the dog park. Even before the newcomer gets out of a car and long before it arrives at the double gated entry, dogs off leash in the … more
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HER DAUGHTER REMEMBERED: Laura Logan felt her daughter’s presence as she returned Friday to the playground her daughter made a Girl Scout project more than 22 years ago. (Warwick Beacon photos)
‘Magical’ moments on 22nd anniversary of Nicole’s death
Magical, or was it something more? Laura Logan couldn’t help but wonder as she stood in the dappled sunlight looking over the park and play area that was a part of daughter’s life nearly … more
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Warwick expands mobile concessions for city parks
Warwick Parks and Recreation Director Bev Willey told the City Council Monday night that the bidding process last year allowing vendors to have a mobile concession cart at city owned properties was a … more
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Movies in the park
Movies in the Park that had been planned for this Thursday at Rocky Point Park has been moved to Aug. 4 due to the uncertainty of the weather. The movie is Luca and the event is free to the … more
Apartments, ‘stacker parking’ planned for former Sheraton
By JOHN HOWELL   What’s to happen to hotels when it’s time to upgrade them and their owners decide it’s time to sell? And what’s to happen when those new owners … more
On the cleanup list, too
Pawtuxet Park wasn’t overlooked by the Pawtuxet Village Association and the Edgewood Waterfront Preservation Association that collectively did a spring cleanup of Stillhouse Cove and the … more
Warwick resident David Romano (right) said that he was excited when he found out that “Out of the Blue,” a film that he worked on would be filming at Warwick City Park this week which is down the street from his home. One of his crew members Brian O’Connor, left, said that he had about a 15 minute commute to the park from his home in East Greenwich
City Park hosts filming of "Out of the Blue"
For over 30 years Warwick resident David Romano has worked in the film and television industry, most recently working as a key grip. But this week something happened that he’s not … more
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A BIT OF A CLIMB: The Dawley Farm trails are well defined. The canopy has stunted undergrowth allowing for vistas of the forest that is crossed by stonewalls and occasional rock outcroppings.
Forever green
By JOHN HOWELL Vincent Gebhart isn't put off by the phone call 10 minutes into Sunday's Patriots-Jets game. Sure, he says, he has time to visit the Dawley Farm property the city acquired for open space in 1999. "How about meeting at 2:30?" He calls back more
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Discussion planned on future of Pawtuxet Park
By ARDEN BASTIA The Pawtuxet Village Association is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, June 30 at 6 p.m. to discuss the future of Pawtuxet Park. According to Roy Evans, member of the association's board, the Pawtuxet Village Association (PVA) is more
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Not too many of them
Not too many of them Artie Dunn who frequently visits Warwick City Park was mystified when he spotted a deer that appeared to be loosing its hair. Do deer molt, he wondered. He learned that he had crossed paths with a piebald deer, a condition that more
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