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Opposing views on where the city is headed clashed Monday as the City Council approved a three-year contract giving firefighters incremental raises every six months totaling more than 13% and other …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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11/6/25
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On Monday night, City Planning Director Thomas Kravitz presented three proposed changes to the city’s zoning ordinance to the City Council, the most contentious of which was to reinstate a …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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11/6/25
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As of Saturday, Nov. 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were not loaded with federal funding on EBT cards. However, the backpack pantry serving Warwick’s Title I …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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11/6/25
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“People are good. Plain and simple.”
On Saturday people across Warwick were good and showed up for the annual Scouting for Food drive sponsored by the Narragansett Council of …
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League Cross Country State Championships were held last Saturday at Ponaganset and plenty of local runners shined on the big stage.
As expected, Bishop …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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11/5/25
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The Toll Gate girls volleyball team will be returning to the state championship this weekend for the first time since 2001, as it beat Central 3-1 (25-14, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19) in the Division IV …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Sports Editor
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11/5/25
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The 26th Annual Halloween Happenings in Pawtuxet Village welcomed hundreds to trick or treat under crisp blue skies last Saturday. And once again, Marta Martínez, chair of Friends of …
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10/30/25
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After receiving more than 3,200 comments, the U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its plan to modify the aids to navigation in Northeast waterways until it finishes further analysis. Many of those …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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10/30/25
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On Tuesday afternoon at the RI Community Food Bank in Providence, Gov. Dan McKee announced immediate state actions to address the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) federal funding …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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10/30/25
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“It’s huge.”
Bill O’Donnell didn’t hesitate on Saturday when asked how much of a blow it will be for people not to receive their monthly Supplemental Nutrution …
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By JOY FOX
Beacon Media Publisher
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10/30/25
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As November quickly approaches, more than 7,300 Warwick residents will be left without federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Warwick represents 5.3% of the nearly …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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10/30/25
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The Toll Gate field hockey team will be heading to the semifinals for the third straight season after cruising past Woonsocket/Burrillville 7-0 in the Division III quarterfinals last week.
The …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Sports Editor
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10/29/25
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“Rhode Island continues to rank among the higher-spending and higher-taxed states in the nation,” Michael DiBiase, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council wrote …
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10/23/25
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As the country enters the third week of the federal government shutdown, its ripple effects are beginning to make their way down to the local level. It’s been 23 days since the Senate failed to …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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10/23/25
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The parking lot next to the Rhode Island State House is normally filled with lawmakers’ cars, but it was empty Saturday afternoon.
What was full instead was the south side of the State …
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By ALEXANDER CASTRO
Rhode Island Current
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10/23/25
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Once considered for development of 150 condos, 36.6 acres of woodlands off Centerville Road next to the Kent County YMCA is now being eyed as the site for 60 single-family homes.
The Planning …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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10/23/25
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The Bishop Hendricken football team is in unfamiliar territory as it is fighting for playoff positioning in late October. The Hawks bounced back from consecutive losses to beat visiting Central 34-14 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Sports Editor
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10/22/25
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Ken Burns, introducing his latest documentary, “The American Revolution,” during a screening at Rhode Island College on Oct. 16, reflected on the sea change in priorities under the Trump …
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10/22/25
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The abrupt resignation of six long-term educators at St. Peter School on Oct. 7 left the school community in a state of uncertainty and confusion. On Monday, Principal Denise Alcala was placed on …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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10/16/25
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In a memo to City Council members accompanied by a digital copy of the 134-page contract, City Finance Director Lynne Prodger projects the agreement reached by the administration and firefighters …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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10/16/25
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