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WITH A COMMON GOAL: Founders, board members, future students and their parts of Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope gather outside the former St. Francis of Assisi Church and School in Warwick that the academy acquired on May 31 from the Diocese of Providence. (Cranston Herald photos)
New Catholic high school acquires St. Francis property
It all happened in less than a week and those planning a new classical Catholic high school in Rhode Island, the Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope, are still in a state of disbelief. On May … more
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Due diligence delays new schools
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has breathed new life into building new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools with time and money. Since voters approved a $350 million bond in November for the … more
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CAT-ASTROPHE AVOIDED: Warwick Parks and Recreation employee Paul Joutras found a box with nine kittens inside early Monday morning. He called police and the kittens were taken to the Warwick Animal Shelter. (Photo courtesy Paul Joutras)
Warwick city parks employee stops ‘cat-astrophe’
According to feline math, a Warwick Parks and Rec employee saved 81 lives on the job Monday. Paul Joutras gripped the cardboard box and aimed for his city trash truck. “But I heard … more
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REFLECTIVE CEREMONY: The music of a bagpiper lent solemnity to the Memorial Day observance held Monday at Veterans Park on the grounds of Veterans Middle School. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Remembering the fallen
Although class was not in session, Veterans Park near Warwick’s Veterans Middle School was busy Monday morning, with local veterans and supporters gathering for a Memorial Day observance.  … more
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MARCHING STRONG: The Pawtuxet Rangers, one of the oldest chartered military militias in the country, march to celebrate the Gaspee Days festival. With the celebration going on all the way through June 11, those attending can still look forward to a host of wonderful attractions. June 3 will bring the Warwick Symphony Orchestra to Pawtuxet Park at 5:30 p.m. to entertain crowds with music and then fireworks will light up Salter’s Grove, Warwick, starting at 9:30 p.m. The final weekend of Gaspee takes place over Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11. Events will include Ecumenical Services from Trinity Episcopal Church and a Gaspee Days 5K race on Saturday before the annual Gaspee Days Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. and travels the length of Narragansett Parkway in Warwick. Sunday will bring the Blessing of the Fleet at Rhode Island Yacht Club at 11 a.m., several events in Pawtuxet park, such as Sunday in the Park with live music and food at noon, a raffle drawing at 3 p.m. and the traditional Burning of the Gaspee at 4 p.m. More photos on page 7. (Photo by Steve Popiel)
Gaspee Days come again: 58 years and still going strong
EMPTY GALLERY: Warwick resident Ann Sheridan suggested the city increase its charge for rescue runs and that before building new schools, the School Department concentrate in improving education. Only a handful of residents attended the meeting where the council approved a $353.2 million budge and a tax increase. (Warwick Beacon photos)
More spending, more taxes
With only minor changes that won’t affect higher taxes for residential or commercial property owners, the City Council approved the mayor’s proposed $353.2 million budget Thursday night … more
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ONCE A YEAR: Easter Sunrise services have been a longtime tradition at Warwick Neck light. The service is one of the few occasions in recent times that the property is open to the public. This photo was taken this Easter as the moon was about the set and the sun rise. (Warwick Beacon photo)
City to make pitch for Warwick Light
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 … more
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Lessons from a survivor, professor becomes patient
 ‘My story has become my opportunity to inspire and teach the importance of care, compassion and kindness’ Healthcare professor Lou Pu The ordeal that deeply informed how … more
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LIFE FATHER, LIKE SON: Tom Giddings, who has run the Tackle Box for the last eight years, is delighted to share the keys to the business with his son, TJ. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Reeling in the younger generation
A stroll into The Tackle Box takes you from West Shore Road to the sea faster than a side road to Conimicut Point. Coming from whitewashed walls and fluorescent lights, the shop’s door is a … more
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INTO THE DETAILS: Mayor Frank Picozzi scrutinizes the administration’s budget during Monday’s hearing.
Council whisks through budget review
The document that will set the financial course for the fiscal year starting July 1 and unquestionably higher tax bills – the 2023-24 city budget – was reviewed by the City Council Monday … more
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GREAT VIEWS: Guests and golfers can depend on views of Warwick Cove and Greenwich Bay if facing west or the fairways and greens of the 9-hole golf course to their east. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Noels sell a Warwick Neck legacy
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 … more
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HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE: Police from multiple departments converged on a shooting suspect’s car along Plainfield Pike, on the Johnston/Cranston border, early Wednesday morning.
Police shoot, kill Johnston triple shooting suspect
UPDATED: Police shot and killed a man wanted for a triple shooting on Ligian Court in Johnston. more
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NEW WORLD: Volunteers helped relocate the historic statue of Christopher Columbus, from storage in Providence to storage in Johnston, where it will eventually be erected in Memorial Park.
Johnston adopts Christopher Columbus
Scrap metal or monument? Johnston picks the latter. Removed from its Providence pedestal in 2020 and locked away in storage, a 130-year-old statue depicting Christopher Columbus will be … more
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GO BACK THE WAY YOU CAME: Orange barricades, erected by RI DOT, block both sides of the Greystone Sluiceway Bridge on the border of Johnston and North Providence.
RIDOT: Greystone Bridge — linking Johnston and North Providence — to be demolished
Bright orange barricades spray-painted with five dripping, black letters — RI DOT — block both sides of the Greystone Sluiceway Bridge on the border of Johnston and North Providence. … more
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Fr. Marciano
Fr. Marciano joins leaders recognized with Verrazzano distinction
Soon to be honored at the 61st Annual Verrazzano Day Banquet, Father Robert L. Marciano cannot help but remain humble in light of esteemed past recipients. “I am honored to be among such … more
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HEAD SCRATCHER: City Planner Tom Kravitz looks over plans for a solar installation on Knight Street during the Planning Board’s review of the proposal that gained master plan approval. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Solar development gets first green light under new law
 In comparison to its big brothers, the solar farm granted master plan approval by the Planning Board last Wednesday night – the first solar development granted under the ordinance … more
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City has concerns, but overall favors air cargo facility
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation won’t respond to city concerns relating to the construction of a $100 million air cargo facility south of the terminal along Strawberry Field Road West … more
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No doubt taxes going up
By JOHN HOWELL Mayor Frank Picozzi is a member of the 21 percent club, which is not something to celebrate since he’ll be paying at least $500 more in taxes, but, on the other hand, is … more
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MAKING IT EASY: Stanley Tree Service donated use of their chipper making easy work of branches and trees cleared by firefighters (Warwick Beacon Photos)
Off duty firefighters answer constable’s call to help vet
The buzz of a chainsaw filled the air. A branch collapsed, followed by another one. Firefighters lined up to carry these clippings to the heaping piles of weeds, branches and other organic waste at … more
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NOT LATER: Grandfather and retired Warwick Police Capt. Tim Colgan has founded School Safety Now, a growing organization that aims to put an armed police officer in every Rhode Island school.
School Safety Now, not later
He can imagine what it would be like hiding in a classroom as gunshots echo through school hallways. “I’m in a classroom and I hear a guy walking down the corridor and he’s shooting … What do I want between me and him?” asked grandfather and retired Warwick Police Capt. Tim Colgan. “I don’t want a social worker; I don’t want a psychiatrist; I don’t want the principal. I want a cop between me and him. And I think most people feel that way. I think they do.” more
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