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Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur doesn’t want to be in the position of saying “I told you so” when a student is injured while getting dropped off or picked up from the Rocky Point …
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By JOHN HOWELL
In August of 2022, Breeze Airways announced it had selected Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport as one of its bases of operations and that over a period of five years …
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11/9/23
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Should Rhode Island’s children have a constitutional right to an education?
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t actually guarantee Americans the right to an education, according to legal …
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/2/23
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Friends of Pawtuxet Village held the 27th annual costume parade last Saturday, October 26. Businesses up and down Broad Street participated by handing out treats to children as they marched down the …
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11/2/23
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Fifty years ago adult day care centers were virtually unheard of.
As the story goes, a TV news story on such a center in Hawaii caught the attention of the late Rev. Bishop Covell, pastor of the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/2/23
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Dr. Kathy Abbass doesn’t sugarcoat history or for that matter what the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project found in its ongoing efforts to find the HMS Gaspee.
Abbass, the driving …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/2/23
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The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program.
Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/2/23
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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has awarded a site preparation contract for a new air cargo facility and is faced with an 18 month schedule to build it south of the terminal backing up to …
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A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist.
The child was …
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11/1/23
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Of the eight Rhode Island schools admitted to the “Class of 2023 National Banner Unified Champion Schools” list, four hail from Johnston.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/27/23
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Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s campaign paid a software engineer and former third party Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate $750,000 to scour the 2020 presidential election results …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/26/23
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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 …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/26/23
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The Mayor, the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs and the School Department collectively said “no thanks” to the governor’s 365 Learning Program that would have injected more than $5 …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/26/23
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JOHNSTON, R.I. — As small local newspapers struggle with dwindling circulation and shrinking revenue, public officials unhappy with critical news stories are hitting where it hurts — yanking away their contracts to advertise legal notices.
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By Amanda Milkovits, Globe Staff
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9/28/23
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A team of American University masters degree students concluded that building two new Warwick high schools would increase housing values, decrease teacher and student absenteeism and would increase …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/2/22
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How fast can you go?
It’s a question Bob Walker expects when asked about the electric bicycle he’s built and rides – except for rainy days when he take public …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/12/22
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30,000 runners will participate in the upcoming 2022 Boston Marathon on April 18. Of those individuals, 133 Rhode Islanders will represent the state with seven Cranston residents and six from Warwick …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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4/12/22
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In this video provided by Mayor Joseph J. Solomon at the Beacon's request, the mayor outlines why he is seeking a second term in office.
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Since they aren't walking door-to-door at this time, the Warwick Beacon has extended an invitation to the Warwick mayoral candidates to introduce themselves to the voters in a 5 to 6 minute video. …
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