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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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Schools to consider teacher pact
The hill off Narragansett Parkway, a favorite sledding spot, is usually packed on snow days. That wasn’t the case Tuesday for Gaspee newcomers, Kerri Tahir and her daughter, Sophia who recently … more
SITE WORK: The construction site off Atwood Avenue behind Johnston High School is a busy mess. Soon, the mess should give way to a brand new Elementary Center, and eventually, a new High School.
Johnston School Building Committee awards $40M+ in construction contracts for new elementary
The Johnston School Building Committee has so far awarded more than $40 million in contracts to Rhode Island firms for the construction the town’s new elementary center.  “This … more
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Time for student representation on School Committee?
Perhaps as soon as this summer, the Warwick School Committee could have a high school student attending its meetings as a non-voting representative for students throughout the city. That’s … more
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Picozzi might face challenge this time
New 4-year mayoral term has McAllister thinking By JOHN HOWELL Last time Governor McKee and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi hosted a reception for City Council President Steve McAllister, … more
PASTOR’S PAL: Pastor Allen Pangburn (left) joins Stan Winman amid many of the extraordinary Christmas Light Spectacular inside Praise Tabernacle in Cranston.
Lighting the ‘true meaning of Christmas’
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 … more
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GREETING PARISHIONERS: Following the Mass, Fr. Marciano walked through the sanctuary, which quickly emptied for the church hall for a spread of sandwiches and baked goodies.
40 years later and Fr. Bob won’t slow down
Not being that much older than some of the students in his CCD class, Father Robert Marciano had a good idea they might be partying and that could involve alcohol. His intuition was on the … more
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TAKING A BREATHER: ESPN alum Kate Fagan takes audience questions about Madison Holleran’s story and how the internet and sports affect mental health.
Award-winning journalist discusses mental health in “Life Instagrammed” talk
Warwick Veterans Middle School welcomed  award-winning sports journalist Kate Fagan for “Life Instagrammed” on Wednesday - a talk on social media, perfectionism and mental health, … more
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VIEW FROM ON HIGH: The parade crosses in front of City Hall as seen from the second floor of the building.
Hundreds stroll first ever rolling Apponaug festival
Mayor Frank Picozzi was fearful of running behind Saturday morning for the first ever winter festival rolling into Apponaug at 9 a.m. He arrived at City Hall shortly after 7:30 to discover the … more
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Airport to stop $500k city payment
In short, the relationship between the city and the airport has crash landed. Last week the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) released an Oct. 17-21, 2022 Federal Aviation … more
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NO MORE GRAVY TRAIN: Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives K. Joseph Shekarchi, and his Director of Communications, Larry Berman, joined Beacon Communications editors for breakfast Friday morning.
Breakfast with Joe
The Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives set his eyes on the biscuits slathered in sausage gravy across the table. “There’s no more … gravy train coming from the federal government,” said state Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi more
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Pete Fontaine
Longtime Beacon Communications freelancer Pete Fontaine dead at 77
Sad news to report. Our longtime freelancer Pete Fontaine died Wednesday afternoon. For decades, you've been reading his upbeat stories highlighting community giving. His bylines have regularly … more
LEAKING: Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi posted photos from West Shore Road, where city crews are working to repair a leaking sewer line.
Leaking sewer line leads to likely West Shore Road detour
A sewer line already scheduled for summer replacement, but awaiting permitting, ruptured Wednesday, leading to traffic headaches. Warwick motorists have been warned to avoid West Shore Road, near the … more
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‘Silence is acceptance’
For a first time, Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter have posted rewards to “bring justice” to abandoned animals. Triggering efforts to abate what appears to be a growing trend to … more
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V\CATCHING THEIR ATTENTION: Warwick quahogger Jody King came armed with a rake, lots of photos and his personal experiences documenting a decline in quahog catches. He spoke Tuesday before the Special Legislative Commission studying a decrease in quahog catches. (Warwick Beacon photos by Will Steinfeld)
Declining quahogs
After a half-year and counting, a Special Legislative Commission studying decreased quahog catch is nearing the finish line. The commission will discuss their recommendations in an early April … more
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And the winners are...
Gene Valicenti stepped from the evening news show he co-anchors on Channel 10 Thursday night to another show at Cheleo's Restaurant on Post Road Warwick where the Rotary Club of Warwick held its cash … more
MISSED AT J&T'S: Longtime J&T’s Breakfast & Lunch waitress Crystal Vizcaino, of Johnston, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. She has three kids and the bills are piling up. She posed for photos with some of her beloved patrons and fellow waitresses at the George Waterman Road restaurant last week.
Fundraiser set for Johnston mom of 3 living with Stage 4 cancer
Crystal Vizcaino tried not to cry. She rubbed at an uncomfortable false eyelash while sitting in the back booth at J&T’s Breakfast & Lunch. Vizcaino’s used to waiting tables … more
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NO STOPPING HER: John and Heather Lynch were up early Thanksgiving morning as were more than 500 runners and walkers for the 10th annual Warwick Rotary Club turkey trot at City Park. Heather, who uses a cane, not only completed the course but also participated, as seen here, in the warm up calisthenics. (Warwick Beacon photos)
No starting gun, but turkeys took off at Thanksgiving trot
When retired Warwick elementary school teacher and Warwick Rotary Club member Tom Sanford proposed a Thanksgiving morning turkey trot as a means of raising charitable funds, his plan was to team up … more
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Warwick-08/16/2023 The new mayor of Johnston, RI, Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. demanded that the publisher of the Johnston Sun Rise newspaper, John Howell fire his editor, Rory Schuler after he has written critical stories about his administration. Howell looks over a layout of the front page of the Warwick Beacon newspaper near stacks of the newspapers in the office. JohnTlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)
In a small town, a big issue about the First Amendment
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. more
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THE RACE BEGINS: There’s a Democratic Primary race emerging between two lifelong Johnston residents, Richard J. DelFino III, at left, and Andrew Dimitri, at right, for the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lombardo III, the Democrat who represented Johnston’s District 25 since 2010.
Two Johnston men declare run for D-25 state Senate seat
A pair of Johnston Democrats have announced their candidacy to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lombardo III, the Democrat who represented District 25 since 2010. So far, … more
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