A second former Warwick Water Division employee has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its Water Division and Mayor Frank Picozzi over events in the department between …
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The Toll Gate and Pilgrim field hockey teams were in playoff action the past week and both saw their seasons come to a close. The Titans fell to top-seeded Classical 3-0 in the Division III …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/30/24
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The 25th Annual Halloween Happenings in Pawtuxet Village welcomed hundreds to trick-or-treat under sunny skies last Saturday.
“We’re getting back to pre-pandemic crowds,” …
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10/30/24
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The dark financial clouds forecast for Rhode Island are no longer on the horizon. They’re here.
The state is staring down a nearly $400 million shortfall for the fiscal year that starts …
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Deception from the very beginning
Robert Cushman
From the start of the high school construction project many testified that building two new schools for $350 million wasn’t possible. …
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The Pilgrim football team pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year last Friday, when it held off first-place, undefeated Classical 31-23 during the school’s homecoming celebration. The …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/23/24
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There are more treats than tricks available this week with fun, safe and slightly spooky ways to get into the spirit of Halloween. Here’s a look at a sampling of events planned for …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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10/23/24
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The crowd of students, educators, dignitaries and media were abuzz at Cranston’s Glen Hills Elementary School Tuesday morning as a special visit from Rhode Island Education Commissioner …
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10/23/24
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Amazon representatives say they’re getting ready to flip the switch at their Hartford Avenue fulfillment center.
A business license for the still unopened facility was listed on Tuesday …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/17/24
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Warwick’s three candidates for mayor faced off in a standing-room only debate at the Warwick Public Library this past Thursday.
The debate, hosted by the Warwick Beacon, featured Democratic candidate Leah Hazelwood and two independents — incumbent Mayor Frank Picozzi and Patrick Maloney, Jr. Moderating the debate...
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Family and friends of Pilgrim High School Principal Gerald Habershaw want to make sure he is remembered for what he did best — helping his students overcome obstacles.
Habershaw, …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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10/17/24
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Garden City’s Applebee’s is gone.
Cranston Fire Chief Robert Ryan called it “a total loss.”
Chief Ryan provided photos from the scene outside Applebee’s in …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/16/24
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At press-time Tuesday evening, Ocean State law enforcement remained on the lookout for a convicted burglar who walked off a work detail in Cranston last week.
According to Ryan J. Crowley, Chief …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/16/24
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Warwick’s three mayoral candidates can’t seem to find much common ground on the issues affecting the city — including how the ground itself is maintained.
At a debate Thursday …
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In 1995 when Andrew Sullivan applied for a job with Warwick Police, he was one of about 700 on the list of qualified recruits.
Now all these years later and as a major in the department...
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/10/24
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The Bishop Hendricken football team returned home last Friday night and jumped back into its inter-state schedule. Although the Hawks took a few losses to its out-of-state opponents, they reminded RI …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/9/24
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For the first time since retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell founded the Rhode Island Honor Flight in 2012, a three-star general made the trip to the nation’s capitol, but the general …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/3/24
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The Bishop Hendricken soccer team has won three straight matches to climb to sole possession of first place in the always competitive Division I field. The Hawks most recently beat Central Falls 8-1 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/2/24
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The gun range predates both of the nearby public schools. But the firing range also pre-dates the nation’s school shooting crisis.
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He never formally declared his candidacy and, in fact never collected signatures to have his name on the ballot, but on Sept. 13 Salvatore “Sal” DeLuise became the Democratic candidate …
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By JOHN HOWELL and ADAM ZANGARI
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9/26/24
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