Mayor Frank Picozzi found it hard to believe his wife, Kim, was reporting heavy rain, hail and high winds on Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m.
His first question was, “Where are …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/29/24
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Mayor Frank Picozzi went for a ride on Narragansett Bay last week with WPRI meteorologist T.J. Del Santo and returned with a sunny outlook on a project that has been talked about with little or …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/29/24
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As Warwick schools open today, administrators project enrollment to be close to what it was when the system closed for summer vacation. But that’s not to say there aren’t changes.
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/29/24
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Warwick residents gathered into the auditorium of a former high school to take a look at the plans for the city’s future high schools on Wednesday night.
In the first of many special …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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8/29/24
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A Cranston man is in custody following a Ferrari theft and car chase spanning the entire East Coast, from Rhode Island to Florida. A Pawtucket man remains at large.
Around 3:20 a.m., Aug. 24, …
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8/27/24
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Questions, questions, questions…there seemed to be no end of them Monday when the Rhode Island Airport Corporation came before the City Council seeking abandonment of three streets in a 20 …
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A retired musician was looking for a home for a piano he no longer had the space for. A school committee member was searching for a new piano for the auditorium at Warwick Vets Middle School. The …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
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8/22/24
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Three quarters of a percentage point doesn’t sound like much until it is applied to millions of dollars and a 20-year repayment schedule.
In his five-year forecast issued in July, City …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/22/24
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After months of deliberation and media speculation on whether either of the two major political parties would challenge incumbent Mayor Frank Picozzi, Leah Hazelwood decided to run as a Democrat, …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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8/21/24
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Those in attendance at Tuesday’s school committee meeting got a sneak preview of the updated schematic design for the new Pilgrim High School.
LeftField Project Management Senior Project …
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“Everyone is doing what they got to do,” Steve Gothberg said Tuesday of the count down to the opening of school on Aug. 29. He said crews are working to 7 and 8 p.m. and over weekends to …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/15/24
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As School Committee Chair Shaun Galligan points out not since the Warwick Beacon hosted a forum prior to the 2022 election at the Crowne Plaza has there been a public review and discussion of the new …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/15/24
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According to an alert 8-year-old camper, the jogger wet a cloth and approached her. Police say the man commanded the young girl, to “come here.”
She refused, ran away and reported …
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/14/24
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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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