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MONEY TALKS: Ocean State Credit Union Bank Manager Michael Freeman talks to students about how banks operate in the middle of their Warwick location. (Photo by Adam Zangari)

Toll Gate, Ocean State CU help build banking confidence of special needs students

Ocean State Credit Union on West Shore Ave welcomed in a class of special education students from Toll Gate High School on Thursday for a lesson on banking. The visit was part of Toll … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 3/28/24

TIME FOR NEW DIGS: The Fire Operations Center on Sandy Lane, the center for fire dispatch , will be relocated to the city’s newest fire station in Potomomut. The Sandy Lane facility has been home to the operation for about 70 years. (Warwick Beacon photo)

Chief eyes relocating fire dispatch to Potowomut with EOC funds

$530,437 that will be used for a new home for the Warwick Fire Operations Center (FOC) in one of six government funding bill approved last week according to the office of Congressman … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 3/28/24

ON THE SCENE: Around 8:24 a.m., Thursday, March 21, Warwick Police responded to 71 Frawley St. for a reported domestic disturbance. According to a department press release, they “discovered the deceased body of a small child as well as an adult male who was also deceased; having suffered from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

Child shot and killed in Warwick

UPDATED: Warwick Police have identified the victim in Thursday's tragic shooting. more

By RORY SCHULER | 3/21/24

AT THE BOOK NOOK: McKee buys two books from Tracy Doyle at Mary’s Paperbacks for his granddaughter. The governor mentioned that while it was too late for reading week, the Disney-themed Easter book was just in time for another holiday.

Gubernatorial visit heats up potential mayoral race drama

By ADAM ZANGARI Governor Dan McKee visited Warwick on Monday to hand out certificates of special recognition to seven small businesses along West Shore Road. McKee was flanked by State … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 3/21/24 | 1 comment

OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: Opening night for Toll Gate Drama Club’s production of The Wizard of Oz is this Friday, March 22! See the Tin Man - Jonah Buccheri, Scarecrow - Francesca Beagan, Dorothy - Rebecca Farias, and Cowardly Lion - Jayden Murray, arm in arm, ease on down the yellow brick road. More than 50 students play a role in the production. Their names and a story are on page 16. (Warwick Beacon photo by Steve Popiel)

Toll Gate Drama Club to present The Wizard of Oz

The yellow brick road leads to the Robert J. Shapiro Cultural Arts Center at Toll Gate High School, March 22 and 23, , at 7:00 PM as the Toll Gate Drama Club presents The Wizard of Oz. The … more

3/21/24

Police, Pilgrim High double down on violence

Educators, parents and students are hopeful Pilgrim’s reputation as a school of violence has come to an end with the announcement last week that neither the school nor police will tolerate … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 3/21/24

WITH THE CHEF: Gathering for a photo with WACTC culinary arts program Chef Austin Irons are School Committee member Leah Hazelwood, Assistant Superintendent William McCaffrey, RI Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green, School Committee chair Shaun Galligan and Warwick Superintendent Lynn Dambruch. (Warwick Beacon photos by Kevin Fitzpatrick)

‘Many of our kids need to work’

The Commissioner of Education for the State of Rhode Island, Angélica Infante-Green, visited Tides Restaurant at Warwick’s Career and Technical Center last week for a chat with members … more

By KEVIN FITZPATRICK | 3/21/24

Teacher contract brings raises, labor peace, language review

What does it take to break a habit of failing to reach a teacher contract by the start of school and then dragging on the process for months to come? There are multiple answers why the Warwick … more

By JOHN HOWELL | 3/21/24

Pilgrim High School 2nd quarter honors

Grade 9 High honors Reyana Ahern, Ethan Alves, Khloe Amaral, Jalianna Andrade, Logan Andrade, Armina Ayriyan, Jack Bannon, Christopher Barcomb, Isaac Barros, Aleta Boberg, … more

3/21/24

Revived and planning to celebrate

Robert Carlow, president of Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company, stands with one of two trucks in the fire station’s garage. Engine 7, which Carlow is leaning against, dates back to 1949, and the … more

3/21/24

Veterans Middle School 2nd quarter honors

GRADE 6 High Honors Eden Barratt, Ella Bibby, Daniel Bowser, Logan Caminero, Grayson Cardarelli, Cole Cardoso, Jackson Carlone, Julia Chen, Joseph Colon, Brian Contreras Mojica, … more

3/21/24

Winman Middle School 2nd quarter honors

Grade 6 High Honors Jocelyn Anderson, Christopher Baldassi, Saydee Bence, Rileigh Burrows, Cali Caruso, Dani Eastwood, Hadley King, Nolan Lavature, Diego Linares Duluc, Avery … more

3/21/24

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner for Veterans

Knights of Columbus Hall on Sandy Lane played host to approximately 30 veterans for a St. Patrick’s Day dinner. The veterans, who are residents at a veterans’ home in Bristol, were served … more

3/21/24

Among state’s top ten

Bishop Hendricken High School junior Addison Heffernan finished among the top 10 students in the state at the Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair, held at the Community College of Rhode Island … more

3/21/24

Reps. Solomon, LaMountain aim to protect image likeness rights for college athletes

Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) and Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) have introduced legislation that would prevent colleges and universities from adopting … more

3/21/24

Taking their time

As frequent West Road motorists have come to learn, the flock of turkeys living in the woodland swamp in the vicinity of Tidewater Drive cross the road to the more densely populated west side of West … more

3/21/24

Hoxsie, Park prepare for historic basketball game on Thursday

Two Warwick elementary schools- Hoxsie and Park- are preparing to make history at 3:30 p.m. at Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School by becoming the first elementary schools in the state to play a … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 3/21/24

RI Small Cell Siting Act: A disservice to Rhode Islanders

I have written a number of Letters to the Editor and Op-Eds over the past several years to provide information to the public regarding the harms to human health and the environment from the … more

By SHEILA RESSEGER | 3/21/24

AN INCREDIBLE DAY: The mayor posted these photos on March 18 when Amelia got to “Ring the bell” at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, signifying her last chemo treatment. Enzo’s Escorts picked her up at home and the Warwick Police and Fire Department gave her an escort to and from Hasbro. A crowd of people showed up at Hasbro to “clap her out”. This incredibly brave little girl has been battling cancer for more than two years.

Cops victorious on ice; Amelia rings bell to signify last chemo treatment

Mar. 13 The Warwick Police Department has noticed a recent uptick in fraudsters calling and pretending to be from Citizen’s Bank. They are cloning the bank’s phone number so it will … more

3/21/24

Sight for sore eyes

Mayor Frank Picozzi prepares to cut the ribbon opening Outlashed, a beauty studio at 733 Bald Hill Road. Owner Cailee Bonang, standing to Picozzi’s right, is 20 years old, and has been working … more

3/21/24

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