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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
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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
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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
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
RI Foundation offering $10,000 grants for ideas that create community
The Rhode Island Foundation is offering local libraries, neighborhood groups and nonprofit organizations grants of up to $10,000 to fund proposals that bring people together as a community. March 22 … more
CELEBRATION TIME: Nick and Joan DeGaitas (second from right and far right) celebrated their business’s 40th anniversary with family, friends and staff, including (L-R) servers Allie Alfonso-El-Sayed, Antonia Anthony and daughter Michaela Boadih.
Nick and Joan’s celebrates 40 years in business
For Nick DeGaitas, co-owner of Nick and Joan’s in Hoxsie Four Corners, it doesn’t feel like 40 years since serving their first customer. The couple opened the breakfast business on … more
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PACKAGE DELAYED: These images of the Amazon construction site in Johnston, following the sunset, were captured by a drone piloted by Trevor Bryan, an FAA Licensed and insured drone pilot, the owner and operator of New England Aerial Services, on Sept. 21, 2022. The illuminated project has been taking shape on the Hartford Avenue hill overlooking Johnston, but its opening date has been pushed to late 2024.
Amazon wants to revise Johnston tax deal
Amazon’s looking to re-negotiate their tax deal with Johnston. The estimated opening date of Johnston’s Amazon has been bumped back several times. While the company says … more
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READY TO SWING: Nick Mainville, Navigant Credit Union’s AVP of Digital Bank Originations, will is paired with Rachael Mooney in the event benefiting Mentor RI. Rachael enjoys teaching social dance lessons but also competes with her students across the United States in both ballroom and country. (Submitted photo)
Local celebrities to sparkle in Dancing with Stars of Mentoring
In less than a month, Rhodes on the Pawtuxet will host to a cadre of local celebrities ready to boogie for charity. The annual fundraiser- Dancing with the Stars of Mentoring- will be raising … more
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A SUPER PLUNGER: Police Sergeant Daniel O’Neil is one of 14 dunking himself into the Atlantic 24 times for the Special Olympics. (Warwick Beacon photo)
All for Special Olympics
There aren’t many harder tests of endurance than plunging yourself into the Atlantic Ocean in March every hour for a full day. That, though, is what Daniel O’Neil and 13 others will … more
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It took ingenuity, but Hendricken students got here from East Bay
The news about the closure of half of the Washington Bridge hit Steven Correia when he walked outside his East Providence home and saw the traffic piling up. “I’ve traveled to New … more
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Mayor Frank Picozzi
Picozzi appeal for another term: City in better place
Mayor Frank Picozzi’s decision to run for reelection was never really in question, yet the banquet hall of Chelo’s Bar and Grille on Post Road in Warwick was packed Wednesday  with … more
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SOME FRIENDLY ADVICE: Officer Jacob Elderkin offers advice to a motorist following a stop on Post Road. (Photo courtesy of Officer Nicholas DiNardo)
Putting the brakes on traffic violators
Not long after taking office, Mayor Picozzi put his foot down on speeders. He’d listened to the complaints at neighborhood meetings, heard how motorists traveling roads with 35 MPH limits were … more
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HIS DREAM: Bob Allen, left, conceived of the center run by the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island that would accept donations of medical equipment and give them out at no cost. The center opened in 2002 and has been operating ever since at the Masonic Youth Center on Long St., Warwick. George Donahue, at right, now runs the center. (Warwick Beacon file photo)
New life for medical equipment
It would be impossible for George Donahue to keep count. “We were down to one bed and then all of a sudden we have 14,” he says surveying the lot and open garage at the Robert J. … more
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Home Loan Investment name change to better reflect breadth of services
Home Loan Investment Bank is changing its name to Shoreham Bank to better reflect their expansion of financial products and services as well as the company’s deep roots in Rhode Island. … more
FROM STREET TO VILLAGE: This aerial shows ECHO Village, which is nearing completion, in the clover leaf on ramp to Route 146 headed south in Providence. The “village” of 45 Pallet Houses would offer secure housing for homeless.
Village of hope for homeless
The House of Hope CDC is building the state’s first village of hope for the homeless. Laura Jaworski, executive director of the Warwick-based non profit, advanced the concept of box-like … more
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RI Foundation offering $10,000 grants for ideas that create community
X The Rhode Island Foundation is offering local libraries, neighborhood groups and nonprofit organizations grants of up to $10,000 to fund proposals that bring people together as a community. March … more
DISCUSSING THE DETAILS: IlluminOss chairman Mike Mogul (right) discusses the benefits of his company’s product with Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi and Ortho RI CEO Michael Bradley.
Bones repaired without a cast: Ortho RI debuts new technology
The creators of a new medical technology developed in East Providence that they say could revolutionize how to  heal broken bones demonstrated their product at Ortho RI in Warwick on Friday. … more
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Richard Marchetti
WSO delivers a ‘little live music’
On April 7 at 3 p.m.  the Warwick Symphony Orchestra will preform a free concert at Warwick City Hall – Council Chambers with optional “pay-what-you-can” (PWYC) donations … more
Opening set
A community open house celebration is set March 22 at 11 p.m. for the all new Comprehensive Community Action Plan Warwick Health Center at 206 Buttonwood Avenue. The building fills the spot of a … more
CCRI designated center of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training, education
The Community College of Rhode Island has been designated a 2024 Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (CoE) by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s … more
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