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Chronic absenteeism rates see dramatic drop in Warwick
Warwick Public Schools’ rate of chronically absent students has seen a significant decrease over the past couple of years, going from 45% to 30% of students district-wide being absent, …
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Weekend Spotlight   Apr. 27, Woodridge Congregational UCC May Breakfast will be held on Sat., Apr. 27, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Woodridge Congregational UCC, 546 Budlong Rd., Cranston. The …
APRIL 20: Welcome Cafe Namaste to 751 West Shore Road. Come stop in to try their delicious coffee and pastry!
Picozzi Posts
April 18 There is a sewer line leaking on West Shore Rd in the vicinity of the Islander. Repairs are underway. (Story in this edition) Food trucks are back for the season! Attendance …
COLORFUL: In addition to bakery sweets for sale, glitter tattoos, and other handouts expo visitors got the chance to interact with some of their favorite Rhode Island Comic Con characters. (Warwick Beacon photo by Barbara Polichetti)
Family Fun Expo brings entertainment, information to Warwick Mall
Children and their families enjoying a week of school vacation got to enjoy a day out at Warwick Mall at the sixth annual Family Fun Expo this past Thursday. The expo was run in collaboration …
Chemical company sets up sediment sampling plan for Pawtuxet River
BASF, an international chemical company, has submitted a sediment sampling workplan to the Environmental Protection Agency to determine if sediment along the Pawtuxet River in the Warwick/Cranston …
DUET: Pastor Juhee Lee, Joshua Shin from Haven United Methodist Church, East Providence played Fairest Lord Jesus and It is Well with My Soul. (Photos by Mike DiStefano and Noreen Berthiaume)
19th Community Food Bank Benefit Concert was largest yet
Lakewood Baptist Church hosted its19th Annual Rhode Island Community Food Bank Benefit Concert, Palm Sunday, March 24th. This year’s concert was dedicated to everyone that has come to the …
AN UNUSUAL DOCTOR’S OFFICE: CCAP’s new medical van sits in the Pilgrim Senior Center parking lot this past Thursday for visitors and passersby to check out.
Doctors on wheels
The Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) is preparing to deliver medical care to those who may need it most. CCAP’s new medical van will travel to different locations throughout …
Police Log 04-25-2024
SCAM ALERT Warwick Police warned the public of potential scams impersonating local police. “Please be advised that the Warwick Police Department will NOT contact you to solicit …
Winman posts 3rd quarter honors
The following Winman Middle School students have achieved honors for the third quarter: High Honors  Grade 6 Grace Aligo, Christopher Baldassi, Saydee Bence, Rileigh Burrows, Cali …
Dunkin’ supports Food Bank
Following a volunteer day featuring Foundation staff and local Dunkin’ franchise owners, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by Dunkin’, …
FIXING A BREAK: City and D’Ambra Construction crews worked into the early morning hours last Thursday to replace a section of the Oakland Beach forced sewer main beneath West Shore Road. Mayor Picozzi posted this photo soon after crews arrived at the scene to warn motorists of possible delays on West Shore Road.
Teamwork averts sewer break from an environmental disaster
It surely seems a non sequitur to compare repair of a broken sewer main to a choreographed ballet. But listening to Betty Anne Rogers, director of the Warwick Sewer Authority, the music was the only …
Permit to fence 15-acre Post Road lot riles Pawtuxet residents
Pawtuxet residents were put on a high fence alert last week following Department of Environmental Management approval to fence in a 15 acre former manufacturing site between the Pawtuxet River and …