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Ginny stepping down after 14 years of putting Conimicut first
Not long after moving to Conimicut, Ginny Barham wanted to learn more about the community and started attending village association meetings.  Not  long after that she thought of serving on … more
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WATCH FOR DEER AND TICKS: The sign on Post Road in Pawtuxet is near where the owners of the adjoining 15 acres plan to erect a chain link fence that would close off a river walk trail. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Petition asks city to preserve river walk
More than 400 people have signed a petition calling on the city to buy as much as 12 acres bordering the Pawtuxet River and “close the loop” to a 2.3 mile walking trail that circles … more
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A PARTY MAN: McNamara stands in the Rhode Island Democratic Party’s Warwick office, which still bore signs of celebration from Gabe Amo’s victory earlier that week.
McNamara to focus on education, steps down as party chair
As he steps down as Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair, Rep. Joseph McNamara (Dist. 19, Warwick/Cranston) looks to devote more time to education. McNamara said his decision not to seek the … more
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WATCH OUT ABEL: Raising Canes expects to open its new Johnston location in early January 2024. They’ve promised the first 20 guests “Free Canes for a Year.”
Raising Cane's Johnston confirms January opening
The giant blue banner across the building seeks new managers. The pay starts at more than $20 per hour. Raising Cane’s pledges to open its first Ocean State location to start the New Year. … 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 2024.
Your Amazon may arrive by Christmas 2024
Johnston’s Amazon won’t open in 2023. That’s confirmed. Now the launch has been pushed to a mystery date in 2024. Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. expects the … more
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Miscalculation for FICA deductions could cost city $150K a year
About 700 city employees received letters last week informing them that since 2007 the city has been taking more out of their pay for FICA, inclusive of Social Security and Medicare than necessary. … more
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IN MEMORY OF FRANK HANSON JR.: Gloria Coppola who retired as a major crimes investigator from the New York State Police (NYSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation has hopes of finding remains of Frank Hanson who was last seen on July 12, 1947. She sits on a bench she bought and is across from the grave stone of Frank’s parents at Pawtuxet Memorial Cemetery in Warwick. (Cranston Herald photos)
Cold Case
Gloria Coppola never stops looking for connections that will answer questions. In this case it is the disappearance of Frank Hanson Jr., 16 who lived in Cranston and was soon to move to Warwick … more
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NAVIGATING TRAFFIC: Adults and students cut between traffic on Rocky Point Avenue to get to Warwick Neck School. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Councilman cites ‘dangerous’ conditions at school drop-off
Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur doesn’t want to be in the position of saying “I told you so” when a student is injured while getting dropped off or picked up from the Rocky Point … more
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Breeze Airways takes off at Green
By JOHN HOWELL In August of 2022, Breeze Airways announced it had selected Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport as one of its bases of operations and that over a period of five years … more
Is anyone fighting for the ‘right to learn’ in RI?
Should Rhode Island’s children have a constitutional right to an education? The U.S. Constitution doesn’t actually guarantee Americans the right to an education, according to legal … more
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Phantoms, princesses & spooks galore at Pawtuxet Parade
Friends of Pawtuxet Village held the 27th annual costume parade last Saturday, October 26. Businesses up and down Broad Street participated by handing out treats to children as they marched down the … more
PARADE QUEEN... OR WITCH? The Chapman Avenue home of Stacy Capone, owner and artistic director of Distinctive Dance Etc. was once again ground zero for what was the 26th annual Greenwood Halloween parade. With the donations of area businesses and her neighbors, Capone put out an extensive spread of pizzas, cookies and drinks for the parade that winds through the neighborhood accompanied by fire and police vehicles…and she didn’t spare any effort on making herself one of many stars for the occasion. More photos on page 5. (Warwick Beacon photos)
A Greenwood assembly of Halloween characters
DYNAMIC TRIO: Three of the women who played critical roles in the programs and development of Cornerstone gather to share memories. From left they are Kim Morris who served as activities director of 35 years; Andrea Whitney who preceded her and Roberta Merkle who guided the center through its growth and is now executive vice president of strategic initiatives for Saint Elizabeth Community. (Warwick Beacon photos)
A safe, caring place for seniors
Fifty years ago adult day care centers were virtually unheard of. As the story goes, a TV news story on such a center in Hawaii caught the attention of the late Rev. Bishop Covell, pastor of the … more
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ROCKING THE GASPEE: John Foley and Rep. Joe McNamara on guitar teamed up to play McNamara’s composition during the opening of the Gaspee display at the Warwick Library on Saturday. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Rock & tales opens library Gaspee exhibit
Dr. Kathy Abbass doesn’t sugarcoat history or for that matter what the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project found in its ongoing efforts to find the HMS Gaspee. Abbass, the driving … more
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A HIT WITH KIDS: Clad in his gold jacket, Alan Shawn Feinstein addresses Aldrich Junior High students in this photo from 2014. (Warwick Beacon photo)
$1M school program may be last Feinstein oversees
The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program. Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and … more
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Airport pushing, not so fast, says city
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has awarded a site preparation contract for a new air cargo facility and is faced with an 18 month schedule to build it south of the terminal backing up to … more
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CHARGED: Michael A. Jones, 33, of 25 Queen St., Cranston, was arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son on Halloween morning.
Child shot in Cranston, father arrested
A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist. The child was … more
Warwick-08/16/2023 The new mayor of Johnston, RI, Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. demanded that the publisher of the Johnston Sun Rise newspaper, John Howell fire his editor, Rory Schuler after he has written critical stories about his administration. Howell looks over a layout of the front page of the Warwick Beacon newspaper near stacks of the newspapers in the office. JohnTlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)
In a small town, a big issue about the First Amendment
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. more
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Report: New schools would increase test scores, home values
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 … more
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THE POWER OF CHANGE: Bob Walker points to the engine and the battery pack on the electric bike he built. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Ambassador with a bike
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 … more
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