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As my son, Jack, told the story, I realized that sometimes only a matter of seconds can change our lives. Too often, it seems that small increment of time falls on the wrong side of things. We are …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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11/6/25
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Do you suppose it’s open?
It was a good question given that the government shutdown continues and we were thinking of visiting Yellowstone National Park. Would it be open?
My son …
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10/30/25
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What do I wear and what should I pack?
Those questions hit me this week when Carol reminded me I didn’t have all that much time before leaving Wednesday with my son Jack to visit my …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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10/23/25
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Sometimes I dread reading the Beacon.
That may sound strange coming from the editor, as I get to see much of the paper before it goes to press. There are few surprises. More and more, however, …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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10/16/25
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At Carol’s pleading, and I must admit I was in no rush to call it quits on summer, I put off closing the pool until last weekend. And then came along 80-degree weather and I thought, …
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10/9/25
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We were a pair, and between us we had what the authorities wanted.
She had a boarding pass needed to get to the gate where 75 veterans – one of them a WWII veteran – of RI Honor …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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10/2/25
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Fallout from the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah continues to roil American politics, media and entertainment.
The most prominent example is ABC’s decision to suspend …
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By IAN DONNIS
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9/25/25
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“What are you eating?”
I didn’t expect Farrah to answer. She is our rescue dog, a mix between a corgi and a German shepherd. I tell that to people and get a mixture of …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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9/25/25
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“I’ll waddle over and get it,” Domenic Giarruso said as he stood from the table and headed for the living room.
He did waddle, but then I marveled that at 102 not only was he …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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9/18/25
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There’s no other way to describe it than a black cloud. It was so close to my face that I couldn’t make out what it was … at first.
I realized soon enough, however. The …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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9/4/25
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How did this happen? I stared at my phone in disbelief. I knew I had entered the name and phone number of my primary care physician. I even had his cellphone and email that I rarely used. But nothing …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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8/28/25
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The docks at Safe Harbor at Masthead are like rock. They look like a well-kept sidewalk, solid and steady.
My initial apprehension that I wouldn’t have the sea legs to return to the water …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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8/21/25
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Have you watched kids play, or maybe you remember games you played as a kid?
Hide and seek was always a favorite that evolved as we grew older. We made our own rules, like placing …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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8/14/25
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“We have some visitors,” Carol said. “Come on out on the porch and you’ll see them.”
I should have guessed something was up when I heard several high-pitched …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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8/7/25
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There’s always something to learn when reading the editor’s or publisher’s columns in the opening pages of magazines or the Providence Sunday Journal. In Sunday’s paper, …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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7/31/25
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Saturday was the perfect day for a biennial project – painting the back porch. The humidity was low. There was a cool breeze. The sun was out. And I had the house to myself. Farrah …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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7/24/25
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Mark Richards was on the phone, but I had trouble hearing him. There was a lot of banging going on.
“Get out of there,” Mark shouted. The clanking only grew louder. Then it went …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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7/17/25
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It’s no wonder that the Warwick Neck Fourth of July parade has become a tradition. It’s too much fun to not keep going year after year.
But it’s changed. That’s not a bad …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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7/10/25
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My son Ted stood back, looking at the table.
He held a tape measure and stretched it out. It was 6 feet long. We should all have intuitively known it was 6 feet. The metal-top table has been a …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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7/3/25
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Imagine the scene. You have just graduated from a four-year college and are probably still feeling the effects of celebrating with your friends and families. Or more likely it’s something else …
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By JOHN HOWELL, Warwick Beacon Editor
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6/11/25
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