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Lifelong newspaper man and Warwick Beacon editor (and former publisher) John Howell has always been all about getting the story right. Well, on Saturday, he was the right story, joining eight …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/15/25
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5/15/25
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Is a Rhode Island bottle bill in the cards this year?
Warwick State Senator Mark McKenney, who introduced the legislation in the Senate, wouldn’t have placed odds on it a month ago. But …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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5/15/25
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As Rhode Island legislators prepare to once again consider a bill to reform payday loan practices in the state, advocates in favor of stricter regulations on short-term lending staged a protest …
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By TARA MONASTESSE
Beacon Media Contributor
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5/15/25
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The Johnston Police Department is pleased to announce it is currently undergoing an assessment process by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), as part of …
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5/15/25
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Johnston Public Schools participated in a district wide “Green Out” in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. On May 2, each public school in the district came …
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5/15/25
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HIT & RUN
On April 29 at approximately 11:34 a.m., Patrolman Nicholas Defelice responded to a reported hit and run motor vehicle accident without injuries on 107 George Waterman Road.
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5/15/25
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Get ready for some drama in the Ocean State — Bravo’s “Real Housewives” franchise is coming to Rhode Island.
The network announced the latest iteration of the …
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By CHRISTOPHER SHEA
Rhode Island Current
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5/15/25
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President Ronald Reagan once said that “there is nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.”
Steven Feinberg, the executive director of the Rhode Island Film …
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By MIKE LEVESQUE
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5/15/25
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The town is preparing to launch a statistical revaluation to make sure that local property values remain equitable and up to date with the current real estate market.
The Town Council voted at a …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/15/25
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Long-time School Superintendent Bernard DiLullo will retire at the end of June – much to the dismay of the local school community, particularly School Committee members, who have worked with …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/15/25
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The Johnston High School unified basketball team wrapped up its spring season in style as it took second place in its division in last weekend’s Rhode Island Interscholastic League State …
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5/14/25
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Are you looking for a fun-loving, active boy who will steal your heart? Well, here you go, meet BamBam! This young, handsome fellow loves to play fetch and brings smiles to everyone's face wherever …
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5/14/25
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High Honors Melissa Aguilar 2025 Temitope Ajayi 2025 Skyla Almeida 2026 Lucas Anderson 2025 Kaitlyn Barbosa 2026 Benjamin Bejnar 2025 Isabella Boudreau 2027 I’daizha Brown 2026 Tyler Brunelle …
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5/8/25
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Despite serving thousands of breakfast and lunch meals during an academic year, cafeteria teams rarely share in the credit for student success. On May 2, Johnston marked Lunch Hero Day to highlight …
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5/8/25
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It is not very often that a husband and wife will explore the happenings at the Johnston Senior Center, with the emphasis and priority being “the billiard room.”
Rick and …
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5/8/25
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In his final months as Rhode Island Senate president, the late Dominick Ruggerio continued to rake in campaign donations, according to the first-quarter report filed with the Rhode Island …
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By NANCY LAVIN, Rhode Island Current
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5/8/25
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More than 140 people turned out Saturday to help the Johnston Historical Society honor a local World War II hero. Paratrooper Emery O. Picotte was 23 when he was killed during the Battle of the Bulge …
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5/8/25
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Eight Johnston High School students were recently recognized for their achievement in music.
The students were inducted into Chapter 4009 of the Tri-M Music Society, a program of the National …
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5/8/25
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