Dan Camp, an employee of Butler Hospital, has stopped work for more than a month to join the picket lines of more than 800 union members at the hospital who have been without contracts since March, ...

To the Editor: I like Kim Izzi. I think she does a good job as principal at St. Rose of Lima School in Warwick. That is why I feel obligated to push back against the devious and dishonest efforts of ...

In reference to the Beacon editorial of June 5 (“Not all roads lead to college”), it seems fashionable these days to pile on against our institutions of higher education for a litany of reasons – they ...

The first official week of summer greeted Warwick with a hot and muggy welcome. The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning from Monday morning until Tuesday night. With maximum … ...

The state Council on Postsecondary Education has voted unanimously to name Rosemary Costigan the sixth president of the Community College of Rhode Island. The council’s June 18 vote ended … ...

It’s been hot, but that’s not the reason more than 35,000 property tax bills won’t be going in the mail this week. Mayor Frank Picozzi couldn’t offer an explanation yesterday of why the city’s ...

Warwick Police Log SUSPENDED LICENSE On May 22 at 10:20 p.m., a WPD officer conducted a traffic stop of a black Honda Accord at the Lemon Grass Restaurant on Post Road. This is the … ...

Driving down West Shore Road on a hot summer night, you can expect to see a long line of customers waiting outside Gigi’s Scoops. At its classic window-service location near Warwick Vets Middle School ...

This week, the Warwick Beacon sports department is honoring some Warwick’s best athletes of the spring season with its All-City teams. As always, it was a fun-filled few months of big-time ...

The Warwick Vets and Winman softball teams were also in action this past season along with the high schools. Here are some photos of when the teams squared off in the regular season. Photos by Leo … ...

Jean M. Lynch, 83, of Warwick, died peacefully on June 22, 2025, at West Shore Health Center. She was born on January 14, 1942, to Eugene A. Lynch and Dorothy A. Chapman in Warwick, RI. Jean is … ...

Robert A. Spencer, 70, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on June 21, 2025. He was the loving husband of Donna (Neirinckx) Spencer, they had been married for 32 years. Born in … ...