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Nathan Scarborough loves Rhode Island. He was raised in Cranston, goes to school in Providence, and this summer he’s working in Matunuck.
Scarborough is an assistant lead electrician at …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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7/9/25
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Last week’s heat dome was no match for local pro wrestling fans, who lined up early on a 90-degree Monday to watch nearly two dozen wrestlers go at it inside Rhodes on the Pawtuxet for nearly …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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7/2/25
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You’ve probably seen his face on billboards around the state. You might have heard his music in commercials aired on Channel 10. And if you’re an eagle-eyed driver, you may have even …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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6/25/25
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Last week, a team of researchers and nature enthusiasts joined together at Salter Grove in Warwick to hunt for a high-tech satellite tracking tag that had fallen off a striped bass—a fish …
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By JASON MAJOR, Beacon Media Contributor
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6/4/25
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John Perrotta likes to stay busy. The Cranston native spent decades building a comedy business at night while working as a correctional officer by day. He did all this while living a reckless …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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5/28/25
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By trade , Anthony Ricci is a landscaper and a singer – although, he says, the singing gigs aren’t what they used to be. There are way too many funerals lately.
And then …
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By JOHN HOWELL Warwick Beacon Editor
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5/7/25
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By trade, Anthony Ricci is a landscaper and a singer – although, he says, the singing gigs aren’t what they used to be. There are way too many funerals lately.
And then there’s …
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By JOHN HOWELL, Warwick Beacon Editor
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5/7/25
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What’s the challenge of owning, not one but two dogs, that weigh up to 150 pounds each, love eating, and when they shed leave “tumble weeds” of black hair throughout the house?
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By JOHN HOWELL,Warwick Beacon Editor
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4/30/25
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Located in the heart of Apponaug, Warwick Center for the Arts celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and the Center is currently in the midst of a full year of activities. Next up: a masquerade …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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4/23/25
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Can you spot the lamb? Find the willow tree? Or scope out the grave of a Naval veteran who served on the Ironclad USS Monitor during the Civil War? These are questions you’ll find yourself …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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4/16/25
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April is National Poetry Month, and locally a journal is currently seeking submissions for its first issue. Prudence Dispatch is a family affair—George Shuster is an editor, and his wife …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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4/2/25
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A whopping 92 percent of library patrons leave libraries feeling calm and peaceful, according to a new study organized by New York Public Library along with the Humanities and Human Flourishing …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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3/5/25
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