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Bolts sweep Hawks in volleyball semis - Warwick Beacon

5 days ago | warwickonline.com | Alex Sponseller

The Bishop Hendricken volleyball team was swept by Cranston East 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-21) in Tuesday’s Division I Semifinals to see its season come to a close. The Hawks finished the regular season 9-9 overall to qualify for the postseason and ran into the red-hot Bolts, who swept Chariho in the quarterfinals. Hendricken earned a 3-1 win over Classical in the first round, when they were led by Andrew Ramos with 22 kills while Zach Roebuck added 14 of his own.
Catching up on spring playoffs - Warwick Beacon

5 days ago | warwickonline.com | Alex Sponseller

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks covering our high school sports teams as they are grinding through their respective playoffs. We’re now entering the home stretch of the school sports calendar with the final games scheduled (for now) this Sunday. As expected, our softball teams have been dynamite, and as of Wednesday, we’re down to two in Cranston East and West.
Saltwater licenses up 3.8 percent in Rhode Island - Warwick Beacon

6 days ago | warwickonline.com | Dave Monti

By CAPT. DAVE MONTISpecial to the SunRiseThe Department of Environmental Management’s Marine Fisheries Division released their 2024 annual commercial and recreational fishing report on May 20, 2025. The Department is required by state law to provide annually to the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council a report for review which provides valuable context throughout the regulatory process. In 2024 there were 54,117 recreational saltwater licenses issued, up 3.8 percent from 2023.
Lawmakers surprised by $15M shortfall as session winds down - Warwick Beacon

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | Nancy Lavin

You wouldn’t suspect any opposition to proposed pay raises for state troopers and correctional officers based on public hearings on May 23. The requisite meetings on new collective bargaining agreements held just before the holiday weekend concluded in under 10 minutes, with no public feedback on either contract. But legislative leaders are less than thrilled about the salary increases and accompanying benefits for roughly 1,250 state employees, which require $15 million more than what Gov.
Hawks win 47th Class A title - Warwick Beacon

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | Alex Sponseller

The Bishop Hendricken outdoor track and field team won its 47th Class A Championship last week in Coventry. It was also its 47th consecutive title as well for the Hawks as they edged second-place La Salle. Hendricken’s David Hayes won the 1,500 run while teammate Jack Moretta took first in the 3,000. Carson Dean took first in the pole vault, while Jakob Reyes won the high jump. “These meets are always difficult. La Salle is a great team and we weren’t able to beat them indoors.
School Committee OKs teacher layoffs - Warwick Beacon

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | John Howell

While holding out hope that additional funding may become available, the School Committee by a vote of 4 to 1 abstention approved the layoff of 20 full-time equivalent teacher positions Tuesday evening. The action still leaves the district $1.9 million shy of the $198.2-million budget the committee approved in April.
Council approves mayor’s $380M budget - Warwick Beacon

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | John Howell

With a snip here and a tack on there – a bit of tweaking – plus an adjustment adding almost $2 million to schools, the City Council approved a $380-million budget Thursday night. The changes, which Mayor Frank Picozzi supports, will mean a residential tax rate of $13.34 and a commercial rate of $25.45 per $1,000 of property valuation.
Arts & Crafts Festival a sure sign of summer - Warwick Beacon

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | John Howell

This is Erin Flynn’s second time around as president of the Gaspee Days Committee, but she still gets a wonderful feeling when people tell her the arts and crafts festival is the beginning of summer for them. It’s a time for the whole family to come together, walk Narragansett Parkway, meet friends and look over and buy the wares of more than 150 vendors. From early forecasts, however, it looked like the festival could be a washout.
Coast Guard to auction Warwick Light - Warwick Beacon

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | John Howell

The mayor and president of the Warwick Neck Improvement Association, who cooperatively worked on an application to assume city ownership of Warwick Light with its spectacular view of Narragansett Bay, were surprised and disappointed last week that the government will auction off the 1.3-acre property. The city’s hope was to save the property from private development and make it accessible to the public, although the details of that had not been worked out.
Taxes drive Warwick critic to vote with his feet - Warwick Beacon

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | John Howell

A man who regularly attends City Council meetings and frequently questions council actions announced recently at a meeting that it would likely be his last budget hearing. Barry Cook, 78, who is retired and living on Social Security, said he and his wife have their house for sale and will probably move out of Warwick. “What’s happening in this city is that we’re going to get taxed out of this city,” he said.