If you spent last week like we did - watching incredulously as terror seized a grip on the nation's capital - then it may be difficult to process the emotions and repercussions of what it all means, now and going forward. It may also be difficult to keep more

A new year can mean many things. Most people like to set some expectations or challenges for themselves in the form of new resolutions, while others simply enjoy the ability to start a new calendar year with a clean slate and a fresh perspective looking more

It was Joe on the phone. There were no preliminaries. "e;I've got a surprise for you, can you stop by tonight?"e; I was used to Joe's surprises. He was always full of them, but they could be delivered over the phone. I had planned to do some Christmas more

It only seems appropriate that the last edition of the 2020 Warwick Beacon should be published on the very last day of the year - just a fitting, final flourish to wrap up a wholly indescribable year that has been host to a full swath of strangeness, more

I headed to Warwick Mall Saturday morning. It's not what you think, although having not received gifts I'd ordered online during Black Friday sales, I was getting concerned. I wanted to see what Gina termed during her Friday COVID press conference as more

The holiday season is beloved in part because it is a time where magic seems to be possible and suspension of traditional beliefs comes naturally. After all, who's to say it's impossible for a small, isolated group of reindeer located far from humanity's more

History was made this week when a COVID-19 vaccine was administered to Dr. Christian Arbelaez, an emergency room physician at Rhode Island Hospital - the first Rhode Islander to receive the shot. The speed at which a vaccination to prevent contraction of more

Although this year has been filled with reasons to despair, we're thankful to be able to report this week that there is some good news along one major front when it comes to the state budget. Soon-to-be Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi has more