This decision brought the Gortonists to seek out William’s friend and benefactor, Miantonomi, to purchase the land between the Pawtuxet River and Apponaug and from the bay to a point about 20 miles ...

Stephen Gothberg was a Pilgrim senior in 1970 and an offense tackle on the football team. He was fast. He ran the ...

Despite this week’s smoke-hazed skies, people flocked from all over Rhode Island to National Night Out at Rocky Point Park on ...

A former Cranston School Committee member, city councilman, mayor and governor, Edward DiPrete was the one in the spotlight. But Patricia DiPrete was the rock of the family. “She had boundless energy, ...

The village we call Apponaug has undergone many changes from its early colonial period to the 21st century. At times, these changes were beneficial and brought about a feeling of pride in the … ...

Julia Brandenburg, who grew up in a “very musical household” and started playing the violin at age 5, left yesterday for Rome, where she will attend the weeklong Rome Chamber Music Festival. She is ...

Principal Danny Smith says many Warwick residents he meets are iffy on the location of Harold F. Scott Elementary School – until he happens to mention the sign. "Sometimes I just have to say … ...

A map of Rhode Island hangs on the wall in the PBS office of the Haunted RI team. So far, three locations have been written onto the map – three haunted locations that is. Sometime in the near … ...

U.S. Coast Guard Coastal Patrol Boat “Razorbill” stood watch at the entrance to Potter’s Cove on the east side of Prudence ...

With Victory Day coming up Monday, World War II veteran Dewey Turilli, 89, decided he wanted to share his experience with Warwick Beacon readers. Victory Day, originally celebrated as Victory … ...

HISTORIC VIEW OF THE SHORE: This undated photo of the shoreline of Rocky Point from around 1900 provided clues as to the Observation Tower’s location in the park (left). The mysterious “circle stone ...

‘My story has become my opportunity to inspire and teach the importance of care, compassion and kindness’ Healthcare professor Lou Pu The ordeal that deeply informed how Lou Pugliese teaches an ...