PBN honors Beacon Mutual as ‘Best Place to Work for Large Employers’

Beacon Mutual Insurance Company (“Beacon”) has been named the First Place Winner of the Best Places to Work in Rhode Island by Providence Business News (PBN) in the Large Company category for the second consecutive year.  The award was announced June 6 at PBN ceremonies at the Crowne Plaza. In a release, Brian Spero, President … Read more

REQUEST FOR BIDS | Warwick Beacon

 Crossroads RI – Beach Avenue Apartments Cabinet Replacement Project Crossroads Rhode Island invites sealed bids from qualified Contractors for kitchen cabinet and bathroom vanity replacement in at their facility located at 165 Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI. A mandatory walkthrough of the facility, located at 165 Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI, will be held on Thursday, July … Read more

Years in making, 45-pallet-home village begins to take shape

Laura Jaworski (Submitted photo) By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN After nearly four years of advocacy and months of navigating some red tape, a small development of 45 “rapidly deployable” pallet homes to aid Rhode Island’s homeless community – the first of its kind in the Ocean State – has finally commenced construction. Known as “ECHO Village,” the … Read more

Shining bright! Jerilyn’s Sewing School hosts 18th fashion show

By EMILY SWANSON The Jerilyn Sewing School in Cranston held its annual fashion show June 18 at The Gamm Theatre. The show was the 18th for the school and has taken off since its debut. Admission to the show is a canned good to be donated to the RI Community Food Bank. “We have been … Read more

PBN honors Beacon Mutual as ‘Best Place to Work for Large Employers’

Beacon Mutual Insurance Company (“Beacon”) has been named the First Place Winner of the Best Places to Work in Rhode Island by Providence Business News (PBN) in the Large Company category for the second consecutive year.  The award was announced June 6 at PBN ceremonies at the Crowne Plaza. In a release, Brian Spero, President … Read more

REQUEST FOR BIDS | Warwick Beacon

 Crossroads RI – Beach Avenue Apartments Cabinet Replacement Project Crossroads Rhode Island invites sealed bids from qualified Contractors for kitchen cabinet and bathroom vanity replacement in at their facility located at 165 Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI. A mandatory walkthrough of the facility, located at 165 Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI, will be held on Thursday, July … Read more

Shining bright! Jerilyn’s Sewing School hosts 18th fashion show

By EMILY SWANSON The Jerilyn Sewing School in Cranston held its annual fashion show June 18 at The Gamm Theatre. The show was the 18th for the school and has taken off since its debut. Admission to the show is a canned good to be donated to the RI Community Food Bank. “We have been … Read more

The Wisdom of Solomon | Warwick Beacon

To the Editor, An open letter to Speaker Shekarchi, In November of 2011, the General Assembly enacted the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act of 2011 (RIRSA). According to the Economic Policy Institute, the new legislation represented the worst of both worlds for state workers. RIRSA actually lowered benefits for state employees and teachers and introduced … Read more