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STANDING THEIR GROUND: Cranston students line up to address the School Committee last Wednesday during a public budget work session. On the agenda were cuts to both the music and sports programs in the city. A similar work session was held Monday, with another scheduled for Feb. 11.
STANDING THEIR GROUND: Cranston students line up to address the School Committee last Wednesday during a public budget work session. On the agenda were cuts to both the music and sports programs in the city. A similar work session was held Monday, with another scheduled for Feb. 11.
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Students team up to protest program cuts
by Meg Fraser
Feb 03, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
No vote has been taken, but it appears as though Cranston residents’ fears will be confirmed as the School Committee moves forward with a collection of cuts proposed in Superintendent Peter Nero’...
CACTC tech jobs at risk
by Meg Fraser
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The crowd was less boisterous at Monday night’s budget work session for Cranston schools, but that didn’t stop representatives from the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center from speaking out a...
Senior services could lead way on consolidation
by John Howell
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Meg Brugeman, director of Warwick Senior Services since last March, sees a lot of parallels between the services offered in Warwick and Cranston. The two municipalities provide seniors transpor...
Prout fights to preserve historical remains
by Meri R. Kennedy
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
When Dolores Prout returned to her home state of Rhode Island in 1984, she decided to research her roots. But when she discovered the grave of her great-grandfather, the late Captain Antone Coelh...
Wall to wall
Jan 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Schools struggle with '9M problem'
by Meg Fraser
Jan 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The auditorium of Western Hills was crowded last week as students and parents in Cranston readied themselves for a battle over cuts proposed in the school budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Bu...
'Sister cities' look at plans for consolidation
by Meg Fraser
Jan 27, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
They don’t want to set deadlines and they don’t want to talk specifics, but one thing is certain – Mayors Allan Fung and Scott Avedisian are looking to consolidate services between Warwick and Cran...
 

 

 

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