Hundreds came together to support Boy Scout Troops 6 and 66 Garden City this past weekend as they prepare for a week long trip to Washington D.C. this spring. MC’d by City Councilman Chris …
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3/13/24
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The walls of the community room at the Central Library are flush with color this month with pieces from every school in the district. The Cranston Public Schools Art Fest 2024 kicked off last weekend …
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3/13/24
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On March 6, Representative Seth Magaziner announced the House passage of $12,353,131 in federal funding requested by Rep. Magaziner for 14 community projects in Rhode Island’s 2nd …
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3/13/24
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Advocates, farmers, conservationists, land trusts, and environmental groups made their case to lawmakers Wednesday night for increasing the amount of open space and land preservation funding for this …
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By Rob Smith / ecoRI News staff
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3/13/24
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COVID and FLU Vaccine Clinic
Tuesday, March 19th – 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Provided by: The Wellness Company
Don’t Take the Risk! Get your FREE Covid and/or Flu …
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3/13/24
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The House of Hope CDC is building the state’s first village of hope for the homeless.
Laura Jaworski, executive director of the Warwick-based non profit, advanced the concept of box-like …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/13/24
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The banquet room of Lang’s Bowlarama on Niantic Avenue was packed Sunday afternoon in support of Democrat City councilman Robert Ferri and his bid for mayor of Cranston, or maybe to score …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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3/13/24
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Cranston won’t be getting a new community center after all.
In a 5-2 vote on March 4, a resolution authorizing the acquisition of $7.2 million from the U.S. treasury office through the …
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Teachers and
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administrators from around the state will gather on Wednesday, March 13 at Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown, for ENVISIONING A NEW ERA (THE VAPE-FREE …
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3/8/24
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Judge Francis “Frank” X. Flaherty carried a pair of huge sealed cardboard boxes into Warwick City Hall’s subterranean conference room.
Flaherty, a former Warwick Mayor and …
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By JOHN HOWELL & RORY SCHULER
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3/7/24
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We work to create a healthier, happier Cranston for all residents through events, workshops, resident-led working groups and The Huddle Center, our Cranston Family Support Center.
Coffee and …
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3/6/24
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Hall Library hosted a night celebrating black jazz composers on February 24th for the end of Black History Month. Over fifty patrons came out from the community to hear the six-piece band, featuring …
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3/6/24
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The “non-renewal” list included the names of 40 Johnston educators.
“Special Educator, Ferri Middle School … Guidance Counselor at Barnes School … Math Teacher, …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/6/24
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Freshwater mussels breathe rivers clean. They are also sensitive to changes in the environment, which puts them at substantial risk. They and the habitat they require are disappearing at a …
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By Frank Carini / ecoRI News staff
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3/6/24
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Students from 15 Ocean State high schools struck gold, silver and bronze in the 41 st annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon held Sunday at Bryant University.
“We ran out of …
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by JOHN HOWELL
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3/6/24
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The Park Theater was briefly ticketed as open for public auction this week, but the auction didn’t stick.
Irving Schechtman & Co., Inc., a West Warwick based auctioneer firm, …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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3/6/24
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With no primary fight on the horizon for the Democratic nominee for mayor of Cranston, councilman Robert Ferri can rest relatively easy compared to his two prospective Republican competitors. He had …
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The St. Mary’s Feast Society Hall was packed on Sunday, March 3 with veterans, currently serving military and their families and friends who support them for a special event: The Rhode Island …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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3/6/24
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On February 27, Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins administered the oath of office to Cranston’s new Fire Chief Robert Ryan in a ceremony held in the Cranston High School East auditorium.
Ryan was …
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3/6/24
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