What makes a commencement special?
There are a couple of key ingredients: students celebrating, proud families hooting and hollering encouragement, pageantry, music, big arenas. The personal …
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By WILL STEINFELD
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5/8/24
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Haunted happenings across Cranston
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The Annual Halloween Party at the Cranston Fire Department Headquarters on Pontiac Ave. on Halloween night. The city of Cranston and the Cranston Fire Department hosted the event. The party has been …
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11/7/12
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An event at the Community Noise Lab at Brown University marks the most recent salvo in the ongoing battle between the Cranston Police Department and residents neighboring its police academy firing …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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11/22/23
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The Rhode Island Shriners held their Ninth Annual Feztival of Trees on Nov. 25 and 26 at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet. The event featured vendors, activities for the kids, and three fundraisers: a penny …
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11/29/23
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Picky Eaters Workshop & Craft for Kids
Thursday May 16th, 4:30-6:00pm
The Huddle Center,
70 Gansett Ave., Cranston
Join our workshop to explore creative ways to introduce new …
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5/8/24
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Humans of Cranston is a recurring column showcasing the stories of Cranston community members’ community involvement, diversity, and unique life perspectives.
Sarah DeCataldo is the owner …
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5/8/24
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Cranston’s own Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular
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(Herald photos by Steve Popiel)
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11/7/12
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Our programs assist, inform, entertain, and enrich the lives of individuals 55 years and older.
FREE Digital Skills Workshops
Mobile Device Basics (Android) (English & …
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11/29/23
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Waterman Elementary lights the night with pumpkin display
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The Waterman community came out to view the pumpkins that school families created on Friday, Oct. 26.
"We offered pumpkins at a discounted rate of only $2 and each student worked on their pumpkin …
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11/7/12
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Grade 8 HIGH Honors
Chloe L. Bouchard, Nathaniel W. Brennick, Tristan N. Brinker, Paige S. Buffington, Natalie Chin, Nyasia M. Donald, Abigail G. Farmer, Leon E. Finkle, Eliot S. Hale, Oakley R. …
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11/29/23
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Dutemple gets in the spooky spirit
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More than 300 students, parents, teachers and administrators from Dutemple Elementary came to the Halloween party on Friday, Oct. 26 at Cranston East. The children enjoyed dancing, decorating gourds, …
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11/7/12
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Grade 8 High Honors
Jonathan Arana, Larissa Awad, Jillian Knight, Maury Mendez Flores, Bryanna Morales-Batres, Arianna Musco, Jana Pallanan, Aniah Parker, Lehnaya Rodriguez, Gabriella Rogers, …
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11/29/23
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The Planet Fitness on Warwick Ave. has been the target of three bomb threats in three weeks, with the location having to evacuate on March 28, April 4 and April 9.
According to Warwick Police …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/11/24
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Promoting ‘Youth Success’
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Brittani Parent, a 19-year-old student from Cranston East, is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship award from Rhode Island Community Action Scholar (RICAS) Scholarships. “Youth Success showed me …
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1/23/13
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High Honors
1st QUARTER, Grade 8
Barbosa, Zaria N., Bedard, Bree N., Bickford, Chloe C., Bogosian, Eliana G., Carter, Mackenzie A., Chrysanthopoulou, Aikaterini, Cipolla, Luciana T., …
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11/29/23
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As millions of Americans took to the road over the Thanksgiving holiday, gas prices barely budged here in the Northeast, but still managed to eke out declines for a tenth straight week. Meanwhile, …
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11/29/23
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New Year ’s Day arrived as a whisper.
The still waters of the Providence River reflected gray clouds. The Fields Point giant wind turbines stood tall, their blades frozen. The Edgewood …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/3/24
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Unlikely canvas makes for award-winning art
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It was an overcast day on Saturday, Sept. 29, when Valerie Bruzzi-Krsulic and her students from Cranston High School West arrived in Providence for the 13th annual Street Painting Festival. With …
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11/7/12
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Career and Tech Center hosts open house
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The Cranston Area Career and Technical Center opened its doors to the public last week for their annual Open House. Geared toward prospective students, including all two-year college, four-year …
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1/23/13
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With dentists aging, nearly frozen insurance reimbursement rates not keeping pace with increasing costs and fewer people choosing to go into the profession, “we’re sort of at a tipping …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/29/23
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