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On Saturday, April 6 almost 100 crafters swung by the William Hall Library to help with blanket donations for Project Linus.
There were crocheters, knitters, sewers, quilters and people who work …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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4/10/24
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Huddle Center Spring Break Events
Week of April 15th-19th (Cranston Public Schools Spring Break)
The Huddle Center, 70 Gansett Avenue, Cranston
Interested in our Spring Break events? …
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4/10/24
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Easy Bruising
Wednesday, April 17th – 10:00 a.m.
URI Pharmacy Outreach Program
Why as we age do we tend to bruise more often? Serious or not – when should we contact …
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4/10/24
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Sprague Mansion hosted Defenders of Animals for an arts and craft sale and raffle fundraiser on Saturday. All artwork by local artists was donated, with 100% of proceeds going to fund the …
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4/10/24
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Silent no longer.
For decades, no one knew that Route 37, which traverses Warwick and Cranston, covered a dark secret. It was only after early summer rains and erosion caused skeletal remains to …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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4/10/24
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4/10/24
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One morning in 2006, I walked into my office at MENTOR Rhode Island to find a voicemail from then CEO Arlene McNulty. She was in the middle of watching an episode of Dancing with the Stars when she …
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By Jo-Ann Schofield former CEO - MENTOR RI
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4/10/24
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At the time of year when colleges are sending out their financial aid packages, $4 million in scholarships is available through the Rhode Island Foundation. Four dozen Cranston students received aid …
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4/10/24
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U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner now has a Republican opponent for this year’s election. Political newcomer Dr. Steven Corvi, who filed with the Federal Election Commission on March 21, …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/10/24
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Rhode Island Arbor Day will be celebrated on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Joseph Ventetuolo Recreational Complex, Brayton Avenue, Cranston, also known as Brayton Avenue Park. The celebration will …
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4/10/24
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Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that resurfacing of the Washington Secondary Bike Path would in Cranston this coming Monday, April 8.
As the resurfacing work on the bike path kicks off in Cranston, …
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4/10/24
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The Johnston School Building Committee has so far awarded more than $40 million in contracts to Rhode Island firms for the construction the town’s new elementary center.
“This …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/5/24
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Pete Fontaine died an hour after deadline last week.
Although he had submitted his final byline several weeks earlier, the Johnston Sun Rise’s faithful freelancer held on until the last pages of the paper were on the presses. The man had ink in his veins.
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/4/24
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Scott Avedisian, Warwick’s longest-serving mayor, entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday morning at Kent County Court to charges he left the scene of a car crash.
The fender-bender occurred …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/3/24
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Cranston, Rhode Island, April, 2024 - The Cranston Combined Percussion Team is excitedly preparing for the New England Scholastic Band Association Championships being held on April 7. They are …
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4/3/24
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‘AI is coming and there’s nothing stopping it’
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool in the healthcare field as well as reinventing and reinvigorating the way …
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By Mel Rising Dawn Cordeiro
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4/3/24
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Mayor Kenneth Hopkins addressed the city council in chambers on Monday afternoon to highlight his FY 2025 Cranston budget starting this July 1.
During the special meeting, Hopkins described his …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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4/3/24
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Rhode Island is one step closer to enacting a safe storage law. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Pam Lauria, cleared the Rhode Island Senate 28-7 on Tuesday, March 19. It now heads to the House, …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/3/24
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In the wake of the mistrial of current Providence Police Sergeant Hanley, the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Political Action Committee (BLM RI PAC) calls on the Rhode Island General Assembly to …
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4/3/24
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By Staff / ecoRI News
Steven Alm and Casey Johnson in the University of Rhode Island Bee Lab want property owners to think small. Though tiny, the issues the duo is examining are anything but …
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By Staff / ecoRI News
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4/3/24
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