Over 42 years the Cranston Hall of Fame has inducted 200 graduates from Cranston Schools.
The criteria required to be considered are to have graduated from any Cranston public high school 10 …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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10/18/23
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Johnston Police and the state's Violent Fugitive Task Force made an arrest in last Wednesday’s shooting at City Limit Auto Sales on Hartford Avenue.
“Our main objective is to protect …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/17/23
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Backed by a groundswell of community support, the Cranston League for Cranston’s Future (CLCF) is breaking ground on a 1,800 square foot addition to their building this Thursday at 9 a.m.
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by ADAM ZANGARI
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10/12/23
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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a series looking at the newest iteration of the proposed Winsor Avenue solar farm. Look for part three in next week’s edition. The series is expected to conclude following the Nov. 2 continuation of the Zoning Board special use permit hearing.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/12/23
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Johnston resident and Italian-American Raena Calisi stood at the juncture of the tiny bridge and the small island in the center of the pond in War Memorial Park.
“He was an …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/12/23
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By ED KDONIAN
“I would be remiss if I didn’t say my victory was not just the Dan Wall victory,” he said. “It was the result of the team of good people who worked with me …
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/11/23
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Chief Operating Officer Marrio Carreño, of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), made an appearance at last week’s Finance Committee meeting to update the committee on the …
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/11/23
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Ladd Observatory Staff Astronomer Francine Jackson and Jim Hendrickson, member of “Sky Scrapers” amateur astronomers of Rhode Island, were welcomed at Cranston Central Library to inform …
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10/11/23
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Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a series looking at the newest iteration of the proposed Winsor Avenue solar farm. Look for part two in next week’s edition. The series is expected to conclude following the Nov. 2 continuation of the Zoning Board special use permit hearing.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/5/23
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Democratic Candidate Dan Wall won Tuesday night’s special election for the Ward 6 council seat, in the unofficial results released by the RI Board of Elections, which has been open since the …
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/4/23
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The Cranston Fall Festival, organized by the Cranston Police Community Outreach Division and Debbie Wood, of We Be Jammin’, was postponed due to the awful weather found itself with the first …
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10/4/23
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The Cranston School Department held a ceremonial ribbon cutting and speaking ceremony to celebrate the completion and opening of the new Garden City Elementary School Thursday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m.
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/4/23
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A resolution sponsored by Mayor Ken Hopkins to allocate $600,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds across all six City Wards for the purposes of playground upgrades and repairs was brought …
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/4/23
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JOHNSTON, R.I. — As small local newspapers struggle with dwindling circulation and shrinking revenue, public officials unhappy with critical news stories are hitting where it hurts — yanking away their contracts to advertise legal notices.
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By Amanda Milkovits, Globe Staff
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9/28/23
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Ward 6 Candidate Forum
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9/21/23
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How fast can you go?
It’s a question Bob Walker expects when asked about the electric bicycle he’s built and rides – except for rainy days when he take public …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/12/22
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In a 5 to 3 vote Thursday, council members denied the advice and consent of Robert Zarnetske for the position of Cranston’s finance director.
Zarnetske has …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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4/12/22
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30,000 runners will participate in the upcoming 2022 Boston Marathon on April 18. Of those individuals, 133 Rhode Islanders will represent the state with seven Cranston residents and six from Warwick …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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4/12/22
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Matthew Newell was playing on the St. Rocco School playground on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.
The carefree 9-year-old heard a teacher calling his name. The fourth-grader, wearing his …
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By RORY SCHULER
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9/17/21
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It was 5 o’clock Monday evening and Jeremy Bousquet had just finished climbing a ladder and began hammering nails into a corner of two pieces of long lumber when someone asked: “What are …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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8/13/21
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