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RIDE reaches out
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 … more
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Talking Eclipse
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 … more
Comprehensive Plan Public Workshop to be held at Senior Center
Cranstonians  are invited on February 22 at 6 p.m. to attend a charrette style public workshop at the Senior Enrichment Center to discuss updates to Cranston’s Comprehensive Plan. more
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SITE WORK: The construction site off Atwood Avenue behind Johnston High School is a busy mess. Soon, the mess should give way to a brand new Elementary Center, and eventually, a new High School.
Johnston School Building Committee awards $40M+ in construction contracts for new elementary
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 … more
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SOLAR ECLIPSED: Residents gathered for January's Johnston Zoning Board meeting delivered a standing ovation to the board once it voted to deny Cranston-based Green Development’s application to build a solar farm. After the vote, and residents lined up to shake the board members’ hands.
LETTER: Why should solar company get more time?
Dear Fellow Johnston Residents and Neighbors, On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the Johnston Planning Board will consider extending the timeline on their decision from March 3, 2022, relative to … more
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Proposed courthouse raises questions
By KEVIN FITZPATRICK The Rhode Island Judiciary is requesting funding to build a new courthouse in Cranston, but don’t hold your breath. The Judiciary requested funding from the state … more
IN WITH THE NEW: Incumbent Chief Robert Ryan stands with Mayor Hopkins and outgoing Chief James Warren
Fire Chief Warren retires, Hopkins names successor
Herald Staff Reports Cranston’s Fire Chief formally announced his retirement last week and Mayor Kenneth Hopkins announced his successor. Fire Chief James Warren formalized his … more
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NO MORE GRAVY TRAIN: Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives K. Joseph Shekarchi, and his Director of Communications, Larry Berman, joined Beacon Communications editors for breakfast Friday morning.
Breakfast with Joe
The Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives set his eyes on the biscuits slathered in sausage gravy across the table. “There’s no more … gravy train coming from the federal government,” said state Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi more
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$40M bond package sparks controversy
A resolution to bring a $40 million bond for Cranston Public Schools before voters in a special election next year has passed in the city council in a 6-3 decision along party lines. The … more
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Pete Fontaine
Longtime Beacon Communications freelancer Pete Fontaine dead at 77
Sad news to report. Our longtime freelancer Pete Fontaine died Wednesday afternoon. For decades, you've been reading his upbeat stories highlighting community giving. His bylines have regularly … more
Warwick-08/16/2023 The new mayor of Johnston, RI, Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. demanded that the publisher of the Johnston Sun Rise newspaper, John Howell fire his editor, Rory Schuler after he has written critical stories about his administration. Howell looks over a layout of the front page of the Warwick Beacon newspaper near stacks of the newspapers in the office. JohnTlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)
In a small town, a big issue about the First Amendment
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. more
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Ruling takes air of Assessment appeal
In the most recent round of home reevaluations, a Cranston resident found his home’s value increased due to having a central air system that doesn’t exist. Fourth Ward resident Alex … more
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City moves to vacate lawsuit over Costco
On October 16 the city filed for summary judgment in the $46 million lawsuit it faces over allegations that Mayor Ken Hopkins and former Mayor Allan Fung conducted “improper and unlawful … more
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IN MEMORY OF FRANK HANSON JR.: Gloria Coppola who retired as a major crimes investigator from the New York State Police (NYSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation has hopes of finding remains of Frank Hanson who was last seen on July 12, 1947. She sits on a bench she bought and is across from the grave stone of Frank’s parents at Pawtuxet Memorial Cemetery in Warwick. (Cranston Herald photos)
Cold Case
Gloria Coppola never stops looking for connections that will answer questions. In this case it is the disappearance of Frank Hanson Jr., 16 who lived in Cranston and was soon to move to Warwick … more
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The Warwick School Committee has joined a national lawsuit suing major social media companies Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat, doing so in a 4-0 vote taken during Nov. 14’s School Committee meeting, following discussion in closed session.
Warwick schools join national social media lawsuit
The Warwick School Committee has joined a national lawsuit suing major social media companies Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat, doing so in a 4-0 vote taken during Nov. 14’s School Committee … more
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ROADS SUBMERGED: Early Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. took this photo from “Old Pocasset at Briarcliffe.” According to the mayor, “There’s also large-scale residential flooding throughout Johnston.”
Johnston roads closed following fresh flooding; apartment building evacuated
As the Johnston Sun Rise went to the printers Wednesday morning, Johnston’s emergency management officials had barely finished celebrating good news from the federal government when a fresh … more
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DON’T STOP BELIEVIN: A selfie by Glyn Morgan while at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, March 2013.
Cranston resident has his own vision on how to beat cancer
There are very few words more life shattering to hear than “you have cancer”. But, for Cranston’s Glyn Morgan, that is what happened to him in 2013. “My connection … more
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FROM THE AIR: These images of the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) Central Landfill and Material Recycling Facility in Johnston were captured by drones piloted by Trevor Bryan, an FAA Licensed and insured drone pilot, the owner and operator of New England Aerial Services. For more information on the Warwick-based company, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/newenglandaerialservices.
Rhode Island's Central Landfill says 'pay first, read later'
The Central Landfill wants the Johnston Sun Rise to pay $900, in advance, to search for documents that may (or may not) exist, detailing the past business relationship between Rhode Island Resource … more
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Dragons everywhere
And you thought Roger Williams Park Zoo was the only place to find dragons at this time of year. Well, Peter Legg who was watching the sunset at Fort Getty in Jamestown Sunday, grabbed this shot of … more
CHARGED: 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.
Ex-Warwick Mayor Avedisian pleads not guilty to leaving scene of fast food fender-bender
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 … more
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