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FLOW CHART: Above, U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha’s office shared an organization flow chart, depicting the diverters’ role as second in command of the alleged theft ring. (Image courtesy U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha’s Office)

60,000 ‘stolen’ items seized

First, “the Boosters” swipe a load of high-demand groceries from a big box store or local pharmacy chain. Then the tags and security devices are stripped and the stolen items are passed …

Hopkins responds to opponent’s ‘Ferri Tales’

Only a week after the bell rung to begin the General Election race for Cranston mayor, both candidates are already circling each other and throwing their first few jabs. Cranston City Councilman …
LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Beloved parent Renee Newell was one of the thousands who perished in the terrorist attack.  A tree planted in her honor stands in a quiet alcove between the school and the church.

St. Rocco’s will never forget, ever

Last Wednesday, the weather was achingly similar to what it was exactly 23 years earlier — a warm September day with bright blue skies. And it was on Sept. 11, 2001, that the peace of the …
DISTRICT 25: Democratic candidates for Rhode Island Senate District 25 Pamela Leary, left, and Andrew Dimitri, right, shake hands outside the Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School in Johnston on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Cranston City Council VP Lammis Vargas wins shot at D-28 Senate seat

The incumbent advantage is alive and well in Rhode Island, where sitting Democratic state lawmakers overwhelmingly triumphed in primary races Tuesday. Except for Democratic Rep. Ed Cardillo Jr., …
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STUNNING THE SKIPPERS: West quarterback Kelan Cornell rushes the ball. (Photos by Leo van Dijk/rhodyphoto.zenfolio.com)
‘This feels real to us’
Cranston West believes it can be one of the top football teams in the state this season. There will be more believers after Friday night. The Falcons went on the road and edged perennial …
CLIMBING THE LADDER: Mia Santomassimo battles for the ball. (Photos by Alex Sponseller)
Thunderbirds off to big start
The Cranston co-op field hockey team is off to a nice start in Division III as it improved to 4-1 with recent wins and sits in second place behind Classical. The Thunderbirds made a statement …
Athlete of the Week: Lily Tillinghast
The Cranston Herald’s Athlete of the Week is senior field hockey captain Lily Tillinghast. Tillinghast has been leading the way as the Thunderbirds look to compete for a championship, and …
Opinion

Councilman Robert Ferri welcomes Mayor Hopkins to the General Election

With Ken Hopkins the declared winner of the Republican Mayoral Primary, Councilman Robert Ferri, the endorsed Democratic nominee for Mayor of Cranston welcomes Ken to the general election, and had …

The danger of political violence in America

It’s happened again. American politics has once again been assaulted by an act of violence upon one of our leaders. The shocking news of someone attempting to kill Donald Trump, again, a former …
Obituaries

Rhode Island loses legendary philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein at age 93

Alan Shawn Feinstein , who urged thousands of students to do good deeds and rewarded them for doing so and whose name is on so many schools throughout the state, died Saturday at the age of 93. He …

Childers, Patricia

Patricia Childers died peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2024, in her own bed surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Rhode Island, 1932. She was an Army BRAT, moving often and spending a few …

 

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Hopkins responds to opponent’s ‘Ferri Tales’

Only a week after the bell rung to begin the General Election race for Cranston mayor, both candidates are already circling each other and throwing their first few jabs. Cranston City Councilman …