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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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At BankRI’s Atwood Avenue branch in Cranston, 400 gifts were donated to its Holiday Giving Tree program to help brighten the season for children served by SSTARbirth. Statewide, the effort led to 7,576 gifts for kids, its highest total ever.
Holiday Giving Tree collects 7,576 gifts for local Kids in biggest year ever
Thanks to the generosity of Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) customers, staff and the community, the holiday season has been made brighter for underprivileged children across the Ocean State. The … more
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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SEND IN THE CLOWNS: Rob and Mike “Ringling” entertain a crowd at the Cranston YMCA and focus on the importance of staying fit. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be in town in May.
Circus visits the YMCA [Photo gallery]
Clowns from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus visited the Cranston YMCA on April 10 to entertain children of all ages with their CircusFit Program. Through the CircusFit Program, … more
COLONIAL WOMEN: Cassidy Foley, Amelia Charleson, Maggie DiRaimo, Katie Caraccia, Lyndsey Cairone and Alyssa D'Ercole played the roles of Martha Washington, Phyllis Wheatley, Abigail Adams, Deborah Sampson, Betsy Ross and Mercy Otis Warren.
Students relive Colonial Rhode Island [Photo gallery]
The students in Danielle DeSimone and Chris Romanelli's fifth grade classes went back in time earlier this year for a trip through the Colonial era. Each student had to focus on one historical … more
A SPECIAL GROUP OF FRIENDS: A busload of friends traveled on December 9, to Cranston and Richmond to bring very special holiday cheer to very special classmates.
Members of East Class of 1985 are friends for life
Generally, after high school graduation, people go on with their lives, and rarely stay in touch with classmates. That is not the case with this group. “The Cranston East class of … more
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FEEL THE BEAT: Members of the Latin Dance Club show off the moves they’ve learned this year.
'Bolts on Broadway [Photo gallery]
Cranston East students perform in school talent show. more
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TEAMWORK: Working together, Tangie Miner and Debbie Fitman join a team of approximately 15 people who worked this past Sunday to clean up Park Avenue and the surrounding area as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program.
Humanists clean up Park Avenue [Photo gallery]
This past Sunday, a group of volunteers from the Humanists of Rhode Island worked together in an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup effort along Park Avenue. The group is committed to completing a minimum of … more
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DONATIONS POURED IN: Studio B in Garden City held The Perfect Prom Event to offset costs of prom season for students at Cranston East and West. Pictured is Studio B co-owner Kristi Beaman accepting dresses from Miki Stevens of Coventry.
Studio B makes prom possible [Photo gallery]
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GIANT QUILT: The students in Sara Muschiano, Amy Gearing and Donna Read's fourth grade classes pose in the lobby of the Glen Hills Elementary School, where their Rhode Island quilt hangs. The quilt shows off all that the students learned about their home state during their in-depth research at the end of the school year.
Rhode Island Day at Glen Hills [Photo gallery]
The celebration of Rhode Island Day is an annual tradition for the fourth grade classes at Glen Hills Elementary School. Each year, at the end of June, the students participate in an entire day's … more
SHOPPING: A customer views the many beads and jewelry offered at The Bead Store and More. The store has relocated, offering more display area, parking and pedestrian traffic.
Beads and more [Photo gallery]
Blooms on the Bridge [Photo gallery]
The landscape is blooming across Cranston, including the trees just over the birdge in Pawtuxet Village. The National Weather Service is predicting rain for the end of this week, but temperatures … more
Service with a smile [Photo gallery]
Last month, the Park Ave. Dunkin’ Donuts had a special guest, Patriots football punter Zoltan Mesko, serving behind the counter and greeting guests during their Iced Coffee Day. All proceeds that … more
GLAM DAY: Salon Lux, located at 995 Pontiac Avenue, opened their doors and hearts to raise funds for the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation and collected donations of new socks and underwear for Project Undercover last Sunday. Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the salon offered all haircuts for $10, as well as 50 percent off all other hair services including color and highlights. Also offered at the daylong event were seated chair massage by Be Healthy and Fit, Reiki treatments by First Spiritualist Church, Spirit and Physic Medium readings and tarot card readings. Refreshments and complementary make-up applications were also available. Pictured is hairstylist Kristen Blanchette and customer Heidi Morgan.
Going glam for Project Undercover [Photo gallery]
Salon Lux helped collect donations for Project Undercover Sunday. more
STANDING OVATION: “The Vagina Monologues” cast poses for a post-performance photo after receiving a standing ovation from the audience at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.
V-Day events aim to end violence against women [Photo gallery]
Women come together to end violence on V-Day... more
Counting their pennies [Photo gallery]
40 students worked with the Pennies for Patients … more
Great Fishing [Photo gallery]
Warwick photographer Dave Chartier captured this image of a bald eagle catching a dinner of menhaden from a school of the fish in Apponaug Cove last week. more
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FIDDLER IN THE HOUSE: Performing with two of her band members, Natalie MacMaster performs at the Historic Park Theater.
MacMaster Shines at the Park [Photo gallery]
Considered to be the most dynamic performers in Celtic music, Natalie MacMaster brought her talent to the RI Center for the Performing Arts at the Historic Park Theater last week. The show began with … more
FATHER-SON: Nicholas Russo, a student at Immaculate Concept, got out to Sprague Mansion with his dad Mike to put in some hours into the school’s required community service hours.
Sprague Mansion beautified
Sprague Mansion is ready for spring after a day of beautification on Saturday. Over twenty Cranstonians came to help out, including families and a number of local teens doing community service … more
"Chow," bella! [Photo gallery]
: In spirit of St. Joseph’s Day on Monday, Cranston 3-year-old Aubrie Pezzullo enjoyed a zeppole. A zeppole is an Italian puff pastry filled with custard and topped with powdered sugar and a … more
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