For many, hearing aids are necessary to communicate. The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California did a study on the effect of hearing loss in relation …
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By EMILY SWANSON
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7/17/24
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Name: Olivia Tomaselli
Rank in Class: 1
Future Plans (education): Georgetown University
Future Plans (career): Economics and Public Policy
High school activities and any …
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7/17/24
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The Gershkoff/Top Notch Lightning Elite 14-U baseball team traveled down to Myrtle Beach for the Youth Baseball Nationals Tournament series, and came back champions. The tournament included the top …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/17/24
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Cranston residents and Special Olympics Rhode Island (SORI) athletes Keith Wilcox Jr. and Mary Irons are just two of 22 amazing athletes who recently made history as graduates in the inaugural class …
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Herald Staff Reports
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
The Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority (RIPTA) opened its first electric bus in-line charging station in the Ocean State on Wednesday morning, in an event that …
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By RYAN DOHERTY and ANISHA KUMAR
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
The Cranston retiree class of 2024 overall had an impressive total of 1,046 years of dedication in and out of the classroom for the district.
These employees all …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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7/17/24
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St. Mary’s Feast is celebrating its 119th year this week, beginning on Wednesday with festivities continuing through Sunday.
The celebrations include fireworks on Sunday night at 10 p.m. …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/17/24
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SIMPLE ASSAULT
At 5:28 a.m., July 16, Cranston Police Officers arrested Mykal Reyes, 20 of 575 Dyer Ave., Cranston, for simple assault and disorderly conduct. At the same time, Cranston Police …
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7/17/24
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The field for some of Cranston’s electoral races thinned after the July 12 deadline for nomination papers.
After not receiving the party nominations, multiple Democrats did not submit …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
The historic Park Theater will be reopening its doors this October.
The theater — which temporarily closed last year — is set to host multiple shows this …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
Back in 1982, director John Hughes made the popular coming-of-age movie called “The Breakfast Club.” It was about teenagers from different backgrounds who bond …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
On July 1, 13-year-old Izzy Major walked out of the Hasbro Children’s Hospital, ringing a golden bell to signal her last day of treatment for leukemia.
She was …
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By ANISHA KUMAR
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7/17/24
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Warwick City Councilwoman Donna Travis pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that she filed a false document connected to the illicit acquisition of a next-door slice of Oakland Beach …
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As we are becoming more acclimated to severe weather these days, it is always worse when the weather becomes damaging and dangerous.
On Wednesday, June 26, a tiny part of the neighborhood on …
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By PAM SCHIFF/Special to the Herald
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7/12/24
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Special to the Herald
“Don’t make a fuss — it’s just another day.”
That was my dad’s comment just before his birthday last week, but we couldn’t …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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7/11/24
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T.F. Green Airport saw its largest number of people traveling through security checkpoints of 2024 on July 7. The airport saw 8,260 individuals screened, according to Transportation …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/11/24
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CRANSTON – “After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation …
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7/10/24
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July 15 – July 22 Bishop Hendricken Track and Field will be hosting a series of four track and field clinics on Mondays in July beginning July 1. These clinics will be conducted by …
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7/10/24
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Special to the Herald
No matter what you call the game; Pitch, Setback or Hi Lo Jack, the 25 teams, made up of 50 players at the Cranston Senior Center were shuffling up and dealing for the …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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7/10/24
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Our programs assist, inform, entertain, and enrich the lives of Individuals 55 years and older.
Meals on Wheels of RI
Monday, July 15 – 10 a.m.
Facilitator: Luz Filpo
This …
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7/10/24
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