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Libraries have long been hubs of learning, community and good old-fashioned fun. Last weekend a small group of people visited the Cranston Public Library for a nice Saturday afternoon of arts and …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/2/25
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15-year-old Scout Justin Fowler is well on his way to the highest rank in Scouting America, eagle. Earlier this week, he completed his eagle project as part of his journey to reaching that rank. He …
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4/2/25
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As the sun began to set behind the trees at Pocasset Cemetery, members of the Sons of Union veterans gathered to honor the memory and gallantry of one of their spiritual fathers.
The March 25 …
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By JOHN HILL
Beacon Media Contributor
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4/2/25
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Spring has sprung, as the saying goes, and with it begins the season for tree planting. Local volunteer group Cranston Tree has opened applications for its spring planting.
In a program funded …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/2/25
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When Savong Sam decided to spend a recent Sunday morning working on a friend’s car, he could not imagine that he would end up in the news.
When he got to the car, which had been parked …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/2/25
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Greg Cornett grew up in Tennessee in a blue-collar, lower-middle- income part of the state. He remembers winters when his father and he would deliver wood to less fortunate relatives who had …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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4/2/25
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Honor Flight “Charlie,” the 32 nd Honor Flight for veterans since retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell started the flights to Washington, D.C. in 2012, departed early Sunday from …
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4/2/25
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Angel's story is like so many that end up in a shelter, he lost his home when his parents went into a nursing home. While that's heartbreaking enough, he was surrendered with his brother who was …
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By Karen Kalunian
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4/2/25
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This week, the Cranston Herald sports department is honoring some of Cranston’s best athletes of the winter season with its All-City teams. As always, it was a fun-filled few months of big-time …
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3/26/25
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A lifelong Cranston resident, citywide Councilman Christopher E. Buonanno has been on the City Council only since inauguration in January.
Since the ceremony, he says, he has been familiarizing …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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3/26/25
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Luis and Dorothy Cianci, ages 85 and 84, received a special visit on Thursday, March 20, as U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Alice Msumba, Executive Director of R.I. Medicaid at Tufts …
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3/26/25
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March 26, Lunch & Learn Join the OneCranston Health Equity Zone for a Lunch & Learn session from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 311 Doric Avenue. Lunch will be provided, and you can bring a …
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3/26/25
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As summer approaches, families across Rhode Island and Southern New England have an exciting opportunity to enroll their children in affordable and adventure-filled summer camps offered by the …
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3/26/25
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Fifth graders from Orchard Farm Elementary School bested their Garden City Elementary school counterparts at on the basketball court during a recently friendly matchup. Both teams came together at …
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3/26/25
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Last Wednesday, Joy Fox, publisher of the Cranston Herald, attended the Cranston Rotary meeting to share updates on the city’s only community newspaper and urged members to consider submitting …
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3/26/25
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Eighteen years ago, Arlene McNulty was a pint-sized bundle of energy. She still is today.
Back then she was the director of Mentor Rhode Island, a program that pairs school kids who could …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/26/25
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Rhode Islanders are blessed with the best restaurants in the country. It’s not by magic or by some strange reason.
It’s due to the commitment of families that dedicate their lives to …
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By MIKE LEVESQUE
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3/26/25
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The Cranston Rotary Club has begun its annual food drive, gathering donations of food from elementary schools across the city to donate to local pantries.
Titled “Share the Love” …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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3/26/25
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It’s the time of year known for dramatic temperature swings and bouts of heavy rainfall. The transition from late winter to early spring is also the time when drivers face the dreaded annual …
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3/26/25
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ABUSE/NEGLECT
At approximately 12:13 p.m., Detectives and Officers arrested Roberta Gerard, 43 of 45 Sinclair Ave., for (1) count of Abuse/Neglect-Adult w/Severe Impairment, (1) count of …
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3/26/25
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