By DANIEL KITTREDGE After weeks of planning and dozens of interviews with candidates for key leadership posts in his administration, Mayor-elect Ken Hopkins says he is prepared to take the reins at City Hall on Jan. 4. "e;We're ready to go,"e; he told the more

Post Offices across the state will be closed on Friday, January 1, as Postal employees celebrate the arrival of the New Year. Street delivery on Friday will be limited to guaranteed overnight parcels and there will be no collection of mail. Full retail more

Editor's note: The following is an unedited version of a press release from Mayor-elect Ken Hopkins announcing his selections for department head positions and other roles in his administration. Cranston Mayor-Elect Kenneth J. Hopkins has announced the more

DUI On Dec. 21 at 8:45 p.m., police arrested Oscar Daniel Xirum Lopez, 27, 114 Pocasset Ave., Apt. 1, Providence, on a charge of driving under the influence with a passenger under 13 years old. Police say Lopez was arrested as a result of a call for more

1070 Cranston St. 401-780-6000 Are you finding it hard to come up with New Year's resolutions this year? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are you feeling limited in what you can do? We need to be optimistic and hopeful. The simple act of making a New Year's more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE In a year filled with dramatic moments, the date of Friday, March 13 will likely loom large in the memory of Cranstonians and others across Rhode Island. On that day, news broke that a Cranston High School West student had tested more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Cranston's inaugural activities, as required by the city's charter, will take place as scheduled on Monday, Jan. 4. But the proceedings will have a very different look this year, with the pandemic forcing the typical pomp and more

By MERI R. KENNEDY Need help with your mortgage? RI Housing's Hardest Hit Fund Rhode Island (HHFRI) program is offering zero-interest, forgivable loans to eligible Rhode Island homeowners who became unemployed or underemployed due to the COVID-19 more

My name is Dr. Philip Chan, and I'm one of the infectious diseases physicians and medical directors at the Rhode Island Department of Health. I've been working closely with our immunization team to … more

I hope that you had a wonderful holiday with the people in your household. As we wind down the year and look towards 2021, I have an important request for you: please get tested for COVID-19 … more

The holiday season — a celebration of light, love, and family amidst the shortest and coldest days of the year — is more important now than ever before. After a challenging year, … more

No one needs to be convinced that this has been a terrible year.   The doomsday virus that originated in the People’s Republic of China (otherwise known as COVID-19) has spread death … more