The 2023/2024 Gaspee Days celebration was a great success.
We have grown and modified several events and plan to extend those changes. We started with growing the Proclamation ceremony by adding …
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Jerry Peshka, President , Gaspee Days Committee
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6/12/24
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Who doesn’t like a party on St. Patrick’s Day? But, for the Thirsty Beaver Cranston, it is an even bigger day to celebrate. They are commemorating their 11th anniversary.
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By PAM SCHIFF
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3/13/24
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Beatrice Notarianni is one-hundred years old, and going strong! She celebrated her birthday at Alpine Country Club on February 10 with her four children, six grandkids, and ten great-grandchildren in …
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2/28/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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Rhode Island Pagan Pride Day, a vibrant and inclusive celebration of spirituality, diversity, and community, is happening Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Johnston Memorial …
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8/16/23
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As a past President of St. Mary’s Feast Society of Cranston, I was fortunate enough to visit Itri, Italy and experience where the feast originated. This opportunity came about because my …
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By Ward 4 City Councilman Richard Campopiano
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7/26/23
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The renovation of the new Knightsville Park is right on track and the opening celebration is scheduled for July 8th starting at 5 p.m.
Plans for the park, at the intersection of Cranston Street …
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By ED KDONIAN
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6/21/23
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On Tuesday, May 30, Cranston High School East and West each hosted a celebration for students who will be entering the military or playing a sport in college, and their families. The events were held …
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6/14/23
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A celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Park Theatre in Cranston for Merilyn (Meri) Kennedy who died Sept. 1 at the age of 59.
Despite a prolonged …
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9/20/22
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For the last 100 years, Confreda Greenhouses and Farms has served the Rhode Island community and beyond. The farm celebrated its centennial on Sept. 17 with free hot dogs and ice for guests, free …
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9/20/22
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The Cranston Public Library, Cranston Senior Enrichment Center and the OneCranston Health Equity Zone will host Cranston’s first ever Community Health Celebration Night on March 29 from 5 p.m. …
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3/22/22
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'Celebrate the Movement' boosts Special Olympics On Sunday morning, approximately 200 walkers arrived in Garden City Center to participate in the Celebrate the Movement Walk-a-thon to benefit Special Olympics Rhode Island. After a warm welcome from Mike
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10/27/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Next year, Pawtuxet Village will play host to the 250th anniversary celebration of Gaspee Days. Thousands of visitors will descend on Cranston and Warwick for a range of festivities as the neighboring communities mark a milestone in
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10/6/21
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Celebrating Kidpalooza Tate Field at Hugh B. Bain Middle School was a flurry of activity on Aug. 6, with groups of children singing, dancing, running through streams of bubbles, and competing in sack races and an obstacle course. It was the annual
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8/11/21
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Reason to celebrate A year after the pandemic forced a significant scaling back of festivities, St. Mary's Feast returned in full form last week for its 116th celebration. Above, the traditional carrying of the Madonna during the St. Mary's Feast
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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7/21/21
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Celebration and tradition The 116th St. Mary's Feast, sponsored by the St. Mary's Feast Society, went off without a hitch over the past weekend. The Knightsville neighborhood joined in with the candlelight procession on Friday night and the streets were
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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7/21/21
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I should have listened to Jack Clegg. "You need to get your notebook, you have enough stories here to fill a couple of columns." But I hadn't come armed with notebook to record the surprise 90th birthday party for Bill Riggs and the 60th party for his
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/10/21
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Moment of pride For the third year, the rainbow-colored Pride flag was raised over Cranston City Hall last week in celebration of June as Pride Month. The event, organized by Ward 1 City Councilwoman Lammis Vargas, was broadcast on The Progress Channel,
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6/9/21
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Celebrating Greek Independence Day Last week, Cranston joined in a statewide celebration of the 200th anniversary of Green Independence Day. Mayor Ken Hopkins welcomed members of the local Greek community for a brief outdoor ceremony at City Hall on
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3/31/21
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St. Patrick's Day with a punch The celebration got off to an early start at O'Rourke's in Pawtuxet Wednesday. They offered seating outside, inside and upstairs with plenty of distancing and, of course, Irish music to go along with the great spirits.
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3/18/21
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