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On February 27, Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins administered the oath of office to Cranston’s new Fire Chief Robert Ryan in a ceremony held in the Cranston High School East auditorium.
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3/6/24
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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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The Cranston Fire Department will celebrate 100 years of service this Saturday, Sept. 23, outside of Fire Station 2 in the parking lot behind City Hall, 869 Park Ave., and retired Fire Fighter David …
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By ED KDONIAN
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9/20/23
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Cranston police released a statement identifying the victims of a house fire that occurred on Whitewood Drive, February 24, 2023, at approximately 2:41 am. Members of the Fire and Police …
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By EDWARD KDONIAN
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3/15/23
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A house fire broke out on Whitewood Drive around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, killing two elderly men despite more than 25 firefighters working to extinguish the blaze.
“We have a fire with …
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By EDWARD KDONIAN
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2/28/23
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Mayor Ken Hopkins announced Monday that the City of Cranston has been awarded an annual three-year $1.22 million federal grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing …
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2/21/23
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A lot has happened in two decades, yet the memories and, yes, the pain is as fresh as yesterday for those who lost loved ones in The Station nightclub fire on Feb. 20, 2003.
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By JOHN HOWELL and EDWARD KDONIAN
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2/21/23
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Monday, Feb. 20 will mark the anniversary of one of the nation’s worst nightclub fires, The Station fire, that killed 100 and injured scores more.
The Station Fire Memorial Foundation …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/7/23
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The Cranston Fire Department held an open house on July 30 at Station 2 (301 Pontiac Ave.). Individuals could tour the firehouse and fire trucks while lunch was provided. The event was free for the …
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8/2/22
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The city’s recently renegotiated contract with the Local 1363 International Association of Fire Fighters includes several updates including the development of an officer’s training …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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7/26/22
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By PAM SCHIFF
As the Matracia family learned in May, life can change in literally the blink of an eye. For Charlie, his wife Angela, their three sons, and his brother Michael unfortunately lost …
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6/21/22
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By ALLIE LEWIS While most of us will be lucky enough to only experience about three critical incidents in our lifetime, firefighters and other first responders could experience as many as that in one day, according to Scott Robinson. Robinson has been
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By ALLIE LEWIS
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11/24/21
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By LAURA WEICK The author of a book on the Station nightclub fire asked readers to consider all angles of the tragedy during a discussion hosted by the Cranston Public Library Saturday afternoon. Scott James, the author of "Trial by Fire: A New
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By LAURA WEICK
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4/21/21
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Warren sworn in as fire chief Mayor Ken Hopkins swears in James Warren as the new permanent chief of the Cranston Fire Department during a ceremony March 23 in City Hall's Council Chambers. Warren, who has served as acting fire chief since January and
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3/31/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE The Cranston Fire Department's acting chief is poised to win confirmation to the role on a permanent basis. During a special meeting last week, the City Council's seven-member Finance Committee unanimously recommended that the full
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3/17/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE After 36 years of service to the city and more than four decades in the fire service, Fire Chief Stephen MacIntosh says the time is right for his retirement. "e;If you could call this a book, I don't even know what genre it would fit in
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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1/13/21
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By DON FOWLER Paul Padriac had a thriving business going during the time of the last Super Bowl. Large orders were pouring out of his business, Keane's Wood-Fired Catering, at 1850 Broad St. in the heart of Edgewood. There was no gathering too large for
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By DON FOWLER
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6/3/20
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Station nightclub fire survivor Gina Russo feels like an enormous weight has been lifted from her shoulders. Last Friday, a donor closed the gap to put the $2 million Station Fire Memorial campaign …
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By John Howell
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10/18/16
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