Cranston Herald photographer Barbara Polichetti captured a few snapshots from last Wednesday’s launch of the Garden City Summer Concert Series.
Hundreds of people set up blankets and …
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7/31/24
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By Staff / ecoRI News
Steven Alm and Casey Johnson in the University of Rhode Island Bee Lab want property owners to think small. Though tiny, the issues the duo is examining are anything but …
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By Staff / ecoRI News
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4/3/24
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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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I wrote a lengthy article this week about Garden City Elementary and the tour I took a few weeks ago and, as a good or cowardly journalist should, kept myself as well out of it as well out of it as I …
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1/3/24
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Garden City Elementary School, Cranston’s new vision of elementary education has concluded its first trimester. From fifty-year-old buildings, students and teachers alike have transitioned to a …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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1/3/24
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Christmas has arrived and then some! Garden City Center elected to combine two of its biggest holiday events, Santa’s Grand Entrance and the Tree Lighting into one big day entitled …
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11/29/23
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Inside the lobby of Garden City Elementary School is a trash can decorated to look like a monster. However, it is a friendly monster, who goes by the name of Fred.
All Fred feeds upon is candy …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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11/15/23
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Garden City kicked off autumn with a celebration of movement, hosting the Special Olympics and the Cranston Police Department for a walk-a-thon and a 5K run on Sunday, October 22.
“Garden …
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/25/23
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The Cranston School Department held a ceremonial ribbon cutting and speaking ceremony to celebrate the completion and opening of the new Garden City Elementary School Thursday, Sept. 28, at 6 …
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By ED KDONIAN
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10/4/23
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Members of the Garden City Alliance (GCA), led by Founder Pauline DeRosa, recently met with and interviewed candidates vying for the Ward 6 City Council seat on their stances, thoughts and concerns …
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By ED KDONIAN
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9/20/23
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Garden City’s Beer Fest has once again come in time to add to Oktoberfest Celebrations that take place across the Western world during the last few weeks of September through the early part of …
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9/13/23
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We know, it’s a mouthful, but it means a 75th anniversary, and in commemoration of its 75th anniversary this year, Garden City held a birthday celebration August 26 with the main festivities …
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8/30/23
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Librarian Meredith Moore and Library Program Supervisor Ellen Basso invited some former students to help shelve books at the newly constructed library facility. These students, who were volunteer …
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8/23/23
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Garden City’s third of four weekly summer concerts was held on Tuesday, August 2, with a performance by the band Blurred Vision. The concert series began on July 19 and held its final show of …
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8/9/23
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The Cranston Central Library was home to an event hosted by the Western Cranston Garden club that helped teach children learn the basics of gardening on June 20. Children were treated to a story …
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6/28/23
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URI Master Gardener Bill Baddeley (pictured above) gave an introduction to gardening at Cranston Library’s Central Branch on May 20 that included lessons on starting seeds, vegetable gardening, …
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5/24/23
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Tuesday and Fridays are for delivering flowers, according to Erin Achenbach, farmer-florist at What Cheer Flower Farm. The Olneyville-based nonprofit will pack a couple of thousand stems into a car …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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1/17/23
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Santa visited local children Saturday morning by visiting Garden City Center where he stopped his horse-drawn carriage to take photos with kids. The family-friendly event included rides on a …
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11/29/22
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By EMMA BARTLETT
“Mia was marvelous,” said Angela Palazini Monday morning outside Western Hills Middle School’s entrance.
A group of roughly 80 students, teachers and family …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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10/18/22
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Garden City Center has returned with Beer Garden, which will run until October 2. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at the gazebo, the center is hosting a rotating lineup of local breweries. This …
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9/20/22
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