To the Editor, Regarding recent news stories about bills that would provide free lunches for all students in Rhode Island public schools, as a former school district chief operating officer, I … more

Legislation to make school lunch free for all public school students in Rhode Island was introduced in the State House last week. Sponsored by Rep. Justine Caldwell (D-Dist. 30, East Greenwich, West … more

There were dozens of good Samaritans Sunday at the Rev. Peter G. Mihailides Center in Cranston in a show of support – and caring – from approximately 200 parishioners of the Church of the … more

Two months into the new school year and Cranston’s student lunch debt is rapidly increasing districtwide. According to Cranston Public Schools’ (CPS) Chief Financial Officer Joseph … more

Cranston Senior Enrichment Center held a 9/11 recognition event Friday and asked the city’s first responders – police and fire – to join them for lunch. The event honored the heroes … more

Democratic candidate for governor, Helena Foulkes, was on the offensive last Thursday as she questioned a policy proposal by a competing candidate, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea who have said she … more

HELPING HAND: Touro Fraternal Association of Cranston recently presented more than 100 healthy lunches to the front-line staff workers at Kent Hospital in appreciation for all their efforts throughout the pandemic. "We know how overwhelmed the staff at more

By EMMA BARTLETT Cranston Public Schools announced during the week of Jan. 10, that the district's food service, Aramark, decided to omit the cold lunch option from the elementary schools' menus due to labor shortages. "We chose the elementary schools more