Thank you for all the dedication. Thank you for all the time. Thank you for the compassion. And thank you for so many smiles. Last week, the Cranston Senior Services … more

A life’s work was celebrated at Rhode Island Hospital on Tuesday. The work of Cranstonian Shirley Mazzetta, who received the hospital’s Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. This … more

Thank you to Pastor Russell Farmer, his Team of volunteers and those who have provided/donated materials and other efforts, to restore Oakland Cemetery to its original glory.  I would like to … more

The nonprofit group Cozy Rhode got together on August 27 to clean up the bike path at Washington Secondary Trail just off of Cranston Street and Garfield Avenue. The cleaning, which covered the … more

Those driving down Broad Street may have noticed the unkempt and overgrown state of the still active cemetery across from Dollar General. Covered in brush and trash, the resting site has become … more

 It’s undeniably heartwarming to see the efforts of so many individuals volunteer their time and energy to help out somebody in the way that around 50 off-duty firefighters helped a local … more

Volunteers from throughout last Thursday were out assisting the Cranston Senior Center to deliver holiday meals to elders and those who would be alone on Christmas. As always, food ServicesDirector … more

By EMMA BARTLETT Thirty years ago, Cranston's Richard Fleischer and his wife, Joyce, welcomed Anna, 4, into their family. Not long after they adopted Sarah, 2. As one of their first parenting endeavors, Richard visited the store to pick up diapers for more

By JOHN HOWELL Go figure, Anna Giuliani, who just celebrated her 75th birthday, says it's the best job she's had. She doesn't get paid; of late she has spent a lot of time telling people where to find the restroom, and just last week she and her working more

By JARED GUSTAFSON In 2020 during the height of the pandemic, Meals on Wheels delivered 4,000 meals and safety checks a day to homebound seniors. The pace has lessened. The agency is currently making 1,500 daily deliveries but now faces a shortage of more

By JOHN HOWELL Nicole Salvadore, leader of the drive-thru vaccination clinic held Saturday morning at the Knight Campus of CCRI, was surprised to see the woman pushing a stroller, a girl holding a doll and a teenager walking in their direction. "We've more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE As the administering of an initial batch of 390 COVID-19 vaccine doses to city residents 75 and older wrapped up this week, planning continued for the next steps in the local rollout. On Tuesday, Anthony Moretti, director of more

By JOHN HOWELL Many had not seen their fellow workers since the shutdown when they commenced work from home. They won't be going back to their office desks until it is safe. Yet, even a pandemic could not interrupt nine years of helping non profits. Blue more

Volunteers go 'Blue' On Sept. 25, volunteers gathered at locations across the state to assist nonprofit organizations as part of "e;Blue across Rhode Island,"; Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island's annual community service day. In Cranston, the event more