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To the Editor; What a great week! The bond that will continue to make Cranston Schools the envy of the state, passed! Thank you Cranston!! The House passed it's budget which added back the funds … more
A trickle of Cranston voters turned out to vote overwhelmingly, nearly 4 to 1, to approve a $40 million school bond referendum. According to the Rhode Island Board of Elections’ … more
Political voices on all sides seem to agree, Cranston can’t afford not to pass next week’s $40 million school bond referendum. Voters will decide whether to listen to city officials … more
Advocates, farmers, conservationists, land trusts, and environmental groups made their case to lawmakers Wednesday night for increasing the amount of open space and land preservation funding for this … more
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 … more
Prices have risen everywhere in the last few years and several school projects are costing far more than originally projected, requiring just more funding to get across the finish line. The … more
To the Editor, On Nov. 8, Rhode Islanders will have many important choices to make in the voting booths. I ask you to consider voting yes on referendum Question No. 3, the Green Bond. If approved, … more
Mayor Ken Hopkins issued his public endorsement for four local bond referenda that appear on this year’s election ballot. “As early voting begins and mail ballots are being reviewed, I … more
Mayor Ken Hopkins announced Friday in a press release that Fitch Ratings Agency affirmed Cranston’s AA+ rating on the city’s outstanding general obligation bonds. As part of a scheduled … more
By EMMA BARTLETT Four potential questions for the November ballot came before Cranston’s finance committee at a special meeting on June 16. The questions ask voters for authorization to … more
By HERALD STAFF The city has completed the sale of roughly $60 million in bonds to finance several capital projects, including the construction of a new Garden City Elementary School, the office of Mayor Ken Hopkins announced last week. "This transaction more
This hasn't happened to me before . I'm being hit on by women. Annie and Alice, fictitious names so as to absolve them of anything more than not paying greater attention, are lovely people. Both are artists in their own way. One is a dance instructor. more
By HERALD STAFF Cranston voters backed all seven bond referenda by large margins in last week's special election, following suit with the majority of Rhode Islanders. Based on unofficial tallies from the Board of Elections, nearly 7,000 of the city's more
To Rhode Island GeneralTreasurer Seth Magaziner, the question is not whether Rhode Island can afford $400 million in state bonding that will be voted on during a special election on Tuesday, March 2, … more
By ETHAN HARTLEY On Tuesday, March 2, Rhode Island will hold a special election that could potentially green-light $400 million in state bonding - borrowed money that is to be paid back over a period of time, with interest, similar to a mortgage. The more
By JEN COWART Special to the Herald Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories produced by Cranston Public Schools highlighting the specific projects that would be funded through a $147 million bond question going before voters on Nov. 3. more